Knowing our festivals by Lunar Calendar

We hardly know our festivals by lunar calendar. We all know “Mahavir Jayanti” comes some time in March-April and Holi in March, Diwali in Oct/Nov. But How many of us know the months in Lunar calendar and “tithi” that these festivals fall on? I have recently started to know these …

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Good Days Bad Days

The Fern and the Bamboo One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. … I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. “God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?” …

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Evergreen Films

The other day I was just browsing channels on TV and one of the channels was showing Parent Trap starring Dannis Quaid, Lindsay Lohan. I have seen the whole movie once and in parts several times. And yet I watched it for some time before we started watching another movie. …

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Who Am I ?

The name of the game is “Who am I”? Stick the paper with any name (of famous politician, actor, actress, prisident..) on the back of a person . All other then read the name on his/her back. The person then can ask question such as “Am I Indian”? “Am I …

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chocolate pie with tofu

One pie crust (ready) 1 block tofu that we get in the store. 12 oz semisweet chocolate Bake just the crust in the oven for 5 min. Remove. Let it cool. In the mixure, churn all the tofu put very little-little water/milk so that it becomes smooth paste. Melt the …

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Turmeric

Turmeric (Indian) restaurant is in downtown Sunnyvale. They have recently started evening buffets. We went for the evening buffet and food was very good. We liked it better than Passage to India’s buffet.

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Fondue Place

Have a special occasion to celebrate? Melting Pot is tha place (Down town san jose) They serve cheese and chocolate fondues. Execellent dessert. Entrees were ok. You do not need to order entrees if you have cheese fondue and dessert. Additional Info: http://www.meltingpot.com

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