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Member Since:Oct 24, 2001
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I stay in bangalore, India. I am a fairly active person outside my work environs. I indulge in my hobbies big time and that keeps me active during the weekends. I am a libra by sun sign. I have had a fling with Astrology for two years when I took up a course offered here at Bangalore. I love to read. These days it is mostly Osho and Krishnamurti. I like that kind of stuff. I read classics whenever time permits. Besides, I do long distance cycling on the highways. I like music and listen to Indian instrumental and western classical music. No no, not in the snobbish way of the core music fan. I dont understand a thing of classical music, but I love western classical. Beethoven, Mozart, Handel et al. Music, photography and astrology have laid their consecrating hands upon me and vie for my time. . Cycling, philately, currency notes of india and the world, astrology, photography, aikido.
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Education: Masters in Engineering
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Dont buy ONIDA tv
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Reviewed Onida 29 Black 140
This is the review of the Onida Oxygen 29 inch bought in 2005 September. I bought it for 17500 from Bangalore, though the picture quality was not as great as coread more...
Healthcare+ - hospital cash scheme
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Reviewed Tata AIG General Insurance
This is the review of the Hospital Cash scheme from Tata AIG. It is called HealthCare+. This policy is only sold over phone. Be prepared to give your credit carread more...
Protect from accidents!
Reviewed Tips on Accidental Death and Disability Insurance
I was quite thrilled to be able to "advise" folks on accident and disability insurance. I think this is a section people are completely unware of. For my convenread more...
Term insurance from Max New York
Reviewed Max Life Insurance
I have a term cover with Max New york. The reason I went for a term cover is pure and simple: I want risk to be covered and did not want to confuse it with any read more...
Insurance plans from ICICI
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Reviewed ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
I hold two plan from ICICI - the Golden Years and the Lifetime. Golden Years is a discontinued retirement plan and Lifetime is a basic ULIP. I have held the Lifread more...
Review of Hero Hawk
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Reviewed Hero Cycles
This is the review after extensive use of the Hero Hawk 5 gear cycle. I am not a teenager - I am 31 years old and am an ardent cyclist. In the past 8 years, I hread more...
Amway - no easy money here.
Reviewed Amway India Enterprises Pvt Ltd
Unlike the previous reviews here, I wish to portray the real picture of amway, . So I think there will be a bit of explanation as to why I dont hate amway or itread more...
This is the wow diesel!
Reviewed Tata Indigo - Diesel
I have a tata indigo LX diesel model, without DICOR, bought in nov 2006. I paid 598000 for the vehicle. It has so far done 18800 km (as of Jan 12, 2008), of whiread more...
Wow!!
Reviewed Jet Airways
My experience with Jet Airways has been really really good, all the time I flew. Not sure if I should call myself lucky, after reading some of the reviews here read more...
UPDATED!! shift to shell or reliance - bangalore
Reviewed General Tips on Fuel Outlets
Fuel quality and pilferage has been something that affects motor vehicle users like us. Much has been said about the various ways in which fuel quality and quanread more...
The best choice
Reviewed Outlook Money
If one is looking for a magazine that can help you unravel the details of today’s complex financial products/ services, this is the last stop. At a cost ofread more...
Aikido in bangalore
Reviewed Aikido
Folks, For those of you looking for a soft martial art, aikido could be one of the choices. I am writing this so that folks in search of a soft martial art can read more...
SA8 - not suited for Indian use
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Reviewed SA8 - Amway Detergent
Frankly, I was a little bit surprised to see that everyone gave SA8 a high rating. No offense to anyone - my own experience has been a lot disturbing. Inspite oread more...
BA - only for higher classes.
Reviewed British Airways
I have had the opportunity to fly their clubworld(read business class) twice on DEL LHR DEL segment. I was very impressed with the service in delhi, starting frread more...
Cycling in Bangalore (50000 km done!)
Reviewed Bicycles vs. Automobiles
Update: on 28 Jan 2011, I completed my 50000km cycling in Bangalore. Read more at http://santoshpm.blogspot.com When I started cycling in 2000, everyone was shoread more...
Exotic Asian destination
Reviewed Hong Kong - General
Hong Kong - that exotic Asian destination. I went there with great hopes in dec 2006. Alas, it just proved to be a business destination, not a tourist place. Ofread more...
Attitude problems?
