Comments on: An autorickshaw accolade http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/ Mumble mumble by Kokonad Sinha. This is The Matte Finish Blog Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-13624 Kokonad Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:16:30 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-13624 #Dharini: Chennai autowaalas rock, is it? And they rule too? Wow, you must be one really cheerful person! ;) #Dharini:
Chennai autowaalas rock, is it? And they rule too? Wow, you must be one really cheerful person! ;)

]]> By: Dharini http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-13619 Dharini Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:05:53 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-13619 Auto rides anywhere in India! much fun! But Chennai and its autokaarans, I yam wery biased, I say! :D They totally rock, and completely rule! .-= Dharini´s latest post - <a href="http://dharini-rantsnruminations.blogspot.com/2009/09/and.html" rel="nofollow">And ...</a> =-. Auto rides anywhere in India! much fun! But Chennai and its autokaarans, I yam wery biased, I say! :D
They totally rock, and completely rule!
Dharini´s latest post – And …

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-5409 Kokonad Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:58:30 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-5409 #Dazediva: Thank you, thank you! First of all, your Hinglish rocks! That disco light cracked me up! I love seeing faded pictures of Zeenat Aman or a goggle adorned Amitabh Bachchan stuck to the rear view mirror to pretty much render the rear view mirror useless... Heh heh, nice incident quoted! Thanks for commenting, and welcome to my blog! I am sorry for the ridiculous delay in replying to your comment... I was away for a while to a place with no cellphone/WiFi reception. :) #Dazediva:
Thank you, thank you! First of all, your Hinglish rocks! That disco light cracked me up! I love seeing faded pictures of Zeenat Aman or a goggle adorned Amitabh Bachchan stuck to the rear view mirror to pretty much render the rear view mirror useless…
Heh heh, nice incident quoted! Thanks for commenting, and welcome to my blog!
I am sorry for the ridiculous delay in replying to your comment… I was away for a while to a place with no cellphone/WiFi reception. :)

]]> By: Dazediva http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-4207 Dazediva Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:18:15 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-4207 ROFL toooo funny !!! I moved to Bombay almost 2 years ago and the rickshaws are infamous !!! I like to lovingly call them the 'black & yellow cockroaches' !! I hardly ever travel in a cockroach but every now and then when in Bandra without a car - I have luckily managed to find a cool cockroach that has loud music blasting out if it - and one with mini disco ball too !!! And yes these guys can spot an NRI a mile away .. the meter doesn't apply at all .. so the dude was pretty surprised that I told him I know how the meter works etc hahah it was quite funny - 'cos his next question to me was 'toh madam aap ko mera music aatcha laga ? sirf pho-ren client uthata hoo' Sorry my hing-lish is a bit sucky .-= Dazediva´s latest post - <a href="http://dazedreflection.blogspot.com/2009/06/loss-of-legend.html" rel="nofollow">Loss of a Legend</a> =-. ROFL toooo funny !!!

I moved to Bombay almost 2 years ago and the rickshaws are infamous !!! I like to lovingly call them the ‘black & yellow cockroaches’ !!

I hardly ever travel in a cockroach but every now and then when in Bandra without a car – I have luckily managed to find a cool cockroach that has loud music blasting out if it – and one with mini disco ball too !!! And yes these guys can spot an NRI a mile away .. the meter doesn’t apply at all .. so the dude was pretty surprised that I told him I know how the meter works etc hahah it was quite funny – ‘cos his next question to me was ‘toh madam aap ko mera music aatcha laga ? sirf pho-ren client uthata hoo’

