lets do this, switching off the lights on 28th March for one hour between 8.30 p.m to 9.30 P.m.
This is required, if the entire world can take some proactive measures to for this cause, then why can't we?
I know a lot of us are thinking about the inconvenience of doing this but we have to be the change that we want to see. Imagine if everyone co-operates in this movement then, so much of power is saved in an single hour. I am sure each of us know the benefits of saving power, I need to mention it over here and sound it as a lecturer.
So guys, be it your fav reality show or the match, or some business news, or your daily soaps on your TV, please sacrifice this one hour for the cause and switch off the lights!
Just for an hour!!!!!
Cheers,
J
Finally the nano is launched, It looks great ,great specifications and the best thing about it is ofcourse the price.
The bookings as known are going to start from 9th april and there will be application forms worth INR 300 available in some 30,000 centres across India. A lucky draw will decide the first 1 lac pround owners of the car. but having selected in the draw would mean waiting for the car to be delivered within a year, only 50,000 cars are to be rolled out this year.
So the car is cheap, but should you buy it? The answer is YES, of course you should. Almost all the reviews talk great about the car, it looks, mileage, room for 4 passengers. I need not mention the review of nano here, if you google it, you will land up with 100 reviews about nano.
I appreciate Mr Tata business sense, He knew it from the very beginning that One lac rupee car is going to generate a lot of interest and would be a revolution for the auto markets in the world.
The demand for it will def much higher than the supply, I am not surprised that only 50,000 cars will be available this year. Nano is the dream car for most of the middle class families in India, and believe it or not, almost everyone wants to own one. considering this even if 100,000 people (thats bare minimum) apply for the car, thats 300*100000 = 30000000/- just for the applying to get a Nano (does it remind you of an IPO last year???) Imagine the amount that the company will earn through actual application forms and their interest. I am confident that will surely be higher than what Tata's would normally earn by selling some of its own best selling models.
Thousands of people will rush in to apply for the Nano, I hope the transperancy is maintained will deciding the lucky ones, because if that doesnt happen than we could a lot of black marketing happening (remember Iphone saga??) People would try and trade it for some quick buck on Nano. lets hope its a fair process and most deserving people get to own it!
This is one pic that I truly cherish, Its just awesome I had clicked this in Allepey while traveling on a house boat.
I just love the way it has turned out to be, the view of the sun in between the palm trees.
-J
I am on an India tour it seems, In my past years I have traveled some of places in India. Always wanted to visit kerala but never got a chance. Atlast, the tour was planned and was finally on my way to kerala. the fastest way to reach kerala from mumbai is ofcourse by air, so we flew to cochin and then on starting the kerala tour. The Journey, read on......
Cochin -
Well that was the place I landed,had one day at the hotel, Amisha and me went out for some sightseeing, but unfortunately couldnt find any place, except for a couple of malls shown by chandran (Our driver).
Munnar -
Its truly awesome, We went there from cochin and the road trip itself was very good. we stayed at T&N which is a good hotel. Here, are places that we visit and a must see ...
- Blossom Garden - This garden has so many varieties of flowers that I was just trilled. one of the rep's told me that they have collected plants from all over the world. Def. worth a visit if you are interested in gardening. I mean it had some 10-15 varieties of cactus plants.
- Echo point - great place, where poeple come and shout all kind of stupid things like (Hello...,Ohh....Can you hear me...etc etc) There were some couples over there too...one guy was going to shout his wife's name BUT she didnt let me shout. she was too embarresed I guess!
- Mattupetti Dam - Great place, the view of the lake in the backdrop of mountains is too good, it is a popular picnic spot and people come there with thier family to enjoy the boat rides, horse rides. We, ofcourse had a good speed boat ride, they charge around 250INR and tour it around the lake for 30 mins. Quite good...we also had a good horse ride, the most important thing that you should try out is the elephat ride, its just awesome...That road is uphill and it hardly can has two lanes for the vehicles, imagine having a elephant ride on such roads!!!
- Kundala Lake - This lake is very beautiful amidst lush jungles. Hiring a pedal boat and exploring the lake and its surroundings is an awesome experience. Except at the place you hired the boat, don't expect to find humans around the lake as it is surrounded by scenic jungles and hills.
- Atukkad Waterfalls - A scenic waterfalls amidst hills and jungles. You can find a road leading to Atukkad Waterfalls on Kochi road (just about 5 km from Munnar). This road is very narrow and needs a lot of experience to drive on
Thekaddy -
Thekkady is enchanting as the road winds through tranquill countryside, rich plantations & thick jungles. The sanctuary, 60 km from Idukki, 190 km from Cochin and 114 km away from Kottayam is open throughout the year , but the best season for a visit is from September to March. The sanctuary is centered around the large (24 sq km) artificial lake formed by a dam across the Periyar river. We stayed in forest resort which we good....
Allepy -
It is famous for its houseboats, the place is full of houseboats and you will find a lot of them in all shapes and sizes, cost ranging from INR 6000 to INR 20,000 for a night. You have an option to take the backwater tour in a boat or stay overnight in an houseboat. Poeple prefer the latter as it is an experience. They serve authentic keral food in all courses (rice, dal, papad,vegetable) which are good. Once you get in an houseboat and start exploring backwaters, you will be amazed....people actually use boats as a means to commuting, just as we use rickshaws and trains. some of the views along the journey are breathtaking. not to mention you will have the company of lots of houseboats around you along throughout......a typical overnight houseboat journey will start in the afternoon,they would tour the lake and halt in the evening at a village, its typically the village where the houseboat staff belong, that ensures that there are no mishapes happening at night. In the evening you have to make sure that you close all the curtains and seal the houseboat against any insects, coz you are at the bank of a lake and the chances of them getting in cant be rules out...leaving that aside its an experience to cherish. Next morning after breakfast, they drop you at the port.
Kovalam -
Kovalam is famous for its beaches, among the most pristine in India. it has some 4 - 5 beaches alongside. amounst them kovalam beach and Uday samudra are the beaches that you must def see.
we went to uday samundra where we could hardly find any Indians, the beach had a lot of foriegn tourists. the water in the beach was clear and if you want to take a dip...please do it.
other places to see in kovalam is Neyyar dam, it is just a water reservoir. it has a restaurant and facilities like boating and lion safary. lion safary is closed on monday, unfortunately thats the day we had for kovalam so couldnt explore that tour, but we have a good speed boat ride (again!!)
so, these are the places you should def look out for while planning your kerala tour. ofcourse there are a lot many places in kerala itself but dont miss out these places......
I had an awesome tour and would recommend everyone to visit kerala atleast once, because it has a nice mix of hill stations, backwater, wildlife and beaches. I can hardly remember a place which has so many things to explore in the same tour......
I have made up my mind to visit kerala atleast once a year, what about you?
- J