Reviewed American Airlines
I have flown American airlines 2-3 times on the LHR ORD stretch and once in DEL ORD direct flight, each time in business class. I love the spacing in business cread more...
Economy with Lufthansa?
Reviewed Lufthansa
I have flown Lufthansa on three international round trips in the past four years. I have flown BLR FRA ORD and back in business class once and their service wasread more...
Life with Citibank
Reviewed Citibank
NEW ADDITION: Circa 2007, some of my opinions about citibank has undergone a change. After three more years after I wrote my first review here, I thought of wriread more...
A different christ
Reviewed Last Temptation of Christ, The - Nikos Kazantzakis
Kazantzakis? The Last Temptation of Christ is an attempt to humanize Christ before us. The author paints Christ as a man with most of the frailties and imperfecread more...
Worst service installation demo
Reviewed IFB Digital
IFB A Nightmare Disguised as a Brand| A Warning to Every Potential Customer I rarely write public complaints, but the atrocious experience I had with IFB from pread more...
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Commented on g16studios's review
Your review is very partisan and does not have a full picture. You seem to be really angry at these folks man! Please note that Amway is legally cleared to operate in China and Singapore, two very tough markets to operate in the world. Please have facts ready with you before you give your inordinate read more...
Commented on jay_naveen's review
Yes, I agree with you completely. The quality of their TV mother boards is pathetic. I had smoke coming out of my Onida 29 inch Oxygen after 3 yrs of use. The service people said itis 'IC Fault' and charged 1000 rs whereas it was a simple loose contact. Now I had to change the mother board, since it read more...
Followed @flyingInTime
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Commented on own review
Hi Vignesh, BSA foldman is a good bike... though not suited for very heavy people (I am 105kgs in weight) or for long commutes (above 10km one way). It is a good bike... but the original tyres are cheap.. replace them. Gears are shimano and they work like a charm. It is a real cute bike. But it read more...
Hi Bhatt, The quality of representatives in general insurance is indeed very pathetic. You have to dig out all the information yourself. Agents are only there to receive money or send reminders. Expecting anything more than that would be tragic. Hi Nagesh, This is not a pure health cover. read more...
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Commented on thakurman's review
hi, you could have added a few things about 'pre-existing' illnesses and how companies use these words to con people. You could have also added info about critical illness policies, hospital cash policies and stuff to make it a more comprehensive review. Instead you concentrated only on the cash/ ca read more...
Commented on bonny55's review
Too generic and emotional. Please provide exact reasons why you dont like the bank. You seem to be just babbling.
Commented on anilm4's review
I feel that your review is extremely prejudiced and does not have facts to corrobate your insolent views. Which other car in the segment have you compared/ actually travelled in? To me it seems like you are used to only the Mercedes S600.
Commented on bikerboydude's review
If the spec is what you say it is, I am sure this would be a marvel. Am eagerly waiting to check this one out. regards, Santosh
Commented on cgurjar's review
dont you think 120 kmph at 2100 rpm in an exaggeration? I have the indigo LX and it crosses 3500 rpm at 120 kmph. regards, Santosh
Commented on diwaker.verma's review
Did you have the back pain when you were applying to the policy? To me it looks like you wanted the insurance company to pay for your doctor visits.. and thats why you took it. But insurance is to be taken BEFORE you actually end up with a disease, not after. Most companies have a waiting period read more...
Commented on akt42002's review
I liked your review, though I cannot agree to the hurry with which you broke some of the policies due to high allocation charges. How can you blame private insurers for that? Of course, they are devils who mislead, but the final onus is on us, the consumers, right? Besides, you seem to have inves read more...
hi ash5544, For PPD/ TPD, they offer 5000 rs per week for a max of 104 weeks. That is a good two years! :) In a related context, i would also urge you to consider hospital cash plans from bajaj (cheapest) and tata aig, icici. These plans give a fixed predetermined sum per day of your hospital read more...
Commented on r_kantsharma's review
Sir, Your nicely written article is in the wrong section! :) I see it under 'Advice on Accidental Death and Disability Insurance'. Dont you think it should under Health insurance part? regards, Santosh
Commented on varuntin's review
I agree with Modemnoise's comments. However, I dont think you are a DSA or employee.. because they are far too demotivated to write any such article on mouthshut. :) But what is to be seen is a review by a customer, preferably a nominee who has goen through the process of getting the insurance read more...
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