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Member Since:Dec 04, 2007
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I was born and brought up in Mumbai and then moved to the US to do my MBA, following which I decided to stay on and work for a while on Wall Street. Currently doing the whole i-banking thing. I'm in cross-border debt capital markets which is actually pretty interesting, the only downside is that I have to travel way too much! I've travelled pretty much all over North America and Western Europe (mostly on work) and all over Asia (entirely for fun!) And my family and lots of friends are still in Mumbai so I also constantly do the long haul travel between Manhattan (my current home) and Mumbai (my permanent home and the city still dearest to my heart!) Am pretty opiniated by nature (you sort of have to be in my profession) and express my opinions straight up with no b.s. (who has the time for that?) What you see with me is what you get. I like Mouthshut as it gives us a forum to express real-time, real-life opinions. Happy reading!. Yoga, music, tennis (both as a player and spectator), indie and art-house movies, and the theater. Broadway, Shakespeare in the Park, etc. are all favorites. Other interests (more like bad habits) include chocolate (preferably Godiva), shoe shopping, bag shopping and spa treatments (hey, a girl has to have some fun!)
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Great hotel on Orchard Street
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Reviewed Grand Hyatt Singapore - Singapore
My mom and I stayed at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore for 7 nights this previous December over the Christmas-New Year period and loved it. We were in Singapore Read more...
Great Riverside hotel
Reviewed Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa - Thailand
I stayed at this hotel last year in the summer. Was on a short family holiday with my parents. In Bangkok, there are two major areas to stay - the Sukhumvit RRead more...
Super car
Reviewed Toyota Corolla
My parents who live in Mumbai have just taken delivery of the new Toyota Corolla Altis a few days back. I’ve had the chance to drive it a couple of timesRead more...
Awesome smartphone
Reviewed BlackBerry Bold
I just got the Blackberry Bold 9000 in early November when it was released by AT&T in the US. I had previously gotten an unlocked Bold for my dad to use in IRead more...
Great Blackberry support and service
4
Reviewed Airtel Mobile Operator
This review is on behalf of my dad. A couple of months ago, I got him the new Blackberry Bold 9000 that’s just been released in the US and Canada. I goRead more...
Decent non-stop experience
3
Reviewed Continental Airlines
Just returned from a trip to India and flew Continental’s non-stop flight Newark-Mumbai-Newark in BusinessFirst. It was a decent experience. ContinentaRead more...
Top notch
Reviewed Jet Airways
On my recent trip to India, I took a short family trip within Asia and flew Mumbai-Hong Kong-Mumbai in Economy Class on Jet Airways’ new flight. We had Read more...
Pretty bad overall
2
Reviewed American Airlines
Let me start by saying that I’ve never flown American on any long-haul flights. However, based on a recent short-haul flight between New York and TorontRead more...
Disappointing experience
Reviewed Emirates
I flew on Emirates last summer on the Mumbai-Dubai-Mumbai route in economy class. Was with my parents on a short family holiday, and we were excited to try ERead more...
Good non-stop flight, seats could be better
Reviewed Delta Air Lines
I flew on Delta’s non-stop flight from JFK to Mumbai(DL 16/17) in business class a few months back. Overall, it was a pretty decent experience. Check-iRead more...
Good experience on the JFK-Mumbai non stop flight
Reviewed Air India
I recently flew on the new Air India non-stop between JFK and Mumbai(AI 140/141)and had a pretty good experience. Going home this time, I was specifically loRead more...
Great experience overall
Reviewed Kingfisher Airlines
I recently flew Kingfisher Airlines(KF) for the first time Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai in Economy over the Christmas-New Year period. I was flying with my parents(boRead more...
Nightmare experience
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Reviewed Air France
This was quite honestly the worst experience I’ve ever had flying international. Last summer, I booked Air France on the JFK-Paris-Mumbai route(roundtriRead more...
DEVASTATING EXPERIENCES
Reviewed ITL Public School - Dwarka - New Delhi
I was at ITL from kindergarten until 11th grade. This school has been my worst experience ever. During those 12 years, I didn’t realize the mental trauma I waRead more...
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Commented on own review
Read my comment carefully. I said the Bold costs $580 in the US UNLOCKED. That means you buy it already unlocked from AT&T. Once unlocked, always unlocked so what's the problem? And the unit is quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 meaning it works round the world (India is on GSM 900) and RIM always Read More...
The supplier doesn't know what he's talking about. The RIM manual clearly says the Bold supports up to a 32GB MicroSD card. I myself bought a 16GB MicroSD card about 6 months back (the max available to date) and have been using it in the Bold with NO problems. I have over 1,000 songs on it, plus abo Read More...
NarayanRS: Sorry, I don't agree with your comment. I agree with you that Civic has more cutting-edge and flashy styling. However, if you look at all other categories, I think Altis is a winner. For me, it's not just about looks, but it's also about performance, ride quality and the interiors. What's Read More...
Price-wise, the Bold goes for $300 in the US with a 2-year contract. It's $580 if you want to buy it unlocked. Not sure about prices in India.
Commented on ks18's review
Nice review. I had looked closely at the E71 before finally purchasing the Blackberry Bold 9000. One thing I disagree with you on is that the Blackberry appears plasticky and has a sub-par screen. The Bold is really well made and has a gorgeous half-VGA hi-res screen. It's even better than the iPhon Read More...
Pricing wise, the Bold costs $300 with AT&T (you have to sign up for a 2-year contract) and $580 unlocked (no contract required). In terms of unique features, I would say the screen - I have never seen such a beautiful hi-res screen on any other portable device. I thought the iPhone screen was good, Read More...
Dude, you need to read my review carefully. I clearly mentioned that the set-up experience was ghastly. However, once it was up and running, support and service has been exceptional - they set up multiple email accounts for my dad with no hassles, and have been most helpful with any questions he h Read More...
Commented on bcheung's review
Very unfortunate experience. However, I'd like to point out something. When your parents were flying into the UK, they were flying Hong Kong-London-Manchester. The London-Manchester leg is therefore considered domestic (within the UK). I don't know the specific UK regulations but most countries arou Read More...
Rated on anil_n12004's review
Commented on anil_n12004's review
Your review is not useful to anyone. There's no info on how the seats were, how the food was, how the punctuality was, etc. Just a lot of irrelevant stuff about how you got good booze and female company!
Commented on kapildewan's review
alk_ranjan, since you say you already know that many brands including Toyota are great cars, I wonder why you are bothering to read Kapil's review? Personally, I found his review very useful, particularly as regards fuel economy as I am planning to buy this car soon as a gift for my parents, an Read More...
Rated on kapildewan's review
Commented on brokergal's review
ClarenceB, your comment is way out of line. Brokergal was just recounting her own experience, same as you and anyone else on this forum. And you're also off-base in thinking that all people who have flown Air India hated them. I flew Air India six months back on the new JFK-Mumbai non-stop flight Read More...
Commented on cuchillo99's review
Just curious about one thing - when the lady at the check-in counter motioned to you to go to the lounge, why didn't you ask her where it was? On a recent KF flight within India, we were flying KF First and made it a point to ask them where the lounge was in Mumbai airport as we didn't know. After a Read More...
Commented on Goodgirl18's review
For what you paid, I think you got a pretty good deal. On a recent trip to India, I flew Mumbai-Delhi roundtrip (a shorter distance than Chennai-Delhi) on Kingfisher and the cost was Rs.13k per head. Since you paid that but for two passengers on JetLite, it seems like a good deal. Being an LCC, the Read More...
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