tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192960372024-03-23T11:07:16.880-07:00I tot I taw a puddy catPassionate about application development in Flash. Working with Macromedia Bangalore as a QA Engineer to ensure bug free, top quality software delivery to all the Flash developers out there.
Well now its Adobe and the good news is, you will get bug free Adobe products too. Yay ! :-)Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-46803111951333557232006-11-28T11:43:00.000-08:002006-11-28T22:06:30.617-08:00Ultimate Scrap<span style="font-size:100%;">All those who Orkut would know by now about those infamous scraps 'will you fraensip with me' ;). Fortunately I haven't had many such. But...just now I got a mail(thru orkut) instead of a scrap from a certain stranger A. It totally cracked me up and I </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >had </span><span style="font-size:100%;">to post it right away :))<br />Check it out:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >note: I have changed the name and the mail ids of the person. Lemme know if you want it ;)</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;"><br />Hai,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">How are you? Its me, A, 27 , single basically from chennai now working in Oracle corporation, bangalore. I joined Oracle blr this feb, previously I was working with infosys, chennai for abouot 3 yrs. I got an opportunity to work in Oracle that too in cool bangalore climate.Iam earning as much as I required to enjoy the life.My parents are well settled in chennai. I have one brother and one sister. Here in bangalore iam staying alone in jayanagar 4th block in a good independent house. So iam happy to enter into bangalore with all your blessings.After i came here i realised that i wasted all these days in hot climate chennai, but now lucky and happy to be bangalorian again with all your blessings.Shortly saying iam happy in allways with gods grace. But I have only one weekneess in me, where most young guys facing this problem, yes its a girl weekness in me. Generally I would like to mingle with girls, will be too friendly, jovial and fun loving guy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">My hobbies are surfing , chatting, swimming, treaking and iam a cool, easy , jolly ,friendly and of course naughty and fun loving guy.I got to see your profile in Orkut and hence this mail.When i was in chennai thru indiatimes dating,yahoo profiles ids, i got in to touch with girl friends and had a nice time with them by going to beaches, icecream parlours, coffee days, long drive on my dream car Honda city.I dont hv much friends from bangalore as compare to chennai.If you are intrested in me, we shall be friends n you can contact me at a@yahoo.com n my yahoo chat id is a_oracle . I DONT WANT TO WASTE MY TIME just for searching and chasing girls, i dont like it too. But once we get in touch and got to know each other then i can spend some good time with you to entertain you.My policy is enjoy the life safely without affecting our regular works and without hurting any one. So work while work and enjoy the life as it comes.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">Hope you will like my friendship.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">Waiting to hear from you..</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">Smile Always becuase it cost nothing :)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">A</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Wasn't that fun!</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-74711695716187932392006-11-23T20:09:00.000-08:002006-11-24T07:21:38.486-08:00Ooo La La Wonder La<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3877/2355/1600/437877/DSC03989.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 197px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3877/2355/320/710909/DSC03989.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3877/2355/1600/243089/collage1ff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3877/2355/400/734140/collage1ff.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>1. Went there with the team.<br />2. My second time, first being just within a week of its opening.<br />3. Totally impressed by the well maintained place, clean restrooms and well behaved staff.<br />4. Rides are thrilling and seem to be safe.<br />5. The water and laser show is a must watch.<br />6. They even have photos clicked while on the ride and you can purchase them later. Just like how they have in disney.<br />7. Great attention to detail<br />8. Food is ok, but very less choice on weekdays.<br />9. Value for money and you get a fun filled day!<br />10. Go for it :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-35467370527558113652006-11-15T23:28:00.000-08:002006-11-16T04:45:25.136-08:00PVR Cinemas - A Raw Deal (once)<span style="font-style: italic;">(changed the heading of the post upon reading from comments that it doesn't happen often. But it did happen with me, so am still gonna retain the post)</span><br /><br />Yet another crib session.<br /><br />Just now got a forward from a friend that said about a plan to boycott all the theatres , malls and restaurants in Bangalore by the software guys for a month so as to teach them a lesson not to hike the prices for no reason.<br />Now this reminded me of something that I wanted to post a few weeks back and forgot. So doing it now.