Made It!

Here's some good news....

"As my dear close friends and well wishers, I
wanted to share some news with you from this part
of the world.

I have been promoted as a 'Business Director'
effective Oct 2, 2006. This means an increased
responsibility area within the McCormick US
consumer products division. Ofcourse alongwith
this comes the typical US corporate business
delivery pressures !!

Overall its exciting and challenging. Kushi iss
baat ki hai..ki ye gore logke desh me hum
hindustani ko samman mil raha hai..Jai Hind !! "

Hearty congratulations and best wishes from all of
us.

Satish Rao"

Lage Raho 'S Bhai....

Naiagara dekh liya !

Not sure whether these raincoats helped us from getting wet from the fury of Naiagara falls

Dangerous Wife

One of the person in our block has this signpost hanging on on the rear seat of his car. Now..if the wifey was really explosive would he dare display this?

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Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

Hi5 Birthday!

Ishu's Birthday!

How time flies...kids growing up faster and people moving on to greener pasteurs.

Ishu's bday bash promises to be an eventful one.

Weekend blitz!

Weekend blitz!
Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

Huai hai zhong Lu is the place where shanghainese like to hang out. Come friday evening the crossings esp one on huai hai zhong lu and shanxi nan lu becomes stage for fashion show. With xiang yang gone the crowd has thinned somewhat.

Indradhanush

Managed to lay my hands on a few old issues of Indra Dhanush, the Indian Association, Shanghai's Newsletter...makes for good reading for old times sake.

Jan-Mar 2005 Sep 2006

Apr-Jun 2005

Aug-Sep 2005

Dec-Jan 2006

Vawna

Vawna
Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

His stint as commercial consul in CGI, Shanghai has been one of the best. Leaving back for india on sep 2. zaijian...

Raja Bhau's Farewell

Nehal's mouth watering customised designer food menu had all the guests licking their fingers starting with the starters. Voila - check it out..Pani Puri (pudina pani), samosa chat , raj kachori, fish tikka, kathi chicken, kima pav. After dinner shots! were made using Swiss Schnapps.

Check out the candid shots take by Shireesh.

Return Gift

Return Gift
Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

Thought of picking up something for better half on my way back from shenzhen. ..imagine my plight when she discovered this on opening the package!

Squash

Squash
Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

A great game, now a regular fixture for the weekends with gang of four..raja, manish, ashish

Feedback Anybody!

Jack welch in his latest book mentioned, Key to success is to take constant feedback from everybody..and then decide what to do with it. JW takes feedback from his cook also!

We also had a feedback session last Sunday afternoon..and discovered why we were not Jack W

Super Weekend!!

The Raos from US are in town for Rajas Farewell. Catching up and partying alongwith FM and peripheral activities are on. Today is Ruhan's 4th birthday. How time flies!

Chup chup

A very nice comedy. Rajpal Yadav is unstoppable. Worth the time. Highly recommended!

Bangalore Art

We met with a computer Leonardo da vinci at the Garuda Mall. While waiting for the shopping to finsih, we found a small vendor with a computer , cam & printer...who made this pencil sketch. Hope it does not put the real artists out of job.

One Night @ Call Centre

Know who is the best selling author in Inda these days? Chetan Bhagat.

Both his books have become smash hits. CB picks his topics which have mass
market and ensures there will be a demand for his books. More at his
website.

Karandikars in USA

Longest Bridge

Longest Bridge
Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

Indian Association organised a cruise for all its members to see the longest bridge connecting lingang to yongshan island port. The bridge is 32 kms long and is an engineering marvel worth the trip.

Sur Shanghai II

It was a day of dilemma. 2 major events in Shanghai on April 8, 2006. ROLLING STONES AND SUR SHANGHAI. Had to choose the later one over the RS 2006 tour as the oldies were clearly not in form. On hindsight it was a wise decision. All the hard work that the gang had put for the last 6 months and the midnight practice sessions bore fruit .The audience could not stop clapping after the inrto video was played. Nehal suggested audience be given a hand massage after the event. Frangipani? Take a look at the stars of the evening...

Consulate Bazaar

Consulate Bazaar
Originally uploaded by Ek Chin Tan.

This years consulate wife bazaar was organized at Shanghai centre. While the turnout was quite overwhelming, the organizers choice of the venue was poor. There was less participation from the consulates. Saw an canadian staff selling T shirts emlazoned "Visa Section" :-)



The highlight of the show was Indian dance choreographed by bhavisha on "Dhol baje" number.