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Journalists don't have a heart.

2009-08-05T00:32:00.007+05:30

Today, I witnessed one of the many accidents that take place on highways. (I didn't have the heart to take snaps) There was this mentally retarded person, who was trying to cross the Western Express highway. I saw him trip over and collapse right in the middle of the highway lane. At this point, I just HOPED that he would come out safe. (There was nothing that could be done, as there were many speeding vehicles)

Hardly 2-3 seconds after the man collapsed, a bike ran over him. :(
This came as a big blow to my head. The guy on the bike also crashed. But he wasn't hurt. (He was wearing a helmet). He was thrown off by some distance, but came out unhurt.

I felt a cold chill when I noticed that the person who was run over, the mentally retarded person, wasn't moving. I know things like these happen all the time, but witnessing THAT started me thinking.

I had a camera in my bag. I could have taken it out and snapped a few photographs, maybe take a video of the entire scene. But something told me NOT to. It was a devastating sight. Something horrible had happened, and the poor victim needed help. Many cars stopped, people ran towards the person, grabbed and lifted him to the side of the road. He couldn't walk, or do ANYTHING. They set him on the side pavement, made him sit. But as soon as they let go of the support, he collapsed onto the pavement, rolling and curling within himself. Then two people put him in an auto rickshaw, and took him to the hospital for medical aid.

Two things strike out here...

1. If there's one thing that I have learned from this incident is that Mumbai is a city where religion, caste or the mother tongue of an individual doesn't matter. If a person injures himself badly, or if an old lady trips over a footpath, everybody comes running up to help them. They don't come up to you and ask whether you are a Hindu, a Muslim, or even Gujarati or Marathi for that matter.. (Heads Up MNS, Shiv Sena)

2. If there was a journalist there at the scene, what would he/she have done? "Take out the goddamn camera, we gotta shoot this! I've got some juicy content!"
Most of the people reporting DON'T have a heart. Sometimes I feel they're just plain dumb.

An example of Heartless journalism goes like this:

Take for example the Sarabjit case. This Indian guy is in jail in Pakistan, and is most probably gonna be hanged. A journalist goes to his residence in Punjab, India. What is the first question he asks his mother?

"Aapko kaisa lag raha hai?" ("How do you feel that your son is being executed?")
I mean, what do you f**king say to that?

An example of dumb journalism goes like this:

They covered the 26/11 at the Taj Hotel.
A very famous English news channel reporter just got hold of a Chinese chef, who had just escaped/been rescued from the hotel. What did he ask him?

"How do you feel? Are you scared?"
What answer did the guy expect? NO?
The chef is trying to go as far from the place as possible, and the "reporter" holds him up, and asks him THAT.

Why I'm saying this is that, again, Indian journalism has hit its utmost low point. I don't think it can sink ANY lower.

When I switch on the TV to ANY Hindi news channel, all I see is crappy news. I have posted several blogs on this, with pictures. Now when I see these sad "News stories" being reported, I don't even feel like taking snaps. At first it was real fun taking snaps of the awesome crap they showed us on news. I have a thousand images still to be posted.

News NOW comprises of:

1. "Television Serial" news - 15-20 minutes dedicated to each TV show. Starting from Balika Vadhu, to many others.

2. "Food Scam" news - Are YOU drinking bad MILK?, eating bad JAGGERY?

3. "Mythical" news - ALL myths WILL be projected as reality in this section. This section dominates all other sections. This type of news can be anything..from "Hell on Earth" and "River of the living dead" to "End of the earth in 2012" and even "Mysterious Waterfall".. I even have pics of ALL these to prove all of this, AND MORE!

4. "Sports" news - If India wins, they are hardworking, awesome gods. If India lose, they're f**king worse than the US cricket team, and they spend more time making Ads.

5. "Breaking" news - The four points mentioned above are a part of this section.

Man, I could go on. But I don't want to bore you :) (I know I already have :P)

Indian media’s take on Michael Jackson’s death.

2009-07-13T00:39:00.000+05:30

By the Indian media, I basically mean the hindi news channels. I hate them :D.

I can have a go at them in the middle of the night, or even at gunpoint.

When a really, really famous celebrity passes away, there’s always a big commotion, with emotions flying all around. The death of Michael Jackson came as a shock to millions around the globe. It was tragic. Every speech that was delivered in the memorial gave everyone Goosebumps.

When MJ passed away, the news channels in India were caught napping, as they had NO clips on him, except for some footage of when he came to India.

What to do in this situation? The sensible way out would be to show clippings from his music videos, and report the career achievements, etc.

But NO, India TV came up with the single-most AWESOMEST idea EVER [Pardon my sarcasm :P].

They compares Michael Jackson to, get this, GOVINDA’s [should be kicked out of India] dance FIRST. Then they compared his dance to Jitendra [No comments]. Then came Hrithik Roshan [Bearable!], and in the end they gave Prabhu Deva some footage [Should have been the first, and the only one].

First of all, it is an insult to MJ to be compared to Govinda, or ANY other dancer from India (excepting a few). What a disgrace. Sadly, I don’t have snaps! :(

Enter next day, I switched on my television, more importantly, India TV :D

They were blabbering about the post mortem that was done on MJs body, and claimed to have the results =))

Note that MJs own FAMILY didn’t get any reports.

The making of a prime time television show @ India TV requires the following:

1] A dummy skeleton.

2] A rubber mask that is supposed to look like MJ.

3] An “expert” that will explain everything to the illiterate viewer.

4] Lies. [This is the most important part]

The headline reads: “Who broke MJs nose?”

I told you. They can go to the depths of humiliation to prove their “point”.

Skeleton, rubber mask, and the “expert” holding the mask. Unfortunately, I do not have audio, else I would have included the “Lies” part also! [Note that my TV is muted :)]

The headline reads: “MJs nose disappears”

Headline: “Where did MJs nose go?”

Please stop laughing =)) There was another headline that read, “Who stole MJs nose?”. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a snap of that!

The caption on the picture reads: “Nose disappears”.

All this is just a part of the post mortem report. :D

Then came the memorial. They showed the entire proceedings well, with less breaks in between, showing some respect. Or maybe just TRPs!

A day after MJs memorial, they came up with some more “Breaking” news. “Breaking News” rocks!

From this news report that they aired, I came to know that these Hindi News channels know that they show CRAPPY news, and they know people aren’t stupid to buy it.

I know it because, the news anchor standing and delivering news was saying, “Ye hamare news channel ki news report nahi hai, ye news Antarashtriya news channels bhi bata rahe hain” [This news report is not made up by our network, but news channels across the US are reporting it].

This time, it was about MJs memorial, and the fact that his body was not in the coffin during that period.

Big deal!

Headline reads: “Where DID MJs dead body go?”

They sensationalize EVERYTHING.

Look at their animation. Hilarious.

1] Coffin with body.

As you can see, the news anchor is pointing his hand towards the “amazing” animation of the dead body in the coffin, alerting the “illiterate” viewer what the picture shows. [We know what a body in a coffin looks like dummy :@]

2] Coffin without body.

OMG It’s GONE! Shit! Crap! The animation looks SOOOO real! Damn!

The pictures below show how the media thinks we are fools. I love the pointy arrow thingy!

The caption reads: "MJs coffin". [Sheet! I thought it was a n alien, hidden beneath a bed or roses, and escorted by the FBI!]

Look! The coffin IS the car!

Someone should step up to revive Indian media. Someone should start a movement. I say “someone” because I don’t want it to stop :P.

I have snapped like a million pictures from different news channels. At first I thought that I’ll blog about all of them! But there are so many! I get bored :(

The whole point of this post is nothing :P

I just feel SAD for all the people who actually BELIEVE all the crap that these news channels show!

Spreading urban legends, even trying to prove them true.

Crappy news is followed by more crappy news. It just WON’T end.

Swami Ramdev is going to court to protest against Section 377. Dude, grow up. There are more important things in life. Fight against the “andha-vishwas” that these channels spread. Throwing babies, walking all over them, will NOT cure them. It will kill them. A girl married to a dog isn’t news. Female feticide, sati, dowry still exist in society. Report them! Alert people! Let them know!

The only hindi news channel that seems to make sense is DD News. [Not sarcastic]. Please correct me if I’m wrong :).

!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!

2009-04-29T21:24:00.000+05:30

What IS breaking news?

Is THIS breaking news? -->

Or THIS -->

Breaking News means different things to different people, or should I say, different News Channels!

Breaking News: The news that will keep even the uninterested people interested. Breaking News in India is like a gossip section in a College magazine.

Eg.: "Some lady slapped her BF on camera, while he was proposing"

or

"The family that whistles their way to fame"

Other news will have:

"Chhajjhe Par illo rani" (A cat climbed a roof)

"She's been up there for six and a half hours", says the ticker.

After an hour when I switched on the TV, the "Breaking News" read, "Aakhir khud kuud padi" (Finally, it jumped down by itself).

Lame.

Here's one more - The commissioner's DOG has gone missing! Omfg! This is a national catastrophe! Somebody get the S.W.A.T. or something!

Gone to the dogs. (The news reads - "Commissioner's dog found")

After the WTC attacks, Indian media went through a good phase. But then Sting Ops started, and every channel had their own stuff to sell and to increase their TRPs.

Let's elaborate on News..

The time line is about 3 years ONLY. It starts from 2005 til date..

Some news channels exposed politicians, while others did Sting OPs on TV actors and celebs.
After this era, the Supreme Court banned these types of sting OPs.
People like Shakti Kapoor, Aman Varma were insulted and humiliated on National Television.

Then came the "Breaking news" era. News channels wanted to change heir image to a "happening news channel". So started some channel called "India TV". It started off nicely. But then, as their TRPs started to fall badly, they started a show called "Breaking News".

