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Lit Up

2008-07-23T18:04:00.002-05:00

Lit Up
Originally uploaded by Rajesh Warrier

Captured this the other day when I was taking a stroll near Charles ;-)

The Big(gest) Apple

2008-05-16T18:45:00.005-05:00

Right across from the Prudential tower in Boylston street now stands a glass building which is now the Beantown's new claim to fame. Around 1000 crazy fans stood in line for more than 6 hours to become the first to enter the new Apple store in Boston - claimed to be the biggest in US.

So how does it look ? Well its a 3 storey glass structure that stands sandwiched between 2 good old brick buildings - definitely an odd man out but you start feeling the buzz as you approach the doors which are now wide open to the public till 11 pm.

Sneaked out of my office today to have a quick peek; obviously was crowded. I believe no matter what time of the day you go there - its gonna have the buzz. Soon it would become (if it hasn't already) a tourist spot , a must visit for anyone visiting Boston. Media, Common man, Photographers were on a clicking spree today and why not - you get some real good pictures with all the Glass thingy that they've come up with.

The store as such is filled with AAPL gadgets. Some that I had seen before and some that I hadn't. The iMacs for example really look good. The huge 21" screens are superb indeed. With just two wired pieces (mouse and the keyboard) it really does avoid a clutter.

You need not look more than a yard to catch the attention of an Apple Rep (Not sure if they call themselves something else ... an iRep for one). Any questions you have can be answered then and there. 3rd floor of the store is the so called "Genius Bar". They even have demo sessions and info sessions out there. All you gotta do is register yourselves for a session and be there with your Macbook / Pro.

All in all a nice layout some awesome display of their gadgets. The Spiral stairs they have that go through the center is cool too (much similar to the one in Manhattan). Very much hyped though, not sure if its worth the hype. You're probably better off buying stuff online. ;-)

Feels nice to be back punching out here. Hope to keep posting often.

Earth Hour - What's the point?

2008-03-29T09:17:00.006-05:00

Earth Hour: is an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour on the evening of 29 March at 8 pm local time until 9 pm to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions. [wikipedia].

One way if you think about it - its nice. Reduce the power consumption and make a point. But the more I think about it I believe that its all a farce. I mean why this one day? Why one hour? Back when I was in India we knew the importance of saving power and saving resources. But then visiting other parts of the world just opens up your mind. You see how people just don't understand the point. They are not to be blamed, its the system thats messed up. They have not been told (or are unaware) that there's soon gonna be a shortage.

I think last year Sydney made a point and showed it to the whole world that its important to conserve. How can we be selfish to use up the resources as if there's no tomorrow and not leave much for the coming generations? This year its Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv. Even google has jumped into the race and have their "Google Blackie" thing put up.

If we really have to make a difference, switching power for 1 hour on a particular day wont help at all. If you just visit any city-downtown in the US (for example) in the evening/night you would know what I'm talking about. All those towers and all those fancy looking buildings are lit up the whole day, the whole night for weeks, months and years. Looks good at night and feels nice to get a snap or two in front of the buildings but when it comes to conserving power and resources - it doesn't help at all.

Thats just one thing. Switching off your comp, switching off lights and heat when you leave the apartment/house, maintain your vehicle etc.. etc... are few other that one can start doing. Afterall "Rome was not built in a day". I read somewhere that couple of years back several firms in Japan urged their employees to stop wearing Suits and Ties to work during summer and shift over to casuals. Less Air Conditioning costs :). Reduce the heating during winter and keep the thermostat at no more than 68F, make up by using warmer comforters, turn off car engines while idling at traffic lights; At work, use Canon's Pixus MP500 printer, which uses 60 percent less electricity than the company's other models, saving 10% power each time its switched on.

What can I say - Just start with the Earth Hour today and make it a point to continue the good work :)

Cheers !!

Cricketers up for sale. Did you buy any?

2008-02-23T22:10:00.004-05:00

Yes, the Indian Premier League was out there auctioning cricketers (selling them ... actually) to teams named Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Mohali, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Jaipur etc..etc. One thing is sure - the international players would soon get to know the geography of India; whether they do end up playing well and live up to their reputation, ... err ... their "price tag", needs to be seen.

On the one hand players are getting a chance to get to know their worth in the international market, but on the other it doesn't stop one from wondering whether the $$ they are getting are justified? Is it the talent that was being auctioned at Hilton, Mumbai or was it the integrity of International cricket that was being sold.

