tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post112539926596115242..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: Stuff that wouldn't fit in anywhere else so I made one rather disconnected post about it all before I forgeteMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125649563444339762005-09-02T13:56:00.000+05:302005-09-02T13:56:00.000+05:30nice post, as many of the comments concur, stream ...nice post, as many of the comments concur, stream of conciousness indeed. I wish i had the option to flat hunt<BR/>BTW, i think i may b headed to this a way on sunday myselfkunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731688633140366835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125645438510716232005-09-02T12:47:00.000+05:302005-09-02T12:47:00.000+05:30Ya, so some people can fuck off. Please. If you're...Ya, so some people can fuck off. Please. If you're missing the point don't waste my time. <BR/><BR/><B>ab</B>: Drugs? Really? Kids these days, I tell you.<BR/><BR/><B>lemon tree</B>: Don't those things give you joy? I love the fact that they can create happiness out of virtually nothing and we struggle with our advantages.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>luckeyman</B>: Better to give than "refrain from offering any solution" I would think.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>jay</B>: Heh. Here, sometimes kids take out a key and scratch your car if you give them nothing.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>m</B>: Excellent! And they don't have to hand that over to the Beggar Don who takes their earnings also.eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125633142157687912005-09-02T09:22:00.000+05:302005-09-02T09:22:00.000+05:30Hiya eM, I faced the dilemma often. If you give mo...Hiya eM, <BR/><BR/>I faced the dilemma often. If you give money to the kids, you are reinforcing a bad practice. If you don't, well, it makes you feel gulty just the same.<BR/><BR/>So I borrowed your idea and bought Chocolates (Perk) to keepin the car for them kids.Manish Bhatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997744740964640385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125616607059661642005-09-02T04:46:00.000+05:302005-09-02T04:46:00.000+05:30Yes, Darrell is a boy's name and in fact Enid Blyt...Yes, Darrell is a boy's name and in fact Enid Blyton's husband's name was Darrell Waters and the Darrell Rivers is a projection of herself apparently!GratisGabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548777618367766873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125607081721579762005-09-02T02:08:00.000+05:302005-09-02T02:08:00.000+05:30Awwww it's nice that you give sweets to these stre...Awwww it's nice that you give sweets to these streetkids. Are there lots of them in Delhi?<BR/><BR/>What I can't STAND are those hooliganish teenagers who run up to you at the traffic lights and insist on cleaning your windshield whether you want it cleaned or not. And if you don't pay them, it's not unheard of for them to snap off your wipers or scratch your car, the bastards.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299949444657013533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125572112789529052005-09-01T16:25:00.000+05:302005-09-01T16:25:00.000+05:30Hi emThe kid doing the jig reminded me of somethin...Hi em<BR/>The kid doing the jig reminded me of something<BR/>Was in bombay last friday and as my aced cab was making its way through a crowded street, saw under the flyover- next to the 'row bungalow' , that we more often call the bbay slums, a group of street kids getting ready to dance to "govinda alla re" being aired through a loud speaker.<BR/>Amogst them was this one girl who was wearing a prettier rag skirt and had wrapped a piece of cloth around her like a chunni.<BR/>She was dancing more energetically than the rest.<BR/>She was bubbling with confidence.<BR/>She was posing like a princess.<BR/>Brought a smile to my face.<BR/>And did i miss a cameralemontreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903480161628836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125568954718743712005-09-01T15:32:00.000+05:302005-09-01T15:32:00.000+05:30The last time I saw some kids,(I mean really small...The last time I saw some kids,(I mean really small ones) at the traffic signal, they were doing drugs. I was astonished. <BR/><BR/>Like you love memories of Minou, I remember The Adventures of Holly Hobby fondly. Do read it if you get the chance.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567332895636455646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125558886690693322005-09-01T12:44:00.000+05:302005-09-01T12:44:00.000+05:30vibhu: Have you ever heard that Punjabi remix song...<B>vibhu</B>: Have you ever heard that Punjabi remix song? <I>Khud Khushi ki shock ho to kya kare</I>? Good fun :)<BR/><BR/><B>thecure2</B>: No, no. They don't use yawn sambandh? You're talking about the ads with the flowers and all, no?<BR/><BR/><B>shoe fiend</B>: Ooh! Ooh! James and the Giant Peach! And the Twits! And my favourite--Fantastic Mr. Fox! :)<BR/><BR/><B>teleute</B>: Kids book? I'll look out for it.. thank you!! :)<BR/><BR/><B>rohan</B>: I hope so too.<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>zofo</B>: I know! It would have made such a fantastic pic too. The ONE day I don't carry my camera. *sigh*eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125520482724211152005-09-01T02:04:00.000+05:302005-09-01T02:04:00.000+05:30Wish that you had a camera (or a camera phone) and...Wish that you had a camera (or a camera phone) and that you had clicked a snap of that jig.. it is a rarity to find a smile amidst street kids..<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>zThe Wandering Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213230884932741170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125500686928628322005-08-31T20:34:00.000+05:302005-08-31T20:34:00.000+05:30I did hink twice before putting that up in ur com...I did hink twice before putting that up in ur comments section, mebbe it was something to do with the way u wrote that post (I jut wanted to hear ur side of it) or mebbe it was just me who was being judgemental.<BR/>P.S. I hope those kids dont grow up into that beggarRohan Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627850004229731930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125498728855570562005-08-31T20:02:00.000+05:302005-08-31T20:02:00.000+05:30hojoborolo - sukumar ray. it's a MUSt-read!