Blathers of a bard...

Yen ishtam, Yen kashtam

2006-10-02T20:39:00.000-07:00

Heyy again...I dont quite believe it, its bin alomost three months since i posted. Did not have my internet connection working for a lotta time but even if i did, didnt have the time ;-) Lotsa things have changed since the last time i posted- I cut my hair(a terrible one which has forced me to wear my cap always), my bedspread, my friends...basically a lotta things.

Its been a lot of good fun these holidays but tis coming to an end tomorrow but thats okay cause Im sure ive had enuf fun. School trip to Mysore-Belur-Halebidu-Ramnagar... I ended up having awesome fun through the trip...even in the most boring of zoos and temples. It was a 5 day trip and time passed so quickly that it was over before u knew it...luckily we didnt have teachers who`d say" Please maintain silence" or "go to your beds" which was quite surprising and me as ususal didnt end up doing all the activities entirely:D but was a whole lotta fun newayz...and things changed; people changed; people thought other ppl changed; the cryings; the laughings; the lovings also happened. ;-))

Rahul, Ananya(in grey), Me(acting like the stud and with the cap to hide my haircut:D), Kamakshi, Dhivya, Yasvee and Aparna

The worst thing that has changed is the end of the Rockstar season(might be a late update but anyways...) Lukas Rossii?!?!?!?! Who the hell voted for him???what kinda conspiracy is this??He was the worst of the lot...I wanted Magni to win...even Dilana was okayy but not Lukas, his only decent performance was Living on a prayer-Bon Jovi but its just a sad end to an amazing season...

I guess its time I go and have my breakfast...will post again very soon...till then

P.S.Lagey Raho was awesome and i actually understood a hindi movie entirely without anyone translating it for me!!

P.P.S. Brad Pitt and Jolie are gonna be in Pune from October8th for about two months while shooting for their movie...i wanna goo!!!

P.P.P.S the heading of this post has no sorta relevance, just the "latest" punch dialogue...and plzz go watch Jillunu Oru Kadhal.. it did NOT NOT suck...atleast for Surya and AR Rahman.

Things you just dont see everyday...

2006-06-26T05:41:00.000-07:00

Kadhal Quadrilateral-II

2006-06-01T06:03:00.000-07:00

For all those who havent read Kadhal Quadrilateral Part-I, click HERE

The next day, Gopi suddenly woke up and realised something. He was a genius!!! It was May 23rd!!! Kuppu`s birthday!!! His excitement was something that couldn't be described. He thought of what to get her. Some thing that she loved. Something small but lets say, "naice". Quite simultaneously, Venky was also sitting in his bed, thinking about the rest of the day…he had promisied to take his “gal” Tirupu to Kuppu`s house because both were quite anxious to see each other. So that morning, Gopi rushed as quickly as he could to Kuppu`s house and said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY KUPPU!!!" And gave her a small box wrapped up neatly. Kuppu opened it in complete shock and surprise and found the most beautiful necklace she had ever seen! And then, while she was still in shock, he leaned upto her and kissed her, all this right when Venky walked in with Tirupu.(well lets call her Tipu from now). Anger and jealousy boiled in Venky`s blood and he clenched Tirupu`s hand harder. Obviously Tirupu became upset and started making Venky realise that he really was jealous of Gopi. So Venky, just went and gave Kuppu what he got her and just left. Venky was going through a lot of things now. Tirupu was the only one he could talk to but she just hated it whenever Venky spoke aoubt Kuppu only. But Venky still wanted to try. So he decided to call Tipu, but was in vain. He only got a ‘ur such an asshole’ from her cousin. But Venky was still desperate. Inside, he actually liked Tirupu but he just didn’t understand. All his feelings now were just for Kuppu. He dreamed of her, the water he drank he felt was because of Kuppu. He saw her in everything he did, but still…. he could not tell Kuppu how much he loved her and you know why, because he had a girlfriend and because Kuppu cared more for Gopi than she did for Venky…but what really was going on in Kuppu`s mind no one knew.

Just to make things worse for Venky, Tirupu stopped talking to him. She would purposely avoid him. Everywhere. She would go and stand with her “girly” group (which Venky didn’t like obviously) so that Venky woudnt come near. This really broke Venky`s heart. And even when she actually spoke to him, she would call him things, which Venky obviously didn’t enjoy. Maybe Venky was the moody guy, but Tirupu would never understand. Venky went into depression. Wine. Smoking. Drugs. Hookah. Everything. And then he decided that it was quite a waste of living when he wasn’t wanted by anybody. His best friend would not talk to him anymore, Kuppu was busier spending time with Gopi than him and Tirupu was just plain ignoring him and it really hurt him when she said ‘Venky, you don’t love me’. Really. But how would he tell her all this??How would he tell Tirupu how much he loved her? Well, Venky was obviously confused so he decided what to do. He was quite a Tamil serial buff so you might have guessed. He decided to kill himself.

But. But. But. He never realised how good a friend Kuppu was. Well just keep that in mind. So Venky wrote a note and all for Tipu. He told her that he was just confused and how much he actually was in love with her, even if he didn’t always say things like I love you honey or call her sweetheart of pumpkin, he really did love her. He couldn’t be a hot stud or beat up all the people she wanted to( not that she WANTED him to beat anyone up), but he was still a chamattu boy:D He just wanted Tirupu to know that he loved her, really really loved her. Yeah, like all lover fools, he wrote suff like I`ll take a bullet for you and stuff, but lets not make Venky look too much like a loser. Venky wanted to talk to Tipu one last time before he actually died. So he calls Tirupu and decides to tell her what he is ggoing to do but Tirupu who initially refused to talk to him didn’t believe what Venky was saying. But as he was talking to Tirupu, someone came from the back and hit Venky`s head with something heavy and he just fell to the floor, and was lying there unconscious.

It was only after a few hours that the news got to Tipu. Tipu just cried out in shock and realised how big a mistake she had done. She understood only too late how much Venly loved her and that she was quite not understanding. She cried and cried and cried. She ran to Venky`s place and cried for him to come back and told him that she would definitely forgive him. Well, ofcourse, by the power of love, Venky obviously regained consciouness and was just listening to what Tipu was saying. And just when Tipu was going to leave, she heard a whisper. "I love you too". She turned back and screamed and realised that Venky was still alive and wasn’t dead. Well, the hyper girl that she is, she almost killed Venky only and then all looowings happened on the spot. But the mystrey still wasn’t solved…. who had hit Venky and tried to kill him???

Then comes out from the dark, Kuppu with Gopi, and tells the lovebirds that it was Kuppu who hit Venky cause she knew that both of them loved each other and unless something like this happened, ‘Moody’Tipu would never realise and forgive Venky. And only then did Tipu realise that Kuppu was actually a nice girl and not the snob she thought she was and like all stories, all things end well…but Venky really wanted to say something, no matter how many Kuppus or Badhus or girls there are in his life, he would always love his Tiripu…and they will move on in life, and like all other made-for-each-other couples, live happily ever after.

Disclaimer: All characters are purely fictious and any resemblance to any real life person is highly imaginative on your part or just purely co-incidental ;-)

Back again!!!

