A prayer for all the victims for the ill-fated Dubai-Mangalore flight that crashed.
158 people dead and eight survivors.
A crash that occurred due to pilot error!
Was the pilot stressed and over-worked?
No one knows!
Kasargod in Kerala mourns the death of 30 people who died in that ill-fated crash.
More than 20 children in the flight died!
Let us hope the black box reveals what exactly happened!
The families of the victims are in shock and grief as many bodies are charred beyond recognition.
May God give strength to the families in this time of sorrow!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
I Wonder Why!
I wonder why!
We as a nation are still to learn how to use a Western Toilet!
We wear flashy coats, suits, ties; carry laptops and blackberries, talk of overtaking America as a superpower and so on....
But 90% of corporate India is still low on toilet etiquette!
No one flushes the toilet after use, tissues are left scattered, the seat remains wet.
Life goes on.....
May be they should start putting posters within the toilet:
Do unto the toilet as you expect others to do unto it :)
We as a nation are still to learn how to use a Western Toilet!
We wear flashy coats, suits, ties; carry laptops and blackberries, talk of overtaking America as a superpower and so on....
But 90% of corporate India is still low on toilet etiquette!
No one flushes the toilet after use, tissues are left scattered, the seat remains wet.
Life goes on.....
May be they should start putting posters within the toilet:
Do unto the toilet as you expect others to do unto it :)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Laila Wreaks Havoc in Chennai
Cyclone Laila centred of the coast of Vishakapatnam is wreaking havoc, with heavy rains and winds. Most of Chennai is flooded with all low-lying roads flooded with knee-deep water.
More rains have been predicted for the next couple of days.
More rains have been predicted for the next couple of days.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
England Lift the T:20 World Cup
England lifted the ICC T:20 World Cup by defeating Australia.
The English finally have a reason to rejoice and have broken the jinx
Collingwood has led his team from the front and coupled with Pietersen's heroics the team has the potential to lift the 2011 50-overs World Cup!
The English finally have a reason to rejoice and have broken the jinx
Collingwood has led his team from the front and coupled with Pietersen's heroics the team has the potential to lift the 2011 50-overs World Cup!
England Lift the T:20 World Cup
England lifted the ICC T:20 World Cup by defeating Australia.
The English finally have a reason to rejoice and have broken the jinx
Collingwood has led his team from the front and coupled with Pietersen's heroics the team has the potential to lift the 2011 50-overs World Cup!
The English finally have a reason to rejoice and have broken the jinx
Collingwood has led his team from the front and coupled with Pietersen's heroics the team has the potential to lift the 2011 50-overs World Cup!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Free Willy-4
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie about a young girl Kirra, played by Bindi Irwin, helping a young orca return to its family in the ocean.
Bindi is the daughter of crocodile-hunter Steve Irwin. The movie starts in Australia, where Kirra's father a vet is injured and hospitalized.
She lands up at her grandfather's amusement park in South Africa till her father is discharged from hospital.
The banter between grandpa and Kirra is fun.
The amusement park has a lagoon in which an orca is washed up after a storm.
The orca becomes the star attraction in the park and loads of people start visiting it. Kirra tries to convince her grandpa to free the orca who is named Willy. During all this the owner of another amusement park offers to buy Willy for 500000 dollars.
Watch the movie to find out the fate of Willy!
A simple, well-made movie with two good songs. Great photography combined with animatronics and underwater effects. The scene where the pod of orcas swim after a school of smaller fish during a storm is shot well.
My rating-***/5.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I am Back!
A hectic week of exams!
As usual the Maths-based paper was a gamble!
The remaining papers were also tough with an unpredictable pattern of essay-type questions.
God help me!
India have been licked by Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
Our campaign in the West Indies has come to a bitter disappointing end.
Loads of movies to watch, bunch of books to read and well bride-hunting on in full swing, while the heart still pines for the lost chance.
The future does have a chance for some interesting surprises, while I am planning a couple of things!
All in good time.
Folks wish me luck:)
As usual the Maths-based paper was a gamble!
The remaining papers were also tough with an unpredictable pattern of essay-type questions.
God help me!
India have been licked by Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
Our campaign in the West Indies has come to a bitter disappointing end.
Loads of movies to watch, bunch of books to read and well bride-hunting on in full swing, while the heart still pines for the lost chance.
