Imagine – you pour a little vodka into a glass, mix in a little orange juice, flip the glass in the air, with a 360-degree spin and punctuate the performance with a backhand catch. Thats flair bartending. Wish you could do that for your guests too? Look no further – all it takes is 1 day @iReboot’s bartending workshop.

Mix like a pro this weekend

Session covers: Liquor types, equipment, glassware, mixes, over 25 types of cocktails, bar tricks, etc.  For a detailed course content, follow this link.

The fun part: In addition to learning, you also get to drink up the cocktails you make!

Venue: iReboot, Infantry road, Bangalore.

Date & Time: Sept 3rd

Cost: Rs.2800 (Cost includes: alcohol, syrups, snacks, cocktail recipe kit)

Maximum class size: 15

How to register:
1. Fill up the registration form.
2. Make a payment using any of these modes.
3. Send us a confirmation mail (workshop@ireboot.com) about Step 2.

For any other queries, please call us on 9663857828 or visit our website:www.ireboot.com

There is always a temptation to regard our Dharma practice as separate from ordinary life: attending talks, meditation courses or sitting for meditation – and the rest of the time spent with our family, friends and job is just worldly activity. In this video Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo makes practical observations and suggestions on how to use our everyday life to enhance our practice no matter who we are with or what we are doing.

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo was born and raised in London and became a Buddhist while still in her teens. At the age of twenty, she traveled to India, becoming one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist nun. After six years of study with her teacher, he sent her to the Himalayan valley of Lahoul to undertake more intensive practice. She lived with a small group of nuns in a monastery there for another six years, doing frequent retreats in the long winter months. Seeking more seclusion and better conditions for practice, Tenzin Palmo found a nearby cave where she stayed and practiced for another twelve years, the last three years in strict retreat. The story of her life and experiences in her remote Himalayan cave is described in the book Cave in the Snow: a Western Woman’s Quest for Enlightenment by Vicki Mackenzie. She left the cave in 1988 and went to stay in Italy where she taught at various Dharma centres.

Deeply concerned with the plight of Buddhist nuns, she established Dongyu Gatsal Ling nunnery in India. In 2008 His Eminence the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, head of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage, gave her the rare title of Jetsunma (Venerable Master).

We’ll start the video show at 10.00 AM to finish by 11.30AM.

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, # 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071

Contact: e-mail – info@cksl.in, web – www.cksl.in, tel. (080) 414 864 97.

Xtra Cover is a Hard Rock/Classic Rock band, drawing influences from AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains to name a few. All the members have been part of successful bands before, and formed this band in 2010 with the primary aim of playing live shows and having a lot of fun while they’re are at it!

We take the stage at 64 Bistro this coming Saturday to give you Xtra Covers of some iconic hard rock and classic rock songs.

Venue: 64 House Full of Flavors, Koramangala, Bangalore
Landmarks: Corner House Koramangala, Jukebox Koramangala, Wildcraft Showroom near Empire Koramangala

Date: Saturday, 20th August 2011
Time: 8:30 PM

The Facebook event invite is here. See you there!

Show how the world looks through your eyes

The world is beautiful, vibrant and dynamic. But we don’t often see it the way it is. If you have a different view of the world, then capture it and show it to the world. If you wish to translate your thoughts into images, learn this art from PeeVee

Who’s Peevee:

• A professional photographer for the past 7 years. Also been the official photographer for the Tour of Nilgiris last year.
• Won critical acclaim from eminent personalities in the entertainment industry like Mani Ratnam, for his candid shots.
• Has several corporate and commercial shoots to his credit.
• Has lead more than 300 photowalks in and around Bangalore.
• Has had his work featured at several prestigious exhibitions, shot and compiled coffee table books.
  Tamil Nadu Tourism
  Tour of Nilgiris Book
• Peevee has earned himself several accolades and recognition for his work in the areas of street, people and travel photography.
• See some of his other interesting work on Flick

What to expect:

Get guidance on what camera settings to use in specific situations, photography concepts like framing and composition, using real-world examples. Participants perform photography exercises which will help them achieve a deep understanding simply because they did it themselves, instead of just being shown what they should do.