2006-05-29T21:46:00.000-07:00

Heyy...its been quite sometime since i posted...Well my trip to Bombay was all really good, had good fun actually...Right royal treatment over there :D Its May 30th already...i cant believe the hols are coming to an end...really..i can still very clearly recollect the last day of school...ha with my teacher talking to my mom and all...Ha things have been quite fun actually...Ive been allowed to go anywhere out of the house and come back whenever i want!! So yeah u sing that to my advantage, yea ive been having quite good fun but yeah missing my theatre times too...

Im not allowed to act in the forthcoming Landing Stage productoin Aladdin(which is on July 17th-19th btw) coz i dont know why...its just probably 10th and i guess i cant do both my music and theatre...so yea was whining bout dat for a lotta time...only consolation now is the sports coming on TV..India are back into their normal form, French Open on TV and Alonso winnig Grand Prixs...

Haaa...i got new speakers for my computer:D have definitley been using them...So much that i by mistake woke up my parents one night cause i was playing music in the night(which i didnt intend on doing) which convinced my dad that i was drunk so he like saw to it I went to bed :D I love bragging bout these speakers...they are new AltecLanzing with sub-woofer :D Well Kadhal Quadrilateral-II will come up soon on my blog dont worry...its just having some technical hitches :D Lately Ive been listening to like James Blunt, The Who, Yanni, Sean Paul :D, Oasis and Fort Minor...

Well i think its time i go...so until next time, byeee

p.s.The expressions show...i think i missed wrtiting bout that. It was just outtttt of the world...Keith on bass, Arun Kumar with percussions, Shyam on keyboards and of course Ganesh-Kumaresh...it was goood fun...and Fanaa...quite a sucky movie, My verdic 5/10. Boringg movie...which has an even suckier ending...its probably Aamir Khan`s style to like.................. in the end :D okay im not revealing too much of the story:D

p.p.s IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN DOING MY HOLIDAY HOMEWORK...PLZ PLZZ LEAVE A COMMENT!!BIEEEEEE

Funny court stuff

2006-05-11T06:48:00.001-07:00

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

Q: Are you sexually active?
A: No, I just lie there.
_______________________________

Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July 15.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
______________________________________

Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
______________________________________

Q: This condition you have... does it affect your memory at all?
A: Yes.
Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
A: I forget.
Q: You forget? Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?_____________________________________

Q: How old is your son, the one living with you?
A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
Q: How long has he lived with you?
A: Forty-five years.
_____________________________________

Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning?
A: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
Q: And why did that upset you?
A: My name is Susan.
______________________________________

Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult?
A: We both do.
Q: Voodoo?
A: We do.
Q: You do?
A: Yes, voodoo.
______________________________________

Q: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
A: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?_____________________________________

Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?______________________________________

Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: And what were you doing at that time?
______________________________________

Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?
______________________________________

Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A:! By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?______________________________________

Q: Can you describe the individual?
A: He was about medium height and had a beard.
Q: Was this a male, or a female?
______________________________________

Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
______________________________________

Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?
A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
______________________________________

Q: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
A: Oral.
______________________________________

Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?
A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.
______________________________________

Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
______________________________________

Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?!
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.

Randomness

2006-04-26T02:22:00.000-07:00

Im back from the dead. The reason why i dont post is coz im basically a very boring person, so I have nothing to talkl abuot AND coz ma dad pulled off the internet. Holidays. Well...its been pretty good so far, havent touched any homework n all but yea, pretty good. Havent been home fer d past three days. lol, Im posting frm Reliance WebWrld(dont ever try the place, sucky n dey charge you quite a BIT).

We had our cast party, AT LAST, almost a year after Mouk and say 6 months after Snow White?(Mouk n Snow white are the names of thwe plays I did). It was good, though not too many ppl came, actually 7 of the cast came frm Mouk.

This is gonna be quite a short post coz my balance is runing out as I write and yesss more posts will come in the days to come coz i just figured out that my house is wi-fi enabled. I swear I didnt do anything. I think the office nxt door enabled it fer sum 1km radius!! so i can browse for free and dwnload all i want! But yea, i need to have a laptop :(

Wokay until then, byee!!!

p.s. This post may soudn really really weird, but yea thats coz im bored n even i cant understand what im saying, so....

Saddam`s makeover

2006-04-08T00:40:00.000-07:00

It is clear what Saddam Hussain wanted to do when he was found with a suitcase of money and the business card of a plastic surgeon and a suitcase full of money. He probably wanted to change his appearance and you can see he had quite a good escape plan!!! ;)

Dissssoooommm!!!

2006-04-01T05:57:00.000-08:00

Yeah!!DISSSOOOMMM!! Dont worry, this aint some post aobut Thalaivar Sharanyan or Captain but the movie Disssooommm...bloody shit film. Its about this "fighter" or so he calls himself and too add to the already existing bore, I went for the movie with my boring cousins who were very intently watching the movie. So with nothing to do and no mobile, I just setlled to drinking cold coffees(the Satyam cold coffes rock!!)and butter popcorns and by the end of the movie i was done with about 20 of the coffees(no xaguration, but sum ppl wud still not bleev) and came home reely sick. Take my word, dont watch the movie.

Well that was Friday. Saturday(today) was much more fun, MUCH MORE! Went out totally unplanned and ended up going to Satyam(no tikets sadly and stupid Sunny cudnt do anything) and then went off to Subway fer lunch and then took an auto to CitiCentre. Nice place actually except for the weirdly painted roof like a sky and birds flying(wotevr), but still kool place and definitely Chennai needs more malls. We are sick and tired of Spencers. Then to Mocha. Good place. If you actually go to the right place unless you wanna do the hooka or drugs but really kool ambience n all.

Completely forgot, APRIL FOOLS DAY!!! Well din actuall play any prank this year around coz well last yr I did and then ppl got all paranoid and stuff. But was fun all together and Yeah! April Fool`s really saved me. Used it as excuse and saved maself at home:D and just ended up confusing my mom and my dad. Good thing they didnt bother asking about it again.

Well im not too mcuh for long posts and I know ive deperately tried to make this one sound funny, but yeah its all my mood right now.And watch the Australian Gp all ye dawgss.

Until next time,

Vikram

p.s. yeah the change in template was something i dont know why i did...but yeah i guess i shall just revert to the old one.

2006-03-28T03:37:00.000-08:00

Everything I do...

2006-03-23T03:36:00.000-08:00

Look into my eyes - you will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart - search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you

Look into your heart - you will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am - take my life
I would give it all - I would sacrifice

Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it - there's nothin' I want more
Yea know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for u

There's no love - like your love
N no other - could give more love
There's nowhere - unless you're there
All the time - all the way

Oh - you can't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it - there's nothin' I want more
I would fight for you - I'd lie for you Walk the wire for you - ya I'd die for you

Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you

Amazing Sports going on on TV!!!!

