The Boomerang Team Sam All Kerala Tenpin Bowling Tournament, 2012 will be held at Boomerang, 3^rd Floor, Abad Nucleus Mall, Maradu, Kochi on Saturday, 21^stJanuary, 2012. There will be categories for Men, Women & Juniors.

The tournament is being organised by Boomerang in association with Team Sam Academy.  This will be a ranking tournament based on the knockout format. Entry fees is Rs.600/-, Rs.500/- & Rs.400/- for Men, Women & Juniors respectively. Discount is offered for members of Regional Sports Centre, Cochin Club and regular academy members.

Matches will commence from 11 AM. Prizes, gift vouchers and trophies will be given to the winners and participants. Basic coaching for Bowling is available at Rs.800/- per trainee for the first time in Kerala. For registration details call 9846042421 or 0484-4058382.

Companies are encouraged to sponsor tournaments and players to represent the state in national and international competitions.

Happy news for all the little Gallans and parent Gallans out there… The first edition of ‘BookTime’ in 2012 by 26×7 is here… The ‘BookTime’ is a book reading and storytelling session for children in the age group of 4-8 years. To know more about it, click here. Last year, ‘BookTime’ had worked with around 50 children and this year they are planning to cover more than 1000 children!

Details :

Event conducted by:  ’BookTime’ (An initiative of 26×7)
Hosted by: Kahawa Bistro
Age group: 4-8 years
Date and Time: 21st Jan, 2012 at 4:00 PM.
Registration Fee: Rs. 100/- per child

For registrations:  Call +91 9567 983 267

Kerala Sports Council comes forward with the brewing idea of building a high performance centre at Panampilly Nagar, Kochi.
The high performance centre is said to contain a full-fledged gymnasium, indoor stadium, sports medicine centre, swimming pool and lodging facilities. The idea if made possible, is gonna turn into the first ever of its kind in the whole nation. 5 acres of land is said to be set aside for this project to happen. The synthetic track laid on Maharajas College ground would be used by the trainees at the centre.

The ‘High Performance Centre’ sports hotel of the University of Pretoria

Image Courtesey : www2.asro.kuleuven.be

Hari Menon it is.. The shutterbug who have been hopping around with his awesome clicks is now here in Kochi to share some of his photography skills and tricks with the aspiring photography loving Gallans! Yes, this Gallan is talking about the Photography Workshop by one and only Hari Menon.

Workshop is limited to just 25 aspiring photographers, a.k.a DSLR users, as they say it. All you got to do is to send in your registration mail to mediawallet@gmail.com. The registration fee is just Rs.500/-, but the workshop is to cost you Rs. 10,000/-. Yes, you read it right.. Ten Thousand! But believe me Gallan, its gonna be worth the penny you spend.. This Gallan recommends.

To know more about this genius on Earth, visit : Hari Menon Photography

This Tuesday, Ernakulathappan ground, Kochi shall stand as a venue hosting this year’s floral exhibition a.k.a flower show . The variants range from rare orchids to the 10 year old Bansai tree. Ernakulam District Agri-Horticulture Society is hosting the show this year and to make things more interesting, a wide range of entertainment programs have been scheduled too. Keep your eyes open for varieties of Phalenopsis and anthuriums this time. Medicinal and decorative flowers are mainly in the list. According to the organisers, Kerala Books and Publications (KPBS),Kakkanad, Vegetable and Fruit Promotion council, Kerala, Department of Agriculture, Navy, KERAFED and SHM Kerala will participate in the show. If u wanna share some of your gardening skill – fruits , just buzz up the organizers at 94471 88443 or 0484-2362738. Besides all these competitions will also be held in flower decorations on January 12, 13 and 14.

The Boomerang – Team Sam All Kerala Pool Championship will be held at the Boomerang Klub, 3^rd Floor, Oberon Mall, NH Byepass, Kochi-24 on Sunday, 8 January 2012. There will be categories for Men, Women, Under 18 & 15 years Juniors. Entry fees is Rs.250/- and matches will commence from 11:00 AM.

The tournament is being organised by the Boomerang Klub in association with Team Sam Academy.  This will be a ranking tournament. All participants will receive gift vouchers and winners will get trophies and certificates. For participation call 9846042421 or 0484-4058382.

Start pumpin up ppl, the 37th Kerala State Body Building Championship is scheduled to happen on the 13th and 14th of January 2012.  The venue of the mega event on 14th January, is decided to be at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthara, Cochin. Whoah whoah, and better…
The event will not only have the competition, but also a colorful display of women fitness aerobics and various other cultural activities to give  an extra spark to the whole event. There will be over 500 competitors whose age groups differ from 14 yrs to 60 yrs, who had qualified in  various district level body building championships held at 14 different districts. The spectator count is expected to be a jaw-droppin 10,000. So come forth and see the dance of the machos.

The MEMU (Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit) train, which was allotted to the Kochi Railway station in the railway budgets of 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, completed its test run in Kochi. The trial run began last week, when the train started from Kochi and reached Kollam via Kayamkulam . It returned to Ernakulam on the next day morning before proceeding towards Kayamkulam via Kottyam. It completed the test run after returning to Ernakulam on the day after. It is yet to be announced whether the test run has been successful and if introducing the service would be feasible. It was initially decided to send the train back to Chennai without a test run, but this decision was later withdrawn, following widespread protests from various fronts. This Gallan sure hopes that the test-run turn results are positive and that we will be able to see the MEMU trains in Kochi soon. Just like how it is in Mumbi and Chennai.