(Guest posted by Sai.. Great post man !!) “Sun Soaked Departure – Rain Lashed Arrival” Any trip log starts with the description of an ‘itch for a ride’ reason. So, lets go ahead and say that a bunch of bikers/wannabes wanted to ride and ride long. [image above: the team] Introducing the riders (from right [...]

[Image above: Trail from Mullayanagiri to Baba Budan Giri (located near distant mobile tower seen above)] Mullayanagiri is part of the the Baba Budan Giri Hill Ranges. It stands at 1930 meters and is the tallest peak in Karnataka. There is a small temple (matta) on top of the hill. The small hillock in the [...]

Khelostocks.com is a “free” web based “virtual trading portal”. Khelostocks provides a real time trading environment with all the trading ingredients of a cash market segment such as Intra-day trade, Delivery trade, Margin trading, Limit and Market type orders, Transfer of intraday trade position to delivery. Are these terms are alien to you ? Don’t [...]

[Image above: Painted Platters @ Koramangala] I am sure everybody in Bangalore has been to the Corner House ice cream parlours and also had the very famous mouth-watering DBC (Death By Chocolate). But few know about this hidden dessert parlour called Painted Platters in Koramangala, Bangalore. Here, each plate used to serve the desserts is [...]

[Image above: First Aid symbol] Following up on the CPR training earlier, we attended a first aid training conducted by the good doctors (got to really thank them to take some time out on a sunday for us) at NIGHTINGALES LIFESAVING SERVICES (NLS) *. One would have the question: Why do you need to learn [...]

[Image above: The poster outside William Penn, Koramangala] Not much to say really… This ad poster just reminds me of my college notebooks let me know if you felt the same..

Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor and Crossover Sports are organizing Bangalore’s first midnight marathon on May 19, 2007. For more details check: http://www.coindia.com Claims to be the first ever midnight marathon in the world. However a simple google search says otherwise (brought to notice by Charles Haynes of bangalore metblogs). I wonder how they ever came [...]

I have not been much of a cricket fan, ever since India’s dramatic loss in the 1996 world cup against Sri Lanka. That was the last straw. But when I saw this billboard, I was pissed !! They didn’t shy away to rub it in.. I liked the Foster’s “Australian for Beer” ads before.. But [...]

[Image above: Printo's flagship store in Koramangala, Bangalore] The nice-looking (good logo) store in Koramangala with an aptly named printo (simple and well communicating name) aroused my curiosity to check-out what the store was all about. On entering the store, I was quite impressed by the BPO kindoff ambiance (with youngsters) behind the counter on [...]

I’m sure you have seen at least one of the below ad campaigns by Big Bazaar.     [Image Above: "The Keep West-aSide. Make a smart choice !" Billboard on Hosur Road (Just Before Forum Mall), Bangalore] Apparently its part of Big Bazaar‘s (owned by Biyani’s Future Group) new Guerrilla Marketing Strategy according to agencyfaqs.com [...]