tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post116675493356965437..comments2023-11-05T17:30:43.108+05:30Comments on DAYLIGHT AGAIN: MERRY CHRISTMAS ! HO HO HO !raufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1168914799971201302007-01-16T08:03:00.000+05:302007-01-16T08:03:00.000+05:30Hi Rauf, hope you are having a great 2007. Here is...Hi Rauf, hope you are having a great 2007. Here is the link to my pelican post. Please feel free to use my link if you like.<BR/><BR/>Take care<BR/>-aamirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167818636653268472007-01-03T15:33:00.000+05:302007-01-03T15:33:00.000+05:30Thank you Mr. Barkath. Hope you enjoyed the holida...Thank you Mr. Barkath. Hope you enjoyed the holidays.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167776769544003202007-01-03T03:56:00.000+05:302007-01-03T03:56:00.000+05:30Found you over on Inihtar's blog. Wow... I'm so gl...Found you over on Inihtar's blog. Wow... I'm so glad I did. Your photography is beautiful, your thoughts entrancing.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167588802201216652006-12-31T23:43:00.000+05:302006-12-31T23:43:00.000+05:30Hope I would make it one day Bobbie. Thank you so ...Hope I would make it one day Bobbie. Thank you so much. I have watched a lot on the movies like easy rider. But the movies depict a rough and unpleasant picture of the bikers, which may not be true,<BR/>or exaggerating some minor groups or incidents.<BR/>I have met a few bikers here coming all the way from US and Eorope, not on Harley though, I found them to be very soft and friendly.<BR/><BR/>I go as a pillion on short rides to nearby villages with friends.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167588065970955802006-12-31T23:31:00.000+05:302006-12-31T23:31:00.000+05:30Ruth, my friends are sick and tired of my theories...Ruth, my friends are sick and tired of my theories, rest is based on my experience and observation. I have observed more kindness and compassion than indifference. I keep saying and everybody keeps saying that times have changed, people have changed, attitudes have changed. This is not what I see. Immediately after the tsunami struck there was such an overwhelming response that my state of Tamil nadu which was worst hit was not able to handle the immediate aid coming from all over the world at such a short time. They were not governmental contributions of money and food which came later but, this was a contribution coming at the individual level.<BR/>so many clothes blankets were piled up that there was no place to store them.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167571159833104902006-12-31T18:49:00.000+05:302006-12-31T18:49:00.000+05:30Thanks Rauf,If you ever head to the States, let us...Thanks Rauf,<BR/>If you ever head to the States, let us know. We'd love the opportunity to know you and my husband is always happy to talk about the bike and our adventures. I would say though that they are pretty mild compared to yours. I don't think either of us has ever traveled just for the sake of traveling. There is always a plan in place. We need to make that a goal for the future. <BR/>Happy New Year! BobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167532019297516422006-12-31T07:56:00.000+05:302006-12-31T07:56:00.000+05:30The stories of the kindness of strangers to you ar...The stories of the kindness of strangers to you are touching. You are privileged when you have received such tender thoughtfulness from someone who has nothing to gain. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167522603839670142006-12-31T05:20:00.000+05:302006-12-31T05:20:00.000+05:30Thank you Angeldust, I'll enjoy the season but not...Thank you Angeldust, I'll enjoy the season but not with a full belly. Full belly would make me lazy and I'll be sleeping all the time.<BR/><BR/>A full belly is a wish, a prayer, most needed for the people of my country Angeldust. This is what an Indian wants, not enlightenment, Nirvana or technology<BR/>Thank you so much Angeldust.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167505733065168542006-12-31T00:38:00.000+05:302006-12-31T00:38:00.000+05:30Just 'cuz you are in the middle of it all...Enjoy ...Just 'cuz you are in the middle of it all...<BR/>Enjoy "Season" with all the love, laughter, joy and a full belly!<BR/><BR/>Love and hugsAlicia M B Ballard StudioGaleriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330807567104236747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167494339163753642006-12-30T21:28:00.000+05:302006-12-30T21:28:00.000+05:30Waat You doings for New year e2dees ? just waiting...Waat You doings for New year e2dees ? just waiting for your resolutions. Going home this year should be at the top. When you comees you comees for good ?raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167492738633110402006-12-30T21:02:00.000+05:302006-12-30T21:02:00.000+05:30Thank you Nasra, I am honoured really. Once I sett...Thank you Nasra, I am honoured really. <BR/><BR/>Once I settle down i want to have a new photobucket album and upload my pictures under different subjects so that my blog friends can use them without seeking my permission.