Now the thing is, there's a big red coloured ticker @ the bottom saying "Breaking News" all the time from 9 pm to 11 pm. So that the viewers are glued to the TV sets. They fooled us for the first month. How they did it?

Well, it's quite simple. They started off with a news story, a very interesting one, and then switch their attention to something else. The news that they had spoken about @ 9 pm, actually surfaced 10.20 pm. This happens daily!

But NOW, they've gone personal. They have a family problem everyday, LIVE on air..
There will be a wife with 2 children sitting in one city, and her In-Laws in another city. And they started creating fights, by asking stupid questions to both of them. People crying, fighting - higher TRPs. "Let them fight", they say! A-holes.

After the family dramas "lost" their way, the News channels came up with news from the villages. News that read, "Girl marries stone", "Dog with 2 legs living with ray of hope" and stuff like "Illiterate boy starts speaking English all of a sudden".

After this era, came the Ghost" era. Yes, they told of ghosts in the villages. At the beginning of the show, they'd say that they'll show you the ghost caught on tape. But they end up showing shit, like a cloth flying from one end of the room to the other, and stories told by villagers (well rehearsed) about "ghosts".

The Ghost era was followed by "The Youtube era". This is the present era, and the most fucked up yet.

You may have seen David Blaine, Mondo Magic, Chris Angel, or any of the host of magic shows that come on TV.

We know that it's a goddamn trick.
Now what news channels do is, they go to www.youtube.com, and search for magic videos. They get some videos that read, "Chris angel flying in the air.walking on water",man goes through the great wall of china. Now, as you all know, these are tricks!

What the channels portray them as, is totally different.

The headline will read, "Kya aadmi udna seekh gaya?" (Has man learned to fly?) - This headline is referring to Chris Angel's levitation. At first, they show it as something really magical, and they say that he's actually flying, and there's nothing more to it!
They show the same clipping about a 100 times.
45 mins and 10 commercial breaks later, the channel "reveals" that the levitation is a "trick" and that "Kreees Angel" is a magician. I'm sitting there, watching this shit and thinking, "WTF is wrong with these guys?"

They have ripped off videos from Youtube like anything andshown many such videos till date.

And HOW can i possible forget the latest bakra of the news channels. You guessed it right - The Great Khali!
He made a mistake coming to India. He was made popular by WWE, a lot of people watch WWE in India. So, as it is, he was famous.

Now, the news channels come in. Their first news report on "The great khali" says that, "The Great Khali, who was working in Punjab Police, has been SUSPENDED from service". Then they had interviews of all the unrelated people in all the unrelated fields.

People who watch WWE,or those who used to watch, will laugh their ass off if they saw what Aaj Tak and India TV showed in their prime time slot. They showed matches between Khali and other wrestlers, and showed them as if they were really happening, and that he was fighting for his friggin life. They showed it like a TV serial, showing each blow THRICE. Get a life.

When he came to India, he was greeted by thousands of fans waiting at the airport. He would have been so happy!
1 week into his visit, he came to Mumbai. One of the news channel got an appointment with him - an interview in public. That news reporter was dressed up for a fight. He was asking him stupid questions, embarrassing him, humiliating him, humiliating us.

What news channels need to learn is, "SHOW THE FRIGGIN NATIONAL NEWS AND NOT FAMILY PROBLEMS THAT NO ONE CAN RELATE TO". I don' think that I could be more clear on this one.

There's loads more to write about, but I have to cut short, as I know that you'll be so bored right now!

If you are, I suggest you watch any hindi news channel. You'd be surprised that you're laughing your head off!

Best Regards!

BREAKING NEWS !! I'm ending this post!

Light, day and Global Warming!

2009-04-28T20:23:00.000+05:30

I have nothing to write right now...So why not keek butt?
I'm really pissed off now :P

This time, it's the Municipal Corporation thats at fault. BIG fault.

These days, you're receiving messages/mails/scraps to switch off ALL lights on the 15th of December i.e today, to switch off all lights, to signify to the world that we've started the movement to stop global warming. Robbers will be out on the streets. It'll be like a jackpot for them lol!

I'll surely switch off my lights, and other appliances too. It's a good example set for the world to take note, and open their eyes...

I say WHY only Mumbai, why not the WHOLE country? Or all the countries in the world? EVERYONE. It won't hurt ANYONE, to switch off lights for such a short time!

Excepting hospitals, everyone can afford to follow these instructions with no problems!

Anyways, coming to my point...! In all of this, the municipal corporation does the TOTAL opposite of what they're supposed to do...

Street lights are *supposed* to be used in the night? That's common sense, right?

I mean there can't be anything simpler...Nights are dark, so we need some light...:P

Streetlight cycle...

It's a simple 1-2 process:

1. Streetlights are switched on in the evening.

2. People are happy.

Here comes the sad part...

It's like 3 pm. I'm returning from college...There are NO light repairations going on either (That's an excuse to keep the whole line of streetlights switched on)

This is case almost everyday!

Here's another...

I've got some more pics like these, of different areas...The above pics are from Sindhi Society...

Here's Mahim...

This pic was taken at about 12 noon. All the lights are switched on. Wow, it's dark out here in the sun!

And here's the flipside...

Dude, where's like, all the light gone? ;)

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Ever heard of the "Fountain of the Youth" ?

Well, come to Mumbai... Or better, have a look at this "Drinking water" facility =))

I couldn't stop laughing!!!

In case you didn't notice, there are NO taps. None.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

Bravo!

Wow, it's almost 7:30 pm, gotta switch off everything! (The grand awakening)

I'll touch on a more deeper issue in my next post. Till then, adios!

Naw...Presenteeng een englees...

2009-04-28T19:42:00.000+05:30

Being a great phan of the crocs and the indian englees, I proudly presents "Englees - A tharro lessun"

Naw, here are some wurds/sentences said by world renowned teachers (these are real, believe me):

==>jhero = 0 (bleh!)

==>Dis one property (This property)

==>Dis one result derived from (This result is derived from...)

==>dis one result (This result...)

==>whatsoever we are saying (AHAHAHAH)

==>Capital 2 (Yes, u read it right)

==>yex = x

==>Can we listed some properties (we can list some properties...)

==>Which will be which continuing (Don't ask me what that means, I'm not a cryptologist :P)

==>anyone of u have a some idea (Do anyone of u have an idea?)

==>There is a one property (There is a property...)

==>Inverse of 'yex' and 'y' not belong to dis set (:-s)

==>If anyone of u have a doubt over some difficulty (dude, no.)

==>I claiming that...(Pls claim ASAP)

Resemblance of this to any real life incident is purely non-co-incidental lolz..not meant to harm anyone !

If you have some more like these, please post them ur comments!

Regards,

Adijo

Where is this World headed ?

2009-04-28T01:43:00.000+05:30

In this post..

I'll not talk about TV shows like "10 Ka Dum" or any of that shit!

I'll not talk about war for the top position in Bollywood, or how some guy's dog is named Shah Rukh.

I think this is the perfect topic for today..

Where IS this world headed?

You may have planned what you're gonna do with your life..

You know.."I'm going abroad for studies" (stop braggin u idiot :P)

When you switch on your TV to a news channel (You want to watch MTV Roadies, but there are so many freakin' news channels today, even YOU could get a job as a reporter)..

SO you're flippin thru channels..You come across some new channels...

One of them saying "BREAKING NEWS: Woman marries dog in some place you haven't heard of", the other reading, "Crees Agnel (Chris Angel) ke kartab dekhiye: Dharti pe aaya superman"..

GROW UP..

Coming to my point..

The news stories going around after 9/11 happened.. A revolution has occurred..

There have been serial blasts in god knows how many countries after 2001..So MANY people dying, One country's government condemning the attack on the other.

Politicians have started thinking out of the box these days. Previously, they used to earn money from the conventional scams. But these days, they earn money out of the aid that they send to the victims..

For example, just Google these words - "corruption foreign aid". You'll get what I mean.

The government is just pretending to trying to stop terrorist activities..They don't give a rats ass for the people..Everything is taken for granted!

Apart from human bombs..There are natural disasters (I love this part, so I'm gonna write more on this) going on everywhere. Earthquakes, Floods, Cyclones killing uncountable people. Government figures of the number of people dying are not even HALF of the people that have actually lost their lives..

Cyclones that never happened in the past, just going through cities like they're havin a stroll!

Here's the list of natural calamities JUST in 2008:

China: Earthquake - May 2008

Myanmar: Tropical Cyclone Nargis - May 2008

Chile: Volcano Chaitén - May 2008

Thailand: Floods - May 2008

China: Typhoon Neoguri - Apr 2008

DR Congo: Airplane Crash - Apr 2008

Colombia: Nevado del Huila Volcano - Apr 2008

Papua New Guinea: Landslides - Apr 2008

Argentina: Floods - Mar 2008

Albania: Explosions - Mar 2008

Paraguay: Floods - Mar 2008

Mozambique: Cyclone Jokwe - Mar 2008

Kazakhstan: Floods - Mar 2008

Peru: Floods - Feb 2008

Philippines: Floods and Landslides - Feb 2008

Madagascar: Cyclone Ivan - Feb 2008

Ecuador: Floods - Feb 2008

Great Lakes: Earthquake - Feb 2008

South Pacific: Tropical Cyclone Gene - Jan 2008

Tajikistan: Cold Wave - Jan 2008

China: Cold Wave - Jan 2008

Brazil: Floods - Jan 2008

Tanzania: Floods - Jan 2008

Colombia: Volcanic Eruption - Jan 2008

Afghanistan: Avalanches and Heavy Snowfalls - Jan 2008

Ecuador: Tungurahua Volcano - Jan 2008

Chile: Volcano - Jan 2008

Kyrgyzstan: Osh Earthquake - Jan 2008

You hadn't heard of 90% of these calamities EVER occurring..The situation has already gone outta hand!

