Thursday, August 28, 2008

“An Evening with a BMCC& R Member”.

It was a quite warm Sunday evening. Our swimming pool was packed with kids, husbands, wives. The day was quite busy. To make our monthly magazine more interesting, we’d started a column “An Evening with a BMCC& R Member”. Mr. Sandeep Agrawal; Membership #BM/121/06/35 Yr/F , who was the member of year 2007 was the first member to be interviewed for the column As always, our one and only Mrs. Anna H was our host for the evening.

Anna: Good Evening Mr. Sandeep Agrawal,
Sandeep: Good Evening.

Anna: It’s really nice to have you here at the club with us this evening.
Sandeep: It’s my pleasure to be here.

Anna: Well, it’s just a formal talk we’re going to have today evening; I hope you’re going to enjoy the show.
Sandeep: Yes, I’ll.

Anna: Well, could u please tell us something about your interest and hobby?
Sandeep: I love dancing, going out for driving; night drive specially, partying around with my friends
Anna: That’s great.
Anna: What’s your favorite food and drink?
Sandeep: I love Chinese, tandoori, and different mock tails.

Anna: I’m sure you’d love to travel.
Sandeep: Ya! I love to travel.

Anna: So, which is your favorite destination and holiday spot? Anywhere in the world?
Sandeep: I like Australia, I‘d been to Paris, Zurich. I’d say that Zurich is the best place I’d ever visited.
Anna: Why do you feel that that Zurich is the best place you’d ever visited?
Sandeep: I feel that Zurich is a beautiful place. I felt that I was in Heaven and it’s a paradise because of its climatic condition and scenic beauty.
Anna: Geographically, it must be very beautiful?
Sandeep: Yes, that’s correct. It is.

Anna: Can you please tell us that how do you recreate yourself during your holidays?
Sandeep: Most of the time, I spend with my friends; I have many friends in Siliguri and other places. As I said, I love partying, driving with my friends. Going to movies.
Anna: Who decides what to do during the vacations? Friends or Family?
Sandeep: We decide it unanimously.
Anna: Since you’re from Siliguri. I’m sure that you’re from Siliguri. Which is your favorite place in and around siliguri? Picnic Spot.
Sandeep: Blue Mountain is one of the place who I’d like to spend time in Siliguri. Though, I don’t come everyday; I feel relaxed when I come here and meet friends over here.

Anna: During the weekends, what do you generally do?
Sandeep: Saturday is a working day for us. I meet up with the friends in evening. I also do go with my family. Most of the time, we come to Blue Mountain or some good restaurant in Siliguri. Sunday, I get the entire day, I spend time watching television, reading books and in evening; as usual I go out with my family or friends. We usually come to Blue Mountain or some good restaurant although, we don’t have many choices.

Anna: Do you like shopping?
Sandeep: I do lots of shopping; but not in Siliguri. When I go out of siliguri, I do a lot of shopping. I feel that Siliguri is not the ideal place for shopping. As I do a lot of traveling, I shop while I am out of Siliguri.
Anna: What kind of view could you give for the Blue Mountain country club?
Sandeep: In a place like Siliguri, it is an innovative and wonderful effort to make such kind of beautiful country club at the foothills of Himalayas. I feel that it is the ideal place for families with mind blowing scenic beauty all around. I feel that the facilities at the club are perfect for families. If I come with my family, my kids can swim and spend the evening in a wonderful way. If I wish to work out, I can work out at Impulse, which is the best gym in Siliguri. Lastly but not the least, we have a fantastic Environment over here.

Anna: Do you think that it is good to have a club in Siliguri?
Sandeep: Definitely, it is a platform for the people from different societies to come together and interact with each other. Apart from these, it gives us the platform to come and relax and entertain ourselves. At the same time, this gives an opportunity for the family members to interact with other people. It helps us to increase our knowledge because we get to meet different types of people. So, I feel there is no harm in having a club.

Anna: Tell us how can we improve our club?
Sandeep: As we know that our club is not that old, we already have quite number of members. I believe that in any success story there will be a point where the belief in the future outweighs the risk that you are taking. All we need to do is to keep on believe ourselves and keep going.

Anna: What do you feel about the club culture in Siliguri?
Sandeep: I feel that there are some people who believe in Club. There are other social clubs such as Rotary, Lions Club. They also have parties and entertainment. Kolkata has club culture; however, Siliguri is a developing place, it will take sometime.

Anna: Tell us few things; which you like the most about the club?
Sandeep: The best thing about our club is the location; people from metro are dying to come to this kind of place. As I have mentioned, we have a fantastic ambience over here. People over here are very humble; staffs are very nice and dedicated; members are also from very good families. There is no unwanted crowd in the club here. We really can have good time over here.

