The things that have changed in life ever since I moved far east. I am no longer Akshay but AK. At restaurant reservation desks, client meetings, emails and receipts as well. Chopsticks are a part of kitchen cutlery and so is soy sauce a staple part of the diet. Officially an NRI now and that warrants an NRI account to be opened soon. Hate the tag. I have 700 unspent India rupees lying on the kitchen counter. Need to get rid of them before De-Moditisation takes toll on the 100s The laptop and phone now keeps track of 5 times zones. DC, Melbourne, Qatar & home of course. Mango pickle is a highly traded commodity. Local Indian store is on uber and saved places on maps. Shaving cream is on the endangered species list. Foam is challenger. I only cross (well mostly) at zebra crossings. Tagalog is getting added to a list of languages I know a smattering of.