Perfect Holiday

What will be your ideal holiday? These are mine.... in no particular order

1. 2 weeks in New Zealand, self drive with 2-3 travel mates - one who can read maps perfectly and the other who drives well

2. 2 weeks in Switerland all by myself - 1 week to learn skiing and venturing out on my own, and 1 week to ski, ski and more ski :)

3. 2 weeks in Africa preferably with a friend - Safari at its best and to spend the rest with the locals..

4. 2 weeks exploring Spain and Italy with a D-SLR capturing the best moments

5. 1 week in South India with my cousins, nieces and nephews roaming in the village :)

6. 3 days in Cambodia chatting away with the little ones

7. 1 week in Kashmir (which my parents will never allow me to go)

8. 3 weeks @ The Himalayas

9. 10 days in Japan spending my time pigging out

10. 2 weeks to an exotic place - Could be Mauritius, Maldives or, Costa Rica

Lessons on Women - Part 1

Lesson No 1: Do not praise one woman in front/to another (Even if it is about your Mother, sister, gal next door, colleague...its a no no)

Lesson No 2: Women do not want to hear the truth or your frank opinion though they insist you say it(when it is negative)

Lesson No 3: What she tells you may not exactly be what she is thinking or she means......like when she says "Its ok"... Its HARDLY OK... Body Language is the key.

Part 2 on the way....

Incest and revenge continues.....

Check out the book "Flowers in the Attic" by V.C Andrews. Its really worth reading.

The story is about 4 children who are locked up in a room in their grandparents house for 3 years after their father's sudden death. They live each day hoping that their grandfather (who is unaware of their existance) dies and their mother inherits all his assets...so that they can finally be free.

Just some juicy stuff from the book to whet your appetite....

- The children discovers that their father was their mother's half uncle, which is why the grandfather chased them out of his house and did not want to include his daughter in his will.

- The grandmother abuses the children verbally and physically and calls them the "Devil's Spawn"

- The mother loses interest in her children and enjoys her new life filled with luxury.

- The elder siblings starts to develop sexual feelings for each other which is understandable given that were passing through "that experimental phase in life" and the situation they were in

- The elder children are responsible and cares for and teaches the twins.

- The saddest part comes when the grandmother and mother tries to get rid of the children by lacing the suger coated doughnuts with arsenic and one of the twins dies.....(sobs)

This is only the first book. Andrew's continues the story of the children in his 3 other books. The incest continues and the thoughts of revenge intensifies in his second book "Petals on the Wind". at the same time, the elder siblings follow their dreams... to be a doctor and a prima ballerina.

So do check it out...

I have two more books to go...

You can read more about the book in wikipedia.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_in_the_attic

Gokz Log House

Built from scratch using wood panels and ice cream sticks (ran out of wood panels)... thought the DIY package had pre-cut pieces and I had to just glue them together ... but the box came with just different types of wood panels and rods and instructions written in Japanese. Lots of measuring, sawing and blisters involved...

Quite a challenge.... nonetheless enjoyed building it :)

Presenting to you - Gokz Log House

Pagani Zonda F Roadstar

I am not exactly a car fanatic... but this exotic machine caught my attention. This beauty has a nice masculine look with curves at the right places...I fell in love with it instantly...Love at the first sight :)

Pagani produces only 25 of these beauties every year and I believe it costs about $1.8m.

Vital Statistics

- 0-200 km/h in 9.8 secs (instants later the 300 km/h mark can also be exceeded – all topless)

- 7.3-litre AMG-tuned Mercedes-Benz V12 engine producing 650bhp and 780Nm

- Weight Distribution: 46% front and 54% rear

Currently ranked No 1 in Gokz Dream Cars Chart..

Adventures in LA

1. Got lost on my first day in LA... sob sob... Had an ice cream float @ Denny's for dinner (at 12 midnight) while trying to read the map... can't believe I walked from 9pm to 2am...


2. Went for a spin in a cool black Porsche with the top down.... An unforgettable experience. Thanks to a new found fren (",)


3. Enjoyed shopping @ Disney Downtown and watching the kids walking out from the bear workshop looking extremely pleased with their "self-designed"bears (latest accessories for teddy bears - roller skates...)

4. Met a cute, brilliant, 3 - year old Mexican girl who kept me entertained on my way to LAX. She spoke and sang so beautifully in Mexican that the one hour journey in the stuffy shuttle service didn bother me at all.

5. Met the real Uncle of "Phoebe" from the show "Friends". Interesting personality who was trying very hard to to convince me to get married to some rich men in Toronto... had a tough time running away from him.

Overall, the 2 days stay in Anaheim was great though I didn visit any of the known attractions...

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Best of Albuquerque...

Read from one of their official websites that Albuquerque is known for its balloon festival attracting more than 700 balloonists and hundreds of thousands of spectators to Albuquerque every October. The weather in Albuquerque makes it a suitable place for hot air ballooning...

Albuquerque lies 5000 feet above sea level (i think) and has a desert climate. I enjoyed the strong winds the best. Gives you a sense of freedom and happiness :>

Some of the photos taken during my stay there.... Visited the Old Town and the Sandia Casino...heard Sandia Peak and the mountains are nice but I didn have enuf time to get around..