| 13 Dangerous Days of Monsoon |
[10 Jun 2008|01:37pm] |
Following a newspaper tip:
The US Embassy has identified 13 days most likely to lead to flooding in Mumbai, during the monsoons.
This info is important for all Mumbaikars (not just US citizens), and the City Government should have been disseminating this info in the first place, rather than planning and sniping about a statue in the sea!
Excerpted from an email sent to registered US citizens. See the entire note from the Consulate here
During the monsoon, most flooding occurs during high tide. Mumbai's drainage system is designed to run off into the Arabian Sea. If a major storm occurs during high tide, the rainfall backs up and flooding occurs. Particular concern should be paid during the days listed in the table below. During these 13 days, high tide is expected to raise water levels over four meters (13 feet) and, if there is heavy rain, the possibility of the city flooding is very high. Sluice gates, which funnel floodwaters from the city to the sea, are also closed on these days, increasing the possibility of flooding if there are heavy rains. Please be alert if there are heavy rains during the afternoons.
13 Dangerous Days of Monsoon
Date Time Ht of Wave (meters)
2 July 2008 1152 hours 4.57
3 July 2008 1237 hours 4.74
4 July 2008 1325 hours 4.83
5 July 2008 1410 hours 4.84
6 July 2008 1454 hours 4.75
7 July 2008 1537 hours 4.57
1 Aug 2008 1220 hours 4.68
2 Aug 2008 1302 hours 4.8
3 Aug 2008 1341 hours 4.79
4 Aug 2008 1420 hours 4.65
30 Aug 2008 1158 hours 4.59
31 Aug 2008 1220 hours 4.66
1 Sep 2008 1307 hours 4.58
We will be in Mumbai during some of these days.
Arun Shanbhag
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| An official India community for LJ |
[03 Jun 2008|02:21pm] |
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Greetings from LJ_India, the new official India community we’re piloting to connect all our India users.
We’re writing to invite you to take a first look at the Community as it’s launched and share your feedback. You’re, of course, under absolutely no obligation to join, but we’d be delighted if you did :)
Do join us at http://community.livejournal.com/lj_india/ and let's get this conversation started!
Cheers and thanks,
Team Blogworks for LiveJournal India
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Hello, I'm a regular visitor to Mumbai—I tend to spend one full month each year here—but am often at a loss as to what's going on in the city. What's your favourite way to keep updated on the current events? Is there a good website? A number to call? Newspaper listings? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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| History of Public Dining in Mumbai |
[18 Feb 2008|11:38am] |
Folks,
Antoine Lewis "will be speaking on the history of public dining in Mumbai from the early 1800s to the present. The lecture will be held on the 28th of Feb at 7.30pm at Hotel Ritz, Churchgate."
Antoine knows the subject very well, and he is the editor of Savvy Cookbook. He kick-started the Bombay-On-The-Menu group with an expanded version of this lecture. I can vouch that it is amazing, interactive, fun, and gyaan-filled. I recommend this to anyone genuinely interesting in the food scene in Mumbai. Knowing the gang, a food outing, possibly one of many, is sure to follow.
Some of us Sigfoodies met at the BOTM workshop.
Rushina, additionally spreads link happiness via Feastguru.com for discount coupons and some social networking.
x-posted on solzaire
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| Mumbai in Black and White |
[05 Dec 2007|01:23am] |
About a year ago, I'd started working on a project. Well, I'm happy to say that it's sort of done. Well, at least as done as it will ever be, given that I'll be shifting bases in a few days.
So, here you have it,
Let me know what you think.
X-Posted on my journal
You may also be interested in my post about Mumbai sunsets
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| Accommodation |
[19 Nov 2007|09:43pm] |
Hi all,
I am visiting Mumbai from 16 Dec - 20 Jan. I was hoping someone could direct me to budget accommodation preferably less than AUD100 (roughly USD89)
Appreciate your help.
Thanks!
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| Hot Stock tip follows.... |
[30 Oct 2007|07:28pm] |
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* It’s a bull market if you’ve woken up this morning with the feeling: "Thank god, it is Monday!"
* It’s a bull market if the analyst takes a deep breath, runs his mind quickly across 1985, 1992, 2000 and says, "But it is different this time."
* It’s a bull market if you’re suddenly discovered on the social circuit because you happen to be the husband of the wife who is a niece of the person who was a friend of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s father 30 years ago.
* It’s a bull market if a Rs 10 crore profit becomes a Rs 15 crore profit quarter-on-quarter and you sneer dismissively, "Kuch ho nahin raha hai!"
* It’s a bull market when you ask why Prism Cement will go to Rs 81 and the answer is ‘Kyonki website pey likha hain’.
* It’s a bull market when you read a column like this and say, "What? No tip?" and hiss that your time was bloody wasted.
http://www.valuestockplus.net/2007/10/bull-story.html
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| SMS Span worse than email spam? |
[30 Sep 2007|11:26am] |
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Do you agree that SMS spam is worse than email spam?
If yes, how about an idea that your service provider spams you as if it's desperately trying to make money to stay in the business?
I received 11 spam SMS from reliance during the period of 20 days (19 August to 8 September).
Here are the messages I received and I will like to clarify to the marketing team at reliance who are so fascinated of selling special mobile numbers like 9323933333 and marriage counselling services that I am interested in none. Please do your homework before sending SMS messages. This may be free of cost to you since you own the network and have the database of all mobile numbers, but it disturbs me while I am working/ traveling. I have to read the message to see if it's not an important private message and after reading this junk, I have to delete it immediately to free memory that takes another minute or so.
I hope I have made myself clear enough and request the service providers to stop spamming their own customers.
