List of Oxygen Gas Suppliers Different states and cities
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Sunday, May 02, 2021
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Steps to get Singapore Driving License in Singapore if you already have an Indian Driving License - updated 2021
I got my Singapore Driving License using my Indian Driving License in 2021.
Driving License:
Driving License:
- Class 3C : You need to only pass the Basic Theory Test (BTT), a theory test (computer based or paper). (However with my Indian License I got a Class 3 itself and a Class 2B as I had a 2 wheeler license from India.)
- You only need to pass BTT for conversion of foreign driving licence.
I went to CDC i.e ComfortDelGro Driving Centre (05 Ubi Ave 4, Singapore 408805) for getting my BTT. Refer website for their address.
https://www.cdc.com.sg/course/class-3c-foreign-licence-conversion/
ENROLLED COURSE: 06. BTT Theory (Foreign Licence Conversion)-EP/DP : $40
This step could take 2-3 weeks.
First Pay for Tutorial. Then study and Plan Test Date. Then book your Test Date later from home via the website. - After passing BTT, you will have to proceed to the service counters in Traffic Police Headquarters at 10 Ubi Avenue 3, Singapore 408865, for conversion. Get Token number inside the building and wait and proceed. At Traffic HQ you get a pink form. Take it with you to next step.Submit forms filled and show License.
FYI lot of people go after the BTT Test on the same day to Traffic HQ. Can save time. Hence look to get a morning test slot for BTT. - Then go to BLS [ https://blsindia.sg/] / Indian High Commission Agent for getting your India Driving License authorized - You get a Letter from them. Book appointment on their website (could take 2 weeks for an appointment date).
Then on the day of appointment, Get Token number inside the office and wait and proceed. Anson road office is convenient and near MRT. There will be a huge queue of people who did not book an appointment. Ignore them and proceed to the front office if you have an appointment. Once you get it couriered to your home in 5 business days, proceed to next step. - Go back to Traffic Police Headquarters and submit. 8:30 am to 11:30 AM. Not much rush. Make sure you have Trace together app, IC originals and all paper with you to enter there. Payment allowed only with NETS card.
- You get your driving license via post to your home in ~ 5 business days.
Summary : There is only BTT theory test that I had to take. No practical test. That said, I do have an Indian driving license that is issued 20+ years ago.
All docs, take a copy of the same with you.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Handbook in 12 Indian Languages including English
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has recently launched a website for consumer education - www.policyholder.gov.in.
The handbook can be downloaded from this link.
Friday, June 08, 2012
Euro 2012 Schedule in India
Simplest is searching Google for the keywords "euro 2012 schedule" and the Google search results itself will show the latest matches to be played.
You can also view the date and times of the various Euro 2012 matches in India / Chennai.
You can also view the date and times of the various Euro 2012 matches in India / Chennai.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Tamil or Malayalam alphabets using Keyboard - Windows
Tachyon Technologies has introduced a software that allows people to write Indian languages using English alphabet keyboards. The software is done by Tachyon Technologies and support Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kanada, Telugu.
News item : http://www.physorg.com/news77697303.html
News item : http://www.physorg.com/news77697303.html
Honda Jazz Chennai Review
Well I evaluated most of the cars in the mid segment. 5-8 Lakhs segment. My old car was a Santro and hence I had some conditions before I buy my next one.
I needed a kind of small car, I was not for the C Segment though, as its harder to drive in the city, tough to park and unnecessarily expensive! I wanted a car with a decent boot. My driving needs were below 25KM per day. Hence a Petrol car was good enough for me. Additionally I at the back of my mind, i prefer to go for a Honda or Toyota - bigger brands than Maruti.
I test drove the following :
All these cars Swift, Hyudai i20, Honda Jazz, Punto, Ford FIgo have decent driving comfort. So I was not really worried too much about the basics of the cars too much. They are from popular car companies and each has its value. All cars compromise on something and are a value for money. This is one thing I learned.
I really do not believe in buying an expensive car upfront and then crying about fuel efficiency. So my policy is buy a car that is easy for you to maintain too, enjoy its usage as much as possible to the max. BTW for me car is not a status symbol either. I know that itself could change the car you would like to buy. Hence I decided on a Honda Jazz even thought maybe i could have stretched myself for a 10L car - Honda City.
I am not going in to the detailed comparison of the various cars. But I am going to say why i rejected some.
Skoda Fabia- very poor service in Chennai. Spares takes weeks or months to get imported.
Swift - Too common. Surprisingly the sales representative at the Maruti showroom itself told me to go for another car like Wagon R instead as the swift is too common now. However that said, there is no car company that I feel understands Indian roads and car driving needs like Maruthi. I state this after driving the my Jazz for 4 months.
Ford Figo - If Figo had come out with its 2012 model, I may have bought a Figo 3 months back. However I am happy i did not :-) The Figo is a bit dated in its looks. But that is ofcourse the best value for money.
Fiat Punto was a good close second for me because of its build. If you are looking for a car that looks majestic in its appearance, the Punto is a good one. Add its powerful Disel engine and leadership in the diesel engine market and you have an excellent car. Its actually like a Mark III Ambassador car in its build and studieness. Very strong body. Heavier too. Hence could be a safer car. But ofcourse you are not going to war though. It has some sensible options like 60:40 rear seats too. There was also a very helpful pre sales person at the showroom too. However the stories of poor after sales on the web were lingering around. So was a worried person. The problem for Fiat is its selling along with the Tata show room. The concord show room could sell over 1000 cars in a month. I heard in March, it sold 10,000 Tata cars. That is quie a busy day for them. No wonder these showrooms give second rate sales and support for Fiat cars. Hope Fiat wakes up after 20 years in India that excellent support can be made only if done directly.
