Blog Feed: My Thoughts - Shyam Sunder Pariavakkam

Medical Tourism in India

Published on 2009-11-29 23:29:00

Recently I had been to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco to get some work done. I thought my work would be done in about an hour’s time but ended up waiting there for close to 2 and 1/2 hours. During those 2 and 1/2 hours, I was seated for clos > read more

Funny and Stupid laws in the US

Published on 2009-11-02 18:53:00

Below is a compilation of Funny and Stupid Laws from different US states and I have decided to just highlight 1 law/state. This is just a compilation based on what I thought as Funny and Stupid amongst all of that particular state’s laws. You would > read more

Women in a man's life...!!!

Published on 2009-10-15 23:04:00

Just wanted to express "My Thoughts" about women in a man's life... My Thoughts - Respect Her for what she is and who she is. All she expects back from you is > read more

Why prescription drugs are so expensive in the US?

Published on 2009-10-05 14:21:00

About a month back I had the opportunity to attend a seminar on the above topic. To be frank I was surprised to hear some of the facts and hence decided to share my notes from the seminar and also talk a little bit about “My Thoughts” on the curr > read more

10 facts I recently came to know

Published on 2009-09-28 19:07:00

1. Hippopotamuses – incredibly dangerous creatures – have a very unique ability: instead of sweating, they exude a pink liquid which is a natural sun block. This, and their ability to spend an indefinite amount of time in the water helps to keep > read more

7 * 13 = 28

Published on 2009-09-23 12:42:00

Came across this awesome video in another site and thought it is worth sharing with others. > read more

8 myths of the Healthcare bill proposed by President Obama's administration

Published on 2009-09-08 23:31:00

With all the yadayadayada talks and the finger pointing going on about the proposed health care reforms, I received an email from the White House (I had subscribed to their mailing list), as part of their efforts to spread the message, explaining som > read more

Life is Cheap, but Groceries cost a fortune!!!

Published on 2009-09-04 17:26:00

This sticker has been on my fridge for almost 3 years now. Every time I see it, it sounded funny but correct. But it never struck me as a seed for a blog article here. Now that I am more into blogging, last night when I saw the sticker, it immediatel > read more

Please say "Please"

Published on 2009-08-28 16:47:00

Well, this is an interesting incident that happened when I was doing my master's in UK. Personally, for me it is probably the smallest incident that has had a lasting effect, in my life, at least until this moment. The year was 2003 and it was a col > read more

Its been longgg time...

Published on 2009-08-25 16:29:00

Yep, its been longgg time since I blogged here, almost 6 months, other than announcing the arrival of my daughter, Teerthaa in June. Anyway before I start blogging about "My Thoughts" again here let me write about what I have been up to during this t > read more