Picture Courtesy:This blog
Some images are inspiring but a very few are Awe-Inspiring as this one.I wish to be among them one day.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
awe-inspiring
Picture Courtesy:This blog
Some images are inspiring but a very few are Awe-Inspiring as this one.I wish to be among them one day.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
football fever
FIFA 2006 has kicked off and the football fever is running high everywhere.It is so infectious that it has affected me, a die-hard cricket buff, who rarely watches football.
I just saw the Sweden v/s Trinidad&Tobago match and was quite surprised by the result. Sweden,one the biggies of the football world, was competing against T&T, the one who have the distinction of qualifying last for this world cup finals. With stars like Larsson and Freddie Ljungberg, the Swedes were expected to make mincemeat of the Caribbeans. Also T&T had to play their reserve goalkeeper and was reduced to 10 men at the start of the second half. What do you expect in this scenario? A Sweden win, right?
But No !! The minnows had their own plans. With their grit and determination, coupled with a tinge of overconfident play from their opponents, they successfully gained a point. The 0-0 scoreline must have kicked of celebrations in the island country with calypso music in the background and heavy introspection in the Sweden camp. I wonder how many such unexpected results are in store ahead ..??
Next up, just a few minutes away from now, is another mismatch from the Group of Death, that is Argentina vs Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast have qualified for the first time ever in the history of the Cup finals, but with star stricker Drogba they cannot be underestimated. We just know what happened a few minutes ago, don't we ? Nevertheless, I am supporting the Africans for the match because somehow I enjoy supporting the underdogs.
Update: Sadly, that was the only point T&T gained in this world cup and were the only team to do so without winning a single match.
I just saw the Sweden v/s Trinidad&Tobago match and was quite surprised by the result. Sweden,one the biggies of the football world, was competing against T&T, the one who have the distinction of qualifying last for this world cup finals. With stars like Larsson and Freddie Ljungberg, the Swedes were expected to make mincemeat of the Caribbeans. Also T&T had to play their reserve goalkeeper and was reduced to 10 men at the start of the second half. What do you expect in this scenario? A Sweden win, right?
But No !! The minnows had their own plans. With their grit and determination, coupled with a tinge of overconfident play from their opponents, they successfully gained a point. The 0-0 scoreline must have kicked of celebrations in the island country with calypso music in the background and heavy introspection in the Sweden camp. I wonder how many such unexpected results are in store ahead ..??
Next up, just a few minutes away from now, is another mismatch from the Group of Death, that is Argentina vs Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast have qualified for the first time ever in the history of the Cup finals, but with star stricker Drogba they cannot be underestimated. We just know what happened a few minutes ago, don't we ? Nevertheless, I am supporting the Africans for the match because somehow I enjoy supporting the underdogs.
Update: Sadly, that was the only point T&T gained in this world cup and were the only team to do so without winning a single match.
Monday, June 05, 2006
a new word added to the dictionary.
Fanaa(noun,adjective)
1:Nonsense.
2:Subject matter, behavior, or content that is foolish or absurd.
3:Matter of little or no importance,usefulness or entertainment.
Examples of various usages of the word in our daily life.
1:Please do not talk fanaa. OK?
2:Arjun Singh made a fanaa analysis of the reservation issue.
P.S:If someone is thinking what this crap is all about then for them let me elaborate. Fanaa is the recently released Bollywood movie, which I happened to watch yesterday when I was suffering from a mental disorder of sorts. My mental state got worse at the end of the experience and might take time to heal. The only good part of the experience was the Kabul Express trailor that they showed during the interval. Kabul Express seems promising. To cure myself of the disorder I need to watch some good old movie, Hollywood or Bollywood. Fanaa is highly unrecommended.
1:Nonsense.
2:Subject matter, behavior, or content that is foolish or absurd.
3:Matter of little or no importance,usefulness or entertainment.
Examples of various usages of the word in our daily life.
1:Please do not talk fanaa. OK?
2:Arjun Singh made a fanaa analysis of the reservation issue.
P.S:If someone is thinking what this crap is all about then for them let me elaborate. Fanaa is the recently released Bollywood movie, which I happened to watch yesterday when I was suffering from a mental disorder of sorts. My mental state got worse at the end of the experience and might take time to heal. The only good part of the experience was the Kabul Express trailor that they showed during the interval. Kabul Express seems promising. To cure myself of the disorder I need to watch some good old movie, Hollywood or Bollywood. Fanaa is highly unrecommended.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
it drizzled.....and then it rained.
Yes, It did and I can already sense and enjoy the freshness in the environ.
When it started drizzling, I was mid-way on my way back from work, sitting pretty listless, as my bus edged past bulky trucks and speedy cars, pushing its way hard through the, previously rough and dusty and now wet, Ghodbunder road. As soon as I opened the window, the wind pushed some drops in along with the aroma of the wet mud which is so peculiar to the first rains. I could see some lightning, surprisingly it didn't make much noise or may be the bus made too much. The Southwesterlies had stamped their arrival in Mumbai.
The idea of getting drenched in the first rain of the season excited me. Little did I care for my leather shoes or anything else. It was still raining as the bus screeched to a halt at my stop. I usually take the autorickshaw from the bus-stop to my home but had other thoughts today and hence walked along ignoring the usual hint from few hopeful rickshawwallas willing to drive me there. As I treaded on the wet and slippery tar road, carefully evading the puddles and the occasional mud splash due to a careless speedy vehicle, my already wet shoes took my attention. I decided against ruining them further and sensibly enough hinted to the passing rikcshaw. I reached home.
As I write this post, I see it has stopped drizzling and started raining and may be it will continue the same the whole night. I pray it rains well for the next few months and keeps Mumbai cool and wet minus the heavy outbursts of the last year.Amen.
!! No more heat waves !! No more dusty roads !! and No more sweaty shirts ! Yoohoooo!
Life just cannot get better.
When it started drizzling, I was mid-way on my way back from work, sitting pretty listless, as my bus edged past bulky trucks and speedy cars, pushing its way hard through the, previously rough and dusty and now wet, Ghodbunder road. As soon as I opened the window, the wind pushed some drops in along with the aroma of the wet mud which is so peculiar to the first rains. I could see some lightning, surprisingly it didn't make much noise or may be the bus made too much. The Southwesterlies had stamped their arrival in Mumbai.
The idea of getting drenched in the first rain of the season excited me. Little did I care for my leather shoes or anything else. It was still raining as the bus screeched to a halt at my stop. I usually take the autorickshaw from the bus-stop to my home but had other thoughts today and hence walked along ignoring the usual hint from few hopeful rickshawwallas willing to drive me there. As I treaded on the wet and slippery tar road, carefully evading the puddles and the occasional mud splash due to a careless speedy vehicle, my already wet shoes took my attention. I decided against ruining them further and sensibly enough hinted to the passing rikcshaw. I reached home.
As I write this post, I see it has stopped drizzling and started raining and may be it will continue the same the whole night. I pray it rains well for the next few months and keeps Mumbai cool and wet minus the heavy outbursts of the last year.Amen.
!! No more heat waves !! No more dusty roads !! and No more sweaty shirts ! Yoohoooo!
Life just cannot get better.
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