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The 3 days nonstop rain shower have finally halted today. After 3 days i got my dose of vitamin D. The continuous rain had surprised every Mumbaikar, if not everyone at least i was surprised. The reason behind this was Mumbai was not at all halted in these 3 days. Trains were running (late , at least they were running), not much traffic congestion , some places did have water logging but it wasn’t much in-short Mumbai was moving at its regular pace. I am still not sure whether to praise BMC and other civic bodies or not. For me its a miracle that nothing (bad) happened even after the continuous rain.
There is one more thing which also surprised me, i mean always have surprised me and that is the weather forcast department. Till saturday they have not issuesed anything saying “There will be heavy showers for next 24 to 48 hrs”. They didnt even issued warning against heavy showers on Sunday and Monday but as they predicted on tuesday that next 24 - 48 hrs there will be heavy showers in the city, the very next day RAIN STOPPED. This thing happens everytime the weather forcast department predicts something and the opposite of that happens. I have noted one thing Mumbai Rain always surprises weather forecast department prediction.
Its a big question and a surprise for me. Do you also have same question ? or i am the only one. Hope i m not alone 
 Sai Point Honda service center really sucks a lot. I gave my bike for the 4th servicing at Sai Point Honda service center thane west. It took 1 1/2 hrs for them to make a job sheet of my bike as only 1 guy was there to note down the problems of the bike.
From the 1st servicing i have told them that trip meter and the indicator switch of my bike are having problem. The trip meter was showing me difference of 80-90km after riding 400+ km and indicator switch was hard to operate. After first servicing they said we have checked them and now everything is fine. But then again a when i check the trip meter i found the same error, i was getting a huge difference in the reading and again my indicator switch was hard to operate.
Then came the 2nd servicing and 3rd servicing i told them the same issues again and again i got the same answer that we have worked on it and u just check if its working fine.
So when i gave my bike for 4th servicing along with some other problems i again told them about the same two problems but this time the indicator switch was broken and when i told the supervisor that i have asked them to work on the indicator switch on first 3 servicing he calmly told me that sir electical parts dont come under gaureente. My question was simple “what u did when i gave 3 complains ?” and now he had no answer. He Just said sir the cost of new switch is 400 rs.
In the afternoon the supervisor called me and said sir there are plenty of things need to be clean and also tail light need to be change as its not working. I was shocked when he said that i asked him when i gave the bike it was working and now u say it need to be change. He just said sir 20 rs for that lamp. I noded for all what he asked me for.
In the evening i went to take the delivery of my bike, after paying the bill he brought my bike from that washing center, at the first look i was so irritated that the bike was not at all cleaned properly. I could see mud on silencer , petrol tank , Indicators. When i asked about the trip meter to the supervisor he said sir we have repaired it you check it , this answer totally irritated me and then i went to the reception and asked for the manager. Then told the manager about the trip meter problem she called one technician and then the technician wasted my half hrs explaining the solution and i explained him that i m not mad and this is not my first bike and also i m not free that from last 4 months in complaining about an issue. Then he gave me the expected answer that u check it and if the problem persist then u tell us we’ll check it and if we found the problem we’ll replace it. I was like WTF , then i showed him the mud on bike which was not removed while washing. He called a supervisor and asked him to rewashed the bike.
After 20 min the supervisor hand me my bike keys and then i went to the manger to ask her the mail id of Honda where i can register my complain , so then she called higher level manger and now when i explained him the problem and i said i m unsatisfied with the service he again called the technician and then same discussion took place between us. The manager told to keep the bike under observation for 2 days, i m still trying to figure out that on what conclusion he will come after keeping my bike under observation. I thought there was on point wasting my time talking to them, as they never convinced me that they are sitting the help the customer.
Now when i was checking my rewashed bike i saw that they have not even washed it properly. The mud i have shown them before the second wash was still there so i called the manager and showed him that how lazy Sai Point Honda people are, so he asked another guy to rewash the bike. After 3 wash i was satisfied, but i have lost all my interest in this Sai Point Honda service.
After paying 70k you get such a bad service and yes i am not the only one. Many people can be seen in the service center who are frustrated with their service. They dont handle the bike properly in the service center and if any part is damaged then customer has to pay for their irresponsibility. This time i am not going to take things lightly atleast we should get what we pay for. And they should take our complains seriously and customers seriously.
Foradian Technologies have made the first font with support for Indian currency symbol.
Click here to download: Rupee.ttf
How to use ?
1. Download the above attached font Rupee.ttf or the new version Rupee_Foradian.ttf
2. Install the font. (It is easy. Just copy the font and paste it in “Fonts” folder in control panel)
3. Start using it.
How to type the Rupee symbol ?
We mapped the grave acent symbol – ` (the key just above “tab” button in your keyboard) with the new Rupee symbol. Just select “Rupee” font from the drop down list of your fonts in your application and press the key just above your tab button. It will display our new rupee symbol. Try it.
Main source : Foradian Technologies Blog
The new rate applicable w.e.f 24th June 2010.
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A difficult question for which a very simple answer that i found here. But what actually Women want is
someone who will look deep in to her eyes,
someone who will take care of her,
someone who will hold her hand forever,
someone who will let her experience the freedom,
a shoulder on which she can keep her head,
someone who will kiss her on her forehead,
someone who will make her smile,
someone who will irritate her and then convince her when she gets angry
someone who can read her eyes,
someone with whom she feels safe,
someone with whom she is just herself,
someone who’ll hug her when she is sad.
women plays multiple roles in her life like Mother, sister, wife, friend , Girl friend but expect only 2 things in her life Love and Respect.
My entry for this competition in BlogAdda which is sponsored by Pringoo
After a gap of 3 long months our group decided to go for trek. We had to canceled our trekking plans in summer as it was too hot to do a trek. As monsoon is a great time to do a trek we decided to go to Karnala fort near Panvel. The date was fixes as 27 June 2010.
 Image Courtesy - trekshitiz.com We decided go by train to Panvel as from thane we have direct train to Panvel. meeting time was decided as 6.00 am. Thane – Panvel train was at 6.24 am and we all had reached well before time. As it was Sunday not many people boarded the train and we got place to sit. We were waiting for one friend as he had everyone’s ticket with him. We all decide to get down of the train if didn’t turn up as the train had given yellow signal but to our luck he made it. As he entered the compartment the train started moving.
 
