fraser town food frenzy

moved to Frazer town in Dec 2009. Not the idle place to loose a few pounds! there are eatiers at every corner, lil shops and fast foods and a 2-3 upper market restaurants.

so we did the wise thing and quickly set up kitchen so we can cook some meals at home. not n easy thing - reviving our expensive elf lpg, then calling him back for a tube ...

So we had a few oppurtunities to try the Darshinis (besides Indira Darshini near Coles Park on MM Road, one more opposite 'Casio Gifts' on Mosque Road) well - besides the idly dosa, ok rotis when you want to go wallet-light.

Other places I liked :

the bread joint  near Casio - great whole wheat and broken wheat, nice chicken burgers (without cheese), do not try the KFC wanna be chicken.the sales guy speaks English but apparently not very well or does not care. he's friendly enough but when i ordered a burger without mayo or butter or cheese; I got one - with all 3!
For a tastier burger (chicken patty better too) head across the street to

11th Cross. Met these people at the Bangalore Habba too, where even in the rush, when Strings paused for a break, they made me a burger with just the salad leave, some ketchep and the chicken, aah yumm, Tea was feesh and well made too. Something that is nigh impossible to get in most Darshini's (just stick to the coffee unless you want to risk a walk on the over cooked tea side.)


Chung wah has nice ambience and better food than Taiwan (or is is it Taipan - at the crossing of Coles and Mosque Roads) - especially dislike the lighting and twice the vegetables were very old, but for an Ok meal , nice mucic, ok service, etremely Rupee friendly - Taiwan is good to go, we will go there at lesat once a month.

Today, 31st went to one of the muslim joints on MM Road, this one advertises Paya and mutton keema, but alas it was 8pm but the rotis were not ready so I left and settled for a dosa. hey its the last day of the year so gave a pass to whole-wheat with tomatoes breakka today.

Bangalore Hubba, thank you

except for the stupid ill trained insensitive cops , an all around good show!

Hotels and restaurantes in Bangalore

Hotels and restaurants in Bangalore
great place for 5 star stay, food and parties in Bangalore

http://www.chancerypavilion.com/pavilion

At our first party in 2006 April loved the chocolate fountain. The hotel was not fully operational then. After that it has come a long way. When I got married we were spoilt at the ghana, then at the suite. especially thoughtful staff who helped my new bride with a dress emergency. Ate breakka-lunch-dinner there for 3 days straight and did not get bored with the food. with most 5 starts its 3 meals at most and then need to go out for a change! Coffee shop serves awesome pizza and value for money buffets.

The swimming pool is tiny, but the gym is well equipped and the instructor was very helpful, the one time I did make it there.


ghana == Punjabi - pre wedding party with song, dance and spirits!

reliance data card bad deal

Date Nov 14, 2009
From Tushar Kapila
Abshot Lyt
Bangalore 560052

 

To Permanent Lok Adalat,
Bangalore

 

Synopsis with matter with Reliance regarding data card PLAT no 42584 of 2009

 

Bought a reliance data card in Bangalore did not work first 2 days - not activated

 

Used for 3 days in Pune. last 2 days of trip to  Pune did not work - said over limit. I had problems with client as could not complete work on 2 days. Attached copy of email (with all headers to prove validity) concerning this.

 

In 4 days bill is Rs.1800/- When I bought the card dealer told me monthly bill will be Rs.1500/- After that I bought airtel data card. monthly bill, unlimited usage Rs1,000/-

 

I refuse to pay this amount. I paid Rs.100/- I do not think this deserves more than that after wasting time and money.
I told them there must be a billing error. they never did anything. Before that on day 1 I told them of connection being dropped, they said they will rectify. nothing was done.

 

So I'm being made to over pay for bad service? Their quality is bad and they over  bill. I want them to investigated and I should get compensation for not enjoying net for few days after paying Rs.4,000/- to get service from them.

 

Bad customer education, bad service, bad billing - seems to be a bunch of cheats. Attachment 1 - email I sent to them on  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 I would like compensation for time and work oppurtunity lost, for a service that is supposed to help me work remotely not charge me exorbitantly and not provide service. I usually earn $60 a day.

 

Regards

 

 

 

Tushar G Kapila

Are your judges as rich as mine?

