Entries Tagged as ‘Travel’

December 7, 2008

Mumbai – Stupid is Indian Stupid

That the Mumbai Police Chief hasn’t been fired despite being perhaps the most inept cop leading perhaps the most inept cops on earth, and all those marchers, and journalists and celebrities haven’t demanded his ouster is stupider than stupid.

Before the terrorists there were Bhais especially the Big Dawood Bhai and that there’s a nexus between [...]

December 22, 2007

Tata, Jaguar and Orient Express

Mumbai, Dec 21 In the event of winning the bid for Ford’s marque brands Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata Motors plans to bring them as completely knocked-down (CKD) units to India and re-export them, according to sources. “The plan is to bring the two brands as CKD kits and assemble them here for further export [...]

December 20, 2007

Onyx of Bombay

Last time I met Onyx was in May. 
During my first trip to India in 21 years. 
That was also the first time I met him.
Since I was quite jet-lagged I don’t quite recall our initial greetings, but I think I gave him a pat, he wagged his tail, and that was it. The lack of exuberance was [...]

December 4, 2007

Bellingham Speedy & Boomers

Bellingham is quite well known for reasons unknown – unless you call a “good place for seniors to live” and a rather unremarkable college when compared to remarkable colleges, a quaint district called Fairhaven with stupidly high real estate prices as reasonable reasons for being well known. Though part of the city is on a [...]