2006-03-12T06:38:00.000-08:00

Ferrari just missed uot on the Bahrain GP afetr claiming at P1 during qualifying and Alonso winning the first race of the season....all that for l8er Aussies have just mounted 435 in 50 overs...can u believe it????the highest ever score in cricket with Ponting hitting 165 in 108 balls or something and good knocks from all the others and to every1`s amazement, South Africa are chasing it and are doing good at it.....current score 279-2 in 30 overs with Gibbs onstrike, 165(108 balls)...go and watch the match if you arent or i think ill give you the video....

WOW BABY!!

F1: The return of the Jedi

2006-03-11T04:49:00.000-08:00

It was an all-new look to qualifying this afternoon at Sakhir as Formula One dumped the single car system in favour of the new shoot-out system but it was an old name that proved he has lost none of his pace as Michael Schumacher claimed Pole Position for the Bahrain Grand Prix from Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa. Schumacher’s first pole Position since Hungary last year gives him a career total of 65, equalling the long-held record set by the late Ayrton Senna. For Schumacher and Ferrari, it was the perfect way to remind his championship rivals that they are still a major force in Formula One. Felipe Massa was mighty impressive in what was his first qualifying session for Ferrari as he missed out on his first pole by just 0.047s to Schumacher. The former Sauber driver is chasing his first podium tomorrow afternoon in Bahrain. Over at Honda, who had set the practice pace for much of the weekend, Jenson Button starts third a tenth down on Schumacher while Rubens Barrichello was unable to get close to the pace of his younger team-mate and is somewhat fortunate to start just three positions further back.

Renault played the waiting game to perfection throughout the three phases of qualifying, but when it really counted in the final five minutes of the third and final phase, Fernando Alonso was only able to qualify fourth fastest while Giancarlo Fisichella starts just ninth in the second R26. Juan Pablo Montoya steered clear of trouble and put in solid performance in his MP4-21 and starts fifth, but as is so commonly the problem for McLaren, the other car driven by Kimi Raikkonen was in big trouble. Raikkonen, the runner up to Alonso in the championship last year brought out the red flags in the very first phase of qualifying following a high speed right rear suspension failure. The Finn dragged his McLaren back to the pits minus its rear wing but his session was over even before he had recorded a lap time. Raikkonen starts 22nd and last. due to suspension. The new look mclaren with title sponsor Fly Emirates fails to flatter but Massa and Schumi back was really the highlight of the qualifying in Bahrain. Hopefully it wont be a Ferrari 1 2 at the podium.

F1 New Rules

Qualifying

For 2006, the single-lap system used in recent years is replaced be a new three-part, knockout format, with multiple cars on track throughout the qualifying hour, which is split into two 15-minute sessions and a final 20-minute session, with five-minute breaks in between.

Part one: All 22 cars may run laps at any time during the first 15 minutes of the hour. At the end of the first 15 minutes, the six slowest cars drop out and fill the final six grid places.

Part two: After a five-minute break, the times will be reset and the 16 remaining cars then will then run in a second 15-minute session - again they may complete as many laps as they want at any time during that period. At the end of the 15 minutes, the six slowest cars drop out and fill places 11 to 16 on the grid.

Part three: After another five-minute break, the times are reset and the final 20-minute session will feature a shootout between the remaining 10 cars to decide pole position and the starting order for the top 10 grid places. Again, these cars may run as many laps as they wish.In the first two 15-minute sessions, cars may run any fuel load and drivers knocked out after those sessions may refuel ahead of the race. However, the top-ten drivers must begin the final 20-minute session with the fuel load on which they plan to start the race. They will be weighed before they leave the pits, and whatever fuel they use in the 20 minutes may be replaced at the end of the session.If a driver is deemed to have stopped unnecessarily on the circuit or impeded another driver during the qualifying session, then his times will be cancelled.

Engines

For 2006, engines are reduced in size from the previous 3-litre V10s to 2.4-litre V8s. The aim is to reduce costs and improve safety. With similar engine speeds, the change is expected to cut peak power by around 200bhp, which in turn is likely to add around three to five seconds to lap times at most circuits. The FIA may allow some teams to use 2005-spec V10s if they do not have access to competitive V8. The FIA will enforce a rev limit on any V10s to ensure performance is comparable with that of a V8.TyresAfter a season’s absence, tyre changes during races return to Formula One in 2006. The thinking behind this is that the reduced engine size will offset any performance gain. Drivers also have access to slightly more tyres than in 2005 - seven sets of dry-weather, four sets of wet-weather and three sets of extreme-weather. Drivers must make a final choice of dry-weather compound ahead of qualifying.

Pics from the DAS trip

2006-02-26T03:45:00.000-08:00

Money drying after being pushed into the water with it

My class 9C

Vishak, as usuall gobbling up a lot of food

Back from the dead

2006-02-26T01:58:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I was out for the Shakthi Foundation`s annual fund raiser show, this year caled Panchtatva 2006 once again beginning qith a half dead Vasantha Raghuveer explaining what the foundation is all about. For all you ignorant people out there, Shakthi Foundation is an organisation which helps the physically challenged people and lesser priviledged children.
Panchtatva 2006 had the artists Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj, Taufiq Quereshi, U.Srinivas, Selvaganesh n Vijay Ghate.
The mandolin started the show with Selva, Ghate and Taufiq joining in brilliantly. No one was interested in listening to Jasraj and his stinking voice(even i would have sounded better) whose singing was like somebody fartting and him sure Hrishi can sing at two octaves higher.
The show didnt live upto to everyone`s expectation and wasnt as lively as the last couple of years. Mainly coz the two old men, Jasraj and Chaurasia were there but some witty lines to end the show left the audience laughing.

Earlier in the evening was Shweta`s bday which was quite funny with Arjun squirting sauce of everybody and Praddy coming to Ispahani in his trademark Nike shirt and shorts. Oh and if anybody wants to know about Praddy and his "street"Lovelife, you shall know in the coming up posts.

I gotto go and finish off my Biology record coz my annuals are coming up. Best of luck to all those writing their boards!!!

P.S. Dont miss the Basant Utsav on March 4th it has Sivamani, Viku Vinayakram and many others!!!

A Bollywood Lexicon

2006-02-01T04:32:00.000-08:00

Aashique Banaya Aapne:(n) when a movie is worth one song

Abu Salem:(n) a villain who bcums hero

Abhishek(adj.):the ability to succeed after you fail.

Amitabh(adj.):a state of mind.

Black(adj.): emtion you feel when you watch a fantastic film wherein a deaf, dumb and mute girl narrates how a rantin old man taught a mentally retarted child to eat with a spoon.

DVD(n):another term for "original idea" or "script". When a director says, "I have been wrkin on this script for two years", you know instantly that he has been watching DVDs of Old Boy(Zinda) or Man on Fire(Ek Ajnabee).

Guest appearance: another name for havig a friend like Abhishek Bachchan.

Iqbal(v): to make films that you truly believe in. If Yashraj, and not Kukunoor had made this film, it would have featured Hrithik Roshan as the boy and Amitabh Bachchan as the coach. Of course it would have been a blockbuster and replaced Paheli as India`s nominee to the Oscars!

Item Number(n): a skin show to lure people away from the Theatre`s toilet to the screen.

John Abraham:(v) to love body/bikes/Bipasha.

Kisna(n): A Subhash Ghai joke nobody understands.

