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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Polish woman drops truth bombs about life in India after 2 years: ‘No sugarcoating, just real talk.'
It's been two years since a Polish woman moved to India, and she's not holding back. In a candid post filled with humour and honesty, she shares what it's really like adjusting to life here. She spoke about various things, from missing her native cuisine to navigating "Indian time". 'Two years deep in India, and here's the honest truth. No sugarcoating, just real talk. From my ongoing Hindi struggles to missing my Polish kitchen, navigating the chaos of Indian time, and those oh-so-frequent power cuts,' Agnes Mann wrote. 'Sharing my unfiltered experience because authenticity is everything! What are your 'unashamed' truths?' she continued. A video she shared opens with a text insert that reads, 'I've been living in India for 2 years & I'm not ashamed to admit THIS.' The video then shows her playing Holi, eating with her kids, cooking, and vacationing. In her video, she also lists the things she dislikes while living in India—the noise, the unavailability of Polish food, people being late, and her inability to speak Hindi. She also talked about "constant power cuts", which several social media users agreed with. A post shared by Agnes Mann | Mum Can Do It (@agnesmannyt) The post received a wave of mixed reactions. While some agreed with the Polish woman, others told her she could return to her own country. 'I travelled to a lot of countries, and India is the best place to live, " one individual posted. Another commented, 'You can always go back, in case you don't know.' A third said, 'Please return to Poland, where you can do everything. Make sure your child doesn't go out in public without you. I heard in Poland they are not that friendly with brown skin.' A fourth wrote, 'You left Poland for India?', adding a facepalm emoji. Agnes Mann manages a YouTube channel where her bio reads, 'I'm Agnes- a Polish national married to an Indian Mann (from Punjab). We live(d) in the UK with our 3 kids but from March 2023 we are 'trying it' in India. The plan is to travel through as much of India as possible for the next one or two years, and then we see.'
New Paper
06-05-2025
- Sport
- New Paper
Coetzee's team ready to rumble
It was at that last Perak meeting on April 26 that trainer Kevin Coetzee pulled off a winning double. The South African conditioner bookended the show by taking the opener with Bullseye in the Class 5B event (1,600m), before winning the Cosmo C race (1,400m) with Man Of Action in the 10th and last race. He had sent in a team of 20 then. Now, Coetzee has entered another big team of 24 runners for the 10-race meeting in Ipoh on May 11. The 67-year-old handler was a busy man on the morning of May 6 as his team of horses were put through their paces on the training track in Ipoh. Some of them did turn in some good gallops. Bullseye was one of the impressive ones. The Per Incanto eight-year-old would have earned nods of approval when running the 600m in a flashy 39.8sec. The New Zealand galloper could be looking at a race-to-race double. Bullseye recorded his last-start victory in spectacular fashion when he came from a spot in midfield to power home like a speedboat among a bunch of canoeists. He eventually beat Master Jiangmen by ½ length - going away - under Haris Pauzi. Coetzee has entered him in a similar race - another Class 5B over the 1,600m - and he looks primed and ready for the assignment. Also from Coetzee's yard and looking serious on the training track were We Can Do It, Colonel Chief and Magic Player. We Can Do It, who is also owned by Coetzee, ran the 600m in 39.3sec. Still a three-year-old, the son of Heroic Valour looked promising at the trials, but he has yet to post a win in two starts. At his last start in an Open Maiden race (1,300m) on March 15, the Australian gelding beat just one home in a field of seven after being slow to clear the chute. We Can Do It is finding his feet. If he can bring that promising trial form to the Class 5A event (1,600m) on May 11, he might be worth a punt at good odds. Entered in the same race is Colonel Chief, who clocked 37.7sec in his morning gallop. He knows what it takes to win a race, having done it seven times. Like most 10-year-old veterans, the Sebi Halo gelding has been around the block. Formerly known as Elite Remarkable when trained by champion trainer Mark Walker at Kranji, the Argentinian-bred was unplaced in 12 starts before moving to Kuala Lumpur towards the end of 2020. Across the Causeway, Colonel Chief has been prepared by trainers Johnny Lim Boon Thong and Sivan Veerapen, for whom he won four races. He then won one for trainer Frank Maynard before transferring to Coetzee's stable, where he has recorded two wins so far. His last victory came in the Class 5A race (1,600m) in Ipoh on Feb 8. Ridden by Wong Kam Chong, Colonel Chief scored a fighting win, holding off strong challenges from Master Jiangmen and Success Street to win by 1¼ lengths. At his subsequent five runs - all over the mile - he failed to produce another win, but he did add to the pot by finishing third on three occasions. Although he is getting long in the tooth, he still champs at the bit and fights to the finish. As for Magic Player, he did his 600m hit-out in 40.2sec and Coetzee could be quietly confident of a good showing from him in the Class 5B race over the 1,400m on May 11. A seven-year-old son of Dissident, Magic Player has a modest record of two wins, three seconds and 10 thirds from 41 starts. But his last-start second to the much-improved Talkingtalkingguru in the Class 5B race (1,300m) on April 26 was full of merit. He ran a gallant race under 3kg claimer Shiva Ngyanasegaran. His latest training gallop on May 6 does seem to suggest he is holding that condition. With just a light weight of 52.5kg to carry on May 11, he could be worth plenty of thought - especially when you are mapping your strategy for those interesting novelty bets. brian@
