My nephew was visiting us from USC and he had high fever, soar throat etc for few days. His insurance was valid in school hospital only. We visited Kaiser – Milpitas (non-emergency) and they charged $100 and Dr came and examined him. No tests were performed. She prescribed some OTC …
I find Baskin Robbins ridiculously expensive!! The prices on the menu + VAT + Waffle cone + extra topping = not worth the amount of money. The ice cream flavour you choose, you don’t know if it belongs to regular, classic or premium category. And we too don’t ask while …
The article refers to American Kids but I think its true for India as well. :-). A very good read for all parents. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2012/07/02/120702crbo_books_kolbert?currentPage=all Credit: Sanket’s post in facebook.
When I first came to US and lived in Mid West for a while, I was surprised to see an inverse relation between income levels and obesity. Proportion of obese people is higher in lower income strata. And the reason is America’s food industry. Most families in Mid-West thrive on …
This journey was back of purvesh mind for many years almost 3-4 but we were always debating and I think it was really a very good idea on his part to plan the whole trip.The best part about it was from the time we left home till we reached say …
Good article and good reference for kids activities: 101 things all SF Kids should do before growing up
The current Software Programming Model has changed compared to 10-15 years ago. Here is what has changed as per me: 1) Previously books used to be referred often. Now a quick online search is enough to throw up sample code and documentation. 2) Previously lot of software used to be …
Its June and hence its Palkhi time here in Pune. We are witnessing it for the first time since we were not here last year in June. 2 Palkhis (Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram) are making their way thru the Pune city to Pandharpur. Pilgrims in the thousands are walking …
Kids recipe contest hosted by white house – entries can be submitted till June 17th. Full details in this post here – http://www.mercurynews.com/food-wine/ci_20713894/la-carte-white-house-host-kids-recipe-contest
Due to travel plans I haven’t explored much this year, but the annual post is here..