tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post2648939258791470067..comments2023-06-19T21:28:27.167+05:30Comments on Title Intentionally Left Bank: Elections? Really?SMMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-76494328818542528802009-05-13T15:09:00.000+05:302009-05-13T15:09:00.000+05:30hey Mumbai Diva...your parents stay in Aardee City...hey Mumbai Diva...your parents stay in Aardee City? That's pretty close o where I stay.<br /><br />In fact even now, the road is dug up that side and on a certain stretch just after Aardee City, there is a local bazar which sits so we have to tackle people, their mud pots which for some reason are placed right at the edge of the curb, kids, dogs, cows, broken down road, blocked entrances etc.SMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-51618065000404134552009-05-12T12:09:00.000+05:302009-05-12T12:09:00.000+05:30kachra chowk, anaath road...goodness, things are r...kachra chowk, anaath road...goodness, things are rather dismal. My parents stay at Aardee City. Till some time back there were no street lights on that entire road going towards sector <br />56. I still remember a time, I think about 4 years back, we all collected on that main road in front of the two malls in protest against the electricity situation.Magical Homeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571337569306994492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-80421859135366443112009-05-08T16:46:00.000+05:302009-05-08T16:46:00.000+05:30agar tum election ke din vote nahin kar rahe ho to...agar tum election ke din vote nahin kar rahe ho to tum so rahe ho....<br /><br />SMM & I - we slept well!!!Arjunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203981203578698788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-19482215670915034462009-05-08T16:42:00.000+05:302009-05-08T16:42:00.000+05:30Raven...this happens in the US too? Wow, that's co...Raven...this happens in the US too? Wow, that's comforting to know. I thought it was confined to India onlySMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-46476692594584735832009-05-08T16:41:00.000+05:302009-05-08T16:41:00.000+05:30Hey A...I agree. There is much potential in Gurgao...Hey A...I agree. There is much potential in Gurgaon and the residents are also willing to arrange for funds but the politicians are just not interested only. One entire area goes unacknowledged because of the great urban rural divide which is so visible in GurgaonSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-12003269428618657092009-05-08T16:20:00.000+05:302009-05-08T16:20:00.000+05:30Hey Pallavi...quite a few multinationals do have t...Hey Pallavi...quite a few multinationals do have their hub here in Gurgaon but many are allegedly planning to shift out because of the lack of infrastructureSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-35727804098075045292009-05-08T15:02:00.000+05:302009-05-08T15:02:00.000+05:30Heyyy... so i am visitng after gazillion years..sa...Heyyy... so i am visitng after gazillion years..sawrrriiis... been crazy at work! :( and i soooo agree with the bad roads and the weird names! lol.. PS: i am from the NEw Gurgaon too! ;)<br /><br />but i caught up on all the posts u wrote since i visited last and I likey Likey all! :)Tanu Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508904482257122797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-54643729393409807632009-05-07T02:14:00.000+05:302009-05-07T02:14:00.000+05:30The Bong in me had to come and visit this lover of...The Bong in me had to come and visit this lover of rice-mashed potato-with mustard oil! You cant NOT be a Bong too!!! ;)))<br /><br />Coming to your blog post, I too have heard that gurgaon is all glitter and no depth....<br />btw, like your template!Sharmistha Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-74306168101474235732009-05-06T22:28:00.000+05:302009-05-06T22:28:00.000+05:30hmm.. is'nt disillusionment a part of the electora...hmm.. is'nt disillusionment a part of the electoral process.. even if we vote, will it make a difference. But living 1000's of miles away in a foreign land, I say go and vote. It may not make life better, but atleast you know you did the right thingAnuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722078605063216829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-20401406284067572782009-05-05T22:36:00.000+05:302009-05-05T22:36:00.000+05:30Hope you find your polling place and get to cast y...Hope you find your polling place and get to cast your vote. It really is shocking how in this day and age nations like India and the US continue to fail to make voting easy. It's disillusioning and comforting both to know that my country isn't the only one that's really screwed up.