tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post2535979748658793798..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: Bangalore Life: A Bus Ride and a Lingering MemoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-24437168710125348052009-10-07T18:49:06.413-04:002009-10-07T18:49:06.413-04:00And this is for your readers in India:
http://ind...And this is for your readers in India:<br /><br />http://indiahelps.blogspot.com/2009/10/flood-relief-for-andhra-pradesh-and.html<br /><br />Thanks again!:)<br />-Mmallikamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061998966045324006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-44758276507808456092009-10-07T16:55:26.481-04:002009-10-07T16:55:26.481-04:00Sujatha,
Thanks for offering to post this. Here...Sujatha,<br />Thanks for offering to post this. Here's the NPO info:<br /><br />If you live in the United States, you can donate online using:<br /><br />http://www.aidindia.org<br /><br />If you live in Bangalore(donations could be in cash or in the form of items such as groceries, blankets, medicine),<br /><br />All the info is here:<br /><br />http://www.sochara.org/<br /><br />http://mallikamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061998966045324006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-14266642754934090822009-10-07T08:58:08.587-04:002009-10-07T08:58:08.587-04:00Mallika, that sounds like a great idea! Thanks for...Mallika, that sounds like a great idea! Thanks for suggesting it. Please give me the NGO contact info, I'll put up a post.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-85702175216704405362009-10-06T14:14:09.430-04:002009-10-06T14:14:09.430-04:00Sujatha,
Another note..I do have a couple of NPOs...Sujatha,<br /><br />Another note..I do have a couple of NPOs(one of them US based) that are taking donations towards flood relief efforts. I just wanted to get recommendations before I decide which one to go with. You're a wonderful writer..and you have a great audience..if you could blog about the floods or even call attention to it. I can provide you with the info I have for people to send mallikamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061998966045324006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-13802888609511346152009-10-06T14:07:02.782-04:002009-10-06T14:07:02.782-04:00Thanks, Sujatha. BTW, having younger kids than you...Thanks, Sujatha. BTW, having younger kids than you by no means means I may be younger than you:)<br /><br />-Mallikamallikamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061998966045324006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-15294763412082795372009-10-06T07:37:05.776-04:002009-10-06T07:37:05.776-04:00Jawahara, thank you!
M, :)
Mallika, I've ask...Jawahara, thank you!<br /><br />M, :)<br /><br />Mallika, I've asked and will post a comment as soon as I get some info.<br /><br />Shoba, thank you!<br /><br />Jinksy, Sriram, glad you liked it!<br /><br />Braja, if there is another place like that, would sure like to visit it! :)Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-33818540252447042882009-10-05T20:11:14.943-04:002009-10-05T20:11:14.943-04:00You simply do not get this kind of daily event any...You simply do not get this kind of daily event anywhere but India :)))♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-79008765465326316692009-10-05T17:28:42.992-04:002009-10-05T17:28:42.992-04:00Hahaha. Really funny!Hahaha. Really funny!Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444683258454736935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-57862262144449031742009-10-05T15:29:03.278-04:002009-10-05T15:29:03.278-04:00How I loved this fun look at life, thanks!How I loved this fun look at life, thanks!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-79953226502182209232009-10-05T14:56:00.190-04:002009-10-05T14:56:00.190-04:00First time arriving here. You have a nice space. T...First time arriving here. You have a nice space. This post brought back fond memories of school days.shobahttp://suroba.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-78111265800678518792009-10-05T14:07:02.597-04:002009-10-05T14:07:02.597-04:00Sujatha,
Kind of off topic, but do you know of a ...Sujatha,<br /><br />Kind of off topic, but do you know of a reliable way to donate towards the Karnataka flood situation? I noticed some links on your blog to NPOs in Bangalore. I thought you may know.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />-Mallikamallikamthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061998966045324006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-24810915224864603112009-10-05T11:40:11.452-04:002009-10-05T11:40:11.452-04:00LOLOL! Lovely start to the week for me, thanks!
...LOLOL! Lovely start to the week for me, thanks! <br /><br />MWM is home ground for me, so very familiar - and naturally I went to school in the opposite direction, heading towards Vidhana Soudha instead! <br /><br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-88761052710830975742009-10-05T09:46:45.635-04:002009-10-05T09:46:45.635-04:00What a perfect capturing of a glimpse of regular I...What a perfect capturing of a glimpse of regular Indian everyday life. What made it so much fun to read was the peek at the humor that makes it all worthwhile...and makes life fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934380378741960230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-80416103874594286582009-10-05T09:09:22.721-04:002009-10-05T09:09:22.721-04:00@Kavi, I thought you might!
