Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Veggie

Being a vegeterian does not make you a superior peorson.Its just the way your life is.And by the way, you are missing out on a lot of things...
The other day when at a training program, we were divided into groups and asked to do some
stupid activity. Soon our topic went on to restaurants. We were speaking about a malaysian restaurant and the food they served. I was of the opinion that they serve the best fish paratha, when suddenly the guy i was talking to said ''yuck..i dont know all that and i dont care''..i was surprised at the reaction.
Please, grow up people.Understand that people are different and different people have different habits and cultures.
We Syrian Christians, even have non vegetarian items for breakfask.. appam mutta curry, appam beef stew...and so on..
Do not put up a show like you are the child of a greater God..Vegeterianism is your way of life and not mine....

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Fast Track to Nowhere

Yesterday George had to go to the Airport and we had booked for a call taxi - Fast Track - to pick him up at 9.45 PM. The flight was scheduled for take-off at 11.15 PM. When i called up to check the status at 9.40 PM, the fellw there told me that the booking status showed cancelled. I was shocked. It was pouring cats and dogs and there was no way he could go to the airport by bike. No autos were also willing to come in the torrents. The nearby travels' too didnt have cars. Finally, he took our car and left it at an uncles place close to the airport and then that uncle(he is close to 70 years of age) dropped him at the airport. If not for him, he would not have been able to make it. So much for the call taxi, which never even came.

When call taxi operations in chennai started off, they were good and always on time and cosidered superior to the autos.But now, they are so unreliable, and we are forced to travel by the autos. The modus operandi of the taxi drivers too are similar to the auto drivers. If one is not aware about the place, then the taxi drivers too take you around the city. In the end, its the kilometers you pay for. Furthermore the disvantage is that, unlike autos, you cannot fix a fare and start..becoz its the meter that matters in the end.