14th May 2010, 00:25
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| Team-BHP Support   | GOA (Yet again) 2007 TRIP PICS CONTD Pic 1: Before anybody asks, NO. I did not use my long hands to take this photo - we placed the camera on the ledge and used the auto-timer.  Pic 2: This is what we came here for - the Agumbe ghat section!  Pic 3,4, 5 & 6: I cleverly took the cars keys from Jagga, and off we went through the ghat section. A few views on the way -     Pic 7: So was the 60 km/2 hour longer route worth it? Totally!  Pic 8: By the time we hit the Mangalore - Goa NH, it was already dark. And at that time, the mining trucks had made a mess of the national highway and progress was slow and painful.  Pic 9: We reached Goa late in the night and headed straight to Palolem Beach (where else?). The next day, at the beach -  Last edited by aah78 : 14th May 2010 at 20:30. Reason: Removed pic on request. |
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14th May 2010, 05:23
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14th May 2010, 05:43
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| Senior - BHPian  Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN
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| That's fantastic buddy, I'm loving it  . Good to see you back in action Smartcat. I loved the pics 13 & 43, another two of them for my desktop. |
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15th May 2010, 00:44
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| Team-BHP Support | Quote:
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GOA (Yet Again) 2007 TRIP PICS CONTD: Pic 1: After breakfast, we drove to Margao to meet up with my Pune friend "Kulman" & a localite "tigershark" (their nicknames in the stock market forum). The meeting point was the Margao soccer stadium.  Pic 2: We then drove down to restaurant at the Colva beach and had a long discussion on sensex, dividend yields, P/E ratios, growth prospects and management bandwidth.  Pic 3: Jagga too was quite interested in our conversation.  Pic 4: After a couple of hours, we went to another restaurant right next to the beach for an extra-long lunch. And oh, about a month after this meeting, the stock market crashed. And yes, all of us were busy building castles in the air at that time. From left: kulman, smartcat & tigershark. I won't be surprised if anybody reading this thread recognizes the other two characters - we do live in a small world   Pic 5 to 10: Mission accomplished, we went back to our el-cheapo lodge in Palolem. But we simply hate the NH in Goa - way too much traffic. So we took some secret empty roads that take will take us to Palolem from Margao.       | ||
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15th May 2010, 00:53
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| Senior - BHPian  | Quote:
 I am sad! I am not able to figure out what that means even though I have a degree in Economics & Management!  Being a software geek is awful! LOL! | |
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15th May 2010, 11:02
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| Team-BHP Support | We can't figure that out either - but that doesn't stop us from talking about it. And if we meet up, I'm going to talk about ignition timing, engine flushing & caster angles - but that doesn't mean I know anything about cars |
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15th May 2010, 13:27
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15th May 2010, 19:24
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Nice write-up smartcat; have been thoroughly enjoying reading it. Appreciate your self-effacing humour too. | |
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16th May 2010, 00:49
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I'm more of a cruiser, rather than a bruiser. More Capt Jack Sparrow, less Jack The Ripper. I'm a lover, not a fighter Quote:
GOA (Yet Again) 2007 TRIP PICS (CONCLUDING PART) Pic 1 & 4: More empty rural Goa roads, Chameli & the Sunset - windows down, camera/hands/sometimes head outside the car and a 40 kmph cruise with no music.     Pic 5: The next day, we left Goa for Bangalore. As a rule, since we don't take the same route back, we took the usual Goa - Hubli - Bangalore road this time.  Pic 6 & 7: Tehelka type spy shots -> These are the iron ore mines & trucks that cause all the mayhem on our highways.   Pic 8: Jagga marking his territory.  Pic 9: I took over the wheels once we got to the Mumbai - Bangalore NH.  Pic 10: And then, he complains to the mechanic that his Splendour gives only 25 km/litre on highways.  Pic 11: Jagga's "Ferrari Towel" being dried on the backseat of the car. He is also a proud owner of "Donald Duck Towel".  Pic 12: Our car was doing about 30 kmph while the truck was doing around 20 kmph. I couldn't swerve to the right, because there was another truck coming on the right hand side.  Pic 13: So I just waited a bit, put the right indicator, moved to the right hand side of the road & gunned the accelerator. Now what did you expect? Another Munnar?   Pic 14: Reached Bangalore by around 8:00 PM  Last edited by SmartCat : 16th May 2010 at 01:01. | ||
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19th May 2010, 14:06
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19th May 2010, 14:13
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19th May 2010, 14:28
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| BHPian  | @ Smartcat - where are you ? You have not updated the post since 16th  .... Common buddy get them going your way.. we would love to see them |
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19th May 2010, 15:10
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| Team-BHP Support | Yeah, doing some serious hardcore research work on car rankings - taking up all my free time. |
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19th May 2010, 17:50
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| BHPian | Keep us posted on the Sedan ranking after your analysis ....  |
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20th May 2010, 17:56
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| Senior - BHPian | Quote:
BTW, what more damage can he do to that truck? LOL Seems like you are very busy with the analysis threads. Hope you continue this thread soon! Last edited by pulsar56 : 20th May 2010 at 17:57. | |
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