MS Dhoni ended up earning $ 1.5 mn/yr and Andrew Symonds - $ 1.3 mn. Now come to think of the effort they have to put up - 6 weeks of 20-20 matches in a year - the price tag seems to be way too high isn't it? Of course there are contracts and bindings but who would have imagined that one day these guys would get an opportunity to break the shackles of domestic cricket, county cricket and come up this way on a new 20-20 format that was non existent a 2-3 years back.

Is this the end of Cricket as many of us are calling it ? Or is for the better? Will have to wait and watch as time progresses but one thing is sure - IPL has caught a lot of attention both domestic and international. And what on earth happened to ICL? Remember this was their idea but the BCCI owned IPL muscled them outta the race? May ICL's soul rest in peace.

Hillary or Obama

2008-02-18T21:09:00.002-05:00

... you decide ....

The [Re]public of India

2008-01-26T20:38:00.000-05:00

The 26th day of the year does mean something for folks who hail from India; the country celebrates its Republic day. Many things come to my mind when I think about how things used to be this very day some 10-15 years ago, celebrations if you may call it.

Schooldays was fun - we never thought of it as just another off (chutti) day, rather there was an eagerness to get up early and participate in the activities organized at the school. Feeling proud looking at the fluttering flag, hoisted way up in the sky and a bright sun rising in the east, shining in the sky was how the day used to start. The chill in the January air just gave it a special feeling making the walk to the school a special one.

Now, the parade that's organized at the capital is something special too. The parade that troops down from Raisina Hill to Rajpath every 26th Jan is simply amazing and now matter how cold it is at the capital, you would see scores and scores of people gathered to watch the spectacular display of our military pageantry and the state tableaux.

The very meaning of this day, I'm afraid though, has been put to test quite a lot of times over a period of these 58 years. What used to be a celebration, an occasion to pay homage to the often forgotten martyrs, is being looked by many as just another day in the year to catch up on some ZZZs or party the night before to make use of another off day :). Little do they know that the world has changed their perception of the country, the world is taking notice of India and all this - while they were asleep.

Not only have we taken the bull by its horns, we are trying to change the fear many have when it comes to facing the bull itself. But there's lots to be accomplished, lots to be thought about for the present and for the future generations. A world class infrastructure, consistent growth in the tough times that we could face in the future are a few things to be kept in mind as we open up the gates to enthusiastic onlookers who consider the Republic as the next place to invest and to expand.

May this symbol of national integration stay alive in the years to come and may the 'Unity in diversity' that we boast about - live up to its expectation.

Did you notice

2008-01-12T23:28:00.000-05:00

... that Flickr was down today? Their homepage had a reference to Flickr blog where I found the following -

2:30pm PST: We started on a database upgrade and a few alters to the database structure last night. Given our scale, work like this takes a long time, and makes a definite impact on site performance.We’re anticipating a couple of hours is all we need at this point, so, we’re hoping to be back online around 4:30 PST.

4:13pm PST: Anyone who’s ever worked in software probably knows that time estimates are tricky. Given that we’d prefer that Flickr be as close to 100% stable as we can make it before we go back online, we’re going to take more time to make sure that’s what happens.

6:07pm PST: We’re almost back folks. Just crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s before we throw the big switch. In the meantime, why not get outside and take some photos?

7:08pm PST: Do you remember when we said we were almost back online? Well, that time we were joking, but this time is for real!

7:34pm PST: And we’re back. Flickr is open again and ready to receive your photos. Get uploading!

In short a database upgrade that was supposed to be done within 2 hours took more than 5 !! They probably said that right about the software industry, but didn't they get it all wrong by about 150%? I'm not sure thats acceptable even in the software industry isn't it? Especially with popular sites like these :)

But I liked their statement - 'In the meantime, why not get outside and take some photos?' :P

Above updates - From the Flickr blog

My Flickr experiments

Pizza and French fries

2007-12-26T19:46:00.000-05:00

If you're a regular South Park viewer, you'd remember this phrase. This is how Stan Marsh learns (or tries to learn) Skiing while they were on a so called vacation at 'Asspen'. So this Christmas weekend we decided to try it out; try out how many pizzas and how many French fries we could have in a day.

