My first shot at Mashups + Google Chrome

I installed Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google - found it cool and comparable to Mozilla Firefox. I liked the "New Incognito Window (Ctrl + Shift + N)" feature.

Also got a chance to create my first mashup using Google Maps.

India Post - Stamps in 2008

Out of the set of stamps released in 2008 (India Post - Stamps 2008), my favorites have been: Shri Shirdi Sai Baba, Civil Services and Jasmine. The Jasmine stamps are perfumed and I love it.

By the way, India Post redesigned their logo.

Obituary - Shri Bindurao A Desai

We deeply mourn the passing away of our beloved ajja yesterday evening at his Desai Cross residence. His simple virtues, we shall cherish; his vision will light the way for our actions.

Buying a car

I called Mr. Omprakash, the Loan guy at State bank of India this afternoon and got the good news that my car loan has been approved. Thought this deserved a post at my blog. It has been close to 6 weeks since we embarked on this journey to own a car - a middle class indian dream. I knocked on doors of various banks - HDFC, Indian Overseas Bank, Karnataka Bank, Corporation Bank, ICICI Bank and State Bank of Patiala. I was very close to getting a loan from State Bank of Patiala - but the Saturday morning spent 3 weeks back at their City office will always be remembered - for a Mr. Harish who made me wait for 2 hours and was too busy and heavy handed to see the business he let go.

We decided to buy a non metallic Maruti Alto after deliberating on Hyundai i10 and Chevrolet Spark.



All in all, it was a learning on how to deal with various car dealers, bankers and how to collect the documentation needed. Hope this helps me in my next dream - owning a house in Bangalore.