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Hyderabad – Ernakulam
It has been quite a while since I did this route by road, so I thought it was time to run it again. This time however things were going...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 12, 20092 min read
Cascade Loop (SR20)
450 miles, an ever-changing landscape makes this drive a must-do if you ever happen to be in Seattle. My route. I started from Redmond...
Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 7, 20081 min read
HYD-SIN-ICN-SFO-SEA
For this trip to Seattle I took a different route – Hyderabad-Singapore–Seoul–San Fransisco-Seattle on Singapore Airlines–United...
Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 7, 20081 min read
Siddharth’s Idea
Siddharth loves to hear a story before he goes to bed. His favorite stories revolve around Spiderman putting Big Bad Wolf in his place....
Vinay Payyapilly
Nov 11, 20081 min read
Siddharth Goes To School
Nothing prepares you for this day. It may even be a day that you “think” you are looking forward to. You may think that you will enjoy...
Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 15, 20082 min read
Sid’s Hungry
“Mama, he is feeling hungry in his poppy-to.” That is how Sid let his mother know that he wanted to pass urine. He knew the word “hungry”...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 9, 20081 min read


Oregon Road Trip
970+ miles in two days. I cannot count the number of times people have told me about how beautiful the Oregon coast is. So I decided I...
Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 18, 20082 min read


The Return of the Woman
Hillary Clinton (Photo credit: daveblume) The most powerful country finally has a viable woman presidential candidate. Although there...
Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 6, 20083 min read
Smoking Woes
Smoking is injurious to health, a fact known to everybody. Over the past decade, this information has trickled down to every level of...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 29, 20082 min read
The Attitude Litany
There are some interesting litanies that we go through with Sid and I thought it would be good to jot them down before they are lost...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 28, 20081 min read
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 dont know....
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 19, 20081 min read
The Ultimate Malayali Name
Five years ago I made a blog entry title Malayali Names. At the time of writing that article I mistakenly thought that I had heard them...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 18, 20081 min read
Spreading the Joy
Those of you who have met Sid will agree with me that he has a charm all his own. This was evident a few days ago when we drove into...
Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 14, 20081 min read


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


End of an era
Adam Craig Gilchrist (Photo credit: Luton Anderson) This is one of the most abused phrases I know of. It accompanies every death and...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 31, 20081 min read
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


Picking on Microsoft
Image via CrunchBase Why does everybody like to pick on Microsoft? I wonder! Hmmm! Like many of my other posts this one too has its roots...
Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 12, 20071 min read
Talent Shows
American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent, Sa Re Ga Ma, the list is endless. In every country around the world the hunt is on for talent that...
Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 22, 20071 min read


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


To apologize or not to apologize
Govt, police ‘let off the hook’ Haneef inquiry (Photo credit: publik16) The Australian government has categorically stated that they will...
Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 31, 20071 min read
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