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Ascendas Mall at ITPL Bangalore was opened recently, and was curious to visit this mall. They have good shops and more popular brands are opening their stores soon. Accessibility to the mall is easy and they have a good parking lot.

Curry and Dosas is a restaurant located in the 3rd Floor of the mall. What  I could get from their menu is that they serve affordable dosas and different curries. That’s the only information I can get, as we were not allowed to enter the restaurant - the reason - it is closed. And the time was 9pm on a weekend.

What was more surprising is the attitude of the person who introduced himself as the owner of the place. He was so rude, and was so arrogant in his way of handling customers. He was so rude in telling us that it is his decision to close the restaurant when he wants, and no one has any rights to ask him.

If you are opening a  restaurant in a new mall, you should be prepared to handle crowds on a weekend. It is obvious that there will be lot of visitors to any new mall which is opening. This kind of attitude is going to leave a very negative feedback. With the kind of argument I had with the owner, I am sure I am not going to visit Curry and Dosa and would advise anyone visiting Curry and Dosa to be prepared for such rude behavior.

On January 5th, Brahmakumari Shivani, the internationally renowned Rajayoga Meditation Teacher, will be delivering a discourse on Inner Peace at VSR Convention Hall in Kundalahalli today.  The discourse is organized by the Brahmakumari group and is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Entry is free.

Her talks are very much relevant to day-to-day life style, and is very popular. This is a golden opportunity for all.

Location Details: VSR Convention Hall is located at Kundalahalli - ITPL Road, just next to Cafe Coffee Day.

A special meditation programme called Dhyana Sandesha will be held on 11th December 2011 between 5pm to 8pm at the Sports Ground, D Block, Near Water Tank Park at AECS Layout. This program is conducted by CMRS Pyramid Medidation Center, who has got a very good meditation center at C block in AECS Layout main road since the last couple of years.

His Holiness Brahmasri Patriji, Founder of Pyramid Spiritual Societies Movement of India will conduct the Special Medidation Program. A large number of devotees are expected to attend the event. Seeing the preparations, this looks like a one big event in AECS Layout.

Wondering why our Corporator and MLA’s photo is displayed in all the banners which have been put up for this occasion in the layout. It has become a norm now to attach a politicians photo for each and every event.

More about posters in another post….

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index ranks India at 95 out of 182 countries ranked, with Denmark ranking first. New Zealand has got an Corruption Perception Index of 9.5, followed by Denmark at 9.4. India’s CP Index is at 3.1.

As per the definition of Corruption Perceptions Index CPI Transparency at their site is:

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country/territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 - 10, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 10 means that a country is perceived as very clean. A country’s rank indicates its position relative to the other countries/territories included in the index.

Visit their site at http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/ for a classy interactive world map of all countries with their CP Index.

If you are thinking of purchasing a used car via the internet, you are most likely going to buy a car from a private individual or through free classified ads. Nowadays, the law protects the market of used cars more than in the past thanks to guarantees valid also on web ads. The UE in 2002 stated as a Community law (1999/44 CE) that whoever – dealer or individual - selling second hand vehicles must provide a one year-length guarantee.

However, to protect yourself against problems with your purchase, the first thing to do is to drive the car for one hour. During that time the car will have to face acceleration, braking, quick steering and uphill driving. Try every equipment in the car: indicators, lights, headlights, full beams, break lights, emergency indicator, handbrake, fan and/or conditioning. See if the mileage (generally the lower is better) matches the vehicles conditions. In this case, the dates of the past services on the registration booklet can help understanding if the mileage was faked. The engine must not send out too much exhaust, nor has to make loud noise. You also have to check the registration document and see when the car must have the next service.

The upholstery, especially in the back seats, must be checked to see there are no stains or holes in it. See how the seats look under their cover case. Fixing car mats is not expensive, though it is to replace seats, pedals or the steering wheel.

Ask if the car had accidents and where. The best thing to do in that case is to be accompanied in the check by a panel beater who can see possible flaws in the coachwork.