UNDERSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY, a photography workshop organised by Lumiere Shop will be held at Ernakulam Public Library Hall, T.D.Road, Ernakulam, on Sunday, 6th May 2012. The workshop is being organised by Lumiere Shop (A Percpktika venture) in association with Swadeshi Science Movement. Aby Mathew will mentor the workshop and there will be a photo-walk after the event through some prominent streets of Kochi. Entry fee is Rs.1100/- per person. Interested Persons may contact 8129430287,9497846191.
Email : info@percpktika.com
Website : www.percpktika.com
Registration link for the event is- http://lumiereshop.comeze.com/register.php

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Good Afternoon Lunch is a start up based in Kochi which models itself loosely around the concept of the Mumbai’s ‘ Dabbawallas’. Good Afternoon Lunch delivers well packed, wholesome meals to homes and offices in Kochi.

Their operations started in April, 2011 and since then have been growing at a tremendous rate. Gokul, who’s a graduate of AIMS and then went on to get his masters from SUNY, New York started this venture soon after his studies. From a modest start of just less than ten orders a day, today they deliver their service anywhere between 500 to 1000 lunches a day!!!

“We like to believe that one of the best features about our service is that we ensure that all food which are delivered are well packed and hot by the time it reaches our customers.”, says Gokul. With tighter schedules and loose ideals about one’s health such a service makes a lot of difference to the working class in Kochin. One of the biggest customer base for Good Afternoon Lunch services is from the Infopark and the CSEZ areas in Kakkanad. Other prime areas where they serve are at the plethora of homes and offices in the Kaloor, Kadavanthara and Panampilly Nagar areas.

Considering that many establishments offer door delivery services in Kochin, Good Afternoon Lunch’s services stands out because they do not require a minimum order for delivery nor do they give a delivery area limit. Many companies and offices have opted to go the Good Afternoon Lunch way and have subscribed to their corporate services plans where for regular and bulk orders, they provide lunches in time for their lunch breaks. They also take orders for custom ‘sadhya’ orders.

“If you are in Kochi, you will get your food on time.” says Gokul. “We do not charge our customers extra for packaging or deliveries. Our prices are inclusive of all charges.” Currently their vegetarian meals are priced at Rs. 60/- per meal. This includes the delivery charges are well as the packaging charges and taxes.

“Rest assured, what matters to us and our customers are Quality. If quality is paramount, everything else will fall into place. We are starting a new menu which will include non-veg items. It is important that we maintain a separate kitchen for both vegetarian food preparations.” says Ashfak, an employee of Good Afternoon Lunch who is in charge of logistics and customer relations. With work on the North over bridge happening on full swing and with the summer sun blazing away, people in Kochin would welcome such services where food would be delivered right to their door step with open arms for sure!

For more information on ‘Good Afternoon’ lunch service, contact Gokul at +91 9633 606 811

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The BOOMERANG TEAM SAM ALL KERALA SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP, 2012 will be held at Boomerang Klub, 3^rd Floor, Oberon Mall, NH Byepass, Kochi-24 on Sunday, 1^st April, 2012. There will be categories for Men, Women, Under 18 & 15 years Juniors. Entry fees is Rs.300/- and matches will commence from 11 AM.

The tournament is being organised by the Boomerang Klub in association with Team Sam Academy under the auspices of the Scrabble Association of Kerala.  This will be a ranking tournament. All players will receive free vouchers for Pool, Darts and food. The winners will get trophies and certificates. For participation call 0484-4058382.

TEAM SAM POOL COACHING CLINIC

A 2 hour Pool Coaching Clinic for the public will be conducted at Boomerang Klub, 3^rd Floor, Oberon Mall, NH Byepass, Kochi-24 on Sunday, 1^st April, 2012 between 4 to 6 pm in order to promote cue sports. For registration the fees is Rs.100/- and for booking details call 9846042421.

So, what all do you need to get your passport issued? A question whose answer still remains ambiguous to many… For all those who ain’t yet aware, this is how it goes…

You got to log in to www.passportindia.gov.in and submit the online application. You will then get a date appointed to visit the Passport Seva Kendra (Passport Service Centre/PSK). Visit the place on the alloted date with the documents specified in the above mentioned website and get the procedures done, which should ideally be over in an hour. And than all what you got to do is to relax and wait for the passport delivery.

Next question would obviously be, ‘Where all in Kochi do they run the PSKs?’ The following are the two closest locations of PSKs in Kochi:

1) Moosa Vaidyar Memorial Building, Aluva Perumbavoor Road, Aluva – 683101 (Near Casino Theatre)

2) Ground Floor, Heera Royale, Airport Seaport Road, Cochin Palace P.O, Karingachira – 682301

These PSKs are getting ready to process 500 applications a day. This would bring down the time taken for delivery of ordinary and Tatkal passports drastically. The impressive, public-friendly PSKs, powered by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), have their front-end office, manned by TCS staff, where collection of biometric data takes place while passport officials verify documents and collect fees.

These are two of the 13 PSKs allocated to the State as part of the Ministry of External Affairs’ ‘Passport Seva Project’. The project is aimed at providing efficient and speedy service to passport applicants. Good job, Mr.Minister.

Avinandan Banerjee, Operating Partner of Sports Connoisseurs, a franchise partner for Manchester United’s diner-cum-bar in Bangalore said: “The thematic restaurant, replete with a dug-out area, sky box and a players’ tunnel, was set up by Manchester United to offer a direct touch-point for consumers to relate to the club.” The 12,000 sq. ft. restaurant in Bangalore is the world’s largest Manchester United restaurant. Apart from serving finger food, pasta, pizza and drinks, the restaurant also dishes out various memorabilia and merchandise.

“We usually have 200-300 visitors each day. On Man U match days, it goes up to 400-500,” says Banerjee. New Year’s Eve saw the place brim with over 750 people.

Manchester United is considered the most popular premier league club in the world. In India alone, it has an estimated fan base of 20 million. Manchester United cafes are also present in Mumbai, Delhi and Goa in association with the Mumbai-based Mirah group. The football club is eyeing Kolkata, Mysore, Manipal, Chennai, Chandigarh and Kochi.

Thanks to ‘Dineyourfood.com‘ for the news. But the question is, which place can be the ideal location for a Man U Restobar in Kochi ??? Post your comments…  

Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly, rated the best engineering college in the self financing sector in Kerala, is now advancing to celebrate a decade of excellence. In connection with the decennial celebration of the institution, an inter-collegiate cultural fest, BHARATHAM’12, will be conducted from 16 february 2012 to 18 february 2012.

The fest to be conducted within the serene campus of the institution will have performances by leading playback singer ‘Benny Dayal’ and ‘Outcast Vocals’, featuring young talents, Neha Nair and Job Kurien. To add colors to the event, ‘Ghost riders’, best bike stunt team in India will showcase a breathtaking stunt show.

A special online photography competition titled ‘Lenz Diary-Bharatham Online photography competition’ is scheduled for all photography addicts. Burst your cams at the most interesting scenes you find and we are giving you the best platform for show casing your talent to be recognized as a photographer. The theme for the contest is “A picture is worth more than a 1000 words”. Let your pictures go beyond the limits of words and you get a dream chance to be judged by Ajay Menon (Ajay Menon photography). Please visit http://indiahostingpadcom.ipage.com/bharatham for rules and uploading your picture.

Adding sparkle to the event will be a ‘Guinness world record’ attempt for the maximum (more than 1500) self portraits at a time! Gallan officially invites you all for this Gala event… See you there..

For more details, visit http://bharatham12.com/

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.