Monday, June 23, 2008
Unexpected Surprise
I was riding in a taxi on my way to meet my friend from brunch at Turf City when i turn to my left and realize that i'm staring at a BRAND NEW Nissan GT-R. I ensured that the taxi driver followed the car for a few blocks until the GT-R zoomed away. A very beautiful and powerful car. More info can be found at http://www.gtrnissan.com/
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Update #2
Here is a summary of what we've done since Bangkok:
May 11 - flew into Bangkok and checked into our modern, clean, and phenomenal hostel (www.lubd.com), sudeep got sick and had to take medicine and pass out in bed all night, shibu walked around bangkok and went to a night market and a bar, shibu came home to find sudeep awake after a 5 hour nap and feelign much better so sudeep went out alone to do the same thing shibu did but go lost trying to find patpong.
May 13 - woke up super early to go to the tailor for a fitting
May 14 - Woke up super late for our 730am flight and somehow they let us on the flight. Had an awesome flight via Bangkok Airlines to Siem Reap (Had a meal even though the flight was 45 mins), left our bags with the front desk and went straight our with our guide to the Byon Temple and Ankor Wat and other surrounding temples. ate at a very nice restaurant (4 course meal) with traditional cambodian royal cuisine. came home and swam in our beautiful resort (day inn ankor resort) pool and got read for dinner. went and watched traditional cambodian dance during dinner. became friends with the waiters and they invited us out to go clubbing. went back to the hotel to get ready and got 1 hour oil massages. jumped on the waiters' motorcycles and went dancing til late IN CAMBODIA.
May 15 - Breakfast at Day Inn Resort, Went to Prat Prong (spelling wrong) and the temple built for the mother of King Jayavaraman VII and several other amazing temples and jumped on a plane to Hanoi (vietnam)...flight was canceled so we had to go 2 hours later.
May 11 - flew into Bangkok and checked into our modern, clean, and phenomenal hostel (www.lubd.com), sudeep got sick and had to take medicine and pass out in bed all night, shibu walked around bangkok and went to a night market and a bar, shibu came home to find sudeep awake after a 5 hour nap and feelign much better so sudeep went out alone to do the same thing shibu did but go lost trying to find patpong.
May 13 - woke up super early to go to the tailor for a fitting
May 14 - Woke up super late for our 730am flight and somehow they let us on the flight. Had an awesome flight via Bangkok Airlines to Siem Reap (Had a meal even though the flight was 45 mins), left our bags with the front desk and went straight our with our guide to the Byon Temple and Ankor Wat and other surrounding temples. ate at a very nice restaurant (4 course meal) with traditional cambodian royal cuisine. came home and swam in our beautiful resort (day inn ankor resort) pool and got read for dinner. went and watched traditional cambodian dance during dinner. became friends with the waiters and they invited us out to go clubbing. went back to the hotel to get ready and got 1 hour oil massages. jumped on the waiters' motorcycles and went dancing til late IN CAMBODIA.