The total expense decided was 150/- PP, so we started collecting the amount. The final count for the trek was 17 people. By 7.15 am we had reached Panvel. Next destination was ST Stand to inquire about the bus which can drop us at Karnala. As everyone were hungry we decided to do our breakfast in a hotel near ST stand. By 8.10 am our stomach were full and then we inquire about the bus, we came to know that buses going towards alibaug can drop us at karnala. Panvel – Alibagh bus was at 8.30 so couple of us decided to inquire about the 6 sitters (tumtum). So i and pravin went to ask the rate of tumtum. When inquired they told 150 to hire one 6 sitter. The deal was final for 300 Rs for 2 6 sitters. We called our group near the 6 sitter stand as they don’t have permissions to take customers from the ST stand area. The distance from Panvel ST stand to karnala is just 14 Km hence we reached karnala in 30 min.
 
As karnala is also famous for its Bird Sanctuary many people visit it as its not far from mumbai. Entry fee of 20 rs per person is charged before entering the area. They even take 100 Rs deposit for carrying plastic bottles (they ask the count of bottles we are carrying) which is refunded when we return and show them the same count which while going we have told them. If bottle is lost then they don’t refund 100 rs.
 
The way to the fort is from the Bird Sanctuary itself. We started our trek, for 10-15 min we were walking on tar road. Many trees have their name written on them. The actual trek for us started when we left behind the tar road and entered the bush. Climbing karnala is not much difficult , there are some patches which are rocky and some patches which have red slippery soil. Its difficult to climb on the slippery soil as we don’t get proper grip on that soil. Different types of insects can also be seen on the way. As we too many halts while climbing we reached at the top in 2 hrs. Staircases led us to the entry of the fort. The view from the fort was awesome. prabalgad, Irshalgad and plateau adjoining Matheran were clearly visible from karnala fort. The history of the fort is also worth knowing . Read it from wikipedia.
 
The only bad luck we had was rain , we were there to enjoy trek and rain but didn’t even had a single shower till we reach the top. We could see rain in all direction except on the fort. When we decided to have lunch and when we started our lunch we were blessed with heavy rain along with heavy wind. We enjoyed our lunch in that shower after which we took rest in that place for 1 hour. Before descending rushme told us the history about the fort. While descending we were quite lucky as we were blessed many times by small small showers . We reached the base in 1 and half hours and then we went to see the birds which were in the cages. There we saw rabbits, parrot, love birds, peacock , duck. The best and amazing to watch was the peacock who had spread her wings and was giving different poses. The duck was Snizzing , yawing. On the main gate we gave them the count of the plastic bottle and took the 100 Rs deposit.
 
