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The Beast arriveth! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 "Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea,
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath..."
.... and the Beast
shall arrive in Bangalore on the 17th of March. Iron Maiden - my favourite heavy metal band - announced their tour plans after their latest album 'A Matter of Life and Death' reached top of charts in many countries. For the first time in the history would a major Rock band perform in the Indian
Clean Sweep 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Aussies suffer another defeat
What's Happening to the Australian cricket team? Losing the 3 series to England was a bit surprising seeing the performance the English players gave in the Ashes. But, the 3-0 loss they just suffered against New Zealand in the Hadlee-Chappell trophy was just insane.
Match 1: After 646 One - Day Internationals, the Aussies suffer their very first 10-wicket loss. Read more:Clean
, Sweep
One Dream accomplished! 2007-03-19 18:24:00 Back in college, when my friend Amar introduced me to Heavy Metal, I was overawed by Iron Maiden. I told him, "Wouldn't it be amazing if Iron Maiden were to perform in India?". "Huh! Not in this life time, dude!" said he. Disappointed, I resolved to watch atleast one performance by them in my life, even if it were to be on foreign land. It is more than 6 years since that day and the dream turned Read more:Dream
Do or 'Die'? - It's just a game 2007-03-25 19:05:00 The phrase Do or Die has a new meaning seeing the things that have unfolded in the previous week. The cricket world cup is currently being played in the West Indies and the anxiety, the passion and the tension that comes alongwith such a big event is very evident in the sub-continent. The group in which Pakistan were playing was considered as a Group of Death - a term used for a group in which
The BMW Joke! 2007-03-29 18:40:00 I wrote about the flip-side of the exodus of Multinational companies entering India in MNC's - Boon or Bane? when BMW announced their plans of setting up a manufacturing plant in Chennai, India. Today, they have inaugurated the assembly plant near Chengalpattu, about 40 Kms from Chennai in the Mahindra City. You can read more about it here
The location of the plant is strategic noting the large
Milky Way Panorama 2007-03-31 18:13:00 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is a door to the Universe outside our Earth, it is the medium that shows us how small we are and yet manages to leave us awestruck. The beauty is not hidden in the colourful images, but in the explanation. Each day, they pick up a picture of the Universe, from numerous sources. It is only then that I realise how many people are extremely passionate about Read more:Panorama
Saptarishi - The Big Dipper 2007-04-06 18:53:00 After having clicked the Mriga Nakshatra - Orion Constellation it was time to capture another famous constellation. This time it is Saptarishi - Ursa Major or as popularly known The Big Dipper
(Roll your mouse over the image)
Script for Mouse-over created with the help of Ezcybersites.com)
Saptarishi - or The Seven Great Sages gets its name in the Indian Mythology after the sages Vashishta
What does Nationalism mean to you? 2007-04-16 18:20:00 When you are unmotivated, you seek inspiration, a thought, an action or a path that leads you to the right direction. When you are shown that path, it is upto you to find out when this virtual road ends and where your true path begins. 60 years of Independence for a civilisation that has survived for more than 5 millenia of recorded history is not much. A drop in the ocean. To celebrate the Read more:Nationalism
The Nation's pride 2007-04-24 18:45:00 On 22nd, Indian Air Force (IAF) decided to host an air show for the denizens of Chennai. Being an event on a Sunday with no entry fee meant there would be a huge crowd. What better place to host it than the largest beach in Asia - Marina Beach. Close to 3,00,000 people turned out to witness the prowess of our Air Force. By Nature i'm a little agoraphobic and being lost in a huge crowd gives me
Mumbhai 2007-04-30 19:10:00 For no explanation i suddenly got reminded of a very old song which was an OST for a little known movie titled Bombay Boys. The movie didnt do well but the song became a craze the moment it was aired. The song was Mumbhai. You can hear it online here. The moment i heard it again after so many years it put a huge smile on my face. Staying in Chennai it is extremely rare to listen to people
Dayanidhi Maran: A visionary lost 2007-05-15 19:00:00 The Indian Telecom & IT Industry is booming on all cylinders. What was required when this surge began was effective government support to work as a catalyst in expanding the industry. When Dayanidhi Maran
was given that opportunity in 2004 the expectations from him were not all that high. But in the space of 3 years he turned around the face of Indian Telecommunications. So much was his
Blast it! You call it humour, eh? 2007-05-14 19:24:00 I have this rummy feeling in my tummy that seems to be tickled by a feather pinched out of a humming bird by a blighter who cannot see the difference between a humming bird and a bee. I begin to feel like giggling, but the smile would not lodge itself on my cheeks for the journey from the tummy to the cheek seemed too long. Maybe the feather of an eagle might do it, what? or rather a vulture, eh? Read more:Blast
Bending Space-Time! 2007-05-24 11:42:00 Einstein was a genius. No post related to Space
-Time could be complete without mentioning Einstein, so I first accept the facts and then move on to my theme. Either he was a genius or he was an amazing Science Fiction writer. The theories he propounded had no proof at the time he proposed them and when asked to demonstrate the effects of his theory he said that the experiments could not be
Idiocity at its best! 2007-06-04 11:44:00 The traffic in Chennai is extremely rash and erratic with very few disciplined drivers on the road. Road accidents are not uncommon and so are the casualties due to them. Law enforcers usually are not that strict in the city and they usually let go on small time offenders. Just a few days back, a car in front of me broke a signal and took a risky turn with oncoming traffic. There was this traffic
Whom shall we call the President? 2007-06-09 12:21:00 To be a President
of a country is an honour. An honour given to a person who has made the country proud for decades. When the country is as big as India, with a population of more than a billion, the search for such a person should seem very easy at the behest. But as things stand right now, the ruling Government is in a despicable position of not being able to choose an appropriate person whom Read more:shall
The American Indian 2007-06-20 11:34:00 Sunita Williams, the NASA Astronaut is aboard spacecraft Atlantis and on her way to Earth. With her departure, there begins a frenzy in the Indian media about the "Indian" girl who made India proud. Then starts the debate where people start questioning why she should be called Indian, when she has taken citizenship of another country and serves that country. Kalpana Chawla too was remembered in a Read more:American
Different Worlds 2007-06-26 09:37:00 In the past few weeks, I've been privileged to have had the opportunity to be part of two very different worlds and scrutinise how they co-exist. The factor that defines the existence of these worlds is the goal that is sought by its citizens. The first world is filled by those whose sole motive in life is to earn lots of money and be rich. The second world is fuelled by knowledge. Let me call Read more:Worlds
See what Hype can do 2007-07-02 11:20:00 Have you heard of Santa Rosa? How about Sivaji, you've heard about it? You certainly would have heard about iPhone. Now what do these three have in common?