The future does have a chance for some interesting surprises, while I am planning a couple of things!
All in good time.
Folks wish me luck:)
Monday, May 03, 2010
India thru' to the Super-Eights
India defeated Afghanistan on Saturday.
On Sunday, Suresh Raina hit a fantastic knock of 101 that set up a mammoth target of 187 for South Africa.
Tight bowling by Nehra and Harbhajan ensured that India won the match despite a valiant 73 run knock by Kallis.
In another match Australia defeated Pakistan.
On Sunday, Suresh Raina hit a fantastic knock of 101 that set up a mammoth target of 187 for South Africa.
Tight bowling by Nehra and Harbhajan ensured that India won the match despite a valiant 73 run knock by Kallis.
In another match Australia defeated Pakistan.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Dog-catchers
Yesterday was an extremely sad one for me.
The municipal dog-catchers came and caught all the stray dogs in our locality. This happened yesterday afternoon.
The streets are empty. Tiger and Brownie the two dogs near my house will be missed.
The municipality does not fix broken lights, bad roads or open drains but they are ready to capture the dogs.
A bigger menace are the huge black pigs that roam about. No one captures them.
The municipal dog-catchers came and caught all the stray dogs in our locality. This happened yesterday afternoon.
The streets are empty. Tiger and Brownie the two dogs near my house will be missed.
The municipality does not fix broken lights, bad roads or open drains but they are ready to capture the dogs.
A bigger menace are the huge black pigs that roam about. No one captures them.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
"Catches win Matches"
Mumbai Indians learned this the hard way. Suresh Raina was dropped twice once when he was on 13 and then when he was on 28. The mistakes proved to be costly as he went on to score a match-winning fifty.
CSK won the toss and batted first. A steady start saw the opening pair cross 40 runs in the sixth over. Hayden and Murali Vijay fell in quick succession and at one stage CSK were 68 for 3 in 12 overs. Then Raina and Dhoni blasted the ball to all corners of the park. The last 8 overs yielded 100 runs and CSK set a target of 169.
Ashwin started the proceedings by bowling a maiden over. As wickets fell at regular intervals courtesy a strange shuffling of batting positions as Harbhajan was promoted above Pollard, Sachin tried to bring stability. Run-outs were aplenty and in spite of a counter-attack by Pollard where he plundered 20 odd runs of an over Mumbai Indians lost the finals.
Dhoni found form when it mattered most-the match at Dharamshala against Kings XI Punjab. Under his inspiring, cool and calm leadership CSK XI have been crowned champions of IPL-3.
The ICC World T:20 Championship starts in another five days in the West Indies. Can Dhoni inspire Team India to lift the trophy?
Time will tell and a lot depends on Yuvaraj Singh's form!
Mumbai Indians learned this the hard way. Suresh Raina was dropped twice once when he was on 13 and then when he was on 28. The mistakes proved to be costly as he went on to score a match-winning fifty.
CSK won the toss and batted first. A steady start saw the opening pair cross 40 runs in the sixth over. Hayden and Murali Vijay fell in quick succession and at one stage CSK were 68 for 3 in 12 overs. Then Raina and Dhoni blasted the ball to all corners of the park. The last 8 overs yielded 100 runs and CSK set a target of 169.
Ashwin started the proceedings by bowling a maiden over. As wickets fell at regular intervals courtesy a strange shuffling of batting positions as Harbhajan was promoted above Pollard, Sachin tried to bring stability. Run-outs were aplenty and in spite of a counter-attack by Pollard where he plundered 20 odd runs of an over Mumbai Indians lost the finals.
Dhoni found form when it mattered most-the match at Dharamshala against Kings XI Punjab. Under his inspiring, cool and calm leadership CSK XI have been crowned champions of IPL-3.
The ICC World T:20 Championship starts in another five days in the West Indies. Can Dhoni inspire Team India to lift the trophy?
Time will tell and a lot depends on Yuvaraj Singh's form!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Bollinger's Charge Discharges the Deccan Chargers
In a low scoring match CSK defended a target of 143 and bowled out DC for 104.
The finals against Mumbai Indians will be tough and let us see if Dhoni can manage to lift the trophy.
Batting is a big cause of worry and the one-day rest will have Stephen Fleming wondering what to do?
Will Hayden be dropped for the finals?
