AfterThoughts...

cricket again

2007-02-01T11:05:00.000+05:30

After reading this verdict, I was wondering if this really is the batting line-up to die for. Of course the big three have numbers to show for but to deliver when matter must be another story. A sport for which entire nation (and its expats I might add) looks up to, we don’t have a single major trophy in our cabinet. Just winning a match is not enough we have to start winning series that too some big ones. World cup? Nothing wrong in dreaming…!!!

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I didn’t watch most of the matches recently but don’t feel like missing anything. Tired of it? Results as expected? Following on internet? Following other sports? All of the above :)

A Stroll

2007-01-29T11:24:00.000+05:30

A juice & a tomato soup at cool joint, samosa chat & holige at adyar ananda bhavan, capsicum & chili bonda bhajis and a tender coconut! These are the accomplishments on a lazy holiday evening with friends in bangalore.

check out "marco polo" on DVG rd and "show off" for all hi-fi designer (read zing-zang) clothes. You might really end up buying something!

right click..refresh

2007-01-04T17:44:00.000+05:30

want to scream out loud..... !!

hmmm... come to think of it when was the last time we screamed??

Old war horses...

2006-12-18T18:09:00.000+05:30

... win again and how. Warne, Kumble and Murali played a major hand in their team wins today. Warne, I think, is the strongest weapon Australia has among their team of invincible. To keep on bowling long spells at his age, that too of such quality tells a lot about the character that he is. Every ball is a wicket taking one & one moment of lapse of concentration for a batsman can spell doom. Sheer Genius.

Kumble and Murali are more hard-working types, but make no mistake, can single handedly win games for you as they have done on innumerable occasions. First-ever test win in South Africa was surely a moment to savor and Kumble made sure he is the man on whom the captain can depend on. Murali has a greater influence on sri lankan fortunes and it showed when the team management opted to bat first just to give him a go at a fourth inning pitch.

All in all, good cricket going on all around. But disappointed to see ashes getting decided so early. After such a great series last year and the hype this year, England was completely outplayed at the end of each test.

Keep it coming...

sporty people

2006-12-08T13:43:00.000+05:30

It’s really disappointing to see the current sports scene in India. I know it’s easy to just write about then go and perform out there, but once you are competing at the international level, you should at least fight evenly!

Look at the medals table at the Doha Asian games. India is not even in top three. Hockey team lost to China! Tennis team is… er… not playing as a team. Sania has not won any major tournament but our TOI only recognizes her in the Indian contingent group photo and forgets to name others!

Not a single Indian plays among countless divisions/clubs in European football. Our favorite celebrity sport team is back to square one after trying out lot of youngsters.

Problems may be with our attitude towards sports and infrastructure itself, but really looking forward to some glorious days…what say?

Hometown saga

2006-08-16T18:16:00.000+05:30

When I visited my native place Shimoga over the weekend I realised it may be last few months before I stop calling this place my home town. My folks may be coming down here to stay with me in those few months time. I seem to recall all those childhood memories - my first tricycle, first gang, first school, first prize, first bicycle & the accident etc etc....I also noticed how laid back and relaxed is the atmosphere there.. those beautiful hilly background.. that sweet tunga water.. those muddy roads.. Also the change time has brought upon our family and the surroundings. From being the little kid crying for every toy I see - to - crying all the way to that preschool - to - that fierce competition for standing first in the class - to - that public exams - to - that student studying far off and - to - being the professional.

So now its time to take some big decisions. Hope that Shimoga has taught me a lesson or two in taking them.

What & What not?

2006-07-28T14:18:00.000+05:30

I just don't seem to decide what to write about on this blog. Don't want to share too much of personal issues. Dont believe anything's going to change if I write on public issues. Nothing much happens inside a cubicle also to write about. Gibberish? nah, not yet.

Until then, will just blabber whatever comes to mind! probably thats what a blog is for? Don't know but be patient with this amateur!

After another cancelled trip over the weekend, bought tickets to watch omkara today. Hope it will be good. First day show? Hmmm. Thats happening a lot of times these days.

