I have always been a fan of quality flash games (apart from being a fan of PC games and that too apart from my regular duty of being fan of Wii games). When I first checked this one out, I was like ‘May not be worth it..’ and boy was I wrong. The game kept me busy for quite some time, each time someone interrupting me and killing my progress (of course at home). There is no save option unlike other games and hence it took me longer than usual to beat it. It became addictive and fun. You can …
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 readingJai Ho A.R.Rehman
Rehman did India proud by winning double Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards. I was up at 6.30 and even without brushing my teeth was in front of T.V. Shortly my wife joined me and we were glued to it till 10.30 A.M jumping on various occasions first for Resul Pookutty, then for Rehman and also for Pinky. Finally it was a moment of great joy and pride to see the kids and the caste of Slumdog Millionaire for the Best Picture.
Continue readingOoty Trip
We were all bogged down by different things and needed a break. Ooty was planned and we called Kanni and he confirmed his presence with his wife aka Susi. The plan was that we both contribute equal amounts to the trip. I took off from Dec 24th to Jan 2nd (6 days PL). Kayar was also off and Smitha was in her holidays too. We started on 24th morning, at 6.00 AM and off through Mysore road. We again missed the Kamat and deliberately went past Cafe Coffee day. But it was a good thing as we ate in a …
Continue readingAnand Wins the World Chess Championship Title
I am not sure what percentage were following this and were happier to know this compared to the ongoing India-Australia series and the double hundreds from Gambhir and Laxman. I love cricket but that does not take away from me the fact that Chess is close to my heart as well and no matter, everyone has to agree that this is the only Sport/Game where we are the number 1, thanks to Anand. Congrats Vishy
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 readingThere ain’t a term as ‘Perfect Spouse’
If you are still searching for Mr.Perfect or Miss.Perfect you better stop now, because there is no such thing. We have to accept the fact that each has his/her own imperfections and the fact is that is what makes us unique. I have heard people remarking that a guy is perfect and anyone marrying him is one lucky girl. May not be. Same goes for the girls as well. I remember a conversation we once had among friends in college. Someone was suggesting how great it would be if Aishwarya Rai were to marry one of us. It would be …
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 readingCoorg Trip
It has been 4 years since I came to Bangalore but I have never been out touring even with so many options around bangalore. We were never comfortable with bus travels and hiring a taxi too was not an interesting option either. All these changed when we got our ‘Estilo’ and I have been impatiently waiting for a blast as soon as I got my hands on it. In less than 6 months of our ownership of Estilo ‘Coorg’ was planned on the Easter weekend. We initially started with Ooty, but a good suggestion from our neighbour changed the destination …
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