on mean streets
written on a rickshaw
"baree ho kar corolla banoon gee"
(when i grow up, i will be a corolla)
:)
Monday, February 14, 2005
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7 Comments:
perhaps the dream of every wannabe corolla that might never come true
yes umar but 'hope springs eternal in the human breast' ... we cannot grudge the rickshaw walla a little optimism .. faith in their cabability entrepreneurship and of course the good lord
and a little bit of humor can never hurt
good to have you on my blog...i hope karachi is treating you well !
If you don't have dreams you have nothing. That's what I live by :)
haha :)
Do all people get this funny with age? Chalo, atleast something to look forward to :)
Loved the previous post.
Rickshaws are getting ambitious day by day. I heard about a rickshaw who wanted to be a truck when it grows up.
dear saadat, another way of saying that "mighty oaks from little acorns grow" ... i am convinced that karachi has a unique humor on its street...it is just a matter of taking the time to notice these gems strewn all over....
When I lived in Karachi until 15 years ago, I always used to watchout for those funny yet quite emotional lines written on the back of rikshaws or a mini-bus or a truck. I always tried to remember the good ones and tell it to my circle of friends and family.
My cousin S.M.Shahid in Karachi who has written quite a few books on our Pakistani classical music and the art of ghazal singing has also compiled a small book "Pappu Yar Tang Na Kar" inspired by those verses or lines from the back of public transports. It's very interesting and I really appreciate his efforts to throw some light on that segment of our society as well. In my opinion, these poets or philosophers, at whatever level, are afterall creating art which deserves admiration. I also recall one of Anwar Maqsood's talk show on the PTV quite a while ago 'Studio Dhai" in which he had invited a poet "Shauqeen Mini-Busi" who was also one of those poets who in the show kept saying "mera har sher dhuaan chhor ria haey"
Well, I just came accross your website for the first time and I have already like it very much.
Thank you and Allah Hafiz.
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