Sunny diamonds Trivandrum - please open on time
August 16, 2009
As I did not have Tvm showroom number, checked with Sunny Diamonds Cochin. They mentioned that the Tvm showroom opens at 10. Now it is 10:30. I'm still waiting outside.
Posted by liveit at 10:02 PM
Taj Malabar, Kochi - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
February 24, 2009
Overall our experience was good on both ocassions. The following lines summarizes what we felt about Taj Malabar at Ernakulam.
The Good
- Courteous staff
- Food quality was usually good. Exceptions (meaning these were bad): Kerala meals, any dish with Lamb in it, payasams
The Bad
- Wood panelled floors in the rooms - these are creaky as hell
- Cots are creaky as well
- Very poor sound proofing of the rooms - you can hear all the intimate details of your neighbours
The Ugly
- One time, our dinner order took two hours to come. After about an hour of waiting, when we called the room service, they informed us that the waiter had dropped the dishes. That is ok, but they could have atleast called up and informed that the dinner would be late. To make matters worse, they told us that the dinner would come in 10 mins. However it took another hour.
- On another occassion I wanted to order mutton stew. I explicitly asked the person taking my order to confirm that it is mutton and not lamb - however when the dish came in, it was lamb and very poor quality lamb at that.
- While checking out, we wanted to make sure that the bill was ready at the front desk - so we called them and informed the same, and also mentioned the items which we had consumed at the mini bar so that they could include them in the bill. When we reached the front desk, they had prepared the bill without including the mini bar items. They then had to redo the bill and waste precious time
Posted by liveit at 7:23 AM
Attahasam Asianet Plus host Sabu banned from Leela Kovalam !!
September 25, 2006
Last weekend I was at Leela Kempinski, Kovalam when I witnessed a very interesting incident involving the host of Attahasam on Asianetplus - Sabu.
Sabu had come for Sunday lunch at Leela with some of his friends - there were about 7 or 8 of them. While they were leaving the hotel after lunch, they got into a scuffle with a guest staying at the hotel. I am not aware of the exact reasons for the fight, but the hotel management (including GM), staff and security had to intervene to restrain Sabu and his friends from physically attacking the other guest.
Some of the dialogues or rather Sabu's (and friends') Attahasams that I picked up at the scene were (all were in Malayalam, reported here in English):
Sabu : "You don't make half the money that I do"
Sabu : "Give me back my 6000 rupees, now!"
One of Sabu's friends:"Do you know that I am a member of a political party"
Another of Sabu's friend referring to Sabu: "You don't know him (and what he is capable of)"
The staff at Leela mentioned later that this group had also caused trouble at the Activity center and were reported for eve-teasing at the pool. The management said that the group had been black listed and that they will not be allowed entry to Leela again.
I felt that I had to report an incident like this because with the popularity of programs like Attahasam, a lot of youth today are holding the hosts and VJs as role models. When people of such weak character are seen as role models, then it does not augur well for the future of our youth.
With regard to this incident, I hope it is somehow brought to the attention of officials at Asianet and they take action to prevent such characters from wielding influence on a very influential medium. I also hope that sponsors of these programs (like Geepas) take notice of these incidents and act in greater responsibility by refusing sponsorship for programs conducted by hosts with ill repute.
PS: On coming to know of this fight, I rushed to get my camera and take some snaps so that I would have proof, but by the time I came back with the camera, the situation had begun to diffuse. In case I had been able to get some snaps, I could even have had them passed on the main stream media like the newspapers and magazines.
PPS: In case you have not noticed, reports like these are what are now becoming popluar as "Grassroots journalism by the people". This is made possible by two things: 1. Camera phones 2. Blogs.
Posted by liveit at 7:08 PM
