A Temple of Hospitality

Couple of days ago I noticed the sign board of a neighbourhood police station which carried the text "Police Station Chikkadapally - A temple of Hospitality". Wow! what a punch line. :) I wonder what they mean when they call it a temple of hospitality?! May be the CI (Circle Inspector) is the god of hospitality. :)

God of Hospitality (CI) - "Aayiye! Aayiye! Rowdy saab. Kaise hain aap? Kaise aana hua?"

Rowdy - "Bas aapki dua hai. Sab theek hai. Bas aise hee ek muder ho gaya apne haathon toh aana pada."

GoH - "Acha! Acha! Bahut khushi ki baat hai ki kam se kam is bahaane toh aapke darshan hue. Kya lenge aap? Chai? Coffee? Cool Drink?"

R - "Bas kuch nahi abhi 'peeke' aa raha hun."

GoH - "Arey! aise kaise chalega. Aap bahut dinon baad aaye hain kuch na kuch toh lena hee padega."

R - "Acha theek hai aap insist karte hain toh thoda Fanta pee leta hun."

GoH - "Ajee Three Not Two saab jara Rowdy sir ke liye ek Fanta aur mere liye ek Chaai laa deejiyega jara."

302 - "Jee Sir! Abhi laaya with pleasure."

GoH - "Aur kahiye sir, kya haal hai? Beewi bacche sab sahi salaamat toh hain na!?"

R - "Bas sab theek hain. Bacche aapko yaad karte rehte hain. Jab mereko pichli baar woh chori ke case mein andar hona pada toh aap unko exhibition leke gaye the. Useeke baare mein yaad karte rehte hain."

GoH - "Accha hai! Is baar toh aap bade lambe time ke liye hamaare mehmaan rahenge toh hum phir se unko ek doh baar aur le jaa sakte hain exhibition aur movies."

302 - "Yeh leejiye sir aapka Fanta! Aur aapki Chaai. Aaaj kal aap eid kaa chaand ho gaye hain rowdy sir kahi dikhteich nahi :)"

Rowdy - "Kya bataaoon Three Not Two saab phursat hee khaan milti hai in duniya ke jhamelon se. "

GoH - "Acha 302 jarra woh AC aur double bed waala cell saab ke liye saaph karwwadeejiye. Saab abhi thief se murderer promote ho gaye hain."

302 - "Acha! Aisaa? Kya saab aap bole hee nahi. Party kab hai rowdy saab?"

I could go on and on with the episode but, I think it's enough ridicule for one day. :) As you can see the photograph is a little blurred as a result of the usage of full zoom on my camera. I didn't want to visit the inner sanctum of the "Temple of Hospitality" so I kept my distance while taking the snap. :)

/PhaKuDi

The Gibraltar Experience

Gibraltar is not a place most people would want to have on their wish list of places to see. It's very small and a fair half of this smallness is a huge rock of limestone. So you get the picture!? The place is so small that there are only 2 main roads that run through the whole length of the country and the next country (Spain) is a shout away. Strictly speaking only one road of the afore mentioned two has the capability of handling vehicular traffic but, just not to belittle the place let's say it has two main roads - Queen's Way Quay and the Main Street. It has 4 major hotels and an air field with a runway that cuts across the road that leads to the border and into Spain. Irrespective of it's size Gibraltar has a great bit of history associated with it and it's geographical placement and the rock hold a place in the Battle of Trafalgar and in the world war -II. Apart from the rock, the world war-II tunnels and the Stalagmite formations the country is also famous for it's tobacconists, perfumeries and liquor stores. Heaven for a drunkard like me :D. Here are some of my memories from the previous trip. I hope to gather some more on my impending trip too.

Gatwick Airport London 

view of the spanish coast enroute Gibraltar 

view from the balcony 

sunil and rushi 

The first groggy morning in Gibraltar :) 

Our office. Whenever there's a cruise boat in Gibraltar you can see it lazily float by that window 

On time in office :) 

Late to office on the first day and happy about it :) 

The sights of the office window - definite stress relievers. 

Kalpana's apartment 

Tomato Curry for Sunday Brunch! 

To go to spain or to attend to server crashes over phone is the question. :) Kalpana, Rushi, Venu and Koti. 

Hydraulic jack powered toy shop oepning up :) 

One of the lager + dance joints in the fair at La Linea 

The Rock of Gibraltar as seen from the Eastern Beach in La Linea. See the Monarch flight to London ready for take off on the Gibraltar runway? 

Telepizza on main street La Linea, Spain. If you are a vegetarian you better know Spanish to order a pizza or else you might end up with Anchovies instead of Olives. Better thing would be to use the sign language and point them the toppings you want on the menu card. 

Ragged Staff Apartment Complex by the Night 

Europa Point, the southern most tip of Europe. One can see 3 countries and 2 continents from the spot details of which are on the map. 

The Last Shop in Europe at the Europa Point :) 

Koti's apartment. 

View of the Marina Bay from the balcony of Koti's apartment. 

View from the Water Gardens apartment. The tall building with all the blue construction glass is where our office is.  

Venu boiling milk in Koti's new apartment on the "Gruha Pravesham" ceremony. Also seen in the picture are 2 tall bottles of Whisky and Red Wine respectively which me and koti managed to empty post puja and some pet puja while Rushi and Venu accompanied us with their usual doses of beer. :) 

Enroute Puerto Banus 

Enroute Puerto Banus - on Auto pista @ 120 mph :)