<br /><br />After my last visit to <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PVR</span>, I swore not to go there again. Here's why:<br />I buy tickets for <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lage</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Raho</span> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Munnabhai</span> late <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nite</span> show on a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">sunday</span>. Price - Rs.180/-. The ticket said the movie starts at 10pm. I was already running late, so I quickly gobbled up my <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">icecream</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(I got one more crib session on this <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">icecream</span> coming up)</span> standing outside the entrance <span style="font-style: italic;">(they wont let you take outside food inside the theatre)</span> and manage to get in right at 10:05 pm so that I don't miss the start of the movie.<br />I wait and wait and wait for the movie to start, but all I see is commercials of some goddamn <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">underwears</span> and toothpastes and colas. And the movie finally starts at 10:40 pm. <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">WTH</span>?????<br />I didn't pay 180 bucks to these fellows to sit and watch commercials, I can do that right at home on TV!!!<br />First of all I am pissed with the unreasonable prices of the ticket. And to top it, they show me ads!!!!<br />In <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Hyd</span>, the ticket costs 60-80 bucks in a posh theatre <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Prasads</span>. And <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">PVR</span> in <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Hyd</span> charges 100/-. Then why is it 180/- in Bangalore? Even if they have their own reasons....why the hell does the customer have to watch ads after paying so much?<br />Me not happy! Me not going there again. Me ain't letting that fella walk all over me!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-60481434948227801812006-11-13T05:46:00.000-08:002006-11-14T04:17:13.340-08:00Share a laughGot this one through a mail forward and thought of spreading the laughter around<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object height="0" width="0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5P6UU6m3cqk"></object><br /><object height="0" width="0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object><br /><object height="350" width="425"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5P6UU6m3cqk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="250" width="325"></embed></object><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-19741484915834958482006-11-08T11:03:00.000-08:002006-11-08T11:29:36.902-08:00Autoraj and Helpless PublicI coined the word <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Autoraj</span>, like <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gundaraj</span> :)<br /><br />So here's the story. I was riding to office at 10:30 am, a time when traffic is still dense but fairly smooth moving. Near <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">madivala</span>, while I am on the left-most lane, I hear lot of honking suddenly. I turn my head right and see a funny / pathetic scene. Two autos going parallel to each other, the second one just at the end of the first one...get the picture? Now the second auto <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wala</span> had his leg placed on the first auto. And they both are trying to maintain that by driving slow. No, <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">it't</span> not like one guy is pulling the other. They are just driving in tandem. Some fun stunt for them. The entire road ahead of them is free and there is a huge traffic block in the making behind them, cause the first auto guy occupied half of the middle lane and the second guy took over the first lane. Now how would 4 wheelers go ahead. They honk and honk and nothing pinches these two <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ridiculous</span> auto fellas.<br /><br />Since I am on the last lane and on a 2 wheeler, I could go past. While I was riding, this thing was going on in my mind.<br /><br />Come <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">christ</span> college....what do i see????.... Two more autos in the same stunt. I can tell that they are not the previous auto guys. No kidding! Same day, same funny incident, second time. For a moment I thought, 'is it some kinda festival for auto guys that they do this on that day'. Well, my mind is pretty <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">wacky</span> in imagination, so never mind. This time, their stunt was actually stopping me from moving ahead. So I went a bit near the second auto walla, honk once to get his attention, then move my hand like saying '<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wat's</span> going on'... I can't talk from inside a helmet. This guy starts yelling at me in <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">kannada</span> that I couldn't get anyways. But he did act like a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">gunda</span>. So I quietly took off from there.<br /><br />Now tell me....WHAT CAN WE DO?<br /><br />The so called traffic <a href="http://www.indiandrivingschools.com/traffic-offences-and-penalties.html">rules and fines</a>...are they anywhere applicable here? Are there any cops patrolling on the roads to keep a check on such stuff? Would taking the auto number and reporting to some police actually <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">yield</span> any result? I guess NO. <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Aaarggghhh</span>.