Lot of folks asking me about snow trip this year. So time to make a post about it and gather feedback. Where should we go and When should we go. We can skip Leland High Sierra where we went past 2-3 years for tubing. This year we can try something …
In December some of us went to India and decided to have an outing with the folks from here who have moved to India permanently. Everyone who was in India at that time was contacted. Some could make it and some could not make it.
The date was Sunday, Dec 27 2009
This past Sat, a few of us (Us, Nitul, Nilesh, Hasmukh) bumped into each other accidentally at the Cal Skate of Milpitas. Its a roller skating rink (wooden floors). It seems very popular with Indians. 95% of the people were Indians. The session that we went to “Tiny Tots” is …
Not sure how true this it. But multiple articles appear on the web and also on KVOSS (from where I got the tip). Use your own discretion while deciding how to cook Maggi.
Hiking Season is here. :-). We had lot of fun hiking in previous years. Hopefully we can go for 2-3 group Hikes in Q1 of 2010. Are there any parks that you would want to hike in? If so please list them here. The hikes from previous time which can …
I was surprised to learn recently that the PAN Card (Tax ID for India Tax purposes) can be obtained from sitting here in the USA itself. I was under the impression that the application had to be made in India itself. But there is information on the web and through …
This time we travelled United+Jet to India. United Air flight from SFO to HK and then Jet Airways from HK to India. While Jet Airways was a pleasure United flight was a disaster. We are never traveling by United to India again. Am documenting my experience so that others can …
Since I just returned from India and had some think time on the plane I thought of what will I do differently the next time that I travel to India to make my trip a bit more smoother. So here is a list of things to make the trip to …
Recently we made use of Bahena – An Animal Welfare organization to take care of a baby pigeon living in our home. We did not want to remove the nest initially since the baby was small. After waiting for some days for the baby to grow up, we thought its …
All major Newspapers here carried the following story which involves kutchis: Though the article mentions the surname wrongly as “Cheddah” its actually “Chheda”. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Parel-murder-Hubby-sis-in-law-gave-supari-to-kill/articleshow/5349706.cms Of course there is no mention in any article that these are kutchis. But because of the surnames “Dedhia” and “Chheda” its obvious. Kutchis are generally …