Infact, there have been so many disasters lately, magazines have started printing "The top 10 Natural Calamities of 2008" and so on..!

The effects of Global Warming have started taking its toll on us..

Summers are damn hot..winters are colder...and the surprising thing is after all the awareness is spread all over national television and radios, PEOPLE don't respond. Nobody gives a shit.

Life goes on, everyones happy. The End.

WAIT..you forgot the people! They aren't happy!

Hmph!

So, my question to YOU is..Where are we headed? Who dunnit? And what is the solution? :D

Post your comments! Thanks for reading!

PS: Will shed some more light on all this later..! Gotta sleep!!

Politics and Power

2009-04-24T22:21:00.004+05:30

The season has arrived.

Elections.

IPL. (No use talking about it)

These two events cannot co-exist in the same country at the same time! Such is their importance for the country's "progress".

(PROGRESS lol)

I'm gonna speak only on the elections part.

Jaago re! Get out and vote! Even if you watched the TV for 5 minutes a day, you would have witnessed one of the politically inclined ads - be it the Jaago re ad, or the Majboot Neta-Nirnayak Sarkar ad, or the Congress ka haath-Aam aadmi ke saath (Ya right) ad..

First off, one of the "Vote Karo" ads that is done by the "perfectionist" Aamir Khan is bogus.

They tel you to SMS "MYNETA " to 56070, and you shall be given details of the candidate running for the post in your constituency.

When I saw the ad, I was so influenced that I decided to waste away Rs 3 for knowing details about the leaders im choosing from.

The SMS that I received back from these people was:

"Based on 2004 affidavit data (2009 data coming soon) - KAMAT GURUDAS - INC, Criminal Cases - No. Assets - 33894725, Liabilities - 0.00, Education Level - Post Graduate, for more call 1-800-110-440"

What did the ad promise? Details about my current candidate(s).

What did I get? Details of ONE leader from one party, and that too, the details are from the previos elections. 5 YEARS AGO.

What the hell am I supposed to understand about "my" candidate from this information?

My constituency is changed, and there are different candidates here. What if I'm interested in some other candidate? Why did the Election Commision give such importance to that ad and give it the support it didn't deserve? This is a big mess. Anyway, who am I to say anything? The perfectionist faulters :|

Then came the Varun Gandhi issue. Man, he said pretty bad words. This kind of behavious should not be accepted and the person should be barred from taking rallies for a week or two (Just like Raj Thackeray). But NO. Mayawati had different plans, she decided to take advantage of the situation. She arrested the man. Kept him in jail for 2-3 weeks.

During this 2-3 week period, several other well-known politicians came up with their own little "hate-speeches". Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi and some Shrinivasan.

The words that these three politicians used were a thousand times worse than what Varun had said.

Now comes the twist! The EC were said to be "going through" their speeches and possible prosecuting them, or taking action. The opposition were really interested on HOW the EC reacts to this. I, personally, was expecting the EC to leave Varun Gandhi for about 2 weeks (until the elections were over) and leave alone the other 3 politicians.

BANG. That's what EXACTLY happened. WHY? You friggin ask the EC, or the BSP, or the Congress (The government in power). When Varun Gandhi said those things, they were onto him like the corocodile in the Alpenlibe ad jumps to get his candy.

When the court left Varun Gandhi with a letter from his side stating that "He would never say a hate-speech again", the Congress leaders did not say a WORD about their own leaders givind hate-speeches, but instead, their spokesperson said that "Varun Gandhi has admitted to his fault". We friggin know THAT. What about your own party members who were left free without even a hearing? NO ANSWER.

I really don't think Varun Gandhi should have said what he said. But what happened next was a real example of what this government is capable of doing. Using power for all the wrong reasons.

Thats all it has done in the 56 years it has been in power.

They talk about the Godhra riots all the time and call Narendra Modi a murderer (Something of which he was cleared of by a commision that was set by the Congress). On the other hand, they never talk about Nandigram (more recent than Godhra) or the '84 Sikh Riots! I mean, WTF?

In the end you've got to choose from someone who is bad and someone who is worse.

Please don't mistake this as a one-sided post. I don't support any party (at least in my posts). I have just stated what I felt was going on.

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All these are my personal thoughts, democratically speaking. I am writing this because I am scared of the government people infiltrating into my house and taking me into custody. But then again, GOVERNMENTS should be afraid of their people, and NOT the other way around.

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(As mentioned before, I have just stated the obvious, apologies if I've hurt you in anyway)

Cowards talk the LOUDEST.

2008-11-27T19:15:00.004+05:30

This isn't ANYTHING personal on ANYONE. THESE ARE MY PERSONAL VIEWS. Sorry if I've hurt you. Sach kadwa hota hai :( :|

So where IS MaNaSa? Where are his relatives in the Shiv Sena? When Mumbai is in time of need for their support?

A day has passed, and everyone has spoken internationally...

Britain, Russia, the US of A..Everyone.

The havoc is in Mumbai. It is affecting mumbaikars.

In recent times, there has been a party who has told every Marathi manus that they are with them, and that they will support them and help them come what may.

They wrecked Mumbai when they started a riot when their Minister was supposed to go for a simple court trial.

The closed every fkin street in Mumbai. They blocked traffic. The burnt cars, buses and broke down public property.

All this, they say, they did for the Marathi Manus and their well-being. Well they even broke down a Marathi manus' car, and many others. I guess there was a bomb or something in that car.

Anyway, my POINT here is, whether Raj cares about them AT ALL. He's there for VOTES and nothing else. Why don't people understand that?

NOT a SINGLE statement has come out of his mouth since the attack on Mumbai has happened. He hasn't made a public appearence. His angry, protesting "supporters" are nowhere to be seen.

NO Indian politician has taken advantage of this situation because they know that it is graver than anything they have seen before.

What I want is, the Raj supporters..who wrecked Mumbai for a small reason, who kill people when they're told, who run like maniacs in the streets of Mumbai like they own the goddamn place, to go to Taj and the Oberoi and infiltrate the place, just like they stopped Mumbai. Just like they killed the innocent people.

I can't describe what's goin on in my mind right now. It's all havoc. Innocent people dying unnecessarily. Go out, make a fkin difference :|

Sledging in Cricket.

2008-07-01T19:53:00.000+05:30

Best Cricket Sledges

Wikipedia refers to sledging as 'exchanging words with opposition player(s) which can put him (them) off their usual game; it is an attempt to "psych out" an opponent'. Cricket is a very interesting game, and sledging adds to it the extra spice that make it much more than just game.

Here's is a collection of such incidents....These are just a few, you know.

History

Sledging has always been a part of cricket. Even the great WG Grace did it. Once in an exhibition match given out leg-before, he refused to walk and told the umpire: " They came to watch me bat, not you bowl ". And the innings continued.

Grace's ability to stand his ground would have done Sunil Gavaskar proud. Once, when the ball knocked off a bail, he replaced it and told the umpire: " Twas the wind which took thy bail orf, good sir ."

The umpire replied: "Indeed, doctor, and let us hope thy wind helps the good doctor on thy journey back to the pavilion ."

The best WG Grace sledge was on him, though, not from him. Charles Kortright had dismissed him four or five times in a county game - only for the umpires to keep turning down his appeals. Finally, he uprooted two of Grace's three stumps. Grace stalled, as though waiting for a no-ball call or something, before reluctantly walking off with Kortright's words in his ears: "Surely you're not going, doctor? There's still one stump standing."

The Prasad Vs Sohail Incident : Hero to Zero in 3 easy steps

Chasing India's score of 287-8, pakistan got off to a flyer of a start, Amir Sohail and Saeed Anwar went about tearing the Indian bowling attack. Pakistan looked all set to win as they reached 110 odd for the loss of just 1 wicket within the 15 overs.

1. Play a Great Shot: Amir Sohail was completely bent on demolishing the Indian bowling to pieces, charging down the track to the faster bowlers (if u can call Prasad that) in this particular case he came down the ground (a good 4-5 steps, anymore and he would have hit Prasad too) and slashed the bowl over vacant off side area... the ball disappeared into the fence in a flash ... what followed has since been etched in the memories of every cricket fan in the subcontinent.

2. Act Oversmart: Amir Sohail is no Miandad. But he tries to be,and fails miserably. Sohail after hitting the shot pointed his bat the area where the bowl had disappeared and then towards Prasad apparently gesturing where he will send the next one .

Its not everyday that you see a batsman sledging the bowler, and Sohail was about to learn just why.

3. Get what you called for: Sohail attempting to repeat the shot (albeit with his feet stuck to the ground this time) made room and exposed his stumps, and his weakness, and in return lost his wicket and his face.

As the wicket lay uprooted, Prasad returned the favour to Sohail, pointing to the pavilion this time.

The comeback was truly remarkable, almost a miracle .... Prasad has bowled thousands of deliveries and taken hundereds of wickets in his career but, it was this one granted him a place in the History of Indian Cricket .. for ever... the ghost of Miandad's last ball six was exorcised, once and for all.

You can also watch the full video here.

Steve Waugh Vs Curtly Ambrose Episode.

It really does not get any bigger than this, the two legends of cricket came face to face, literally and engrossed in a verbal duel in a test match in Trinidad. All the juicy details were not to be k

nown until Steve Waugh came out with his autobiography.

Ambrose repeatedly stared Waugh down during a searing spell, and Waugh, who sized up the towering Ambrose, said: " What the f*ck are you looking at? "

Ambrose was stunned because, as Waugh says (in his Autobiography), "no one had ever been stupid enough" to speak to him like that.

Ambrose replied, "Don't cuss me, man", before Waugh's response, which had nothing to do with bowling.