<br /><br />I don't wanna get started on their tampered meters and their <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">whimsical</span> charges. Will save it for some other post.<br /><br />It's an <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Autoraj</span> baby!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-34734459786407176902006-11-03T00:58:00.000-08:002006-11-03T01:01:32.962-08:00New AdditionI have finally got my new Food Blog up and running.<br />Please do visit.<br /><a href="http://fitfulculinaria.blogspot.com/">http://fitfulculinaria.blogspot.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-22686293952655176902006-10-16T05:07:00.000-07:002006-10-16T05:26:02.846-07:00Title These1.<br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/114/271216666_256bc8fc45_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/114/271216666_256bc8fc45.jpg" alt="Title This" height="275" width="400" /></a><br /><br />2.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sups/271214306/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/105/271214306_c0e905f279.jpg" alt="Title This" height="293" width="400" /></a><br /><br />What strikes your mind when you see these pics ? <span style="font-style: italic;">Separately.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1160124573604549032006-10-06T01:48:00.000-07:002006-10-11T05:13:30.316-07:00Chain of thoughtsFriend: What do you guys do on weekends<br />Thought1: Nothing. Do we really do anything? Are we boring? Are we getting old? Oh no, we should'nt be that way. Gotta socialize and party more often. Ok good, lemme start with this one. Hmm...<br /><br />Scene: A bunch of old connections, drinking away and also dancing away at a pub. Hubby and I fit in (or I thought we did). Gang shifs party zone to one of the guys' house. A few cars filled with the gang following a bike and trying to keep track...past midnite!<br />Thought2: Hey this is nice. This is a whole different world than what we are living in. I like it. Its fun! Am loving it! It is safe, there is no drugs involved(that was my impression of nite life :))...just booze and friends. We should be doing this...why weren't we doing this? Hmmm...<br /><br />Next day: sms from friend: party at Fuga, be there!<br />Thought3: Oh No, I thought parties were once a week. Two nites in a row !?!...hmm I dont think I wanna do it. Somehow I am not getting the entu. Don't know the reason. Plus, when do I take care of the other things I had planned for...things that I am unable to take care of during the week. Ok say NO.<br />Oh wait...wat about being a part of the party gang and being hapenning and stuff?...<br />Hmm...<br /><br />That nite: In a nice semi-romantic restaurant with hubby, sipping cocktail and talking sweet nothings and enjoying the food<br />Thought4: Seems I like this one more than the party last nite, although I seemed to have enjoyed it at that time. I think I wanna hang out just with my hubby...either at home, or at a nice restaurant...or even if its at a pub. Hubby seems to be on the same page.<br />Yes, we otta be doing this more and the other thing once in a while. That gives a good balance.<br />And about being hapenning and all...well, who cares! The word I should be looking for is "being enjoying"...and I guess we are right there. So just hang in there.<br /><br /><br />Hmm...a chain of thoughts that actually led to some clarity and a good conclusion. Ah great!...how often does this really happen anyways :-)<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1159737721281505722006-10-01T14:16:00.000-07:002006-10-01T14:38:25.266-07:00Latest crazeA few days back Vels told me about this song Newyork Nagaram, and at first when I heard it, I did not like it. And like most of the time, I have grown a liking to it only after listening to the song after quite somet time. Later I discovered the other song from the same movie which is also quite addictive. Here are the two:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NewYork Nagaram</span><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OWBlaR1p0_M"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OWBlaR1p0_M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Munbe vaa en anbe vaa</span><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NUTb8jVJANI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NUTb8jVJANI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />And here's the trailor which is making me wanna go and watch the movie right away, although I wouldn't get a word of that language :-)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ttPKzE_mqJY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ttPKzE_mqJY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />By the way, did I mention before...I got this huge crush on this Surya guy (without moush ofcourse)...Sigh! he married someone who I'd call an Idly (out of Jealousy). I gotta admit she looked slimmer in that Newyork song.<br /><br />Anyways, like all the previous crazes I had, this one also has to fade...the question is when. Lemme wait and see.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1157313747958570052006-09-03T12:56:00.000-07:002006-09-03T13:04:00.650-07:00Amazing Game<span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.20q.net/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.20q.net/</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I came to know of this from some old archives of another </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://no-url-left.blogspot.com/">blog </a><span style="font-family:verdana;">that I frequent. When I actually tried, I was zapped how it got me almost in 21 questions. It did not make any sense till the 17th question, and then it hit the bullseye at 18th. I still tried to trick it, but at 21st question, I had to give up</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cool game!