tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post8679455987747701890..comments2008-11-28T08:08:36.981-08:00Bikerdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-8677779735042593702008-11-28T08:08:00.000-08:002008-11-28T08:08:00.000-08:00I am from the place mentioned &amp; I studied in the same school but I didnt notice that particular accent :) <BR/>ITs well written <BR/>&amp; all what u wrote is trueMyFinalFrontierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13304490147907179307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-11734669758368315022008-05-13T05:25:00.000-07:002008-05-13T05:25:00.000-07:00Those were the good old days...sighhhh.<BR/><BR/>Good Post....as usual. Been lurking around for a while now:-P.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-7090951662279099942008-04-02T10:05:00.000-07:002008-04-02T10:05:00.000-07:00I wonder what happened to my previous comment?? Looks like tis gone into the forests of Kota...<BR/><BR/>But honestly, i'm amazed at yuor flora and fauna knowledge...and now I know whom I should be appreciating.<BR/>But hair cut doneaaa?? or full juttu leavings?Pratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10849938760602815322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-14674662662393955622008-04-01T00:15:00.000-07:002008-04-01T00:15:00.000-07:00Nigel: I think my educative matroness added thair pachadi (raita) in a bid to be more inclusive, and let us Tam Brahm types slaver more over the meal that we missed.. slllurrrrp.<BR/><BR/>anonymous: Et tu brute. Please ask telugu speaking friends for meaning (only if you are on verrry informal terms with them)Bikerdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-42023933874837193992008-03-31T23:09:00.000-07:002008-03-31T23:09:00.000-07:00"Shettup ra. Your grandmother squirrel catching my son."...what in heavens?!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-17809670718247188402008-03-31T08:58:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:58:00.000-07:00btw bikerdude, your parsi matron sounds most un-authentic. who would, in her right mind eat dahi (raita) with dhansak??????? i guess she meant she had onion cachumbar, which goes most divinely with dhansak. please ask, and revert, for the sake of the tummies of your manifold fans....nigel jeejeebhoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-26426499578521633212008-03-31T03:52:00.000-07:002008-03-31T03:52:00.000-07:00naveen: I guess it's easier to remember stuff in your childhood than mundane everyday stuff- and besides, this wasn't all that long ago, really :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>I love lucy: Hogi hogi adan hidkondideerenri. It is apadhhamu (bad words). Not to be mentioned in polite society :P<BR/><BR/>poojitha: Thanks ma, I saw your erummadu post and thought I'll also mention them in my blog :P<BR/><BR/>anoushka: My marathi teacher is a bespectacled Zoroastrian dowager with the most amazing collection of Antique Chwyneeese crockery. She just had dhansakh and onion raita yesterday and refused to give me any, grrrr :(<BR/><BR/>10yrslate: Aiyo byasara jigupse maadkobyaadri kanra. Nimma hesaru thara 10 years late aadru, khanditha hoge hogthene. Nanna muduk vyasnalli madakke enadru beko bedvo.<BR/><BR/><BR/>G: Thenk you beta. So lovleh of you to droap by and all that soht of thing eh what. mwah.Bikerdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-82036740303157920562008-03-31T02:12:00.000-07:002008-03-31T02:12:00.000-07:00what A! wah beta. very well done, the bestest am thinking i've liked. uff soul shoal eveything everyone is saying is all correct.'G'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07655473817517247961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-64027815569409880952008-03-30T16:54:00.000-07:002008-03-30T16:54:00.000-07:00Saahebra! <BR/><BR/>Idhaen-ree partiality madaak-hattheer alla. Naa phirst kaeLayn-ree Hubli Dharwad hogi bundh bareebekanth. Hoekkeen, hoekkeen anth heLi, yaar ivru, pri-bai, anoushka-bai ivr keLthaaranth goN haaktheeralla!<BR/><BR/>Hubli-Dwd yaavag hogtheer anth heLi mundhindh maathadoeN!10yearslate10yearslate.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-7844660597584309382008-03-30T01:28:00.000-07:002008-03-30T01:28:00.000-07:00biker dude: how did the welcome sign on poona airport (your last post) undergo a correction? who is yr marathi teacher, the divine miss m, eh?anoushka taraporevalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-40772725953151057042008-03-29T05:13:00.000-07:002008-03-29T05:13:00.000-07:00Born to be wild....maadu meikara payale.. gud one!!!Poojithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03727048433113231963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-10287672006237223812008-03-28T09:47:00.000-07:002008-03-28T09:47:00.000-07:00<I>"Your grandmother squirrel...." </I><BR/>err...minns what??I love Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657087361315399102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-53010105860964901892008-03-28T09:41:00.000-07:002008-03-28T09:41:00.000-07:00dood..amazing as usual.. but how do u remember all these details mate? did u visit the place again or did u maintain a diary? i cant bloddy remember what happened 10 years ago!!Naveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546362053350558956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-41866501575120475082008-03-28T01:48:00.000-07:002008-03-28T01:48:00.000-07:00sloganmurugan: The island is off limits for photography unfortunately :(<BR/><BR/>kavitha: Thanks!<BR/><BR/>karan: Thu all the way you made me go and see that thuppu comment eh? Yes go I say, nice it is.<BR/><BR/>siri: Thanks :) Yes a trip to the outdoors is always good!<BR/><BR/>pizzadude: Thanks! Well its a semi-island actually, cos its connected to the mainland on the northern tip by a tenuous strip of land.<BR/><BR/>ajay: Oh you've visited, have you? Nice man. Best season to go is Nov-Feb though. Very hot or cyclonic during the rest of the year<BR/><BR/>kalpathi: Thanks !