Tuesday, May 30, 2006

My Triumph

WOW ! yeahoooo ! am jumping crazy with excitement... Am an inarguable fan of ASTERIX and OBELIX and i can give up anything for it...except for my husband LOL :-))

I would love to have the entire collection of their books for my children...so i would always pester my husband for them and he has promised me that our kids will have them for sure, so whats the hurry..i will buy them when we have kids..

I know for sure that i cant change his mind on that and hence started searching for the e-books...i had searched for one whole year but never came across any...


Atlast, after months of searching i have successfully downloaded an asterix and obelix book and i am reading it right now!!!!!

The books are available in .cbr format. CBR stand for " Comic Book Archive " format. This format is usually associated with a collection of .jpeg or any picture collection.

To open this file you could use CDisplay. You could download it from "http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay"

The "Asterix and Obelix" links are as listed here !


1. Asterix The Gaul (1961)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1003373/01_-_1961_-_Asterix_The_Gaul.cbr.html

2. Asterix And The Golden Sickle (1962)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1003610/02_-_1962_-_Asterix_And_The_Golden_Sickle.cbr.html

3. Asterix And The Goths(1963)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1003693/03_-_1963_-_Asterix_And_The_Goths.cbr.html

4. Asterix The Gladiator(1964)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1005535/04_-_1964_-_Asterix_The_Gladiator.cbr.html

5. Asterix And The Banquet(1965)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1005773/05_-_1965_-_Asterix_And_The_Banquet.cbr.html

6. Asterix And Cleopatra(1965)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1005967/06_-_1965_-_Asterix_And_Cleopatra.cbr.html

7. Asterix And The Big Fight(1966)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1011685/07_-_1966_-_Asterix_And_The_Big_Fight.cbr.html

8. Asterix In Britain(1966)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1011758/08_-_1966_-_Asterix_In_Britain.cbr.html

9. Asterix And The Normans(1967)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1011858/09_-_1967_-_Asterix_And_The_Normans.cbr.html

10. Asterix The Legionary(1967)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1011941/10_-_1967_-_Asterix_The_Legionary.cbr.html

11. Asterix And The Chieftain's Shield(1968)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1015567/11_-_1968_-_Asterix_And_The_Chieftain_s_Shield.cbr.html

12. Asterix At The Olympic Games(1968)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1015740/12_-_1968_-_Asterix_At_The_Olympic_Games.cbr.html

13.Asterix And The Cauldron(1969)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1015839/13_-_1969_-_Asterix_And_The_Cauldron.cbr.html

14. Asterix In Spain(1969)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1015927/14_-_1969_-_Asterix_In_Spain.cbr.html

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15. Asterix And The Roman Agent(1970)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1021156/15_-_1970_-_Asterix_And_The_Roman_Agent.cbr.html

16. Asterix In Switzerland(1970)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1021244/16_-_1970_-_Asterix_In_Switzerland.cbr.html

17.Asterix And The Mansions Of The Gods(1971)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1021293/17_-_1971_-_Asterix_And_The_Mansions_Of_The_Gods.cbr.html

18. Asterix And The Laurel Wreath(1972)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1021336/18_-_1972_-_Asterix_And_The_Laurel_Wreath.cbr.html

19. Asterix And The Soothsayer(1972)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1021381/19_-_1972_-_Asterix_And_The_Soothsayer.cbr.html

20. Asterix In Corsica(1973)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1021441/20_-_1973_-_Asterix_In_Corsica.cbr.html

21. Asterix And Caesar's Gift(1974)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1051831/21_-_1974_-_Asterix_And_Caesar_s_Gift.cbr.html

22. Asterix And The Great Crossing(1975)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1052245/22_-_1975_-_Asterix_And_The_Great_Crossing.cbr.html

23. Obelix And Co.(1976)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1051934/23_-_1976_-_Obelix_And_Co..cbr.html

24. The Twelve Tasks Of Asterix(1978)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1052047/24_-_1978_-_The_Twelve_Tasks_Of_Asterix.cbr.html

25. Asterix In Belgium(1979)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1052160/25_-_1979_-_Asterix_In_Belgium.cbr.html

26. Asterix & The Great Divide(1980)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1053899/26_-_1980_-_Asterix___The_Great_Divide.cbr.html

27. Asterix And The Black Gold(1981)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1054014/27_-_1981_-_Asterix_And_The_Black_Gold.cbr.html

28. Asterix And Son(1983)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1054323/28_-_1983_-_Asterix_And_Son.cbr.html

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29. Asterix Conquers America(1997)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1054111/29_-_1997_-_Asterix_Conquers_America.cbr.html

30. Asterix And The Magic Carpet(1987)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1054229/30_-_1987_-_Asterix_And_The_Magic_Carpet.cbr.html

31. Asterix Versus Caesar(1988)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1054464/31_-_1988_-_Asterix_Versus_Caesar.cbr.html

32. Operation Getafix(1990)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1054557/32_-_1990_-_Operation_Getafix.cbr.html

33. Asterix And The Secret Weapon(1991)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1101470/33_-_1991_-_Asterix_And_The_Secret_Weapon.cbr.html


34. Asterix And Obelix All At Sea(1996)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1101555/34_-_1996_-_Asterix_And_Obelix_All_At_Sea.cbr.html

35. Asterix And The Actress(2001)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1101608/36_-_2001_-_Asterix_And_The_Actress.cbr.html

36. How Obelix Fell Into The Magic Potion(1997)
http://rapidshare.de/files/1101662/35_-_1997_-_How_Obelix_Fell_Into_The_Magic_Potion.cbr.html

Friday, May 26, 2006

Trip to Tanjavore

Its been almost an year since we went on this trip but i really wanted to pen down this to co-relate the similarities between the civilization...(ofcourse i realized it after out trip to Egypt and Istanbul)...

We started off pretty late from pondicherry on a sunny sunday afternoon..around 2.30...If not for the a/c in the car and an hubby cum driver who does not feel sleepy after a good lunch, the trip wouldnt have been possible ;-)

Our target was to go reach Tanjavore before it gets dark, which really looked an impossible target to me (as usual). We reached Gangaikonda cholapuram. There was this beautiful temple surprisingly kept very neat and very well maintined. It was already sunset time and the temple looked astonishing in the setting sun and dimming light. This temple borrows the whole floor plan and the intrique details from the Brihadeeswara Temple at Tanjavur. This to be honest, looked like the miniature version of the Tanjavur temple.

There is nice lawn around the temple and nice place to sit. Calm and peaceful unlike the actual Brihadeeswara temple.

Then we headed towards Kumbakonam..Man the road was really really bad. I was just praying that we should not have a flat tyre..Forget about the road but the whole of the Tanjaore district is so fertile and so green that it makes you feel really really good. I just didnt want to goto the temple..Wanted to stay there. Me and my husband made our plans that next time we should come all prepared for tenting there..

To be continued....