tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post4528367421952790996..comments2023-03-25T16:06:40.834+05:30Comments on carbon cluster: Of travelouges and apparent threats...Rahul Bhatnagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041710934989980206noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-28894607055684666582011-12-07T05:48:19.827+05:302011-12-07T05:48:19.827+05:30@Zeba: I know I'm like half a year late on thi...@Zeba: I know I'm like half a year late on this, but sorry, my bad. :)<br /><br /><br />@bluebutterbeer: So can I, but every single time I touch them, it reminds me of the smirks my Chinese friends would exchange over how hard I was trying! So yeah, it's NOT a great experience.<br /><br />@Shivani: Here's some advice, next time someone from Assam messages you TRY REMEMBERING WHO IT CAN BE!Rahul Bhatnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041710934989980206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-45626974528684132562011-12-03T16:17:34.034+05:302011-12-03T16:17:34.034+05:30I miss you!I miss you!imperfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530639675589063001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-21691008331875840092011-10-06T15:24:59.888+05:302011-10-06T15:24:59.888+05:30You're right about chopsticks. They are tough ...You're right about chopsticks. They are tough to manage, which makes me all the more proud that I *can* eat rice using them. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-77946626879881267662011-08-09T06:47:07.576+05:302011-08-09T06:47:07.576+05:30I said I am NOT looking forward to going back home...I said I am NOT looking forward to going back home. And I swear on my last flavored yogurt that this is the truth. :-)Zebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231653148423352990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-38569543355973198372011-08-08T20:45:41.360+05:302011-08-08T20:45:41.360+05:30@Kshipra: Admittedly,I've contemplated over th...@Kshipra: Admittedly,I've contemplated over the benefits of being anonymous on a few occasions but it just seems hypocritical how people can bare their souls on blogs and not their names! Needless to say, I'm not changing my name to 'Tango-charlie' or something anytime soon.:)<br /><br />@Pree-yea: I don't REALLY hate traveling, but somehow I prefer staying at home and sleeping for 12 hours to taking guided tours and clicking pictures in front of buildings. :)<br /><br />@Zeba:I think the note was an eviction notice for my roommate :). And it IS odd how you're looking forward to going back home though, with me it was the other way around. :)Rahul Bhatnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041710934989980206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-79053422039750538092011-08-08T14:47:32.677+05:302011-08-08T14:47:32.677+05:30Ha. I am terribly curious about the translation. Y...Ha. I am terribly curious about the translation. You can't copy paste it on Google translate either. Pity. Just recently I had dad tell my the history of Hong Kong. Quite interesting to be LEASED to another country. Sigh.<br /><br />I am getting over my semester in Germany myself. Not quite looking forward to going back yet.Zebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231653148423352990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-83188564939253379022011-07-29T22:44:01.995+05:302011-07-29T22:44:01.995+05:30I doubt the chopsticks thing, maybe the rice weren...I doubt the chopsticks thing, maybe the rice weren't sticky enough :P <br />Don't know about tofu. But the travel part, you really don't like travelling ? :OPree-yea....https://www.blogger.com/profile/12430136911892539063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-72247491270896060562011-07-22T21:21:50.065+05:302011-07-22T21:21:50.065+05:30Its funny....
I had my real name, and fb page atta...Its funny....<br />I had my real name, and fb page attatched, but then i thought maybe anonymity gives more freedom to write...but apparently thats not true....<br />also a pen name.....i found that maybe i could describe myself a bit better too, maybe.<br />Also i think its a brief period,i was smitten by a song.<br />i thought it might look a bit mysterious, too.<br />But it kinda feels funny. I forget, my pen name is Tangerine :PKshiprahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304518197952163549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-18730266336672994172011-07-22T15:29:49.413+05:302011-07-22T15:29:49.413+05:30@Vamika: Yaar, her comment is more condescending t...@Vamika: Yaar, her comment is more condescending than I can ever be!<br /><br />@Meher: I do respect other cultures, I just don't adapt to them :). And, I CAN use chopsticks too (I DID have to put in some effort though,) but they're just so meaningless when you have a fork and spoon!<br /><br />@Shruti: Finally someone remembers Ian Wright! I thought I was the only one who noticed him. Btw, it scarred me forever when I saw him ear a raw yak eye gifted to him by someone in Tibet.Rahul Bhatnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041710934989980206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-89002376379581814512011-07-22T15:11:04.821+05:302011-07-22T15:11:04.821+05:30I love the Indianised Chinese food.