Sachin is highly unlikely to play in the finals.
Let us see what happens!
The finals against Mumbai Indians will be tough and let us see if Dhoni can manage to lift the trophy.
Batting is a big cause of worry and the one-day rest will have Stephen Fleming wondering what to do?
Will Hayden be dropped for the finals?
Sachin is highly unlikely to play in the finals.
Let us see what happens!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Kailash Parbat-Restaurant Review
Kailash Parbat is a famous chain of restaurants from Mumbai. It has made its entry in Chennai courtesy the Oriental Cuisine, which runs The French Loaf, Wang's Kitchen, Planet Yumm, among many other famous restaurants.
My friends from Mumbai always raved about this place and I was planning to visit this place for some time now. Today I thought OK lets go check this place out. I reached the restaurant at about 1:15 PM the place is located near Lady Andal School on Harrington Road in Chetpet above The French Loaf. Spacious restaurant with lots of glass decor, natural light and courteous attendants dressed in chocolate brown shirts.
The restaurant had about 10 people dining in it, may be the crowds come in for dinner and on weekends! The waiter asked me if I wanted a bottle of mineral water? I said I was OK with the normal water from the purifier:) The menu card was detailed, well-designed and without any visible spelling errors.
Everything is priced slightly on the higher side. I settled for a Shaad Manna Thali.
The thali arrived in ten minutes. The contents:
One huge gulab jamun.
Two chappatis (big)
One paneer dish (gravy)
One potato-okra curry
One curry that was a mixture of cabbabge and mashed chappatis.
A sambar like concoction with okra, potatoes and drum-stick.
A bowl of white steamed Basmati Rice
A bowl of vegetable pulao (Basmati Rice)
Two small pakodas made of besan and onions
One pappad.
One slice of carrot and one slice of cucumber.
One glass of spiced-tangy buttermilk.
The price on the menu card - Rs. 160.
Price on the bill plus taxes - Rs. 171.
The food was good but not great. Just a slice of cucumber and carrot does not do justice to a salad. The sambar was sweet. The gulab jamun was simply out-of-this-world, neither too syrupy and soft nor hard, just perfect. The pakodas were great and the paneer dish was usual stuff not a match for the ones served at Punjabi Dhabha.
Overall Rating-4 out of 5 . The staff are courteous and polite and ask you before taking the plates away. I guess the chaats are the big sellers that need to be tasted once. But paying Rs 70 odd for chaats when Gangotri or Sweet Corner or the other small shops provide tasty ones for Rs. 20 to Rs. 25 is a bit too much. Well ambience and brand value command a premium price :)
So if you want to catch up with old friends have a filling meal, or need a cosy get-together with your girl-friend/boy-friend and enjoy contemporary Hindi Music-Kailash Parbat is the place for you.
Carry enough cash or have a couple of credit cards and enjoy your meal.
My friends from Mumbai always raved about this place and I was planning to visit this place for some time now. Today I thought OK lets go check this place out. I reached the restaurant at about 1:15 PM the place is located near Lady Andal School on Harrington Road in Chetpet above The French Loaf. Spacious restaurant with lots of glass decor, natural light and courteous attendants dressed in chocolate brown shirts.
The restaurant had about 10 people dining in it, may be the crowds come in for dinner and on weekends! The waiter asked me if I wanted a bottle of mineral water? I said I was OK with the normal water from the purifier:) The menu card was detailed, well-designed and without any visible spelling errors.
Everything is priced slightly on the higher side. I settled for a Shaad Manna Thali.
The thali arrived in ten minutes. The contents:
One huge gulab jamun.
Two chappatis (big)
One paneer dish (gravy)
One potato-okra curry
One curry that was a mixture of cabbabge and mashed chappatis.
A sambar like concoction with okra, potatoes and drum-stick.
A bowl of white steamed Basmati Rice
A bowl of vegetable pulao (Basmati Rice)
Two small pakodas made of besan and onions
One pappad.
One slice of carrot and one slice of cucumber.
One glass of spiced-tangy buttermilk.
The price on the menu card - Rs. 160.
Price on the bill plus taxes - Rs. 171.
The food was good but not great. Just a slice of cucumber and carrot does not do justice to a salad. The sambar was sweet. The gulab jamun was simply out-of-this-world, neither too syrupy and soft nor hard, just perfect. The pakodas were great and the paneer dish was usual stuff not a match for the ones served at Punjabi Dhabha.
