When I was a kid getting on my two feet and learning the English alphabet, we learnt it using our ever familiar objects…

The process hasn’t changed today itself. Just the objects…

And, at least A still stands for Apple!

How many times have you felt this? You’ve be taunted and you’re all ready to lash out your reply. And you do, but is it perfect? The graph below answers that question!

Via: Jeffro 2pt0

This definitely is really cute. Watch as some kids recite some of our favourite poems.

If you can’t see the video above, you can view the same here.

Received an email from Reno of Sho()ot My Blog.

I quote the purpose of his blog:

Take an original photo of my blog with your digital camera or mobile phone and send it to shootmyblogAThotmail.com. There’s only one requirement : your computer monitor or laptop (with my blog title/homepage visible on the screen) must appear somewhere in the photo. Be VERY imaginative and creative, and your original pic (with your link on it) will be published on Shoot my Blog : a totally bizarre photoblog… a totally bizarre way to CATCH people’s attention on your website and to promote it !

This is the first time that I came across a concept like this. He has already received 46 photos (at the time of this post) and I’m sure a lot more are going to pour in.
I think I will participate in his contest.

Now I have to think of a unique idea to sho()ot his blog!

You may have probably solved this before.

I have, but whenever I get to it again, I get stuck….

Had this in excel format, but here is the Intelligence Test Online

My dad sent me this via email and found them really cool. Here’s for maths lovers to go all oohh.. aah about…

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn’t it?

And finally, take a look at this symphony:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

And my report continues. Not much development in the manholes. It hasn’t gotten worse from yesterday nor has it gotten better.

Manhole 1 – Day 11

Manhole 3 – Day 09

Additionally the road situation on the junction has just worsened.
Horrible traffic, bad roads, this is Mumbai!

Missed day 09 because I was late for the bus and wasn’t able to snap a pic. However, didn’t miss that much, as Day 10 wasn’t a disappointment at all.

Manhole 1 has broken still further. There is nothing left of it.

Manhole 3 has worsened still further thanks to road work just adjacent to it. What surprises me is that there was no work being done on Monday and yesterday (Tuesday) morning, the road was all dug up :O Do they work fast or what!
Pics below for you to see.

Do you folks also have similar scenes in your neighbourhood? Tell me about it.

This is the follow up post from Manholes – Day 03. As I said, I wasn’t able to take pictures of days 04 to 07. However, the BMC hasn’t disappointed me.
When I arrived at my stop today, both the manholes in a worse state since that day.

Here’s Manhole 01 on the eight day:

And Manhole 03 on it’s sixth day:

As you can see this has broken down still further. One of the two covers has gone missing and there is water all around the manhole.
What’s worse about this manhole is that it is exactly at a right turn, which makes it difficult for vehicles to maneuver around it.

I don’t see both these manholes getting repaired in the near future, so I now have one post per day

Following up on my post, we enter the third day.

The condition of Manhole 01 hasn’t changed much since yesterday, but neither has it been repaired.

And I found another manhole nearby in a much worse state!

I won’t be able to get feedback for Day 03 to Day 07, because of a two day training programme I have to attend, plus the weekend.

Hopefully, the manholes would be repaired by Monday.