What a unique city Istanbul is ... Definitely, in my Top-5 cities so far. Adios!
Month: September 2015
Turkish Cuisine …
Pictures taken during our culinary adventures in and around Istanbul ...
Greek Cuisine …
Wah! We had a wonderful time, cuisine-wise, in Greece ... I put on 2-3 pounds (despite daily exercise), which proves this fact 😉 Adios!
Greatest Tennis season over the past 30 years?
Pardon the almost unreadable quality of my table (Did not want to splurge on a paid WordPress account for the Plugins 😉 ... (1) Obviously, more credence is given to performance in the Grand Slams, the 4 tournaments with the biggest coverage, impact, money and pressure (2) Even though Djokovic has a "3-0" (with respect to …
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2015 US Open: Some random thoughts …
(1) Federer gave a very good fight to Djokovic, but one always had the feeling that Djokovic would ultimately prevail. Though few would call Djokovic's game "pleasing on the eye" (Federer is an artist with the racket, by comparison), the dude is the complete package as far as a Tennis pro go. Good serve? CHECK. …
Last-minute syndrome …
The other day, I was waiting for VFS Global in Chennai to open up at 8AM IST so that I could apply for my Vietnam VISA. The security guards (there were several of them) were busy keeping the various VISA applicants at bay, till the official opening time. Most of the folks were there for …