<I>hojoborolo</I> - sukumar ray. it's a MUSt-read!Teleutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583628336404295422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125485648674512572005-08-31T16:24:00.000+05:302005-08-31T16:24:00.000+05:30hey! i re-read james and the giant peach yesterday...hey! i re-read james and the giant peach yesterday! aren't kids books the best? so uncomplicated! nice simple words... happy endings... excluding nanette and her cat of courseThe ramblings of a shoe fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193183543700543479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125462220494838502005-08-31T09:53:00.000+05:302005-08-31T09:53:00.000+05:30Ya, see, THIS is why I knew I shouldn't have poste...Ya, see, THIS is why I knew I shouldn't have posted about that kid. But why the fuck not? It's not playing God, I seriously did love him for brightening up my day. And I'll admit it, I feel no great love for the ones who are pushy and judgemental. I don't, okay? I also hated the beggar who brushed past me the other day and felt me up. And those kids are going to grow up into that beggar. End of story. I believe money, or candy in this case, should be earned, and that dancing kid fucking earned it by dancing.eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125460067679432222005-08-31T09:17:00.000+05:302005-08-31T09:17:00.000+05:30Excuse me for the brazenness but I thought I could...Excuse me for the brazenness but I thought I couldnt help but imagining you as enjoying playing God rolled up in ur comfy car as u rewarded the kids doing that lil jig while being judgemental on kids who u hate coz u think they are being judgemental while noticing u puffin ur cigarette.Rohan Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627850004229731930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125452470869879842005-08-31T07:11:00.000+05:302005-08-31T07:11:00.000+05:30the anon comment reminds me of this clever take on...the anon comment reminds me of this clever take on a spelling thumb rule <BR/>"I before E except after C, <BR/>we sure live in a weird society"zaphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867058181626652463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125435285755330812005-08-31T02:24:00.000+05:302005-08-31T02:24:00.000+05:30And if only they were born in more healthy homes w...And if only they were born in more healthy homes where they wouldn't find time to be on the streets because they would be in school learning to be polite gentlemen who would mind their own business...sinusoidallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394576952544662812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125428736070559762005-08-31T00:35:00.000+05:302005-08-31T00:35:00.000+05:30sinusoidally: Hate whom? The street kids who ask w...<B>sinusoidally</B>: Hate whom? The street kids who ask why I'm smoking? Because they represent all the uncle-jis who satre at me from their windows and think lecherous thoughts. And because it's none of their business.<BR/><BR/><B>menagerie</B>: It was a conversation about hindi words, and we thought it was damn funny that if you only spoke "pure" Hindi, you'd use "yawn sambandh" to describe sex... :)<BR/><BR/><B>lubu</B>; You've read Minou? Really? I know no one who has. And I LOVE Phillipa Pearce. For that reason alone, we should meet up :)<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>rimi</B>; I have no idea what hojoborolo is. If someone would elucidate? And speaking of elucidation, an explanation of "world famous in India" would be nice... :)<BR/>But is seems like menagerie knows it, so.. someone tell me inside joke! :)eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125426186063329062005-08-30T23:53:00.000+05:302005-08-30T23:53:00.000+05:30ohh, now I feel lost and away from India. I miss t...ohh, now I feel lost and away from India. I miss the sms jokes, I really do. You are right, it is world famous in India, my 40 year old cousin knew it !!Menageriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495177206127371189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125423813330657912005-08-30T23:13:00.000+05:302005-08-30T23:13:00.000+05:30coincidence! coincidence! found three old blytons ...coincidence! coincidence! found three old blytons and a tattered copy of <I> hojoborolo</I>--er, anyone heard of it? <BR/>and an old, very nice skirt.<BR/>weird, this. <BR/><BR/>er, m? you didn't get the 'world famous <I><B> in india</B></I> joke, did you? it's a rather obscure favourite of my friends...Rimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344200811838569151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125422910356190752005-08-30T22:58:00.000+05:302005-08-30T22:58:00.000+05:30Oh that cat book. My favourite too. Another one wa...Oh that cat book. My favourite too. Another one was a dog so small - Puffin edition, author Phillipa Pearce... a kid cant have a dog so he has an imaginary dog, then when he is gifted a puppy he cant love that puppy cause he loves the imaginary doggie (till of course warm puppy love wins him over). I still cry when I think of this book. I am a dog lover too. Anyway, why am I rambling, just wanted to say - Glad you are in good spirits again. Next two months will be bad for me (workwise) and I shall miss reading your blog. Take care eM - hope to meet you someday when I next visit Delhi.Lubnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952407396902290193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125420298648144642005-08-30T22:14:00.000+05:302005-08-30T22:14:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Urmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556986941493480854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125417983119075432005-08-30T21:36:00.000+05:302005-08-30T21:36:00.000+05:30ohh! nothing beats finding 'that' old pair of jean...ohh! nothing beats finding 'that' old pair of jeans...! <BR/><BR/>umm, umm, I didn't quite get the 'sambandh' sms, I am getting old...!Menageriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495177206127371189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125410380528197082005-08-30T19:29:00.000+05:302005-08-30T19:29:00.000+05:30Why do you hate them?Why do you hate them?sinusoidallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394576952544662812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125405350473496382005-08-30T18:05:00.000+05:302005-08-30T18:05:00.000+05:30Okay, anon comments OFF. I forgot to earlier.And J...Okay, anon comments OFF. I forgot to earlier.<BR/>And J.A.P.. thanks :)eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1125404345265766812005-08-30T17:49:00.000+05:302005-08-30T17:49:00.000+05:30Stream of consciousness, I swear. How do you do it...Stream of consciousness, I swear. How do you do it?<BR/><BR/>J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.com