Vinay Payyapilly
In To The Future – A Gay World
Son: Dad, I have someone in my life. Dad feels the perspiration break out in anticipation of what is coming. Son: I know you have very...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 2, 20092 min read
Why I will not quit smoking (yet)
One of the good things about smoking is that you get a feel of the number of people who actually care for you. They come up with ideas to...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 27, 20091 min read
Vinay needs
What I need, according to Google! This note was done because it actually made me chuckle. Instructions: Do a Google search for your...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 12, 20091 min read
A New Year
This is a blog I promise to keep updated every year and fail misearbly. This year will hopefully be better. You will find the movies I...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 12, 20092 min read
The Rahman Effect
Nominated for multiple Oscars, A. R. Rahman approaches the edge of the cliff he has been rushing towards for the better part of the last...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 11, 20092 min read
The Literate Illiterate
India is a country of divisions and groups. Here you can be a Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian or any of the other hundred religions to be...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 12, 20091 min read
Hyderabad – Goa
Our New Year was spent in Goa this year. Just to make it more interesting we decided to drive to Goa instead of taking the train. Total...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 12, 20092 min read
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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 7, 20081 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...
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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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Nov 11, 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....
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Vinay Payyapilly
Oct 15, 20082 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 9, 20081 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”...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 18, 20082 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 6, 20083 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 29, 20082 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 28, 20081 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 19, 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....
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 18, 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 14, 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...
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