</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1156698240939900742006-08-27T09:42:00.000-07:002006-08-27T10:31:20.833-07:00Happy Ganesha Chaturthi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/DSC03181.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/400/DSC03181.jpg" alt="" border="2" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" >Happy Vinayaka Chaturthi to you all</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Its that time of the year again which makes me wake up early in the morning and keep me totally enthused for the decoration and the food preperations and the pooja itself.<br />Love going to the market early in the morning, picking up the flowers, fruits, the banana leaves in stem and all the leaves and stuff. The market sports such a festive look and all that hustle bustle! Probably the only time that you wouldn't mind paying a bit extra to the vendors though you know they have raised the prices for that one day. Afterall, it's a festival for them too, it wouldn't hurt to pay a bit more and let them enjoy it :). I carefully pick a good looking small idol. All through my childhood we've been using a non-colored clay idol and I would always crib. Now that I am on my own, I go pick the colorful ones :) . Yes I am going to switch back to non-colored ones next year ... for our environment sake.<br /><br />Back to home, decorate the front door with flower garland and mango leaves. Doesn't it make the house look so nice from outside! Everyone knows its a special day :)<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/DSC03179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/DSC03179.jpg" alt="" border="1" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I have learnt two traditional dishes from my Mom for making for this festival - Kudumulu and Paravannam. I feel so proud whenever I make them and they come out just perfect.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/DSC03176.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/DSC03176.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Then comes the time for the actual decoration for the pooja. I love this part! You can get so creative :). This year I was able to set up a glow behind the idol, like a halo we see behind God pictures. While I was with my parents, the decoration used to be quite elaborate. It used to be the best part of the day (next to eating the kudumulu ofcourse), coz Dad would make us feel responsible by letting us help him in doing up the pooja place. We hang a wooden mesh kind of thing above the idol and then tie fruits around it. We also decorate the hanging thread with mango leaves and then fill the top of the mesh with lots of leaves. It all looks so pretty. Unfortunately I haven't found that mesh thingie in Bangalore. So I do it the way you see in the picture.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >At my parents place, my Dad would read all the mantras and narrate the story and significance of the festival, its the way the pooja is done. But here I had not done that the last 2 times. But this time I discovered the entire mantra and story sequence on Raaga.com ! So, I just played it while I did the pooja :)! Could I be more techy!!!!<br /><br />So finally its prasadam time and then exchanging the prasadam with neighbours and friends. The evening is spent going around and seeing different types decorations in various Ganesha temples, meeting freinds etc.<br /><br />Totally satisfying and feel good day, my favrourite festival day- Lord Ganesha's Birthday!<br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1150114957328667342006-06-12T05:19:00.000-07:002006-06-13T21:41:13.816-07:00Fine Dining<span style="font-weight:bold;">Olive Beach</span> - Gourmet a la elegancy.<br />Nicely tucked into a quite steet near Richmond Road, this one is a surprising discovery I'd say.<br /><br />The Cuisine - Mediterranean<br />Service - Firstclass<br />Ambience - Romantic. I think they added a touch of Moroccan.<br />Price - A tad on the higher side, but that's ok (about 2.5k for 2) <br /><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/57/165574367_4ef57ef8f0_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/57/165574367_4ef57ef8f0_m.jpg" width="180" height="140" alt="Cocktails" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/64/166886083_afe9804a37_m.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/64/166886083_afe9804a37_m.jpg" width="180" height="140" alt="Apetizer" /></a><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/77/166886086_e3e38d3b4f_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/77/166886086_e3e38d3b4f_m.jpg" width="180" height="140" alt="Mazenine" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/62/166886087_ad8ae6846a_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/62/166886087_ad8ae6846a_m.jpg" width="180" height="140" alt="entree in a papillote" /></a><br /><br />The entire experience was so amazing that I was hung over it for a while. They totally blew us away. There was nothing I could complain of.<br />It's not the kind of place where they say they serve Thai and end up serving the same old chinese fried rice topped with some basil. This place takes it's cuisine quite seriously. I had food that I had never tasted before but only read of in food magazines. There was nothing predictable. Each dish that came to the table was totally new and had a story to it. The waiter really did a good job explaining us each and every thing that went into the dish. I never thought I'd eat something like pearly barley for the main course and vegetarian sushi made of wine-leaves and rice. Simply Amazing!