The 4th edition of the Indian Premier League will be starts from April 8, 2011 to May 28, 2011. Opening Match plays between Chennai Super Kings & Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on 8th April 2011.

Date	Local/IST		Match Details	Venue
8-Apr-11	20:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st IPL	Chennai
9-Apr-11	16:00		Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd IPL	Hyderabad
9-Apr-11	20:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3rd IPL	Kochi
10-Apr-11	16:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 4th IPL	Delhi
10-Apr-11	20:00		Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 5th IPL	Navi Mumbai
11-Apr-11	20:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, 6th IPL	Kolkata
12-Apr-11	16:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 7th IPL	Jaipur
12-Apr-11	20:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 8th IPL	Bangalore
13-Apr-11	16:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 9th IPL	Mohali
13-Apr-11	20:00		Pune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 10th IPL	Navi Mumbai
14-Apr-11	20:00		Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11th IPL	Hyderabad
15-Apr-11	16:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 12th IPL	Jaipur
15-Apr-11	20:00		Mumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 13th IPL	Hyderabad
16-Apr-11	16:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th IPL	Chennai
16-Apr-11	20:00		Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 15th IPL	Hyderabad
17-Apr-11	16:00		Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 16th IPL	Navi Mumbai
17-Apr-11	20:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 17th IPL	Kolkata
18-Apr-11	20:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th IPL	Kochi
19-Apr-11	16:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 19th IPL	Delhi
19-Apr-11	20:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 20th IPL	Bangalore
20-Apr-11	16:00		Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 21st IPL	Mumbai
20-Apr-11	20:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 22nd IPL	Kolkata
21-Apr-11	20:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd IPL	Mohali
22-Apr-11	16:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 24th IPL	Kolkata
22-Apr-11	20:00		Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 25th IPL	Mumbai
23-Apr-11	20:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th IPL	Delhi
24-Apr-11	16:00		Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 27th IPL	Hyderabad
24-Apr-11	20:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 28th IPL	Jaipur
25-Apr-11	20:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 29th IPL	Chennai
26-Apr-11	20:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th IPL	Delhi
27-Apr-11	16:00		Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 31st IPL	Navi Mumbai
27-Apr-11	20:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Deccan Chargers, 32nd IPL	Kochi
28-Apr-11	20:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 33rd IPL	Delhi
29-Apr-11	16:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 34th IPL	Jaipur
29-Apr-11	20:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 35th IPL	Bangalore
30-Apr-11	16:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Delhi Daredevils, 36th IPL	Kochi
30-Apr-11	20:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 37th IPL	Kolkata
1-May-11	16:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 38th IPL	Jaipur
1-May-11	20:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 39th IPL	Chennai
2-May-11	16:00		Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 40th IPL	Mumbai
2-May-11	20:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 41st IPL	Delhi
3-May-11	20:00		Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 42nd IPL	Hyderabad
4-May-11	16:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 43rd IPL	Chennai
4-May-11	20:00		Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 44th IPL	Navi Mumbai
5-May-11	16:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 45th IPL	Kochi
5-May-11	20:00		Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 46th IPL	Hyderabad
6-May-11	20:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, 47th IPL	Bangalore
7-May-11	16:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 48th IPL	Kolkata
7-May-11	20:00		Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 49th IPL	Mumbai
8-May-11	16:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 50th IPL	Bangalore
8-May-11	20:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 51st IPL	Mohali
9-May-11	20:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 52nd IPL	Jaipur
10-May-11	16:00		Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd IPL	Hyderabad
10-May-11	20:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 54th IPL	Mohali
11-May-11	20:00		Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 55th IPL	Jaipur
12-May-11	20:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 56th IPL	Chennai
13-May-11	20:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kings XI Punjab, 57th IPL	Indore
14-May-11	16:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 58th IPL	Bangalore
14-May-11	20:00		Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 59th IPL	Mumbai
15-May-11	20:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 60th IPL	Dharmasala
15-May-11	20:00		Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Rajasthan Royals, 61st IPL	Indore
16-May-11	20:00		Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 62nd IPL	Pune
17-May-11	20:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 63rd IPL	Dharmasala
18-May-11	20:00		Chennai Super Kings vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 64th IPL	Chennai
19-May-11	20:00		Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 65th IPL	Pune
20-May-11	20:00		Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th IPL	Mumbai
21-May-11	16:00		Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 67th IPL	Dharmasala
21-May-11	20:00		Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 68th IPL	Delhi
22-May-11	16:00		Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, 69th IPL	Bangalore
22-May-11	20:00		Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 70th IPL	Kolkata
24-May-11	20:00		TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 IPL	Mumbai
25-May-11	20:00		TBC vs TBC, Eliminator IPL	Mumbai
27-May-11	20:00		TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 IPL	Chennai
28-May-11	20:00		TBC vs TBC, Final IPL	Chennai

