Just books

Been member of 'Just Books'. They charge 100 rupees and you can take 2 books at one time. (now from Jan they increased to 150 rupees). Can keep books as long as u like. 

More book you want at one time more money you have to pay.

Apartment

In spite of already given my flat in Whitefield on rent, I still get 2-3 calls everyday from prospective tenants. Many of them are desperately looking for the apartment in Whitefield. For example, One couple comes from Bannarghatta road to ITPL. The people who know the traffic in Bangalore can imagine how horrifying this experience is. I sincerely wish there could be a way for me to help them.

Classifieds

Last week, my tenant informed me that he wishes to vacate my 2BHK Plus study apartment at Whitefield near ITPL. I needed to find a new tenant. So, I put Ad. of my apartment on many net sites. I find these below sites most visited by people and more effective

- Sulekha classifieds

- Craiglist

- India Propertry...

And I got a new tenant already within 5 days ;-)

Bangalore New Airport

Today new Bangalore international airport was opened. I went there to pick up my family. It is great..comfortable.looks good..and airport staff is more than eager to help. Signboards were easily visible..and finding car parking and parking car was a cakewalk.
It gives good feeling that in India too we can have such good projects..well..only if we could get rid of kinkos..

While coming out I was interviewed by Deccan Herald reporters..they took lots of our photos..lets see if any of it gets published in their newspaper.

Diwali

Today celebrated Diwali. Burned lots and lots of crackers. Since we live in apartment, it was fun to see crackers of others. Lots of lights..nice dresses..and noise. Wanted to take some photos but realized that battery of my digital camera needed to be charged :-(

Since i am North Indian living in South India. In south Diwali was celebrated yesterday and it was holiday yesterday. North Indian Diwali is today. But today i had to go to office. The traffic was so much less than normal days as some companies were off today too. It was fun to drive.

Visa and Foreigner's registration at Bangalore

- It is done at Police Commissioner's office, which is FRO (Foreign Registration Office)too, at infantry road.
- If only registration needs to be done then alien should have had the visa already.
- Since in our case the Visa also needed to be applied, we had to go there and collect the check list for the documents to be submitted.
- The check list includes
- Application form. Normal information needs to be provided there e.g. name, DOB, Father's name etc of the alien.
- Financial guarantee form. It needs to be on a stamp paper of 20 rupees. The format will be given by the person at FRO. Any lawyer at Mayo court at M.G. Road , near utility building, can get it done for some money.
- Photocopies of Parents passports.
- Photocopies of alien's passport and RP(registration stamp) paper of the passport of previous registration .
- By giving above documents at FRO, the person there will give a Challan which needs to be taken to State Bank of Maysore at Bowrie for submitting the Visa fees.
- The Visa fee is140 USD for 5 yrs and late fee is 30 USD .

Tomorrow we are heading to SBM for submitting the Visa fee and then had to go back to FRO .