Tuesday, March 13, 2007

the good part about not bloggin for a while...is that you get a feel of your fan following...!

...1 girl reminded me that i used to blog...
...my viewership has dropped 50%...
...i received 37 (yes...thats friggin THIRTY SEVEN...) anonymous comments...in a single day...and some 150 in the past month..."great site you have here...btw check some lesbians babes...and hey...while you are at it...hv u heard of viagra and turkey as a tourist destination...??"

i am actively considering selling my blog to google...!

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so my client was narrating his india trip the other day. went to mumbai for some business meetings and the first day was pretty tight with multiple appointments. the flight arrives at 8.30am and its only an hr to the first meeting. so DB tells the driver..."boss...drive as fast as you can...its crucial for him to reach in the next 45 mins..."

now you know how indian drivers are....either they drive at 40 and not an inch more....or if told otherwise...they forget that cars are made of materials that can crush humans....! see...here is my point....dhanno from sholay was the only friggin horse in that scene. so wouldnt have bumped into another...and crashed....and lost a leg...and her tail for life..! but mumbai....DUDE...! you drive at 60 only if you are on top of another driving at that speed..!

anyways...so this driver pays ample attention to the instructions...and makes his way through the traffic...! lo behold...he does manage to reach in time...

client is happy...impressed..! he calls DB and goes..."this guy was fantastic....! he took me through all these shortcuts and small roads...and heck..there was traffic...but hey...he managed perfectly.."

DB is clueless..."shortcuts...?? small roads..??" he talks to the driver...khuspus khuspus...and then comes back to client....

"ummm...well...those are the mumbai main roads...!!"

i rest my case...! arguments plz..???

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Dubai is inshallah coming to an end....! been a terrific time...! jst finished with a great piece of work...and its amazing how much one learns about an industry one was clueless about...jst 8 weeks back..!

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clicked this on the Delhi Metro sometime back. Really neat way of reminding the consumer who you are...
http://flickr.com/photos/warikoo/419890417/

another click...though unrelated...
http://flickr.com/photos/warikoo/419890368/

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life's good...in all dimensions..!

~a

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dahmiht!!!!!!
The roads in mumbai can really freak you out...
How..i only wish that my labor pains(read: in future...BTW am still single) don't get hold of me in this berserk traffic....
or only if the roads get a little better....

ankur said...

Option 1: Stay next to the lilavati...and i mean...really next. as in...totally next..!!

Option2: Stay on the top floor and get a copter..!

Option 3 (and remember...when a consultant gives options...the last one is almost always the most powerful one): get a friggin life and come to delhi..!

Anonymous said...

Oh Thanks!!! that's really thoughtful!! and yeaa...the last one from "The Consultant" does sound "BIGGGEEEEE"...eh!

hv been reading yr blogs from a while..must say....it can really gv a kick start to suhhhmeebody... and dude........am just concerned abt yr idea of selling yr blogs to google..[:D]..
Oh buoyyyyyy!!!!! [;)]

ankur said...

I quite know how to decipher the 'kick start' bit...but heck...benefit of doubt and i take it as a compliment..!! :)

dont worry...google is smart...they wont buy..till i get more people such as u saying nice things (atleast in principle) abt the blog..! :)

take care

Anonymous said...

hehehe...:) nice..nice.... don't worry dude... me too will join ya in getting more people...needless to say... you oughttta give me "moi" share too..;) which "I Believe" will be "BIG BUCKS"... Ans as they say.. it's all bout "Money"...
whoooaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! :)

tkcr!

ankur said...

Inshallah...!!!

Surdy said...

Big's advertising on the metro is innovative. did u know that head of sales for North India for 'Big' is apna Viraj!

ankur said...

Haan haan...i hv the surdy's busines card to remind me tht..!! :)

Anonymous said...

hey ,
by any chance are you still in dubai???


i am sorry...had been busy wid work. but am kinda free now!
lemme no

btw, have been missing ur blogs!!
keep writing!!
tc

ankur said...

No dear...left last thursday. called u before i did..but didnt get thru. some weird connection.

anyways...will call u sometime this week..! u take care...