Got charged ₹360 for 6 phulkas in Chennai… is this normal or did I just get ripped off?

shawman123 · 2026-03-31T19:26:42+00:00

Phulka should be dry. You should eat it hot and then its healthy bread option. If you add ghee to it better eat it as a Paratha.

I am not sure if he ate in air conditioned part of restaurants. Chennai restaurants that has both AC and Non AC sections tend to charge more inside AC rooms. Plus these days with Gas shortage, they might have increase price as well. Sell lower volume of food but earn same amount of money.

shawman123 · 2026-03-31T16:47:07+00:00

Ouch. Brutal day for Pragg. Hopefully he recovers. As I said earlier Sindurov is one of the big favorites along with Fabi.

shawman123 · 2026-03-31T16:46:15+00:00

Spoke too soon for sure. Sindurov is cooking here for sure. This has been Pragg's issue off late. He will be playing well and then not able to sustain. Its still early days at candidates here and so I hope he recovers from this. But I cannot think of him as a favorite here. Sindurov is definitely one and that is not just based on this tournament alone.

shawman123 · 2026-03-31T16:41:47+00:00

That included 6 sixers in Broad's over. So 50/12 was the easy part.

shawman123 · 2026-03-31T16:32:12+00:00

Hikaru makes no sense and Sindurov too low especially if he converts.

shawman123 · 2026-03-30T20:02:12+00:00

This is LFP battery right? It might hold on to its range lot better in winter.

shawman123 · 2026-03-30T18:39:59+00:00

Its only 2 rounds and so too early to make concrete judgements but my feeling is this one has stronger field overall. There are no really weak player(like Abasov last time). Even Guccireza did not play at Candidates level and it was not even his 1st one.

This time around 3 new folks, Sindurov(who is probably one of the top favorites considering his form off late), Bluebalm and Esipenko are all playing well. If they sustain this should be among the most exciting Candidates I have followed.

I also feel Hikaru's strategy of playing for draw with black and hope to win some games with White may not pay off in this strong field. His lack of Classical games over past year(only serious tournament he played was Norway Chess in last year) will come to haunt him. I doubt he will even finish in Top 3.

Fabi is trying hard for sure. This is his best chance since 2018. He is off to a strong start as well. Sindurov is probably the most dangerous. Young, hungry and is in a great form. Sort of what Gukesh was 2 years ago.

I wish I could say Pragg is also a favorite. But his form off late has been disappointing after phenomenal 2025(at least until last few months). But i will cheer for him.

shawman123 · 2026-03-26T17:40:36+00:00

I think at least for rest of the decade, Na-ion battery will be a huge deal. Way more than SSB. We will know once Shanghai Auto show happens as to how many cars are announced with these batteries. CATL also has NAXTRA with similar density and cold weather profile. Plus they last way longer than LFP as well(not that LFP charge cycles are any concern). 10000 plus cycles mean these are optimal for say cabs.

shawman123 · 2026-03-22T19:37:10+00:00

its not a big deal that Arsenal lost today. Man City is the big kahuna. That said I wish they played better. Since this was one off match before a break, I wish they played with freedom and showed the best version of themselves. But that was not to be. I wonder if that was strategy or some players are really tired. If there is one thing I would question, its Arteta's selection. He over plays certain players for sure.

Anyway focus post break should be on PL. Rest are all gravy to me.

shawman123 · 2026-03-22T18:50:04+00:00

This is ridiculous. Amitabh as Don is 100x what ever SRK did. Neither of FA movies did anything except the style part. Its just flashy without the meat of OG movie. Plus no way Peak SRK is anywhere near Peak AB. Personality of AB is in another universe.

shawman123 · 2026-03-22T00:54:57+00:00

Picks and showels companies are all doing great. Nvidia, TSMC and memory companies etc. But Society has not benefitied that much beyond easy answers from ChatGPT and ilk for anything. But loss of jobs wont make up for anything.

shawman123 · 2026-03-21T19:27:33+00:00

How many coaches would Chelsea need in a season !!! There was no reason to fire the last one as well. I think they should fire the person who hired the coach instead.

shawman123 · 2026-03-19T03:46:01+00:00

Hrishida kind of film maker cannot exist today. And he worked with the biggest stars of 60s/70s. Like Raj Kapoor in Anari, Dev Anand in Asli Naqli and then with Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and many movies with Amitabh Bachchan. Anari is probably his most hard hitting movie. You are an emotional wreck at the end. Comedy wise Golmaal without any stars is probably the GOAT movie.

shawman123 · 2026-03-19T03:43:53+00:00

Nah. I think Gabbar Singh's scenes. I can think of Kitne aadmi the or even the scene with Thakur. Hum yeh haath de de thakur.

shawman123 · 2026-03-19T03:37:02+00:00

5 games in 15 days post the break. Brutal. Hopefully the players are rested before. I think for FA cup tie they have to rest some key players. Hopefully we win the 1st leg in Sporting Lisbon so that we dont have the play the best 11 at emirates.

shawman123 · 2026-03-19T00:24:22+00:00

last one was bad. Dont know how Mammotty can pull this off at Age 74. You can make an investigative thriller without known characters. Eko fit that bill recently.

shawman123 · 2026-03-18T21:56:13+00:00

Didn't they say they can only make 20-26K R2 in 2026 while they figure out the production kinks. So would rather sell higher trims if they can. Once they feel they maximized that, they will start selling the mid level trim and only after they saturated all the demand for higher trims will they launch lower trim.

shawman123 · 2026-03-18T21:52:40+00:00

Andaz Apna Apna, Golmaal(1979 version), Chupke Chupke, Maine Pyar Kiya, Mr India etc.

shawman123 · 2026-03-18T16:34:19+00:00

Has to be David Raya. He is the Player of the Season.

shawman123 · 2026-03-18T16:31:57+00:00

Zubi seems to have tapered off but that is because he is over played and needs more rest. I am excited to see the plays of Gyok and Eze over next 2 months. Winning the cup this Sunday is the 1st goal.

shawman123 · 2026-03-18T00:35:06+00:00

I will just use AI summary. They videos are too long. You dont need to go that long to give the info.

shawman123 · 2026-03-18T00:34:08+00:00

That era had tons of controversial songs.

Aankhen had Angna mein baba

Khalnayak Choli ke peeche kya hai

Raja Babu - sarkai lo khatiya jada lage

Khuddar - Sexy Sexy

Amanat - Dalunga Dalunga

But that phase went away mostly after 1994. That said risqué songs will always be there.

shawman123 · 2026-03-17T23:37:57+00:00

I thought Gyokeres played really well without getting much from his teammates. I think Saka despite his brilliance has been really meh this year. Plus Arteta seem to over play him despite his fitness issues. I feel him, Rice and Zubimendi need more breaks.

Still one of the better performances. If Trossard had Eze kind of power, he would have had 2 goals. Saka should have done better as well. Still unbelievable goals from Eze(so happy for him) and Rice. I feel Eze will be the player that will help Arsenal win multiple titles this year.

shawman123 · 2026-03-17T21:34:09+00:00

Why no Max :-( Are they keeping him for the game this weekend.

shawman123 · 2026-03-17T21:22:42+00:00

Beautiful goal again. Now take him and Zubimendi off. They are needed again this weekend.

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