Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-28 Thread Dibyo Haldar
This is on? I'll reach in 5 On 28 May 2013 08:26, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, let's meet at MTR for dinner this evening seems appropriate for a Silk meet. Shall we say 7:30pm? I'll chope a table for five, larger if I see more interest. Serangoon Rd, near Farrer Park

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-28 Thread Charles Haynes
We are here table we On May 28, 2013 7:34 PM, Dibyo Haldar dibyo.hal...@gmail.com wrote: This is on? I'll reach in 5 On 28 May 2013 08:26, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, let's meet at MTR for dinner this evening seems appropriate for a Silk meet. Shall we say 7:30pm?

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-27 Thread Charles Haynes
Ok, let's meet at MTR for dinner this evening seems appropriate for a Silk meet. Shall we say 7:30pm? I'll chope a table for five, larger if I see more interest. Serangoon Rd, near Farrer Park (where Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan used to be, previously). My number is (+65) 8402 2104. -- Charles

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Charles Haynes
Hi Shoba, If you're still up for a meetup we're back from Tanjung Pinang and would love to meet with people. Do you have a preference between Monday and Tuesday night? We could do traditional South Indian Vegetarian in Little India, it seems a bit of a shame to come to Singapore to eat South

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Dibyo Haldar
On 26 May 2013 16:12, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: 1) Who's interested? 2) Who has a preference for Monday or Tuesday? I'm in if it's Tue evening/night. I might add (since South Indian veg has come up) that the MTR just opened this morning - it's on Serangoon Rd, near

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Charles Haynes
There are also two Saravana Bhavan outlets here if one prefers Chennai style, but I was thinking of some of the places near Mustapha's - if we were to go in that direction. -- Charles On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Dibyo Haldar dibyo.hal...@gmail.comwrote: On 26 May 2013 16:12, Charles

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Salil Murthy
I'm in for Tue as well. thanks Salil. On May 26, 2013, at 17:02, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: There are also two Saravana Bhavan outlets here if one prefers Chennai style, but I was thinking of some of the places near Mustapha's - if we were to go in that direction. --

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: Saravana Bhavan In the spirit of Silk, I register here my personal opinion that Saravana Bhavan is the combined nutritional and ethical equivalent of McDonalds Monsanto.

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Venkat Mangudi - Silk
Love the Bangalore style dosas. Though I am not in Singapore, I now have a reason to come back and visit. When I lived there, I loved the food more than Indian food. On May 26, 2013 2:29 PM, Dibyo Haldar dibyo.hal...@gmail.com wrote: On 26 May 2013 16:12, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread mark seiden
here i am in san francisco, just back from new york, where i had a brooklyn style dosa. (not really)… but i must ask: On May 26, 2013, at 6:11 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: Saravana Bhavan

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Charles Haynes
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:55 PM, mark seiden m...@seiden.com wrote: On May 26, 2013, at 6:11 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: Saravana Bhavan In the spirit of Silk, I register here my

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Srini RamaKrishnan
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:25 PM, mark seiden m...@seiden.com wrote: but i must ask: [...] why is that your opinion? (i have only been to the sunnyvale branch, rarely). (perhaps do they now serve Bhopal-style McDosas?) Ethical: Their business practices in their early years were very rough -

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Thaths
On May 26, 2013 6:23 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com wrote: I find the ethical shortcomings more problematic - the food I eat literally becomes me. It used to be unthinkable that someone would sell food in ancient cultures, including India. Food was always donated or shared freely, and

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-26 Thread Balaji Dutt
Sorry all, still in exam lockdown so I won't be able to make it on Tuesday. Hope to catch up with you all later if it happens. On Sunday, May 26, 2013, Salil Murthy wrote: I'm in for Tue as well. thanks Salil. On May 26, 2013, at 17:02, Charles Haynes

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread Balaji Dutt
I'm in Singapore but currently in lockdown mode as I have an exam coming up at the end of the month. I should be relatively free starting from the first week of June. Happy to meet up for a photowalk or just dinner, depending on your preference :) -- Balaji On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM,

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread Charles Haynes
How about a treetop dinner photowalk at Macritchie? We'll be here through then, so ping us when you come up for air? In total, the walk is about *8km long*, with patches of uneven, undulating terrain. At a moderate pace, the walk should take you about *2½ to 3 hours* . Is it airconditioned? I

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread Balaji Dutt
Charles Haynes wrote: How about a treetop dinner photowalk at Macritchie? Happy to tag along if you are keen to head there, but I'm afraid my camera gear isn't up to the mark for late night photoshoots, especially in nature reserves where the long zooms tend to win. How about we wait for you

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread Dibyo Haldar
On 6 May 2013 18:09, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: How about a treetop dinner photowalk at Macritchie? We'll be here through then, so ping us when you come up for air? Is it airconditioned? I think it might be a bit much for us old out of shape folks. How about we wait for

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread mark seiden
damn, i was in singapore just a couple weeks ago (just for one night) on the way back from icann in beijing and didn't think of this idea. though i did go to jumbo seafood for chili crab. On May 5, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Chew Lin Kay chewlin@gmail.com wrote: I'm here! Can I interest either

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread mark seiden
for a less stressful experience, i recommend the night zoo tour. On May 6, 2013, at 3:09 AM, Charles Haynes charles.hay...@gmail.com wrote: How about a treetop dinner photowalk at Macritchie? We'll be here through then, so ping us when you come up for air? In total, the walk is about

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread Shoba Narayan
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Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-06 Thread Chew Lin Kay
Treetop walk closes at dusk, but the Henderson Waves are pretty and if families with prams can do it...otherwise Bishan Park fulfills criteria of pretty, accessible, and edible things nearby (not the dog run). On 7 May 2013 00:38, Shoba Narayan sh...@shobanarayan.com wrote: - Message: 15

[silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-05 Thread Charles Haynes
Hi, I'll be working here in Singapore for about 11 weeks, would love to meet local silklisters. What do you say? -- Charles

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-05 Thread Deepa Mohan
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Charles Haynes hay...@edgeplay.org wrote: Hi, I'll be working here in Singapore for about 11 weeks, would love to meet local silklisters. What do you say? Is DebbieAnn also with you? (Er, this is not a response to your meetup question)

Re: [silk] In singapore for a few months, anyone up for a meetup?

2013-05-05 Thread Charles Haynes
She is indeed, already finding events too. Went to lasalle(?) uni graduating class school of dance recital. Also food naturally. -- Charles On May 6, 2013 7:56 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Charles Haynes hay...@edgeplay.org wrote: Hi, I'll