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Ramesh Ramanathan @Traveller

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Thailand

Member Since: May 27, 2002

Hello, Welcome to my profile page. Our family is small. Kalpana (my wife) and Sanjana and Reshma (our kids) are the three women behind me. After working for more than 10 years in Chennai, I relocated to Pune in 2004 and my family joined me in early 2005. We were full time Punekar's with our own home in Pune until end of 2010 when it was time to move from lovely Pune. We are near Pattaya in Thailand now and had to start all over again in the hope of repeating our past performance in settling down in a new place. Have a good day! before you go, do read this Chinese story ------------------------------------------------------ A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily,with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments,for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After 2 years of what was perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house. The bearer said to the pot, ''Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.'' Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and warding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them. <i>Life always gives you back, what you give out.</i><b> Your life is NOT a coincidence, but a mirror of your own doings</b>. 1. Travelling and Jungle safaris 2. Getting exposed to various cultures in India as well as outside India. 3. Cricket, Formula 1 and World cup Football 4. My Work (surprised ??)

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Education: Engineering

Food and Drinks: Basil chicken with rice Subway sandwiches Bhakri, Missal-pav, Diet Coke, San Miguel Light beer,

Books: Enid Blyton, James Hadley Chase

Movie Stars: Aamir Khan Steve Martin

Movies: 3 Idiots Hatari Taare Zameen Par Oceans Eleven Lagaan Shawshank Redemption

T.V. Shows: Wild Discovery Highway on my Plate

Quotes: To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done

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Reviewed Club Mahindra

What is Time Share ?

Sep 28, 2006 12:00 PM | 36434 Views

(Updated Feb 17, 2010 12:11 PM)

A Time shareallows you shared ownership of a chosen property or propertiesfor a specified period of time. In India, there are two major players Club Mahi...Read more

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Reviewed Kanha National Park

Traveller's Review of Kanha

Nov 18, 2005 11:48 AM | 10869 Views

(Updated Nov 18, 2005 11:51 AM)

Kanha Tiger Reserve is the Jewel in the crown of the Project Tiger initiative. Nature is at its beautiful best here with sprawling meadows and winding ri...Read more

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Reviewed Panchgani

Relax and Unwind @ Panchgani

May 04, 2005 01:22 PM | 17980 Views

(Updated May 04, 2005 01:22 PM)

Panchgani is a quaint little hill town in the Sahyadri range. The name of the place is derived from “Panch” meaning Five and “Gani” ...Read more

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Reviewed My Ten Favorite Web Sites

My 25th Review : Traveller's Top 10 Websites

Dec 21, 2004 05:41 PM | 3703 Views

(Updated Mar 27, 2005 05:36 PM)

TRAVELLER’S TOP 10 (and a few more) Few travel websites have been really useful and helpful for me during my escapades. I have classified and de...Read more

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Reviewed Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary

Kali River Lodge - Dandeli

Dec 17, 2004 11:31 AM | 22923 Views

(Updated Dec 21, 2004 05:36 PM)

Dandeli is a small town located on the banks of the Kali river in Karnataka. The forest area around this town was established as Dandeli wildlife sanctuary ...Read more

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Reviewed Sony Ericsson T200

My Mobile Phone

Nov 30, 2004 12:06 PM | 2945 Views

(Updated Dec 01, 2004 10:39 AM)

SONY ERICSSON T 200 MOBILE PHONE My friend wanted to get a mobile phone for him about 18 months back. I accompanied him to the electronics shop and ended...Read more

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Reviewed Samsung SGH C100

VALUE FOR MONEY....conditions apply

Nov 25, 2004 04:21 PM | 6870 Views

(Updated Nov 25, 2004 05:35 PM)

SAMSUNG SGH C100 MOBILE PHONE I was looking for a mobile phone with a budget of 6000 Rs a few months back and ended up buying Samsung SGH C 100 as this w...Read more

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Reviewed Tirupati

The Lord needs NO Introduction!

