An interesting blog How To Add Social Bookmarking To Blogger: It all started when a blogger f.. http://ping.fm/Wdgs8

New Amazing photo: the parallel world:







the parallel world, originally uploaded by.. http://ping.fm/joNLo

Working on Wordpress as a CMS for a software company website.

Working on converting wordpress to a CMS for a software company website

The Bangalore Chows go to Chennai

All great things start from a small idea. I think something like that is a saying or a maxim or whatever. But we, the Chows, believe that all fun things stem from a whim or a trip that is unplanned.

So Anoop, Karthik, S, Nafisa and I got into Anoop’s trusted Knight Rider at about 4:30 in the morning and we were off. It all started a couple of days before that when Renie asked if we would like to drive down to Chennai. And of course, Anoop said yes and then informed me. Hehehehe. That’s how it works you see.

We were all so happy and excited that we forgot about the turn at Krishnagiri and went straight towards Salem. We realized the mistake after 45 kms and then we had to turn back. About an hour or so was lost. We felt a little bad since we were actually making very good time at a steady speed, thanks to Shell’s Super Petrol.

Once we reached Chennai and Renie’s house, the sea, we relaxed (you know what) and contemplated what to do in the evening. We, the chows, and Nafisa were ready for anything. But apparently S had come down with some grand plans of clubbing and night life of Chennai. So she wanted to go to Temple Bay. No amount of coaxing for a relaxed evening convinced her. Since she was the new one in the group (at least for Renie), we decided to go. After a brief sleep and rest we took off in the evening towards East Coast Road.

Temple bay was seriously good though. It was a peaceful environment by the beach with subdued lightning. I am sure we got cursed by all and sundry for making a lot of noise. One sample pic below.

Then we went back to Renie’s place for some quiet time of “memory game”. I won’t go into details too much except for the facts that S got conned into not sleeping early (as usual of course, we are really good at this) and that I started snoring in the wee hours that everyone went to sleep.

The next day we went to Kafeoke, a Karaoke coffee bar, by the beach side. We had loads of fun there singing to a lot of memorable songs. Anoop started off with Call Me, by Blondie. We literally scared a lot of people who were there. Then I sang Cocaine by Eric Clapton and got the highest point for the evening - fifty something. My bro, Edin, did a couple of songs - Crazy from Aerosmith and Light my fire from Doors. The girls did an awesome song from some Hindi movie which was quite entertaining. Below pic is when we finished with a song on the house, with a photoshoot by a photographer for a local weekly newspaper.
And then, I bombed trying to sing Creep by Radiohead. It was so bad that Nafisa

• tried to pull the mic from my hand
• then hesitated because I refused
• then she laughed at me
• then she hid her face from me
• and then she pretended to sleep and not hear me sing

The whole sequence can be found at the below gif. The pictures where taken by the damned fellow Renie and me being good humored created a animated gif out of them.

And then it was time for all of us to leave. So we were back Sunday night at our respective places. Thanks Renie for a wonderful time! Remember, that was not an invasion but the start of a series of raids. Hehehehe!

No Orchids For Miss Blandish

Unusual shapes and beautiful colours - the dead don't appreciate!

orchid

Indiblogger meet - Bangalore

Join Indiblogger.in and join the party!!!

Cross posted on Anw.in.

[indiblogger]

Better caring for you

What do you do when you are looking for a better care for your elderly parents, relatives or friends? With so many different options and homes available these days it is quite painstaking to choose the right place. And how sure will you be that the decision you have taken is the right one. No worries at all. Bettercaring is the right place on the internet to look for information, news, tips and registered homes for your loved ones.

Bettercaring is a dedicated service where you you can find loads of information on caring for yourself or your loved ones. You can easily navigate this site and is colour coded too. The major tabs on the site are:

care home search : to search bettercaring’s database of registered UK care homes

your care options: provides information covering issues that are important to you while looking for the right care

news and views: for daily information on topical caring issues and healthy living tips

have your say: for your to participate in the discussion forum and interact with like-minded people

Furthermore there are enough information in the above pages for you to explore further on different options for you. For example, the care options page has three categories : care at home / residential care / finance. Each section contains factsheets compiled with the assistance of the Elderly Accommodation Council and Counsel for Care.

Indians are racist

From Conversations with self

• When you laugh at a Sardar joke, you’re a racist.
• When you imitate a Mallu accent, you’re a racist.
• When you call all South Indians “Madrasi”, you’re a racist.
• Here’s a riddle – Why won’t you find a Raymond showroom in Pakistan? – Because there aren’t any complete men there. Funny? You’re a racist.
• When you call Telugu people “Goltis”, you’re a racist.
• When you call Malayalees “Mallus”, you’re a racist.
• When you call Tamilians “Katpadi” and/or “Kongas”, you’re a racist.
• When you call anyone from North East India / East Asia “Chinkis”, you’re a racist.
• When you call Bengalis “Bongs”, you’re a racist.
• When you’re looking for a fair bride/groom in your matrimonial, you’re a racist

When I was younger I thought I was a racist. I probably still am. But at least I know I am equal and not superior to all the other human beings around me, when considering race as a factor.

[racism]