Lot of excitement surrounding the movie though. The director had done a good job with maqbool . People are expecting the same. We always do!

Review of omkara? Lets see...

killing without any reason

2006-07-12T11:05:00.000+05:30

its really sad wht hapnd yesterday at mumbai & sringr.. 7 blasts in 12 mins!!! over 172 dead till now... life is already returning to normal in mumbai... ppl r again taking local trains to commute..well it may be a sign of resilience but i think we have lost the respect for others' lives...

anyway lot of schools,colleges are allowing stranded ppl to stay inside... lot of helplines have been opened..high alert have been sounded at many states..hope the situation will be under control & police can arrest atleast one person behind the blast...

also it was sensational news for all those countless news channels & they were fighting over each other to cover it even more sensationally...

as usual police blamed LeT over the blasts but Let spokesperson (they even have a spokesperson!!!) have denied being involved in blasts both at mumbai & srinagar... when similar thing hapnd in london metro in july last year, the london police were able to pinpoint the persons behind the blast using their CCTV and thy busted the grp behind it.. we dont have any such tech but i sincerely hope the police will decode this one.

To-do list

2006-05-22T10:56:00.000+05:30

Start jogging/walking to lose weight & gain some strength
Start studying for certification ..voucher expires in august!!
Apply hair oil daily ;)
Get a Driving license for bike..LLR expires in 2 months!!
Start car driving and/or swimming lessons
Search a rented house near to office... informed current owner tht we will b vacating by month end and only 1 week left..eeks!!!
Buy a nice gift for sis first marriage anniversary in abt a week... any idea anyone??

And come to think of it these are only immediate/near by future to do list. And I had all the time in the world over last 3-4 months!!! Me and my procrastination.

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Bought 2 calvin & hobbes collections over the weekend and really enjoyed it :) Planning to buy all of them over course of time

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India lost the match by one run!!! over confidence? Undermining the opposition ?? or plain harakiri??

Perspective

2006-05-02T12:52:00.000+05:30

How do u feel when I say somebody has attacked the parliament? ofcourse terrorists. No I am not talking about 2001 attack but the attack carried out by Bhagat singh and his freinds during british raj!!!

See how perspective can change one's view abt an event. It seems just natural for englishmen to view this as a terrorist act and prosecute the people responsible for it.

I feel even the epic mahabharata is written from a pandavas/krishna's perspective. I mean who would name their son as 'dur'yodhana or 'du'shyashana (pardon my spelling plz). And this epic should be the only place where running away with ladies cloth while they are bathing, would have viewed as a godly act :) (try that now and you will be killed :-\) And what with 16k wives!!! And killing karna, drona, bheeshma, duryodhana etc all in a sinful way... hmm sure he got away with all those.

so moral of this whole story is you should always step into other's shoes before forming a decision, that is, you should view things in multiple perspectives.

Next time you face an argument, make out what made the other person think like that and then state your opinion. Your opinion will be more valued this way.

See my blog has a good personality improvement tip too :) and don't even charge consultation for that!!!

p.s. This post is not intended to offend anybody. Just a personal opinion which may change over time :)

Hogenakal calling...

2006-04-17T14:08:00.000+05:30

Another 4 days of holiday??!! wow

Saw movies on thursday. We thought of going to hogenakal on friday but situation in the city meant we have to wait till saturday...

finally saturday came and i woke up to hear mr.tc fully charged and yelling at everybody to get up. Later we found tht we were one vehicle short with mama's and jv's bike unfit for such a long run... so frantically called gunda and found him dozing off a hangover somewhere near navrang. so got ready and everyone left the room arnd 6, drew some money at atm , collected the bike and finally headed towards hosur road after some moments of searching.

me,bhuni,jv and mama reached hosur and found out a nearer road to hogenakal but mr.tc, with windu as navigator, was so excited to see the wide and neat roads tht he had went straight ahead 18kms without bothering to wait for us...waited for him to come back and had a pretty good breakfast at one of the hosur's hotel...

