LCD Auto-rikshaws in town - Kochi

Check out what i found on the roads of Cochin, a few days back. Taxi auto-rikshaws with LCD Screen attached to them showing Video ads!
Yeah, you heard me right, LCD SCREENS! lol.
At first, i too was a bit bemused by what i saw. 'What on earth is an LCD screen sitting on an ordinary Auto???'. But after giving it a bit of a thought i realized that it wasn't such a bad idea after all.

Why?? Well nowadays when you go into the city you get to see plenty of Video Advertising screens of private agencies, especially at major junctions - Vyttila, Edappally, Kaloor to name a few. I feel by keeping small LCD Screens on Taxi Auto-rikshaws, they, the advertising agencies have now taken this initiative to the next level.

The auto driver told me that about 15 such auto-rikshaws are currently plying through the city. he said that it was an initiative started off mainly with the backing of major companies like 'Idea Cellular' and 'Federal Bank Limited'. If you haven't seen or travelled on such an auto yet, be on the lookout. Its easy to find such Auto's as such auto's have a board with 'LCD TAXI AUTO' written on it, on the front.

Is it a Frog? - Mobile Uploads

Found this paper thin Frog at the door handle of our car. Was in deep sleep :-P Took some time and effort to wake it up. ;-)

The Common Wealth Games Kicks off

India putforth a splendid Opening Ceremony yesterday which dazzled the world and its own people, at the 2010 Common Wealth Games, at Delhi. With this India banished a lot of the negativity and critisism that surrounded the games earlier. Even many of the foreign athletes were of the opinion that the facilities provided were 'state of the art' and some as good, if not better than the ones provided during the Olympics at Beijing, 2 years back. China too came forward in support of India and commended India's effort in putting together the games.

The Opening Ceremony truely dazzled the worldly audience and media and lets just hope that the rest of the 11days of competition would be just as colourful. How can you ever forget Mr.Suresh Kalmadi, the man behind it all, the man behind all the controversies mind you. For once i believe, Mr.Kalmadi the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Games got to sleep peacefully yesterday as everything about the Opening Ceremony went perfectly. It made me feel real proud to be an Indian. I'm sure a lot of my fellow countrymen felt the same. Lets just hope that the Indian contingent at the games puts on a good performance, that which we can all be proud of.

Happy Gandhi Jayanthi Everyone

Today's the 142nd Birthday of the Father of our Great Nation - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, lovingly referred to by his fellow Indians as Bapuji or Gandhiji.
Lets remember the great man and what he did for our country.
One of the greatest to ever walk on the face of the earth.
We'll never forget u BAPUJI.