Indians thread

[parthabe]

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Mathan wrote:

For last 2 years crackers market were high in Kerela

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This is definitely news to me, because all I know is Kerala is the only state in South India that is deaf n dumb during Diwali.

[parthabe]

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F. Schubert wrote:

So I wish a 'Happy Deepavali' (that's singaporian) to everyone!

Felix

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Hi Felix,

Thank you so much for this! Actually, Deepavali it is the perfect word in Tamil, for Diwali in Hindi. In Singapore & Malaysia, Tamil is one of the official languages & the people who have settled there over the decades, have very high fervour for their (our) mother tongue Tamil.

Please plan a visit to Lord Muruga temple in Kuala Lampur, if you have time & Malaysian visa.

[parthabe]

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Vaibhav wrote:

In India, however, at least in my city, it's impossible to pass more than 2 seconds without hearing some noise

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Not so much Vaibhav, nowadays.

When our Supreme Court ordered a ban of sound crackers > 80 (or 100) dB before some 4 years, I was one of the much disappointed persons among the millions, that I ve almost stopped bursting crackers altogether. I love bombs (atom, hydro & bullet) just for their sheer power of making huge single sound (definitely not noise for me! ).

Message Edited by parthabe on 10-19-2009 04:19 AM

[muks]

This time you can say the sound was almost not there expect a few stray ones. In the night It was really terrific. The night sky was so colorful......

[parthabe]

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muks wrote:

The night sky was so colorful......

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Yeah! Even I bought 2 night fireworks each for Rs.1750. I dont know the exact name, a collection of 60-shots-cluster, all connected in a daisy-chain fashion inside.

All we need to do is go to a very open place, keep this in the junction, light the open end thread, stay away & gaze the sky for the next 15 minutes, full of colorful showers of light after each thunder shot of sound.

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[muks]

I dont understand why you have attached that

[parthabe]

Sorry, wrong attachment.  I ve notified the moderator to remove it.

Message Edited by parthabe on 10-19-2009 05:50 AM

[muks]

I got crakers like crazy this time. I got 2 1000 shots, 3 500 ones, speed-100, shock, bloom and the list will go on and on.... Reallly had a blast...... About 10000 walla it is a traditional one. What mathan had told was something like bullet fire one which I didnt get it. The crackers were fine.

Now coming to the bad part. It was a chaos in parrys and buying all these stuffs with no parking space and stuffing everything in a couple of autos was kinda reallly hectic and draining. Didnt miss my gym a little bit. But fun it was....

[parthabe]

My craziness for crackers have gone long past. We (my bro'r & I) used to burst for Rs.1000, 300 on the eve, 400 on Diwali day & 300 the day after during my school days upto 1997.   Then I fought with my father to increase the budget by another 500 so that all the 3 days had equal proportion. This was so till I finished college in 2001 or maybe a year after that.

Once I got job, I started thinking why to waste (my)money in crackers.  So, instead I started buying more dress.

So, where are you now, back to business?

BTW, did you work for/in Honeywell?

Message Edited by parthabe on 10-19-2009 06:41 AM

[muks]

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Good for you Mathan and muks (are you in India? I thought you're not),

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I am now. I will be leaving in another couple of days.