<BR/><BR/>Eid Mubaarak to you too and a very happy new yearraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167489811120455012006-12-30T20:13:00.000+05:302006-12-30T20:13:00.000+05:30Dear Caroline,Sorry for my late response, things a...Dear Caroline,<BR/>Sorry for my late response, things are still not alright for me.<BR/>We discover more and more about ourselves talking to strangers.<BR/><BR/>I have been asking around about the tattoo, nothing conclusive came up. This is a general belief.<BR/><BR/>the tattoo doesn't look like a fun tattoo, as you say it has some significance. This is what I think would have happened.<BR/><BR/>Villagers are normally very superstitious. As a child this girl would have suffered some chronic illness. They don't go to a hospital instead they go to faith healers. <BR/>'your child is possesed by an evil spirit'<BR/>They don't say the child is aneamic, give her good food and advise the parents to take the child to a hospital for a proper check up. Treatment is free in Government hospitals, but they have their own shortcomings.<BR/>so the faith healer comes up with an elaborate treatment lasting months. At the end of it he comes up with a sketch and tells the parents to get the child tattooed.<BR/>This tattoo is not a painless tatoo that you have seen Caroline. <BR/>It is done by pricking needles and it is very painful. The child forgets her problems. most of the problems are psychological. This sometimes works when the patient has complete faith in the quack.<BR/><BR/>I get shoulder pain due to constant dragging of the mouse. I know it goes away without treatment if I stay away from the computer for a while. So I travel.<BR/>One day a a friend of mine who acts in movies came to take pictures. She brought another man. i had shoulder pain. the man said he can cure it. I had doubts but did not want to hurt my friend. I said OK He took my thumb and rubbed it vigourously on the bone with something that looked like a ribbed metal pencil. It was so painful, I tried to withdraw my hand, tears rolling down my eyes with pain in my thumb. With this new pain i forgot about my shoulder pain. Its a trick. Actually that did not help my shoulder at all. The pain in the bone of my thumb lingered on for a couple of monthsraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167488243076137412006-12-30T19:47:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:47:00.000+05:30Thank you so much Krystyna, Hope your dreams come ...Thank you so much Krystyna, Hope your dreams come true too. I'll try to do my best.<BR/>Happy New year !raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167487309161831142006-12-30T19:31:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:31:00.000+05:30Owee sweet Boeey ! Yenna dee ?New year very cold ?...Owee sweet Boeey ! Yenna dee ?<BR/>New year very cold ? Keep yourself warm. Don't walk about the town like a ghost. Remember we planned to roam around as ghosts when we are dead ? But not in England, we go some other place.<BR/><BR/>Yes older people are more friendly and they respond. But I had very pleasant experiences with youngsters too. There is always some one to help when i am carrying my heavy bag.<BR/><BR/>Lots of love and Hugsraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167486739100381782006-12-30T19:22:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:22:00.000+05:30Nirmal, both of us have learnt a lot traveling tog...Nirmal, both of us have learnt a lot traveling together. We had bitter experiences too with strangers, we had fights, funny incidents but mostly pleasant experiences with strangers. Do you remember the friendly Homeopathy doctor on our way back from Agra ?raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167486433070595652006-12-30T19:17:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:17:00.000+05:30Thank you Kathy. Wish you all the joy in the world...Thank you Kathy. <BR/>Wish you all the joy in the world<BR/>Happy New year !raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167486348410774872006-12-30T19:15:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:15:00.000+05:30yes they are Miss Terri, thank you so muchWish you...yes they are Miss Terri, thank you so much<BR/>Wish you a very happy New year !raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167485471754327982006-12-30T19:01:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:01:00.000+05:30Happy New year Hayden !Happy New year Hayden !raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167485431963843012006-12-30T19:00:00.000+05:302006-12-30T19:00:00.000+05:30Hope the New year more and more inspiration to you...Hope the New year more and more inspiration to you Margie !