Garry Kasparov and I
As I had mentioned in my earlier post got a chance to play chess with Garry Kasparov. I just got …
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The Icelandic Economy
It has been very interesting couple of weeks in Iceland. There has been a lot of talk in the media …
Played Chess with Garry Kasparov
My bank held a conference for CEOs and one of the guest speakers was Garry Kasparov. I had the opportunity …
Íslandsbanki to Glitnir
The bank I work for changed its name from Íslandsbanki hf. to Glitnir. A lot of debate about the name …
Charlton Heston´s speech… very inspirational
I got a chance to read the speech delivered by Charlton Heston to Harvard Graduates. It was very inspirational, I …
Tax is not that weird compared to the Pension Fund System…
I found out that there is NO property tax in Iceland, which is awesome and that is the reason why …
Icelandic language & Marathon Running
I have been to 3 classes so far (missed one due to team outing), I should say I never thought …
It Snowed Last Night
Yep, you heard it right it has been snowing in Reykjavik. I went to my daughter’s day 2 of day …
State of the Union Address & Thomas Friedman’s recommendation
Math and Science and Importance of Engineers in the futurePresident Bush outlined a number of initiatives nothing more important than …
Its freeeezing… but I saw the Sun
I saw the Sun for the first time since I reached Iceland…but it is freezing right now. I think it …
Learning Icelandic… & weird tax laws
I have started to learn icelandic, I might enroll in an evening class at University of Iceland or Reykjavik University. …
State of the Union Address
I am not a big Bush supporter or for that matter any politician. However, the state of the union address …
Reached Reykjavik
Reached Reykjavik safely with all our bags. The temperature is 38F, grey and rainy! I am not complaining just reporting. …
Big Adventure in 2006
Happy (Belated) New Year. We are moving to Iceland! the biggest migration in my brief history. I have accepted a …
Capgemini University Les Fontaines in Chantilly France
Capgemini University Les Fontaines in Chantilly France
Service Oriented Architecture… can it drive innovation
There has been a lot of buzz since last year about Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Main stream software vendors like …
New satire on outsourcing by Jib Jab… very funny!
Jib Jab has done once again, taken a mainstream problem and created a pretty funny movie… check it out here
Trip to France
I was invited to join for a company training on Software Engineering in Les Fontaines. It is a very impressive …
In Vik (iceland), natural cave made by the ocean waves
In iceland, waterfalls