Overall Rating-4 out of 5 . The staff are courteous and polite and ask you before taking the plates away. I guess the chaats are the big sellers that need to be tasted once. But paying Rs 70 odd for chaats when Gangotri or Sweet Corner or the other small shops provide tasty ones for Rs. 20 to Rs. 25 is a bit too much. Well ambience and brand value command a premium price :)
So if you want to catch up with old friends have a filling meal, or need a cosy get-together with your girl-friend/boy-friend and enjoy contemporary Hindi Music-Kailash Parbat is the place for you.
Carry enough cash or have a couple of credit cards and enjoy your meal.
Pollard Seals Royal Challengers' Fate
Pollard's all round performance with bat and ball ensured that the Mumbai Indians entered the finals of IPL-3.
Today's match between Chennai and Hyderabad will determine the other finalist.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
Today's match between Chennai and Hyderabad will determine the other finalist.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Omar Mukhtar-The Lion of the Desert
Fantastic movie, with a great performance by Anthony Quinn in the titular role. Based on a real character who tried fighting Mussolini's Fascist army in Africa during WW-II.
Authentic shooting locations, a good technical crew and a racy narration make the movie interesting.
Definitely worth watching.
Authentic shooting locations, a good technical crew and a racy narration make the movie interesting.
Definitely worth watching.
Monday, April 19, 2010
IPL-3 Semi-finalists announced
Mumbai Indians sit pretty on top of the table and were confirmed semi-finalists more than a week back.
The remaining three teams to make it to the semi finals are:
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad.
In a spectacular finish at Dharamshala yesterday, aided by Dhoni's blistering knock CSK overcame a stiff target of 193 posted by Kings XI Punjab.
Going in to their last match Deccan Chargers defended a sub-150 run total and defeated the much-fancied Delhi Daredevils team.
Bangalore meet Mumbai and Chennai meet Hyderabad in the semis which have been shifted to the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
With regard to the Kochi franchise controversy, Shashi Tharoor has been forced to resign from his post as MOS External Affairs.
The semis take place on April 21 and 22.
May the best teams win.
I have a surprising feeling that Mumbai will lift the glittering IPL trophy this time, with a special knock by Sachin in the finals.
The remaining three teams to make it to the semi finals are:
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad.
In a spectacular finish at Dharamshala yesterday, aided by Dhoni's blistering knock CSK overcame a stiff target of 193 posted by Kings XI Punjab.
Going in to their last match Deccan Chargers defended a sub-150 run total and defeated the much-fancied Delhi Daredevils team.
Bangalore meet Mumbai and Chennai meet Hyderabad in the semis which have been shifted to the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
With regard to the Kochi franchise controversy, Shashi Tharoor has been forced to resign from his post as MOS External Affairs.
The semis take place on April 21 and 22.
May the best teams win.
I have a surprising feeling that Mumbai will lift the glittering IPL trophy this time, with a special knock by Sachin in the finals.
Friday, April 16, 2010
CSK lose to Daredevils
CSK lost to Delhi Daredevils after an absolutely dismal batting performance.
This means that CSK need to win their final match by a comfortable margin to ensure a semi-final place.
Let us see what happens!
This means that CSK need to win their final match by a comfortable margin to ensure a semi-final place.
Let us see what happens!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Paiyaa
Waste of money!
Songs were OK!
Lingusamy needs to break out of his RUN days and present a better script!
Movie is making money because of Tamannah dancing in the rain.
Milind Somani is wasted as the villain!
Songs were OK!
Lingusamy needs to break out of his RUN days and present a better script!
Movie is making money because of Tamannah dancing in the rain.
Milind Somani is wasted as the villain!
Happy Tamil New Year and Happy Vishu
For the folks who celebrated Tamil New Year on Chitirai Thirunal on April 14, Happy Tamil New Year.
For folks who are celebrating Vishu today, Happy Vishu.
The controversy regarding celebration of Tamil New Year on April 14 is unwarranted.
Let the individual decide when one wants to do what:)
For folks who are celebrating Vishu today, Happy Vishu.
The controversy regarding celebration of Tamil New Year on April 14 is unwarranted.
Let the individual decide when one wants to do what:)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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