tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post738080221920627319..comments2023-10-24T07:52:13.861-07:00Comments on MY SCRIBBLEPAD: CHENNAI MARATHON 2008VJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08068328900290313885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post-86350191347487038702008-11-10T14:47:00.000-08:002008-11-10T14:47:00.000-08:00Keep up the good work.Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post-62486053507809488152008-02-09T23:25:00.000-08:002008-02-09T23:25:00.000-08:00@sunil: There are no boundaries as such.I mean the...@sunil: There are no boundaries as such.I mean there is literally nothing that is impractical.Once you do it,it becomes practical.So instead of trying to find an excuse for littering around,just try doing something to stop that.<BR/>@ela: ya,you are absolutely right.Every thing needs a proper execution.And as u said if every individual becomes enlightened from inside,there is no need of any rules ,laws as such.VJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068328900290313885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post-69030859372676766932008-02-09T11:40:00.000-08:002008-02-09T11:40:00.000-08:00I agree that in a country like ours things like th...I agree that in a country like ours things like this has to start with strict laws and fines.....but first the government has to wake up and place proper waste disposal facilities for the general public to use....The last time when i was in the southern railways reservation facility i could never find a waste bin....<BR/>Unfortunately the officers who should be planning such things for the government to execute sadly miss this....<BR/>On the brighter side during my last visit i found the government has revived quite a lot of parks and put up lots of green divides, although they also cut up lots of trees to extend roads...<BR/>@Sunil....although laws can help change should start from individuals....one can carry a light weight disposal bag and collect things such as chocolate wrappers, empty water packets (one's own waste)and then dispose it when they find a proper bin...it is not a hard work and will come with practice...mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444435206421688878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post-36291831347980219922008-02-09T10:34:00.000-08:002008-02-09T10:34:00.000-08:00It is great to see that Marathon in chennai but i ...It is great to see that Marathon in chennai but i feel very pitty about what happened in 2006 marathon<BR/><BR/>I think it may create some awareness to public BUT say some thing realistic it is foolish to say that carry all the waste(water packets covers) and search for the litter box and dispose it...If u want this to happen only one thing can be done like foreign countries strict laws and rules should be followed..if the people does not follow it they should be fined huge amount....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post-88300651602494222642008-02-08T09:24:00.000-08:002008-02-08T09:24:00.000-08:00Firstly,thank you for your comments.What you are s...Firstly,thank you for your comments.<BR/><BR/>What you are saying is absolutely true,but that logic won't work here in a metro city like Chennai .If you see, the majority of people who are going na participate in these events are either college or school students,and the people from a very decent and educated background.<BR/>The crowd that we are talking about here are the majority who know "what they are doing is wrong",<BR/>As i said in guru's post on "AMBULANCE ETIQUETTE",these people are doing stuffs wantedly ,there is no question of awareness at all.<BR/>Only strict rules and proper execution of these rules would work here.VJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068328900290313885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174750487357905887.post-61629860626083834492008-02-08T02:58:00.000-08:002008-02-08T02:58:00.000-08:00Hmmmm...sad to hear that in 2006 marathon people w...Hmmmm...sad to hear that in 2006 marathon people were chased out...becoz i thought the spirit of sports is to finish it....<BR/><BR/>Anyway...i got to disagree with ur informal thinking about running for a cause.....it is not that money will be made and will be spent for the cause...it is just to let majority of the people that there is a minority of people who are aware of what's happening so that the majority can stop to think about it...our society is not scientifically inclined and are not an acccountable lot....most of us don't stop and think before spitting or throwing way rubbish in the road...this is due to indifference and ignorance.... and every change starts with a small step.... and instead of just running if u run for a cause it is mpre fun...it's like living for a cause rather than just living....mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444435206421688878noreply@blogger.com