tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:19:44 +0000nostalgiapresidencypicturespolitical journalistlincoln centernew york cityeast river parkhot yogafunnygandhiweekendsbcup cafemoviesdanielnew york city ireneiyengar yogaunion squareindian mangoesoscarstravelhackathonchocolatebikram yogairene imagesyoga logdelhizindagi milegi na dobaraappsrandom sightingyouthj edgarvideonolita streetsperformancedeltaNYC Streetsreviewdance2008eat outpalinhariharanbeveragestechcrunch disruptwalkbihar elections 2010fire escape viewreviewsGogo inflight internetgolden globeyogathonthougtswanderersbollywoodcolumbia universitycwgindiayogatalkapartmentjourney of indiaNYC Taxi drivermovieobamachilebest images of hurricane irenedownward dogbest screenplaynightliferandom meetingconversationa r rahmanpasadenaslumdogdebatesamericahurricane irenefree egyptsubwayclinical trialseatoutnycwidgetdownward dog posegooglechole bhatureinauguration 2009SRKeast villagealphonsodemolition seriessohonolitafairwayappleipadusatheathermusingwho farm projectdelipunk ropefalafelznmdlogoearthquakechilds posetim cook ceo applefungusgyrossidewalkbattery parkyogamccainhugh millarddancingpunjabi delisteve jobsrunning the bridgeDevotionstarbuckstulipsindia travel guideelectric bicyclekeshavvpnyc earthquakethe lost girlsgrocerypianobridge to nowheresandwichesnew yorkopening ceremonysaturday nightentrepreneurscheapoair.comlikealytics.comrecoveryrose bowl paraderecessionrunning nycshoulder standpoliticsbargain ticketsdirectorparty2010musicyoga practiceflyklywebsiterunning logkesaryoga to the peoplerunning in nyciyengarsublettree of lifehawaiiurban culturethe demonsindian street foodrunningsky highiyengar yoga.head standbihar assembly electionsfoodmillionairear rahmancooney islandairline ticketsbks iyengaregyptsnownational serviceleonardo dicapriooriginal scorecricket world cupA blog about my life in New York City. Eatouts, Travels, Thoughts, Movies... Always something interesting, something exciting.http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)Blogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-8693880652390355358Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:58:00 +00002011-09-09T20:51:13.284-04:00leonardo dicapriomoviesj edgarView more pictures of Leonardo DicaprioOne of the biggest movies of this year is going to be Leonardo Dicaprio's J Edgar, a movie on the creation of the FBI and its founding Director J Edgar Hoover. Hope the movie is a cracker. Leonardo is playing the 'J Edgar' himself. And the movie is being Directed by Clint Eastwood - i am sure this is going to get quite a few oscar nominations! The release http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/09/getting-excited-about-watching-leonardo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-4662481718620237420Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:48:00 +00002011-08-29T02:01:11.465-04:00best images of hurricane irenenycnew york city irenehurricane ireneSo hurricane Irene made landfall today (sunday) in New York City. Classified as Category 1, it was expected that Irene might do so extensive damage. However, it seems that the mighty hurricane decided to spare much of manhattan, and the greater city in general. Even though significant damage was report, Manhattan was pretty much spared. In fact we went for a post landfall survey today between 1 http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/images-best-images-of-new-york-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-7283679239231530049Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:36:00 +00002011-08-28T13:41:31.668-04:00best images of hurricane irenenew york city irenehurricane irene All of saturday till 6 am sunday morning we were anticipating that IRENE is about to hit with full force! What a let down - by 10 am after some bursts of heavy rain and some gusts of wind, there is no sign of IRENE left behind, at least in our neighborhood. IT all gone - even the rain has dried up - got stood up by IRENE ! Anyways - it was good to have a day off and not having to worry abouthttp://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/stood-up-by-irene-what-runaway-bride.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-5936236753939214734Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:14:00 +00002011-08-28T03:21:58.592-04:00new york city irenehurricane irenenew york city Just captures the New Yorkers mind and spirit! Some more awesome Images as Hurricane Irene comes calling http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-yorkers-hurricane-irene-to-do-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-2552319770993197224Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:43:00 +00002011-08-28T02:59:28.448-04:00best images of hurricane irenesohoirene imagesnolita streetsnew york city irenehurricane irenecooney island Its been exciting to wait for the first hurricane hurtling towards New York City in living memory. Thanks IRENE, we needed a break from work and other mundane things of life. It feels like there is no worry for tomorrow! A friend and me even went driving out today to Cooney island, to Times Square! Though definitely not its usual, the city aint yet beat ! Enjoy! The Busy Epistrophy http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/streets-of-new-york-city-soho-nolita.