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016871487

 

Two months after the Supreme Court, faced with demands ... what I find urgh is that they are all so rich. either they are corrupt or the system is bad and only the super rich make it ! one crore = Rs.100,00,00,000/- == $213,037/- == much more than you would expect anyone in govt. usual net worth for a regular corporate person are

 

let me pull up a salary chart. this is not from salary alone. thats much less. though they do get a home, car etc

 

edit
here http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Judges-salary-set-to-go-up-threefold/360507/

 

basically these guys assets are 100x monthly salary. all  their families are monied or they all invested very well or ... in any case it looks corrupt.

 

are these judges corrupt or are they all just lucky!

 

[quote id=/l/135366/1/#q2][b]arrows[/b]:Well, [url=http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscourtsystem/a/supctjustices.htm]yes[/url].[/quote]let me pull up a salary chart. this is not from salary alone. thats much less. though they do get a home, car etc

 

edit
here http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Judges-salary-set-to-go-up-threefold/360507/

 

basically these guys assets are 100x monthly salary. all  their families are monied or they all invested very well or ... in any case it looks corrupt

 

---

 

nothing new

 

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/moily-for-reforms-to-act-against-corrupt-judges/95234-3.html

 

http://dc1.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/07/corrupt-judges-of-india.htm

 

 

no play with Aus and Pak

we should stop playing with Aus and Pak. One for playing dirty. everything from the way they curse, to come in the way of running batsmen sucks.

 

Other for playing dirty and being a terror supporting state

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

http://stephenbrooks.org/muon1/ Volunteer computer idle time to science, is run by a friend; he has helped me with 2 algorithms. A child genius was in oxford at age 17
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com

Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html or bookmark all in one folder in your browser and open all together so you remember to visit all! you can even bookmark the individual tabs of the hunger site like this for child health

Google :

games i like

Quick, keyboard, Fun, simple, and all positive. i like this as a game concept https://sourceforge.net/projects/tomatoes/files/  works on windows, linux, ...

 

http://travians.com/

 

Farm Frenzy

 

http://apps.facebook.com/lilecoracer/

 

www.babaschess.net for FICS Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)

 

 

autos , walking at night

I wish there was a good cheap service of SMS, GSM at Rs 500 a month for autos.

 

especially wish the young girls of Vasant Nagar and all over who live in PGs etc or other wise need to travel in alternate transport in the night would get 4-5 auto guys phone nos, use them regularly and make them come to their door step for pick ups.

 

Hate when the young uns are out in their finery, wearing skirts and all chaps look at them like they some aliens that you need to catch and mount like a dog. @%#^@%#@ nee-ash-locks

 

save the Cubbon Park

Save the Cubbon Park Bangalore!



wikipedia Cubbon Park



they (govt, their friends) are trying to encroach on Bangalore's lung space - the Cubbon Park. i love that place, flowers, grass, trees, water, in the middle of the city 3 km away from my house.



and makes me more sad that i cannot do much besides blog about it, write an email, and hope, when i do go and meet the govt chaps they try to talk to you in Kannada. when u answer back in the 10 words you know they act like you do not belong there. or that they know what they are doing, and to let them get on with it. no politician waste time with educated people cause we hardly vote.



so i joined the professional's party of India but it looks more like a interest group - 2 people showed up for the meeting




stephenbrooks.org/muon1
Volunteer computer idle time to science, by a child genius was in oxford at age 17

www.thehungersite.com , and
www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free.
www.ecologyfund.com



Please add these to your start-up how to:
>tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html
or bookmark all in one folder in your browser and open all together so you
remember to visit all! you can even bookmark the individual tabs of the hunger
site like this
> for child health

Quoting :pallavi ramesh DJ 94.3 FM Blr

A quote from pallaviramesh  

pallavi ramesh DJ 94.3 FM Blr www.pallaviramesh.com

U know wat there a question i asked on the other forums...do women really listen..according to me they hardly listen..yeah yeah im saying that on personal experience....i only listen if i want to..i mean i listen to people only whom i want to listen to...ma friend says this:Its just a myth like the white elephant, women do listen, but the problem is they talk more which gives them less time to listen. So they talk more and hence listen less ;) ... http://www.pallaviramesh.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&Itemid=3

windsor manor junction sankey road, pedestrian crossing

after the traffic signals were removed a year back at Windsor manor junction sankey road,pedestrian nightmare

 

police man there should stop traffic coming from Guutahalli towards Windsor Manor every 4-5 minutes for 30 seconds so we can cross. even at 3pm etc its busy. after 5 pm very busy. else put lights back to stop traffic before they enter the circle area for 30 seconds every 4-5 minutes.

So we can cross even when police 'busy'. I asked a police man to help me cross he said he has to see other traffic - then he went back to taking to the garderner who was tending the plants in the middle traffic Island!