And I too do...I love the Indianised Chinese food. <br /><br />And I too dont like travel memoirs. Didnt watch Ian Wright. I thought he was exaggerating all the time!<br /><br />But. Hong Kong is good for shopping, or so I have heard.<br /><br />Hope you had a good time there, trying to eat with chopsticks. (I hate all these accessories while eating)<br /><br />:-)Shrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211085362400595001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-4880817255458319132011-07-22T15:04:05.770+05:302011-07-22T15:04:05.770+05:30As much as I love other people's culture, you&...As much as I love other people's culture, you're like bang on, with the points there. The "Chinese food" we eat off the streets, is all indo, yeah. But somehow I love it more. The actual chineese food is so blah!<br />And I still cannot eat with chopsticks, so yeah, you're cool!Meherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287357811956681603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-69339908218282023382011-07-21T22:16:33.720+05:302011-07-21T22:16:33.720+05:30Argh! It's the anonymity quotient and I Like i...Argh! It's the anonymity quotient and I Like it that way. -_-<br /><br />And now a Facebook-Like for "orange plum"'s comment. haha:P★Stolen Halohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681729089022365807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-1780876131795858432011-07-21T14:55:46.707+05:302011-07-21T14:55:46.707+05:30@Ankita: Well, I guess you're right, people fr...@Ankita: Well, I guess you're right, people from the Mainland told me about how you don't get good Chinese fast food here, I just went for a Korean lunch with one of them today, but ran from my table when I realized that he ordered dog meat for me, THAT was my "Korean" experience! <br /><br />@Priyam: I am sorry(?) if I coudn't blog about important things like sex-faces. I do have a SHE roommate, and apparently I'm the ONLY one using a non pseudo name here. Aarghh!Rahul Bhatnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041710934989980206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-47787755895126254012011-07-21T14:05:57.308+05:302011-07-21T14:05:57.308+05:30You have a SHE roommate? And all you blog about ar...You have a SHE roommate? And all you blog about are the lies that have been sold to us viz a viz food? Sigh.<br /><br />Gooo Pseudo Namessss!!! :D*orange plum*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11356651416657297074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-80930821520063016442011-07-21T14:02:48.866+05:302011-07-21T14:02:48.866+05:30I was in China recently and it's quite a place...I was in China recently and it's quite a place for a food adventure! Maybe HK is a wrong place to look for a "Chinese" experience. <br /><br />You are right about the chowmein though. The chopsticks suck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051691845688092408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-40120742196048429702011-07-21T11:20:53.303+05:302011-07-21T11:20:53.303+05:30@Kshipra: Technically Hong Kong is NOT Mainland Ch...@Kshipra: Technically Hong Kong is NOT Mainland China, it's like a one city country with it's own government and flag and stuff, like Singapore and It does have some of the best restaurants in the world, it's just that I can't afford to fine-dine regularly on my measly stipend :(. Ooh and surprisingly you CAN get 'Singapore Noodles' here, though I'm quite sure you wont be able to find them in Singapore. :)<br /><br />@Vamika: You're in luck, it translates into some kind of warning about being forcibly evicted. Though it WAS meant for my roommate, apparently she's not been up-to-date with her rent payments.<br /><br />Oh and btw, what's it with NONE of you using a real name?Rahul Bhatnagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041710934989980206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-3667093618477784212011-07-21T00:02:01.247+05:302011-07-21T00:02:01.247+05:30Please tell me the translation was something cool ...Please tell me the translation was something cool and not a 'blah! blah! hope to see you again!' /★Stolen Halohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681729089022365807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182316141183014566.post-34465667782629259412011-07-20T20:41:43.298+05:302011-07-20T20:41:43.298+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Kshiprahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304518197952163549noreply@blogger.com