A lot of us in India have a tendency to be sarcastic about initiatives such as the Earth Day (here’s one rant about this very issue). We tend to think that with all the shortage of water, electricity, etc., we already have a very low impact on the Environment. This is wrong of course. Every global citizen on the planet carries the responsibility of conserving the...

Pentacle Services is a service provider for providing plumbing, electrician, computer repair, air-conditioning and other services at a low cost. Although they are Delhi based, but they also have Gurgaon operations. Somehow, they managed to get hold of our phone number and called us with their offer. Their sales pitch was good, and so we were interested. Here is what...

A friend of mine who runs the awesome cartoon blog Brainstuck, was in town a couple of weeks ago and we decided to catch a movie at the Ambience mall. After the movie, we pondered on some place to go and eat. He wanted to try out the brand new joint called Rockmans’s Beer Island (located on the top floor of Ambi mall). Here follows a review of the place. The...

Till a few years ago, there were not too many options in Gurgaon when one needed to get an Ultrasound done. Today, that has changed; in fact there are too many options available now. So, here’s a quick guide to some of the ultrasound centers that we (me and my wife) have visited personally, and our impression of it. All of the major hospitals and clinics in...

Whenever we are thinking of Mexican food, we think of Rodeo’s as destination. And that is not really a  bad thought. But since diversity is the spice of life, we need to know what other options are out there. So, I introduce to you IndiJoe – this is a “tex-mex” style restaurant, which also serves other styles of cuisine. We ate there a couple of weeks ago,...

Gurgaon is hosting its very own International Dog Show (a first of its kind in Gurgaon). If you are a dog lover then you had better reserve your weekend for this. The dates are Dec 20 and 21, 2008 (yes day after tomorrow). The show is being organized by the Gurgaon Kennel Club and recognized by the Kennel Club of India. It will have multiple international and...

Everybody gets midnight hunger pangs, and no one likes to cook up anything at night. But you don’t need to, because there are so many places in Gurgaon where you can go to get your midnight snack fix. I put together a list of the ones I know. I have included those that are relatively safe to get to, and are in or near Gurgaon. Typically, you can get to any of them...