Posted by Aditya »
3 Comments »It’s been a long time since I posted anything here. Never really felt like moving away from the technical scribbling and into the light. So here it goes, as usual, I kick off with a rant. Well no – I actually have no idea what to write at this point. Moving on – I was discussing the ever so increasing number of people who are beginning to use u and r instead of you and are (Come on – you really thought this won’t be a rant? I have been ordered to post rants here, nothing else).
So we went on discussing it. He was supporting the usage of these… things? To call them words is essentially the same as accepting them as words. How hard is it to type 2 additional letters? The discussion ended quickly after we knew no one was going to back off and we both had better things to do and that people don’t change and everybody lies (yes, I know, too much House). [Read more →]
Posted by Aditya »
4 Comments »My cousin just got married about a week ago and I had gone to Pune from Sangli for the occasion. People had given us some stern warnings about the state of roads. Everyone said they were very bad and driving at speeds in excess of 80kmph was close to impossible at times.
In reality, it turned out to be worse than that. The current state of the road from Sangli to Peth is the worst ever as far as I can remember. The road has lot of bumps and pits. It’s not in a level the car keeps careening and it’s nauseating. The NH4 portion is supposed to be the better one. It’s national highway for god’s sake, but no. That road is even worse.
The toll booths on the NH4 are managed by pigs dressed in human outfits and are governed by donkeys in same suits. Those idiots had screwed up so bad, that we escaped an accident by an hairline. [Read more →]