Kadalekayi parshe - 2015

Photos from kadalekayi parshe on Dec 6th, 2015.

Mumbai visit

Had been to IIT-Bombay for a hiring event on Dec-2.  We stayed at Hotel Retreat, Madh, Mumbai.  Here are some pics I could take during the visit.

Hotel Retreat, Madh, Mumbai

The hotel seemed to be a good place for relaxing.  Had a couple of hammocks and nice pool.  The food at the hotel was pretty expensive.  Quality of food was medium; not much variety.

Silver Beach on the back side of the hotel

This place was stinking with smell of dead fish at the time we went :(

Amruth sitting on a sofa

Goa trip

We had been to Goa on Nov 14th and 15th.  Here are some pics from the trip.

At the hotel Udupi Anand Sagar, Calangute, Goa

Candolim beach, Goa

Sunset at Calangute, Goa

Happy deepavali!

Saraswathi pooja at home

When I wrapped up Amruth in his mom's dupatta!

At thanjavur railway station

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Amruth eating carrot halwa at Sri Venkateswara Stores

Amruth sitting and posing on his chair

Amruth blowing air to his ball

Stop harassing me, MTS!

Here is my worst experience with any internet provider!  I was having an excellent 4G internet connection with Airtel (which I still continue to have).  My only issue was that I had to pay a quite hefty Rs. 2300 per month for that connection.  So, wanted to try MTS.  They promised me a 3Mbps to 10Mbps connection and said that I have to get the connection activated to try it and that there is no demo option.  I specifically asked them what if I don't get proper speed at my area.  I was told that I can return the data card and that the money I paid for the data card (Rs. 1000) would be refunded.  The data the connection got activated, I saw that the speed I got was just 200kbps - 500kbps, instead of the minimum 3Mbps promised.  This was the speed I got at prime areas in Bangalore, such as HSR Layout (my office area), and Basavanagudi (my home area).  I raised a ticket with them just the next day.  They took a week to resolve the ticket and finally the issue was not solved.  I raised a request to cancel the connection and they took another week to cancel the connection.  Since then, I have been trying to get the refund for the Rs. 1000 I had paid for the data card, but not yet got.  And over that, MTS has sent me a bill of Rs. 599 for the period the connection was active.  Why should I pay for a connection, with which I got much below the minimum speed they promised?  Apart from sending me a bill, these people have been harassing me by calling daily for the bill payment.  This is an open letter to MTS.  Stop harassing me by calling daily.   And give me my refund of Rs. 1000 for your data card and take back your useless data card.

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Sringeri visit

Amruth had been to Sringeri with his dad and grandmom before his Pre-nursery begins.  A pic from the Sringeri temple.

Amruth working with his laptop beside me

Amruth playing with his favourite pigeons

Amruth playing with his favourite pigeons in front of the Bull temple on Bull temple road.

Amruth likes to make chapathis

Photos from dodda alada mara

Amruth, Smitha and myself had been to Dodda Aalada Mara on 19th April.  We drove in our Wagon R.  Was a good drive over the Nice Ring Road.

We gave tender cucumber to a monkey.