Friday, June 19, 2009

Training TRAIN Travels!




A day ago, I was traveling by the local train in Mumbai, in the ladies compartment. Just as the train hits motion a random, drugged aged about twenty storms in the compartment. As the train has caught speed, we can’t throw him out. Not that he is in his senses, to understand much humiliation being hurled at him. First, he is requested to leave, then scolded to leave…but he responds back with “call whoever you want, I wont leave!”

Because we were a huge number of women, we didn’t feel scared, but his case was frightening enough for he was a mad man and was doing weird things! This lady comes out with this number, the Railway Police Helpline, and we call on it and ask for cops to come to our rescue at the next station.

At the next station, the cops are called, with screaming and shouting from women, and this man is dragged out, DRAGGED. But it was all hail women intelligence!

Then, with the post event discussions, it was revealed that a man from the next compartment dropped in at the station to help.

Thus help is omnipresent, just call!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

How I wish I was born in the 60s...

I am not complaining about my era, but there is more than much I miss about the 60s…

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The summer of ‘69

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WOODSTALK ‘69


Fashion like Edie Sedgwick

Jumpsuits



Shiny Disco Balls

Trams in Mumbai

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Chevy

Landline phones


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Libraries

Letters, post office and stamps (and not the posts on our facebook walls)

The big Indian Rupee notes

DD (and no AAJ TAK NEWS)

More ‘Made in Japan’ goods, less ‘Made in China’ crap

More humanity, less competitiveness

More alphabets in words, and less sms language

More fields, less roads

More animals, less humans

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Basically, I’m not against evolotuin, but I think I belong to the older days, because I don’t like the Y2K fever and the flues that followed!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

shooing SHOEs...copy cats!


The quintessential footwear for the last monsoon season in Bombay was the BATA jelly bellies for almost all women hitting the road.

http://www.bata.in/catdetail.php?&catItem=2&selId=&action=&techId=&brandId=&size=&price=&art_number=&a_page=14&tipslist=

They were comfortable, pretty looking, and to tough for the Mumbai Monsoons to wreck! You had some half a million (read four to five) colours in them and they were priced at INR 300. A perfect option for all the ladies who couldn’t do beyond letch at the Stella McCartney Gumboots! Or the ones who just bought them for the comfort!

But how many of us knew where this magic design came from?

Well, some surfing on the internet, some help from our friend in need-VOGUE and lots of time on hand led me to Gisele Bundchen’s shoe brand IPANEMA flip flops.

She has the same shoe with some cooler versions as well.

http://www.ipanemaflipflops.co.uk/p/ipanema-ladies-jelly-flat-pink-shoe

Well I guess we should be happy that we’re making super cool and cheap fakes, and upping the general style quotient of this country!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

FACEBOOK


I truly dislike the new facebook and most of all the quizes. I wonder if people are so dumb or so bloody bored to go back to them againa nd again...and see the same lame results and still be elated when some qui says they'll be the king of the world in the next seven days. 

WHY?
HOW?
WHAT THE HELL?

Saturday, May 30, 2009

India for Indians!









I just saw this movie ‘OUTSOURCED’ and enjoyed this lame thing purely because it was a free wheely Saturday afternoon. But after the movie, my aching muscles and I realized that India is for Indians!

 

Imagine a firangi coming in and being thrown into Chandani Chowk or some other juicy lane where the overpowering aroma of spices and drool-inviting food can transport you to dreamy food land! The firangi will probably faint. If he doesn’t, he’ll end up marrying the halvai’s daughter within the next month!

 

They also shoo Holi, an Indian favourite! I can’t imagine a gora comprehending why we paint and colour people and find ecstatic mirth in it. But ask an Indian soul, and they’ll definitely have a mirthful snigger following the work Holi!

 

So without anymore desi delights as examples, I declare: to enjoy India- you must either be Indian or adopt the India culture!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

welcome!








This is a welcome post...thus I keep it pictorial!
Here's a little of my nature and travel work work!