tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post110621071082273340..comments2023-07-21T17:24:24.000+05:30Comments on in search of "forty two": The road trip (Part 1)bottled-imphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877444468704001032noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106284044119451792005-01-21T10:37:00.000+05:302005-01-21T10:37:00.000+05:30dmx thanx for the comment. but if the stuff was ge...dmx thanx for the comment. but if the stuff was genuinely veg coloured, it cannot be cheap. for rs. 10, i purchased a small bell at the source. for rs.1000 i had a small basket of toys. in chennai i have seen them at design stores, temple tree, dakshina chitra and certainly not at the government shops.bottled-imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877444468704001032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106283003125374482005-01-21T10:20:00.000+05:302005-01-21T10:20:00.000+05:30buck, staying away from india for two whole years....buck, staying away from india for two whole years... that a real long time. i am in awe of people who love to be in india but still manage to stay away for long periods. i know it is not eay... i cannot stay beyond a year.bottled-imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877444468704001032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106282203537881212005-01-21T10:06:00.000+05:302005-01-21T10:06:00.000+05:30hey cec, calling me names you @!@#@! :))) and ab...hey cec, calling me names you @!@#@! :))) and about the Q u asked in my previous blog, no i dont keep journals. i wish i was disciplined enough to do so but i am more happy chatting with people and later surf channels in the hotel room. <br /><br />ano, thank you for the kind words but on the other hand did you not like my bait? ;-))) i thought they are nice pics. <br /><br />oops fizz, as i said on DB, i do know that you are a first and foremost a hyderabadi :)) but wanted to know where you studied telugu as you once mentioned you know things like 'shastitatpurusha samasam' (which incidentally i completely forgot after my inter telugu exam). so now i know that you lurked in the same regions i was in.bottled-imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877444468704001032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106268242227780652005-01-21T06:14:00.000+05:302005-01-21T06:14:00.000+05:30dude...i am soooo jealous of u...can't visit india...dude...i am soooo jealous of u...can't visit india for at least 2 more yrs...grrrrbuckwaasurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105271940553979730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106246136151804762005-01-21T00:05:00.000+05:302005-01-21T00:05:00.000+05:30imp, do u really need to dangle bait? we're ever-h...imp, do u really need to dangle bait? we're ever-hungry for your documented wanderings! :))thoughtrakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225922183980628691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106244666270600572005-01-20T23:41:00.000+05:302005-01-20T23:41:00.000+05:30i'm getting terribly repetitive here, but i really...i'm getting terribly repetitive here, but i really enjoy these languorous travelogues of yours...keep 'em blogs coming,dude...<br /><br />on the down-side,damn! haven't been to a single one of the places you mentioned :((...i dream of doing a road-trip of india on bike some day...until then,have to settle with calling you a lucky @$%^!...:))CogitoErgoConfusumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452737553109405675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106240827200369592005-01-20T22:37:00.000+05:302005-01-20T22:37:00.000+05:30hey thanx ssm. you are quite generous with your pr...hey thanx ssm. you are quite generous with your praise :)) maybe i could put up the pics on yahoo or perhaps create another blog on blogspot just for the album... and yes, the toys in the pic are all natural coloured. the whole process of adding colour to lacquer is extremely interesting to watch.<br /><br />lol GS. you never fail to put a smile on my face with ur comments. wonder what you daydreamed about? anyway am waiting for that intelligent sounding comment of yours :))))<br /><br />fizz, lady u grew up in that part of the world? am pleasantly surprised. always thought u were a hyderabadi. good to know that the blog has brought back nice memories for you. if you have ever visited E and if you visit it now, there is hardly any change in this village. still extremely dusty, still filled with cart loads of sugarcane... about the crafts there are still about 200 families working in the craft<br /><br />thanx void. or rather <I> "thank you very much" </I> ;-))<br /><br />lol resh. i have recently seen the new chennapatna toys. they are brilliant with that dull matt finish. few years ago, they tried to produce products that are similar to Etikoppaka but the quality was poor. Right now I dont know the story behind the new toys that C is producing but someone seems to have put in lot of effort into it. however, C toys are chemical colours so you have to check if they are non toxic.bottled-imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877444468704001032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106237795157210992005-01-20T21:46:00.000+05:302005-01-20T21:46:00.000+05:30the energy of the day has gotten to me!! wanna com...the energy of the day has gotten to me!! wanna comment before i read :-D<br /><br />lovely pictures - reminds me of the wood and clay toys i bought from chanpattaNa - a famous toy making region in karnataka. my india trip was hightlighted by the number of toys i bought where ever i went!! promise to come back and read the whole blog :-)<br /><br />and Sunny - that was a super comment - i am still grinning!! :-))))Reshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476920058056288945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868912.post-1106235884314271372005-01-20T21:14:00.000+05:302005-01-20T21:14:00.000+05:30nice desc, imp and gorgeous photos.. damn man! how...nice desc, imp and gorgeous photos.. damn man! how I wish to go there now :(voidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898314673685149821noreply@blogger.com