It was 10 years back when as part of a blogging community called ‘Tabulas’ I had started to blog. A short analysis reveals that I blog a lot in blocks mostly when on official travel outside India (I get loads of free time). They also mimic my professional life’s load. For me a blog is a digital diary with an option of exposing certain pages – the public pages. I have more private posts in this blog than public ones. What do I do with them. There is nothing so funny as to go back and read your own posts …
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2012 Spiced up A Star Automatic – Bright Red
Moving to Blogger
In the turn of events my earlier blog engine ‘Tabulas’ had to be shut down. I had to find a new host and ended up with blogger. The only problem is that while Tabulas allowed me to have my private diary (private posts) as part of my blog, here I might end up with another blog just for that (not very nice). Hopefully it will be added to blogger at some point of time. I am moving all my public posts for now especially the popular ‘Expense Organizer’ and ‘Tax Planner’ tools.
Continue readingTips on Highway Driving
I have compiled these highway tips from posts at team-bhp.com. There may be a lot of things that are specific to India and a few that are debatable. Kindly use your Common Sense . General
Continue readingAnother San Diego Trip
So when was my last public post, let me see – hmm when I was in San Diego. Do I get more time when I am not in India and actually amidst all the pressure. Btw, the trips don’t mean much to me except that I have lost the following, My daugter’s birthday, My wife’s birthday, My own birthday, Diwali (festival of lights), My best friend’s sister’s marriage and now another good old friend’s marriage. Things that I can’t think of replacing ever in future. Sigh.. Lamenting aside, I am sort of used to these trips now, more practical in …
Continue readingWebsite Design Updated !!
After getting our own domain name simonkayar.com I sat down and got the template updated too. It now looks lovely !!! [update] It is still broken in Internet Explorer and I need some time off to fix it.
Continue readingI have a friend
I love this poem by Charles Hanson Towne. He wrote it decades ago but it still fits well in our time too. I use this poem sent as an email to threaten by friends to be in touch.. Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by, and weeks rush on, And before I know it a year is gone, And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as …
Continue readingSan Diego beckons
No-oooooooooo!!! Not again. I am going to miss my daughter’s birthday for the second consecutive year. Well ‘kadamai azhaikuthu’. So no other choice. On the positive side I am getting another camera and planning to go to Sea World too (Last time when I was in Irvine, I gave Sea World a miss, postponing it for another time and it has been a wise decision). But all the fun only after the successful completion of the reason I am here.
Continue readingTata Nano – History is made
It has not been often that I follow a news for long with such unadulterated passion. The 1 lakh car has been one of them. I had read every conceivable article, magazine reports, rumors and predictions of the car, including the parts that will be outsourced and to whom and the innovations required to meet the cost factor. Meanwhile there had been a lot of setbacks for Ratan and his team including the protests by farmers, mockery style statements issued from competitors questioning the mere possibility of it and almost everyone jumping in to say that 1 Lakh price target …
Continue readingOur New Car – Maruti Zen Estilo
Hurrah !!! we finally got our hands on the brand new Estilo. We took the Champagne Beige Vxi from Pratham Motors Bangalore and enjoying each moment of this. Thanks to everyone who were part of the long decision making process and a special thanks to my wife for not being particular on the ‘Purple’ Estilo (Yuck). You can pass ur comments / queries below. I will be more than happy to bring in more of you to enjoy the Estilo – a style statement.
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