when we had a kid emergency in the bay area, we had to almost had barge into our pediatrician’s office with absolutely no appointment. after the boys burnt their legs with hot water, we drove all the way from milpitas to santa clara el camino on old san francisco road - this wasn’t a 911 […]
Entries from May 2008
Health Care in Bangalore - A Mixed Bag
May 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Shuttle Bus Stop in Koramangala to New Bangalore Airport
May 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
how hard should it be to get to an airport? well, from koramangala, the new bengaluru international airport takes a mere two hours to get to. and that too at 7 am in the morning! god help those leaving at 4pm.
the best way to get there is by the shuttle bus operated by the bmtc. […]
In Praise of the Royal Enfield Bullet Machismo 350
May 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments
after the 4-wheel bakeoff ended with a maruti swict zxi, it was time for the 2-wheel hunt. and after a 2-month introspection about what i want in my 2-wheeled sidekick, i got my royal enfield machismo 350 home last weekend.
while shopping for a bike in india, all said and done, it comes down to whether […]
Yahoo! Search Monkey Preview
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments
got my hands on search monkey preview for developers, thanks to an old acquaintance from verity days. looking at the ‘before’ and ‘after’ shots, the results are quite stunning.
The ‘Before’ Shot: here’s how my post titled Laloo School of Business is shown in google and yahoo search result pages.
The ‘After’ Shot: here’s how the same […]
Tags: Silicon Valley · Web
A Train Ride from Bangalore To Hyderbad
May 10th, 2008 · No Comments
here’s some tweets during my recent train ride from bangalore (the undisputed center of gravity of india’s software services, a la silicon valley) to hyderabad (a very viable alternative, a la silicon alley).
Train just left bangalore junction. Nice fruity fragrance and clean bathroom with well stocked paper towels. Damn this ain’t yo papa’s train. 07:58 […]