"Unfortunately, nothing inventive or witty came to mind, rather another piece of personal abuse: 'Why don't you go and get f*cked.' "

The Windies skipper Richie Richardson had a hard time keeping Ambrose from hurting the Aussie.

McGrath Vs Brandes (the Best one till now….)

In a showdown of best pacers of two countries, Brandes made up for his complete absence of batting skills by some displaying some great sense of humor and presence of mind.

Aussie paceman Glenn McGrath was bowling to Zimbabwe number 11 Eddo Brandes - who was unable to get his bat anywhere near the ball. McGrath, frustrated that Brandes was still at the crease, wandered up during one particular over and inquired: " Why are you so fat?"

Quick as a flash, Brandes replied: "Because every time I make love to your wife, she gives me a biscuit ."

Even the Aussie slip fielders were in hysterics!

Viv Richards v Greg Thomas

This incident took place during a county championship match between Glamorgan and Somerset.

Glamorgan quickie Greg Thomas had beaten Viv Richards' bat a couple of times and informed the legendary West Indian ace: " It's red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering."

The very next ball was given the King Viv treament and smashed out of the groun

d, into a river - at which point Richards piped up: " Greg, you know what it looks like. Now go and find it."

Merv Hughes and Viv Richards:

Merv Hughes usually never short of a word while on the field, rarely keeps quite. During a test match in the West Indies Hughes didn't say a word to Viv, but continued to stare at him after deliveries. " This is my island, my culture. Don't you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl." Merv didn't reply, but after he dismissed him he announced to the batsman: " In my culture we just say f*ck off. "

Sachin Tendulkar Vs Abdul Qadir!

The year was 1989, the little master had recently made his debut in Pakistan.

Sachin not even old enough to get a driving licence Sachin Tendulkar was facing the best bowlers in the business.

As the Pakistani crows jeered and mocked Sachin holding out the placards saying "Dudh Pita Bhachcha ..ghar jaake dhoodh pee", (hey kid, go home and drink milk), Sachin sent the then young leg spinner Mustaq Ahmed hiding for cover (he had hit two sixes in one over. The frustaded mentor of Mustaq Ahmed the legendary Abdul Qadir challenges Sachin saying " Bachchon ko kyon mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar dikhao ` (`Why are you hitting kids? Try and hit me.`).

Sachin was silent, since then we all have come to know that he lets his bat do

the talking. Abdul Quadir had made a simple request and Sachin obliged, and how. Sachin hit 4 sixes in the over, making the spinner look the kid in the contest. The over read 6, 0, 4, 6 6 6, David had felled Goliath ... and a legend was born.

More Mis-Adventures !

2008-06-02T23:33:00.002+05:30

Here I am, 3 days into my visit to Ahmedabad, sitting on a Sunday night, having missed two great IPL Matches and one hell of a Formula 1 race! I don’t regret that !!

The only channels we get at my nani’s place are Doordarshan National and DD News :o.

These channels have not changed since independence! They still have the same anchors and news readers, the same shows, and the same old logo!

The news channel doesn’t get any video clips from the IPL to show off, so they just show the teams practicing at the nets.. What’s more, they show the score of the first innings of a match, and totally forget about the second innings!

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I played Volleyball for the first time in my life here. And let me tell you.. I SUCK at it! Whenever I tried to hit the ball hard way up, it went over my head, behind me. My friends said that if I stood facing the other side, I might get the ball to the other side of the net =)) LMAO. Man I was laughing like hell today =)).

Monday (26-05-2008)

Woke up today to the earliest of sunrises that I’ve seen, EVER. It was around 0545 HRS and the sun was well up! The day had begun, and might I add, quite early for me :P. Brushed, bathed and had breakfast. When I was done with all this, the time still read 0830. Too early. So..I went to sleep again :D. woke up half an hour later, saw a movie “Two Weeks Notice”. Good Movie!

Then went out with my mom. She had to get her blood test done today. She thinks she has Diabetes. I know she doesn’t. Just a little anxiety ;). Damn, it was so HOT! She gave her blood sample, and we went off to a supermarket named “More.”. “A typical Gujarat Supermarket name”, I thought. What’s “MORE” (No Pun Intended), it has a full stop in its name. So, NO MORE after More. =)). So much for jokes.

Anyway, we went inside, and there we saw one of the biggest supermarket in Ahmedabad. (Not sarcastic). ‘Twas quite a store! It had everything. We did our shopping, left the damn place.

My mom suggested a great place to have Dosa (which is btw my favourite phood). We went there, just a few blocks away.. It was on the 1st floor (Still is). The prices there raised an eyebrow. A “Plain” Dosa (it’s what they called it) cost 60 bux. SIXTY BUX for a sada dosa that I get for EIGHT BUX ANYWHERE in MUMBAI. “Maybe size matters”, I thought.

Then came the moment of truth. The Dosa came, the size was even SMALLER than the dosa I got for EIGHT BUX. The best this was that they gave us a chirag (lamp) full of sambar and four different types of chutneys. I mean, WHAT THE HELL am I gonna do with all this stuff, when I have such a teency-weency Dosaaa!!! Arggh!! SIXTY BUX!

Anyway, I finished the dosa, and what’s more – My mom and me finished all of the extra sambar they gave us (Acting like true gujjus) and on top of that, finished most of the chutneys too, AND we didn’t tip the waiter =)). VALUE FOR MONEY. I mean even Dosa Diner doesn’t charge that much for a friggin dosa!

We got back home, I watched another movie, and went to sleep. Then I woke up and started writing about my day’s experience on my Laptop (It’s my bros, but I like to brag). I wrote that I woke up at 0545 HRS (Morning LOL) to the most earliest sunrises I’d EVER seen…blah blah blah blah…blah blah…………….BLAH.

The Mis-Adventures of ME

2008-05-30T14:13:00.004+05:30

Had bought Chetan Bhagat’s “The 3 mistakes of my life” the day before. I was planning to read it in Ahmedabad. My friend had said that the novel is based in Ahmedabad. So I’d get the FEEL. Unfortunately for ME, I finished the book in the train itself. That’s my fastest book completion EVER!!

The thing about trains is that..There’s always a new experience waiting for you whenever you travel through trains..Inter-state trains leave a lot to be learned.. :o

There was this one lady. I’ve GOT to tell you about her!

You see there are many, MANY hawkers and fruit sellers, etc roaming around in the train selling stuff.

What this lady did was, she called the guy, asked the rate of the product, tried to bargain, and got her price too! The thing is, she didn’t buy the item. She just bargained.

“Hey u, what’s the price for this packet?”

-“10 bux”

-“Make it 7”

-“Ok 7”

Then she just turned her head away to peep outside the window seat. And the kid whole selling the product is like, “Ma’am, do u want this @ 7?”. She gives a sad expression telling him that she wasn’t interested. Bah! The train moves on.

Btw, I DIDN’T get the window seat (boo hoo). And on top of that, the people sitting on the window seat and the one next to it were an old married couple. They didn’t give a rat’s ass about the window seat. They were SLEEPING on the window seat. They were taking turns at the window seat, and were dozing off one after the other at the window. I mean, wtf? Give me the seat damnit :@ lol

Anyway, I didn’t ask for it. I was busy reading my book after that..

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My first step @ the Maninagar station indicated that it was gonna be a looong and hot week ahead of me..I had been planning on going to meet my relatives in Ahmedabad..

..cont'd :)

Random Thoughts.

2008-03-20T19:09:00.000+05:30

I've been thinking from a long time, to start posting in my blog!
It's time :D

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Again, I is Aditya Joshi.

You know, it's so boring in these vacations (with mom not around), that my favourite pass time is bug zapping :D. That too with the Bug Zapper 2000 (or 2008)! You know, the static thingy, that's shaped like a tennis racket (Only NOT a tennis racket :P)

I stay up till about 3 in the morning, and zap a lotta bugs before i sleep!
As Robert Frost put it...
"And millions of bugs to zap before I sleep, and millions of bugs to zap before I sleep" (or was it something else now? lol)

This post is really a nothing post...
The only knowledge you'll gain is what's going on in my brain!

Well lemme think of the things that happened this past week...!

There was the first Formula 1 race - MUCH to talk about!

There also was the Sania Mirza match against Daniella Hantuchova, in which she suffered a severe wrist injury :(

Then there's Dhoni's decision as a cap'n of the team to not include the "big" "guns" *rolling eyes* (not to mention OLD) in the India ODI team!

BUT (there's ALWAYS a BUT), I won't talk about all that...You already know don't you? (Well if you don't, then Google it for Christs sake!)

It takes a long time for me to write a post, when I've got nothing on my mind!

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System of a down fans, go ahead and read :)
Serj Tankian

Have been listening to Serj Tankian's solo "Elect the dead". It's one of the most meaningful and melodious albums I've heard! It includes songs that have a go at the Bush administration and their war on Iraq. He nails bush.

"Empty Walls" is the opening track...The video says it all...!

You can watch the video here.

"Sky is over" is all about the civilization, and how it's coming to an end. The meaning of the song is understood at the VERY end of it....One word "us" makes the difference! Really awesome stuff!

"Lie lie lie" has Hilarious and freaky lyrics!!

Other songs like Saving Us, The Unthinking Majority, Baby, Feed Us, etc are great tracks, and the album is worth hearing a lot of times :D...!

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Apart from all this, life's been good...! (
A lot of other things happening, which I can't mention here...! Personal stuff you know :P !

So, until my next post, stay puzzled :D

2008 Formula 1 Season - Looking Ahead!

2008-01-06T14:24:00.000+05:30

The build-up to the Formula 1 racing season of 2008 has begun, with the teams announcing their official drivers.

