tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post3916472354578321452..comments2024-03-15T00:17:12.094-07:00Comments on Bengalooru Banter: Get up the goose!Bikerdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-14267173459269655102015-08-09T02:13:07.729-07:002015-08-09T02:13:07.729-07:00Haha. Love this.Haha. Love this.Mohna Priyankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787541795690801576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-56749075741031866442015-07-10T03:29:14.906-07:002015-07-10T03:29:14.906-07:00We are known to provide the best professional qual...We are known to provide the best professional quality pest control services in Bangalore. We have both residential pest control and commercial pest control teams. <br /><a href="http://pestcontrolbengalpestcontrolbengaluru.inhttp://pestcontrolbengaluru.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-91027453595583823792009-08-13T02:50:46.892-07:002009-08-13T02:50:46.892-07:00Helmet content machi!!!Helmet content machi!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-35129697873603334412008-09-15T04:36:00.000-07:002008-09-15T04:36:00.000-07:00Hey Bikerdude,That whole rushing to train station ...Hey Bikerdude,<BR/><BR/>That whole rushing to train station bit you mention? I know exactly what you mean, my mother did it all the time when we went vacationing. Nostalgic, like most others claim.The Nebulous Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833429418575827356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-68335628768640084042008-04-07T21:45:00.000-07:002008-04-07T21:45:00.000-07:00great post and inherent humour in normal surroundi...great post and inherent humour in normal surroundingsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774636105865916484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-12026518097461666572008-02-26T04:06:00.000-08:002008-02-26T04:06:00.000-08:00Brilliant, my chennai central experience are very ...Brilliant, my chennai central experience are very similar.Prajeesh Jayaram Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240579043086827610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-48407875176032257062008-02-15T01:12:00.000-08:002008-02-15T01:12:00.000-08:00my first time here and this post had me in splits ...my first time here and this post had me in splits :D are ALL dads like this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-21767160043801617162008-02-11T13:32:00.000-08:002008-02-11T13:32:00.000-08:00Beautifully nostalgic... kinda evokes the innocenc...Beautifully nostalgic... kinda evokes the innocence of childhood. <BR/>Whew-- finally finished reading the whole of your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-39492602195214618382008-01-11T00:48:00.000-08:002008-01-11T00:48:00.000-08:00rusty: Brain illa, adre sagni-maralu bekadre kodth...rusty: Brain illa, adre sagni-maralu bekadre kodthene, thumba ide thaleyalli :)<BR/><BR/>10yrslate: Not fair. Nimgu nu ond hosa hesaru ittidene: Mystery Mylarappa antha :) For full shankar jaikishan lyrics, please refer nekshtu poshtu.<BR/><BR/>priya, rekha: Thanks!<BR/><BR/>sav: Ok that is little the too much only! Thank god the dude didnt miss basin bridge so much :)Bikerdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-83689010266837682102008-01-09T21:32:00.000-08:002008-01-09T21:32:00.000-08:00GigLe!!There was this friend, full-to madras boy, ...GigLe!!<BR/>There was this friend, full-to madras boy, who got so homesick after a week-long field trip that he said he would kiss the madras ground as soon as he stepped out of the train. The Central platform would have had the honour if he hadn't forgotten in the euphoria of being enveloped by familiar smells.Savhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419422897419081390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-82738792868759982362008-01-09T14:11:00.000-08:002008-01-09T14:11:00.000-08:00Haha.. Superrrr.. I could almost feel myself chug...Haha.. Superrrr.. I could almost feel myself chugging along into Madras Central station. You managed to get every little detail into it..