http://zainab.freecrow.org/2005/05/109/ Some of me, some of my words… Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:44:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://zainab.freecrow.org/2005/05/109/comment-page-1/#comment-138 geniusoid Tue, 10 May 2005 00:32:00 +0000 http://zainab.zaiki.in//2005/05/09/#comment-138 <STRONG> <U> MY EDITED (read randomly edited) VERSION </U> </STRONG> </P>   </P> This evening, I have my earphones in my radio while walking on the promenade. Elton John is singing on the promenade, shouting, “paani bottle, paani!”  </I> </P>   </P> The promenade is crowded. When I was crossing the signal from Pizzeria, two men and one woman were wondering whether the perception of crowd is the first perception that occurs in our mind when we enter the local train of Mumbai or a BEST bus, both of which are public spaces. </P>   </P> Many people are on the promenade – many have managed to get a seat on the wall. A few moments later, a Marwari family comes and climbs the promenade wall trying to hold middle-aged wife  son and daughter-in-law as also  sister-in-law and her daughter. Her son and the son’s wife appear to have a functional relation between Marine Drive and its history. They speak of the reclamation, the NCPA apartments, the Queen’s Necklace. The sister-in-law asks the patriarch, “Will the Queen’s Necklace ever be re-done. I am thinking about people who are not residents of the public space, but are ‘outsiders’. </P> MY EDITED (read randomly edited) VERSION
 
This evening, I have my earphones in my radio while walking on the promenade. Elton John is singing on the promenade, shouting, “paani bottle, paani!” 
 
The promenade is crowded. When I was crossing the signal from Pizzeria, two men and one woman were wondering whether the perception of crowd is the first perception that occurs in our mind when we enter the local train of Mumbai or a BEST bus, both of which are public spaces.
 
Many people are on the promenade – many have managed to get a seat on the wall. A few moments later, a Marwari family comes and climbs the promenade wall trying to hold middle-aged wife  son and daughter-in-law as also  sister-in-law and her daughter. Her son and the son’s wife appear to have a functional relation between Marine Drive and its history. They speak of the reclamation, the NCPA apartments, the Queen’s Necklace. The sister-in-law asks the patriarch, “Will the Queen’s Necklace ever be re-done. I am thinking about people who are not residents of the public space, but are ‘outsiders’.

]]> http://zainab.freecrow.org/2005/05/109/comment-page-1/#comment-137 fakhir Mon, 09 May 2005 16:13:00 +0000 http://zainab.zaiki.in//2005/05/09/#comment-137 sounds like a intresting job,what does urban reserch involve or should i say what does it deal with,new concept to me <BR/> :)well hit back if u can <BR/> take care sounds like a intresting job,what does urban reserch involve or should i say what does it deal with,new concept to me
well hit back if u can
take care

]]> http://zainab.freecrow.org/2005/05/109/comment-page-1/#comment-136 luciifer Mon, 09 May 2005 13:03:00 +0000 http://zainab.zaiki.in//2005/05/09/#comment-136 hii, <BR/> WELL ZAINAB 2 ways to look at this,for some1 like me, i dont have much of a say abt the marine drive and the promenade as i dont go there very offen ,but my sis who was in jaihind has a great attachment to the place. <BR/> i for some reason think i would not like to be called an outsider anywhere in mumbai ,but if i think about it i will be an outsider to the whole marine drive,but again different people think and fell differently abt things <BR/> :) <BR/> take care <BR/> peace hii,
WELL ZAINAB 2 ways to look at this,for some1 like me, i dont have much of a say abt the marine drive and the promenade as i dont go there very offen ,but my sis who was in jaihind has a great attachment to the place.
i for some reason think i would not like to be called an outsider anywhere in mumbai ,but if i think about it i will be an outsider to the whole marine drive,but again different people think and fell differently abt things

take care
peace

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