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Let's talk more about Hong Kong Tea Culture. Apart from traditonal Chinese tea, Hong Kong is famous for its very unique style Milk Tea. It's actually world famous. When you visit China Towns all over the world, you'll see restaurants putting up big signboards specifying "Hong Kong Style Milk Tea" . And here is it - very silky smooth. Secret recipe available only in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong locals love this milk tea, including myself. Some even addicted to it. They are usually part of a breakfast set, lunch set or tea set. Or they are sold stand alone. Hot is usually around HK$10 and cold is around HK$13, and ice-free cold is around HK$15+.

Now let's see what is usually accompanying the Hong Kong milk tea to make up a tea set.

Pineapple Bun - listen, the shape, the taste or the ingredients - there is nothing to deal with pineapple, except the name. Hong Kong people love to insert a flat piece of butter and name it Butter Pineapple Bun.

Egg Tart - both egg tart and pineapple bun are usually cheap, round about HK$4-5 each. Butter pineapple bun is slight more expensive.

Best Place to Enjoy A Hong Kong Tea Set - Tea Restaurants

Now, don't mix up with dim sum restaurants. We usually call dim sum restaurant Cha Lou 茶樓 and tea restaurants Cha Chantang 茶餐廳. Tea Restaurants (cha chantang) are some typical small casual restaurants. These are the place where you can enjoy superb quality Hong Kong milk tea. They outperform 5-star restaurants in terms of milk tea.

How Much is A Hong Kong Milk Tea Set?

From the Golden Phoenix menu above:

tea + egg tart - HK$17

tea + pineapple bun - HK$ 17

tea + butter pineapple bun - HK$19

tea + chicken pie - HK$20

How Does A Typical Hong Kong Milk Tea Restaurant Look Like?

Here is one.

This is one of the most classic and beloved tea restaurants in Hong Kong. It is situated at a side street in Wanchai. You won't notice it even you go pass it. The way to locate it easer is by the line of people waiting for a seat or buying out-of-oven egg tarts. I live in Wanchai for over 30 years and this restaurant has been here for over 30 years too. Guess what, I never had a chance to visit it because I just can't put up with the long waiting line.

OK, here are some sample tea sets - with all the tea partners, egg tart, pineapple bun and chicken pie altogether.

Next time when you are in Hong Kong, don't forget to see if you are lucky enough to find a seat at Golden Phoenix 金鳳茶餐廳 (see above) - 41 Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Food Blog - Hong Kong Milk Tea

Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple / Malibu temple in Calabasas, California - USA

Last weekend, we had been on a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles, California and as anticipated, it was pleasant escaping the freezing weather and snow of Chicago for at least a couple of days. Though we were there for a different reason and could not do any sight seeing, we were able to visit Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple located in Calabasas. The temple is nestled in the beautiful hills of Malibu in the Santa Monica Mountains and because of its geographic location, it is also known as the Malibu Temple.
The architecture is traditional, south Indian style and the atmosphere is very serene. Though the temple is smaller compared to the ones I visit locally, it reminded me the temples in India and I very much loved the ambience. I was pleasantly surprised to notice several outdoor shrines in the open courtyard that house Lord Ganesha (the smaller shrine to the right side in the picture), Rama Parivar (the smaller shine on the left side), Padmavathi and Bhoodevi. Owing to the bad weather, Chicago land temple deities have to be in closed quarters with coat - shoe racks inside for the devotees. Here in Malibu temple, we could leave our shoes outside and there was also facility to wash our feet outside if we had wished.
The temple consists of two complexes. One with Lord Venkateswara as the presiding deity and the other deities I mentioned above. Lord Shiva is the presiding deity of the other complex with some more deities. Here I found many empty enclaves and so probably there are going to be some more additions to that list. This complex is somewhat large and a wedding party was just leaving when we visited there.

Mukhadwaram with the dwarapalakas and the dhwajasthambam - The main entrance to temple

After worshipping and receiving theertha - prasadams from the priest who was present there, we visited this adjoining building. Here, they have a small kitchen with dining hall, restrooms and a classroom where kids were getting ready for their Sunday dance lessons.
Though they don't have a full-fledged kitchen as many developed temples do, they were selling sweets. The special for the day was a box of pongal with some sambhar and yogurt rice sold at a minimal price.

Photography inside the temple is strictly prohibited.

Location:
1600 Las Virgenes Canyon Rd
Calabasas, CA 91302