For Christmas shoppers

www.appuonline.com

Striding the virtual world majestically, the portal encompasses a voluminous (if one can use the word for the net) directory on India and the major metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Appuonline.com offers a variety of services like Tickmail, Appunews, Appukids and Askappu. One can find a wealth of information on the four cities. The 12 channels associated with the site, such as travel, business, education, communication and shopping, enrich the site.

Want to know all about the 57 major temples in Tamil Nadu and how to reach them? Simply search under the Hinduism link. Appunews provides the links to newspapers region-wise. A search facility has been introduced to make browsing easier.

If you want to know anything about the country, click on "Askappu". It also has a huge database of previously answered questions on a variety of subjects ranging from computers to performance of organisations.

Listing of important Indian and global sites is an added attraction.

In the children's section, you are treated to a circus band. You have action and brain games, colouring, quizzes and trivia in this section. A separate search engine for children is a welcome feature.

www.claus.com

When Christmas comes, can Santa Claus be far behind? It's time to discover him online, at claus.com. Watch Santa playing basketball, and having a snowball fight.

An animated cartoon on Santa is worth checking out. Play with the reindeer, and create Elf Buddy on this wonderful site.

Notwithstanding postal delays and agitations, you can get in touch with Santa through this site and Santa will be happy to receive e-mails also. In fact, this is faster and more satisfying.

www.christmasraave.com

Yuletide is on us; and it's time for hanging wampum, sticking tinsel, baking cakes, buying clothes and shopping for greeting cards. Anything missing? Yes, the all-important Christmas tree.

The Christmas feeling is incomplete without the Christmas tree. Where do Chennaiites look for a Christmas tree? Does the world wide web have any signpost? Yes, it has. It points to http://www.christmasraave.com.

The website put out by Raave Exim Private Ltd, Casa Major Road, Egmore, lists the Christmas fare on sale - "evergreen artificial Christmas trees, Christmas wreath, everglow trees, Santa Clause dolls, crib set, garland, Christmas lights, artificial flowers, fibre-optic flowers and more than 100 different types of decorations."

Going through the site, you get the impression that it could be a one-stop shop for your Christmas decors this year. Well, fill in the online inquiry form and find out.

http://www.globusindia.com

Everything under the sun comes with a price tag; even expressing one's love and concern for dear ones. Sometimes the payment has to be made by cash, sometimes by one's time and sometimes by both cash and time. For those of us who have the cash, but not the time, globusindia.com could be a god-send.

GlobusIndia.com, a T. Nagar-based apparel and accessories shop, besides providing online shopping resources, also takes your gifts to your dear ones, anywhere in India; some products can be delivered in U.S. too. The wares - men's, women's, kid's clothes, leather items, and books - are well-categorised and highlighted in a pictorial dash. If you are fickle in the choice of a gift, 'ask Figo.'

Wondering who this knowall is? Well, Figo is the friendly GlobusIndia mascot, a handyman who makes up your mind for you in the choice of a gift. Then there is Globus Elite Club. With Globus Elite Card comes a range of privileges. A point system is a concomitant of this elite membership. Your "points" depend on the extent of your purchases.

The 'Style Advisor' feeds feminine vanity by listing the "what's in and what's out" of textile fashion. 'Contest Corner' could well put you in line for a gift. 'Hot Bargain' lists free gifts on your purchases.

(Compiled by K. Kirubanidhi & Prince Frederick)

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