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In a while, automobile...

Life has me by the proverbial family jewels* as it is wont to every now and then. Hang on while I wrestle myself out of its grip...

[* Update - Er, if you're under 18, are reading this post with a parent somewhere in the vicinity or are simply offended by somewhat direct (but rather amusing) references to certain parts of the male anatomy, don't click that link now. Come back on your 18th birthday or when mum's left the room! =) ]

Attack of the Killer Gs!

Eeeyaaarggghhh! 50 freakin' Gmail invites! Don't even tell me why you want it...just tell me where!

Update: I've begun to dump my Gmail invites, happy in the hope that they will be distributed among the starving millions. [Thanks, Madman.]

Maine in India

(In) Maine and/or Massachusetts:
Always stop for cows in the road.

(In) India:
Same rule. But, if you have any snacks in the car, share them with the cow. He could be your great-great-great grandfather.

And more from a tongue-in-cheek and very funny piece on why driving in India and Maine / Massachusetts, New England is so similar...or different, depending on which way you look at it.

Leaving you a'maze'd...

I'm going to be AWOL for the next couple of days, so here's something to keep you busy in the meantime.

(Drive)Blog of the Day

Ah, the simple joys of life! So what if I'm getting ground into the dust by a couple of gentlemen holding forth on seafood and policy reform respectively?⁺ Today it's me (and just me) that gets to be Blog of the Day at Blogstreet India.

⁺ Hey, if my suffering is too much for you to take, you could still vote and make it go away, you know? =)

Rock the Vote!

Monday morning blues? Fat chance!

This blog has been nominated in the Best Topical Indiblog category at the 2004 Indibloggies - the (unofficial?) Indian weblog awards. Winners are chosen by popular vote. If you think this blog has what it takes to deserve your vote, please take a minute to head over here and do what you heart tells you to. =)

The link that goes directly to the Best Topical Indiblog poll is here.

The nomination itself apart, it feels pretty damn good to be counted among some of India's blogging bigwigs like Yazad Jal, Madhu Menon and the SEA-EAT Blog. May the best blog win.

Today is 'My Car Day'

On this very day, 21 years ago, the first Maruti car rolled out of the factory workshop and into the hands of her expectant owner. To celebrate that momentous...er, moment in Indian automobile history, Maruti and Archies are commemorating December 14 as 'My Car Day'.

So go ahead: while no one's watching today, go give your car a nice, big hug. You know you want to. =)

Star of Pakistan

The 'Sitara' is Pakistan's first truly indigenous motor car (I use the term loosely) and the Habib Group, the promoters of the project, are hoping that it will be the star of their fortunes. Inspite of being designed with the sole objective of being an affordable car (it's priced at about 1,26,500 Pakistan rupees), it comes with a few added frills - seatbelts and soft padding all over! And the clincher has to be the fuel efficiency promise of 25 kilometers to the litre.

Do NOT miss the 'Click for Roof Option' link on the homepage. =)

This dealer net works!

It's refreshing to see the initiative taken by Advaith Hyundai, one of Hyundai's dealers in Bangalore, in establishing an independent presence on the Internet. A far cry from some of the other dealers who can be a nightmare to find information about online, Advaith has a pretty snazzy site that would give even the parent company's home on the web a run for it's money.

BS Motoring does the CR-V

How the heck do you get away with calling the new Honda CR-V a sedan? Anyways, going by the way this review of Ver 2.0 of what is, in my opinion, India's best looking SUV reads, Honda has succeeded in making an already awesome product even better.

Update: "Honda Siel Cars calls it the Creative Life Vehicle. Whatever."