The Hari Post: March 2010

Katraj Zoo

A beautiful Katraj Zoo at Pune!

It is very small and compact and has some good collection of wild life.

Please click on each thumbnail of photo to view the large picture.

Happy wild life !

27 points Of US Return Persons

27. Use Google Maps before travelling to even nearer known locations around Pune.
26. Says 'Cop' instead of Police.

25. Gets irritated on why people use horn so much while driving.

24. Starts using 'Thank you' , 'Sorry ' and 'its OK' more than often.

23. While referring money, use 'bucks' instead of 'Rupees'.
22. Use Nope for No and Yep for Yes.

21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.

20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.

19. Sprays deo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.

18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.

17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".

Says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds".

Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".

Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".

Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".

Says " Free Way " instead of "Highway".

Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go".

Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)
16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.

15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)

14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by 48 times).

13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.

12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee" several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed)

11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!!!!"

10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.

9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".

8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.

7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.

6.. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is experiencing it for the first time.
5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".

4. Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.

Few more important

3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to India , even after 4 months of arrival.
2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries to roll the bag on Indian Roads.

Ultimate one :

1.. Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in US..."

The Boothnatha Temple , Badami Caves

The Boothnatha Temple at Badami, Bagalkot District of Karnataka.

(Built by Chalukya Kings around 6th Century. Now the temple is with ASI )

ASI has restored it to its original beauty. It was almost a stone by stone re-assembly of the temple structure by ASI. The basic stones are of Sandstones. A grass lawn besides this temple has been laid and Temple is itself at the back ground of the greenish lake.

Many non-Indians too visit this place. Other near by places are Pattadkal and Aihole where you can find similar temples.
From the back ground hills, water collected during rains will flow into the lake. Special arrangements still exists to collect the water from hill while it rains.
(Special Thanks to Dr. Sandhya and Mr. Prasanna of Hubli.)