• A tiring but memorable journey by the Super!

    Following my trip to Trichy by 11043 LTT Madurai express to attend my friend’s marriage, I slept my way to Chennai by 16178 Rockfort express; and had a brief stopover at Egmore, before taking 12164 Chennai Dadar ‘Super’ express to Mumbai on March 26th. You can read the report of the journey by 11043 here:https://ashwinkumar19892021.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/two-nights-and-a-day-to-down-south-in-ac-comfort/…

  • Two Nights and a day to down South in AC comfort

    My friend in Trichy was going to get married, and the reception was to take place on the evening of March 25. I was lucky to get a direct connection (and that too in AC 3 Tier) in the form of 11043 LTT Madurai express, a train that has inexplicably remained a weekly since its…

  • A Sunday morning outing to Talegaon

    It was 22nd of January – A Sunday. Pretty unusual to be out of bed by 05 15, and out of the house by 06 15, right ? Nope, not for a railfan 😉 . He who is slow to wake up otherwise 😀 . Anyway, I managed to get an auto to Vikhroli ; where…

  • Starting off 2017 with the Queen

    Yes, I was starting off the new year(to be precise, the 5th day of the new year) with a trip by the famous 12123 Mumbai Pune Deccan Queen. I made my way out of my home by 15 20, and took an auto to Vikhroli; where 11019 Mumbai Bhubaneswar Konark express made its presence behind…

  • Dangal – Aamir all the way

    “Dangal” is an interesting take on the lives and struggles of wrestlers Geeta and Babita Kumari Phogat (Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra respectively), and their father Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan). Mahavir, a national level wrestling champion; has to retire from the profession and take up a “conventional” job, as sadly wrestling doesn’t contribute much…

  • The last train outing of 2016

    Yes, I am a proud railfan, and have been fascinated by these magnificent carriages on rails since the age of two. So, what better way to end the year of 2016 than a trip to Manjari Budruk – a high speed railfanning spot near Pune. The station is completely old-school, with a low height platform…

  • Office Christmas Party – A typical adult comedy

    “Office Christmas Party” is a typical adult comedy and completely justifies the ‘A’ rating. There are enough non-veg jokes, scenes with hookers (including hand-jobs), a bit of drugs and characters getting seriously injured. So Jennifer Aniston plays the typically number-driven CEO Carol who has to downsize, cut bonuses and (worst of all) cancel a Christmas…