http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog dinker, charak, blog, really!? Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:32:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So on the way back to India, we took a taxi form our hotel, President Solitaire Hotel & Spa. On the way the weather turned stormy and there was lot of lighting. The taxi driver made me switch off my mobile phone. I guess he believed mobile phone attract thunder ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/10/leisure/tavellog/excellent-experience-with-thai-royal-tourist-police/ Few weeks ago I had a chat with a friend. This friend on mine told me about a co-worker of his whose name (IIRC or was it middle name) was Shaitan. He said in beginning it was bit awkward for all to call him that because of it meaning. This ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/08/societal/lessonsfromheros/work-ethics-and-major-shaitan-singh/ They did it again. Crossword at Garuda Mall in Bangalore is turning into a wonderful source of subtle humor and irony. According to them, Jared Diamond's Guns, Germ, and Steel is a Science Fiction. In 1998 it won a Pulitzer Prize and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book. A documentary based ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/07/societal/intelligencelost/did-you-know-that-guns-germs-and-steel-is-science-fiction/ It says L'Oreal ANTI-SAGGING and it is for men. Somehow found it very funny! http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/07/leisure/a-cream-for-men/ This was taken in a book store called 'Crosswords' in Garuda Mall last week. Al Gore's 'The Inconvenient Truth' was placed in Science fiction section. I pointed it out to the manager. He told me, 'The science section was full so I placed the book in this section. Anyway it (science ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/07/societal/intelligencelost/ironic-funny-and-sad-at-many-levels/ http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/06/societal/notoplasticbags/art-from-garbage-at-forum-mall-in-bangalore/ Hur Habba (hope I am spelling it correctly) is a festival for a given locality inside Bangalore. They pick a date and that is the date. These pics are from wonderful lights work of a procession near Marthahalli as part of their Hur Habba. If you know more on the ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/06/leisure/hur-hubba-in-bangalore/ Chandigarh has done it. Himachal has done it. Delhi did it. Now even Pahalgam is doing it. Can we have a ban of these in Bangalore too? How about all India? http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/05/societal/notoplasticbags/ban-polythene-bags-in-bangalore/ I am trying to figure out the version of my Ubuntu desktop. The first instinct is to look for an 'About' section in the main menu. And in 'System' menu, I find a menu item 'About Ubuntu'. Clicking it takes me to a page that can get as generic as ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/05/technology/opensource/finding-out-ubuntu-version-for-humans/ So, at smartvote.in, one can read interviews with all candidates. The questions seem to be same so one can make a good comparison. No leading questions to make candidate look good or bad or lop-side a public discourse. The three I read closely are: HT Sangliana - INC PC Mohan - B ... http://www.dinkercharak.in/blog/2009/04/societal/indianelection/the-candidates-from-bangalore-central/