The full entry list is as follows:

I Ferrari
1 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
2 Felipe Massa (BR)

II BMW Sauber
3 Nick Heidfeld (D)
4 Robert Kubica (PL)

III Renault
5 Fernando Alonso (E)
6 Nelson Piquet Jr. (BR)

IV Williams Toyota
7 Nico Rosberg (D)
8 Kazuki Nakajima (J)

V Red Bull Renault
9 David Coulthard (GB)
10 Mark Webber (AUS)

VI Toyota
11 Jarno Trulli (I)
12 Timo Glock (D)

VII STR Ferrari
14 Sebastien Bourdais (F)
15 Sebastian Vettel (D)

VIII Honda
16 Jenson Button (GB)
17 Rubens Barrichello (BR)

IX Super Aguri Honda
18 Takuma Sato (J)
19 Anthony Davidson (GB)

X Force India
20 Adrian Sutil (D)
21 TBA (Probably Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA))

XI McLaren Mercedes
22 Lewis Hamilton (GB)
23 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)

The McLaren Mercedes Drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will be numbered 22 and 23 respectivels, as a result of their exclusion from the points.

Here are some things to look out for in the 2008 season of Formula 1...

NO TRACTION CONTROL:

This is a BIG step taken by the FIA. Only Michael Schumacher out of the present drivers knows how to drive without the TC, and he's helping out his mates with it. He did testing for Ferrari (ruling out his return to F1) at the end of 2007, giving important inputs to the team.
With TC gone, buckle up for surprising race starts, where drivers who start well, would get the advantage!

THE NIGHT RACE:

One of the highlights of the year will be the Singapore GP raced at night. Street GPs are tremendous spectacles to witness, particularly at Monaco where the circuit is impossibly tight and close to the spectators, but having it at night will give it an extra edge.

Street circuits usually produce a high casualty rate (read Monaco and Canada), so having it at night in the year when traction control is removed from the cars could produce a dramatic result. And just imagine if it rains...!

ARRIVAL OF NELSON PIQUET JR.

It will be great to see Nelsinho in F1 at long last (though thankfully not at the expense of Heikki Kovalainen). He is the latest son-of-a-World Champion to enter motorsport's highest level following Michael Andretti (son of Mario), Damon Hill (son of Graham) and Nico Rosberg (son of Keke).

Byte me!

2008-01-04T14:30:00.000+05:30

Hey guys, I'm Baaaaaaaaack! Here with an article on Orders of Magnitude of Data.
It sounds so boring, right? No it isn't!

Have you ever had people asking you, "How big is your HDD (Hard Disk Drive) ?" and some of you go on to ponder the meaning of HDD, whereas some of you may answer with a certain feeling of pride, "240 GB" or even "840 GB", some may say "1 TB"...

What are all these? GB, TB?

I'm here to tell you about the different units of data, and how far they go! And believe me, they go a looooooooong way!!!

Let's start from scratch. What is a byte?

Wikipedia explains a byte as, "In computer science a byte is a unit of measurement of information storage, most often consisting of eight bits. In many computer architectures it is a unit of memory addressing."

A byte is a collection of 8 bits.

Now, there is a different terminology for the representation for different units of data. There's the Decimal representation and then there's the binary representation.

Bit :
The smallest unit of information in a system. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1. A four-bit quantity is known as a nibble.

Byte :
A Byte is a series of 8 bits. It is also called as character. Computer storage space is usually measured in Bytes. It is a sequence of bits processed as one unit of information.Comprised of eight bits, they are large enough to hold one character of alphanumeric data.

Kilobyte : Kibibyte
A kilobyte or KB is approximately 1000 bytes(10³) in SI value. Kibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage, which are used to measure memory capacity.A kibibyte or KiB is approximately 1024 bytes(2¹⁰) in Binary value.

Megabyte : Mebibyte
A megabyte or MB is approximately 1000000 bytes(10⁶) in SI value. Mebibyte is an amount of computer memory consisting of about one million bytes. A mebibyte or MiB is approximately 1,048,576 bytes(2²⁰) in Binary value.

Gigabyte : Gibibyte
A gigabyte or GB is approximately 1000000000 bytes(10⁹) in SI value. Gibibyte is a measure of computer data storage capacity about one billion bytes. A gibibyte or GiB is approximately 1,073,741,824 bytes(2³⁰) in Binary value.

Kilobit : Kibibit
A kilobit or kb is approximately 1000 bits(10³) in SI value. Kibibit is a data transmission speed measure. A kibibit or Kibit is approximately 1024 bits(2¹⁰) in Binary value.

Megabit : Mebibit
A megabit or Mb is approximately 1000000 bits(10⁶) in SI value. Mebibit is used to measure higher rates of data transfer, it consist of one million bits. A mebibit or Mibit is approximately 1,048,576 bits(2²⁰) in Binary value.

Gigabit : Gibibit
A gigabit or Gb is approximately 1000000000 bits(10⁹) in SI value. Gibibit is used for measuring the amount of data that is transferred in a second between two telecommunication points, it consist of one billion bytes. A gibibit or Gibit is approximately 1,073,741,824 bits(2³⁰) in Binary value.

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The Decimal Representation is known as "SI Prefix" or the "Metric Prefix".
In SI Prefix, the representation of data is as:

Quantities of BYTES (SI Prefix):

1000¹ = 10³ ==> KiloByte (KB)
1000² = 10⁶ ==> MegaByte (MB)
1000³ = 10⁹ ==> GigaByte (GB)
1000⁴ = 10¹² ==> TeraByte (TB)
1000⁵ = 10¹⁵ ==> PetaByte (PB)
1000⁶ = 10¹⁸ ==> ExaByte (EB)
1000⁷ = 10²¹ ==> ZettaByte (ZB)
1000⁸ = 10²⁴ ==> YottaByte (YB)

These are the general terms that we come across everyday, but when we say a KiloByte, we think we mean 1 KiloByte = 1024 Bytes, which is ABSOLUTELY wrong!

That is the BINARY Representation of data...
And here is the representation of different orders in Binary:

Quantities of Bytes (Binary/Metric Prefix):

1024¹ = 2¹⁰= 1.024 x 10³ ==> KibiByte (KiB)
1024² = 2²⁰≈ 1.049 x 10⁶ ==> MebiByte (MiB)
1024³ = 2³⁰≈ 1.074 x 10⁹ ==> GibiByte (GiB)
1024⁴ = 2⁴⁰≈ 1.100 x 10¹² ==> TebiByte (TiB)
1024⁵ = 2⁵⁰≈ 1.126 x 10¹⁵ ==> PebiByte (PiB)
1024⁶ = 2⁶⁰≈ 1.153 x 10¹⁸ ==> ExbiByte (EiB)
1024⁷ = 2⁷⁰≈ 1.181 x 10²¹ ==> ZebiByte (ZiB)
1024⁸ = 2⁸⁰≈ 1.209 x 10²⁴ ==> YobiByte (YiB)

So, what we generally talk about is really something else~!

Here's the difference (percentage) in magnitude of the two:

The difference between two values i.e.

SI is less than Binary by: Difference between - KiloByte and KibiByte ==> 2.40%
MebiByte and MegaByte ==> 4.86%
GibiByte and GigaByte ==> 7.37%
TebiByte and TeraByte ==> 9.95%
PebiByte and PetaByte ==> 12.59%
ExbiByte and ExaByte ==> 15.29% And it goes on increasing! So people, don't confuse yourself with names! They look a LoT alike, but are WAY different! :D Until the next time! Adios!

India wins its 1st A1 Grand Prix!

2007-12-16T21:56:00.000+05:30

Narain drove Team India A1 to their first EVER victory! It was an incident-packed feature race!

The 30-year-old Indian driver, who started from third on the grid, took the lead from New Zealand during the second pit stop window on lap 29. Despite a huge amount of pressure and some excellent racing from Reid, Karthikeyan held off the New Zealander’s Black Beauty racecar and crossed the line to score India’s first A1GP success.

After the race, a delighted Karthikeyan said: ‘The team has been working really hard at pit stop practices and they’ve done a really good job this weekend. Both the pit stops were excellent. Unfortunately I got stuck behind Pakistan on the out lap of my second stop, so I couldn’t push, but I came out just ahead of Jonny. There was a lot of pressure towards the end but then his tyres went off as well as mine and then we were equal - after that I just got the job done.

Looking for more such wins from Team India...:D

Stop Forwarding JUNK!

2007-12-05T00:57:00.000+05:30

please help her:Hi, i am shalini 9894825556 .studying 3rd year computer engg in CIT College. I lost my 2 hands in Hyd bomb blast, the operation cost 25 lacs. i dont know u but, if u send this to 10 members i'l get 10 paise. If u have heart plz fwd this, dont neglect. its true. god bless u forever. plz help..DO NOT IGNORE......! IT'S MY PERSONAL REQUEST ONe more if u delete dis msg u’ll fail in ur xams in 2008. Say SAI BABA KI JAI n fwd to 11 ppl xcept me..Sorry cudn’t ignore….y take risk specially at dis tym......................its really true man....

Or is it? What IS all this? Why are we here? Don't people have anything better to do? Who creates these lame forwards?

Do scraps and forwards decide out destiny? If yes, then what about astrology ? (LMAO)

Sarcasm has NO limits.

These forwards tend to make us feel disgusted! WHY do people forward such shit? Do they believe in it? Somebody has to tell all of them that there is NO kid dying from an unknown disease in some part of the U.S that no one has heard of. Microsoft wil NOT pay up 5 cents for each forward!

Why People Send Chain Letters and Hoax Messages?

Only the original writer knows the real reason, but some possibilities are:

1. To see how far a letter will go.

2. To harass another person (include an e-mail address and ask everyone to send mail, e.g. Jessica Mydek).

3. To milk money out of people using a pyramid scheme.

4. To kill some other chain letter (e.g. Make Money Fast).

5. To damage a person's or organization's reputation.

If you want details on such sad forwards, log on to http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ and just surf the site, there are a lotta mails that even you may have forwarded! ut next time, take care, and stop that chain then and there!