Features of the Workshop:

• Learn photography through a combination of classroom sessions, excursions & photowalks
• Guidance from a critically acclaimed photographer who has won accolades from the likes of Mani Ratnam
• In-the-moment tips to help you maximize photo opportunities
• Presentations on the creative and technical aspects of photography
• Critique of the photos taken by you during the workshop

Dates: 20th & 21st Aug, 2011

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (both days)

Workshop fee: Rs 3,800

Schedule for the workshop:

Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm – Classroom session on photography at iReboot
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Photowalk

Sunday 7:00am – 10:00am – Photo-excursion to Nandi Village, Bhoganandeshwara temple,
Pottery village
10:00am -12:00pm – Devanahalli fort
3:00pm – 6:00pm – Review session of 10 best images from each participant

What to carry:

Camera (even basic digital camers will do)

Water bottle (optional)

Last date for registration: 14th August, 2011

Payment modes:
– Cash
– Cheque
– Online transfer

For further queries, please call 96638 57828 or Click here to register

Choe Khor Sum Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation & Study Center, is pleased to announce the beginning of a new course – ‘The Seven Limb Practice – for Purification, Accumulation & Blessings’ on Sunday, August 7, 2011.

Most of us, beginners in the pursuit of spiritual progress encounter this problem: when we study but cannot retain the words, contemplate but do not understand, meditate but nothing develops. That is because our feeble mind is said to be like “a field littered with stones, pebbles & weeds”. Before any fruits of transformation or positive qualities in our mind can grow, we need to first do the following to clean up our mind and receive positive conditions:

Purify negativities – to remove the obstructions to change
Accumulate merits – to gather favorable conditions
Seek & receive the guru’s blessings for inspiration

The Seven Limb practice contains all the key practices for preparing our mind to achieve realizations quickly. Other topics covered during the course will include:

Practice of the Confession to 35 Buddhas
Benefits of making offerings
Vajrasattva practice
Mandala Offering

The 3-sessions course will be conducted in English by Ven. Gyalten Rabten from Sera Jey Monastic University. The course is suitable both for beginners and advanced students of Tibetan Buddhism. It is free and open to everyone.

Schedule:
session 1 – Aug 7, 2011, Sun, 10 AM – 1 PM
session 2 – Aug 21, 2011, Sun, 10 AM – 1 PM
session 3 – Sep 18, 2011, Sun, 10 AM – 1 PM

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Center, # 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071.

Contact: e-mail – info@cksl.in, web – www.cksl.in, tel. (080) 414 864 97

Wanna explore the dark Caves?

Wanna experience the art of Rock Climbing?

Wanna experience the real sense of Adventure?

“Jogimatti” is one of the highest peaks at a height of 1323m above the sea level & surrounded by the reserved forest with huge rocks all around. Jogimatti is rich in bio diversity & it’s a paradise for bird watchers. It offers great challenge to adventure enthusiasts with various rock hills & hidden caves. Kondajji Lake is a vast lake surrounded by beautiful forest. The lake offers many water sport activities like still water rafting, kayaking & water fun.

Join us for the long weekend of Sat 13th August 2011 to Monday 15th August 2011 if you love adventure, camping out and trekking.

Activities – Trekking, Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Cave Exp, Water Sports.

Difficulty Level – Easy

Accommodation – Camping Tents / Guest House (toilets available)

Food – Simple Veg

Transport – Hired Vehicle

Cost – Rs.2750/- per head

Departure on FRIDAY 12th August 2011 at 10:30pm

Day – 01 (Sat 13th Aug 2011):
07:00am – Breakfast.
08:00am – Rock Climbing.
11:00am – Cave Exploration.
12:30pm - Lunch.
01:30pm - Peak Climb.
03:00pm – Trek to Camp.
05:30pm – Tea / Biscuits.
06:00pm - Cooking.
07:30pm – Campfire.
08:30pm - Dinner.

Day – 02 (Sun 14th Aug 2011):
06:30am – Bird watching.
08:30am - Breakfast.
09:00am – Rappelling.
11:00am – Climbing.
12:30pm - Lunch.
02:30pm - Trek to falls.
03:00pm – Water Fall.
05:30pm – Tea / Biscuits.
06:00pm - Cooking.
07:30pm – Campfire.
08:30pm - Dinner.

Day – 03 (Mon 15th Aug 2011):
06:00am – Departure.
08:00am – Breakfast.
09:00am – Water Sports.
12:30pm - Lunch.
01:30pm - Depart to Bangalore.
07:00pm – Reach Bangalore.

• Trekkers will be provided with Sleeping bags, Tents & Instructor.
• The program is a self sustained & trekkers have to carry their own backpack.
• Trekkers will be experiencing the Tent pitching, Cooking & also other Camping techniques.

