E-Nidhi
HSBC credit card issues and business practices
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Update: Going by some of the comments, it appears HSBC Bank is on a spree to get rid of customers it can't milk well. Original post. Looks like HSBC is trying some cheap tricks with me. Not sure if it is only me or others are also facing similar situation, hence sharing the detail here. It is a long post and you may skip this post completely if topics like banking practices, credit cards etc don't interest you. I've been a HSBC Bank customer since about 4-5 years now. I had subscribed for their gold [...] |
Vajiravudh College, Rama 5 road, Bangkok
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Spotted this unknown palace like building on Rama 5 road, Bangkok. I was thinking it to be a palace, but facebook friend Kudpi Raj pointed that it is an academic institution, Vajiravudh college, built by King Rama 6. After our "Half day city tour of Bangkok" which lasted barely 2 hours (details soon) we were dropped off at "Chin Gift Shop, 234 Rama 5 Road, Suanjitlada, Bangkok 10300" for shopping. Just opposite this gift shop, on the other side of the canal was this beautiful building [...] |
Melbourne 5D/4N dream itinerary
| Australia has been on my radar since few years. Having visited North and South America and key countries in Asia (Srilanka, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand), my next target is Australia and Europe. But it is a bit expensive affair to visit Australia from India for a middle class family. Return ticket costs about 50k onwards in regular airlines (even the cheapest Air Asia which connects via Kuala Lumpur costs about 36k INR onwards). Other expenses included, minimum one lakh INR will be required per person for [...] |
Be on the road
Samburu Tribals: Some People Photographs
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The Samburu tribals are semi-nomadic cattle herders who live north of the equator in Kenya. They are related to the famous Maasai of Maasai Mara, but have their own traditions. Recently, I got to meet them while exploring the Samburu National Reserve. And I have to say that they are quite a sight with their bright attire, hair-do, bead work and customs. Here are some people photographs I took during that visit. I plan to write in more detail about them in my upcoming posts. Do stay tuned for [...] |
Scaling New Heights
DeMOCKERYcies - The burning truth: Coal Scam
| Join Facebook Page of Scaling New Heights Blog: This blog post is written by VIT University student NikhilChandwani, who is also a novelist and a poet. His first novel “I wrote your name in the sky….And Yours….And Yours too” was recently published. THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF DEMOCRACY IS IGNORANCE: JULIAN ASSANGE “India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) released a contentious report last |
Cricinfo Buzz
Unmukt's college blues
| Unmukt Chand, captain of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team, may be the toast of the country right now but back in his college he's just another student paying the price for skipping classes. Chand, 19, a first-year Arts student in New Delhi’s prestigious St Stephen’s College, has not been promoted to the second year as he does not have the required attendance. “There is no way he can be promoted. The rules don’t permit that,” Valson Thampu, St Stephen’s principal, told DNA . “We’ve not [...] |
Aarathi's Hobbies
Indian Home Maker
IHM
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Who would you never ask for an advice or an opinion? And why?
How would you react to being judged when you seek advice/opinion? Would you mind if the one offering advice expects you to follow their advice? Or if they expect you to accept their opinion as the final opinion on the subject? So what do you look for when you do seek either advice or an opinion? No judgment? A discussion about how the advice-giver feels about the subject? A discussion that helps you see (maybe with [...] |
Gappa
Melbourne on the Mind.....
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My first introduction to Australia, was when as a young girl , my friends and I used to pour over Lucy Walker books, which had young beautiful girls flying in to work at a homestead in the Outback, say, as governesses to a motherless girl or an old lonely lady, and the place was always owned by the hero. A bit of growing up, and Nevil Shute took over.
In graduate school in California, a colleague was from Australia, and as folks who actually drove on the correct side of the road [...] |
Mohkum Photoblog
Indian Backpacker's Travels
Say it with flowers - Onam Greetings to all
| Happy Onam folks. It has been a while since I visited Kerala and here are some beautiful orchids from there. I was walking around some small villages around Kochi when I saw some lovely gardens and most of these orchids grow wildly and naturally there |
Bangalore Daily Photos
Fruits today...
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Fruits kept for sale outside a mini department store, the range suggests seasonal choice is bare minimum due to heavy rains lashing the city and thus at time may disrupt the flow of freshness.... From :Bangalore Daily Photo - Rajesh Dangi |
Mumbai Daily
ABC Wednesday - G
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Gossiping at the street corner in Bandra. To view images from around the world on this theme or to participate in this fabulous meme please click here |
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അരയന്നമേ ആരോമലേ
| മലയാളത്തിലെ പ്രാചീന സന്ദേശകാവ്യമായ ‘ഉണ്ണുനീലി സന്ദേശ’ത്തിലെ ‘സന്ദേശവും’ കൊണ്ടു കടുത്തുരുത്തി വരെ പോകുന്നത് തൃപ്പാപ്പൂർ മൂപ്പൻ ആദിത്യവർമ്മയാണ്. വേണാട് രാജവംശത്തിലെ രണ്ടു കൈവഴികളിലിളയതാണ് [...] |