Mangal Pandey(adj.): to look silly after five years.

Multiplex(n): a place where filmakers are clueless as to which film will click. the only success
guarenteed is the Popcorn and the Pepsi.

No Entry(n): a welcome sign for producers to make libidinous men-chasing women comedies.

Paheli(n): posing riddles as films. Like why was Paheli nominated for the Oscars?
Hint: The same reason why Saif won the National Award for best actor in Hum Tum.

Rai(n):a misguided opinion that Indians are creating ripples in Hollywood.

Rani(n): a Babli person reigning ovcer the Box Office.

Rap: what Dev Anand desperately needs.

Reviewer(n): a joker who makes filmakers cry.

Salaam Namaste(v): to salute the box office with a dumber version of Hum Tum and a highly
intelligent version of Neal `n' Nikki.

Salman(n): a state of helplessness when you wanna take your shirt off.

Shahrukh(v): to avoid work, instead indulge yourself by learning to play the guitar and splashing water in a bathtub with beauties.

Sunil Dutt(n): an endangered species.

Superhit(adj.): the term producers use to describe their own movies in ads and posters for films like Rok Sako To Rok Lo or Shabd.

Swades(n): when you love your country but it doesnt love you.

Yashraj(v): an old Indian proverb that means means packaging is profit.

I am just a struggler; someone who keeps thinking he will make it one day and, until then, keeps shooting his toes...

A movie which has a message...

2006-01-27T08:48:00.000-08:00

There are three kinds of people in this world...One- Those who would die screaming...Two- Those who would die silent and 3- those who would die laughing...

This is not the main message of the movie Rang de Basanti. A movie picturising the current scenario in our country. It speaks about the MIG crashes that are growing in number in our country. India has been importing MIGs since 1964 and have been of great use to our nation in times of war and to protect the country. But over the last 15 yrs, 78 young pilots have died due to the MIG crashes. Why is all this happening???

Is this the price we need to pay for the corruption in our government??? Russian officials bribe the Indians to buy low quality MIGs and this has led to the failure of these fighter planes. Indians to succumb to these "filthy" scums.

The movie draws parallels between the age of the Britishers and the current situation in India.
Only difference is that the Britishers are in the guise of our very own politicians. This issue has come into light(the MIG crashes) because not too long ago, a mother of a pilot who lost his life due to one of these crashes tool the issue to the Supreme Court. The politicians had to answer to the problem and could only say "The pilot did not know how to handle the MIG and was inexperienced". On the contrary, the pilot was a gold medalist in training and this case caused in uproar in the whole Defence department and India stopped purchasing MIGs from the same dealer again.

In the end, there was only one way to put a stop to this "dhamaka" and nonsense goin on. The youth had to use violence. The movie ended with a very strong message. No country is perfect. All countries have their own problems and they can be resolved only if we all unite against it. MIG crashes aren`t things that can be taken lightly. Pilots risk their lives to fight for the country and should they die this way? And because our country knowingly buy poor-quality planes??? Our politicans are corrupt no doubt, but just letting them be the way they are is not going to get us or our country anywhere in the future.

So go and watch the movie. A real good one with great performances from Sidharth(In my feelin, the main actor) and Madhavan(though he jus does a cameo but without him, there is no film) and as usual, Aamir Khan. The only thing that is a sad thing in the movie is that all the beautiful songs composed by A.R.Rahman have been TOTALLY and mark my wrds totally spoilt and none of the songs even come fully in the movie. So listen to all the songs properly b4 watching the movie because you just dont fell like hearing them after watchin the movie.

Go catch the movie at Six Degress(where i watched it) or at Mayajaal(4 shows and 8 shows respectively) and till then, its me signing off.

As always,

Monty

Chelsea all the way.....

2006-01-25T08:55:00.000-08:00

This post is all bout da EPL so ne bored readers may jus skip this post

LiverFools hav recently accepted that their chances of winning the premiership has just vanished after their dismal 1-0 loss at Old Trafford with a goal one can say was "fluk" but still a goal in the dying minutes of the match, thanks to Rio Ferdinand.

Drogba(my favourite) easily gettin past da LiverFools.

Arsenal on the other hand shocked ppl all over the world with a loss to Everton just one week aftereir stomping 7-0 thrashing of Middlesbrough. It is hard to keep Chelsea out of the limelight. Even though they could only suffice 1 point at Stamfrd Bridge against CHarlton, they are sure running away with the champagne this Premiership season.

Well it sure has been Chelsea`s season this year... with the emergence of a new world-class striler(even though some may not agree. To them, i say SHUTUP). Crespo has done a gud lot with the ball and overall it has been Chelsea`s season.

With the transfer window opening this month, many signings have been made by many clubs. Arsenal for one have decided to make a useless signing in my opinion, Theo Walcott. A young 16 yr old huz moving from Sunderland to ARsenal for a staggering £12 million, the highest ever paid for a 16yr old. Reasons why he isnt a good signing for Arsenal:
He a 16yr old who is not gonna produce anyting for you immediately and will develop only in the long stage. Arsenal currently lack the attack power, excepting Henry and since they are moving into thier new stadium, defintely could have saved up money or bought somebody who would be of use currently.
He has the playing style just like Henry`s. Two players playing up front with same styles would only contradict each other and cause confusion in the team.

MAnchester United and Chelsea too are making some sognings...and apparently they have an arguement over a player...LiverFools have been quite of action.

Well we shall all jus wait and watch wot happens in da nxt season n if Tommy is readin this.
I WILL WIN IN THE FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE NXT SEASON!!!!! MARK MY WRDS.
Well all you football watchers out there, if u have netin to say jus leave a comment...

2006-01-25T08:13:00.000-08:00

New Ferrari to face competition in Spain

Ferrari’s rivals will get the chance to run alongside the new 248 F1 later this week after the Italian team opted to switch testing venues.
The new car was launched at Mugello on Tuesday, where Michael Schumacher commenced a test programme, putting in 44 laps in low temperatures.

Ferrari had planned to continue at the Tuscan circuit, but based on forecasts of worsening weather conditions in the area, they will know switch to Barcelona, venue for this week’s multi-team test.

Positive results were seen durin the testing and the car seemed to have a good balance. Ferrari hopefully have learnt their result after a dismal 2005 season.

Would Ferrari prefer Raikkonen over Alonso???

There have been reports lately connecting current championship leader Fernando Alonso, with a possible switch to the Ferrari team in the future, however the Maranello based squad have denied that the young Spanish is of great interest to them, even though they know he is a talented racer, instead they would be more interested in Finnish racer Kimi Raikkonen."Who keeps saying we want Alonso?" Jean Todt told Bild. "He's got talent, okay. But there are other drivers, even very good ones. I can tell you this: Alonso is not at the top of our list. Even if this may not sound very respectful to Alonso,I consider a young man who drives for a German-English team to be the better choice.

"Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello are both under contract until the end of the 2006 season, while Kimi is under a long term water tight contract with McLaren. Like Alonso however, Raikkonen would never consider a move to Ferrari while Michael Schumacher is still in active competition with the team, meaning that a move before the 2007 season is highly unlikely.
(Quotes courtesy Espnstar.com)

Love sick?

