The upgraded infrastructure at the Chennai airport made for a comfortable flying experience from Bangalore. To begin with, flying out of BIAL has become quite comfortable thanks to the good condition of the access highway and the well organized check in and security facilities at the airport. Chennai has a new huge arrival lounge with [...]
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May 18, 2009
Left, right and centre
What a thrilling finish to the election month. Singh is King after all ! The clowns from the Left parties are probably looking for visas for Cuba or China, the only 2 places in the world where communism still exists (plus maybe in some banana republics in Africa). Good riddance to jokers like Karat, Raja [...]
March 24, 2009
It will never happen in India
The pathetic quality of service and training was evident recently when I walked into a Shopper’s Stop outlet to buy a couple of items. Entering on the men’s wear level, I asked the nearest store employee whether they had linen trousers. The person pointed me to some vague corner of the store. There I had [...]
March 16, 2009
Democrazy
This week I hope to finally apply to get my name included in the electoral rolls. This will be the third attempt at this. The first time, I downloaded the form from the election commission’s website and submitted it to the chappie who came round in the house-to-house collection spree. I never heard from them [...]
January 27, 2009
Home again – Jan 25
After breakfast, I called the car agency to ask if I could return the car at the airport. They said yes, for a small extra charge. I readily agreed and set off for my final drive in the Santro. Seeing that it was still early, I stopped for a glass of feni at O’Coqueiro at [...]
January 27, 2009
South Goa again – Jan 24
The car agency fixed the number plate and then I headed out once more, toying with the idea of going to Cabo de Rama, a fort in the far south. But I ruled it out, being too far and a bit boring going there alone. Again, the beach dilemma hit me, and I decided on [...]
January 27, 2009
Utorda – Jan 23
I woke up late, too late to catch the breakfast in the hotel, so I decided to have a coffee and head straight out. I had decided that Calangute and Baga were too crowded and I needed some peace and good and safe water to laze in. The beaches further North were not that safe, [...]