 

Or are we going to wait till some people get hit by speeding vehecles OR some big shot has to cross the road on the way to one of the 5 star hotels?

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

tushar.kapila@gmail.com yahoo : tushar.kapila@yahoo.com msn : tgkprog3@hotmail.com GTalk : tgkprog@gmail.com

www.worldcommunitygrid.org Volunteer computer Cancer cures
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com
Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html

Google :

bad end - Silver Star hotel, Palolem, Goa

1 star rooms and good food on the beach. Went off season (22nd July 2009 to 23rd) staff was helpful. Plain room - tv, western style loo. No soap, toilet paper, or hot water (but you can get most essentials at the shops 400 meters away). Owned by two brothers one of who I spoke to and seemed quite friendly.

 

Enjoyed my stay except - I was moving in to the Lalit Intertcontinental with my wife but wanted some clothes laundered. They agreed to clean them. When I checked out I did not ask for help and no one came forward to help with my 3 bags.

 

Realized the next day that I had the room key so I went immediately and dropped it off. All the staff was around the TV - slow days.

 

When I came back for my clothes on the 25th the other brother was there was he was not very nice. Said I owe him a days rent cause I had the room keys! I told him walking away with room keys is a common problem - that is why some star hotels have the paper or electronic keys now that can be easily replaced in house at a low cost.

 

He said how are they to know if I checked out or took the key along cause I meant to come back!

 

I reminded him : when I checked out I informed the staff that I was checking out, settled my bill and then left.

 

Then he started calling me a beggar and other obscenities, when I told him to shut up and cussed him one of his staff flew at me and had to be stopped by another.

 

Sad experience - will make me more wary of these low budget places in the future.

 

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

tushar.kapila@gmail.com yahoo : tushar.kapila@yahoo.com msn : tgkprog3@hotmail.com GTalk : tgkprog@gmail.com

www.worldcommunitygrid.org Volunteer computer Cancer cures
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com
Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html

Google :

violence and fear in Abshot layout

Kumar the iron person refuses to do clothes of one of the houces as its late (930pm) on the 14th of July 2009.

 

The person Babu who had asked him to do that comes back at 11 30pm and wrecks his cart. Damages Rs3,500/-

 

Now I told him to go to the cops, the man who lives there said that too.

 

But then Babu came and threathened hi, after admiting that he did break the cart as he was pissed of with his "friend" Kumar who he had helped many times in the past! I told Kumar I will go with him the cops, and he can call me when he wants to enter the layout. but hes too scared.

 

Lets see what happens ...

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

www.worldcommunitygrid.org Volunteer computer Cancer cures
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com
Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html

Cute Marriage invite

nice card!

 

http://stephenbrooks.org/muon1/ Volunteer computer idle time to science, is run by a friend; he has helped me with 2 algorithms. A child genius was in oxford at age 17
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com

Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html or bookmark all in one folder in your browser and open all together so you remember to visit all! you can even bookmark the individual tabs of the hunger site like this for child health

bsnl broadband 1504

they are cheap but the service sucks to complain

bsnl broadband 1504 or 2220-2198

attached are the settings for "less disconnects"

tags: India, BSNL, broadband ,"less disconnects"

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

http://stephenbrooks.org/muon1/ Volunteer computer idle time to science, is run by a friend; he has helped me with 2 algorithms. A child genius was in oxford at age 17
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com

Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html or bookmark all in one folder in your browser and open all together so you remember to visit all! you can even bookmark the individual tabs of the hunger site like this for child health

Marklin-74030

Marklin using 74030 - contrrol 2 trains with insulated sections

One big layout of marklin track with 2+ sections powered seperately. advantage - can have 2+ trains parked in different sidings, controlled seperarately. each section of track would have to have only one train on it. Now you can :
park train 1 in siding 1 (powered by control unit 1)
park train 2 in siding 2 (powered by control unit 2)
run train 1 in main track (powered by control unit 3)
park train 1 in siding 1 (powered by control unit 1) or siding 3 (powered by control unit 4)
run train 2 in main track (powered by control unit 3) ...