2006-01-20T09:29:00.000-08:00

01. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. They prefer neat and presentable girls.

02. Guys hate flirts.

03. A guy can like you for a minute, and then forget you afterwards.

04. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.

05. "Are you doing something?" or "Have you eaten already?" are the first usual questions a guy asks on the phone just to get out from stammering.

6. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.

07. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.

08. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.

09. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention.

010. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend.

011. When guys want to meet your parents. Let them.0

12. Guys want to tell you many things but they can't.

013. Guys cry!!!

2014. Don't provoke the guy to heat up. Believe me. He will.

015. Guys can never dream and hope too much.

016. Guys usually try hard to get the girl who has dumped them, and this =makes it harder for them to accept their defeat.

017. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.

018. Giving a guy a hanging message like "You know what?!..uh...never mind!" would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking.

019. Guys go crazy when girls touch their hands.

020. Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.

021. When a guy makes a prolonged "umm" or makes any excuses when you're asking him to do you a favor, he's actually saying that he doesn't like you and he can't lay down the card for you.

022. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as "try again tomorrow."

023. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.

024. GUYS REALLY LIKE YOU WHEN THEY PUT THEIR ARMS AROUND YOU(AND NOT THE CHAIR)

025. Guys love their moms.

026. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses.

027. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.

028 You can never understand him unless you listen to him.

029. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.

030. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.

031. Like Eve, girls are guys' weaknesses.

032. Guys are very open about themselves.

033. It's good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.

034. No guy is bad when he is courting

035. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty.

036. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.

037. Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.

038. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.GIRLS GIVE DISASTROUS ADVICE.

039. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.(MANASA Manasa)

040. A guy finds ways to keep you off from linking with someone else.

041. Guys love girls with brains more than girls in miniskirts.(THIS IS FOR YOU SHWETA!)

042. Guys try to find the stuffed toy a girl wants but would unluckily get the wrong one.

043. Guys virtually brag about anything.

044. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.

045. Guys think too much.(at times)

046. Guys' fantasies are unlimited.

047. Girls' height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does!

048. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive.

049. When a girl makes the boy suffer during courtship, it would be hard for him to let go of that girl.

050. It's not easy for a guy to let go of his girlfriend after they broke up especially when they've been together for 2 years or more.

051. You have to tell a guy what you really want before getting involved With that guy.

052. A guy has to experience rejection, because if he's too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he won't be matured and grow up.

053. When an unlikable circumstance comes, guys blame themselves a lot more than girls do.

054. Guys have strong passion to change but have weak will power.

55. Guys are tigers in their peer groups but become tamed pussycats with their girlfriends.

056. When a guy pretends to be calm, check if he's sweating. You'll probably see that he is nervous.

057. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl. He really is.

058. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, "Please come and listen to me"

059. Guys usually dont have the courage to tell a gurl that he luvs her.

060. When a guy loves you, bring out the best in him.

061. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him.

062. If a guy has been kept shut or silent, say something,

063. Guys believe that there's no such thing as love at first sight, but court the girls anyway and then realize at the end that he is wrong.

064. Guys like femininity not feebleness.

065. Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do!!!At least I don`t.

066. A guy may instantly know if the girl likes him but can never be sure unless the girl tells him.

067. A guy would waste his time over video games and basketball, the way a girl would do over her romance novels and make-ups.

068. Guys love girls who can cook or bake.

069. Guys like girls who are like their moms. No kidding!

070. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.

071. A guy's friend knows everything about him. Use this to your advantage.

072. Don't be a snob. Guys may easily give up on the first sign of rejection.

073. Don't be biased. Try loving a guy without prejudice and you'll be surprised.(SUNNY days...)

074. Girls who bathe in their eau de perfumes do more repelling than attracting guys.

075. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.

076. Guys don't comprehend the statement "Get lost" too well.

077. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions but still love them more.

078. When a guy gives a crooked or pretentious grin at your jokes, he inds them offending and he just tried to be polite.

079.Guys tend to generalize about girls but once they get to know them,they'll realize they're wrong.

080.Guys dont like gurlz with coloured hair. It shows they have an attitude problem.

081.Guys always like to be in control. Let them be.

082. Guys find it so objectionable when a girl swears.

083. Guys' weakest point is at the knee.

084. When a problem arises, a guy usually keeps himself cool but is already thinking of a way out.

085. When a guy is conscious of his looks, it shows he is not good at fixing things.

086. When a guy looks at you, either he's amazed of you or he's criticizing you.

087. When you catch him cheating on you and he asks for a second chance, give it to him. But when you catch him again and he asks for another chance, ignore him.

088. If a guy lets you go, he really loves you.

089. If you have a boyfriend, and your boy best friend always glances at you and it obviously shows that he is jealous whenever you're with your boyfriend, all I can say is your boy best friend loves you more than your boyfriend does.

090. Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.

091. You can tell if a guy is really hurt or in pain when he cries in front of you!(SuNnY days)

092. If a guy suddenly asks you for a date, ask him first why.

093. When a guy says he can't sleep if he doesn't hear your voice even just for one night, hang up. He also tells that to another girl. He only flatters you and sometimes makes fun of you.

094. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.

095. Guys seek for advice not from a guy but from a girl.

096. Girls are allowed to touch boys' things. Not their hair!

097. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.

098. Guys hate girls who overreact.0

099. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships.

Monty

The Darnest and Bladest of things ppl can say

2006-01-17T05:10:00.000-08:00

Hey.......its bin sumtime since i posted coz im basically a very boring person. Sry
Newayz...........I do have a post for all of u out der
Read on............

The "bladest" jokes.....

During the Chennai Open, as Bjorn Phau was playing.....
Sriram: Hey Anirudh! I know u are eating "Pav" Bhaji coz Bjorn "Phau" is playing.

During class....
Vishak:Dei, Ill tell you a joke, Every Tom, Dick and Harry is named Smith.

My english teacher,
I have two daughters. Both are Gurlz. Muahahahaha.......

Arun: What is the opposite of area??
Yerungiya!!!(tamil-Ye-Rungu-ya)

If u guyz actually laughed plzz psot a comment. If u didn`t,ummm.....newayz jus say sumtin...nice!

Behind a "kutcheri"........

2005-12-28T02:22:00.000-08:00

One week before the show: Authorities/fest. conductors will request a lead musician to perform.

Two days before the show: Lead musician will call and ask other musicians to come a play in the "kutcheri".

One day before the show: Confirmation of the musicians who are playing.

(sometimes)Six hours before the show: One practice of all the songs and changes.

Two hours before the show: Revisal of all the songs going to be played and all the raagas.

One hour before the show: Sound check.

Ten minutes before the show: Prayer time!

ONe minute before the show: Fest. conductor will give the musicians sum "inspiring" words.

The show will begin.

George Bush Mixup.....

2005-12-23T09:02:00.000-08:00

This is funny...........Read on................

Secretary: - Mr. President, Condoleeza Rice is here to see you.

George B. : - Good, send her in.

Secretary: - Yessir.

