Bangalore Week

I was in Bangalore for a week to give GD/PI of XIME. Even though I didn't get to travel many places, I had my moments. Things I learned from that travel are as follows :

Train Journey
I traveled alone for the first time in train. It was a 2 days journey and the return was even a longer 3 days journey(day wise). By now I am confident of travelling anywhere in India, at least with AC 3 facilities.

Buses of Bangalore
It was amazing to find out the Gold Pass Ticket facility inside the Bangalore city for buses. Bought a ticket and enjoyed several bus ride.





Orien Mall
By far one the best shopping mall in India in terms of infrastructure. The water fountain was breathtaking and the view of World Trade Center Office was one I will not forget in a long time.


Bangalore Metro
Yes, Bangalore city has got metro trains facilities and it's different from the ones in Delhi in some technical aspect. I asked why there were many security guards in the platform and the reasons given was really good. In Delhi, you could jumped down the metro tracks and the worst thing that can happen to you is that you might go to jail. In Bangalore, you will simply die because of high voltage that runs through the tracks.



Family Bonding
It's been long since I had proper family dinner. Felt really great after sleeping, eating, playing and staying with my friend Rokesh and his family for about a week. Staying in hostels, single rooms has made me quite an alien to the world of togetherness.



That's it folks. It's was a time well spent. Hope to visit Bangalore again.



Update: The result is out. I did not get selected for XIME. Thanks to them for giving me a chance to visit Bangalore.

What I learned this week - #02

Amazon Mechanical Turk pays Indian users via Citibank

Thought of withdrawing some amount from Amazon's Mechanical Turk account in Indian rupees. Received a cheque from CitiBank.

What will I do with the amount?  Probably contribute some to Rangde and get this shoes!

There is a guy called Arjun and he rocks!

At first I thought this guy was crazy. Then realised he was making more sense than I do. Arjun makes videos and earns money via Fiverr. He performs crazy testimonials for his clients. Check out his videos here.  Have put up one as an example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKVwYxInLx8

Two clean places to start writing.

Just as I thought Medium was the best place to write anything on the internet, I found two more sites where you can edit and practice writing anything you want. The editor is very clean, better than any Windows/Mac document editor I have use. Check out Editorally and Draft.

There is a Firefox Plugin called AdblockPlus.

Someone should have told me about this Plugin long long time ago. This add-on block ads on any pages and help users(includes you and me) surf internet at very fast pace. If you haven't install this, you are making a BIG BIG mistake. Get it here at AdblockPlus.

Google Street View and how to upload images.

Probably the coolest thing I learned this week. We can now upload 360 degree photos via Android on Google Street Views. Some of the streets which I have watched are fantastic. To know more about Google Street view go here.

 

That's it folks from my side,  so What Did You Learn This Week?

Share your learning experiences or other comments on the comment section.