A visit to KYN Diesel Loco Shed

Studying in IITB has some additional benefits as well. Apart from the fact that I can claim to be a student, one gets to participate in the other activities as well. A trip, of which I also was a part of, was organized by the Technical Club to the Kalyan (KYN) Diesel Loco Shed this Saturday.
It was a half-day trip, well-spent in the loco shed. A lot of knowledge was gained.

The shed staff were particularly welcoming and took great pains to explain in detail the workings of the shed as well as the locos. More about the trip later.

There are also plans afoot to visit the KYN Electric Loco Shed too. But that would probably be much later.

Update:
Other posts related to this visit can be found by clicking this link.

New items @ Jumbo King

Jumbo King, our desi version of McDonald, has introduced some new items. Apart from the staple wada pav, it has now introduced "JKWP (Jumbo King Wada Pav) Cholle (Rs. 10)", "JKWP Ussal" (Rs. 10) and "JKWP Schezwan" (Rs. 12).

When I first saw the boards, I mistakenly thought it was Cholle Pav. It turned out to be Wada Pav + a layer of Cholle spread inside the bread. Although the combination seemed strange, it did taste quite well.

A Lord Vitthal temple in Kerala!!!

This may come as a surprise to many, but here is the image of one that I visited when in Kerala. This one is in a place called "Kayankulam". Notice the black board with Malayalam messages whereas the text in Devnagiri above states the name of the temple.

Its the season of LCD

LCD is the style of the day! No, I don't care about the "current" style, but I just replaced my 3-year old 15-inch CRT monitor with a 15-inch TFT LCD monitor (Samsung 540N). It cost me about Rs. 8.5K (non-Lamington price).

One of the main reasons for buying it was the space saving afforded by the LCD monitor. These things are also supposed to last longer and to consume lesser energy. They are also supposed to be easy on the eyes. Since there is no refresh scan needed, I wonder whether the "black lines" that show up when photographing a CRT monitor will show up with this kind of monitor. Theoretically, it should not, but I will confirm it.

The space created by the smaller monitor can now be filled with the Bose "Companion 2 Series II" multimedia speakers that I've been eyeing for so long. After I have the money, that is.

Changing my "religion"

No, not that one; the other one. A few visits to "Idli House" has made me forget the other eatery at Matunga I used to frequent. When I did visit "Cafe Mysore", the coffee was off and the sambar was unusually liquid-y.

"Idli House" and "Ram Ashraya" (just opposite to where the Matunga Z-bridge ends) have now replaced visits to "Cafe Mysore" and "Anand Bhavan".

"Idli House" has an unusual policy of closing for lunch (its closed from 13:30 to 16:00).