Honda Brio - Poor boot space. Almost nill. But it is a sporty car. This car will rock in the cities too. However the one bad thing about it is its boot. If they fix that, they could see more sales soon. The drive is excellent, interior space too good.
Toyota Etios Liva : Well I felt that the Toyota show room only sell Toyota Innova and have left the cars in the lurch with some poor overall design. The car is good, but can't match the Honda jazz for its ride and comfort.
Hyundai i20 : Excellent on board electronics. For the same price, you get a lot of toys on board your car. Engine was good, but felt it a bit slower than the others I evaluated. This could have been a good second or third option for me.
Now to why I finally chose the Honda Jazz even though I did not test drive it !
I needed a kind of small car, I was not for the C Segment though, as its harder to drive in the city, tough to park and unnecessarily expensive! I wanted a car with a decent boot. My driving needs were below 25KM per day. Hence a Petrol car was good enough for me. Additionally I at the back of my mind, i prefer to go for a Honda or Toyota - bigger brands than Maruti.
I test drove the following :
- Fiat Punto
- Swift
- Swift Dzire
- Hyundai i20
- Toyota Etios Liva
- Saw the Volswagon Polo
- Skoda Fabia
- Honda Brio
All these cars Swift, Hyudai i20, Honda Jazz, Punto, Ford FIgo have decent driving comfort. So I was not really worried too much about the basics of the cars too much. They are from popular car companies and each has its value. All cars compromise on something and are a value for money. This is one thing I learned.
I really do not believe in buying an expensive car upfront and then crying about fuel efficiency. So my policy is buy a car that is easy for you to maintain too, enjoy its usage as much as possible to the max. BTW for me car is not a status symbol either. I know that itself could change the car you would like to buy. Hence I decided on a Honda Jazz even thought maybe i could have stretched myself for a 10L car - Honda City.
I am not going in to the detailed comparison of the various cars. But I am going to say why i rejected some.
Skoda Fabia- very poor service in Chennai. Spares takes weeks or months to get imported.
Swift - Too common. Surprisingly the sales representative at the Maruti showroom itself told me to go for another car like Wagon R instead as the swift is too common now. However that said, there is no car company that I feel understands Indian roads and car driving needs like Maruthi. I state this after driving the my Jazz for 4 months.
Ford Figo - If Figo had come out with its 2012 model, I may have bought a Figo 3 months back. However I am happy i did not :-) The Figo is a bit dated in its looks. But that is ofcourse the best value for money.
Fiat Punto was a good close second for me because of its build. If you are looking for a car that looks majestic in its appearance, the Punto is a good one. Add its powerful Disel engine and leadership in the diesel engine market and you have an excellent car. Its actually like a Mark III Ambassador car in its build and studieness. Very strong body. Heavier too. Hence could be a safer car. But ofcourse you are not going to war though. It has some sensible options like 60:40 rear seats too. There was also a very helpful pre sales person at the showroom too. However the stories of poor after sales on the web were lingering around. So was a worried person. The problem for Fiat is its selling along with the Tata show room. The concord show room could sell over 1000 cars in a month. I heard in March, it sold 10,000 Tata cars. That is quie a busy day for them. No wonder these showrooms give second rate sales and support for Fiat cars. Hope Fiat wakes up after 20 years in India that excellent support can be made only if done directly.
Honda Brio - Poor boot space. Almost nill. But it is a sporty car. This car will rock in the cities too. However the one bad thing about it is its boot. If they fix that, they could see more sales soon. The drive is excellent, interior space too good.
Toyota Etios Liva : Well I felt that the Toyota show room only sell Toyota Innova and have left the cars in the lurch with some poor overall design. The car is good, but can't match the Honda jazz for its ride and comfort.
Hyundai i20 : Excellent on board electronics. For the same price, you get a lot of toys on board your car. Engine was good, but felt it a bit slower than the others I evaluated. This could have been a good second or third option for me.
Now to why I finally chose the Honda Jazz even though I did not test drive it !
- Excellent boot for a mid size car. The rear seats fold beautifully and becomes almost flat. Those rear seats itself could raise the price of the car by 20K vs the others. I was willing to pay that for such a smart car. The car closest with that was the Punto, but that too was not as smart of Jazz.
- Excellent drive. I guess if you drive a Honda, you may hate to drive any other car. I test drove the Honda City of a friend of mine and likewise the Honda Brio. Both were excellent. Felt like we were floating and not driving.
- Spacious interiors.
- Turning radius is small 4.8M. I could still ride this car like an autorickshaw in traffic :-) That is necessary in Chennai's roads. The small engine gives it this advantage and allows more room inside the car.
- Good overall design. This was not so important for meet. It should look average to above average and I would choose any car. Maybe except for the old Dzire, I am kind of ok with most cars on Indian roads.
- One negative that i saw was the low ground clearance. However I guess for city driving that is not too bad. Its only 160 MM. Compared to a punto that has 170 or 180 and that is clearly felt when you onboard the car.
- Fuel efficiency of 12-14KM / L - felt that it was good enough for me now. Else I need to spend extra 1.2 L on a Diesel car and feel like driving a tractor all along. I am ok with the noise if the power is equally good. For eg. if I were to buy a Diesel car, I would hope to buy one with atleast 1.6 to 1.8 engine. The extra power atleast makes up for the higher noise of the car, from a value perspective or a great feeling perspective.
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