Sorry my hing-lish is a bit sucky
Dazediva´s latest post – Loss of a Legend

]]> By: Rickshaw Challenge Blog » Blog Archive » An Autorickshaw Salute http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-1975 Rickshaw Challenge Blog » Blog Archive » An Autorickshaw Salute Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:02:47 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-1975 [...] Aaah, the autorickshaw. Lovingly called ‘auto’ across the whole of India. You will not meet even a single Indian who does not know what it is. The one solution that is cheaper than a taxi and classier than the bus. The lone vehicle that can shake your very bones – which leave indelible impressions of the vibrant contours that form Indian road surfaces. Just look at it… I mean just look at it. The unique design of Indian autorickshaws: The pinnacle of “auto-save” – if it ever overturns… it has just the right “curves” to get itself back on its wheels. Whoever designed this thing obviously had in mind that if it ever turns around on it’s side, it will roll on to the upright position. See below: (full article here) [...] [...] Aaah, the autorickshaw. Lovingly called ‘auto’ across the whole of India. You will not meet even a single Indian who does not know what it is. The one solution that is cheaper than a taxi and classier than the bus. The lone vehicle that can shake your very bones – which leave indelible impressions of the vibrant contours that form Indian road surfaces. Just look at it… I mean just look at it. The unique design of Indian autorickshaws: The pinnacle of “auto-save” – if it ever overturns… it has just the right “curves” to get itself back on its wheels. Whoever designed this thing obviously had in mind that if it ever turns around on it’s side, it will roll on to the upright position. See below: (full article here) [...]

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-1877 Kokonad Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:06:18 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-1877 #Shreyasee: I didn't do much auto traveling in Hyderabad though I lived there for 13 years! Sorry! :P #Shreyasee:
I didn’t do much auto traveling in Hyderabad though I lived there for 13 years! Sorry! :P

]]> By: Shreyasee http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-1874 Shreyasee Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:17:21 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-1874 Ribhu da, what about our good old Hyderabad....:( I want Hyderabad included in auto story !!!! I am sure you have some story related to auto travel in the city :D <abbr><em>Shreyasee´s latest blog post - <a href="http://shreybomb.blogspot.com/2009/04/death.html" rel="nofollow">Death...</a></abbr></em> Ribhu da, what about our good old Hyderabad….:( I want Hyderabad included in auto story !!!! I am sure you have some story related to auto travel in the city :D

Shreyasee´s latest blog post – Death…

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-1813 Kokonad Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:31:34 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-1813 #Gaurav: That's exactly what the other Gaurav pointed out! Heh heh... If Kolkata sells the hand rickshaw as a souvenir, why can't the autorickshaw become one too! :P Also, I think the autorickshaw should become the national vehicle of India. It's closest contender might be the bullock cart. #Gaurav:
That’s exactly what the other Gaurav pointed out! Heh heh… If Kolkata sells the hand rickshaw as a souvenir, why can’t the autorickshaw become one too! :P Also, I think the autorickshaw should become the national vehicle of India. It’s closest contender might be the bullock cart.

]]> By: Gaurav http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-1811 Gaurav Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:16:54 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-1811 Oyi, my favorite auto moment.....this time while coming back from India, i see this Iranian tourist group at Delhi airport, and this one lady in the group gets all excited and tells her fellow travelers, "Oh! i bought a souvenir" and then pulls out a 'scale model of auto rickshaw'.... seriously, i never expected that somebody would make a scale model of auto rickshaw and sell it in Indian Souvenir shop!!! <abbr><em>Gaurav´s latest blog post - <a href="http://theantisensestrand.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/penguin-poop/" rel="nofollow">Penguin Poop!</a></abbr></em> Oyi, my favorite auto moment…..this time while coming back from India, i see this Iranian tourist group at Delhi airport, and this one lady in the group gets all excited and tells her fellow travelers, “Oh! i bought a souvenir” and then pulls out a ‘scale model of auto rickshaw’…. seriously, i never expected that somebody would make a scale model of auto rickshaw and sell it in Indian Souvenir shop!!!

Gaurav´s latest blog post – Penguin Poop!

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/05/an-autorickshaw-accolade/#comment-1784 Kokonad Sat, 30 May 2009 06:02:54 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=539#comment-1784 #Gaurav: Coming to think of it, I have not met any firang who has been to India and has not told me that they have been completely mesmerized by the lifestyle of the country! :) #Gaurav:
Coming to think of it, I have not met any firang who has been to India and has not told me that they have been completely mesmerized by the lifestyle of the country! :)

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