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Streets of Gurgaon

2007-09-09T02:23:00.000-07:00

Allo! Allo! to all the CityDailyPhotoBlog folks and our erstwhile regular visitors, all two of them :D. I trust you are all doing well.

GDPB is back for one final post. We disappeared without word but it wouldn't have taken you, our discerning viewer, much to figure out that we were no longer a denizen of Gurgaon. The prodigal son, well at least just the son, returned home to Bangalore for a while before moving again to his current address, Hyderabad.

We have finally found time to put together a montage of clips and photos from Gurgaon & Delhi, some of them previously posted on GDPB, and we present to you "Streets of Gurgaon". It's probably twice as long as anyone can bear, but if you do manage to sit through it, do let GDPB know what you think!

All rightie then people.
Buen suerte. Adios. Hasta la vista.
Good luck. Good bye. Till the next time.

Chan.

p.s: No, there definitely won't be a HyderabadDailyPhotoBlog, at least not from us. But we do hope to return some day, with something really worth your while. Ciao.

Update: Chan now blogs, occasionally, and so far only on cricket, on his Live Journal.

Mungaru Male

2007-07-05T14:42:00.000-07:00

When Skeeter from the venerable Daily Prophet deigns to tag GDPB, we have no option but to honour the call. But we do not like writing words, ergo we present some pictures from rainy days we have been duty bound to capture on cam. Here you go. But let us leave you with some rainy little titbits: a) 'Rainy Days' was an essay dictated to us by our 4th std English ma'am which we duly mugged up for the exams. b) Pakodas during rain are not really our thing. We much rather have bajjis/vadas with proper South Indian coffee. (Is this a real memory or just our imagination? Hmmn.) c) 'Rain drops keep fallin' on my head' has been our ringtone for some time and d) Fond as we are of Bangalore's monsoons, our favourite rainy place is 360 km to the west at Surathkal, where there is 'so much melancholy in the sky' and where we grew up through 4 rains in solitude. There! This picture? Wien aka Vienna. And the title? He he :).

Just for Laffs

2007-06-27T09:33:00.000-07:00

”Dadiji ke shareer mein baba aye (Baba came in Dadiji’s body).”

Bid or Buy

2007-06-14T14:18:00.000-07:00

This is the terrace swimming pool at the hotel Bristol, Gurgaon. A 2-month membership costs INR 7300 including taxes. It so happens that I own one such membership that is one week old with seven to go. Due to certain reasons, I will not be able to use the pool starting Friday the 15th and wish to transfer the aforementioned to the highest bidder.

Some things you may want to know:

More photos (to be uploaded)
Pool depth - 4 feet to 7 feet
Timings - 0700 to 2100 hrs
Lockers, changing rooms, showers available
Fresh towels provided
Instructor present at times
Located in close proximity to a bar, a cafe, a restaurant and a pastry shop
Water clean at most times ;)
Eye-candy are there, lotsa pesky little rich kids too are there

The more important stuff:

Bidding closes at 1500 hrs Saturday the 16th
Reserve price - Rs.4000
Membership receipt may be collected from a DLF-Phase 1 address (to be notified)
Pay by cash only
Bidding using comments, queries too welcome

Let the bidding begin!

Small-print:

Membership officially non-tranferable but I have the management's kind consent to transfer mine!

p.s.: How many bucks that this won't work?!

Strike Me a Pose

2007-06-14T02:10:00.000-07:00

Hola people. This is the first time I paid someone to pose for this blog! I guess I paid below market rates and the action was mildly exploitative (using almost-street kids for grabbing eye-balls). Hmmn, but what to do, I just did it.

Avast!

2007-06-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

You don't have anything better to do, Mate?

Lunch in 8 minutes

2007-05-31T03:25:00.000-07:00

Hola! GDPB returns to a food picture an incredible 5 months after its runaway Blogway hit "How to cook chicken biriyani." This time, we offer you the simple yet delectable dish avalakki, Bengaluru style. Soak poha in water for 5 minutes. In the meanwhile, dice 2 onions and as many chillies as you can handle. Heat oil. Throw in some mustard seeds, curry leaves. Watch out for oil spurting all over you. Fry the onion till it's golden brown, then the chillies for a bit. Add turmeric for colour. Drain the poha, add it to the pan. Mix with the stuff, adding in salt and lemon juice fresh from the lemon. We are rrready. If your kitchen is better stocked than mine, you could add separately fried groundnuts and coriander for garnish. Bon appetit!

