I'm so excited.
I've been shortlisted for a travel contest. Which involves travelling
& Blogging. Hardly ever been selected for anything earlier :)
Check out the contest and my profile on
http://www.oktatabyebye.com
http://www.oktatabyebye.com/Krishma.asp
(Yes they have spelt my name wrong in the link, trying to get them to correct it)
The final selection is next week. I'm not sure how they will do it.
But have a vague feeling that they may do so based on popularity of
the contestant & ability to draw viewers.
Requesting you to please view my profile & drop me a comment, even if
its just to say "All the best, Kim" or "Don't think u should go" But
please comment.
Hope there's a lot of you looking for something to do on a slow Friday
afternoon.
Please, please, pretty please. :)
Kim
http://kimelody.blogspot.com - the XL Blog
http://mbajobsindia.blogspot.com/
http://whazzupmumbai.blogspot.com
Friday, June 23, 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
I'm desicritic of the day
Hey all loyal readers. I'm desicritics "Desicritic Of The Day" today.
Read all my articles on Desicritics.org
Read all my articles on Desicritics.org
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Moved to Mumbai
Hi all readers of my site,
I have moved to Mumbai, so for now there won't be much posting on this blog. But do follow me to
Whazzupmumbai !!!
To join the yahoo groups for Whazzupmumbai :
I have moved to Mumbai, so for now there won't be much posting on this blog. But do follow me to
Whazzupmumbai !!!
To join the yahoo groups for Whazzupmumbai :
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Nizam's jewels on show at Salar Jung
The Salar Jung Museum has loaned the Nizams jewels from the RBI for 2 months and put them on display.
The collection includes the dazzling Jacob Diamond, valued today at 400crore by the Indian Government & worth much more abroad. The Jacob was mined in South Africa weighing 457 carats, the second largest diamond in the world. It was subsequently cut in Amsterdam & currently weighs 184.5 carats.
Though only a tenth of the Nizams jewels have been procured by the Indian Government, (after 20 years of negotiations, the rest of the collection has been smuggled out of the country or melted or cut down) the present collectiopn in terms of gem weight is mind boggling. There are over 25000 diamonds weighing in excess of over 12000 carats, more than 2000 emeralds weighing over 10,000 carats & pearls exceeding over 40,000 chows And this is just a part of the collection......
The collection includes the dazzling Jacob Diamond, valued today at 400crore by the Indian Government & worth much more abroad. The Jacob was mined in South Africa weighing 457 carats, the second largest diamond in the world. It was subsequently cut in Amsterdam & currently weighs 184.5 carats.
Though only a tenth of the Nizams jewels have been procured by the Indian Government, (after 20 years of negotiations, the rest of the collection has been smuggled out of the country or melted or cut down) the present collectiopn in terms of gem weight is mind boggling. There are over 25000 diamonds weighing in excess of over 12000 carats, more than 2000 emeralds weighing over 10,000 carats & pearls exceeding over 40,000 chows And this is just a part of the collection......
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... (From Hyderabad)
vandana gombar a fellow ryzer, writes.....
I wasn't sure how about its doability until I actually did it...
For those who want the sun, the sand and some spiritualism in the air...head to Pondi for the weekend...a backpackers guide...
Friday.
1600 hrs: I leave HYd in the Chennai Express...some reading...some food and sleep...
Saturday.
0600 Hrs: At Chennai Railway station
0700 Hrs: After taking a lift to the bus-stand, I hopped onto a 3-hour ride through the scenic ECR (East Coast Road)...to Pondi
1000 Hrs:At Pondi...
I managed to get a room at the Ashram Guest house...amazingly scenic (its right on the beach)...quiet..economical (RS 300/single)...you can rent bicycles at the guest house...you get food...BUT drugs, alcohol, smoking strictly forbidden...For those who enjoy these indulgences...there are other options to stay...cottages...guest houses..
After some refreshments, I booked myslf into the Pondi Tourism Devt Corp. half day tour of the city...they took me to a museum (very boring...cannot get excited by looking at the primitive elements man used thousands of years ago...how do I care...)...and some temples...the most intersting thing was AUROVILLE...and the famous shrine where soil from 120 countries was mixed to emphasize the universal unity of mankind...you will see people from many many countries there...
Nightfall...you can walk on the beach road till late at night...very amiable...lots of people...flowers in the hair...and sleep with the lulling sound of waves loud in your ear...
Sunday...
0530 hrs :up to see the sunrise (it is the east coast remember...)
Leisurely breakfast at the guest house...few hours in the garden overlooking the sea...some buys of incense sticks...
1300 hrs: Bus to Chennai...
1800 hrs: Charminar Express starts for Hyd...
Monday...
0830 hrs: In HYD
1000 hrs...am at work.
If anyone wants to prebook...I could help with the phone numbers...Vandana
Visit Vandana's Ryze page
I wasn't sure how about its doability until I actually did it...
For those who want the sun, the sand and some spiritualism in the air...head to Pondi for the weekend...a backpackers guide...
Friday.
1600 hrs: I leave HYd in the Chennai Express...some reading...some food and sleep...
Saturday.
0600 Hrs: At Chennai Railway station
0700 Hrs: After taking a lift to the bus-stand, I hopped onto a 3-hour ride through the scenic ECR (East Coast Road)...to Pondi
1000 Hrs:At Pondi...
I managed to get a room at the Ashram Guest house...amazingly scenic (its right on the beach)...quiet..economical (RS 300/single)...you can rent bicycles at the guest house...you get food...BUT drugs, alcohol, smoking strictly forbidden...For those who enjoy these indulgences...there are other options to stay...cottages...guest houses..
After some refreshments, I booked myslf into the Pondi Tourism Devt Corp. half day tour of the city...they took me to a museum (very boring...cannot get excited by looking at the primitive elements man used thousands of years ago...how do I care...)...and some temples...the most intersting thing was AUROVILLE...and the famous shrine where soil from 120 countries was mixed to emphasize the universal unity of mankind...you will see people from many many countries there...
Nightfall...you can walk on the beach road till late at night...very amiable...lots of people...flowers in the hair...and sleep with the lulling sound of waves loud in your ear...
Sunday...
0530 hrs :up to see the sunrise (it is the east coast remember...)
Leisurely breakfast at the guest house...few hours in the garden overlooking the sea...some buys of incense sticks...
1300 hrs: Bus to Chennai...
1800 hrs: Charminar Express starts for Hyd...
Monday...
0830 hrs: In HYD
1000 hrs...am at work.
If anyone wants to prebook...I could help with the phone numbers...Vandana
Visit Vandana's Ryze page
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