Anna: Thank you so much. Have a wonderful evening. Hope to see you here at the club every weekend.
Sandeep: Thank you so much.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The 'Blue Mountain Country Club & Resorts", Siliguri

The Blue Mountain Country Club & Resorts.
It’s a lifestyle.

The Blue Mountain Country Club & Resorts was established in 2005, the first and only Country Club in Siliguri. Nestled at the foothills of Himalyas with a river flowing through, it has no parallel. Meticulously planned, marvelous interior and landscapes, with all the modern amenities, it provides the perfect place for rejuvenation, entertainment and leisure for Siligurians- one of the most upcoming cities in India. Blue Mountain Country Club & Resorts has come up with a difference in town of Siliguri to cater its people with a distinct flavor altogether. Our club gives a new dimension to our lives. It’s a lifestyle. This is a club with a difference. We have presently more than 600 members.

Features:
The Galaxy : Karaoke Bar
Wet & Wild : The Swimming Pool with Waters Slides & Water Falls & Jacuzzi.
Tropicana : The ultimate destination that ends with homely food.
The Impulse : “The State of Art” Gym.
The Eden : Food Court (The Outdoor Restaurant)
The Zen : The Japanese Garden

Other Features :
Tennis Court, basketball, Pool table, Fishing, Badminton, Roller- skating, Table Tennis, Card, , Dolby Stereo Phonic Home Theatre, Executive Lounge cum Library, Water polo.

Activties and Events:
The club organizes activities and events for their members. Salsa Class, , Aerobics, Yoga, Dj Nites with Jamming on the Dance floor on weekends, Moonson Damaka (Rain Dance), 14th August (Our Club’s Foundations Day), 31st Nite, Competitions with prizes in games, quiz and extracurricular activities. Camping outdoors with Bonfire nights and barbecue. Tambola, Movie Shows, Picnics, Observe and celebrate all festivals of India. Charity Works, Cooking classes, Workshop on weight giant and weight loss.

Club 9 (Ladies Club):
Exclusively for the ladies members’ section of the club. They organize various activities such as Kitty parties, Classes on cooking, gardening, sewing, different ways of wearing sarees.

The upcoming features and activities:
A boutique hotel and a state of art Spa .
Martial Arts and Super Sundays.

The Galaxy : Karaoke Bar
Have a Drink……… Sing a Song.
The Galaxy is the place to chill out. You can enjoy a drink, cocktails, mocktails, play pool, dance to the latest music, shoot dart or just sit out on our balcony to enjoy the breathtaking view of the hills. Of course, you can sing your hear out in our hi-fi karaoke in English and Hindi numbers.

Wet & Wild ………. Splash in! :
First of its kind! A risk free shallow pool.
The first Amoeboid Shaped Swimming Pool with Waters Slides & Water Falls & Jacuzzi.
SO GET WET, GET WILD, & BEAT THE SUMMER.

Tropicana : The ultimate destination that ends with homely food.
We serve all kinds of all cuisines such as North India, Tandoori, Mexican,Italian, Rajasthani, Nepali, Mughai, Thai, Chinese etc.

The Impulse : “The State of Art” Gym.
Desinged by Talwarkar of National Fame, our gym has professional personal trainer to guide each member with the latest equipment, cardios, weights, freehand,yoga, aerobics, deit control are some of the routine.

Affiliations and Tie ups:
We’re affiliated to Country Club Limited. Using our Blue Mountain Country Club & Resorts membership, you’d be able to visit 25 destinations in India, where there is a Country Club property.

We’ve almost completed our formalities for a tie- up with UB group, the liquor company. Along with them, we’d be organizing various events and activities. We’ve also given our proposal for a tie- up with Gymkhana, Darjeeling and Planters’ Club. Hopefully, by end of this month, we’ll finalize the tie-up.

Blue Mountain Country Club & Resorts offers memberships only for families. Our memberships are designed for the applicant, the spouse, the dependent single children (21 Yrs. and below) and their parents (optional).

“Blue Mountain” memberships are open for Family, Corporate or Group for 10 years, 5 years and 1 year
Please contact us @ +91 98326-36872; 2574456, 6451844 for membership

Some of the well known personalities/ companies who’ve become our members:
01. Dr. R.K Agrawal (Social-worker and Doctor)
02. Mr.Jayanta Moulick (Politician)
03. Mr. S.K Gazmer (Government Official)
04. Mr. Amarnath Tiwari (Politician)
05. Mr. Harish Himat Singhka ( Ownver of Lexicon)
06. Mr. Pradeep Agarwal (Owner of Kaysons)
07. Mr. PC Masakara (Well known Chartered Accountant)
08. Mr. Gopal Chodhury (Well known Chartered Accountant).
09. Vodafone.
10. Spicejet
11. Jetairways.
12. Bajjaj Allianz.