"Play Ground"

2007-05-30T05:05:00.000-07:00

@ IIT Delhi

El Cielo

2007-05-27T11:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry if you are a regular visitor. I have no enthu to update daily.

Driving (in the) rain

2007-05-23T06:40:00.000-07:00

Yo!

2007-05-21T05:42:00.000-07:00

Games People Play

2007-05-16T06:58:00.000-07:00

That's a book by Eric Berne on the games people play with each other. Worth a read, if you are into psychology and stuff. However, if you like less sinister games more, check out these here pictures - ah but for small mercies, like the rain this evening.

Grocery Shopping

2007-05-14T05:29:00.000-07:00

Spencer's @ DT Mega City. Not a pretty picture, no? But then one doesn't like making a spectacle of oneself waiting for the right moment.

Biker's Club

2007-05-12T02:58:00.000-07:00

@ DT Mega Mall. Nice place.

Slow Sunday?

2007-05-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

How about a dust storm outside your window?

The Horizon

2007-05-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

Metro de Delhi

2007-05-04T02:08:00.000-07:00

Mi primera vez en el metro de Delhi. Its above-ground nature (at least the short stretch that I travelled on) reminded me of the Singapore MRT while the people (fellow citizens) reminded me of the Mumbai locals. I found the use of reusable plastic tokens instead of paper tickets rather cool.

The Rain Falls on The Ground

2007-05-02T04:16:00.000-07:00

Hmn? Sigh.

39 °C (feels like 46 °C)

2007-05-01T03:08:00.000-07:00

My Wish List, Summer '07: air conditioning, a refrigerator, a water purifier, sunglasses, a chauffeured car and a butler(?) to hold an umbrella over the cabeza.

Well, I was back at the EU FF on Monday and enjoyed the movies as well, but got burnt and beat by the heat, the distance and the public transport (inadequacy thereof). So R&R today and indefinite plans to go back sometime.

My Pick of the Day: The Rain Falls on Our Souls or Dázd padá na nase duse from Slovakia. The little girl was a little precocious but cute, the guy on the run likeable, and the story quite touching. I guess Persona Non Grata was more accomplished and all but then you connect with what you connect.

British Council

2007-04-28T23:57:00.000-07:00

So I've finally watched a movie at a film festival ! Make that three - three(?) European movies with subtitles, no entry fare, half empty auditorium, long-haired guys, foreigners, smoking chicks, the works...

First up was 'Honey & Wine' from Cyprus (can't find its Cypriot name or any link) about two lonely women finding solace in each other's company. It was almost interminably slow (even for me) and put Seal to sleep.

Then came The Warrior, an Irrfan Khan starrer about an executioner in Rajasthan's desert land trying to wash the blood off his hands, and eventually .... Not sure how this movie qualifies for a European FF though - go research!

Last and the best of the day was Äideistä parhain (Mother of Mine) from Finland about a Finnish war child, his two mothers and the love, separation and rejection (in different orders for different moms) that WWII inflicts upon them.

I'm going back for more during the week. And Happy Birthday, Mom!

Update: The official site for the European Film Festival 2007 with schedule and movie synopses is here.

Smile

2007-04-26T10:52:00.000-07:00

Random Shot ...

2007-04-25T09:25:00.000-07:00

... inside Landmark, Gurgaon.

El autobus...

2007-04-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

... desde Safdarjung hasta Gurgaon.

Traduccion: The bus from Safdarjung to Gurgaon.

p.s.: Watch out for more Spanish en este blog. Luego.

Hole in the Wall

2007-04-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

Fast Food City

2007-04-18T07:12:00.000-07:00

They are luvving it! Bangalore's own fast food eat outs have been around for a long time now, serving up deliciosa south Indian food at very affordable rates. Gimme a darshini any day over the samosa-aloo tiki-puchka types of the north ;).