May 15 - Breakfast at Day Inn Resort, Went to Prat Prong (spelling wrong) and the temple built for the mother of King Jayavaraman VII and several other amazing temples and jumped on a plane to Hanoi (vietnam)...flight was canceled so we had to go 2 hours later.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Shibu's Trip to Singapore/Thailand
Here is a summary of what we've done to-date:
May 3 - Fri Night - Arab Street for Shisha and Middle Eastern food
May 4 - Swam at the pool (Sudeep taught Shibu), Rooftop Jacuzzi, Chicken Rice at Maxwell Hawkre Centre, Beers at Boat Quay, Hokaiido Ice Cream at Clark Quay, Nap at home, Fair Price Groceries, St. James Power Station with Serene and her friend (Canto pop, Power house hip hop, Movida dancers), Late night food
May 5 - Slept in, Broadway Beng 3 at National Library with Serene and Anne, J-Co Donuts at Raffles City Mall, Checked out New Balances and Japanese converse shoes, KFC snack on Orchard, watched IronMan at Shaw House Theater, Newton Hawkre Centre (Tiger Prawns and Stingray Fin)
May 6 - Shibu sleeping and chilling and planning, Sudeep Working, met Anne and Serene to eat at La Pa Sat for Black Pepper Deer Meat and ice desserts, met at UncaBunca for beers (Heineken workers and owner's bday food)
May 7 - Sudeep working, Shibu at Icon mall for water massage, Armenian Church (OTH gal), Supreme Court, Asian Civilization Museum....met up at Timbre for beers and vodka martinis and pizza, went to the Merlion and walked to The Fullerton Hotel, Korean Massages
May 8 - Sudeep working, Met at money exchanger at Ocean Towers, Dinner near Raffles Place with Faith, Planned our trip in the conf room of my building til 11pm, packed, slept at 330am
May 9 - Flew to Phuket, 4 hour taxi van, checked in at Best Western Ocean View, drank havana club 7 anos, braided shibu's hair, sudeep got a 1 hour oil massage, bought board shorts, went to the beach to run around/chill, showered and went to dinner at Baan Rim Pa through insane rain, and went to Bahg Lah Low for lady boys and random prostitutes and drinks
May 10 - Ferry early in the morning to Phi Phi Island, walked forever to get to PP Casita (Awesome place), lunch at AMAZING cheap place called Garlic 1992 restaurant (best place ever), tried to book tours but it was bad weather, chilled at the beach (Shibu tried to get a kayak even though it was HORRIBLE rain), watched Mr. Woodcock in some random movie bar with beers and connect 4 with OTH ish EVERYWHERE, walked in the rain, got full body massage, drinkks at Tiger bar with Southern England couple, were supposed to go out but we fell asleep til 5 am, Shibu walked around in the night looking for something to do.
May 11 - Still rains, but Shibu got a Longtail boat and we went ALLL around the island. Amazing snorkling, decent food, incredible beaches (best of our lives), lagoons, scenery, saw tsunami effects, and came home through an INSANE rain fall, choppy waters, took the ferry back to Phuket, everyone checked into a very nice hostel (Baan Suay) with a very young English owner and a pretty Thai wife with great looking kids....very laid back with well done modern, minimalist, tropical design, and great food....crashed early because shibu was tired.
May 12 - Woke up and wrote this update and ate a HUGGGE breakfast (baguettes, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, OJ (fresh), tea, all at Baan Suay. Getting on a plane now to go to Bangkok.
May 3 - Fri Night - Arab Street for Shisha and Middle Eastern food
May 4 - Swam at the pool (Sudeep taught Shibu), Rooftop Jacuzzi, Chicken Rice at Maxwell Hawkre Centre, Beers at Boat Quay, Hokaiido Ice Cream at Clark Quay, Nap at home, Fair Price Groceries, St. James Power Station with Serene and her friend (Canto pop, Power house hip hop, Movida dancers), Late night food
May 5 - Slept in, Broadway Beng 3 at National Library with Serene and Anne, J-Co Donuts at Raffles City Mall, Checked out New Balances and Japanese converse shoes, KFC snack on Orchard, watched IronMan at Shaw House Theater, Newton Hawkre Centre (Tiger Prawns and Stingray Fin)
May 6 - Shibu sleeping and chilling and planning, Sudeep Working, met Anne and Serene to eat at La Pa Sat for Black Pepper Deer Meat and ice desserts, met at UncaBunca for beers (Heineken workers and owner's bday food)
May 7 - Sudeep working, Shibu at Icon mall for water massage, Armenian Church (OTH gal), Supreme Court, Asian Civilization Museum....met up at Timbre for beers and vodka martinis and pizza, went to the Merlion and walked to The Fullerton Hotel, Korean Massages
May 8 - Sudeep working, Met at money exchanger at Ocean Towers, Dinner near Raffles Place with Faith, Planned our trip in the conf room of my building til 11pm, packed, slept at 330am
May 9 - Flew to Phuket, 4 hour taxi van, checked in at Best Western Ocean View, drank havana club 7 anos, braided shibu's hair, sudeep got a 1 hour oil massage, bought board shorts, went to the beach to run around/chill, showered and went to dinner at Baan Rim Pa through insane rain, and went to Bahg Lah Low for lady boys and random prostitutes and drinks
May 10 - Ferry early in the morning to Phi Phi Island, walked forever to get to PP Casita (Awesome place), lunch at AMAZING cheap place called Garlic 1992 restaurant (best place ever), tried to book tours but it was bad weather, chilled at the beach (Shibu tried to get a kayak even though it was HORRIBLE rain), watched Mr. Woodcock in some random movie bar with beers and connect 4 with OTH ish EVERYWHERE, walked in the rain, got full body massage, drinkks at Tiger bar with Southern England couple, were supposed to go out but we fell asleep til 5 am, Shibu walked around in the night looking for something to do.