 

To do this you need part 74030 which are little rubber bits that fit in the electric points between rails. And more than 1 control unit (one comes with each starter kit). If you have 3 can make 2 sidings (track that goes if a fork ; can be used to park a train) each siding powered seperately and the main track by another power / control unit

 

marklin,toy,train,toy train, train set,hobby, entertainment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lhJ8Mdx8w

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

http://stephenbrooks.org/muon1/ Volunteer computer idle time to science, is run by a friend; he has helped me with 2 algorithms. A child genius was in oxford at age 17
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com

Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html or bookmark all in one folder in your browser and open all together so you remember to visit all! you can even bookmark the individual tabs of the hunger site like this for child health

VW has done it again ... a one seater car US$600/- INR 30,000/-

    Cool car Indian Rs.30,000/- plus taxes and duty! who needs to ride a bike and be run down or get wet!

 If you could go to Shanghai for a vacation, wait till they are available in a non police state (support the tiananmen mothers) buy two or more of these cars, one for your wife and one for yourself, and one for each of your kids, have them shipped to Canada and still spend less money than if you bought a car in Canada. Getting the car(S) into USA , is still an ordeal.  This is not a toy, not a concept car.. It is a newly developed single seat car in highly aerodynamic tear-shape road-proven real car. It is ready to be launched as a single-seater for sale in Shanghai in 2010 for a mere US$600!

Interested? Wait till you learn that it will cruise at 100-120 Km/Hr with an unbelievable 0.99litre/100Km (258 miles/gallon) !! 

Impressed? Totally, after you have read all the details below about the hi-tech and space-age material input into this car!!! 

The Most Economic Car in the World will be on sale next year

 

Better than Electric Car - 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai

This is a single seated car   

From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg , Germany . 

Will be selling for 4000 yuan, equivalent to US$600.. 

Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons         

Speed = 62 - 74.6 Miles/hour 

Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon 

Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards
Tushar Kapila

santaletternow.com     http://sel2in.com

tushar.kapila@gmail.com yahoo : tushar.kapila@yahoo.com msn : tgkprog3@hotmail.com GTalk : tgkprog@gmail.com

http://stephenbrooks.org/muon1/ Volunteer computer idle time to science, is run by a friend; he has helped me with 2 algorithms. A child genius was in oxford at age 17
www.thehungersite.com , and www.bhookh.com feed hungry , its free. www.ecologyfund.com
Please add these to your start-up how to: http://tusharkapila.blogspot.com/2008/05/s.html or bookmark all in one folder in your browser and open all together so you remember to visit all! you can even bookmark the individual tabs of the hunger site like this for child health

 

sex ed

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

Aquarium Fish

 Eela and I bought two small Aquariums cause some of the fish cannot live with other species. 

 

Starting off -  break it down into steps:
Fill tank with dechlorinated tap water (or from yours or helpful neighbour's bore-well) or pre-mixed saltwater for saltwater aquarium keepers.
Determine your method of starting the cycle. Fishless is the quickest and most humane way. For freshwater tanks, get some Bio-spira and add it to the tank. For saltwater tanks, live rock is the way to go. As the rock cures in the tank it will cycle your tank.
Test the aquarium water with your test kits for ammonia, nitrite and nitrates.
Once you start getting nitrates and no nitrites you can safely add fish. If you're using live rock in saltwater tanks you may not see any of these (ammonia, nitrite and nitrate). If you've had the rock in the tank for several weeks/months you can assume that it's safe to slowly begin stocking the tank.
That's it! http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm

 

Aquarium Fish Definition and Glossary

 

Water Change :
refers to the process of removing a percentage of the aquarium water in order to improve water conditions for your fish. Unlike a fish's natural environment, aquariums are enclosed systems that quickly become polluted with biological substance buildup and dissolved organics. A water change is a good way of reducing the number of pollutants in aquarium water. Frequent and small water changes are considered better than infrequent large water changes. Also see: Aquarium Maintenance.

 

Water Parameters :
refers to the measurement of various levels in the aquarium. For example, aquariums that have been recently set up need to have their ammonia and nitrite parameters measured frequently in order to monitor the nitrogen cycle. Some other important water parameters that are frequently measured include temperature, pH, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, magnesium, alkalinity, etc. Measuring water parameters such as these will give the aquarist a general idea of the water quality in the aquarium.

 

Water Pump :
is aquarium equipment that is designed to move water in an aquarium. External water pumps are used to pull water from the aquarium and send it to sumps or refugiums. After the water passes through the sump or refugium it is pushed back into the tank. Water pumps are also used in closed loop circulation systems that are designed to increase the water movement within the aquarium.

 

Wave Maker :
is an aquarium device that is designed to simulate waves in the aquarium. Most often used in saltwater aquariums, there are stand alone products that pull in water and once the water reaches a certain level in the wavemaker, it is quickly released back into the tank, creating a surge or wave. Multiple powerheads connected to a switching device that turns the various powerheads on and off in intervals can achieve a similar effect but the constant tripping of power to powerheads can cause accelerated wear and tear on the powerheads.

