Reminders of home

Had a couple of incidents the last week that reminded me of home.

First of all, found a shop here where you can get all kinds of South Indian food. Was pleasantly surprised to see frozen porottas, puttu, and even parippuvada(!!), but the kicker was reading the label on the box. Any guesses as to where all this was packed? South Kalamassery!! That's right, a measly 10 mins from my home back in Kochi!!! So I guess if I can't have homemade food, at least I can get food made close to home ;-)

Also got a chance to revisit an old hobby of mine. On the tram ride back spent the entire time right behind the driver observing the way he was driving it, and looking out the front windscreen. Loved doing this (riding up front with the driver) back when I was a kid, but never had the chance to do so ever since I stopped taking the bus to school (and whoever thought of that "women in front" rule in buses back home deserves a kick up his/her backside, IMHO).

It's the small things that bring a smile to your face, I guess :)

What a climax!!!

Consider this: 3 laps to go, Massa leading the race but Hamilton in 5th, looking on course to win the championship.

2 laps to go: Vettel cheekily shoots past Hamilton as a slower car tries to unlap himself, pushing Lewis to 6th and Massa into the championship lead.

Final lap - Massa takes the chequered flag and thinks he's won the championship. But Glock slows down on the final lap allowing both Vettel and Lewis to overtake him, pushing Lewis up into 5th AT THE VERY END OF THE LAP, and the championship goes to Hamilton!!!

What a climax to a wonderfully fought out season, and that too for the second year in a row after the previous edition of the race at Interlagos, where Kimi sneaked through to win from both Alonso and Lewis in a similar situation!

Aah, I love Formula One :)