Marketing - (n) Commercial processes involved in promoting a product or service
Promotion of a product has been there for years, but the corporate culture these days seems to have taken so much interest in promotion that they now have
Whom to support: That's the question! 2007-07-09 12:16:00 From the moment Kimi Raikkonnen joined the Mclaren F1 team, i've been a huge fan of the guy. They call him the "Ice Man" for the manner in which he keeps his calm in extremely nerve-racking situations. He gave a good run to Schumi but was unsuccesful in dismantling him from his position atop the F1 circuit. Alonso did that. Twice. But I still loved Kimi for whatever he was. And then he ditched me
IT Returns: KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid 2007-07-22 04:46:00 As a citizen of this country earning an income, I'm supposed to pay taxes and then file my returns every year. Its that time of the year now. I tell myself that I'm an educated person and have enough understanding of processes to do the filing of my tax returns on my own.
The Resolve
Ebulliently, I proceed with this seemingly menial task to the newly created website of Income Tax India. I Read more:Returns
, Simple
, Stupid
Sports and Indian media 2007-07-29 08:40:00 Sports is a recreational activity for non-sportsmen. In India, it is treated as an equal to the Entertainment industry. At a macroscopic level, it might seem right, but if you go into the internals, they are so very different. The media
in India however, treat them as equals and since Sports is not orchestrated with takes and re-takes, it is the sportsmen who suffer when they fail.
Cricket Read more:Sports
Financial Dilemma and Crisis 2007-08-04 12:01:00 Finance is one area where I never understand anything. Two words, Credit and Debit are enough to shut down my mind and nothing enters it afterwards. However, as long as money is the driver of a society and a country, Finance becomes very important. When it comes to finding out how strong a country is economically economists usually refer to the term GDP - Gross Domestic Product.
GDP = Read more:Financial
, Crisis
ICL: Nemesis of BCCI 2007-08-26 05:16:00 From the moment that the Indian cricket team got disgracefully knocked out of the ICC World Cup 2007, the breakaway league of Indian Cricket League (ICL) has gathered the headlines more than Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI). Zee has been romancing with the idea of this league for more than 3 years and the exit of India was just a trigger to hasten up things. All they needed was support from
#200: The path of least resistance 2007-09-02 03:58:00 If I were to ask each of my friend to describe me in one word, the consensus would be Lazy. Through the years, elders have chastised me for being the "hardly working" guy instead of the "hard-working" guy. But it seems ingrained in me that I am destined to be lazy or putting it another way, I always prefer to choose The Path of Least Resistance. Hence, in my 200th post on this blog I choose to Read more:least
Surging ahead with Bajaj! 2007-09-23 08:25:00 There's been a deletion from my wishlist. A motorcycle no longer belongs to the long list of things I wish to own. Yes! I finally shed my laziness and bought a Bajaj Discover 135 last month.
Being a novice I had no idea about what to look for in a good bike. I dont understand DTSi, CDi, Quantum Core or Constant Vacuum carburettor. I went through some reviews on bikes which came in my budget Read more:ahead
Hoodwinking competition 2007-09-21 11:56:00 A European court passed a very important judgement on 17th September against software giant Microsoft. The ruling said that Microsoft could "harm consumers by chilling innovation and discouraging competition
". And for doing so they were fined $613 million! The ruling is incorrect, unjust and seems to be motivated by those who are unable to compete on a level field.
Discouraging competition?
In
Top 5 Fools for the month 2007-10-03 11:36:00 Here is a monthly round up of groups and individuals who have acted like fools and caught attention of the media. They have caused enough controversy just for the sake of controversy.
#5: Darell Hair: ICC yielding to "Racist" pressure
Ex-umpire Darell Hair who was relieved of his umpiring duties after incorrectly blaming Pakistanis of having tampered a ball in a test at the Oval, England has Read more:Fools
Defining Racism 2007-10-26 11:09:00 Racism (noun): The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
Racism in India?
The recently concluded one-day series that saw India lose to Australia, the news that caught headlines was the "racial" treatment given to Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds. The crowds in Vadodara were accused of doing monkey chants everytime Symonds went to field in Read more:Racism
Silencing critics - The Arsenal way 2007-11-15 10:42:00 Last season Arsenal
Football club had a bad season, not having won a single championship and barely managing to finish in the 4th place. To make matters worse, at the beginning of the current season talismanic striker Thierry Henry announced that he was leaving the club to join Barcelona Football Club. Henry was the mainstay of the team and most of the game was built around him. From the moment Read more:critics
The quest for an Idea 2007-11-25 05:25:00 "There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come." ~Victor Hugo
Transcendental thoughts
Ever felt an arousal? a determination from deep inside? You can feel it creeping through your skin straight into your head. It all starts collecting, the adrenaline rises and you cannot feel anything else but this accumulation. It boils you but still
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