(Hangs up. Condi enters.)

Condoleeza: - Good morning, Mr. President.

George B. : - Oh Condoleeza, nice to see you. What's happening?

Condoleeza : - Well, Mr. President, I have the report here about the new leader in China.

George B. : - Great, Condi. Lay it on me.

Condoleeza : - Mr. President, Hu is the new leader of China.

George B. : - Well, that's what I want to know.

Condoleeza : - But that's what I'm telling you, Mr. President.

George B. : - Well, that's what I'm asking you, Condie. Who is the new leader of China?

Condoleeza : - Yes.

George B. : - I mean the fellow's name.

Condoleeza : - Hu.

George B. : - The guy in China.

Condoleeza : - Hu.

George B. : - The new leader of China.

Condoleeza : - Hu.

George B. : - The Chinaman!

Condoleeza : - Hu is leading China, Mr. President.

George B. : - Whaddya' asking me for?

Condoleeza : - I'm telling you Hu is leading China.

George B. : - Well, I'm asking you, Condie. Who is leading China?

Condoleeza : - That's the man's name.

George B. : - That's who's name?

Condoleeza : - Yes.(Pause.)

George B. : - Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?

Condoleeza : - Yes, sir.

George B. : - Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.

Condoleeza : - That's correct.

George B. : - Then who is in China?

Condoleeza : - Yes, sir.

George B. : - Yassir is in China?

Condoleeza : - No, sir.

George B. : - Then who is?

Condoleeza : - Yes, sir.

George B. : - Yassir?

Condoleeza : - No, sir.(Pause. Crumples paper)

George B. : - Condi, you're starting to piss me off now, and it's not 'cause you're black neither. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. So why don't you get me the Secretary General of the United Nations on the phone.

Condoleeza : - Kofi Annan?

George B. : - No, thanks. And Condi, call me George. Stop with that ebonics crap.

Condoleeza : - You want Kofi?

George B. : - No.

Condoleeza : - You don't want Kofi.

George B. : - No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.

Condoleeza : - Yes, sir.

George B. : - Not Yassir! The guy at the United Nations.

Condoleeza : - Kofi?

George B. : - Milk! Will you please make that call?

Condoleeza : - And call who?

George B. : - Well, who is the guy at the U.N?

Condoleeza : - No, Hu is the guy in China.

George B. : - Will you stay out of China?!

Condoleeza : - Yes, sir.

George B. : - And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.

Condoleeza : - Kofi.

George B. : - All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.

(Condi picks up the phone.)

Condoleeza : - Hello. Rice, here.

George B. : - Rice? Good idea. And get a couple of egg rolls, too, Condi. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get chinese food in the Middle East? I don't know.

Lol............

Bluffmaster Movie Review

2005-12-23T08:07:00.000-08:00

Roy (Abhishek Bachchan) is a professional conman, who has raised his work to the level of an art. The only true thing he has is his love for Simmi (Priyanka Chopra) ? someone who is so rooted, honest and sincere, that he can't bring himself to tell her the reality of who he is. But when his past catches up with him, she cannot forgive him for the deceit their relationship is built on. He loses her forever.

That's when Aditya Srivastav (Riteish Deshmukh) enters the picture. He is the counterpoint to everything that Roy is ? as frantic as Roy is calm, as dumb as Roy is smart, as messy and untidy as Roy is smooth. They have only one thing in common ? Aditya is a conman too. At least he thinks of himself as one. In Roy's book, he's an embarrassment. But one that won't go away!

The story progresses on well packaged by Rohan Sippy(director) and this is his second directorial venture. I personally LOVE the music especially the "Right here Right now" by abishek reely rocks! Well the main twist lies in the end of the movie. Definitely worth watching! P.S. Priyanaka looks hot in the movie!!!!!!

JUST DO IT!

2005-12-23T06:07:00.000-08:00

This is a sad day...........

2005-12-23T00:46:00.000-08:00

My favourite horse at the trainin academy.......Red Feather, dies today. He was the horse I first learnt to ride and was quite a beauty. He was in the army for two yrs n den was given to the academy. Since then, he was a rookie horse... and was all beginners were allowed 2 ride on him..........n he dies due tot he rains, he was down with fever n NONE OF THE DOCTORS CUD DO ANYTHING!!! Damn dem!!! DAMN DEM ALL!!!!!!!

The little prince

2005-12-23T00:35:00.000-08:00

If you want to read it... click on the link

http://www.spiritual.com.au/articles/prince/prince_contents.htm

The little prince is author Saint-Exupery's most famous work; it is also one of the most successful and best-selling titles in the world. It's easy enough to see why: delightful prose, rich imagery and metaphor, beautiful illustrations, simple yet profound.
This is a relatively short book, with the key themes of love and friendship, identity and relationship. The book's main character, the little prince, journeys to earth from his small planet to learn more about these ideas. There he meets the book's narrator, a pilot lost in a desert, to whom he shares stories of his fantastic travels and meetings with colourful characters, including a wise fox and perplexing tipplers.
Through the Prince and his tales we learn much about the book's, indeed life's, central themes. We also learn something of the importance of perspective, open and creative thinking, imagination and child-like wonder in a happy and enriching life.
Saint-Exupery's book is considered by many a classic. However, it is short and sweet enough to read to even very small children, who will undoubtedly fall in love with the book's direct style of narration and both memorable and charmingly funny persons and events.
Originally written in French, the English translation is nonetheless good and easy to follow. Though now more than sixty years old, the Little Prince's ideas remain as powerful today as they were then. Timeless, beautifully illustrated and highly recommended.

What the BCCI stands for.....

2005-12-22T06:02:00.000-08:00

Very recently there was a meeting regarding the spat between Saurav Ganguly, the Indian Cricket Captain and Greg Chappel, the Indian Cricket Coach. It was chaired by Ranbir Singh Mahendra, the President of BCCI. Following this line is what I believe happened in that meeting.

Mahendra: Good Morning gentlemans. We are haveeng thees meeting today to find a solutions for thees problem.

Ravi: I suggest Grammar classes.

Mahendra: Excuse me Ravi! I was meaning finding the solutions for India losing the matches and the settling of dispute between the Greg Chappal...

Greg: Its Chappel mate!

Mahendra: That is what I said. As I was in the saying, the settling of dispute between Greg Chappal and Saurav Ganguly. That is why I have called Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Srinivas Venkatraghavan to help me find solutions. Let us start with Ravi. Give solution.Ravi:
Saurav, why did you go public with the issue involving you and Greg?

Saurav: Hmm, the boys did not play well today. It was a bad day in the office for us. The boys did not score enough runs nor take enough wickets. The boys...

Ravi: Saurav, I must remind you that this is not an after-match presentation ceremony.

Saurav: Uhhh, sorry Ravi. I...

Greg: He's practised that speech a lot in recent times.

Ravi: Greg, I would prefer it if this meeting went off peacefully.

Greg: Whatever, mate.

Saurav: Ravi, it irked me that someone would ask me to give up my captaincy despite me being the most successful captain for India.

Sunil: Yes Saurav, you are the most successful captain but that has nothing to do with you washing dirty linen in public.

