Korean GP 2010

The final leg of the F1 2010 season is finally kicking off. I came in this year thinking this season is going to be about as boring as last year. And at the start it looked as it was. but things have really heated up in the last few month.

I have been Team Ferrari for a very long time but it has been interesting to new players coming up and bringing back the much needed excitement to the sport. Vettel, especially, has been very impressive and however things turn out he is definitely someone, me thinks, to watch.

With all that out of the way, here's to hoping Alonso takes home the price. We are down to the wire this year with only three races left. Go Reds!!

My Name is Red

"My Name is Red" by Orhan Pamuk has been an on again and off again affair for me over the last three years. The book came to me by way of a friend and finally, with a sigh of relief and triumph, I can say that I have read this gem of a book.

The book is a novel take on the classic "Whodunit" with an extremely rich narrative and, at the risk of sounding cliche, multitude of rich multi-dimensional characters.

As an aspiring writer myself it is especially noteworthy how the author brings the entire ambiance to life with subtle sentences and descriptions that immediately make the scenes and locations come to life.

Also remarkable is the attention to detail that is given to the lost art of Persian miniature or more accurately Ottoman miniature. The author would have you believe that he was actually a miniaturist in a past life with the amount of detail he gives to both the description and love the characters show for the lost art form.

It was also exciting to see the contrast of art with religion. especially the nature of art in an Islamic society and the sharp of edges of Islam that many ascribe to.

I'm probably late to the party in saying this, but if you like excellent and you need to go pick up this book.

Three Red Lights

Nothing for the first two years and now my second TRL in 6 months. Can't wait for more. I must be a glutton for corporate abuse.