Nov 19, 2004 02:59 PM | 36980 Views

(Updated Nov 19, 2004 05:32 PM)

Every Indian would be familiar with this temple town and its deity, Lord Balaji or Sri Venkateshwara in Andhra Pradesh. The hill town Tirumala and as man...Read more

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Reviewed Rajiv Gandhi National Park

A Jungle Retreat - Kabini

Nov 03, 2004 12:35 PM | 12596 Views

(Updated Nov 05, 2004 06:38 PM)

I wanted to surprise my wife on our fifth wedding anniversary by taking her on a road trip to a remote location for a unique experience. Started browsing th...Read more

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Reviewed Chennai

Ten Getaways from Chennai

Nov 02, 2004 03:12 PM | 31297 Views

(Updated Nov 21, 2004 10:01 AM)

There are so many good reviews on my home town, Chennai. So I came up with this idea to list down 10 getaways from Chennai instead of writing only about the...Read more

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Reviewed Buying a Computer

Looking for a PC ?

Oct 29, 2004 08:17 PM | 3044 Views

(Updated Nov 04, 2004 04:17 PM)

We all have got used to working with this machine - Computer at work or school/college. Many of us may want to buy a computer at home too. I thought I wi...Read more

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Reviewed Maruti Suzuki 800

The establishment appears to be closed temporarily or permanently

My First Car

Oct 28, 2004 06:06 PM | 5046 Views

(Updated Oct 28, 2004 06:31 PM)

PREVIEW I thought a lot about whether I should write this review or not. There are already many good reviews on the M800 and the details of the vehicle a...Read more

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Reviewed General tips on Travel

What is Time share ?

Oct 13, 2004 06:13 PM | 4702 Views

(Updated Apr 19, 2005 03:41 PM)

Time share basically allows you shared ownership of the chosen property for a specified period of time. In India, there are two major players Club Mahind...Read more

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Reviewed Port Blair

An Unexplored Paradise!

Oct 10, 2004 04:28 PM | 6632 Views

(Updated Oct 10, 2004 04:36 PM)

You will have to only look thru the window of your flight, at the shallow waters of light blue sea and the beautiful islands to fall in love with this parad...Read more

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Reviewed Mahindra Scorpio

My Scorpio (updated on 21-dec-2004)

Oct 10, 2004 12:55 PM | 14838 Views

(Updated Dec 21, 2004 01:58 PM)

We were looking out for a bigger vehicle after using the Ford Ikon for a few years. We ended up buying the Scorpio 2.6 SXi which was very impressive and app...Read more

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Reviewed Lonavala

Monsoon Magic in Lonavla

Oct 05, 2004 02:02 PM | 15163 Views

(Updated Oct 05, 2004 02:07 PM)

The day we went to Lonavla, I was cursing myself inside for having chosen to come to Lonavla instead of going to Mahabaleshwar. That evening we reluctant...Read more

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Reviewed Ford Ikon

Ikon - to buy or not to buy ?

Sep 14, 2004 05:09 PM | 18354 Views

(Updated Sep 18, 2004 03:23 PM)

Ford cars have always lured me. I had driven various Ford cars to my satisfaction when I was in the U.S. for 6 months. Back in India, when I wanted to upgra...Read more

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Reviewed Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

Mudumalai - The Jungle Beckons

Sep 13, 2004 06:11 PM | 17443 Views

(Updated Sep 13, 2004 08:05 PM)

Mudumalai means Ancient or Old hills. This place was identified as a reserve way back in 1927 Mudumalai is the name that my father always used to refer t...Read more

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Reviewed Kodaikanal

Beautiful Kodai!

Aug 28, 2004 12:50 PM | 13041 Views

(Updated Aug 28, 2004 04:30 PM)

Kodikanal - The Princess of hill stations, is the place to be and see in summer.''Kodai'' in Tamil means ''summer'' and ''kanal'' means ''to see''. This is ...Read more

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Reviewed Wayanad

Mystical Wayanad

Aug 24, 2004 11:55 AM | 14302 Views

(Updated Aug 27, 2004 10:06 AM)

WAYANAD is a hill station, a wild life sanctuary and a spice / tea county combined into one. It is one of the many paradises in God’s own country, loc...Read more

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Reviewed Mismatched Season 3

Mismatched Season 3 Review

By: apatil 3 days ago | 233 Views

Mismatched Season 3 is a romantic series inspired by the book When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon. It follows Rishi Singh Shekhawat, played by Rohit Sar...Read more

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