First time for me and I'd say that its a must experience and a must learn if you haven't already. Now, I know its not that easy or it may be pretty difficult to motivate yourself (it took me ~5 years, but then it was not just the lack of motivation) but must say that it was real real fun.

Who needs lessons when you got almost the whole slope for yourselves. Being a cloudy day (rains predicted towards noon) there was hardly anyone out there. After renting the heavy/bulky boots and Skis huffed and puffed I dragged myself to the lift, falling down couple of times in the process. Falling down was one thing but getting up was simply impossible. I lay there for a whole 2 minutes or so trying to get myself up and even though a voice inside me said 'Get up dude' and 'Yes you can do it' .. I simply couldn't get up !!

Reached the lifts and made up my mind to take a crack at it - Downhill skiing. Took the lift to the top of the beginners mound and the same saga repeated while getting down from the freaking lift. Couldn't stop myself, didn't read the signs put up at the point of descent and paid the price. Result - another 2-3 minutes pf 'trying to get up' .

First time going down the slope was fun. I had no freaking idea as to what to do and how to do. All I knew about Skiing was 'Pizzas and French fries' and needless to say that its not enough to know your Pizzas and French fries. Came down the slope with the wind blowing on my face and my past my ears and it felt amazing !! Its probably the closest one can get to a natural way of going down the hill (by natural I mean one that doesn't include any machines).

Stopping/Trying to stop at the bottom of the hill is something that's an interesting and an important part of the whole act of Skiing. I couldn't do it the first time - but then thats how you learn ;-). A second trip to the peak, the descent was smooth. Managed to complete the act without tasting the snow even once. Oh boy - You should have seen the smile on my face as I slowed down and zoop - a perfect stop.

In the next 3-4 hours managed to do some 10-15 trips and enjoying it every single time. Had to cut short the day as it had started raining. Realized that although skiing wouldn't have been an issue, drive back to the Cabin would have been troublesome with all the snow turning into ice on the roads.

All in all the stay at the Cabin and the Skiing was amazing and I'd really want to do that again. This winter ? Maybe yes but if not - definitely in the next one. And if you're wondering where is this place, its a small town called Windsor in VT and the slopes are known as Ascutney Mountains.

Hope you all had a Merry Xmas !!

Transformers

2007-12-11T18:33:00.000-05:00

Talk about transformations and you don't have to look any further than the Asian subcontinent; and one of the major contributors - India. Couple of years here and there and you would miss so much that you would feel nothing but embarrassed in front of "The Common Man". Yes I'm talking about the common man as portrayed by R.K Laxman; and the common man knows a lot ... lot more than one can possibly think of.

Trip back to India now a days (business/pleasure) comes as a surprise for many. The very outlook of cities change in a matter of days, forget months or years. The rate, for example, at which the shopping malls are propping up in cities is ridiculous and one starts to get a feeling that - are we in line with something like happened in the west? The way one used to spend $$ in relation to the $$ earned has changed drastically. More and more money flowing in to the market has only caused prices of commodities, real estate to skyrocket and make the common man's wallet thinner and thinner.

Sticking to 'shopping malls' read somewhere the other day that the country would see ~600 of them in the coming 2 years span. Thats an amazing rate of ~1 per day in a country that is yet to accept the rate of change that it has been seeing in the past 7 years !! Now, I'm stressing on these outlets 'cause they are nothing but hangout places for college kids and the young generation, I've seen the older generation getting lost out there and trying to accept these changes as a norm of the 21st century.

On a recent trip, learned a lot as in the way things are and the way one can expect things to unfold. Money is being poured into the stock market and every Tom, Dick and Harry now owns few thousand Rs. worth of a stock or the other. Was amazed by the interest and the knowledge that the 'common man' shows now-a-days, quite literally I was embarrassed. Cell phone revolution, SMS, Explosion of TV channels, $ being poured by investors, BPOs are all changing the face of the nation.

Slow and steady, cities are getting destroyed though. One can actually see the effect with an increase in vehicles on the roads, infrastructure development not catching up with the development, daily commuting hours rising higher and higher and what not. I also had been to God's own land for a few days and realized that in a few years it may not live up to its name!! This is something strange and something that I had not seen in the past. Things like these used to take some time to trickle down to Kerala but not anymore.

Oh well, that's probably the new face of India, changing India, Incredible India. Hope we all are prepared to accept the new face :)

Signed: Rajesh

Dilberted again

2007-11-21T11:02:00.000-05:00

Another filler .... will be back with something soon ...

