Vinay Payyapilly
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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 31, 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Nov 8, 20071 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Sep 12, 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 22, 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Aug 7, 20072 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 31, 20071 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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 25, 20072 min read
Kimi – The Car Wrecker
MP4-21 (Photo credit: dawvon) The current F1 season is turning out to be one of the best in recent memory. For once we have not one or...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 22, 20071 min read
Talking to the Gods
As I sat down to write the piece on Harry Potter a set of loudspeakers started out outside my window. As I write they blare out...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jul 22, 20071 min read
Much pottering about nothing
English: made it in mspaint (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It is that time again when the purists line up against the populists and debate the...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jun 27, 20072 min read
Is India Free?
Wrote this as a reply to a post on Orkut asking the question in the subject line. *** Is India free? The answer is an emphatic Yes and...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Apr 18, 20072 min read
Evolution Today
For decades now the war has ranged between the supporters of the Creation theory and the Theory of Evolution about who is right. For...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Mar 9, 20072 min read
The Tomb of Jesus
As expected, it drew many reactions from around the world. To find the tomb of Jesus who supposedly rose from the dead three days after...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 28, 20071 min read
Seattle
English: The top of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington Deutsch: Turmkorb und Spitze der Space Needle, in Seattle (Photo credit:...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 23, 20071 min read
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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 23, 20071 min read
So Who’s Watching This Crap?
I used to think television journalism in India was frivolous, but these guys make NDTV look like a serious news channel. Everywhere I go...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 22, 20072 min read
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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Feb 22, 20073 min read
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...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Jan 22, 20072 min read
Watering Down Our Rights
Section 161 deals with examination of witnesses by the police during investigation and Section 162 provides that statements of witnesses...
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Vinay Payyapilly
Dec 6, 20062 min read
Remembering Dec 6
History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought. – Etienne Gilson All through our history the moments...
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