This is the MOST FUNNY web page I've EVER seen! (Parental Advisory ;) It's true, and makes MORE sense than George W. Bush, or even better, this blog.

A really funny collection of hoaxes here. People who make this all up, would be better off writing Novels and Movie scripts in Bollywood. They would make a hell lotta money. Look at the success of "Black". The woman was blind. These hoax mails are worse. People would pay to see those kinda movies, if they consider forwarding such mails. There's no end to all this.

The only end is when I stop typing! :P

This is the latest stuff going on around the net:

HEY ITS DIANNA, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ORKUT,EVERYBODY SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION BUT ORKUT IS CLOSING THE SYSTEM DOWN BECAUSE TOO MANY BOTTERS ARE TAKING UP ALL THE NAMES, WE ONLY HAVE 57 NAMES LEFT,IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT, DONT SEND THIS MESSAGE, IF YOU WANTTOKEEP YOUR ACCOUNT ,SEND
THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST.THIS IS NOT A JOKE,
YOU'LL BE SORRY IF YOU DONT SEND IT. THANKS DIRECTOR OFORKUT, TIM BUISKI. WHOEVER DOESNT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILLBEDEACTIVATED AND IT WILL COST YOU $ 10.00 A MONTH TO
USE IT..

All I can say is... All the people who STILL thinking that you'll have to pay $10 for an account are so illiterate! I mean if they surf orkut, then they should know at least THIS much!

First, it was Dianna from Yahoo, then Dianna from MSN, then Dianna from some other client, now Dianna has yet again changed her job. She's really insecure with her jobs. Wonder how she gets jobs ;)

So everyone! Get up! Grow up! Get a life, and for the love of god, STOP FORWARDING JUNK!

Symonds: Sreesanth Has White Line Fever

2007-11-28T23:50:00.000+05:30

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is the MOST aggressive player that the Indian Cricket Team has seen in ages. He leads the new string of aggressive Indian players like Gambhir, Uthappa, Yuvraj and others. "Tit for Tat, either with the ball or with the bat." (Just made that up lol)

Sreesanth - can he control himself?
Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has played down speculation that he does
not like India fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

Symonds and
Sreesanth clashed several times during the recent one-day series in India, and
Symonds believes the young fast bowler doesn't always know how to control
himself.
"He's just got white line fever," Symonds told the Daily Telegraph.
"He has got it that bad he couldn't rein himself in when he lost it a bit.

"It will be interesting to see how he is received over here. I don't
dislike him. Off the ground he was always polite. I saw him in the hotel and he
always said g'day. But, as I said, he's just got white line fever and sometimes
he just loses control."

This is the latest attack by the aussies on the Indian team, rather on pacer S Sreesanth. It shows that they don't know what to expect from us.

In this topic, we take a closer look at S Sreesanth. He's the live wire in the team. Doesn't like taking advice from anyone and he has a good thinking bowling brain. Sometimes (most of the times), he goes off the path. Highly passionate and emotional about his cricket, and really proud to be a part of it.

Sreesanth was born on February the 6th, 1983, in a place called Kothamangalam in Kerala, India.

Here's Wiki's description of Sree

He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. He is also noted for his exuberant and emotional behaviour, especially whilst
appealing and celebrating wickets. Such trademark behaviour has seen him
frequently fined for violating player conduct guidelines of the ICC. He is known to bowl at speeds mostly around 140kmph.

Sometimes, he tries too hard, and fails to perform, and then is given a rest. Also, his comeback match would always be in dire situations, where he cannot produce his best performance. The result? Dropped again. =\. This doesn't make ANY sense to me. Imagine how the selection method would be taking place. Bah.

Sreesanth studies psychology at university when not playing cricket, and speaks English, Tamil, and Hindi in addition to Malayalam native to Kerala. In his early years, he was a break dancer, becoming a national champion when he was in the eighth grade!

Here are some instances of his Enthusiasm :

1. Sreesanth-Nel
2. Sreesanth-Symonds
3. Sreesanth-Pieterson (The Beamer Incident)
4. Sreesanth Wicket Dance
5. Sreesanth absurdity
6. Sreesanth-Hayden

The list is endless ;)

This can go on for a long time. We NEED a charachter like him in the team. Hope to see many others following him :D

Counter-Strike

2007-11-25T16:29:00.001+05:30

Now listen here. I ain't no pro. But just thought of blogging on something that millions of people, including me, are passionate about!

Counter-Strike!

How do you define Counter-Strike? The answer is "Addiction". Once you get in, you can't get out. You'd need to go to rehab centers to get the game outta your system.

Counter-Strike is a First Person Shooter game that needs a LOT of strategy and pre-planning.

The version 1.6 has become the most famous ever, but there are many users who prefer the older 1.5 version. Both are good in their own right!

Now there are a lot of ways you can play this game.

You can play with computer generated players. They're called BOTS here. A really insulting term when it comes to Counter-Strike. They are the most noobiest players around. If you're OK playing with them, then you can continue and go to the next level.

Now the other way, is obviously playing with "real" players. This can be done through LAN (You don't need an internet connection for this), or you can play on the internet too.

You can play in random servers through your internet connection, or you can play Counter-Strike Steam.

Well, what is Steam?

I used to ask this question to myself when I was a beginner...

Steam is VALVE's new automated content delivery system. It is a program you download that allows you to connect to VALVE's network and receive games (such as Counter-Strike), updates, and patches seamlessly.Steam includes a number of features for making the way you play your games much easier:

» Automatic Updates
» Server Browser
» Friends System for Tracking and Communicating with Other Players
» Purchase and Download New Games

To avail the advantages, you'll have to pay for a Steam Account here.

For Counter-Strike Stuff, log on to:

There are many, many sites that you can turn to for help! These are just some of the best.

You can even get skins, maps, etc here.

Will be continued in the next post! Watch this blog for more on this awesome game !

Pearls Before Swine

2007-11-24T23:26:00.000+05:30

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE is a sarcastically humorous comic strip! Here's a low down on the characters of the Funniest streep evah! (In case you didn't know...)

ABOUT THE CHARACTERS...

RAT:

Arrogant, self-centered, fatalistic, philosophical and quick-tempered, Rat is obsessed with fae, immortality and making a quick buck. Spends his time with Pig because it makes him erior and, more importantly, no one else will hang out with him.

PIG:

Humble (in fact, painfully aware of his limitations), practical, kind and a little slow in the head, Pig has few aspirations in life, other than to spend his days watching TV and doing almost nothing productive. Apparently sees something redeeming in Rat, as he is willing to endure Rat's endless barbs and numerous schemes. Kicked out of the Society of Cultured Pigs because he was caught eating a BLT!

ZEBRA:

Just trying to stay alive. In a world filled with lions, tigers and crocodiles, this is not an easy task.

GOAT:

The smart one. Would rather spend his time with his snout in a book than talking to any of the other odd characters in this strip.

THE FRATERNITY OF THE CROCODILES:

Proud members of Zeeba Zeeba Eata, a fraternity dedicated to the destruction of Zebra and other prey, the crocodiles are Zebra’s next-door neighbors. Stupid, slow and barely articulate, these particular crocodiles are a disgrace to their species.

DUCK:

Pig's loyal, but violent and unstable duck. He sits in a bunker on Pig's front lawn, defending the property against mailmen, girl scouts and offensive neighbors.

Now...

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Stephan Pastis was born in 1968 and raised in San Marino, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 with a degree in political science. Although he had always wanted to be a syndicated cartoonist, Pastis realized that the odds of syndication were slim, so he entered UCLA Law School in 1990 and became an attorney instead. He practiced law in the San Francisco Bay area from 1993 to 2002.

While an attorney, he began submitting various comic strip concepts to all of the syndicates, and, like virtually all beginning cartoonists, got his fair share of rejection slips. Then, in 1997, he began drawing Pearls Before Swine, which he submitted to the syndicates in mid-1999. In December, 1999, he signed a contract with United.
Pearls Before Swine debuted in newspapers in January, 2002, and Pastis left his law practice in August of that year.

Pearls Before Swine was nominated in 2003, 2004 and 2007 as "Best Newspaper Comic Strip" by the National Cartoonists Society and won the award in 2004 and 2007. Pastis lives with his family in Northern California.

Global Warming - Causes, Effects and "Solutions"

2007-11-13T03:24:00.000+05:30

You always tend to think, "Why is it so damn hot these days?". It's the Oct-Nov. period and you still feel that the summer ain't gonna leave you. By the way, it ain't the summer season, it should be winter! We all know the problem - It's Global Warming!

Yea right.

This is pretty big. The worst natural calamity (not entirely natural) that has already hit us hard, and yet, politicians are doing NOTHING about it. They keep debates, meetings (nowadays hearings) to show the people that they DO care. But, actually, NOTHING is being done to reduce gas emissions.

What is Global Warming?

Global Warming refers to the average temperature increase in the Earth's near surface air/oceans. It simply means more floods, more tornadoes, and ironically, more droughts.

Global Warming has different effects in different areas of the globe. It can cause hurricanes, floods, droughts, famines eventually. It's the disaster that's just waiting to happen.

Al Gore's Documentary/Movie "An Inconvenient Truth" inspired this article. It was an eye-opener to say the least.

A basic explanation of Global Warming here - Just a small video, do check it out to know more.

Is it happening?

Yes. Earth is already showing many signs of worldwide climate change.Average temperatures have risen by about 0.8 degrees celcius around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades. (with inputs from NASA)

The rate of warming is increasing. The 20th century's last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia, according to a number of climate studies.
Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and the region may have its first completely ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and indigenous cultures are already suffering from the sea-ice loss.

