Archive for August, 2007

Thailand Visa on Arrival

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Kingdom of Thailand : According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements, passport holders from 20 countries may apply for visas at the immigration checkpoints for the purpose of tourism for the period of not exceeding 15 days.

It is not stated that the queue could be really long

Dissemination of information from the High Commission of India in Singapore

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Came across a fax from the High Commission of India in Singapore ending with “Grateful if you could kindly help in dissemination of the above information to Indians and friends of India”

1) Include the website address in the letterhead

2) Why not setup a blog and let Indians and friends of India subscribe to the RSS feed – It would be interesting to see if such blogs reach the top of technorati !

ITC Windsor Bengaluru

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

ITC Windsor Bengaluru : ..The Windsor, Bengaluru merges an old world ambience with international service to create a hotel experience that goes beyond expectation. The hotel has long acquired a reputation of playing host to the aristocracy of the world..

ITC Windsor Bengaluru Lobby

Am told that Bill Gates stayed at the Windsor the first time and at the Leela the second time

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Long Live The King

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Long Live The King

After you land, you look deeply at the new airport and you see “long live the king” all the time..

The Challenge of Living in the World as a Theosophist

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

The Challenge of Living in the World as a Theosophist is a 43 minute video by Helen Bee where She discusses the question of personal ethics for a Theosophist, using At the Feet of the Master as a guide.

It looks like Helen Bee is also the author of an expensive book..

The Developing Child

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