<br /><br />More often than not, when we enter such speciality restaurants, we find very less selection of vegetarian food, but this one had enough stuff, although I could ask for a bit more :)<br /><br />So there...now that I have a strong recommendation for this restaurant, go ahead and splurge a bit and enjoy the flavourful culinary journey. Don't miss the kiwi margarita, manhattan and mezzanine !<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1149576565162283422006-06-05T23:49:00.000-07:002006-06-07T23:26:15.570-07:00Sounds of Nature<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/huUenAEhGSk"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/huUenAEhGSk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="415" height="340"></embed></object><br><br /><br />Just created my youtube account and uploaded some stuff. Testing how this send to blog feature works :)<br /><br />You guys enjoy the sounds of birds chirping in the early morning :)...I rarely get to experience it...never woke up so early...he he<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1149019062733630162006-05-30T12:28:00.000-07:002006-05-31T01:36:55.483-07:00Dhaba Dhaba<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.flickr.com/75/153092895_5d1d3fe413_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/75/153092895_5d1d3fe413_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Its truly an experience to eat at the highway road-side dhabas. I am not talking about the hybrid and the fake varieties that you find just on the outskirts with the huts and all. I am talking real stuff. The original crude form dhabas.<br />My first experience of Dhaba was around 12 years back on the highway between Nasik and Shirdi. I was totally amused to see the small set up with a earthen oven on one side and a small kitchen. We had to sit on coir woven cots with a wooden plank in between which serves as the table. And the food arrives in a thali...two rotis, an onion and a green chilli. Had never seen anything like that before in my life! Then the curries come along in small oval shaped bowls. Seeing the puzzled look on our faces, one of the other customers (lorry driver) showed us what to do with the onion...just give one good bang with your wrist and it would break open. Then enjoy the roti with onion and mirchi. I couldn't do that though...but the entire thing was so amusing.<br />With a few more road trips I had gotten accustomed to Dhaba eating.<br />One other Dhaba that I particularly remember is on the Delhi-Jaipur highway. The food was heavenly. The Dhaba guy was very friendly and seeing that we really enjoyed his achar, he packed a big dabba of that achar and handed it over to us while paying the bill. It was so sweet of him :)<br />Well I don't have any digital pics of those Dhabas, but the memories are intact.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.flickr.com/55/153096056_9ce727f5e6_o.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/55/153096056_9ce727f5e6_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />In the past 5 years I had no chance of enjoying a good dhaba until recently when I caught a small nice Dhaba on the highway somewhere between Tiptur and Gubbi. It was almost on par with the authentic dhabas that I talked about. Quite a modest one. Infact here I entertained myself looking at 4-5 people doing their assigned duties for the evening...one was peeling and cleaning the onions, the other was chopping them, another one was cutting the bhindi. The one thing that made me widen my eyes was a person chopping green chillies- A huuuuge heap of cut green chillies(forgot to take a pic). Gosh, thats my hell. Ofcourse I was hit by it in the food too ;). All these guys were really enjoying their work while the music played from a stereo from behind. Ah what a sight!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.flickr.com/66/153096059_aeda791e5c_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/66/153096059_aeda791e5c_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>When the food arrived, I could'nt help appreciating the attempt they made in decorating the salad with an inverted cut lemon :)...quite creative! The taste of the dishes was yummy...the smoke flavour that I love enhanced the taste even more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once in a while it's fun to forget about hygene and stuff and go back to the basics and enjoy...isn't it?<br /><br /> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/73/153096061_29388189c4.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/73/153096061_29388189c4_m.jpg" width="160" height="120" alt="DSC02807" /></a> <a href="http://static.flickr.com/62/153096064_60ce5a8faf.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/62/153096064_60ce5a8faf_m.jpg" width="160" height="120" alt="DSC02814" /></a><br />He he, I know. I was just trying to enjoy the food the way its supposed to be :)<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1148842379141671102006-05-28T11:21:00.002-07:002006-11-06T04:48:48.422-08:00Beautiful getawayRiver Tern<br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/71/154927437_613c366b71_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/71/154927437_613c366b71_m.jpg" alt="Log-hut" height="160" width="240" /></a><a href="http://static.flickr.com/48/154918071_022894e115_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/48/154918071_022894e115_o.jpg" alt="Conoeing" height="160" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Had a lovely celebration of our 3rd wedding anniversary at River Tern resort by the banks of Bhadra River. It was an experience we never had before. The log-hut atop a tiny hill infront of the river with all the 3star setup, yet very simple and natural - Beautiful. The best part was the view of the river and a few islands from the balcony and the sound of the water waves plus bomboo bushes swaying with the breeze while you comfortably rest on the bed. And the cool breeze which is so fresh and far from pollution, just took my breath away ;).