August 25, 2009 at 6:21 pm · Posted On India ·
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Last week on a business day, we were at Trichy and wanted to move from Chatram bus terminal to Perambalur. We were waiting for the bus to arrive. There was a good amount of crowd waiting for the bus, mostly college students moving to a college next to Samayapuram. The bus arrived with the doors locked. It was a public transport corporation bus. The conductor opened the front door alone and stood next to the door and started tearing tickets for the passengers. He did not allow the students to get into the bus. He waited for all the seats to get filled and then let the students to get in. All students commuted the bus standing in pathway and a few were left behind without having enough space in the bus.
The fact is that the students are not going to pay any money to the conductor as they had monthly passes and the conductor is most focused on the collection he is going to hand over to his higher official at the end of the day.
When you see the number of students boarded the bus from the terminal to the college, Government can provide a special trip from the terminal to the college. I also feel that the bus will not stop near the college in the evening to pick those students back into the town.
Cheers - Ranjith
February 5, 2009 at 5:56 pm · Posted On India ·
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It is one more incident @ the Mundandurai forest. It is told that the vehicles should switch off the audio system inside the Forest Area. I am not sure why they insists on this. We had similar restriction when we visited Manjolai and Top Slip. While talking about this to the Driver of our van, he told that if the audio is played, then the sound of the up coming vehicle will not be heard.
But the tourist vehicle we travelled produced much more noise than the audio system.
We want to preserve wild life and it was told that we should not make much noise inside the forest. But you know the beauty, we use all diesel powered vehicles which are the source of the maximum possible noise.
Cheers - Ranjith
January 30, 2009 at 12:40 am · Posted On India ·
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Every one of us know the forest range of lands are always restricted from the common population to maintain it should be away from pollution and other things like Fire, sound, etc
Last week we went to Manimutharu falls, a place near Ambasamudram. The place is a lovely one which is at the lower part of the Manjolai forest range. This falls also falls inside the range, but you don’t need any special permission to visit.
At the gates, we were asked the following questions.
- Do you have any polythene papers ? We told them we do have some for carrying cloths which we will not dispose.
- Do you have cigarretes?
- Are you carrying Alchohol?
A couple of security people even etered the cab and did a checking too.
We went up the hill and then parked the vechicle near the falls and went to the shop near th falls.
The store walla :
- sells cigarettes inside the forest range itself. Smoking is allowed in the Indian way.
- the coffee served was in a Plastic Cup for which there is not even a single basket to collect the throw aways.
Cheers - Ranjith
January 29, 2009 at 8:42 am · Posted On Chennai, India ·
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There will be N number of rash drivers who drive all day in huge traffic both rashly and with over speed.
But you know Police will stop you on the OMR [newly constructed 4 lane Toll Road ] of Chennai @ 2 AM in the morning for driving at a speed little over 40 Kmph.
I think they want to safe guard the animals which sleep on the toll road @ nights !!!
Cheers - Ranjith
October 8, 2008 at 12:42 pm · Posted On Me MySelf, India ·
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Don’t ever use your HDFC Gold International card on an international currency. I don’t know why they levy a heavy charge of 3.5% on as currency conversion fee.
This is not done on the StanChart card.
When I called the customer care, they told that it is as per the policy. I don’t know why the hell then they call it an international card. It will be good if HDFC remove the name international from its Card.
Beware !!!
Cheers - Ranjith