For more details & booking Contact us:
SMS JOGI / Call @ +91 9980017105
Email – nisargaindia@gmail.com

All Bangalore based foodies and foodies across India, check out our friends’ site:

Zomato.com – India’s biggest online food & lifestyle guide

Unleash Your True Potential

Do you know the ‘Real You’?

If not, then it is time you Discovered Yourself.

iReboot brings you its flagship workshop – Discover Yourself, on 6-7th August, 2011. Identify your passion with some help from iReboot as we take you through a 2 day session on “Discover Yourself”.

You can expect to:

- understand what you are interested in
- recognize circumstances and emotions which cloud your dream
- effective techniques to help you identify your inner most passion
- linking your desires to a career that you would love

Come, Discover Yourself!
Blog: http://ireboot.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/discover-yourself-the-way-i-did/

Venue: iReboot, Indiranagar
Date: August 6 & 7
Timing: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Or Call 9663857828 to speak to us about it.

To book a seat, quickly fill up the registration form on the link below:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dG1UWEFlQnRYWW9QNWlSUncwZ3ZyTXc6MA

Do you wish to have your own kitchen and create mouth-watering delicacies? Or play a proud host and serve the most exotic food that a pallete can experience?

Whatever the ‘craving’, it is about time you started your own Restaurant / Cafe.

iReboot brings you a unique workshop to help you start your very own c

afe, eatery or a specialty restaurant. A never before opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade and minimize all your risks before you actually start out.

•Myths & Opportunities
•Types of Eateries •Concept Architecting
•Cost Analysis •Menu Planning
•Food Costing •Staffing & HR •Equipment
•Requirement •Government Mandatories
•Secrets of Successful Restaurants

Workshop dates: 30th – 31st July, 2011

Venue: iReboot, Inc
Address: No. 3095, 6th A Main, Indiranagar, Bangalore – 560038

Limited seats only.
To register call 9663857828
Or mail your details to : irebootregisternow@gmail.com

For more details on ‘Run Your Restaurant’ log on to www.ireboot.com

Weekend Nuts’ next *SMILEY DAY* is on 24 July 2011, at Bangalore.

(10am-12noon, Arekere, Bannerghatta Road)
This event will be with special kids from an orphanage (SnehaSadan).

Smiley Day Motto:To make their day by bringing smiles to them!
Smiley Day is a recurring Community-Service drive of Weekend Nuts.
Our Media coverage: Last & Latest

Sneha Sadan Boy’s home, a convent run orphanage, provides Quality-Education, Shelter & Food to 35 boys.15 of them are up to class 5. Rest up to class 12.
So, plan is to spend 2-3 hours with those kids @ their scenic campus, doing:
- Play Cricket or Carom, Scrabble OR Story-Reading with the kids
- Spending 1:1 quality time with the kids – more of a counselling session
To hear what they have to say about their lives, health, plans, studies or just anything!
- General health-checkup for the kids (to be finalized yet)

Sneha Sadan’s requirements: Weighing Machine, First Aid Box, Shoes & bunker-beds. We wish to donate as much as possible, So, please contribute to our pool of funds – needed for this donation.
Please contribute Charity fees (Rs.400) :  either in cash on event day or thru’ online transfer.
Thanks!
Look forward to see you @ the celebration of “Sharing Smiles” on 24 July!
Pl confirm your participation by Friday, 22 July 2011.

Regards,
Weekend Nuts
Ruu (9379058236) Ben (9741595372) Vipin (9538303624) Soumya (9886771173)
WeekendNuts@gmail.com
www.WeekendNuts.com

Start your own Cafe workshop

Do you wish to have your own kitchen and create mouth-watering delicacies? Or play a proud host and serve the most exotic food that a pallete can experience?

Whatever the ‘craving’, it is about time you started your own Restaurant / Cafe.

iReboot brings you a unique workshop to help you start your very own cafe, eatery or a specialty restaurant. A never before opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade and minimize all your risks before you actually start out.

•Myths & Opportunities
•Types of Eateries •Concept Architecting
•Cost Analysis •Menu Planning
•Food Costing •Staffing & HR •Equipment
•Requirement •Government Mandatories
•Secrets of Successful Restaurants

Workshop dates: 30th – 31st July, 2011

Venue: iReboot, Inc
Address: No. 3095, 6th A Main, Indiranagar, Bangalore – 560038

Limited seats only.
To register call 9663857828
Or mail your details to : irebootregisternow@gmail.com

For more details on ‘Run Your Restaurant’ log on to www.ireboot.com