 

WPG :
abbreviation for Watts Per Gallon and used in reference to aquarium lighting. Light intensity and aquarium depth are more important factors than Watts Per Gallon. WPG is a crude rule for estimating the amount of light needed for various organisms such as freshwater aquarium plants, corals and other invertebrates.

 

Wet-Dry Filter :
is an aquarium filter that incorporates a dry portion (air) in the filtration process. The exposure to the air increases the biological filtration capabilities of the filter. Trickle filters and bio-wheel filters incorporate a wet-dry filter portion.

 

White Spot Disease :
see Ich.

 

From: Cory - Cleaning tank during cycle
Another common problem in the cycle stage is people over clean their tanks during partial water changes and maintenance. If you use the food or fish starting methods, its very important not to disturb the media bedding to allow beneficial bacteria cultivation and growth. Media is the largest source for this growth and over cleaning in the first few weeks can diminish this cultivation causing an elevation of ammonia and/or nitrites.

 

This was a big surpise as I thought cleaning out the whole tank was better.

 

------

 

http://www.fishlore.com/acclimating-tropicalfish.htm

The most commmon tropical fish acclimation methods are:
The Floating Bag Method
The Bucket Method
The Drip Method
The Floating Bag Method
This is probably the most common acclimation method and it works well. You just need to be careful when floating a bag full of unknown water in your tank. Ideally, you're floating the bag in a previously setup quarantine tank but, sadly, many new hobbyists don't use a quarantine tank. After you've been in the hobby for awhile and experience any sort of fish disease outbreak you'll soon come to realize the importance of a simple quarantine tank.

 

er you leave the fish store you will want to go straight home to avoid ammonia accumulating in the bag (in the form of fish waste). Once you get home, open the top of the bag and remove about 25% of the water from the bag. Replace this water with the same amount of water from your tank. Float the bag in your tank and bring down the hood opening on the open end of the bag to help keep the bag secure. Every 10 minutes add about 1 measuring cup (use less if the bag is smaller) of your tank water to the bag. Repeat this process for about an hour. After an hour has passed use a small net to get the fish out of the bag and gently place the fish into your tank. The main idea here is to slowly get the fish used to your tank water (acclimated). Do not dump the bag water into your tank! If you do, you risk exposing your tank to any parasites or diseases that were in the dealer's tanks.

 

----

 

People who have aquariums will tell you about two kinds of dirt in a tank. There is clean dirt and dirty dirt. Clean dirt is the waste products of the fish. This does not need to be removed. Dirty dirt means the uneaten food and the bodies of fish that may have died. These kinds of things need to be removed.

 

Beginners will have to start with plain tap water. Letting the water stand until it comes to room temperature will get rid of any chlorine that may have been added to the water to purify it. Chlorine is very harmful to fish. Your fish may be added as soon as the water in the tank does come to room temperature. At first the water may look a little cloudy, but this is normal for a new tank. If you feed your fish very sparingly for the first two weeks, this should clear up and remain clear.

 

Plants are important in an aquarium, but not as important as many people would have you to believe. Plants do not provide the fish will all the oxygen that they need. In spite of everything that you may have heard, fish do very well without the plants.

 

Plants add oxygen to the water and use up carbon dioxide only when they are actively making food. Green plants will make their won food by taking in the carbon dioxide and then changing it chemically so that they are able to use it.

 

Underwater plants do add a great deal of beauty to your aquarium. The plants will grow in the water to make a more natural surrounding for your fish. The fish can hide in the leaves of the plants and love to lay their eggs here. Also, a well planted aquarium is less likely to develop green water.

 

More fish die from overfeeding than from any other cause. Your other pets may need to be fed everyday, but your fish do not. If you do feed them every day, uneaten food will accumulate in the tank. It will then blacken the sand a produce gases and other poisons that are harmful to you fish. Most fish can go a week without you feeding them because the will eat the microscopic plants and animals that naturally live in an aquarium.

 

Fish should only be fed three times a week. A single feeding should only give them the amount of food that they can eat in then minutes. You can judge this by putting the food on the flat part of a toothpick and then giving to the fish. Do not give them anymore unless and until they have eaten that all gone.

 

http://www.essortment.com/all/howtosetupaq_rder.htm

 

 

leaving soon

we have started looking for a new house