The road we took was through palacode and frm there to hogenakal... journey was uneventful until some 10 kms to hogenakal where mr.tc (who else) was so mesmerised by the valley below tht he forgot to see the road only to find the rock ahead.. lucky he or windu were not hurt...

finally reached hogenakal to find it packed with ppl!!! After travelling 150 kms i was expecting a more quieter place.. anyway lot of families were there which meant they will not be getting into water... (never go to watery places with families :) )

rented a teppa (don't know the exact word in english - a round shaped boat for abt 8 ppl) with a guide - kannada speaking tamilian (must b a rare species at tamilnadu :) ) and a masseur for jv & mama.

The place is great with kaveri flowing btn some grand-canyon-type rocks all around... with plenty of small falls.. bathed nicely under one of the falls with fishes biting my feet (nice tingling effect)...

this is the place where the roja's chinna chinna aasai and asoka's san sanaana san was picturised. the guide told us tht only director and cameraman came here to shoot the song. but u can't believe tht when u see the song with a barely-clad kareena dancing on the boat...

everyone except me had parathas there and after couple of stops for tea, nature's call (u know mama!!!) we hit the road to home back soon. Then we realised our asses are refusing to be seated!!! Really it's difficult to travel for 300 kms in a day on the bike!!!

Rushed home with some packed dinner... gobbled it in an instant and hit the bed with all the watery memories from hogenakal.. ofcourse to forget the hurting ass!!!

p.s. take full safety measures if u plan to go there.. especially if you travel during night time. A packed lunch will be great.

The Bangalore racing grandprix!!!

2006-04-05T11:02:00.000+05:30

After a 4 days long weekend back at my home town and celebrating ugadi in a 'stomachful' way I am back at bangalore staring at my monitor. Work has started somewhat here and looking forward to spend some quality time at office.

Watched a full F1 grandprix for the first time on sunday and it was quite interesting to see. I think only 13 cars finished the race and jenson button's car caught fire and stopped just 100 mtrs from the finish line!!! just imagine after fighting for your place for 57 laps u find yourself just short of finishing line with no mistake of yours!!!

But after driving nearly 50 kms daily in the busy bangalore 'circuit' for the last couple of months now, in the peak hour traffic through btm layout and silk board junction, I think I am also ready for some racing grandprix!!! :)

jumping the lanes (are there lanes in bangalore!!) , going between 2 BMTC buses with just an inch separating u from them, following autos (bcoz autos can get u out of any traffic jam !!!), hoping against hope that green light will not turn into red until u pass the signal, and switching off the engine at every traffic signal to save the now-all-precious petrol and all at the time avoiding those traffic cops!!!

seems quite an amazing acievement!!! bring that race on I am ready :)

child bride??!!

2006-03-27T12:47:00.000+05:30

There is this article about a child bride in war ravaged afghanisthan and people are liked shocked to read it... just wondering abt situation in india where surely child marriages are practiced atleast in some remote villages and even in the presence of some ministers in some of the states...

read in a magazine abt a village in north karnataka where still the so called lower caste people are not allowed to touch the lake waters monitored by higher caste people... I remember that the dalits were not allowed to enter the only temple in my grandma's village... and even in some of 'sacred' temples, brahmins and other caste people have lunch separately...

so much in the 'shining' india...

some say the problems are decreasing..these are far and few cases... but i think we r just used to it... there still is a india which lives in the 19th century...

The first post

2006-03-24T14:28:00.000+05:30

Got bored sitting in a cage-like cubicle doing nothing for so long that I decided to venture out for a blog. was inspired by vishnu's blog which for unknown reason he has stopped updating.

I think more than half of india's IT 'professionals' will be sitting empty at any given point of time and get paid quite heftily at the end of the month!!! so much for the hope and anticipation of an incoming project.

Among other things, am really in awe for google. They seem to be just everywhere these days from news to finance to even mars. Their blog is quite amazing to see how they are gobbling up of anything interesting they find -- recently @Last Software for SketchUp and Upstartle for Writely.