@Tessa, thank you and...@Kavi, I thought you might!<br /><br />@Tessa, thank you and I shall be glad to oblige!<br /><br />@Kiran, thank you for visiting my blog. I'm glad the post brought good memories. And yeah, car rides are way less fun, but a tad more comfortable. :)<br /><br />@Seo, things sure have changed. Now the buses actually have doors!<br /><br />@Janine, thank you! So glad you had a laugh. :)<br /><br Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-26968174729742402772009-10-05T07:56:16.127-04:002009-10-05T07:56:16.127-04:00@ Choxy and Mallika, that's funny! Most times ...@ Choxy and Mallika, that's funny! Most times the drivers and conductors were grumpy, but there were some who were stand-up comics in the making. :)<br /><br />@ Sands, glad this brought back memories, all good I hope!. :) What did Meg say?<br /><br />@ Mallika, yup. Two years at Stella Maris. But I bet your friends are much younger than me. Man, that IISc campus was gorgeous. Went there for Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-7790016874255378142009-10-05T05:06:02.956-04:002009-10-05T05:06:02.956-04:00LOL! Stella Marris ? I was closeby - in Cluny myse...LOL! Stella Marris ? I was closeby - in Cluny myself :)<br />Bus rides were always fun, there used to be this conductor on bus 82 who used to speak only in pucca kannada and we would be in peals of laughter everytime he said Vrutha and Smashana (HarishChandra Ghat -remember?) etcSunita Venkatachalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999860004277224419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-20425244258961857892009-10-05T05:04:52.181-04:002009-10-05T05:04:52.181-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sunita Venkatachalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999860004277224419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-84620722102285683502009-10-04T05:48:37.988-04:002009-10-04T05:48:37.988-04:00I visit Bangalore every year, my Uncle lives in Ma...I visit Bangalore every year, my Uncle lives in Malleswaram and my parents own a house in Banashankari. But I have no idea about school life there, though heard Bishop Cotton to be coolPesto Saucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644344820243182801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-4034601585726784152009-10-04T05:02:25.048-04:002009-10-04T05:02:25.048-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Nagesh.MVShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16412862342375198104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-36185311892333851952009-10-04T01:42:07.062-04:002009-10-04T01:42:07.062-04:00Ah.. Bangalore! I myself do have mixed memories fr...Ah.. Bangalore! I myself do have mixed memories from the place... I visited as a tiny little tourist with my parents in 1984, and I lived there for a year in 2004-05.. You write with such fondness about the place... a very vivid narrative about the bus ride! Riding buses in India has traditionally been a pain.. but recently I have woken up to limited edition chartered buses (at least in Delhi, ISGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-22449899635149489752009-10-04T01:12:02.591-04:002009-10-04T01:12:02.591-04:00Oh my gosh, I can't even manage!Oh my gosh, I can't even manage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-55999023566415561252009-10-03T14:28:10.220-04:002009-10-03T14:28:10.220-04:00ROFL...AND you tell this so very well! You are a t...ROFL...AND you tell this so very well! You are a terrific writer, Sujatha! I love your description in this piece...you are so talented! ~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-34509102571285749032009-10-03T12:33:58.079-04:002009-10-03T12:33:58.079-04:00Hi Sujatha, I arrived here from Desipundit. This w...Hi Sujatha, I arrived here from Desipundit. This was a nostalfic post. I used to go to college by BMTC (formerly BTS :D) .. but now I drive to work. I miss the umpteen anecdotes on the buses!<br /><br />To add to that, just yesterday I had my college alumni meet; so this post could not have come at a better time :)<br /><br />Keep blogging!Kiranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127226413109512324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-87824195114122974822009-10-03T12:20:53.428-04:002009-10-03T12:20:53.428-04:00HOOT! I'm wiping away tears of laughter as I w...HOOT! I'm wiping away tears of laughter as I write! What a wonderful story, beautifully told. I was absolutely 'in the moment' thanks to the clarity of the picture you evoked. You really do write superbly well, Sujatha - more fabulous memories of childhood, please. That was sheer magic!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-21954773297742892202009-10-03T12:19:21.764-04:002009-10-03T12:19:21.764-04:00LOL ! Having lived in Bangalore for a long while.....LOL ! Having lived in Bangalore for a long while..i can relate to all what you say !!<br /><br />good fun reading this !<br /><br />:)Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.com