There are two ways to go back to panvel, one is to take the phone number of the 6 sitter auto driver and call them but they charge 50 rs extra i.e they’ll charge 200 Rs per 6 sitter and the second way is to wait for the bus. We had taken the number of the 6 sitter auto but to our bad luck the number was not reachable. So we decided to wait for bus. As we were waiting, road going towards alibaug was jam due to an accident. Someone told me that accident site was just ahead of us so i decided to take some snaps of that and went in that direction with siddesh. When i was returning pravin came and told that 12 members of the group went ahead with a tumtum (cant call it 6 sitter now) and only 5 of us were there. As the traffic was about to get clear we ran to see if we can get any lift or bus or any tumtum. Luckily we got a bus which dropped us out side Panvel ST stand. We got a 6.18 pm Panvel – Thane local. We calculated the total expense and we were shocked that the total expense per head was dropped from 150 rs to 100 rs per head as we had 850 rs balance with us. At 7.15 we reached thane and before we say bye to each other we promised each other to meet again at our next trek.
 
Read more about Karnala Bird Sanctuary
 The Trek Group Some important things about the trek to Karnala
How to reach karnaka
Option 1: From Diva , Diva – Vasai train
Option 2: From Kurla, Kurla – panvel train
Option 3: From Thane, Thane – Panvel train backup option Thane – Vashi, Vashi- Panvel
Thane to Panvel ticket cost is 14 rs single side journey.
ST Stand is at walkable distance from station. If decided to go by ST then take ST which go to alibaug
If want to travel by tumtum (6 sitters) go towards gandhi hospital 3-5 min from ST Stand.
6 sitters will charge 150 rs one side journey for returns journey take his cell number and call them. Returns journey they charge 200 rs (Talk to the drivers before about the rate)
From Karnala to Panvel
ST Buses plying towards Panvel can stop ticket cost is 17 rs
A 6 sitter will can charge 15 rs per head till ST stand.
The new Auto fare chart can be downloaded from the link below. It also has the Traffic Control Numbers in case Autos refuse to ply to your desire destination.
The new rate applicable w.e.f 24th June 2010
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Auto fare Chart Auto fare chart Excel format
 Everything is increasing commodity prices, traveling fare, electricity changes, load shedding hours, etc. except two things Salaries and the level of water in dams. Congrats auto wallas as they got what they want and feel sorry for the common man who has to face another rise i.e auto fare.
Yesterday the second lifeline of Mumbai i.e auto and taxi went on strike for their demand and by evening their demands were accepted. I am not against the fare hike but i was shocked to hear that some upcoming political parties and organization were supporting the strike and these party never support when general public voice.
Its shocking to see that we never see such political parties or organizations protesting for general public rights or facilities. Have you even seen them fight against the government for the beautiful road we are having, have your ever seen them fighting against the load shedding that some areas faces today, even they never raise their voice against the in adequate water supply .
The meters of the auto wallas are already fast, which is a pure loot and some also denies to go when customer ask them to take some destination which is not right thing and against the law. I would like to put forward this point that would this organization and political parties force them them to install Electronic meter and to take the customer to his destination without saying “NO” ? Will those people who supported them would become a voice of general public and give some justice so that the auto and taxi wallas doesn’t loot the common man ?
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A simple twist converted a love poem to a flirt poem (Confession poem as my friends call it )
 Image Source: healthjockey.com Today will tell u something very very true,
the only person i love is u,
the only person that made me cry like a baby is u,
the only person i miss a lot in my life is u,
the only person i cried for is u,
the only person that bring smile on my face is u,
the only person i am always eager to talk to is u,
the only person i dream of is u,
the only person i kissed in my life is u,
the only person i want in my life is u,
the only person i never lied to is u,
the only person at who i keep staring is u,
the only girl t whom i am faithful is u,
the only girl in my life is u,
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I say this to every girl i meet and not just u.
- Vishal Gakari
We live in a nation,
Where Pizza reaches home faster than
Ambulance, police or fire brigade.
Where you get car loan @ 5%
and education loan @ 12% interest.
Where rice is Rs 40/- per kg
but sim card is free of cost.
Where a millionaire can buy a cricket team
instead of donating the money to any charity.
Where the footwear, we wear, are sold in AC showrooms,
but vegetables, that we eat, are sold on the footpaths.
Where everybody wants to be famous but
nobody wants to follow the path to be famous.
Where we make lemon juices with artificial flavours
and dish wash liquids with real lemon.
Where people are standing at tea stalls reading an article about child labour from a newspaper and say, “yaar bachhonse kaam karvane wale ko to phansi par chadha dena chahiye” and then they shout ” Oye chhotu 2 chaii laao…..”.
Source: Forwarded Email
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