Books

For a longtime I was thinking about cataloging my books alongwith ratings, reviews etc. Something like itunes for books. After a brief search, stumbled across  “Books”, a MacOSX program. It’s a freeware and has all the desired featured which one will need for cataloging. One of the coolest feature is “quickfill” – just type in the ISBN no. of your book and all the important details of your book alongwith the coverflow is downloaded from various sources on the net.

Bellagio's

There must be something about this restaurant as it is always crowded and noisy even if located in a residential area in Changning distt of Shanghai.

Being a taiwanese restaurant, it has a large taiwanese clientele followed by other South Asian expats. The dishes are spicy and very tasty especially hotplate onion chicken with garlic. The shaved ice mango and coconut ice cream is a speciality of Bellagios and many stroll-in after dinner to Bellagio's for desserts. The waiters can speak basic english and the chef can take in special customised orders from customers. Especially useful when you are a vegetarian.

Address:	778 Huangjin Cheng Dao (by Gubei Nan Lu)
Phone:	6278 0722
Cards Accepted:
Nearest Metro:	None
名称	鹿港小镇
地址	黄金城道 778 号近古北南路
电话	6278 0722

Kapial Dev in Shanghai

Finally, managed to attend the dinner hosted by Indian Assoc for the inauguration of Avaya Kapil Dev Cricket tournament. I must say it turned out to be a surprisingly pleasant event. Kapil seems to have seasoned over time and fielded the questions with a witty and genuine candor. His auctioneering ability also helped IA to raise close to RMB 60,000 rmb. Much beyond what IA could have expected. A sample of some of the Q&A’s from the evening:

Q: Why India cannot develop a genuine fast bowler?

A: Indians do not have the physique.

Q: Why have ICL?

A: Competition will be better for sport. Especially when BCCI and CBI do not take the initiative in using expertise of more experienced players.

Q: Minority reservation in sports?

A: Would you like a minority doctor to attend to you when you are sick. Limit reservation to Education only.

Q: Most embarrassing moment?

A: Locked up in a closet for 40 mins while a female fan was in the room.

Q: Words said in locker room before taking field in 1983 world cup?

A: Jawano ladna hai.

Q: Why cant we have an Indian coach for team India?

A: No need for a coach at that level.

Q: Why India cannot win matches?

A: Players are not committed enough ( as a team)

Q: Why was the rivalry with Sunny G?

A: Both played with diff objectives. One for drawing the match and the other went for a win.