Written on
August 15, 2008
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Sid
Talking to a friend recently, I learnt that she spends something like $500 on her spectacles (including her lenses). Rather steep, don’t you think? Looking around, we found quite a few sites with discount opticals, but none quite as attractive as this one - Zenni Optical.
There are so many things to consider when purchasing a pair of spectacles - the quality of the grinding, lenses, lens weight, quality of the frames, the weight of the frames, after sales support and so on. It probably looks like a simple walk-in walk-out job, but there really are so many factors to consider. It’s even worse when you don’t know every factor and the people you’re buying from, don’t either! Then you end up with a pair that costs a bomb, isn’t up to scratch and will either be discarded in a few months or just go on and break. Not much use, is that?
Here’s where Zenni Optical’s $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses among other products enter the picture. Affordable and quality controlled these frames and prescription lenses are probably the answer to similar products that are priced many times more. I found the site to be particularly well organized, especially the part about your prescription. That page provides comprehensive and easily understood knowledge about your prescription and I found it to be quite an interesting read - they certainly have spent time and effort in ensuring their customers understand every aspect of the transaction.
Would I say you visit the site and give them a try? Definitely so!
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Written on
August 4, 2008
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Sid
If you think thin is beautiful, take a look at this picture of an anorexic girl here.
Still think thin is beautiful?
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Written on
August 4, 2008
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Sid
Yup, there are people who are virtually killing themselves over their diets. Do you know someone? If you don’t, do you think you know the signs of anorexia? Here’s a site that tells you all about it - quite interesting too.
Diet. Don’t kill yourself!
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Written on
August 4, 2008
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Sid
If you’re like most of us out there, you probably go through hell before grabbing that bag of crisps and/or after finishing them off - “Why do I do it?”, you ask and then grab another bag, to offset the guilt.
Here’s a post that should do some good - 100 snacks that have under 100 calories.
Interesting huh? Now go get a bag of onion rings and read the post.
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Written on
August 4, 2008
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Sid
I think the theme of this blog is changing from a ‘personal thoughts’ one to one about blog hopping. Suits me fine. Here’s an interesting post - Measuring Up. Apparently if Barbie were life size, she would be 7 feet tall! The post goes on to mention her vital stats too.
Go on - check them out!
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Written on
August 1, 2008
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Sid
I hadn’t heard of High Intensity Interval Training before this. According to Steve, HIIT is an exercise methodology where we have short bursts of maximum effort training that slows down to a ‘moderate’ pace during intervals, with typical sessions lasting from 15 to 25 minutes depending on an individuals fitness levels.
Check out this great post on HIIT here.
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Written on
August 1, 2008
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Sid
Here’s a post that makes for some pretty interesting reading. The author takes food myths one by one and proceeds to give an explanation. For example, does spicy food help you lose weight? Is chocolate an energizer? Should food be cold before refrigeration? Check out this site more these and many more.
Good, isn’t it?
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Written on
August 1, 2008
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Sid
For some reason, many of us build false impressions of ourselves or our efforts when it comes to weight loss or gain. Here’s a very interesting post, where the author speak of her experiences with the same. It demonstrates where we go wrong, gives some serious information on body structure and debunks some of popular assumptions.
ready to face the truth yet?
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Written on
August 1, 2008
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Sid
Our chins are probably one of the most obvious areas where our weight gain shows. Here’s a nice post that gives information and exercises on how to get rid of a double chin. Apparently, for many people, the chin is the first place where the body stores excess fat.
Useful?
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July 31, 2008
by
Sid
Here’s one with a difference - it lists 60, short, sweet and simple rules to lose weight. here’s a sampler:
1. Start the day with one 8 oz. Glass of water before breakfast. It helps to get you on the right track for the day.
2. Remember your ABCs – All Bites Count.
3. Use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate.
4. To avoid snacking while cooking or baking, drink water or chew gum.
5. Build a food “treat” into your food allowance every day.
6. If vulnerable to snacking later in the evening, floss and brush your teeth. This will deter you from putting anything else in your mouth.
7. Track what you eat, calories, and other things in a journal daily. You can use it to find problems that may be hindering your success.
8. After dinner, clean up the kitchen and turn off like lights. If you feel the urge to eat something, you might think twice about actually doing so.
9. Before indulging, ask yourself: Do I really want this and is it worth it in the end?
10. When going out to eat, wear a belt. A snug-fitting belt might help prevent overeating.
Not bad huh? And there are 50 more where those came from!
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Written on
July 31, 2008
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Sid
Want to lose weight? What you need are foods that fight fat. While we can avoid eating and eat healthy and all of that, we do need a bit of some foods that actually fight fat, instead of remaining neutral or simply providing required nutrients.
This site lists the top 12 foods that actively fight body fat. Maybe it’s time for some fat fighting recipes as well huh?
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Written on
July 31, 2008
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Sid
That we need to lose weight is a known fact - thing is, we don’t really make the effort of converting ‘lose weight’ from a thought into some serious activity.
Here’s a tool that should help - it tells you how many calories you need to intake daily, in order to lose weight.
Go check it out now!