Win Swift Car as Mega prize & Motorola RAZR phone every week. Dial 1234848 and set any Tune as MyTunes. Call Charges Rs. 6/min. Reliance.
Message from: 3600
Sat 08 Sep 12:55
Dear Reliance Customer reduce your call rates! WIth Rs.59 STV the Local call to Reliance mobile at 50p/min. Other local at Re1/min
Message from: 51232
Tue 4 Sep 17:23
Hi, Main Raju Srivastav, kal se aa raha hoon BIG 92.7FM pe. Ab aapki Morning bhag daud banegi BIG Joke! Suniye mujhe har Mon-Sat. 7-10am.
Message from: 51232
Sun 02 Sep 18:54
Koi hota jisko apna hum apna keh lete yaaron? Toh dhoondiye usse! SMS keejiye LOVERMETER to 54545 Rs 3 per sms.
Message from: 51232
Sun 02 Sep 15:38
Dear Reliance Customer Topup with Rs.100 & above in next 5days & get Rs50 extra on net talk time & 10sms free in 7 days
Message from: 51232
Sun 02 Sep 10:46
As per Govt policy SMS codes must start with 5 for all operators & vendors. Pls add 5 to all SMS codes (Ex. 1234 changes to 51234). Reliance
Message from: 51232
Sat 01 Sep 09:32
Mr.J S Patel won VIP No 9323933333.You can win VIP No 9323999000.Just quote the lowest&most unique bid.Call 51234214(Rs10/min) Hurry.Reliance
Message from: 1232
Wed 29 Aug 09:01
Kya aap dhoond rahe hai ek jeevan saathi?Is kaam ko assan karenge humare expert Marriage counselor.Dial kijiye 51234055(Rs.6/min) . Reliance.
Message from: 1232
Sun 26 Aug 10:10
Dear Reliance Customer Get Discount on upgrading old h/s to new.Visit Reliance store at S V Rd Opp Ayesha tower Jogeshwari-W on 25&26Aug
Message from: 1232
Sat 25 Aug 09:38
You can now have the VIP mobile no 9323933333 by quoting the lowest & most unique price.Call 51234214(Rs 10/min) & place your bid.
Message from: 1232
Sun 19 Aug 11:54
Set Hanuman Chalisa as your MyTunes. SMS HCH to 6060(Rs 3/sms).Sub chgs Rs30/30 days & Rs 15/tune for 90 days. Reliance.
Message from: 1232
Sun 19 Aug 08:22
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| Angrezi Gyan poll |
[07 Aug 2007|03:57pm] |
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Poll #1034855 Angrezi Gyan
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All Hi all,
A friend Victor Lyons in Delhi is working on this Program called ‘Angrezi Gyan’
Victor Lyons is knowledgeable in the fields of trauma therapy (PTSD), e-learning, e-commerce and literacy.
He now works in India, where he is training people to teach illiterates to read. The method used - ReadingWise - is the fastest learn-to-read method in the world.
It's called Tara Akshar in Hindi http://www.taraakshar.com/
So I wanted to know few things from all of you about this new Program ‘Angrezi Gyan’ which teaches Hindi speakers how to speak English. It's for people who've learnt English at school, but had a useless teacher and ‘cannot hold a conversation in English. What Victor Lyons wants to be sure of is the goal of Angrezi Gyan Should the goal of Angrezi Gyan be:
Victor Lyons is doing a fantastic job and we all should help him
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[29 Jul 2007|03:41pm] |
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anyone here have any information about Shari Academy? Is it a good institution for photography, etc? thanks.
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| Blog party |
[23 May 2007|06:07pm] |
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Melody is organising a blog party in Bandra on the 9th June. Check her post for more details.
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| Asiaworks training and Large group awareness therapy |
[18 May 2007|06:14pm] |
Went for the second of the Asiaworks life skills courses in Malaysia and it was absolutely outstanding. I asked them why they don't do it the courses in India and they said it was because they only go to cities where at least 50 people sign up for the first course. So if anybody is interested in Mumbai let me know and I'll organise it.
Asiaworks gives seminars on how to get a clearer idea of what you want out of life and what needs to be done to get it. There are three main seminars that are done sequentially:
What is so special about this course?( Read more... )
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| Ramachandra Guha - Book Reading |
[07 May 2007|05:02pm] |
passing this on.
this is free and not meant as an ad.
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| Ash-Abhi wedding pics |
[03 May 2007|10:51am] |
Any good links for Ash-Abhi wedding pics?
... Yes, I am getting soft! :-)
Kinda impressed with the way they went through this whole wedding thing.
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[11 Apr 2007|01:15pm] |
Hiya.
Those of you who know me will realise this is an extremely uncharacteristic post but need to know.
Suggest good newish club in the city? Something dark and dancey and preferably open later than usual.
Haven't been to anything new in a while and feel the inexplicable urge to stretch my two left feet.
Cheers :)
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| Back in slow mo |
[26 Mar 2007|02:02am] |
A while back MTNL had upgraded all their internet connections to 2mbps...
Does any one know why we were downgraded to the 256kbps again?
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| This bus has a telephone facility |
[13 Mar 2007|07:21pm] |
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| Lost DL |
[22 Feb 2007|10:28pm] |
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Does anyone here know the process to apply for a duplicate Driving License in Mumbai (Andheri R.T.O)? I've lost mine and unfortunately don't have a photocopy of the same. Nor do I remember my license number.
Also, since I'm not physically present in the country, what are the chances that my father / brother will be able to obtain this duplicate license on my behalf?
Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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| course in Spanish? |
[15 Feb 2007|01:37pm] |
Hey can you people guide me to a quick course in Spanish?
Just basic talking Spanish I stay in Andhri work in Andhri so if something close to me?
gracias
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