Nokia N96 on a Trip to Jaipur

With Nokia N96 to Jaipur

No, I have not forgotten Mumbai but if people are willing to travel to India and Mumbai, I am willing to blog about travel.

I have to say that it was the offer of using the Nokia N96 by Blogger's Mind that spurred me to go to Jaipur. Now all I was asked to do a review of it. So in this post, I am posting my experience against the features of the phone.

1. Keeps you connected with the world, take calls, send messages, check mails, browse the internet, geotag pictures.

My Experience- Yes, of course I could make calls on my Jaipur trip, take calls and use internet partially. I posted a few lines on my blog using N96 from Delhi-Jaipur Shatabdi Express train. For email, whenever I tired, the Vodaphone connection would ask me if they should open a secure connection and somehow most if the time it would say could not find a secure connection. Now I am not most tech savvy person, but I wonder what a more informed person like Shrinidhi would find the experience?

2. Want to travel light and not carry too many equipments. Can substitute Digi cams with its 5 MP camera and Carl Zeiss Lens for great pictures.

My experience- For people like me who travel with multiple cameras, yes a 5 MP camera and video recording in the same equipment is a great help. If this phone was mine, I would have traveled just with my SLR and this phone. As of now I carry a Nikon point and shoot, Canon SLR and if I wish I can carry a Sony handycam apart from a cell phone! That way in future I think I can invest in a good phone.

Ipods, walkman, with so much of storage content, 100 english and 100 hindi music videos and space to store more and more for all the long journey trains rides.

My experience- Not really for me, I prefer to look out of the window rather than listen to music. But my nephew was really interested in loading songs if we take it on another trip.

Plethora of Cd’s with FM Transmitter that can blare out your favorite playlists in mobile through your car speakers and woofers, for those long car drives on open highways.

Once again I can think of Shrinidi and his rental cars and long drives!

Laptops with access to internet and mailbox, if in case you want to shoot out an important mail while on your trip.

This definitely is possible and of great help, but depends on your connection and getting used to it.

Sportstracker or Lifevine to share your travel stories live with the world.

I have to try this feature. One has to go to the Nokia site to post it but it definitely feels interesting.

3. Watch a whole movie Om Shanti Om, and other 50 preloaded music videos, for a long boring flight in an offline mode. With 24 GB of memory space, you can also download and have the latest bolly and holly flicks on the handset. What’s more if u happen to be traveling at a time of a really important India Pakistan cricket match, you can catch it with Mobile TV available in N96. (Currently it gets only Doordarshan but wondering how cool will it be to have other channels coming in)

My experience- Umm once again I like to look outside the window, even on a plane at night but I have seen one person using that N96 stand and watching something on his handset in the Shatabdi while coming back from Jaipur.

Incase one is traveller who likes to stay connected with the nature and not with the world so much. There is a application for that too Wavesecure helps you to access Emails, documents, camera and call logs, even if u r 10,000 miles away from your phone. So you can leave your phone at home and still be carefree of connecting with the outside world in a time of emergency. This is also a great application for a wildlife photographer. If u want to see a lion in action and get him in your lens. No hassles just place your phone as near as possible to the animal and then sit back in your room to enjoy live action from the animal world.

No idea how this one works.

Lazy Sunday Video- Gaitore Ki Chhatariyan, Jaipur

Gaitore Ki Chhatariyan, Jaipur, Rajasthan

In all my previous visits to Jaipur I never heard of Gaitore Ki Chhatariyan. It is a beautiful structure, our auto driver said it is popular with tourists but when we went there in the afternoon we had it almost entirely to our self.

PS. No, I have not forgotten Mumbai but if people are willing to travel to India and Mumbai, I am willing to blog about travel.

Salam NSG

Salam NSG

Looking at the commandos of the NSG at Mumbai (MARCOS, Army, Other Security Forces too) I was wondering what kind of a job it is that when everyone is running away from a place, these guys are storming into that place! Hats off to all of you out there.

A few years back I used to work at a place that was somewhat close (many miles away actually) from an NSG compound. They are said to have so many jammers (communication jamming devices) installed that our internet reception would always be patchy (at least that is the excuse IT department gave to us) and it felt quite annoying then. Now, I would say may they add 100 more jammers, if it helps their cause even a bit.

Will You Cancel Your Holidays to India?

