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This is a review of my online shopping experience with Diamond Books Publication (http://www.diamondbook.in/). Without doubt, ordering through your online portal is one of the worst sales experience I have ever had.

Recently a salesperson turned up at our office proposing to sell Kingston 32 GB pen drives for a very cheap price (Rs.1200 each). He claimed that he had stolen some of them from the port when the shipment arrived. We were not interested and so did not purchase any of them.

As soon as he left, we did a google for the actual price of Kingston 32 GB pen drive. What we came across was a large number of articles mentioning about fake 32 GB Kingston pen drives.

I had recently been on a visit to Kolkata with my wife and I had to book a cab for a day. After searching for cab services in Kolkata, I came across http://kolkatacabs.com. The tariffs they offered seemed to be decent and we were able to book a cab (an Indigo) just one day before. But our experience with the driver was bad. He was not very responsive. But this is not my major complaint. He tried to cheat us. I took the reading of the meter when we boarded the cab and at the end of the day I realized that he modified the entry written in the slip to add an extra 40 kms.

I had recently been on a trip to Kolkatta, Darjeeling and Gangtok. Here are some points to keep in mind if you visit these places.

• There are no direct trains to Darjeeling from any of the major cities. Most of the trains from major cities such as Kolkatta go to New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and from here you can either catch a train or a taxi to Darjeeling. The train starts at 9.00 in the morning and reaches Darjeeling at around 17.00 in the evening. Taxis are faster and reach Darjeeling in about 4 hours.

Below are the fines which are to paid if the traffic rules are violated. Be sure to take a printout and carry a copy of this with you so that you are not made to pay more than what you have to in case you violate a traffic rule. Click here for the full sized image which is much bigger and clearer.

Partnership Deed

• References:
  • http://www.vakilno1.com/howto/partnership/contentspartnership.htm
  • http://dateyvs.com/gener04.htm

Registration of Firm

• Partnership Deed
• Address Proof and Identity Proof of all partners
• Address Proof of office & Lease Agreement/Affidavit for office

Phone registration (This serves as proof of address for other purposes)

• Partnership Deed
• Registration Certificate

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.

Rahul, a popular male name in India, has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries". Later use of the word is attributed to the Lord Buddha , who named his son Rahul as he felt that family ties could be an obstacle in the path to renunciation and nirvana. Lord Buddha uttered Rahul when he first saw his son and gave a new meaning "relationship" and "bondage" to this name. Rahul means Moon, Able/efficient in Sanskrit and Pali.Rahul also means "Traveler" in Arabic.

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I cannot agree more with this. Had I been among those whom they had studied, they'd realize aging starts a lot earlier than 27 :p.

Good news for all Heroes Fans. Heroes Season 3 is going to be aired in India on Star World starting Dec 23, 2008. Be sure to catch the heroes in action!