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Written on
July 31, 2008
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Sid
If there’s one thing all of us desperately-want-to-lose-weight people lose out on, it’s planning what to eat and when to eat it. This site has it all figured out - it lists 158 recipes for quick meals that can be prepared in a jiffy and cut out the thinking from our weight loss program.
Have you seen it yet?
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Written on
July 31, 2008
by
Sid
Here’s another one - The Ultimate Weight Loss Guide.
This site has a ton of information on food facts, calorie counting, facts about weight loss. It also has a little tool on how to maintain your calorie levels. Quite interesting - check it out and see what you think!
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Written on
July 31, 2008
by
Sid
Today’s theme is weight loss and I’m going to find nuggets from the web to post here.
The first page I’ve found is ‘How to lose 50 pounds fast within 5 months‘. Quite an interesting tool - it asks you for various details like your age, weight and activity levels among other stuff and comes up with a plan on how you can lose weight - fast!
What do you think?
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Written on
June 17, 2008
by
Sid
Today is the day Firefox 3 is due to be released and I’m probably one of the millions who thronged to the site (getfirefox.com) to download it. In my case, UK at 6:00pm. Sadly, in their attempt to create a world record in the number of downloads, the site isn’t working. One of the sister sites has even crashed, as HTTP services do not seem to be available.
The good news is that I’m already using a Firefox 3 beta and quite like it.
Back to pressing F5 on my browser till I get to the site. :-)
Sid
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June 13, 2008
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Sid
I’m in in the UK currently and its amazing the kind of dour faces most Asians/Indians walk around with. In any given place where you see a bunch of happy smiling faces, you are quickly able to pick the odd one out - the slouching, sour-faced Asian/Indian who looks like his wife ran away with another chap.
Well… why wouldn’t she, if thats how he looks like all the time.
After my country’s repeated attempts at shaming its denizens the world over, and largely succeeding, it looks like Indians settled abroad too want a shot at bringing us further down. As if pouting, haggling, spitting and littering wasn’t enough, I find Indian shops here have a well founded reputation of surreptiously selling expired goods at full price. Ah Oh! The complaining. The constant whining and complaining about England. Fair enough.
Lets assume the country sucks. Why the f**k are you still here dude?
Sid
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May 28, 2008
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Sid
On the way back from office today, we were delayed by a roadblock. Due to the cars in the front turning back, we gradually reached the reason for the delay – an accident. A car had overturned, probably due to the rain and an occupant was trapped inside it.
Within minutes, there was a senior police official, a police car with regular staffers, two fire brigade lorries full of men and an ambulance at the spot. A few minutes later, blow torches were at work cutting the car, so the occupant could be removed. Volunteers proceeded along the length of the vehicles waiting, telling them that they would be here for a while, if they couldn’t turn around.
Then I think of the many, many cases in India, where people lie at the side of the road, slowly bleeding to death because no one could be bothered to take them to the hospital. Most of them are also robbed of their possessions, unable to do a thing to stop the theaves. The polices and ambulances come much much later if they ever do.
Indian lives are cheap I guess.
- Sid
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May 27, 2008
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Sid
From what I hear, the Gujjars are at it again.
I don’t understand this really. If a community are dumb enough to almost literally hold a nation to ransom over a change in their reservation status, for facilities that are archaic and of no real use, what value to they really add? The answer to that is probably colored with the philosophies of votebank politics. If they’ve go the numbers, they must be good people.
Guess our politicians must be totally against safe sex for certain communities - “grow man grow… then vote for me”.
Most thinking people probably despise them and chances are, the rest do too. When I see cars in Delhi with stickers loudly proclaiming ‘Gujjar Boy’ or something similar, I actually grimace and wonder if they’re making a power statement (We can screw your happiness and supplies anytime we want) or are they berating themselves (I’m part of a community that knows no civic sense and are so dumb, we require special reservations)? Guess they think they’re doing the former but actually indulging in the latter.
I’m in the UK now and actually feel ashamed of my country when I hear such news. I wonder when we’ll drag ourselves out of this mire and who will help us do it?
- Sid
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Written on
May 16, 2008
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Sid
I’m not sure what Mr. Arjun Singh was thinking when he championed all this brouhaha on caste based reservations.
Alright, we know India has a history of caste based discrimination. However, the current reality is that with advances in technology, economy and education caste based reservations simply have no place. Yes, we could create a pool for economically challenged individuals, however, why reserve based on caste? Many people of the so called upper castes are dirt poor. Vice versa, many people of the so called lower castes are stinking rich. Then why, I ask, does Mr. Singh continue to push the case?
He has succeeded in large part with his misguided cause and for a country which needs unification and eradications of castes and creed more than anything, has lent a large helping hand towards creating a further divide.
The other absurdity is that along with reservations, minimum qualifications for academic courses are lowered too. So, if you belong to a lower caste, you can gain entry into professional courses with lower marks as opposed to general entry students. You can get away with lower physical qualities if you’re seeking to join the paramilitary forces. So, the next time you go to a doctor, ask him if his place in medical college was because of his caste or his academic performance.
- Sid
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