Will You Cancel Your Holidays to India? It is a very logical question to ask and it has also been asked on Indiamike. The responses are so heartening. I know it is a very small database of potential tourists but it is still something. Below I am quoting one response by member Goanmad-

Cancelling? No way!

We're flying on to Mumbai on Tuesday 2nd December and spending 5 weeks in India.

Having grown up in Birmingham during the 1970's we were constantly under the shadow of IRA terrorism and had no choice but to live our lives as normally as possible.

Mumbai Chaos- Words Fail You!

So much mayhem, so much chaos. Words are so inadequate to describe what is happening in Mumbai.

PS. I do not have access to TV till evening but did someone even ask the Home Minister Shivraj Patil to resign?

The Story of Dal Bati Churma- Rajasthani Food

The Dal Bati Churma Thali Shop, Jaipur Rajasthan

Before I say anything else, once upon a time I have studied for five years near Jaipur (my graduation and post graduation). But at that time I hardly explored Rajasthan. But the Rajasthani Thali (plate) of Dal Bati Churma was not new for me. We asked Gopi (the auto driver) to take us to a place for lunch, Brat 2 (my younger nephew) wanted to remain with Punjabi Thali whereas I wished to sample Dal Bati Churma again. So Gopi took us to a shop near the station and we ordered our stuff. You can see a picture of my plate below.

The Delicious Dal Bati Churma, Rajasthani Dish

For a while I was left wondering what the hell had I ordered, there was nothing to eat apart from the side dishes. I said so aloud to Brat2 and the people at the next seat laughed. So I searched more closely and found the missing Bati, it is the round ball in the right hand corner. It had been that long since I had been to Jaipur, I had almost forgotten what Bati looks like. And yes, once you have finished your first Bati, they will bring you more till you tell them that you had enough.

You have to break it, dip it in the Dal or Kadhi (the two Yellow gravies in the center, Kadhi in the larger bowl, Dal in the center of the plate) and eat it. I find it delicious. The thali concept is that for a certain amount of price (60 rupees in this case) you can eat as much as you desire but subject to certain rules. The rules were displayed on a board and those of you who can read Hindi, would find the way they are expressed hilarious! For those who can't read Hindi, I will try translating it, but much will be lost in translation.

The House Rules for Thali Meals in Jaipur

*For children of over six years of age should please take separate token (what is implied here is that a child of less than 6 can eat with the parents, remember you pay for the plate and not the dishes)
*One person per thali please
*Please take food according to your need
*There is only one bowl of churma (sweet dish in the smaller bowl in the picture) per plate, no extras please
*Please take care of your belongings
*After 11 at night only Rajasthani Thali is available please
*Please do not wash your hands in your plate
*Please do not waste food
*Drinking Liqueur is strictly prohibited please

No doubt, Brat 2 and I had a good meal. In fact the Rajasthani thali is the background image on the Nokia N96 as of now.

A Chat with Arun from India Travel Blog

To the readers of this blog Arun at (India Travel Blog) needs no introduction. So I will not try to give one. I will only say he has very helpful whenever I needed any help, be it with trips or cameras, over emails and even the phone. So enjoy his views on travel and a beautiful picture of his from Thadiyandamol.

How did you catch the travel bug?
I don't think I caught it; it seems to have been there since the time I can remember. I can recall seeing pictures of the mountains, lakes and beautiful places and always wishing to be among them.

Tell us about your most special travel experience.

Nearly every journey has something special; there isn't one thing that I can pick and showcase. The best experiences are ones where predictability was minimum. For example, I did not know what to expect when I was visiting a gorge in Dandeli, and can recollect being awed by seeing a graceful flight of a Pied Hornbill over one of the most beautiful gorges I have ever seen. Similarly, when strolling along Giri River in Himachal, some superb blueness in deep water and gentle trickle of water drops from the ferns along a steep bank had me mesmerized.

Arun's Favorite Picture of the Mountains

If you are asked to share just one picture with readers of Travel Tales from India which one it would be?

Mountainscapes are something I love the most.

How is your break from IT work shaping up? What advice will you give to others who wish to take the same road?

It has been so so. Blame it on me for not spending enough time doing a few things I should be doing. I would not really advice anyone to break from their secure jobs unless you have a very clear idea of what you are up to, and willing to go through good times and bad with ease.

One thing that you would like to share with us?

I assume this is related to travel. One thing I would ask people is to travel responsibly. Unfortunately, travel is something that doesn't go too well with the environment. Ensure that you don't splurge on things that eventually contribute to garbage or pollution, or do things that can disturb the local way of life.