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-25258494532446645592008-01-09T04:43:00.000-08:002008-01-09T04:43:00.000-08:00:-) replace Trivandrum with Trichy and Central wit...:-) replace Trivandrum with Trichy and Central with Egmore, and this is my story every single summer vacation for 15 yrs! Loved it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-67182208059247799932008-01-08T20:51:00.000-08:002008-01-08T20:51:00.000-08:00Saahebra! Yaav oor numd orizinall annoodh irli.Mod...Saahebra! Yaav oor numd orizinall annoodh irli.<BR/><BR/>Modhal aa Appushastry haad full-aagi bardh kaLis-ri!<BR/><BR/>Nun hudugoorige adhann heLbekagythi-yaakandr yavaagloo "Hangyaak"-anth keLoodha roodi aagythi avarige!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-55088411195582184952008-01-08T04:13:00.000-08:002008-01-08T04:13:00.000-08:00I think I must be one of those few people who gigg...I think I must be one of those few people who giggled while being called names like 'Amma depreshwari'!!! :)<BR/>Brains for renta? Swalpa dina nange beku..RustyNeuronshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331260074133508674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-5670631204733558652008-01-08T02:45:00.000-08:002008-01-08T02:45:00.000-08:00rusty: Amma depreshwari, yelladik depress aa? Wo...rusty: Amma depreshwari, yelladik depress aa? Wolle jade-ara baleyalli sikkakondidiya :) Just kidding!!! I see your point. For me the Madras Gabbu was a sign that it was holiday time so I didnt mind. But then if youre returning to work and had to contend with that smell..<BR/><BR/>kavitha: I suspect it had something to do with the adhvaita philosophy and the 4th dimension. Mere mortals like us are not meant to understand it :P<BR/><BR/>harishh: aiyo tumba tyanks kanri :)<BR/><BR/>plus: oh man that godrej was the best thing since sliced bread I tell you. And my chitti was an excellent librarian so the books were always in tip top condition. I used to dream of it all the way from trivandrum.<BR/><BR/>usha: Hey! You used to do it too? I think half my childhood was spent either on teh Madras mail or on the Island Express to Bangalore :)Bikerdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-5251483142351762512008-01-07T23:55:00.000-08:002008-01-07T23:55:00.000-08:00ah, the gud old No.20 Madras Mail!it reminded me a...ah, the gud old No.20 Madras Mail!<BR/>it reminded me a lot of my summer vac trips in that train.. tvm-madras.. from the excitement in boarding that train on a hopelessly humid afternoon to the pleasures in reaching madras early in the morning, looking forward to having fun with cousins n folks..<BR/>thankyous for d post! real nostalgic, and beautifully written.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12035335987985416714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-2663359996212990962008-01-07T11:25:00.000-08:002008-01-07T11:25:00.000-08:00:)...godrej full of archie comics...n train journe...:)...godrej full of archie comics...n train journeys...*sigh*..those were the days!plushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606028024747449861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-68520680303692999822008-01-07T03:28:00.000-08:002008-01-07T03:28:00.000-08:00Amen!Autograpp beku saaar! he he! Awesome as usual...Amen!<BR/><BR/>Autograpp beku saaar! he he! Awesome as usual! I have run out of adjectives to praise you! Soooper!!Harishhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556324542708371463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-2768252859729317322008-01-06T23:54:00.000-08:002008-01-06T23:54:00.000-08:00wow..sounds a lot like my appa :)am guessing its g...wow..sounds a lot like my appa :)<BR/><BR/>am guessing its get up 'lazy goose' and not just 'the goose'..pliss cross check :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-17377860283581712002008-01-06T22:53:00.000-08:002008-01-06T22:53:00.000-08:00Aah... the memories flooding back :)I remember whe...Aah... the memories flooding back :)<BR/>I remember when I would travel from M'lore to Chennai, the arrival of basin bridge would make me depressed!!RustyNeuronshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331260074133508674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-60548995700199736112008-01-06T22:44:00.000-08:002008-01-06T22:44:00.000-08:00All: Thanks muchly for your lovely comments!!rads...All: Thanks muchly for your lovely comments!!