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-5455879553354160783Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:53:00 +00002011-08-28T02:48:58.584-04:00nolita streetshurricane irenenew york city More IMAGES - from the streets of New York as Hurricae Irene Calls In This is why New York is the greatest city in the World. You wouldnt imagine to see this when IRENE is almost knocking on the city doors. As the whole country (even the world) is glued to their televisions to see the images of Irene, die hard new yorkers do what they do best. Enjoy every moment - in my neighborhood, even http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/image-on-streets-of-new-york-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-7581184038160955739Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:03:00 +00002011-08-24T19:06:14.688-04:00steve jobstim cook ceo appleappleReally sad to hear that Steve Jobs finally had to go. It seems his health has gone progressively worse leaving him no other choice but to resign as the CEO of the most admired, most innovative and the most wealthy (in terms of stock value) company in the United States! Mr Tim cook who was formally the COO will succeed him as CEO. Jobs has simply been a gift to mankind and his exemplary feats arehttp://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/tim-cook-succeeds-steve-jobs-as-apple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-8019227278183318691Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:02:00 +00002011-08-23T14:05:30.288-04:00nyc earthquakeJust felt the light tremors of an earthquake in New York City. Instinctively checked twitter - and lo and behold people are tweeting that they felt the same. I knew i was not losing balance when i saw the water in the tumbler ripple! reports are that the Pentagon was been evacuated! And i just dug up this report in the HuffPo published in Feb 2011 that New York City is due for a major http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/tremors-of-earthquake-in-new-york-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-742812500293751098Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:07:00 +00002011-08-11T22:11:37.368-04:00beveragespicturesfood I try to mix and match, even though i am not much of a cook. So a few days back on a hot summer sunday i thought of making a nice cooling drink. So mixed up Khus, a green colored herbal drink popular in India. With some red wine and water. And there you have it... Lets call it the Khus-tini, perhaps? My room-mate says it looks like an x-mas drink with the green and red! http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/experimental-summer-drink-actually-came.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-6617194815961164154Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:35:00 +00002011-08-11T22:00:00.846-04:00znmdpictureszindagi milegi na dobarabollywoodNot only is Zindagi Milegi Na Doobara, A bollywood movie, terrific, but it has done a fantastic job of showcasing spanish culture and mixing in its own indian elements. And the song, Senorita, a fusion of spanish flamenco and bollywood music is simply awesome. Check out some pictures of the song Senorita from ZNMD http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/binging-on-song-senorita-from-znmd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-4285006773385912322Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:59:00 +00002011-08-11T21:34:24.000-04:00demolition seriesapartmentpicturesfire escape view Over the last few days the building across mine on Mott Street has been slowly demolished. Rumour is that a hotel is coming up. its been interesting to see how a building is brought down. Albeit this is a one storey warehouse in question. Will add more http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/demolition-squad-at-work-right-across.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-3620582895957085515Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:30:00 +00002011-08-11T20:48:42.940-04:00NYC Taxi driverNYC StreetsDevotion Walking to the 23rd street/6th av subway station after my wed night yoga class, i waw this taxi cab driver offering his daily Namaz (Muslim prayer which is to be performed 5 times a day) right on the street of New York. It must have been like 9.30pm. Every period of Namaz in the day as a specific time (and the last prayer of the day is to be read around that time) and since this cab driver http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/learning-devotion-from-nyc-taxi-cab.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-4261264973900309776Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:24:00 +00002011-08-11T20:28:42.953-04:00apartment There you go. Even the mattress is now gone. Only the yoga mat serves as the bed. And a few chairs to sit and peer outside the large windows and a table to work on. so much space, so much more room for light to glow..... http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-bed-and-room-so-much-more-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-613870391564361251Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:50:00 +00002011-07-28T00:10:29.313-04:00entrepreneursflyklyelectric bicyclenolita The FlyKly Electric Bicycle is popping up everywhere!For an entrepreneur, it is incredibly exciting to see one's product being used by people in their daily lives. I am sure you have met, say a web entrepreneur, glow when you tell them that you have used or heard of their baby web siteWell, in this case its not a website i am talking about. And its not mine, but a fellow entrepreneur (http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/07/flykly-sexiest-electric-bicycle-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-1116827864686117116Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:20:00 +00002011-02-27T03:44:13.445-05:00cricket world cupFound this page that is showing all ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup matches Live for Free -Crickethighlights.com -http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/02/watch-live-icc-cricket-world-cup-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-3610555504049153550Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:10:00 +00002011-02-25T17:12:36.303-05:00funnyLooks like she swallowed a carton of bubble gum but her system showed it the back door!Read the full article on Myths about Chewing Gumhttp://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/02/looks-like-she-swallowed-carton-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-8521507639791586866Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:56:00 +00002011-02-11T15:02:09.853-05:00falafelfree egyptegyptThe local Falafel and Gyro guy next to