Macintosh or Longhorn

2007-11-13T22:27:00.000-05:00

Still deciding ? Get one for yourself ;-)

Art of Photography

2007-10-30T20:58:00.000-05:00

The closest I remember being anywhere near 'Art' was in my school days, when we used to have painting classes. Although Music and Singing are also considered as Art, I'm not that close to these forms. Listening to music - of course; but not singing. In my own world, I am Kishore Kumar and/or Eddie Vedder but then others have to vouch for it and usually they don't

So this new form of Art which I've been thinking of checking out is probably working out pretty well. Have been thinking of getting involved for some time now but glad that I took control of the situation before the iron started cooling down.

Read somewhere that "Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a Photographer, it makes you a Nikon owner" - soo true come to think of it. I'd say that for me, it has at least started an owner; if I would like this form of 'Art' and whether I'm able to carry on with it needs to be seen.

Its fun actually, one of the few things I've learned is how to be patient. You seldom realize the amount of patience required to get a decent snap; the number of clicks you have to make to get a decent one. Ah well, the invention of Digital Camera has simplified things. Its so much easier and so much better to play around with the manual modes that you can get almost anything done. It would really have been difficult before the digicam days. I wonder how they used to get things done. That's why probably they were known as Photographers while now-a-days they're known as Nikon owners

Some images - here

Google Map's on Fire

2007-10-24T19:45:00.000-05:00

Click here to find out more ...

Let there be Peace on earth

2007-10-13T09:09:00.000-05:00

It came as a surprise to me, it really did. Early morning yesterday I was getting my daily dose of News when I read that the Nobel Peace prize this year was being awarded to the UN Climate change panel and Al Gore.

The selection committee probably did not receive any nominations this year, 'cause nothing else could explain their selection. First of all i'm having tough time understanding what Global warming (or creating environmental awareness) has got to do with peace. Some might say - Of course there is but I don't buy that. I mean if they wanted they could have given Gore an environmentalist award or something but Peace prize ?? What a farce.

If you see there are quite a lot of folks around the world who devote their entire life for the cause and should be recognized (The prize is more of a recognition than the $$ amount you get). And if we talk about the work this guy has done (making a documentary - An Inconvenient Truth) - that itself has got so many inaccuracies.

Searching the 'net' I found quite a lot of articles written in the last couple of days on the topic. One of them I came across is this. How to win a Nobel prize. Soon they will come up with 'How to win a Nobel prize for dummies' and you could buy it in stands around the world.

To prove a point Mr. Gore would probably have to buy an HEV for himself; Oh - how would he go and collect the prize then? Nevermind - he has his private jet !! :P

Chak De!

2007-10-07T09:02:00.000-05:00

The Caption/Punch line craze has reached India. Not sure if every country has one, but about a year back I realized that the Aussies have one and it was pretty cool to listen them chant. We saw the effects during the Australian Open, World Series of Poker etc.... I mean almost anywhere the Aussies went, they carried this along - Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oye Oye Oye !!

Chak De India! is the one that I'm talking about. If not for the latest SRK film by the same name, I'm sure we would have gone without one for some more time. Be it Football, Hockey or Cricket - one can see the Chak De moment spreading like a virus. The Media is playing a big role in promoting it big time by organizing shows and even airing news headlines by the same name . Another stunt to grab some attention. With a lurking danger of mid-term polls in sight - I wonder what would happen if our politicians take a shot at this. I can only hope that they don't.

We now have a Chak De moment, My Chak De moment, My own proud Chak De moment, My biggest Chak De moment and what not !

BTW anyone talking about the movie at all? How're the responses?

The 5K Deal

2007-10-03T21:46:00.000-05:00

A $5000 bond from the government. Yup, that was what Hillary Clinton has in mind for the future American kids. A proposal that would help parents start an account to use for paying for further education of their kids. Now, approximately four million babies are born each year in the US. So the total amount (roughly) would be four million times five thousand dollars = twenty billion USDs. Wow !! Is this a small amount? And ever wondered where this money would come from? Of course, the tax payers money.

I'm not a supporter of Candidate A or Candidate B but hearing comments and statements like these, which (we all know) are nothing but a vote buying scheme, how could one pay no attention? Why should every citizen (or a non citizen) pay tax which ends up being helpful for a few? Isn't eliminating income taxes for children's education a better Idea? On top of that, why pay for someone who may not end up going to college at all.