<BR/><BR/>rads: Yes madras without basin bridge vasne is like paruppu illaadha kalyanam :P<BR/><BR/>mark iv: Beach station? heheh too much!<BR/><BR/>poojitha: aatha, apdiye, konjam karuvattu koimb vechi kudaen? nalla thuntu poraen, oottukku :)<BR/><BR/>naveen: since there were exactly two trains from tvm-mds those days even toilet seat was a major luxury - so no coupe for us unless we were VERY lucky. Nice those things used to be, no?<BR/><BR/>BPSK: Yes and substitute train for spacecraft, air for methane, and hair for tentacles and we could well be on mars. Actually the methane in Kalyan/Mahim and basin Bridge doesnt need substituting! :)<BR/><BR/>prats: Yeah Poor higginbothams' main function was to be a waiting kisok rather than a bookstand.<BR/><BR/>max, ritish, rads: Thyanks bosses. Full autograph and all I say what is this :)<BR/><BR/>rambodoc: Lets all put on our stinking caps and ponder over this delicate matter.<BR/><BR/>ILL: thanks I say :)<BR/><BR/>Smallsquirrel: Oho verynice post ma, verynice it is. What is this going away business and all. I insist you stay here and open dose and sweet vade (u know what that is) shop on gandhi bazar main road.<BR/><BR/>martianscientist: I'll come there instead, what say? Or will you reply like R Thatha: "Rommmmmba modai!!"<BR/><BR/>usha, moodycrab: Thanks much! Yep defly get half from appa and half from my very crazy maternal grandmom :)<BR/><BR/>10yrslate: Eega suspensu thadiyak aagal kanri. Neev yaav oor antha correct aagi helbidi beg-bega. Hubli kannad howdh, Bomman Tamil howdh, Down Under English Howdh. Inn yen bittideerri? Yaavdu orizinallu?<BR/><BR/>anoushka: Nice to see a familiar comment from apri dikri :) Finally, bombayites and madrasis have something in common! Apart from Sion and matunga that is.<BR/><BR/>abhipraya: chennai auto drivers arent surly. they will energetically and cheerfully swindle you of cash. Lovely fellows they are. "Daasthi kekkala. Oru 1500 kudunga podhum."<BR/><BR/>priyanka: darlkintrhush: Tumba tyanksu.<BR/><BR/>james mylaporean: Thanks for the comment! Strangely, I've only travelled in a steam engine once (in the Nilgiris), though I think the whistle and chuff-chuff of a steam engine is infinitely more romantic than those of its contemporary cousins.Bikerdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-87043658443389508712008-01-06T21:46:00.000-08:002008-01-06T21:46:00.000-08:00Brings back nostalgic memories of arriving at Cent...Brings back nostalgic memories of arriving at Central Station after long journeys,with coal dust from the steam engines which the breeze had blown into your eyes as you pressed your face into the windows to look out eagerly :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-35136957318707247282008-01-06T08:39:00.000-08:002008-01-06T08:39:00.000-08:00can't think of much to say.only one :) will suffic...can't think of much to say.<BR/>only one :) will suffice.<BR/><BR/>wonderful read.The Darkling Thrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903892834989404349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-87703462891196319462008-01-06T02:57:00.000-08:002008-01-06T02:57:00.000-08:00Blast of nostalgia ... while being so damned funny...Blast of nostalgia ... while being so damned funny!! niice! :)Priyankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445609435414332632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-18579806400800817212008-01-05T20:17:00.000-08:002008-01-05T20:17:00.000-08:00that was simply superb I say. The Madras vaasanai,...that was simply superb I say. The Madras vaasanai, trying to read Tamizh and not understand a word everything oreee nostalgic only. Two years of traveling back and forth from Bangalore to Madras went through all of what you said only I didn't have any G chittappa waiting for me. Just the surly auto drivers who tried to charge me 60 from Central to Egmore and always got shouted at in asal madras paashai.<BR/><BR/>And my mom is like exactly like your dad. We even get to movies full one hour hourly. This despite having done advance booking :)Abhiprayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392758058854056981noreply@blogger.com