Archive for the ‘ Second Gear ’ Category

Traffic Rules for Pune Fools

Pune: a city where things are slightly… different, to put it mildly. People of all sorts live here, work here and drive to and fro from work and home. Then there are some who just drive around for fun. What is common to most of these city folk, however, is the way they drive. And [ READ MORE ]

The Car With The Hole

You look at her with envy, love and pride all mixed together into a single emotion. The smooth curves, the dashing looks, the confident personality, they all charm you into infatuation. Her attitude is visible in her eyes as they stare unfalteringly at whatever they look at. She has style, her shiny red dress caressing [ READ MORE ]

The Transvestite Car

All Maruti Suzuki cars have two problems. First, they look bad, and they drive to match. Second, they are all in the same segment of hatchbacks, which means they are competing with themselves. So when they came out with the Swift Dezire, which was just a regular Swift with Jenifer Lopez’s* butt attached to it, [ READ MORE ]

Auto-Rickshaws, Accidents and Assholes – II

Last week, I touched upon the surface of the subject that was Auto-Rickshaws. Admittedly, the problem of auto-rickshaws is a big one, however, it is just half the problem, and hence, only one side of this ugly coin I found on the road. It is now time to see the other half: The rest of [ READ MORE ]

Auto-Rickshaws, Accidents and Assholes – I

I hate being stuck for miles behind multiple three-wheeled taxies- those ugly aluminum-frame boxes sparsely covered with cheap cloth attached to tyres as thick as my toenails- struggling along abreast of each other, struggling so much for speed that their underpowered engines sound like a long, continuous fart from a tightly puckered asshole. I am [ READ MORE ]

From Adolf, with Love

From the outside, it is simple and heavy, and looks like a tank designed to withstand a nuclear explosion. It has big wheels and thick tyres, and it rides low and is turbocharged. It is simple, yet elegant in its simplicity, which makes its manufacturer undeniably German. I am, of course, taking about a bicycle [ READ MORE ]

But for the Cross

On the streets of Pune, there are cars, and then there are cars. Some people like and buy cars that they use to get from one place to another. Some people buy cars, which make a fashion statement, which mark their status, which decides the quality of thieves that are tempted to present themselves at [ READ MORE ]

The Sneeze Car

There are times when, while driving, I get nauseated. It’s not motion sickness, mind you. I just happen to see something that activates the gag reflex; sights like the Mahindra Xylo, the Maruti Suzuki A-Star, advertisement hoardings with Kareena Kapoor on it, and so on. Such sights are best viewed with your eyes closed, and [ READ MORE ]

On The Streets

I ride a motorbike. It’s a decent vehicle, does 0-60 (mph) in thirty million years. It has a top speed of around sixty, which it has never achieved. But that is not a problem where I come from. Welcome, everyone, to the incredible city of Pune, to 3 million vehicles bouncing along 8500 miles of [ READ MORE ]

Random Thoughts

---

Principles of Jdism

1. Life is full of dukkha. It doesn't have to be yours.
2. Your life is your own. Live it.
---

Computer Fundamentals

1. When in doubt, reboot!
2. Still, if nothing works at all, reinstall!
---

Wise Thoughts

1. A barking dog never bites... while it is barking.
2. Public before private and country before family... but remember, charity begins at home.
3. Talk doesn't cook rice... unless you are Sanjeev Kapoor.
4. Bold rabbits die scarred.
5. Monkey see monkey poo.
6. A perfectly executed plan was obviously not a big plan.

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.