Chicken Bus

Came across this interesting term "chicken bus".

According to Wiki:

A chicken bus (Spanish: "camioneta") is a colloquial English name for a colorful modified and decorated US school bus and transit bus that transports goods and people between communities in Honduras and Guatemala. The word "chicken" refers to the fact that rural Guatemalans regularly transport live animals on such buses, a practice that visitors from other countries often find remarkable. The buses are also commonly used in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_bus



(A Google search result snapshot for "chicken bus")

Know Your English - The Hindu

If you are an ardent "The Hindu" fan you would hardly miss the KYE (Know Your English) by S.UPENDRAN.


Now you can read all of them online at The Hindu's online page:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/nic/kye/


Ref: http://englishwithsunil.wordpress.com/about-this-blog/

Felt wax lyrical after getting to know so wanted to share !

Kumite Session @ Ananya

Cross posting from original post at Team Asha blog:
http://teamashablr.blogspot.com/2009/11/kumite-sessions-ananya.html


Team Asha is back full strength at Ananya after almost a months lull. Long weekends and midterm breaks robbed all of us of our great times at Ananya but you can't keep us waiting for long.





This Saturday we had a full throttle Karate sessions, with Sensei Manjula sparing none. All sets were repeated 100 times ! Before the Karate session we started off with for 3K tempo running.


Kumite
We then had "Kumite" sessions where we learned the aspect of sports Karate where one showcases the ability to sneak through the opponent's defenses rather than actually hurting/hitting him. This was an important aspect that needed to be conveyed to the kids as they can get carried away easily.



Then we had one of our kids, Priya sharing us her experiences in watching "kalaripayattu" show and what it demanded as a form of martial art. Then our Sensei emphasized on how much dexterity one required in performing "kalari".


Some pics in here:
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/teamasha8k/AnanyaKarate_Kumite

So we are back and updates will follow as usual !
Aregato !

Sholay - Revisited

Just got reminded of this sequence in Sholay !

Botany Class - Telugu

This song was a rage when we were kids ! Nostalgia revisited !

Team Asha

Here are some of the members of this wonderful gang, Team Asha, Bangalore



(Pic Courtesy, Balaji)

Team Asha 4k/8k - Prakirya School

Cross Posting from Team Asha Blog
http://teamashablr.blogspot.com/2009/10/team-asha-4k8k-prakriya.html

Wow ! What a run !
Here are some pics from the event. Hope to come up with a detailed blog report soon.


The race begins


Go Team Asha, Go !



Bravo !



Team Asha, Bangalore


Here are some pics from one of the cameras:
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/teamasha8k/Asha8KPrakriya#

Will add more pics as and when we keep getting it !

Thanks to all the participants who attended it !

Nice Quote and Ted Talk

Heard this in one of the Ted Talks today :-)

Alan Greenspan Quotes:

"I know that you think you know what I said. But I'm not sure whether you understood that what you heard is what I meant."

Alan Greenspan (born March 6, 1926 in New York City) is an American economist and was from 1987 to 2006 the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States. He currently works as a private advisor, making speeches and providing consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC

Ref: http://www.quotes.net/quote/13488

Below is that Ted-Talk !

Winter Sets in

Woke up to the first sight of fog this year in Bangalore !



Welcoming winter!



Happy Diwali to you all !

Flood Relief Fund: Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Karnataka

Its time for more action on the flood relief fund. If you haven't please do donate online.


Andhra Pradesh (AP):
Use the AP Govt's online webpage to donate through credit or debit card.
http://cmo.ap.gov.in/cmrf/registration.do


Karnataka:
Check out the Govt. of Karanataka's online page here:
http://www.karunadu.gov.in/floodrelief2009/contribution.html

(No qualms whether the funds will be properly used or not)

Every rupee or dime counts !