I wanted to get the video of this performance from the Pizza Hut in Agra. Finally managed to get it!
Pizza Hut in Agra
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It works alright but it can be painful at times. Especially, the payment gateway which seems to reject Firefox completely.
It’s pretty sad that the HDFC Bank powered payment gateway forced us to use Internet Explorer to book the tickets.
I am not sure what I could have done if I was still on Linux. Thank god that they are not blocking IE7 just because they block all the browsers which are not IE6.
The kind of Delhi-Gurgaon I had like to see
I would be able to travel to Connaught Place from my place within 40 minutes.
And it would not take me the same time to reach the Galleria market in DLF in Gurgaon itself.
I have done both.
Whoa. What a terrible schedule!
I am schedule to do as much traveling in the next two days as much I usually do in 2 months. Perhaps more!
Tomorrow… Gurgaon to Chandigarh and back.
Day after Tomorrow: Gurgaon to Mumbai and back.
Can anyone here find me a cheap place to stay for a night in Mumbai? That would lessen the load for me and I would come back the next day!
Challans on the Grand Trunk Road
Anyone who has traveled from Delhi to Chandigarh on the GT road would know that the region lying in Delhi’s jurisdiction is pretty regularly checked by cops for speed violations.
The speed limit in this area (on the GT Road) is 50KMpH. Alright.
The funny thing is that one of my friend got challaned on the GT Road (ON THE GT ROAD) for over-speeding near Ambala.
The funnier thing is that everyone who was passing by was in fact over-speeding. Not a surprise considering it is the GRAND TRUNK road. Speed limit? I believe 50-60 KMpH.
I can digest having these kinds of speed limits on a city’s internal roads. But national highways? For god sake… At 50 KMpH, reaching Chandigarh from Delhi would take more than 6 hours. And that is assuming that you are driving at a constant speed of 50 KMpH with no stoppage in between.
Swift completes 18000 KM
Yet another update! It’s getting boring. I know.
Odometer reading: 18013
Days: 361
Kilometers per day: 49.90
Approximate spending on fuel per day: Rs. 172.72
Good thing: I have now accepted the fact that I love my Swift. Rattling problems have somewhat disappeared after repeated visits to the Maruti workshop. I am not considering getting some real neat accessories installed on the car to make the drive more fun.
Bad thing: Traveling to Delhi is becoming a pain. Road to Delhi has become a delight with all the flyovers now active. But once you are in Delhi… You DO get stuck in multiple traffic jams. Let’s take today. It took me nearly around 40 minutes to reach the Jaipur Highway from Connaught Place. But it took around 20 minutes for me to reach home from there.
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Second movie I saw today. One of the better ones I have seen in a long time. Had fun throughout. I guess Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani should concentrate on these kinds of movies rather than spending time on movies like Don.
Characters
Abhay Deol: Does a nice job once again. One of the hidden talents of our industry. Plays the character of a kid who gets booed in school but turns into a superhero by accident!
Minissha Lamba: I don’t like her much. Plays the better half of Abhay Deol. Same story.
Shabana Azmi: I need not say anything about her. She is fantastic in this movie as well.
Boman Irani: Impressive once again. More likable than the character in Eklavya. Shows how good a performer he is.
Kay Kay Menon: Another nice performance by this dude. Closest to what I am in real life. Things can get nasty when I am drunk!
Raima Sen: Surprisingly does a good job.
Amisha Patel: She does a role of a woman you would not like to be married to. Unbearable. Usual stuff I guess.
Karan Khanna: Who’s he? No idea. But does a decent job.
Sandhya Mridul: Does ok.
Vikram Chatwal: Surprise package. Does a good job surprisingly. His accent is cool.
Ranvir Shorey: Funny little role for this dude.
Dia Mirza: Decent performance.
Arjun Rampal: Does a cameo. Is he trying to impersonate John Abraham?
Summary: Do check this movie out. I believe it would be hard to find something as interesting as this in the coming months.
Delhi to Gurgaon and back
So they opened up two flyovers between Gurgaon and Delhi. It has somewhat removed some of the mess between the two cities.
But if they removed some old obstructions, they have now created some new ones. Going from Gurgaon to Delhi is still painful. Coming back was a bit easy.
However, it looks like Gurgaon is turning into yet another Delhi suburb. I saw massive traffic jams on the outer roads of my own sector! Trucks, cabs and what not. Looks like people are starting to use city’s internal roads to bypass the Delhi Jaipur highway.
Reminds me on how the outer areas of Delhi are messed up during the busy hours. Same thing is happening with Gurgaon! At least the regions near the highway. I do not like it one bit. Traveling inside my own locality is turning into a nightmare. God bless Gurgaon.