<br /><br />In the morning we went around the tiny island and there wasn't a single soul around except we two. It was so thrilling! We felt like we were stranded in an island and felt quite adventurous. Supra was all set to be Tom Hanks in Cast Away :)). It was so fun both of us constructing the story for an imaginary movie with just the two of us.<br /><br />Excellent excellent short trip.<br /><br />Info: <a href="http://www.junglelodges.com/resort_overview.asp?resort=River+Tern+Lodge">http://www.junglelodges.com/resort_overview.asp?resort=River+Tern+Lodge</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1148837098176532042006-05-28T10:14:00.000-07:002006-05-28T10:53:42.206-07:00Fine Craftswomenship ;-)The stuff that Gugu and I made when she was here:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lampshade</span><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/66/153098722_9ca42f10a0_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/66/153098722_9ca42f10a0_m.jpg" width="140" height="200" alt="Lamp" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Floor Lamps<br /></span><a href="http://static.flickr.com/60/153098723_4929aed85e_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/60/153098725_23cf99cbb1_m.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Lamp2" /></a><a href="http://static.flickr.com/74/153098726_ddae1ab17e_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/74/153098726_ddae1ab17e_m.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Lamp3" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jewellery</span><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/52/153495422_ca753dcbfd_o.jpg" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/52/153495422_ca753dcbfd_m.jpg" width="220" height="140" alt="Jewellery" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1148572906126553462006-05-25T08:59:00.000-07:002006-05-25T21:56:35.070-07:00Tadaaa I am backWell not completely, I am still transitioning to the blog world from the outer world that I had been lost in for a while.<br /><br />Did someone miss me? I know a few people did :). Ok welcome me back.<br /><br />So what was I upto all these days?..hmm..lemme recall a few. Visited Chennai (not so nice), got my car wind shield broken and later repaired, had my youngest sis gugu over to give me company, created a design for her <a href="http://shravny.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" >blog</a>, tried out some successfull and some disasterous recipies, did some creative craft works with gugu, fought a lot with gugu, enjoyed gugu's songs, a lotta shopping, lost a pound and put 4 back on, watched Desperate Housewives back to back on DVDs, hmmm what else....yeah..went on a great weekend trip, lunched at a dhaba. And now here I am back to blogging with lots of stuff to blog about! Will be coming up with more posts on the things that I described above, got the pics and all ready...just have to take out time to write down.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1142240212667294902006-03-13T00:48:00.000-08:002006-03-13T01:07:20.693-08:00Collectibles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/DSC00056.jpg"><img style=" margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/320/DSC00056.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Gary Grossman - The Action Script Czar. Principal Scientist-Flash Player, Macromedia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/63041629701_330.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/400/63041629701_330.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Kevin Lynch - Chief Software Architect, Macromedia.<br />He clicked the pic from his new camera mobile :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/IMG_4995.jpg"><img style=" margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/320/IMG_4995.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Bruce Chizen - CEO, Adobe.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1141989001999693332006-03-10T03:00:00.000-08:002006-03-10T03:16:51.120-08:00Life goes onYes thats right...life does go on. Got myself a new mobile phone ..tadaaa :)<br />Not just that, I upgraded from a white-screen to color display. And a radio too :) Nokia 6030. Looks quite swanky for a basic model. I've had people with higher end versions say this one looks much better.<br />I am happy. Wish me good luck...you know I need it right? :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/11.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/12.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/13.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1141200199938073952006-02-28T23:10:00.001-08:002006-03-01T00:09:57.306-08:00New Windows Live Messenger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/NewMSN.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/400/NewMSN.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The new UI is cool...am loving it!<br />Neat and no jazzy stuff, quite professional.