<BR/><BR/>narendrashenoy, nk: Ayyo blush what I say. This sort of drivel who will read :) Besides the old mutter has the journo angle covered so Im not sure I want to be a chip off the old block!<BR/><BR/>Rustyammowr a.k.a Gurgamini: Welcome, welcome :) I swear its true. In fact some cruel ppl had even branded those poor cows just incase anyone else got to them first. The cows didnt seem to mind though. Very bizarre indeed. PS: Kathe helakke/helskolokke naan yaavaglu ready :PBikerdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-40963906492874683422008-03-28T01:40:00.000-07:002008-03-28T01:40:00.000-07:00wow!!! this post was simply superb.. <BR/>Btw, those cows - are you serious about them coming over to say hi and get milked? Man, this sounds like a perfect theme to start an exciting adventure story for kids... And, like all others me too asking - pllllllsssssssss to be writing some stories..RustyNeuronshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13331260074133508674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-42985607339673948722008-03-27T21:50:00.000-07:002008-03-27T21:50:00.000-07:00Well Biker Dude ...... now that 2 complete strangers have said it, I think you should look at writing professionally!!NKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323669397699011963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-49695470965439371372008-03-27T20:08:00.000-07:002008-03-27T20:08:00.000-07:00Heyy!<BR/><BR/>Do u know to write or what! :D<BR/><BR/>Superbly written... I really liked the flow of thoughts, and identify with the frequent shifting every 3 years :) :)kalpathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772611292908680877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-80239006573548912022008-03-27T11:39:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:39:00.000-07:00Awesome post... brought back my memories of an educational trip to Sriharikota in 2001. I loved everything about that place... the road which leads to the island... the wide white salt deposits... large flocks of Pink Flamingos... mighty bay of Bengal on the otherside... the unique vegetation, the simple living/lookin and inspiring scientists of SHAR.... the rocket launch pad... the white sandy virgin beaches (which we were refused to get down to)... the scientific installments.. everything..EVERYTHING....wish I could go visit once again...Ajaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-28365549007565665902008-03-27T07:49:00.000-07:002008-03-27T07:49:00.000-07:00To second nk, I think some kind of venture in the shape of book writing is very much in order. Just go to any bookstore and see what crap is written by Indian authors. They are either too heavy and verbose, or too dark or simply boring. There is virtually nothing that is fun to read. I don't mean funny. It doesn't have to be wickedly funny all the time in order to be fun to read. <BR/><BR/>Your stuff is such fun to read! Let's hope something happens along these lines.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!narendra shenoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-22563867679138640532008-03-27T05:26:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:26:00.000-07:00Hats off to you BikerDude!! Amazing post. Had guessed half way through that you must be talking about Shriharikota. Didn't know it was an island thoughPizzaDudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227256001321709253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-62605104006485584372008-03-27T03:11:00.000-07:002008-03-27T03:11:00.000-07:00wow. Fantabulous BD!<BR/>All the green I remember seeing is from my graphic art screensaver. I should head out more often.Sirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11334362155713136390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-45886144635724314792008-03-27T01:45:00.000-07:002008-03-27T01:45:00.000-07:00Ok, I think I decided where I'm going for my next holiday - if and when that ever happens.<BR/><BR/>Oh and I've left comment for thee on Pri's blog. Plis to be seeing.Karannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-8820891045833292452008-03-27T00:33:00.000-07:002008-03-27T00:33:00.000-07:00woah country side with igloo shaped huts and ferel cattle lounging around...how pretty! :)kavithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-5825996539844192982008-03-26T23:37:00.000-07:002008-03-26T23:37:00.000-07:00lovely. wish you had more pictures and a google earth capture of the island.SloganMuruganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13662487161611120966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636536530950102632.post-4396967752595357622008-03-26T22:39:00.000-07:002008-03-26T22:39:00.000-07:00rads: Build up eh? Lol. Much obliged that you read through till the end though. You've been there aa?<BR/><BR/>Usha: Yes full koi lauta de mere beete hue din type moment this was. It's fun to write about it. Thanks I say. <BR/><BR/>usha & nrimaami: This is true. I think you become a better (or more screwed in the head in my case) person when you're exposed to different cultures as a kid.<BR/><BR/>playbyrules: Thanks :) Err yes those govt quarters. Not my fondest memory for sure!<BR/><BR/>kamini, narendrashenoy, anoushka: Ahem. Poet eh? Honestly though, the only poetry that I can relate to is stuff that rhymes and you can recite to jhankar beats :P" Thanks muchly though! And yes "ra rey" is like the tamil "da dey", in case you hadn't figured it out :)<BR/><BR/>anoushka: ayyo I will write ma, wait wait. Pri shri knew I was planning to write this, which was why she asked. No, pri shri?<BR/><BR/>ggop: Thanks. Fortunately we only relocated twice, but I always felt sorry for the army kids that would have to go to a new place every couple of years..<BR/><BR/>lalita: Thanks! Yes was defly very lucky to spend my childhood in two of the greenest places in India!<BR/><BR/>NK: Thanks I say! Much honoured. Needless to say, it would take more than just a little effort to come remotely close to the likes of RK Narayan!Bikerdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771686244929650432noreply@blogger.com