Does anyone think this would work? I do not!!

A Week after Clinton's speech, Sen. Barack Obama came up with statements like ... "It’s a tragedy that many Americans have to ride the bus or have to settle for a Toyota. Cars are a sign of hope. My proposal allows for all families to have an American-made car, which will bring hope to millions of Americans that have none."

What?? Did I read that correct? Is it a tragedy that many have to ride the bus? I think they should look at other countries and learn something and try not to mess around with mother nature by promising cars and contributing towards global warming.

A quarter for a quarter

2007-09-26T19:56:00.000-05:00

It really didn't matter. Last time I checked, USD was stronger than CAD. Last week though, CAD went on to register a 30 year high beating USD ... and then becoming equal to it. As of today, 1USD = 1 CAD (okay its 1.0031 but the decimals are for ppl trading in billions).

Point is that it didn't matter. It took me a while to realize that; couple of weeks to be exact. The story goes something like this -

The place where I used to stay before, we had a washer dryer in the basement and I didn't have to make occasional trips to the bank and fetch quarter rolls. But out here, I do ... and its not always what you think you got (a roll of quarters i.e). So couple of weeks back I made a trip early SAT morning to the nearest bank to fetch some. Intention - do my Laundry over the Weekend.

Sunday evening I tried to do that but the machine simply wouldn't accept my quarters. Thought that the machine-slots would be filled to the brim with coins and ditched the plan. A week later tried the same thing. Again - same thing !! Frustrated, thought of calling the landlord and requesting him to fetch the deposited coins in the machine, so that I could use it.

Came back to my hut and a closer look reveled that one of the coins was a Canadian qtr. No wonder it didn't get pushed through the machine slot. Sigh !! Adulteration?? Oh yeah, happens quite often and anyone could squeeze in one or two Canadian coins in the roll and chances of him/her getting caught are bleak.

So after struggling for 2 consecutive weekends, I said CAD != USD. But guess what, the very next day (or the day after that ... I can't remember) read that CAD is on a 30 year high and that its equal to the USD. Way to go !! Its not just that, the weakening dollar has made many other currencies stronger; some have shattered the records, some would follow suit soon ......

Fireworks at J'burg

2007-09-24T17:55:00.000-05:00

Also, was just trying out this pictobrowser thing. Works cool !!

Big Apple celebrates Incredible India

2007-09-22T19:16:00.000-05:00

Just before the UN general assembly meeting at Big Apple (NYC) this year, India is doing some brand building or should I say 'educating' folks up here with our Culture, Technologies, Fashion, Advancements etc. Times Square and some other parts of the city have already been decorated and banners have been put out on the streets for the cause.

With some big guns attending the event, our govt. and the tourism ministry are probably trying their best to change (or continue) the outlook of westerners and provide them with all the information that they're missing :-) {smiley intentional - see previous post}

NYC folks, take some time out to check the events (darn !! I wish I were there one of these days but alas) to be held 23rd thru 26th of Sept. especially the ones at Times Square which I'm sure is bound to attract the attention of scores of tourist/commuters.

The sponsors of these events are spread from companies like Infy to the Indian Ministry of Tourism, Culture to universities like Columbia,Yale to Louis Vuitton, Coca Cola and Citigroup.

:-) is 25 years old

2007-09-18T20:11:00.000-05:00

Wow!! I didn't know this. 25 years ago CMU prof Scott Fahlman invented a smiley face :-) using just 3 keystrokes and what a way to start an emoticon race. Users of Yahoo Messenger would know of the many many variations ; like :-D, :-P, :-S :-( and ;-)

These smilies spread from CMU to other schools to other businesses and then around the world. Now a days these are so common that you can find them almost anywhere on the www world. The best part is that there's no language barrier. A :-) means the same in English, French, Spanish, Zulu or Mallu ;-)

Dr. Fahlman was quoted as saying "I sometimes wonder how many millions of people have typed these characters, and how many have turned their heads to one side to view a smiley, in the 25 years since this all started". Come to think of it, I think I actually might have turned my head to one side during the initial stages. After a few years, we now see folks @ Google making it interesting, swinging these emoticons vertically so that you don't have to "turn your heads sideways" :P

Hey Ram

2007-09-15T20:38:00.000-05:00

Once upon a time, thousands and thousands of years ago, there lived a prince named Rama, whose wife Sita was supposedly abducted by a demon (and king of Lanka) named Ravana. Many years later a Hindu Sage named Valmiki composed a Sanskrit Epic which tells the story of the above mentioned Prince (Rama).

