Skywatch Friday-Sunrise at Alamparai Friday, September 07, 2012 I wanted to reach Alamparai by sunrise, but being 100 kms from Chennai, it meant starting from home at 3 or 3.30 AM. Couldn't manage th...
Security vulnerability in presidential car Monday, September 03, 2012 President of India gets to travel in heavily protected Mercedes Benz - S 600 Guard Pullman. The 12 crore limo has several security featur...
Airtel Ad promoting piracy? Monday, September 03, 2012 Airtel is currently running a TVC, which says “Jo mera hain voh tera hain, Jo tera hain who mera!” (whatever is mine is yours, whatever is...
Bridge across river Kwai Sunday, September 02, 2012 Bridge across River Kwai could have been yet another ordinary bridge in Thailand country side, but a movie in its name has made it immortal...
ISKCON temple Chennai: Pooja timings Sunday, September 02, 2012 ISKCON Chennai has been operational since sometime. We visited it recently It is located off ECR (after Neelankarai, before ECR link ...
Moped pulled carts in Thailand Saturday, September 01, 2012 We've 4 wheeler carts in India, on which vendors sell their stuff. Vendors usually pull it all the way manually. In Thailand I found ...
Vajiravudh College, Rama 5 road, Bangkok Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Spotted this unknown palace like building on Rama 5 road, Bangkok. I was thinking it to be a palace, but facebook friend Kudpi Raj pointed ...
Golden Buddha temple, Bangkok Monday, August 27, 2012 Golden Buddha was the first temple we visited in Bangkok. Called as Wat Traimit it local languages, it consists of a Golden Buddha statue,...
HSBC credit card issues and business practices Saturday, August 25, 2012 Update: Going by some of the comments, it appears HSBC Bank is on a spree to get rid of customers it can't milk well. Feb 2013 update...
Melbourne 5D/4N dream itinerary Saturday, August 25, 2012 Australia has been on my radar since few years. Having visited North and South America and key countries in Asia (Srilanka, Singapore, Ma...
Alamparai fort off ECR needs urgent attention! Friday, August 24, 2012 Need to take a break from Thailand posts and write about something closer home. Alamparai is a fort some 110 kms from Chennai, off ECR nea...
Review: Hotel Le Fenix: Sukhumvit, Bangkok Friday, August 24, 2012 Le Fenix is a nice 8 floor hotel in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok. The hotel management seems to be obsessed with L, so almost everything in t...