This is a summary of my experience on researching and successfully making an application for a new passport booklet since I had exhausted the pages of my old passport. Getting Started As the need to apply for a new passport came up, I started talking to friends & family back in India to figure out… Continue reading My visit to the Passport Office Mumbai for re-issue of booklet
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Understanding the African geography
This month we finish about 9 months since we moved to Nairobi. But friends and family are yet confused on which part of the world is this place. No complaints. I was't very good with geography in school myself. So here is a ready reckoner on understanding the geography of where we live and more… Continue reading Understanding the African geography
Keynotes from Mobile Marketing Summit (Kenya)
Last week I attended the Mobile Marketing Summit - Kenya. It was an interesting session where conversation revolved around the dire need of educating the clients / brands and decision makers in the country to exploit the potential of mobile advertising. Here are some of the key take-away messages from the session. NOT MOBILE STRATEGY… Continue reading Keynotes from Mobile Marketing Summit (Kenya)
Books I read in 2011
After the attempt to do at least 10 books for a year, this year I had a rather poor reading record. I finished reading 4 books and hopefully will finish reading at least 1 more before the year ends. Resolution for 2012: More reading for sure. The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made,… Continue reading Books I read in 2011
How I spent time during the X’mas holidays
The 2011 X'mas holiday has been rather wonderful. Spent some lovely time exploring Nairobi with wife and a new set of friends we have here. Explored We visited the Nairobi National Park. Saw a few animals - Giraffes, Baboons, Bisons / Wild Bulls, lots of deers. Unfortunately could not see any of the wild cats.… Continue reading How I spent time during the X’mas holidays
WOW! Moment: When everyone is responsible for the customer
The WOW! Moment is when that little extra makes me have a wonderful customer service experience. On the weekend, wife and me were shopping for our new apartment at TACC Store. We were browsing the many colourful and rather confusing furnishing material section of the store. Due to the X'mas discounts, the store was busy and… Continue reading WOW! Moment: When everyone is responsible for the customer
Tips for air travel
In 2011, I had a lot of air travel on my calendar. Airport check-ins, security checks and getting yourself a good seat can get challenging at times. And when you do the process a couple of times, you seem to pick up hints and better your experience the next time. So here are a few… Continue reading Tips for air travel
Trek to Mount Longonot
Sunday was adventurous. Thanks to some new friends in Nairobi we got ourselves ready to go trekking to Mount Longonot. It’s a dormant volcano located Southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. It’s a 60KM drive from Nairobi city. For somebody who has never hiked, we were excited and even a… Continue reading Trek to Mount Longonot
How I use Evernote
Evernote is a wonderful productivity tool. In this post, I share with you how Evernote keeps my life a bit more organised. I won't bother with the What is Evernote? Go read it online. My Evernote has 4 top-level Notebook Stacks: Clients - When I start working with a new client or a project, I start… Continue reading How I use Evernote
How are you picking the winning ideas?
Over the weekend, I read yet another article about Steve Jobs. And it wasn't any different from the many others written since the man departed. It spoke about Apple's future after the legend's death. I am sorry I can't find the link but what caught my attention was this: Steve Jobs had created a team… Continue reading How are you picking the winning ideas?
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