The Awaited Delay

Much time has gone by. Due to a lack of resources or interest as well the blog has laid dormant in a cold cave deep inside the Internet. Enough doom and gloom, heres my take on Dhaka city for the month of November!

We have got to start off with the new E-Signs in town that have come into existence over the last month. I fail to see the point of them. Especially when they display a message flashing the word SPEED and then the number 50 right in front of a 4 road junction with traffic signals. Even if i wanted to go over the speed limit, I wouldn't be able to and if you could hit those speeds I would be well over 50! Maybe next time lets just use paint and save money...

Moving on.
And on.

Tribal craze! Scores of Bengali's forming tribes in order to defend themselves. Damaged one of your spears in a fight recently? Not to worry...Spear parts are at hand and at discounted prices too. Just pop buy and buy them also check out our Mobiles and Antennas while your at it cuz communication is key during tribal warfare.

And on.

Showcasing Dhaka Wall Ad's now and most of the space is taken up by hair loss solutions. Out of everything I love the before and after pictures. They're just strikingly similar. Thats what makes advertising good. These are just two of a million of these ads on the road.

Before: Less hair...and i gotta stop bleaching my face.

After: Hair makes my ears look bigger...and i haven't bleached my face for 3 days now.
On again...

This is just the best. Sorry about the picture I didn't have much time to take it out. But it reads: My Friends are jealous (in red font) Coz I am a Cabin Crew now. Hello @ 017...
Now thats advertising at its best. How could you not look at that? Its truly correct you know. My friends would also be fully jealous (in red font) if my face were on a huge Billboard in the middle of town.
Location: Farmgate so a bit hard to find but when you spot it, satisfaction grips you like the Sun in winter? uh...

According to this picture, a broken toilet seat is going on sale. Either that or the bags of trash on the side. Or no hang on yes maybe its that piece of machinery? I'm going to go with the broken toilet seat. It makes for humorous writing. Come and get them while they're hot...broken toilet seats for sale!
Location: Behind the Polar Ice Cream factory? Yes that area where the Ice cream factory smell particles mixes up with the Nabisco biscuit factory particles to form a baby smelling particle full of love, wonder and joy.

Vote for me, I have a sword. Or no my election party symbol is a sword or no wait I'll govern with a sword? Or hmmm this doesn't look good. The sword isn't helping at all. Lucky for us this election for a bus terminal something leader doesn't bother us at all. Yay!

Ha ha Cristiano uses clear men. CLEAR MEN! Get it? Yes this is my bad joke for the blog.

An English teaching institute with a difference. Its the tiny things that matter the most. An E instead of an A....a @ instead of an A also.

BIG! Just out of no where. Appearing in a flash of pink. BIG! Basically we weren't ready when we made this poster which is why numbers 3 to 18 are missing. I don't know about you but number 22 is the one i'm looking forward to.

No joke but i found these opposite Alison's house.

Because nothing says cool like painting the name of my car at the back. And getting the spelling wrong doesn't help either...last I checked it was Hyundai

Well obviously I've saved the best for last. Samira Biriyani Ghor. Possible side effects after eating here include an uncontrollable urge to laugh really loud and emo-ness.

God Bless.
Peace.

Genesis.

From the streets of Bangladesh, i bring you a world of folly and humor. The sights but not sounds of this wonderful land we call home. My tribute to a land filled with amusement along its roads and lanes...this is Bangladesh.

Here is a selection of this weeks pictures from our interesting city:

We as Bengali's aren't really creative when it comes to naming stuff. But this clearly shows that we are improving and also takes creativity to a whole new level.
Cinnamon International.

Location: Uttara.


Here we have another example of how creativity knows no limits.
Location: Uttara.

Excuse the picture quality but I just wanted to bring your attention to the hero in the foreground of the poster showing that Bengali's can be uber cool too.
Location: Mohakhali.

This is probably my favorite one of the bunch. I love them water JAGS so yummy water all the time. You can either blame the Germans or the Chinese for this blunder so Bangali your off the hook on this one.
Location: Mohakhali Flyover.


Dr Badrul Alam definitely didn't major in English. My Granma will have to schedule a meeting with them to correct this. But in all honesty, if you say 'Avellavllel' really fast it does kinda sound like the word available...maybe squint your eyes and say it?...yes maybe?
Location: Uttara.


Sly Bengali's on show here. Selling those warm winter type clothes in the middle of summer. But Summer or not a sale is a sale! And thousands (including Evans and Austin) have flocked to buy it all up.

Location: Airport.

Because nothing says bumper sticker like 'Emergency eye wash'.
Location: Kain's' Parking.

Pimpin' it Dhaka style. Cuz really you never know when you'll have to climb up there.
Location: I don't remember.

No installation 'Charse' is a trick. Cuz later they'll actually charge you and say na Charge toh boli nai! ha ha. Not so funny. Anyways you know you'll get good internet service when its spelled with an 'A'.

Location: Uttara.

How can you possibly get it right and wrong in the same advertisement? Make sure you hear Jo saying this sentence in her John Baroi accent. Its a treat.
Location: Moghbazar.

Title: We are manufacturer quality sodium silicate.
Location: Does it matter? Just look at that prolific advertising message!

Either 'The Sylhet' is someones name or Sylhet has only one car?
Location: Not in Sylhet.

Because 3 is better than 2.
Location: Mohakhali Bus Stop.

Most of my travels take me around to the same places. So if you guys have any pictures or thoughts for posting let me have it @ umer.kain@gmail.com
Stay tuned for more...

God Bless!