City of Four Towers

Hyderabad - Pictures taken on our trip one year back.


The famous Charminar (literally, four towers or minarets), the most famous landmark of Hyderabad. It’s actually just a clock tower in a roundabout, in the middle of a really congested old part of Hyderabad, fascinating for the amount of traffic and people. There’s no place to park, and cost us 500 rupees to view, nope, not the entrance fee, but some ‘incentives’ for the policeman not to impound our car for stopping at the roundabout.


Golkonda, the olden fortress of the kings of Hyderabad, it used to be an independent kingdom.



Tombs of the Qutb Shahi Kings, who once ruled Hyderabad, India


9-month old Justin with Papa


Mommy at the tombs, Hyderabad


The Buddha, at Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad's central lake. (Hyderabad's full of lakes)


Hussain Sagar, with the Birla Temple in the background


Birla Temple, Hyderabad


Jagannath Temple, in a suburb of Hyderabad


Justin, at the Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad


A view of the surroundings from Inorbit Mall, Hyderabad


An edible version of Lord Ganesh, the elephant god, in Inorbit Mall, in conjunction with the annual Ganesh Puja Festival (September)

Happy Birthday Chaubabi

Justin 6 months old, Dubai

Our little monster is one year old now. Time moves so fast. Too bad I can't be with him and his mommy to celebrate his first year birthday thanks to the foggy weather in Silchar. They were supposed to fly out to join me on 29th Nov, but the flight was cancelled due to bad weather... Just my luck.

I'm leaving some pictures here for the benefit of my family in Malaysia who're wondering how he's grown.


6 months


6.5 months


Enjoying his bath, 7 months old






7 months old, Dubai


8.5 months old, a nice warm bath, ...he hates cold water




In his walker, Daund, 8.5 months old




9 month's old, full of energy


9.5 months old, Hyderabad


10.5 months old