Niranjan was my former colleague and a friend. He passed away on 04/20, fighting cancer for the past 2+ years. He died young and is survived by his loving wife and a 2yr old daughter. Rest in peace my friend. You will always be remembered. Visitation: Saturday, 4/24, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Schrader Funeral Homes [...]
Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category
Visitation & Memorial service for Niranjan
Posted in Misc on April 22, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Photo 365: Day 106 – Rainy day project
Posted in Misc on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We had a spring like weather in St. Louis today with occasional showers. Another reason for me to stay indoors and use my macro lens I was out of ideas for today’s post and my wife suggested may be I should try with oil/water setup. So spent some time on setting/shooting this and it turned [...]
Suryan FM
Posted in Misc, tagged aahaa fm, loka.com, radio city fm, suryan fm on March 15, 2008 | 16 Comments »
You can listen to Sun TV network’s Suryan FM online 24/7 at http://www.sfm935.in/ I have to tell you, it feels good to listen to a live Tamil FM stream. IF you really like good ole’ Tamil movie songs from the 80/90s, the good time to listen would be at 6:30 PM CST – I think [...]
Business review: BMC Travel
Posted in Misc, india travel, tagged business review, india travel, travel agent on March 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As we are in the process of getting ready for our vacation to India, thought I should write this blog post on BMC Travel. Typically I am shy of writing any reviews – but lately I am trying to change that habit as I more and more value the reviews of other folks when deciding [...]
Gift cards galore
Posted in Misc, gift card, ms money, tagged gift cards, ms money on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been quite sometime since I wrote a blog post on Gift Cards. The other day when I was on a mission to unclutter my office room, I came across a gift card from about 3 years or so. Luckily enough, when I checked with the merchant the balance on it was left intact [...]
Stimulus plan – What does it mean for you?
Posted in Misc on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the mostly talked about topic these days is recession, slump in housing market, stimulus package and such. Last week Congress passed the bill to provide relief to US recession. The question that comes to mind is What does it mean for you? Marketwatch.com recently had a topic titled What the stimulus package means [...]
Vadivelu’s Indhralogathil Na Azhagappan
Posted in Misc on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
STLtamilmovies is screening Vadivelu’s Indhralogathil Na Azhagappan tamil movie in St. Louis. You can watch the movie trailer here. Movie information: Vadivelu, Suja, Shreya Direction: Thambi Ramaiah Where/When: Wherenberg St. Charles 18 Cine, 1830 First Capitol Dr, St. Charles. 63303 February 10th 2007 Sunday @3:30 PM Ticket information: Adult : $10 Kids (age 4-12) : [...]
The Fed Cuts 75 bps
Posted in Misc on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As global stock market took a plunge on Martin Luther King day, every one had their eyes set on the US stock market and there were early predictions that there will be a biggest plunge in the US stock market as traders were in a panic mode and it was supposed be a heavy selling [...]
Planning for spring garden
Posted in Misc, bluestoneperennials, gardening, michigan bulb, spring, territorialseed on January 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ah its that time of the year again – when you are inundated with catalogs on mail from seed/plant/bulb companies. Over the past few years I regularly receive catalogs from Brecks, Michigan Bulbs, Bluestone Perennials, Springhill, and Territorial seed. Based on my personal experience, I like ordering from Bluestone Perennial for perennial plants and Territorial [...]
Tilapia ‘n Gravy
Posted in Misc, Puzhi Kuzhambu, Tilapia, fish gravy, tamil recipe, tagged tamil recipes on January 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tilapia – fish that isn’t fishy Another easy to make recipe popular in Tamil Nadu. Typically this fish gravy recipe is suited for any freshwater fish. Ingredients: (makes about 4 serving) 3 tilapia loins cut into 3″ fillets 3 teaspoon cumin powder Chili powder – per taste salt per taste lemon size – tamarind paste [...]