May 11 - Still rains, but Shibu got a Longtail boat and we went ALLL around the island. Amazing snorkling, decent food, incredible beaches (best of our lives), lagoons, scenery, saw tsunami effects, and came home through an INSANE rain fall, choppy waters, took the ferry back to Phuket, everyone checked into a very nice hostel (Baan Suay) with a very young English owner and a pretty Thai wife with great looking kids....very laid back with well done modern, minimalist, tropical design, and great food....crashed early because shibu was tired.
May 12 - Woke up and wrote this update and ate a HUGGGE breakfast (baguettes, bacon, sausage, eggs, toast, OJ (fresh), tea, all at Baan Suay. Getting on a plane now to go to Bangkok.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
No to the Zoo, but Yes to museums and good food
So the Singapore Zoo plan was nixed due to heavy rain so instead I did the following:
1. The Asian Civilization Museum - http://www.acm.org.sg/themuseum/galleries.asp
2. Timbre at Boat Quay - Tandoori Chicken Pizza, Chicken Wings, and Heineken - http://timelessfacade.blogspot.com/2008/02/2am-dessertbar.html
3. 2 am: Dessert Bar - Awesome Riseling, Brut, Fruity dessert, and a Chocolate Tart desert - http://timelessfacade.blogspot.com/2008/02/2am-dessertbar.html
1. The Asian Civilization Museum - http://www.acm.org.sg/themuseum/galleries.asp
2. Timbre at Boat Quay - Tandoori Chicken Pizza, Chicken Wings, and Heineken - http://timelessfacade.blogspot.com/2008/02/2am-dessertbar.html
3. 2 am: Dessert Bar - Awesome Riseling, Brut, Fruity dessert, and a Chocolate Tart desert - http://timelessfacade.blogspot.com/2008/02/2am-dessertbar.html
Thursday, February 14, 2008
rollin out tonight....solo...
Where I'm heading tonight...i'll be going solo, but hopefully it'll be good for me to get out of my hotel room.
http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/singapore/entity_173663.html
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/singapore/nightlife/552/balaclava_bar_the_luxe_enclave.php
http://www.worldsbestbars.com/public/venue_listing.jsp?categoryId=60¤tVenueId=545
rollin out on valentine's day alone....welcome to my world
http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/singapore/entity_173663.html
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/singapore/nightlife/552/balaclava_bar_the_luxe_enclave.php
http://www.worldsbestbars.com/public/venue_listing.jsp?categoryId=60¤tVenueId=545
rollin out on valentine's day alone....welcome to my world
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
why the singapore office rocks...
because they have bottled water. unfortunately, Microsoft HQ in Redmond hasn't gotten the clue to provide bottled water so i'm stuck to drinking random other soft drinks. In Singapore I can drink as much water as my heart desires. this is HUGE so i can ensure proper hydration post-workouts and speed muscle recovery by flushing out all that lactic acid! I love Singapore!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Pictures speak louder than words....
check out my public picasa gallery to see what I've been up to so far.
today is day #2 in the office. the people are very nice and the work looks like it will be quite challenging. something to look forward to.
today is day #2 in the office. the people are very nice and the work looks like it will be quite challenging. something to look forward to.
