My Sydney cabbie from Bombay, via Tehran and London

I can't believe I postponed putting this down for so long, its already fuzzy at the edges ...

A few months ago I was at the German consulate on a visa procurement outing. Even though it was work related, I had only been with the company a short while ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-30-my-sydney-cabbie-bombay-tehran-and-london)

Whew!

With Chingri Maachh finally live, I have to prioritise my 'next steps'. The following seem equally important, but that would require multi-tasking to an extent I am incapable of ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-30-whew)

Discussion forums 'howto'

Once you've read the 'sticky' at the top of the discussion topics, just click Post new forum topic. Both members, and guests ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-28-discussion-forums-howto)

Site live! (Alpha release)

Chingri Maachh finally went live (after some upload issues, followed by permission issues, followed by PHP version issues)!

'If you build it they will come'? Yet to be seen ...

Embedding videos in your blog 'howto'

Did you see my earlier posting of a Namak/Happy Feet remix? Found your own online video that you would like to share via your blog? Here's how you would go about doing that ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-25-embedding-videos-your-blog-howto)

Penguins sighted in Bombay!

Penguins in Bombay? Bollywood in the Antarctic? Oh the imponderables ...

Here's a fun video putting the song Namak from Omkara to a Happy Feet dance sequence ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-24-penguins-sighted-bombay)

Opinions, opinions, everywhere

This posting is primarily driven by my first posting on the discussion forum. I'm trying to demonstrate how to redirect general talking points from the forum to members' individual blogs.

Arranged Marriages

Inspired by surprisingly pragmattic advice by Slate's 'Dear Prudie' columnist. Prudence gave arranged marriage advice to an NRI in the US... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-24-opinions-opninions-everywhere)

Blogging tools 'howto'

The following is a screen shot of the blogging user interface. Use the editor to enter and format your blog text. You may also upload and use images as shown in the subsequent screen shots.

... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-24-blogging-tools-howto)

How to use Chingri Maachh

I've spent the last few weeks working out the functionality kinks of this site. All my blog posts have been queuing up in my head, so you can expect them all to blursh* out now. *blursh: blurt + rush out (100% made up) In my earlier post, I introduced Chingri Maachh as a site for Indian, and other subcontinental, expatriates enroute or already in, Australia. Here I'll discuss which features of the site can be used to accomplish said supporting of the community. This blog entry is also a first draft of what will go in the Help page.
Features

Information for newcomers

The pages linked to in the New Expats help ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-23-how-use-chingri-maachh)

About Chingri Maachh

Early on a Saturday morning I was shuffled through Immigration and Customs at Sydney Kingsford International, and continued to shuffle through my to-do checklist ...

• find a place to stay
• figure out health system
• get a job
• get stuff for place-of-stay
  • note to self: MO for purchasing said 'stuff': conveniences to normalize life, yet cheap enough to discard if an employment-related-relocation is required
• get a social life

... in pretty much that order of priority.

I wrote the above six weeks ago ... (... http://chingrimaachh.com.au/blogs/shrimpy/2007-apr-23-about-chingri-maachh)