Tempeh is harder. Natto is much softer and mushy. Its like the durian of Japan, some people like it, some can't stand it.

Yes the things were saber on the food front this time round. But the sessions were good and lot more international participants.

Yes, I already booked the tickets to Saigon. See you guys there.

Smitty thanks for dropping by, This week the online visa is down. I asked at their embassy and they said the online visa site often goes offline. I ended up getting the visa from the embassy. Takes 2 days.

Yes, and you don't need to worry about the battery too as I suppose it charges when you plug it into the computer.

Divya,

I it is 10000 per person if you are traveling alone.
if you are going as a family of two people and more, it is 20,000

This could be in any currency.

Unfortunately, they don't consider the hotel voucher. You will have to show them the cash. As I mention in the post above, sometimes they don't ask you to show this money at all, while some other they are insistent and I have seen them give hard time to those who can't show it. So my recommendation would be to carry this cash.

Have a good trip.

Would be good to have you. Please come by.

Flip has higher quality. That also means that it takes longer to upload the video. I think Nano would bring in a lot more users into uploading videos.

strawberry sobert san, you can try WooriNara
http://preetamrai.com/weblog/archives/2008/09/30/... />
try the volcano chicken here

I have not tried INR but I have got by showing Japanese Yen, Chinese Renmenbei etc. So I think it should be ok.

I am not sure what rates you would get from Thai Bahts (THB) in India. Just run an exchange on this page and see if the rates you are getting  in India for THB are close to this

http://www.google.com/finance/converter />

Also, in the past I have noticed that the currency exchange counters at Bangkok airport don't like Indian currency. Though the good thing is that their rates seem to be consistent. 

Preetam