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Hi R2Thane, are you still in Mumbai? Its been long since we heard from you [QUOTE=R2Thane;675416]Chapter ?new beginnings? We recently have had some changes. After 6 years we have moved our sons school and also moved to a different complex which has better amenities etc. this is a different ...

[QUOTE=cf_r2i;631001]Thank you RetPune for your detailed response. I was debating shipping from here verses custom made in there. I am also aiming for [COLOR=#333333]contemporary design. What I was hearing that unless you make the furniture in teak wood (saag) it's not of a quality can match the ...

Hi cf_r2i, I don't think you need to ship the cabinets from US. You can get everything here. With quality comes the price. We did our house interiors for around ~15 Lacs I think and the designers were asking for 25 Lakhs. The ones who quoted 18-20 lakhs, we didn't like their work! We've gotten all ...

[B][U]Chapter 19: Completed 2 years. Holding up and Happy! Are we??[/U][/B] I just realized that the last diary entry was completion of 1 year. Phew! Time flies. A run down on what all changed. We bought a flat in Kharadi. Since this is the first home we ‘ve bought to live in, we went overboard to d ...

[QUOTE=return2desh;629420]So true!! :thup: Hey RetPune, I think you have written a fantastic diary! I can completely relate to it, and we share the same pains that you and your husband were facing back in the USA. Moving back to India for us will also be due to family reasons, for the emotional ...

Hi Kabira, I didnt realise I have been away from the diary for so long :) Its super hot this year and we feel cheated by pune :( Jokes apart, we moved into our own house and luckily we dont have any water issues here. Coz most of the societies get Water tankers. Yes, they buy water - Thanks to the ...

Thanks poofygoogle. Will check those out right now. I miss Aveeno - the giant size bottles from Costco. And not just because its american. But it worked wonders when everything else failed:))

I would agree to what you said to some bit returning_indian. I mean as I said, I love the bed sheet prints that we get here and obviously the Indian Ethnic wear. But for other clothes, I still am unable to find the variety and quality for westernwear here in India yet. Maybe I need to look a bit ...

Hi eyeswitcher21, Come with an open mind and embrace what India has to offer. As long as you both are in agreement and remember to remind each other the positives and the reason why you came back, there is no reason that you would regret it. We were in Bay Area too and hubby had been there for ...

Agree with you srik7. India indeed is lively and colorful on everyday basis as compared to US. Just the other day, I was telling my husband how I used to find weekday evenings so depressing back in Fremont. You won't see anyone outside their houses. Everyone tucked inside, no kids playing outside ...