Thousands and thousands of years later, people residing in the Princes' land (now known as a country) were involved in a political and socio-religious debate out there at a place called Ayodhya (supposedly the birthplace of the above mentioned prince Rama) a.k.a the Ram Janmabhoomi. The riots that took place (known as the Babri riots) were devastating and sad to sick to say the least.

Again, some years later a similar situation has arisen. This time its the governing body of the country that directly got involved and supposedly "hurt the faith of millions".

A Shipping Canal Project between India and SriLanka is being opposed on religious grounds because the opposition says the project will destroy a bridge built by Ram and his army of monkeys. The Govt filed an affidavit to the Supreme Court of India questioning the very existence of Ram and said the belief about the monkey builders was solely based on Hindu mythology.

Not sure how or why the ruling folks decided on filing the affidavit. Only a noob would go ahead and try to deny the existence of Hindu mythological figures.

Quite interesting isn't it?

After all, what's this whole debate about whether Lord Ram existed or not about? We all have grown listening to and reading the fact that these (Ramayana, Mahabharata to name a few) are Epics. In this scientific culture of ours, these figures are heroes, as far as millions are concerned and its just not possible to try to confine them within any kind of boundaries is utterly foolish.

Even if tomorrow its scientifically proved that the Adam's Bridge (or Rama's Bridge) did not exist, would these Epics end being part of our lives? The answer probably is No. Why then this shout and ga-ga about hurting millions? Well - stuff like this is food for the media and with all the 123 Nuclear Agreement the opposition parties in India are looking for ways to bring the government down; cause a mid-term election.

Bravo !! What a way to highlight and defend achievements. Questioning mythology, questioning the questioning of mythology, creating havoc by disrupting daily routines, blocking roads and burning effigies. Progress? hmmm .... I really doubt.

Fedex

2007-09-10T21:35:00.000-05:00

... always on time.

Congrats Roger !!

Sabbath, Alice Cooper and Megadeth

2007-09-10T17:42:00.000-05:00

Believed to be the 2nd best heavy metal/rock band out there (VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock), Sabbath were truly amazing!! Had a chance to visit their US tour last weekend (touring under the name Heaven and Hell). Ronnie, Tony, Appice and Geezer were superb and played along with some of their best numbers like Voodoo, Mob Rules, Neon Lights to name a few.

They were playing with Alice Cooper and Queensrÿche. I haven't heard much about the later one but who doesn't know Alice Cooper. They really set the tempo and boy oh boy was it fun !! They let the Poison run through our veins before handing it over to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ;).

Next stop ... hmm planning on attending a Megadeth concert.

Countdown to Extinction .....

Cheers!!

Flickered ...

2007-09-05T18:21:00.000-05:00

So finally I thought of shifting pics from Y! to Flickr. Every time I login to my Y! photos, I saw a bold red statement - a countdown actually that said how many days I have left to switch to Flickr. Anyways the process took about 4 days and finally got an email today from their team telling me that I'm all set.

I had started using Flickr, though, a long time back. But today I find out that I've gotten a pro-account and that its valid till end of 08. I'd have to shell $24.95 per year after that. Hmm ... that doesn't sound interesting. Why should I choose to use Flickr when others are offering it for free? Its not a huge price to pay but then something doesn't sound right somewhere.

Lets see if they relax the rates and/or extend the free account after 08.

Well deserved victory

2007-08-29T19:58:00.000-05:00

It was a well earned victory and India played some solid aggressive football (its the most popular sport in the world ... americans insist on calling it "Soccer", but I know it as "Football") in the finals yesterday to shut out Syria & lift the Nehru Cup. Watching the news and reading some articles before the match, came to know that there's more to it, much more than just a 11 member Indian team going out there and playing the 90 minutes. Full credit to Bob Houghton and his team as they ended up defeating 112 ranked Syria.

Its high time we started a movement, enough cribbing about Cricket and treating the players as Gods; I hope we end up re-building our training facilities, promoting fresh talent and attracting sponsors; for money and in turn facilities are a major hurdle right now.

Hope the good work continues and that we do strike while the iron is still hot.