Sittin' on the dock of the bay...
"I'm leavin' on a jetplane..."
- John Denver -
My new found Bollywood stardom did not get off to a good start today.
My limousine didn't turn up and I had to take a Bumble bee to the airport.
A bumble bee is a black and yellow Bombay taxi. Slightly more sturdy than a rickshaw and generally fitted with a better stereo. We zoomed through the traffic to tunes like "Peggy Sue" and "Linda". The driver was into the old stuff. I couldn't really care too much for it though, but it was better than the usual Hindi yodeling you have to put up with.
At the airport, you guessed it, there was no red carpet. Glen Miller's "In the mood" was playing in the hall though, so I guessed it was time for 30mg's of valium and my first beer of the day.
Today is a wonderful day you see! Not only am I flying home to fresh fruit salads, stews and steaks....but....there is an above average chance of me getting to see the European cup final before I get on the plane!
A funny thing happened whilst I was getting my beer though, this guy came up to me and said: "You look a lot like Geoff Bent."
Not knowing what the man was babbling on about, I went on my merry way.
Bombay airport is a little boring, but with songs like "Texas flood" and "La Bamba" playing in the hall and a great book like "Danger trails in Africa" to read...I'm well sorted.
Until the football starts in 10 hours time!
- John Denver -
My new found Bollywood stardom did not get off to a good start today.
My limousine didn't turn up and I had to take a Bumble bee to the airport.
A bumble bee is a black and yellow Bombay taxi. Slightly more sturdy than a rickshaw and generally fitted with a better stereo. We zoomed through the traffic to tunes like "Peggy Sue" and "Linda". The driver was into the old stuff. I couldn't really care too much for it though, but it was better than the usual Hindi yodeling you have to put up with.
At the airport, you guessed it, there was no red carpet. Glen Miller's "In the mood" was playing in the hall though, so I guessed it was time for 30mg's of valium and my first beer of the day.
Today is a wonderful day you see! Not only am I flying home to fresh fruit salads, stews and steaks....but....there is an above average chance of me getting to see the European cup final before I get on the plane!
A funny thing happened whilst I was getting my beer though, this guy came up to me and said: "You look a lot like Geoff Bent."
Not knowing what the man was babbling on about, I went on my merry way.
Bombay airport is a little boring, but with songs like "Texas flood" and "La Bamba" playing in the hall and a great book like "Danger trails in Africa" to read...I'm well sorted.
Until the football starts in 10 hours time!
posted by Mark at 8:54 AM
6 Comments:
Well, nice to see you again, Mark.
BTW: your padi documents have arrived this week!
Alrightie, what time you'll arrive in Amsterdam ?
Bear in mind that the dude is actually working tomorrow in the bloody south.
Lemme know and maybe we can meet up in the evening for 1 (one) beer.
Nobody's noticed the inherent joke to the post yet???
Hint: Buddy Holly
Well...
Missed the football.
Missed the flight
Was dragged away by 4 men in machine guns.
Needless to say I no longer function within society.
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