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| Trip to Kerala - 2-1-08 |
Thursday, January 31, 2008
In Kerala
So I made it safely to Singapore and have had a bunch of random adventures around the country. Highlights include going to drinks at local bars, eating awesome black pepper crab, and just randomly walking around in the harsh heat of Singapore.
I am now in Kerala and am hanging out in my uncle's office at work.
I am now in Kerala and am hanging out in my uncle's office at work.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
In Singapore!
I landed last night at 1am and am officially a resident of Singapore.
My residence is at Central Place at 1 Hougang St. 91
My cell is +65 90854016
If you want to mail me things, send them to
Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd
Sudeep Eldo K. Cherian
1 Marina Boulevard
#22-01 One Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018989
My residence is at Central Place at 1 Hougang St. 91
My cell is +65 90854016
If you want to mail me things, send them to
Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd
Sudeep Eldo K. Cherian
1 Marina Boulevard
#22-01 One Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018989
Monday, January 7, 2008
Kerala or bust!
I'm officially booked for Kerala....
Booking date:
Tuesday, 08 Jan 08
Confirmationnumber:
RCVZAL
Status:
CONFIRMED
Thursday, 31 Jan 08
Flight TR 608
Depart Singapore (SIN) at 21:15 and arrive in Kochi (COK) at 22:55
From Kochi (COK) to Singapore (SIN) Lowest Fare
Thursday, 07 Feb 08
Flight TR 609
Depart Kochi (COK) at 23:45 and arrive in Singapore (SIN) at 06:35 (next day)
Booking date:
Tuesday, 08 Jan 08
Confirmationnumber:
RCVZAL
Status:
CONFIRMED
Thursday, 31 Jan 08
Flight TR 608
Depart Singapore (SIN) at 21:15 and arrive in Kochi (COK) at 22:55
From Kochi (COK) to Singapore (SIN) Lowest Fare
Thursday, 07 Feb 08
Flight TR 609
Depart Kochi (COK) at 23:45 and arrive in Singapore (SIN) at 06:35 (next day)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
My Housing in Singapore
I just founded out that I'll be in a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment at http://www.fareastservicedresidences.com/cp-intro.asp . Should be interesting. Stop by and keep me company some time.
Here's an overview of my neighborhood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hougang
Here's an overview of my neighborhood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hougang
I get to take more luggage
Great news! I just checked the NWA.com website and I can take more luggage than I expected. This means that I won't have to just live off of one shirt and one pair of pants.
International Travel - between North America and Africa / Asia / Europe / India / Middle East)
World Business Class: Each ticketed passenger is allowed three (3) pieces of checked luggage. One (1) piece of carry-on luggage is allowed per passenger.
First two (2) pieces: 70 pounds (32 kg) with linear dimensions not to exceed 62 inches (158 cm).
Checked luggage within the first 2 bag allowance whose linear dimensions exceed 62 inches will be assessed 2 excess baggage charges. See rate table.
(Applicable to transpacific travel between North America and Asia ) Checked luggage within the 2 free bag allowance whose weight exceeds 70 pounds will be assessed 3 excess baggage charges. See rate table.
Third piece: 40 pounds (18 kg) with linear dimensions not to exceed 45 inches (115 cm). If third piece exceeds either weight or linear dimensions above, it will be subject to excess bag charges based on actual weight and size.
International Travel - between North America and Africa / Asia / Europe / India / Middle East)
World Business Class: Each ticketed passenger is allowed three (3) pieces of checked luggage. One (1) piece of carry-on luggage is allowed per passenger.
First two (2) pieces: 70 pounds (32 kg) with linear dimensions not to exceed 62 inches (158 cm).
Checked luggage within the first 2 bag allowance whose linear dimensions exceed 62 inches will be assessed 2 excess baggage charges. See rate table.
(Applicable to transpacific travel between North America and Asia ) Checked luggage within the 2 free bag allowance whose weight exceeds 70 pounds will be assessed 3 excess baggage charges. See rate table.
Third piece: 40 pounds (18 kg) with linear dimensions not to exceed 45 inches (115 cm). If third piece exceeds either weight or linear dimensions above, it will be subject to excess bag charges based on actual weight and size.
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