Of Marathons

While we were in India during January the Mumbai Marathon was in the news too. Since its inception a couple of years ago, the Mumbai Marathon has become slowly popular. Famous names like Anil Ambani, Milind Soman, etc were running. There is a Kutchi Marathon also around in Jan. Has …

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The Bombay Diary

We are in Bombay for a few days and that means a diary post needs to be started to document the ever-changing Mumbai. Right now we have sporadic internet connection and getting someone to have the connection fixed has been frustrating. The call center folks providing technical support for Tata …

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Problems and Opportunities

Anything that manifests itself into a full blown problem is usually preceded by some small indicators which signal the oncoming problem. The key is to recognize those indicators and act on them quickly. You can substitute the word problem with opportunity above and the statement still holds true. Many of …

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Big Sur Camping?

I was talking with a colleague and the discussion came up about Big Sur Camping and its early sellout. I remembered that we always talked about camping in Big Sur. But we were always late. I checked the website and seems like there is good availability for weekend of Jun …

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Garbanzo Beans + Carrot Pickle

Some of you may have seen the “Garbanzo beans + Carrot” Pickle at local restaurants. We have them at Yahoo! Cafeteria too. I have started to like this pickle more than the traditional Mango pickle since my throat goes awry with the latter. Have not found this kind of pickle …

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Seedless Oranges

My latest discovery is Seedless Oranges from Costco and other places. Now maybe these have been around for a while but only I discovered them now. The ease to eat them is too good. Just peel, separate and pop them one by one into your mouth with everything going inside …

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