Mahendra: Saurav, I didn't know that you wash your own dirty clothes. I was in the thinking that you gave it to the laundarary service.

Sunil: Oh God! It's a saying, Mahendra, like crying over spilt milk.

Mahendra: Oh, you mean due to water problems you are adding water to your milk by crying?

Sunil: Crying over spilt milk is an idiom!

Mahendra: You are calling me an idiot!!

Sunil: Uhhh, Greg, What do you think about this mess? I mean the spat between you and Saurav.

Greg: I feel that it was an issue blown way out of proportion. It was just a talk that I had had with Saurav dealing with team selection and it was a talk that should have been kept within the dressing room.

Venkat: Do you think that a coach can ask a Captain to step down?

Greg: Why not? If Saurav's not performing, he shouldn't play.

Saurav: Huhum, Excuse me Greg, I did score a century against Zimbabwe.

Greg: Mate, Geoffrey Boycott's mum could score a century against Zimbabwe..blindfolded!

Mahendra: Wow! Very talented mother. Mine is very good in the making of the aloo parathas. She also make good milk sweets. I think you will like them Sunil. It isn't made with the cried milk you were in the talking about.

Sunil: Oh...good.

Saurav: Greg, A century is a century, whether it is scored against Australia or whether it is scored against Zimbabwe.

Greg: You wouldn't score a century against Australia, mate. They are awesome when it comes to bowling short pitched stuff and you run towards square leg whenever you see a ball coming waist high or above.

Mahendra: Greg, you can't blame Saurav for that. They say they'll ball short pitch and they ball very high balls. Shouldn't they call it tall pitch balling?

Greg: I can see why Indian Cricket is in shambles.

Ravi: Saurav, you haven't performed consistently for two and a half years now and India hasn't been faring well too. Why should you continue to stay at the helm?

Saurav: The boys are not playing to their potential. They haven't performed when required but I believe that this is a temporary phase.

Greg: You didn't answer the question mate.

Saurav: I did Greg.

Greg: No, you didn't!

Saurav: Yes, I did!

Greg: No, you didn't!

Saurav: Yes, I did!

Mahendra: Ooo, this is vaery exiting.

Venkat: Exciting, you mean?

Mahendra: Yes, that is what I said.

Sunil: Saurav, why do you deserve to be Captain?

Saurav: I am the most successful Indian captain.

Sunil: You already said that.

Ravi: Remember Saurav, even good captains have an expiry date.

Mahendra: Even the Dates I had boughten yesterday had an expiry date.

Ravi: Saurav, give me a proper answer. There's no use beating around the bush.

Mahendra: Ravi, why are you breenging the George Bush into this? Let us stick to Cricket.Sunil gives a sympathizing look to Ravi.

Ravi: Saurav, tell me why you went public with your problems with Greg and why you merit a place in the Indian Cricket team despite your poor performance with the bat.

Saurav: The boys... Hmm... You know, the boys...I did score a century against Zimbabwe... Uhhh.. The boys?

Mahendra: I say, give him a life line. Phone-a-friend. Call Jagmohan bhai, Saurav.

Greg: Listen mates, Indian Cricket isn't going to go anywhere if we are going to be afraid to drop players just because of their past records. We need to be fair to all the Cricketers in India. You don't perform, you ain't gonna get picked. Simple.

Venkat: Greg, wouldn't it have been in the best interest of the team if you had kept this talk with Saurav after the tour was over? An unhappy captain is not good for the team morale.

Greg: A non-performing captain is also not good for the team morale!

Saurav scowls.

Mahendra: Excuse me Gentlemans, it is time for tea break now. We don't seems to be settling dispute here. Why don't we just shake hand and call juice?

Sunil(indignantly): You mean truce!

Mahendra: No I mean juice only. I am very thirsty.

This is just a mockery of what occurs in the BCCI conferences but I suspect that it is pretty close to the actual happenings. The BCCI is a pretty pathetic organization. I am not talking about the money making bit. I am talking about the way they handle problems. I also feel that instead of having honorary members they should have paid employees. The theory that “They should do it for the love of Cricket” is just bs. The truth is you get more work and better work done if you pay your workers and the BCCI aren’t in any ways short of money. As I read in a magazine recently, BCCI really stands for, “Board of Cricket Controversies in India”.

-by Mendelismental.blogspot

Tsunami: Role of mega thrust confirmed......

2005-12-21T19:05:00.000-08:00

The tsunami, unobstructed by landmass, was able to reach the Indian shores.

While people living miles away from the epicentre were killed, fragile marine organisms on the ocean floor close to the fault were left unscathed.

*A cliff rising for a height of 40 feet due to vertical displacement of sea floor found
*No signs of landslides found
*The vertical displacement of the seafloor runs for a length of 750 miles
*Discovery Channel will air the programme `unstoppable wave' on December 25 and 26 at 8 pm

The Tsunami, unobstructed by landmass, was able to reach the Indian shores.
ONE YEAR after the killer waves struck havoc that killed hundreds of thousands of people, the answers for what actually caused the tsunami have been documented by Discovery Channel. The study proved conclusively that it was a mega thrust — a large-scale rupturing and vertical displacement of the earth's crust — that caused the tsunami.
The Discovery team of 27 scientists had spent 17 days on board the ship The Performer in May this year in the Indian Ocean to explore the ocean floor off the coast of Sumatra to find the causal factors that created the unprecedented killer waves.
First time ever
This is the first time ever that anyone had ventured three miles beneath the ocean surface to find the answers and explore the effects of an earthquake soon after it had happened.
The India plate moving at the rate of 5cm every year is diving (subducting) deep under the Burma plate. The continuous subduction of the India plate results in stress build up in the Burma plate. Beyond a point, the stress that is built up is released producing earthquakes.
The team explored the areas northwest of the earthquake's epicentre as the seabed had moved the most in this region during the earthquake. "After surveying these areas, we found evidence that the seafloor had been lifted by nearly 40 feet," noted Prof. Kate Moran, the lead scientist of the expedition and a professor at the Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, U.S.(NDTV)
Good possibility
The Discovery Channel team spent the first few days looking for signs of landslides. "A shallow focus earthquake (10 km below the seafloor) and having a magnitude of 9.3 has a good possibility of triggering landslides," pointed out Dr. R.K. Chadha, Scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad.(INfo. frm THe hindu)
"Our task was to see if landslides (on this mountain chain) were also caused and if so, to ascertain if they were of recent origin (caused by December 26 quake)," said Dr. Baban Ingole, Marine Biologist at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
Dr. Ingole was the only Indian scientist on board The Performer.
Large earthquakes cause vibrations or massive ground shaking that liquefies and turns the sediment found on the mountain chain into a fluid. Scientists expected to find many underwater landslides, but found none.
The scientists did find some evidence of landslides such as fractures and debris that had moved down from the mountain chain. But all these features ultimately turned out to be older and not caused by the December 26 quake. Another evidence was the one-metre long umpellula, a deep-sea animal looking more like a plant and found on the seafloor. The umpellula being a fragile animal, would have been destroyed by landslides, had there been any, caused by December 26 quake.
The team of scientists also found many sponges growing on the ocean bed. The team found that umpellula was much older than the December 26 quake; the landslides were not of recent origin.
Deep sea undisturbed
The umpellula study tells another tale altogether. Fragile marine organisms so close to the fault were left intact; humans, flora and fauna thousands of kilometres away from the epicentre were destroyed by the killer waves.
Ocean bottom in the deep sea is placid and tsunami waves are but only ripples they are generated and move away from the epicentre at a speed of 750 km per hour at a water depth of 5000 metres.
With no trace of landslides seen, the scientists turned their attention to find evidences of the vertical displacement of the crust caused by the mega thrust. Large-scale vertical displacement of the oceanic floor should leave behind many trails. And the expedition team found many. On the ocean floor, the team has recorded many cracks that serve as indicators of seafloor movement. But the clinching evidence is the vertical wall of the cliff that rises abruptly from the ocean floor directly above the fault line for a height of 40 feet.
The recent origin of the vertical displacement of seafloor comes from the rough saw-toothed edges seen at the top of the cliff.
The rough edges would have been smoothened had it not been of recent origin.
The 40-feet vertical displacement of the seafloor runs for a length of 750 miles. "We had predicted the vertical movement of the seafloor to have happened in the first 500-odd kms of the fault though rupturing had happened for a length of 1300 km," Dr. Chadha said.
Coral proof
Another proof of the vertical displacement comes from the islands formed by the mountain chain jutting out of the ocean at some places. The mountain chains are in turn formed as a result of volcanic eruptions along the subduction zone. These islands have coral reefs growing in shallow waters.
The vertical shift of the seafloor lifted the mountain chain and in turn the islands. It has been recorded by other scientists and the Discovery team that large tracts of coral reefs now lie above water and exposed in these islands. Some areas in the islands have been pushed up by about 10 feet, the team found.
Apart from confirming the causal factor, the scientific expedition has also come out with a model to predict which areas are prone to tsunamis and how badly they would get affected. Discovery Channel is airing the programme `unstoppable wave' at 8 pm on December 25 and 26. It is by far one of the well-documented scientific evidences of a vertical displacement of the crust that caused the tsunami.