Glaciers and mountain snows are rapidly melting—for example, Montana's Glacier National Park now has only 27 glaciers, versus 150 in 1910. In the Northern Hemisphere, thaws also come a week earlier in spring and freezes begin a week later.

This is Mount Killimanjaro in Africa, in 1970. Look the amount of ice, it is virtually covered with ice.

This image is a post card, that was made looking at the giant mountain in 1970.

Now, take a look at the recent picture, of the same mountain, taken in the 21st century.
Where's all the f-----n ice gone ?

There are many more such examples that give an account of global warming on the rise.

And this is a self-explanatory image. Drastic Effects! Most of it is river water now.

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Some place in Argentina :P, in 1928.

Here's the same place in 2004.

Now THAT, is the best example of the effects of Global Warming!

Is Global Warming caused by Humans ?

"Very likely", the IPCC said in a February 2007 report.

This report is based on the work done by around 2500 scientists in about 130 countries around the world. It concludes that the humans are responsible for most of the planetary global warming.

Industrialization, deforestation, and pollution have greatly increased atmospheric concentrations of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, all greenhouse gases that help trap heat near Earth's surface.

Humans are pouring carbon dioxide into the atmosphere much faster than plants and oceans can absorb it.

These gases persist in the atmosphere for years, meaning that even if such emissions were eliminated today, it would not immediately stop global warming.

Some experts point out that natural cycles in Earth's orbit can alter the planet's exposure to sunlight, which may explain the current trend. Earth has indeed experienced warming and cooling cycles roughly every hundred thousand years due to these orbital shifts, but such changes have occurred over the span of several centuries. Today's changes have taken place over the past hundred years or less.

Other recent research has suggested that the effects of variations in the sun's output are "negligible" as a factor in warming, but other, more complicated solar mechanisms could possibly play a role.

What's gonna happen - The Effects of Global Warming.

A follow-up report by the IPCC released in April 2007 warned that global warming could lead to large-scale food and water shortages and have catastrophic effects on wildlife.

Sea level could rise between 7 and 23 inches (18 to 59 centimeters) by century's end, the IPCC's February 2007 report projects. Rises of just 4 inches (10 centimeters) could flood many South Seas islands and swamp large parts of Southeast Asia.

Some hundred million people live within 3 feet (1 meter) of mean sea level, and much of the world's population is concentrated in vulnerable coastal cities. In the U.S., Louisiana and Florida are especially at risk.

Glaciers around the world could melt, causing sea levels to rise while creating water shortages in regions dependent on runoff for fresh water.

The ocean's circulation system, known as the ocean conveyor belt, could be permanently altered, causing a mini-ice age in Western Europe and other rapid changes.

Strong hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and other natural disasters may become commonplace in many parts of the world. The growth of deserts may also cause food shortages in many places.

At some point in the future, warming could become uncontrollable by creating a so-called positive feedback effect. Rising temperatures could release additional greenhouse gases by unlocking methane in permafrost and undersea deposits, freeing carbon trapped in sea ice, and causing increased evaporation of water.

More than a million species face extinction from disappearing habitat, changing ecosystems, and acidifying oceans.

What can I do ?

1. Put a brick in a plastic bag into your toilet cistern, then the toilet will use less water each time you flush. Don't worry that's plenty of water to get rid of...

2. Use paper on both sides.Try and buy products that don't use much packaging.

3. Give unwanted gifts and clothes to a charity shop.

4. Only fill the kettle up with the amount of water you need to boil that time.

5. Don't leave the TV or video on standby.

6. If you get lift to school in a car, take your mates along for the ride.

7. Ask whoever does your washing to use the machine at 40 degrees, this helps conserve power.

8. Switch lights off when you're not in the room.

9. Get a clockwork mobile phone recharger.

10. Cycle to places!

11. Persuade you mum or dad (or whoever does the gardening) to have a compost heap.

12. Have showers instead of baths.

13. There are ways you can help cut greenhouse gases and help stop global warming.

14. They are simple things, but can make a difference if everyone does them!

15. Re-cycle glass bottles, jars, newspapers and magazines and tin cans. Save them and take
them to local re-cycling centres.

Links for more understanding of Global Warming.

These are just some of the links, there are a million of them available on the internet.

Think you know-it-all?

Global Warming Quiz

Global warming is a complex issue that involves many different environmental factors. Think you know the ins and outs of global climate change? Take the quiz to know where you stand!

Sporting Icons - A totally different view!

2007-11-03T11:03:00.000+05:30

The images were unveiled on Wednesday to celebrate Disney Parks' "Year of a Million Dreams."

Roger Federer as King Arthur!

He's already the king of Tennis!

The image is one of three unveiled today to celebrate Disney Parks’ “Year of a Million Dreams.” Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida commissioned Leibovitz to create images featuring international celebrities in fairy tale settings.

Federer is currently ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004 for a record 196 consecutive weeks.

Apart from Federer, there were a few more, which included England Star David Beckham!
He's portrayed as Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty". Annie Leibovitz described David Beckham as 'a very determined actor'.

Apart from Sports, there were certain Hollywood actors.

There was Rachel Weisz, as Snow White.

Scarlett Johansson was Cinderella.

Beyonce as Alice in Wonderland.

and last, but not the least...

Jule Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio with her apprentice fairy, portrayed by "Little Miss Sunshine" actress Abigail Breslin.

Ground Realities - Part 2

2007-10-26T16:54:00.000+05:30

The Basketball "Court"

The Basketball team would be more than infuriated to have NOWHERE to go when they would want to practice their game.

This pic was taken when I went to play cricket in the ground of our college. Its basically all shit. Construction taking place, but thats no excuse!

This picture is just one of the many that I've got.

As you can see, there are two baskets, at a distance of about 26 m from each other. Perfect.

But then...Where is the court? LOL. Here are some more...

This has been the condition of this court, for about 2 months, maybe more. Hope it gets fixed SOON.

21st October 2007 - Pearls Before Swine

2007-10-22T15:26:00.001+05:30

This is the best thing I've seen in SOMETIME now.
LOL !!!

Pearls Before Swine

2007-10-11T20:15:00.000+05:30

Danny Donkey!! Can't get funnier!! If u can't get the humour, pls contact me.

Regards,

Adijo.

P.S: Next update will start only from the 24th of this month, I've got exams, as everyone else has!

Awesome englees...continued.

2007-10-06T20:14:00.000+05:30

Here's another example of what thees magical language is all about. Ees the best language there ees, and when one of us tries to manipulate it, this happens:
This one is probably written by a frustrated person who has done a Ph.D in englees.
The funny theeng about the poster was that there was NOT one, but 3 of the same posters, elaborating the indianness in it. :) Ees what makes us Indians, we are unique, and I love eet :D

HA!

Anyways,

Regards,

Adijo.

Dragonball Z Live-Action Movie Announced!

2007-10-05T19:13:00.000+05:30

Yes, folks, it's true!
James Wong, formerly of "The X-File"s and the man behind "Final Destination" and "The One," is writing and directing the live action version of Dragon Ball, which is going to go into production in Canada this November.

http://www.countingdown.com/movies/30919

There's enough proof for you to believe me :P

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to it! Hope it releases phast!

As planetdragonball.com Quotes,

20th Century Fox has acquired the feature film rights to the hugely successful Japanese anime property "DragonBall" for studio division Fox 2000 to develop into a live-action franchise. Created by Japanese writer Akira Toriyama as a best-selling graphic novel, the property has been translated into a top-rated cartoon series, video games and straight-to-video releases, but the Fox deal marks the first time any company or studio has secured the live-action rights to the property.

Regards,

Adijo

Andy McKee

2007-10-03T10:36:00.000+05:30

Andy McKee. If you haven't heard of him yet, then screw you, hippie! IF you're a guitarist or learning the instrument, and YET not heard of him, then seriously, get a life.

Andy McKee (born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1979) is an American acoustic guitarist who innovates the f**k out of his acoustic guitar. He plays so well! He makes it sound like more 5 people are playing together!

Here's an example of what I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4 - The song "Drifting".

His official site: http://www.andymckee.com/

(WISH I COULD PLAY LIKE HIM!)

Regards,

Adijo.

Lewis Hamilton - The Prodigy.

2007-10-02T23:20:00.002+05:30

He may have made his debut in F1 in the best car possible, but he HAD to perform. That's what he did this year, Performed. Lewis Hamilton has come a long way after he was chosen as a "Second" driver to 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso. But he wasn't intimidated, he took the attack to the Ferrari's as well as his teammate.

Previous in-and-out drivers like Pedro De La Rosa didn't perform when he was given multiple chances in the year 2006, while Hamilton did quite the opposite, getting consecutive podiums in god knows how many races!

Hamilton showed that he's a class act, and that he deserves a McLaren Seat. Now, he no longer looks like the Second driver, he's on par with Alonso, maybe better! People will say that the team is favouring Hamilton to win the championship, even Hamilton said it himself, but the fact of the matter is that Alonso's attitude let him down in the team. The team members including Ron Dennis expected a good attitude from Alonso, but instead he backfired. He accused the team of not favouring him, even as the team tried their best to make the Double world champion comfortable in the McLaren camp.

Alonso crashed out of the last race (HAHAHA) unfortunately, because of Sebastian Vettel. Boo Hoo.

I was rooting really hard for Kimi to win the title this year. When I saw Hamilton drive, he looked damn aggressive and great at the wheel.

Anyways, I'm waiting for the unimaginable to happen next year. Narain getting into Ferrari and Karun Chandok getting into Renault, with Armaan Ebrahim in the BMW. Thinking large.

If not in the next year, at least in the next 5 years. ;)

Regards,

Adijo

2007-10-02T14:41:00.000+05:30

Ees funny!!!!

