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Caught by Cops – Part 3

Das — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:31:58 +0000

This one is recent, on our way back from one our friend’s places late friday night I get stopped by a squad checking for DUI somewhere in Koramangala. I stop without a fuss, I drink on very rare occasions, so no sweat there.

Cop: “Stop, come out, I have to smell you!!”

Seriously!!

Fast and Furious

Das — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:05:00 +0000

Apple – Movie Trailers – Fast and Furious – Featurette.

Fast and Furious - Poster

The much eagerly awaited 4th installment of Fast and Furious is out, and this time it has Vin Diesel in it. Has more punch, more style, more action, and from the clips available on Apple, looks like it has more open road stunts as well.

Probably a good movie to target this summer.

For those of you wondering what is this? (Zzzzz!!?)

Well, Fast and the Furious series of films have been hitting the theaters since 2001. There selling point, cars, speed, engine modifications and everything automobile, a little over the top Hollywood style, but who cares. They are just fun.

When you go and watch this, just don’t think of the story-line, there’s probably not much in it anyway, just go for the alloys rims, go for the handbrake turns, go for all those other things which are not recommended and legal on streets.

Have fun. Trivia and Nostalgia is here at IMDB

Observed on M.G.Road, Bangalore

Das — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:05:56 +0000

A few days back I was walking down M.G.Road killing time while the car was at the service station on St. Marks Road. Well, that’s not the main story.

As usual, I walk down till Cafe Coffee Day under the Bombay Store, get me a Cappuccino and walk around. I spot two women who come out of Bombay Store and confidently walk towards a car, a Black Suzuki Alto, and try to open in. They try for sometime and give up.

Suzuki Alto (or Maruti Alto, 4 door version of the same)

Hyundai Santro, they are close, but not really that close when put on the road.

One of them spots something down the road and they have a small discussion. Post this they start walking towards a Black Hyundai Santro parked about 40 meters down the road, facing the other way. She tries the key, and this time the door opens.

Quick question?

How different is a Santro from an Alto? Well, a lot, its larger, higher, and looks completely different. And in this case it was even facing the other way.

I was amazed at how someone can mixup their own car for some other car, of some other make and model, and parked facing some other way. And at 11 AM in the morning, it’s unpardonable.