Sunday, October 25, 2009

I would like to see ..

6 people on a motorbike. Still yet to see it. Believe me I have seen 5 in many countries including my own, but I thought I would be able to see 6 in Lahore. No such luck yet. Will definitely be a Kodak moment. And the motorcycle companies can then advertise their latest honda 2 wheel van.

But seriously Lahore motorcycle riders put many stuntmen to shame. Can carry 5 on a 70 cc bike, fetch women pillon riders who sit sideways (try it, not easy to go round a corner, throws the balance out of whack), talk on cellphones while riding, and have incredible night vision ( I mean switch on the damn headlights, I can't see you, I don't have eyesight as good as yours !). And of course, they are allergic to helmets, probably spoil the whole Shah Rukh Khan hairdo thing.

The other thing that really amazes me is young brainless kids hooning around in their cars sitting out of the WINDOW. I mean yes I know there is scant regard for safety here but that takes the cake for sheer stupidity. O and yes, women driving around with their kids on their laps. My maid ( in Lahore its normally a man) did that with my car while trying to park it and the kid stepped on the gas and drove the car through the house door. At least I managed to see something that one would normally see in a Schwarzenegger movie. And no, he's no longer working for me, but it was a culmination of stuff, not only that.