my workplace is from Egypt. For last 7-8 years i have seen them work diligently at their food cart and i have had the awesome Falafel and lamb gyro a countless times.But today, with the biggest day in Egyptian History, unfolding, he was simply happy! And to show for it, all i had to do was show up at the cart! He gave a full plate of Lamb Gyro and Falafel http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/02/free-egypt-and-free-falafel-and-gyro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-7554042967746594311Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:04:00 +00002011-01-27T23:23:52.365-05:00india travel guideindiaindian street foodA friend of mine is visiting India in a few weeks. Of course, she is very excited and so am I for her. I always tell people i meet that they should visit India (where i was born and spent the first 25 yrs of my life) once in their lifetime. It really is a sensory, overwhelming, mystical, chaotic, eye-opening, spiritual , perhaps life-changing experience.So this time around, i thought instead of http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/friend-of-mine-is-visiting-india-in-few.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-6301189686353300261Sat, 22 Jan 2011 04:26:00 +00002011-01-22T20:34:02.224-05:00yoga logiyengar yogahugh millardYoga Log - Focus on The shoulders, and the Warrior Pose with Hugh Millard Jan 21, 2011 Time - 5.30-7 pm Instructor - Hugh Millard Location - Iynegar NYC Just got out of my yoga class. Always look forward to Hugh Millard's classes (too bad that i cant get out from work early enough to make it to the 5.30 pm class on friday evening). But today was one such lucky day As always, hugh's classes http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/yoga-log-90-min-class-with-hugh-millard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-1084695729614215955Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:34:00 +00002011-01-16T04:45:42.002-05:00Entry: #2 Date: Jan 15, 2011Start Time: 10.40am End Time: 11.18am Total Time: 38 minsTotal Distance: 3miles Outside Temperate: 25degrees, Cloudy Route: Straight from Kenmare to Williamsburg Bridge - Started on Kenmare street, onto Delancey Street - Past Bowery, Chrystie st, Forsyth street, Allen street Starbucks, Orchard street, to Attorney street - Up the ramp on Williamsburg bridge. The runninghttp://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/running-log-williamsburg-bridge-jan-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-755673796899589874Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:38:00 +00002011-01-15T18:04:55.476-05:00yoga logdownward dog posehead standiyengar yogashoulder standYoga Practice Log Entry: #2 Date: Jan 12, 2011Time: 7.30-9.pm Instructor: Bobby C (substituting for Marcella who is out for 6 weeks ) Practice Description 1. Some chanting - need to learn the Sutra that they chant in the Iyengar classes 2. Started with child pose and downward dog. Learnt an important point about the downward dog pose. Dont get into the pose all at once, start from pushing out http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/yoga-practice-log-with-bobby-clennel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-809136439283568735Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:32:00 +00002011-01-15T17:38:22.246-05:00yoga logchilds posehead standdownward dogYoga Practice Log Entry: #1 (first class and log of the new year) Date: Jan 5, 2011Location: Iyengar NYC Time: 7.30-9pm Instructor: MarcellaDescription First class of the year. And a much needed one, after the week long 4,500 mile roadtrip and the 2 week gap because of the holidays. Did the following poses 1. Many Downward dogs 2. Equal number of child's pose - the key learning today was to get http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/yoga-practice-log-90-min-iynegar-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-4424216763658832741Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:34:00 +00002011-01-15T17:26:04.200-05:00running nyceast river parkrunning logrunningRunning Log Entry: #1 Date: Jan 9, 2011. Time : Around 12.30pm Running Route: (See map below)Starting Point - Mott Street - Onto kenmare street, crossing into delancy street - Along Delancy street Past the climb to Williamsburg bridge, passing by playfield of PS 142 - Past the Baruch Housing settlements (crossing ridge street, pitt street ) and onto baruch drive - Crossing over the overbridge http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/jan-9-2011-run-to-east-river-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-4342624747792922383Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:32:00 +00002011-01-15T16:33:58.028-05:00yogaiyengar yogarunning in nycrunning the bridgeyoga practicerunningIts a new year. But its also a new decade. And one of the things that i plan (we all plan, lets see how much of the plan gets done) is to maintain a log of my running and yoga practice. The goals are simple 1. Running Goals for 2011 a. log 750 miles for the year - that s like 2 miles a day - very doable (if i manage to run every day) b. Run the bridges in the city - i have been doing that but http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-2011-and-with-it-attempt-to-log-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170954115402844242.post-2008456691146778294Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:41:00 +00002010-11-14T15:47:24.362-05:00bihar elections 2010bihar assembly electionsOkay, yes, anytime there are Assembly Elections in my home state of Bihar (India), i get hopeful that "change may come". That a new political landscape may herald a new age of development and progress in the state. So i have been actively catching up on the political parties, politicians and the news updates related to the elections on this pretty comprehensive blog on the Bihar Assembly http://nyescapades.blogspot.com/2010/11/following-bihar-assembly-elections-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Globalwanderer)0