tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post7135331306658014360..comments2024-02-27T20:06:01.471+05:30Comments on manic Me: DreamCatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00845992295404383129noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-68394326887306964312008-01-13T22:07:00.000+05:302008-01-13T22:07:00.000+05:30No, I haven't. I lived in Mumbai and they do thing...No, I haven't. I lived in Mumbai and they do things by the meter there.<BR/><BR/>The lust for gold and the wars, migrations, glorious empires...history shows us why El Dorado feels the need to show off his gold. It is imprinted in our social psychology as the ultimate status symbol. I can understand where he is coming from.<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold#SymbolismNashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952597975578075192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-39440960233716785732008-01-13T21:19:00.000+05:302008-01-13T21:19:00.000+05:30Nash: I guess you haven't been at their receiving ...Nash: I guess you haven't been at their receiving end lately. BTW the fellows neither agree to a short trip or long. You lost me on the "Refer to History" bit...would appreciate an enlightenment.DreamCatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845992295404383129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-44997416786630011042008-01-11T05:29:00.000+05:302008-01-11T05:29:00.000+05:30Autos : It seems reasonable that one is charged mo...Autos : It seems reasonable that one is charged more for traffic-congested routes because of the time that the engine burns fuel for, not to mention that every minute you spend on a journey, is a minute the auto-guy could have use to ferry another passenger, possible a shorter distance and thus his net gain is increased.<BR/>It's a business eh, short trips (time-wise) are better for them then long trips in general.<BR/><BR/>El Dorado : Gold, all we need is to "Refer to History"Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952597975578075192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-64664799085426955232008-01-10T16:21:00.000+05:302008-01-10T16:21:00.000+05:30Reno: hats off to you :)Reno: hats off to you :)DreamCatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845992295404383129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-84327674973081189572008-01-10T16:20:00.000+05:302008-01-10T16:20:00.000+05:30Dusty: here are the clarifications! 1. I did have ...Dusty: here are the clarifications! <BR/>1. I did have transport but because of mixed schedules had to 'suffer' the autos. <BR/>2. I didn't have to look down his throat or whatever...the necklace was visible through the open buttons of his shirt and no our man was wearing a necklace not a chain.<BR/>3. Both the bartender and you are lucky to be still alive. grrrrrrr!DreamCatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845992295404383129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-69394271626164574832008-01-10T15:50:00.000+05:302008-01-10T15:50:00.000+05:30wowie...few thoughts that cross my mind...firstly,...wowie...few thoughts that cross my mind...firstly, me thinks your company should provide transport for 'official' work...solves having to stomp your feet in public..secondly i am wondering how you managed to look down that guy's throat to find that necklace...i mean....come on...you would have to swivel quite a bit...unless like some of our cricketers...it was dangling outside...and finally....don't you think you'd have a comment that your old aquaintance made, rather than the one made by the Bar tender you fantasise about, at T...?!!!Dusty Foghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426575716966710861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-62206959147100551432008-01-10T15:27:00.000+05:302008-01-10T15:27:00.000+05:30Oh I never let them pass me. In fact, I've mastere...Oh I never let them pass me. In fact, I've mastered the art of preventing people from overtaking me from the wrong side by nudging other cars into the lanes parallel to me. It's a skill gleaned from street racing.Renovatiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287413128345582022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-29321776684543339112008-01-10T10:30:00.001+05:302008-01-10T10:30:00.001+05:30Rusty: bingo!Rusty: bingo!DreamCatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845992295404383129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-43259994275916814572008-01-10T10:30:00.000+05:302008-01-10T10:30:00.000+05:30Reno: I am of the opinion that our 'neta's should ...Reno: I am of the opinion that our 'neta's should use the public transport that they get us to suffer! And why does the public make room on the over congested roads for netas to pass with a siren??? <BR/><BR/>Solitaire: I wasn't taking about Bangalore though the traffic here surely sucks! It is the capital city on our neighbouring state :)DreamCatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845992295404383129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-10284500709999230252008-01-10T10:29:00.000+05:302008-01-10T10:29:00.000+05:30No she is not talking about Bangalore!!! The land ...No she is not talking about Bangalore!!! <BR/>The land of gold that she mentioned is also the land of idli sambar, thair saadam!RustyNeuronshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331260074133508674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-35527960115167982922008-01-10T03:42:00.000+05:302008-01-10T03:42:00.000+05:30You don't like Bangalore? Definitely, NOT a first!...You don't like Bangalore? Definitely, NOT a first!!Solitairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751415960885943414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30187653.post-67136470264175669072008-01-10T01:10:00.000+05:302008-01-10T01:10:00.000+05:30Autos, autos, autos. Always the autos. It's amazin...Autos, autos, autos. Always the autos. It's amazing just how many people are talking about how brilliant the public transport system has been. They've pretty much screwed over South Delhi with a bus system that is visibly flawed from the start, which they've wasted crores of rupees on, and will be tearing down within a month of executing.Renovatiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287413128345582022noreply@blogger.com