Comments on: Midnight shopping http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: amit varma http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3583 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3583 Somehow I don't think that the cartellian who left with me and Aadisht, who shall remain unnamed for reasons of personal dignity, had much fun. Two possible <i>Mid Day</i> headlines that almost came into being: 1] <i>Dog attacks Libertarian</i> OR <i>Cartellian loses leg in auto Said cartellian, being rather well-built, was sitting in rickshaw with one leg coming out and going to the front, where the driver sits. Driver reached chowk,needs to turn. Two dogs are in the way. Instead of honking, he rushes at them. They barely manage to get out of the way, and then run after the auto, barking madly. Auto-driver <i>slows</i> down. From the other side of the seat, I turn and see this: said cartellian thrusting his leg forward and saying, "jaldi chalao, jaldi chalao", while every couple of seconds a dog's head enters the frame, trying to take a bite of said cartellian's leg. Eventually we speed up. Said cartellian escapes unscathed. 2] <i>Libertarian dragged to death by auto-rickshaw</i> We drop Aadisht at Santa Cruz station. As Aadisht is sitting in the middle, said cartellian has to get off. The auto-driver thinks <i>both</i> the guys are getting off there. Said cartellian is about to get back in when when he accelerates off. Said cartellian, holding the bar, manages to acrobatically spiderman his way in (to coin a verb). All ends well. Phew. Much fun was had. More.</i> Somehow I don’t think that the cartellian who left with me and Aadisht, who shall remain unnamed for reasons of personal dignity, had much fun. Two possible Mid Day headlines that almost came into being:

1] Dog attacks Libertarian OR Cartellian loses leg in auto

Said cartellian, being rather well-built, was sitting in rickshaw with one leg coming out and going to the front, where the driver sits. Driver reached chowk,needs to turn. Two dogs are in the way. Instead of honking, he rushes at them. They barely manage to get out of the way, and then run after the auto, barking madly. Auto-driver slows down. From the other side of the seat, I turn and see this: said cartellian thrusting his leg forward and saying, “jaldi chalao, jaldi chalao”, while every couple of seconds a dog’s head enters the frame, trying to take a bite of said cartellian’s leg. Eventually we speed up. Said cartellian escapes unscathed.

2] Libertarian dragged to death by auto-rickshaw

We drop Aadisht at Santa Cruz station. As Aadisht is sitting in the middle, said cartellian has to get off. The auto-driver thinks both the guys are getting off there. Said cartellian is about to get back in when when he accelerates off. Said cartellian, holding the bar, manages to acrobatically spiderman his way in (to coin a verb). All ends well.

Phew. Much fun was had. More.

]]> by: M. http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3584 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3584 -<i>Where in the world would you see a suburban commuter train filled to the gills well past midnight? </i> 1. Tokyo 2. Osaka :) M. -Where in the world would you see a suburban commuter train filled to the gills well past midnight?

1. Tokyo
2. Osaka :)
M.

]]> by: sauvik chakraverti http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3585 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3585 the economic cost of slow traffic movement on roads and railways is as follows: if one person makes 60 people wait one minute, he has wasted one man hour. millions of man hours are wasted in india: that is, LABOUR is wasted by government political parties that swear to run things in the interest of labour. further, B-schools do NOT study PRODUCTIVITY. the first B-school was started by frederic winslow taylor in wharton in the 1920s. taylor and his associates studied PRODUCTIVITY. they pioneered "time-and-motion studies" and created the GANTT chart. in india, B-schools existed in the heydays of indian socialism and have mushroomed these days. but there has never been a systematic attack on the LOW PRODUCTIVITY of our transport system (from slow roads, slow trains, slow ports and slower airports) from B-school faculty and students. the TOI edit today (31 june) says over 1800 people died on the streets of the capital in 2004!! the economic cost of slow traffic movement on roads and railways is as follows: if one person makes 60 people wait one minute, he has wasted one man hour.

millions of man hours are wasted in india: that is, LABOUR is wasted by government political parties that swear to run things in the interest of labour.

further, B-schools do NOT study PRODUCTIVITY. the first B-school was started by frederic winslow taylor in wharton in the 1920s. taylor and his associates studied PRODUCTIVITY. they pioneered “time-and-motion studies” and created the GANTT chart.

in india, B-schools existed in the heydays of indian socialism and have mushroomed these days. but there has never been a systematic attack on the LOW PRODUCTIVITY of our transport system (from slow roads, slow trains, slow ports and slower airports) from B-school faculty and students.

the TOI edit today (31 june) says over 1800 people died on the streets of the capital in 2004!!

]]> by: Ravages http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3586 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3586 Said Cartellian doesn't worry about dignity. Truly, though, Dogs dog me. Not till death I hope. Yaz, Bambai meri jaan happens to be my favourite song too in Hindi. Said Cartellian doesn’t worry about dignity.

Truly, though, Dogs dog me. Not till death I hope.

Yaz, Bambai meri jaan happens to be my favourite song too in Hindi.

]]> by: MadMan http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3587 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3587 <blockquote>Where in the world would you see a suburban commuter train filled to the gills well past midnight? </blockquote> Singapore.

Where in the world would you see a suburban commuter train filled to the gills well past midnight?

Singapore.

]]> by: MadMan http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3588 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3588 I think the only reason said Cartellian didn't try to bite the dogs back is that he's a vegetarian. Otherwise he's a vicious, vicious man. :) I think the only reason said Cartellian didn’t try to bite the dogs back is that he’s a vegetarian. Otherwise he’s a vicious, vicious man. :)

]]> by: Jayesh http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3589 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3589 Hi, Coming soon to Mumbai ... "The Monsoon Menace: The Revenge of the Pit".. See my blog for the entire post. http://booletpoint.blogspot.com/2005/05/monsoon-menace-revenge-of-pit.html Hi,

Coming soon to Mumbai … “The Monsoon Menace: The Revenge of the Pit”..

See my blog for the entire post.

http://booletpoint.blogspot.com/2005/05/monsoon-menace-revenge-of-pit.html

]]> by: brad http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3590 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3590 Sorry guys,Not contributing to this discussion. but I have a few words for this 'jayesh' guy...dude back off..what the hell has happened to you.You have sprayed your cheap advertising on all the blogs. Get a life dude and work the hard way.. Sorry guys,Not contributing to this discussion. but I have a few words for this ‘jayesh’ guy…dude back off..what the hell has happened to you.You have sprayed your cheap advertising on all the blogs. Get a life dude and work the hard way..

]]> by: Ani http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3591 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2005/05/30/midnight-shopping/#comment-3591 Hi Yaz, Just stumbled across your blog. I am not a blogger myself, love to read them. And your's......very refreshing. Left Bombay a few years ago and your post just reminded of all the times I travelled alone in local trains. Never feared even in the middle of the nite. Gosh!! I miss Bombay. Keep writing. I can live vicariously thru you. Ani Hi Yaz,
Just stumbled across your blog. I am not a blogger myself, love to read them. And your’s……very refreshing.
Left Bombay a few years ago and your post just reminded of all the times I travelled alone in local trains. Never feared even in the middle of the nite. Gosh!! I miss Bombay.

Keep writing. I can live vicariously thru you.

Ani

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