Where are you headed next?

Don't know, as of today.

Jal Mahal, Jaipur, A Small Video Captured on Nokia N96

Jal Mahal, Jaipur

I have to say that Jal Mahal is actually much more scenic rather than my video but I think I get better videos on Nokia N96, rather than my Nikon Coolpix 3200. The only thing is, the Nikon will remain with me whereas the Nokia N96 will go back after a while :D

Feed them to Crocodiles- Swiss Sentiments about UBS

For a long time I have resisted the urge to link to articles related to the financial meltdown though I have been following it to the best of my ability. But the reaction of the Swiss investors to the UBS debacle as reported in BBC is just too good to pass. Among other things, one investor offered sausages to the UBS chairman in the meeting! A poster declares them to be United Bandits of Switzerland (UBS). And this is not all, there are many more nuggets in the article.

Well, those responsible were plain to see - a phalanx of UBS chief executives in expensive suits, on a raised dais, bathed in spotlights. It was not the best public relations image.

The Swiss know that UBS bosses earned among the highest salaries in Europe. Added to that were huge bonuses which they continued to award themselves even as the financial crisis unfolded.

I think there is more irony than humor and like everyone I am also wondering, when will all this end. I would also be very curious to see if there is a fundamental change in the executive salary structure by the time this crisis has played itself out.

Lazy Sunday Photo- Teddy Bear Hanging High to Dry

Teddy Bear, High and Dry!

My niece's teddy bear after a was caught my eye while it was hanging high in the balcony to dry. She is the typical kid who likes to pay with grown up stuff (read cell phones, handicams, laptops, computers and musical instruments) rather than toys!

The ATM Culture in Jaipur

Street Food near Abmer Fort, Jaipur

While in Jaipur, I noticed that the place is not only colorful, but people behave differently too. I needed to withdraw some money from the ATM. So the auto driver, Gopi took me to one. I wonder what is your experience of taking out money in India but in NCR (National Capital Region comprising of Delhi and its nearby areas) there is almost always a security guard around and it is one person at a time. I know that is how it is probably world over. But not at Jaipur. The door to the ATM was open and you could queue in right inside the ATM behind the next person and no one seemed to be bothered in the least. So that is how I took out money in Jaipur, standing behind a person while he was doing his transaction and someone standing behind me when I took out my money. Can you imagine that in Delhi?

Jal Mahal, Jaipur (India) at Sunset

Jal Mahal at Sunset, Jaipur, India

It was a very pleasant Saturday evening (15/11/2008) when Sunil (my younger nephew, also referred to as Brat 2 in many of my posts, his elder brother is Brat 1) and I made a stop at the Jal Mahal in Jaipur. I was quite smitten with the atmosphere (minus the plastic littered at the shore and deliberately avoided while clicking the picture), there were flowers on the shrubs, reflection of the palace in the water. A lot of people walking around in the wide open space ,with the lake and the palace on one side and street food on the other. The weather was quite nice too, not too cold and definitely not hot. I am quite happy the way photographs have turned out on this day.

Later, we were having tea at a roadside shop and I was showing the pictures on the camera display to our auto drivers Raju and Gopi (I managed to acquire two auto drivers but that is another story). After a while I could sense they were just being polite and had no real interest in watching the pictures. I asked then, "Aap log roz wahi jagah dekh kar bore ho gaye ho?" (You guys are bored stiff with watching the same spots almost daily?). How heartily they agreed and that was the end of my photo display session with them.

Cows on the Road- Morning Commute

Cows on the Road, Gurgaon

I took this picture while driving to work today morning. I often meet cows on my morning commute. But earlier I could not take pictures as I had no camera in my phone. Would love to click a picture from the other direction. Then you can see what huge horns the cows have! And of course, they take their own sweet time to make up their minds which way they wish to go. Honk as you might, they are just not swayed. But as I wrote before, on Indian roads, give me cows any day.

Suresh Rana- Winner of Raid-de-Himalaya

Disha Singh at myHimachal talks to Suresh Rana winner of Raid-de-Himalaya.

Disha: Your most unforgettable moment/s?

Rana: The worst memory was when the raid got stuck in Sarchu (the Himachal& J-K border towards Ladakh) and we all had to be evacuated. It was pretty grim as we could not do anything to the forces of nature. It was near death experience and the happiest moment also came in the same episode of being evacuated.