HA!A nice retort i got!lol.

A Tsunami? Again??? of so much magnitude??? not a chance....... It is not even remotely possible for sooo many ppl to die again due to a tsunami in In dia COZ DA PLATES HAV TO REFORM!!!!!! And even if it does originate, the communication system will let one country warn the other country...... Yes, the plates are reforming and INdia will definitely experience more eatrhquakes coz the Himalayan Regioin is still a growing mountain region and that fact is accepted....Another tsunami affecting India..........Scientists the world calls them..fools i call them!

My fantasy with numbers.........

2005-12-21T01:05:00.001-08:00

7 things I can do
Sleep
Sleep
Did I say sleep?
Eat
Be the most boring person on earth...
Eat
and again Eat

Basically Im a very borin person.......

7 thigns I plan 2 do
Learn to dance
Learn the saxaphone
Study one day for sanskrit
Watch a football match live
Eat
Sleep
I need to use da loo....

7 things i cant do
Sing
Stop sleeping
Stop eating
Stop talking
READ.Noooooooooooooooo
Watch sun music (rightly described bade no.)
Sit next to romeet and not doze

muahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

2005-12-21T01:01:00.000-08:00

OUCH!

50 Reasons why.............

2005-12-21T00:03:00.000-08:00

..........I must b da most jobless person alive........

The first you would associalte with

Red : Love
Blue : The ocean
Yellow : The sun
Pink : Gurlz
Black : My clothes
White : The shirt im wearin
Dictionary : Huge
Bed : zzzzzzzzzz........
Tv: Desperate housewifes(im watchin it)
Cats: Karan
Cellphone : Mine(busted)
Love: ummm..................
Eyes : Bipasha Basu
Exam : sleep
Fish : Tawa fish at Presidency club
Shampoo : bathroom
Mcdonalds : IM hungry!!!!!!
Car : My new Ford fiesta!!!!!
Fruit : Banana
Tatoo: painful sharp needle, Mathy
Holiday: ummm....the movie?
Bye: uhh....bbye
Dream girl: hehehehe......
Dream boy : ummmm..........
Nail polish: puts me off........
Ball point pen : blue
Shopping: Somebody put a restraining order on me.........
Chicken : yummm
Chocolate : double yumm...........
Powder: makes me sneeze
Time : 14:07
Mouse : Hrishi`s voice!!!!
Hell : My brother
Juice : Watermelon.............
Perfume : paris
Computer : eeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Club : Squash
Food : wen did i eat last??
T-shirts : Oh dont remind me of my cupboard........
Pjs : zzzzzzzz..........
Essays: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........
Ring : phone
Superhero: ME!
Singer: Jlo
London : i wanna go........
Belt : black
Necklace : Geeta parthasarathy
Winter : snow perhaps......christmas!!!!!!
Me: Jobless freakazoid writing all this.......
And you: Worse than me to actually read all this!!!!!!!!

2005-12-20T09:04:00.000-08:00

HA! I SHOT VEERAPPAN!!!!MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Trinity College Grade 8

2005-12-19T23:40:00.000-08:00

I jus received my mraks! I got 83% in my grade8 keyboard exam.......thats like 99 in the 10th board exam maths!!!!!!!!!Ha. after this its only Diploma in music n i can bcum a keybrd examiner!!!!! So after this...................... its the highest mark in India!

Deres too much to say newyaz...................

Are there angels?

2005-12-19T23:25:00.000-08:00

It is said there are Angels
In Heaven above
And they shine with the light
Of an inner love

Of these things
I had not a clue
But that was
Before I found you

For in you I’ve found
A love that is so right
It shines all around
With the brightest of light

It comes from somewhere
So deep within
That it has no beginning
And knows no end

Your love is a light
That brightens each day
Of all of the people
You see on your way

Where ever you go
Or whatever you do
All see the love
That you have inside you

That God sent you here
To a place where you’d be
Sharing such love
With someone like me

Lucky No.5

2005-12-19T02:01:00.000-08:00

Five things I`d kill for
A Korg Triton
My bathroom
Brownie with ice cream
I-pod docking system
Jennifer Lopez

Five things always in my pocket
Happydent
My I-Pod
Band-aid(for sum weird reason, i always carry it)
Money
Torch

Five things I wud never do
NEVER GO OUT WID MA PARENTS
sleep b4 12
miss watching vh1`s fabulous life
watch a vijayakanth movie
Eat at Ratna`s Cafe

Five places i wud escape to
Hoganakel(TN-karnataka border)
My room
Sri Perumbadur(hope i spelt it right)
Grt`s Tempole bay
my dad`s office

Make way for me!

2005-12-19T01:55:00.000-08:00

Hey ppl.....i hav cum 2 da conclusion dat blogs r fer ppl hu hav nutin to do n i therfore signed up right away! Dey call me Vikram, Talented actor, musician by nature, dashing gud luks....charming smile!! okok bak to reality....well i hope this attempt at blogging is succesful! so lets get started.........