<BR/>Happy new year!raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167485375557229632006-12-30T18:59:00.000+05:302006-12-30T18:59:00.000+05:30Thank you Suji, Wish you a very happy new year to ...Thank you Suji, Wish you a very happy new year to you too.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167485323922471062006-12-30T18:58:00.000+05:302006-12-30T18:58:00.000+05:30Thank you so much Mysti, I wish you and your famil...Thank you so much Mysti, I wish you and your family all the joy in the world and a very happy new year.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167485214532043762006-12-30T18:56:00.000+05:302006-12-30T18:56:00.000+05:30Thank you Bobbie !No I don't celeberate Christmas,...Thank you Bobbie !<BR/>No I don't celeberate Christmas, but I love to share and join the celeberation. I was invited for lunch and dinner. could go only for lunch and apologised to my friend who invited me for dinner.<BR/>some from old neighbourhood came looking for me and brought cakes and other goodies.<BR/><BR/>When you are on your Harley with your husband I would approach you and ask questions about the bike and the places you have visited. I would become a friend too. such a romantic adventure. My all time favourite book is ' Zen and the art of motorcycle maintainance' <BR/><BR/>True, elderly people and children always smile back.<BR/>Wish you and your husband a very happy new year and many pleasant adventures in the years to come.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167482278099896432006-12-30T18:07:00.000+05:302006-12-30T18:07:00.000+05:30I agree with you Ruth, Today people care. I was to...I agree with you Ruth, Today people care. I was touched by kindness from strangers so many times. I was having fever in a train to Chandigarh north India. A young Sikh (people who wear turbans) took me to his house, his mom and sister fed me washed my clothes. I was touched by their kindness. After a couple of weeks of trekking in the himalayas my camera bag was stolen. It was irritating, but I never felt the loss. I never felt the loss of the pictures too. I was upset and hurt because the address book in which the name address and the phone number of the Sikh family which took care of me was in the camera bag. There was no way of contacting them again. When I went to Chandigarh next time, I took an auto rickshaw and went around the town searching for the house. Chandigarh is a newly built town all sectors look alike. I was confused, I couldn't find the family. There have been many such incidents in my life when strangers have helped me.<BR/><BR/>people are different in different cities, so different that we can generalise them<BR/>People of Bombay are more patient and organised. Bangalore Hyderabad is completely disorganised. In Delhi, being the capital people need stricter laws. In my city of Chennai, the law enforcement is pretty bad and luckily people are more law abiding. The educated people seldom talk to strangers.<BR/>People are afraid of some loss. Since I travel a lot, as you say Ruth, people try to connect more and more. When they find that you are an outsider they usually strike a conversation. I have many pleasant memories, some surprises too. <BR/>'I never carry an umbrella' I told a stranger who got friendly with me on a train to Bombay who was on his way to Bahrain. After a couple of years there is a knock on my door, there he was with a big smile. I had forgotten about him. After a couple of big hugs we settled down. He brought a present for me, a japanese umbrella. I was in a state of shock.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167454591469459412006-12-30T10:26:00.001+05:302006-12-30T10:26:00.001+05:30Chinna, I can't keep quiet even if I want to in a ...Chinna, I can't keep quiet even if I want to in a village. Conversation with different people started in the bus itself on the way to kokrabellur. I was given a seat by an old man, I told him to sit. then three people got up asking me to sit. They took my bag and put it in a comfortable place near the bus driver, The way my bag was treated was very touching. It was like placing a baby in a cradle.<BR/><BR/>You must go there Chinna, since you speak kannada well. Evey one would come and speak to you.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18166829.post-1167444627529786862006-12-30T07:40:00.000+05:302006-12-30T07:40:00.000+05:30Hi Angeldust, Thank you so much, hope you had a wo...Hi Angeldust, Thank you so much, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. .<BR/><BR/>No, I don't celeberate anything but I enjoy watching people wearing new dress, celeberation, just too many in India. too many holidays. There are more holidays in India than anywher else in the world.<BR/>lots of love and hugsraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.com