Cross Posted at Blogbharti

The Puppet Show at Jaigarh Fort Captured on Nokia N96

A Puppet Show at Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan

I watched this puppet show through the lens of the Nokia N96 camera. The Rajasthani music is so catchy. But we were so hard presseed for time that I really did not linger around for long. Steve this one is for you. You have in the past enjoyed my videos, what do you say about this one?

Back from Jaipur- Drowned in Work

Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan

I am back from Jaipur with a lot of pictures, a few videos (on Nokia N96) and thoroughly refreshed. But before I start blogging to my heart's content, there are copies to grade! The idea of contacting Raju from Delhi itself was great and Brat 2 and I had a great time. So lot of stories to share in the days ahead. And I found that Ajmer Shatabdi makes a halt at Alwar too, how does that sounds for the next weekend trip?

Lazy Sunday Photo- Thames Walk, Oxford, UK

Iffley Meadow at the Thames Walk, Oxford, UK

Thank You Arun

update- i am right now in shatabde express blogging via the nokia n96. Now this is fun. Though cant figure out how to use 'enter' of the computer! So next line is from the scheduled post I wrote at home. I would be in Jaipur when this post gets publisahed. Would try live blogging via the iNokia N96 but then not sure how fast would be the connection and everything.

As I decided on Thursday that I am going to travel over the weekend, I knocked on Arun's Rajasthan posts and then mailed him messaged him and tried calling him to get Raju's contact. I normally prefer to venture on my own but this time I am too tired and watned to have someone around who knows about the place.

Arun replied to my mails, gave me a call and finally I could get in touch with Raju today.Thank you Arun.

Weekend Traveling with Nokia N96

Nokia N96- Spurring me for Weekend Travel

No, I have not bought a new handset again and that too a Nokia N96 which is priced at Rupees 35,500 or thereabout. I was offered to make use of this cell phone till end of the month by Bloggers' Mind. In return I could blog about my experiences!

Now I have been cribbing and cribbing about lack of travel in 2008 and I took this offer of N96 as an excuse to travel this weekend with my younger nephew. Sesha is about to take his grade 8 violin exam so he can't miss his weekend violin class. And Brat 2 has almost finished his first semester college exams (only one paper remains and he has ample time to prepare for that) so he made it very clear to me that he could come only on this weekend. So this weekend it is and about time too.

First we thought of Agra but ruled it out as they do not let you carry a cell phone inside the Taj Mahal premises. And I would not like to leave such an expensive phone in the custody of the Taj Mahal lockers particularly when it doesn't belong to me. In fact, I was asking the good lady, Prerna, from the Bloggers' Mind about their liability clause this evening when she came to hand over he phone to me! She just laughed it off.

The Club Mahindra Blog and My Prashar Lake Piece

Prashar Lake and the Temple in December, Picture Courtsey Anil

I discovered Prashar Lake by surfing through the net and when I went there, I liked the place so much. I want others to go and enjoy the place before it gets too crowded. So, when I got an opportunity to contribute to CLAY (The Club Mahindra Blog) I wrote about Prashar Lake. Have a look at my about Prashar Lake article at CLAY.

PS. Finally a weekend trip looks in sight with my nephew this Saturday!

As Seen on a Vehicle- BPO Shaadi (Marriage)

Saw this on a call center cab, how appropriate, BPO Shaadi!* And yes, I typed the website URL and it works! No I did not explore the website in any detail :D

* Shaadi means marriage in Hindi

A Souvenir Shop at Batal, Spiti

Souvenir Shop in Batal, Spiti

Batal is a lovely place on the way from Manali to Kaza. I remember it all the more clearly because it was our stop for lunch and I was clearly hungry by the time we had reached Batal. There is just one temporary shop for food and next to it was this small stall selling souvenirs. I still remember reading Arun's account and his stay at the Dhaba in Batal.

Even I remember the people running the Dhaba. I had asked them if we could stay there on our way back as I wanted to see Chandratal. They said yes, we would be welcome. My plans of visiting Chandratal did not materialize as my nephew refused to give me company and so did Sesha! So, Chandratal has to happen some other time.

Cement Mixer Growing Grass

The Cement Mixer has not been moved for such a long time that grass has started growing around it. There is so much construction in Gurgaon. They are constructing everything but the roads.