This is last sundays PBS. This is just a sample.

You can get more of this at the link that I gave in one of my previous blogs.

Regards,

Adijo

Wallpapers Unlimited!

2007-10-02T10:05:00.001+05:30

Here's a link to the most awesome collection of wallpapers in one thread!

http://imserba.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63208

There are about 60 pages of wallpapers in this thread!

For registration on Imserba:

http://imserba.com/forum/register.php?referrerid=294247

Regards,

Adijo.

Need ANY Rock/Metal Truetones?

2007-10-02T09:17:00.000+05:30

Hey guys, if you're in need of some kick ass ringtones, then please do visit my thread at the BEST Forum in the world :)

You can register here:

http://imserba.com/forum/register.php?referrerid=294247

I don't earn money if u register through this link, so no personal interests involved :)

Get the ringtones here after you login:

http://imserba.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58885

Regards,

Adijo.

Ground Realities.

2007-10-01T14:51:00.000+05:30

Ground Realities:

Well, here I am, waiting for an opportunity to curse something. :D

Yesterday was Sunday. It's supposed to be a holiday, but we had extra lectures. Anyways, the whole group went to the ground to play some cricket (I hadn't played cricket in years). So I was really excited to get going.

Now comes the best part. The ground was in NO condition to carry out ANY activity. The outer parts of the ground is under construction, from a looooooooong time!

Deciding to play on an empty piece of track on the outskirts of the ground, we made teams and started off. I was on the bowling side. So I went into the outfield, which was one of the parts of the ground.

First ball, the ball is in the air, I ran towards it, but unknown to me, the ground was so f***in mushy, I almost fell down, and not to mention I dropped the catch ;)

Then we realized the "nature" of the outfield. It looked awesome, with all the grass! But beneath the grass, it was so mushy, and it was like walking in keechad. Then I realized one thing, my brand new Adidas shoes (white colour) (:@:@:@) changed their colour to brown! Whatte miracle!

We somehow fielded through the innings, and lost the first match :|. It was a new form of cricket. An idea waaaaaaaay ahead of the T20 format. We were playing the S6 format. Get it? :P

Although we won the 2nd match, I was damn bored at the end of it all, and disgusted at the ground conditions. Here are some pictures to elaborate...:

After the match, I looked around the ground properly. The basketball "court" isn't actually a basketball court (It never was). Its just a piece of land with mud, with 2 baskets facing each other. Unplayable, the ball will shoot around for cryin out loud!@!

Then, theres the long jump pit. Generally, it's filled up with sand, and covered during the monsoons. Generally.

Here's what it looked like :

So there we go. Cursed all I wanted :D

I just hope it gets ready for the annual sports activities coming up in December/January. I think it will be up and running!

Post ur comments, if any!

Regards,

Adijo.

Bravo, BCCI. Bravo, GOI.

2007-09-29T00:49:00.000+05:30

This article is with respect to the distribution of money done by the BCCI and state governments, to our CHAMPIONS!

After India won the T20 WC, I was elated. Everyone was! Before the match, one of the commentators on ESPN/STAR said that the BCCI had announced an amount of $ 1 million for the Indian team. Fair enough, they're trying to convey to the team that whatever happens in the final, we're backing you.

Then after the match was won, one of the presenters said the amount was hiked to $ 2 million. After reaching India, it was told that they were given a total of $ 3 million....ees good. 3 million, they deserved...a l'il more. maybe.

Now after all this happened, there was the stupid felicitation (God save us from these govt. ppl), where the players were given NO respect at all, and the political leaders came to the party, as if they had won India the T20 cup.

The saddest part, was when the State Governments started declaring prize money for the "Individual" players, who belong to the respective state. All the time, during the T20 cup, one song was synonymous - Chak De India. The movie tells us that no one should mention their States, Only India. Then WHY do the state governments want to waste all the taxpayers' money AS WELL AS the loaned money from World Bank, to give to the Indian players?

Heres the list:

- Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has announced a cash incentive of Rs 10 lakh each for Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma.

- Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has announced that her Government would give cash award of Rs 5 lakh each to Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag.

- R. P. Singh will receive Rs 10 lakh in cash and a citation from the UP government as mark of recognition for his brilliant performance.

- Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has announced an award of Rs 5 lakh each for Venkatesh Prasad, the bowling coach of the team, and Robin Uthappa.

- The President of Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana Rashtriya Samiti has announced a rewards of Rs 1,16,000 each to Dhoni, Irfan Pathan and Gautam Gambhir.

- Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a cash reward of Rs 21 lakh for Joginder Sharma.

- Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh offered a week’s free stay to all the members of the team in any of the HP Tourism Development Corporation hotels in the state.

- Tamil Nadu Government announced Rs 5 lakh cash reward for Dinesh Karthik.

- Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will receive the first ever ‘Jharkhand Ratna’ Award which carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakh and a memento.

- Tax exemption for all players.

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I think the most intelligent person in all this is Narendra Modi.
The news channels going on BLABBERING: "Modi IGNORES the Pathan brothers". They just need fresh shit to eat upon.

BTW, this list doesn't include the "Gifts" given to certain players...You know...Cars and stuff :|

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Bottomline: Nobody cares how much money the players got, but the problem is with the governance of this country. States just throwing away money, which can be used for many other things.

BCCI could have used the money to bring the Women Cricket Team of India to a better standard. Increase viewership, etc.

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This is all I've got to say now!

Regards,

Adijo

Inspiration...

2007-09-26T13:33:00.000+05:30

Thees blog has got its main inspeerashun from a certain Comic Strip, known as Pearls Before Swine!

If u haven't heard of it yet, then please make an effort to go through this thread:

http://imserba.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61477

Here's a sample:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9955/pearls20060502093775qm.jpg

=)) Funny, eh?!?!?

Regards,

Adijo.

As I was trulli saying...

2007-09-26T13:09:00.000+05:30

Trulli: McLaren Pair should have been axed.

As I told u guys in my last post, the McLaren Pair should have been axed...

Here's the whole report - Truly said by Trulli!

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Toyota's Jarno Trulli believes McLaren duo Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso should have been excluded from the world championship.
The Italian veteran told Reuters that the McLaren duo were lucky to avoid sanction in the spying scandal.
"It's very difficult to judge the spy story. You never know the truth if you're not inside the team," the 33-year-old Toyota driver said in an interview before this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
"But if you disqualify a team you should probably disqualify the drivers as well because they're all involved and work for the same team.
"It's difficult for me to judge so I don't want to say any more. It's just a shame F1 has suffered. The sport has been hit hard by this spy story all around the world."
Trulli's team-mate Ralf Schumacher was more forgiving.
"I think it's only fair that they are not punished," the German told Reuters. "The drivers are not really involved in the development of the car.
"I don't know about the other drivers but for myself, and the people I've talked to, they should not be punished."
"It's honestly very difficult. It was clear they had some information at some point," Schumacher added. "But I don't think it was ever clear McLaren or the drivers benefited from what they got."
Schumacher explained that stripping the McLaren drivers of their points would have tainted the world championship.
"It would be unfair," he said. "It's always arguable but I think for the championship it's important that everything stays as it is.
"I had it four years ago at Williams. I finished third but there was some mistake in measuring the brake ducts and my third place got cancelled.
"The brake duct was slightly too big but by three millimetres or so. I mean, what's the driver's mistake in that?"

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Source: http://msn.foxsports.com/motor/story/7262708

And by the way, Ralf Schumachers' views are lame :|, he's too casual.

Formula 1 "Scene"

2007-09-25T17:22:00.000+05:30

It's a real pity; whatever thats happening in/to Formula 1. The season was going on smoothly. It seemed that there was so much competition between the Ferrari's, the McLaren's and even the BMW Saubers. But after the whole McLaren Spy row, it just isn't the same in F1. Any team can acquire any other teams' classified information!

McLaren has always been an unreliable car, but off late they've gotten better in their performance and reliability. I think I know the reason why. You do too!
It has a LOT to do with this Spy row. Ferrari is THE MOST consistent F1 car there is.

Now, the engineers of the two outfits were in contact with each other, with McLaren's Mike Coughlan asking Ferrari's Nigel Stepney about the "red" car's configuration. Coughlan was the Chief Designer and Stepney was the former Team Manager for their respective teams.

Coughlan asked Stepney about all sorts of stuff about the technical aspects of the Ferrari.

They were sacked. Then McLaren were stripped off their points for the whole year. They can't score any points in the coming weeks either! McLaren punished.

BUT the thing that I DON'T like is that none of the drivers were punished. It's a fact that the 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso, test driver Pedro De La Rosa and Coughlan were in contact with Nigel Stepney throught e-mail and SMS.

It's a pity the drivers weren't fined AT ALL. I would have loved to have seen Kimi at the top of the drivers' standings !!!

For the sake of writing....

2007-09-25T11:17:00.000+05:30

Fellow humans, aliens and my frands,

Hi! I'm Aditya here. Thees ees my blog.
(Un)Like the most of u, I'm a normal human.

Ees finally good to start a blog of my own. But you guys don't want to read that shit!
"My first blog, EVER!" and all that. Sounds lame, doesn't it? So what if it is ur first blog! Bug off!
You're not the first one to write a blog for Christs sake!

It's not an achievement...You're a drop in the ocean! A rubber band among a kazillion rubber bands...A grain of sand on a beach! You know what I mean!

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Anyway, its a holiday today on account of "Ganesh Visarjan". Making the most of it, by writing these random thoughts, which mean nothing AT ALL.

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The horizontal line above is referred by my College professor as "Dash-Line" LOL.
Theoretically, hes right! But......Dash-Line...WTF?

Just keep visiting this space (I know u won't...until I tell u to) for more dhinchak updates.

Till then

Regards,

Adijo.