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-43879554556596675902009-05-05T22:27:00.000+05:302009-05-05T22:27:00.000+05:30Gurgoan is pretty sad from the commute perspective...Gurgoan is pretty sad from the commute perspective. There is so much scope to make is a model township. It's like a blank convas for a politician, yet no one seems to care. I would not want to live in gurgoan.Just call me 'A'https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437889798367894323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-58683458460240418662009-05-05T18:50:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:50:00.000+05:30OMG ! And I thought all of Gurgaon was well develo...OMG ! And I thought all of Gurgaon was well developed as many IT companies have hubs there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-66062560265862246732009-05-05T18:22:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:22:00.000+05:30Hey Aditya...that's not a bad idea. However the is...Hey Aditya...that's not a bad idea. However the issue of lack of infrastructure in Gurgaon has already been covered by alot of mainstream mediaSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-88431388698469379902009-05-05T18:21:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:21:00.000+05:30Harini...tell me what's your take after your 18 :)...Harini...tell me what's your take after your 18 :)<br /><br />Anyway, even at 17, you can still have an opinion. I was pretty opinionated about the Indian political system at 17 - guess that's cuz I'm a Bong and a Political Science student too :PSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-77943214670537686532009-05-05T18:20:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:20:00.000+05:30Hey Preeti...even I sued to think the same when I ...Hey Preeti...even I sued to think the same when I had first come - that Gurgaon is all dazzle, bu its only now after living here that we see the emptiness beneath the dazzleSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-19763574438049313872009-05-05T18:19:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:19:00.000+05:30J...isisn't it sad that we don't get surprised by ...J...isisn't it sad that we don't get surprised by this considering that we are one of the the biggest democracies in the world?SMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-52521774327094513602009-05-05T18:18:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:18:00.000+05:30Tanuj...I did try to see if my name figures in the...Tanuj...I did try to see if my name figures in the elctoral roll but the site rarely opens and when it does, it generally hangsSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-73130466124199753522009-05-05T18:16:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:16:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.SMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-36726747990456018192009-05-05T18:05:00.000+05:302009-05-05T18:05:00.000+05:30get someone to cover it as a special interest item...get someone to cover it as a special interest item on TV. would be cool. maybe even MTV wassap. voice of youngistan and all.Adihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600878779983816929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-47438319689115702009-05-05T15:11:00.000+05:302009-05-05T15:11:00.000+05:30well im 17 so i cant be blamed for not wanting to ...well im 17 so i cant be blamed for not wanting to vote.♪♪Happy Go Lucky♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/01269515158933060231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-8384680279796640812009-05-05T14:12:00.000+05:302009-05-05T14:12:00.000+05:30I didnt know that Gurgaon was so bad. I have been ...I didnt know that Gurgaon was so bad. I have been there only twice and have seen only thr glamour and glitter part of it.<br />Cheers<br />preetiPreeti Shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626823872300694608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-58316424350697835612009-05-04T20:11:00.000+05:302009-05-04T20:11:00.000+05:30Wow, that really is a shame. But not surprised eit...Wow, that really is a shame. But not surprised either.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968098471968377487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-890701283743129822009-05-04T16:37:00.000+05:302009-05-04T16:37:00.000+05:30You know that the election commission of India's w...You know that the election commission of India's website isn't function in these times of polls.Cool,eh?Tanuj Lakhinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444220810959564412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-52087712131429314682009-05-04T15:54:00.000+05:302009-05-04T15:54:00.000+05:30Hey Ria...I did hear about the dismal turnout in M...Hey Ria...I did hear about the dismal turnout in Mumbai. Guess it was because of the long weekend and heat.Let em first find out where my voting centre is though I very mch doubt that my name would be in the electoral rollSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745898500925564073.post-29643383160330730442009-05-04T15:18:00.000+05:302009-05-04T15:18:00.000+05:30Well said babe!!ditto mumbai, this is how the elec...Well said babe!!ditto mumbai, this is how the elections went here too! Do lemme know abt the turn out there. Coz the turn out in Mumbai was pretty dismal this time.Riàhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522045043501343739noreply@blogger.com