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Yearly archives for 2010

Minneapolis and the kabootar and the baby hunter

Dec30
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Chaiwala
One of my fondest memories of all times would be driving around in sub-urbs of Minneapolis with Pritam, Deepak, Lakhan, and Sapna with Delhi-6 songs playing!!!
I remember this weekend where we must have heard Sasural Genda Phool and Masakali atleast 50 times or maybe more!!! I think this was the weekend when I met Pritam’s baby hunter for the first time!
As per Pritam this was a hunter who was still a baby… not to forget that we are talking about a Nissan Xterra here! To accept that it was still a baby at that size was very tough for almost all of us… And somehow the title baby hunter, tilted towards the car being someone who hunted babies more!!
Nevertheless, the whole Minneapolis downtown gang and the cars, and the drives are some thing worth remembering for a very very long time to come!!

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1.1.11

Dec28
2010 7 Comments Written by Chaiwala
This year has been an year of deaths!!!
and no DEATH is not always bad… at times it is, however for a relatively short duration of time as compared to time itself!
I knew some who died this year, I did not know a lot who did! but irrespective of this, I grew closer to death, my own, of people who are close to me and mean a lot to me, and the concept of death as a whole!
DEATH always leaves a VOID… it was surprising how I felt when some friends lost their near and dear ones this year! I did not know this people except that I knew they were there!
People leave, and they do that for good! leaving behind an emptyness.. something that you feel when you are shifting your house after years of staying there… You do not see the walls, you see what was there on those walls… you don’t see a corner, you probably see your favorite program which was on the TV last night…you don’t see a door, you think of the last time you opened that door and walked into the warmth of your home… you don’t see a kitchen, you see the dishes that were there which your mom cooked last week!!!
The year is also coming to an end! Its dying! we cannot save it either, and that’s a fact… time does not stop, and there is no point trying either! My options being, either to welcome the new life in whatever form that its coming, or to cry about what has been lost!
While I am still not able to come to terms with the concept of death and its brutal existance.. ok… not brutal, but existance!! I am looking forward to 1.1.11
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Point and Beep

Dec24
2010 1 Comment Written by Chaiwala

I find it funny that a lot of people stretch their arms to point towards their cars while using remote locking!

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To each their own

Dec19
2010 1 Comment Written by Chaiwala

A still from one of my favorite places in India… Old Delhi

To each their own

Every saturday Hindus offer Mustard oil, and earthen lamps with mustard oil to Shani Dev in India. Shani is one of the “Navgrah”, 9 planets and is the elder brother of Yamraj, God of death! Shani is probably one of the most feared ones however if placed favorably in a horoscope does wonders!
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Anytime Tea Time – Chaibaaz Paavani (चायबाज़ पावनी )

Dec15
2010 3 Comments Written by Chaiwala
Paavani is a flickr and blog-friend for quite sometime now, and I was really glad to see a T-photograph on her flickr stream! My immediate reaction was to request her permission for posting the photographs on Chai ki Dukaan and am thankful to get a nod from her!
Chai wala

anytime tea time

Chai in making.
An exceptionally talented photographer, a good writer and a design researcher, she is one of the photographers that I follow and learn from! Please do enjoy her photography work by clicking here.
Welcome to the ChaiBaaz Club, Paavani!
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What a loss!

Dec13
2010 2 Comments Written by Chaiwala

Lost the best of my street shots from Panaji, and some really beautiful pictures of Pooja!

Memory – 1GB
Cost – a few thousand rupees
Actual worth – Priceless!

I am so angry right now, that I don’t even feel it! The photographs were just alright the last time I was viewing them on the camera, and now the bloody card just does not want to work!!! the photographs are all messed up of whatever i can see in the thumbnails… the camera freezes when I try to preview the images on it! what a loss!

On the brighter side, it gives a big reason to go back to Panaji sometime!

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Where do they go?

Dec13
2010 3 Comments Written by Chaiwala
We were driving out of South Goa this weekend for a day trip to Panaji and other places of interest in North Goa, when Pooja asked me this question…
“Prashant! Where do people who get married in Goa, go for a Honeymoon? “
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Similar

Dec06
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Chaiwala

Ram Charitmanas and Christmas are made of the same alphabets!

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Very Very Tasty Tasty

Dec06
2010 Leave a Comment Written by Chaiwala

Tasted the chilly fog in the morning!

Fell in love with Delhi Winters all over again!!!!
Ah! time for some tea in the warm morning winter sun!
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Who do you call?

Dec01
2010 15 Comments Written by Chaiwala

You are in a meeting!!! The phone is silent!!!

When you finish the meeting, there are three missed calls on your phone..
1. Your Boss
2. Your Wife
3. Your Best Friend
Who do you call first?
And why? :)
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