Lazy Sunday Photo- Taj Mahal, The Good Old Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal as seen from Agra Fort

The Taj Mahal needs no introduction nor am I going to give one. I took this picture when I just had a Nikon point and shoot camera. I feel that with a better lens, the Taj Mahal views are magnificent from the Agra Fort and I should give it another try. I will of course need two things, a better lens and a will to drag myself to Agra again.

Taj Mahal Lawn Mowing, I consider this my Best Shot of the Taj Mahal!

I still remember the moment very clearly. We (Dilip, Sunil and I) were walking towards the Taj Mahal and suddenly I saw these bulls positioned in front of the Taj Mahal. Images of all those dignitaries posing (Princesses Diana in particular) flashed through my eyes and I liked what I saw more than anything I had seen before. In fact there was another tourist along with me who ran towards this side path and both of clicked away. I have of course posted the picture of the bulls and the Taj before but then I like it so much that I thought I can post it once again.

Coffee and Coffee Beans

Coffee Beans on the Coffee Plan, Picture taken in Coorg

Let me make it clear first, I love tea. Coffee comes after it. But it was exciting to walk through coffee plantations in Coorg in December last year. The trip to Coorg was sponsored by Club Mahindra and I actually brought back two coffee beans thinking I would dry them and use them. But alas, such idea feel good only while you are away from home base. Back at home it soon boils down to routine.

Hot Coffee at Club Mahindra, Coorg

I had this coffee one evening at Club Mahindra, Coorg. The coffee in itself was quite good but the presentation was so eye catching that I had to take a picture. In fact, a colleague of mine from the Hotel school side once told me a story about the presentation of food at hotels. He used to work at a five star hotel and for breakfast buffet they had to worry a lot about presentation. For a 7.30 breakfast the preparations would start the previous night and the floral prsentation or the design of the fruit basket, or scons he told me, was more tricky than making the dishes itself. He said his shift manager would give them a real tough time over the decoration part. So, now whenever I see good presentation of food, I am aware of the hard work behind it!

Dhankar Lake, Spiti

I still remember the day so clearly. Dhankar was our last stop on the Spiti Homestay Trek. And the place is magical. The Dhankar village in itself is so charming, our homestay was in a house next to the fort in ruins.The river Spiti flows by the village and the sunset was over magestic mountains which we watched from the roof of our home stay.

Flowers on the way to Dhankar Lake

I went to sleep with that day quite tired but sure that the next day I wanted to trek to the Dhankar Lake. Anjan came with me and Sesha and Dilip (my nephew) refused to wake up in the morning. And what views he missed!

Dhankar Lake, Spiti

We trekked for a little more than hour, all mildly uphill to reach the lake. And what a place it was. I consider another picture to be my best shot of Dhankar Lake but even these two pictures are no less. I was so happy to click all these reflections in the water!

Another View of Dhankar Lake, Spiti

And the best part was there were just three of us around. the lake It feels like such a long time ago (it was June 2007) yet I can remember so much about the day without any notes, just from memory. Like the flowers in the first shot, they were actually quite far away from the road and try as I might, I did not manage to get a decent shot of them. And that Anjan found my habit of stopping to take a picture of every flower on the way quite amusing. That a village heardsman stopped and insisted that I took a picture of him. That there were a lot of workers walking up hill with heavy pipes and great difficulty for some water work in progress. We ate que for dinner the night before that Dilip and Sesha did not like too much but I did!

Another Case of Lifting a Picture by Mudra?

PlaneMad reports that a picture taken by him was lifted by Mudra (the Ad agency from Wikipedia)!

But when i see a big print ad for a reputed online property portal that too by a respected agency in one of the leading english daily, skimping photography charges by stealing photos off wikipedia, you wouldn’t exaclty expect me to smile about it.

Cross posted at Blogbharti.

There is Something about Garlic!

Freshly Cut Wild Garlic Stems at Langza, Spiti

You either like Garlic or hate it. I have not met too many people who are ambivalent about it. I belong to the camp who love it. A few days back I was eating Pasta at our campus restaurant (the perks of being partially associated with a hotel management school, even though I am not directly associated) and there were cloves of cooked garlic in the dish. I just loved it. Today I was talking to the instructor and asked him how did it tasted so good. Hmm, they baked it after marinating it in umm, many things. Sounded really complicated to me. So I gave up all the plans of making something like that myself.

Wild Garlic Flower, Spiti Region

So, today I am going to be content with posting some pictures of wild garlic growing in the Spiti region. When I was there I loved the colors of the wild garlic flower. I was also allowed to take one wild garlic out of the heap that you see in the first photograph.

