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First Pass
English: A view of Ooty from the Doddabetta peak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We were in Ooty for the December holidays and decided to...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 12, 20081 min read
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Passport Woes
So we decided to get Sid his own passport. It was supposed to be a pretty straightforward thing. I have a passport, my wife has one, we...
Vinay Payyapilly
Nov 8, 20071 min read
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A truly local bank
HSBC (Photo credit: Kansir) On the 31st of July I mistakenly assumed that I had finished my last angry day with HSBC. For over 5 years my...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 7, 20072 min read
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Seattle
English: The top of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington Deutsch: Turmkorb und Spitze der Space Needle, in Seattle (Photo credit:...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 28, 20071 min read
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Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Under the boardwalk out of the sun, under the boardwalk we’ll be havin’ some fun The rides on offer are wonderful, though not cutting...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 23, 20071 min read
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San Francisco
16-Feb to 20-Feb My first evening in SF also happened to be the Chinese New Year. So the city was full of activity and there was an air...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 22, 20072 min read
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Hyderabad – Amsterdam – Seattle
I am finally on my way. Of course, there are shadows over my journey. For one, I am not too happy to be leaving my family behind. Just...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 22, 20073 min read
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10 Personal Moments of 2005
Here are 10 moments in my life during 2005, which will, for me, define the year gone by. There are in no particular order, except that...
Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 29, 20051 min read
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The Race
I run as fast as my legs will carry me. Somewhere in the distance behind me I can hear the rumbling. Is it getting closer? I don’t know....
Vinay Payyapilly
Jun 8, 20041 min read
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Sister’s Day
It’s that day of year again when we celebrate sisters. Anybody who has one will vouch, you can love ’em, you can get mad at ’em, you can...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jun 8, 20043 min read
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