<br />Some might find it dull, even I am a lot into UI, colors,skins and stuff. But then I like it this way for office use.<br /><br />Good One.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1140722378693209422006-02-23T10:20:00.000-08:002006-02-27T01:34:34.343-08:00A team to cherish<a href="http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=103480573&size=o"><img align = "center" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/320/P1040147-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />My team at Macromedia. <br />A wonderful team full of fun and productivity. If you were to ask me what drives me every morning to go to work...my answer - The Team!. I bet everyone else on team would answer the same.<br />A classic example of Work Hard Party Harder...only with a slight difference - both happened at the same time with us. <br />I fail to put the entire experience in words. The teasing, the leg pulling, the wrestle fights of guys, the cribbing, the bitching, the bhelpuri sessions, the alphas, the betas, the team lunches and parties, the release-time pressurem, the photo shoots... <br />Sigh...its all just memories now...<br />Now we are just 3 of us and the manager, trying quite hard but in vain, to keep up the spirit.<br /><br />Truly DREAM TEAM it was...perfectly right mix of personalities and attitudes.<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/P1040150.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/P1040150.jpg" height=110 width=120 border="0" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/P1040130.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/320/P1040130.jpg" height=110 width=120 border="0" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/1600/P1040134-1.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3157/1907/200/P1040134-1.jpg" height=110 width=120 border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Update: 27 Feb 06<br />Aaaaahhhhaaa...just now found a pic on Gaggu's flickr...the one where we were making bhelpuri in his cube. Look at him chopping away the onions with full concentration :)<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=40346213&size=o"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/40346213_fde9b66c61_m.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1140533607992530822006-02-21T06:24:00.001-08:002006-02-21T06:53:27.993-08:00Bhoooo :'( - IINow what?<br />My mobile :(<br />First I misplaced my husband's handset a few months back. Now I lost mine too.<br />Whats with me and mobile phones :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mobile-review.com/phonemodels/panasonic/panasonic-gd96-en.shtml"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px;" src="http://www.mobile-review.com/phonemodels/panasonic/image/95silfrontlo.jpe" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Its a very old panasonic handset and whoever found/stole it wouldn't get anything out of it. Well it was supposed to be a super cool mobile during those days with a big screen and joystick and white light was not yet introduced in India. Its a tall slim beauty. My mom gifted it to dad 5 years back and he is quite senti about it. That's the reason why I've always been careful with it. And finally the thing hapenned that I always feared. Such a sad way to end the weekend.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1140531675751704812006-02-21T06:15:00.000-08:002006-02-21T07:01:41.213-08:00MusicSongs that I've been hooked on to this week:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mora Saiyan Mo Se Bole Na</span></span> by FUZON<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Aankon Ke Sagar</span></span> by FUZON<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Because I Love</span></span> You by Shakin Stevens<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Le Chale</span></span> by Shaan from My Brother Nikhil<br /><br />Nice. It's soft music week for me :)<br /><br />Suggest to me if you know any other numbers similar to the ones above.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1139574997925242062006-02-10T04:21:00.000-08:002006-02-10T04:36:37.986-08:00Hopeless weekOne hell of a boring and least productive week I've ever spent. Don't ask me how I managed to do it...don't get me into trouble.<br />Wanna mark in my autobiography as "Worst Week" and this posting is to remind me of it when I actually sit down to write one.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19296037.post-1138607474048932772006-01-29T22:41:00.000-08:002006-01-30T03:09:58.373-08:00Rang De Basanti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rangdebasanti.net/" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.rangdebasanti.net/wallpapers/wallpaper4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The entire audience in the theatre stood up and gave a round of applause in the end.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I won't say anything more. I want each and everyone of you all to go and watch it and come back and put your thoughts and views here.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Right now my head has a thousand words to write about this movie, but I am gonna keep it to myself for a while till you all watch it yourselves. Its much better if you watch it without knowing anything about the movie before, like I did.<br />Right now all I wanna do is propagate this movie and encourage as many people as possible to go and watch it.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">C'mon...good movies aren't made often!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Ting</div>Tweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745856487057910424noreply@blogger.com8