Nainital- A Popular but Crowded Destination

Fall Colors by Naini Lake, Nainital, Uttrakhand

Don't go by the serenity that you can see in this picture. Nainital is a crowded destination in the season. The main attraction of the place is the beautiful Naini Lake and the wonderful cold weather. But I am not too fond of places that get mass tourism. I was thinking what it is that puts me off in places like Nainital (same is true for Manali too) and here is a top of the hat list-

Too Crowded in Nainital- For me half the fun of a holiday is gone if I am surrounded by too many people, which would surely happen to anyone visiting Nainital in the season (or even on a weekend in the off-season). I know it is weired but I prefer that there are just two tents for miles around in the places that I visit.

Too Many Touts- Try taking a walk around Naini Lake and within seconds you would be surrounded by people trying to sell you something. I perfectly well understand that they are trying to make a living but that is not my idea of a holiday. Once again this is not just true of Nainital but of any place where there is mass tourism.

Eat and Shop Out Routine- I do not like my vacations to be just about eating out or shopping. I do like to pick up stuff for people from the placesI visit but sometimes they just have to make do with pictures too! All around Naini Lake you really can't escape the eating joints and shops selling souveniers. Not my typical scene.

Why Would I Still Visit Nainital- For one, because I have travelled so less in 2008 that any trip would be welcome. But mostly because all one has to do is to walk out of the place a little (like China Peak) and it becomes about you and the mountains and lovey, lonely walks. My nephew was with me on this trip, so it was not really lonely for me but there was almost noone else around, now that is my kind of a day.

Sunset along the Railway Tracks- Gurgaon

Sunset along Railway Tracks, Gurgaon

Construction in Gurgaon

Construction in Gurgaon

I have putting my camera phone to use. This is a construction site in Gurgaon. In spite of the Hard Hat sign there were so many people down there without a hat of any kind.

A few days back we were having a discussion on Indiamike that has some relevance here. Haylo, an Indiamike member who works as a highway engineer made the following remark (emphasis mine) in context of cars being driven on the wrong side of the road-

"I have to say that as a highway engineer who is used to working to the constraints of Chapter 8*, the way that highway maintenance is handled in India, and the potential for resultant chaos and worse totally horrifies me. As for the things I've seen on construction sites, don't get me started, I've closed down sites for far less back home! *shudder*

*Chapter 8 of the UK Traffic Signs Manual, a HUGE set of regulations covering every aspect of safety at roadworks. Put it this way, insomnia is never a problem in my house..!"

Another Lazy Sunday Photo- Accessories for a Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Tea, TV Remote, Namkeen and Newspaper for a Lazy Sunday

Lazy Sunday Photo- Christ Church College, Oxford, UK

The Christ Church College, Oxford, UK

I took this photograph at the sunset. There is actually an entrance fee to visit the Christ Church College (but not the Christ Church Meadows) premises in Oxford. But there is a roped off area just in front of the entry gate up to where you can walk and take a peak at this magnificent building. This picture was taken from the roped off area. I immediately looked at the picture on the display of the camera and went wide eyed as the reddish glow was all the more prominent on the smaller camera display screen. The guard in front of the building gave me a smile looking at my wide eyed expression. I am sure he must be watching countless wide eyed tourists like me in the course of the day!

New Camera Phone, Nokia 6275

New Nokia 6275

I bought the Nokia 6275 for the 2 megapixel camera, without any research and too much thought. I was hankering after a camera in my cell phone because it is very inconvenient to drag a camera everywhere I go. And I just love to click pictures! I know there must be many better camera phones available in the same range as Nokia 6275 but my connection is Reliance CDMA and this seemed to be the best buy. So here are some pictures (below) that I took at night without using the night mode (had not figured the phone out quite well), but I promise you I would improve. Also they did not include a data cable with the basic kit of Nokia 6275a nd I thought I would borrow it from someone I knew but then I wanted to post pictures immediatley! So I bought the data cale too.

Momos, the Mouthwatering Tibetan dish

Moms are now common across every nook and corener in the Delhi region. These pictures are from my local market. I just love Momos. The picture above was taken by my nephew Dilip.

The vessel in which they keep the Momo

Steaming Momos, Simply Mouthwatering!

The picture qualities would improve over time. Oh! I forgot to mention, for quite sometime my old cell phone had refused transmitting voice from my end to another and there were people who would protest! Hence the new Nokia 6275.