Thursday, January 31, 2008
An EXCERPT.....
"I do not care for liberation, I would rather go to
a hundred thousand hells, 'doing good to others
(silently) like the spring', this is my religion.
- Swami Vivekananda
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sports getting scary?
What is happening all over!
Have you ever seen Federer sweat out so much in his third round in any Grand Slam? A '10-8' scary win in the fifth set is something beyond imagination. Is Fed out of spirits these days? Is the Serb, Tipsarevic, a future FED?
It isnt over here.
What happened in Perth? What? Did India win 'Oz' in 'Oz'ie soil? That too in Perth? Why surprise? The only team that keeps haunting Oz's domineering attitude, I assure, is India. That's India for you. That will remembered as one of the greatest victories in the History of Indian Test Cricket. A total team effort with Kumble leading from the front aplomb, made India a prouder country. Let's hope for a 2-2 square off in Adelaide.
It isnt over here.
What's happening with Bhajji? 'Cricket'ism or Racism? A bloodbath in Sydney. Bhajji is never a racist!!!!! We all stand for that. But Australia, certainly, lacked Sportiveness that day. Navjot Singh Sidhu's out burst on NDTV would have been like honey flowing into the ears for many. He was at his peak. I loved him criticise the Aussies ;) And, i feel, Aussies got what they deserved.
It isnt over here.
What's happening to Umpiring these days? Sydney match - No one can forget. No need to describe. All Indian cricket fans will know it. But, coming to Perth, there were still quite a few umpiring errors, though it was a far far FAIR match that the one that took place in Sydney. Umpiring needs Rennaissance.
It isnt over.
What's happening with DADA? Why not Ganguly (the man in form) for ODI tri-series against two big-shots of World Cricket, Oz and Srilanka? And Rahul Dravid - the man who led India to great victories in the past? For want of a Young Indian Team who can "field" well? So, Has BCCI found out anybody Superior to Dravid, who can sweat it out for India with his Bat and who is a legend at Slips? Or has BCCI carved out somebody superior to this ambidextrous all-rounder who has been really consistent in the recent past? Clueless!!
Have you ever seen Federer sweat out so much in his third round in any Grand Slam? A '10-8' scary win in the fifth set is something beyond imagination. Is Fed out of spirits these days? Is the Serb, Tipsarevic, a future FED?
It isnt over here.
What happened in Perth? What? Did India win 'Oz' in 'Oz'ie soil? That too in Perth? Why surprise? The only team that keeps haunting Oz's domineering attitude, I assure, is India. That's India for you. That will remembered as one of the greatest victories in the History of Indian Test Cricket. A total team effort with Kumble leading from the front aplomb, made India a prouder country. Let's hope for a 2-2 square off in Adelaide.
It isnt over here.
What's happening with Bhajji? 'Cricket'ism or Racism? A bloodbath in Sydney. Bhajji is never a racist!!!!! We all stand for that. But Australia, certainly, lacked Sportiveness that day. Navjot Singh Sidhu's out burst on NDTV would have been like honey flowing into the ears for many. He was at his peak. I loved him criticise the Aussies ;) And, i feel, Aussies got what they deserved.
It isnt over here.
What's happening to Umpiring these days? Sydney match - No one can forget. No need to describe. All Indian cricket fans will know it. But, coming to Perth, there were still quite a few umpiring errors, though it was a far far FAIR match that the one that took place in Sydney. Umpiring needs Rennaissance.
It isnt over.
What's happening with DADA? Why not Ganguly (the man in form) for ODI tri-series against two big-shots of World Cricket, Oz and Srilanka? And Rahul Dravid - the man who led India to great victories in the past? For want of a Young Indian Team who can "field" well? So, Has BCCI found out anybody Superior to Dravid, who can sweat it out for India with his Bat and who is a legend at Slips? Or has BCCI carved out somebody superior to this ambidextrous all-rounder who has been really consistent in the recent past? Clueless!!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
An event unforgettable....
Our inter-college tech fest Kurukshetra featured a crowd-pulling event called The Dalal Bull event (A virtual stock market event, the highest registered event at Kurukshetra ‘07) for which I was one of the event coordinators. We used 20 interconnected (through LAN) computers for the event. Each computer was fed with registration details and all data pertaining to shares. There was one main server computer. Trading was planned for a 10 o’clock start. Trading started sharp at 10, went on smoothly for about an hour. More & More people started pouring in. It was around 11 am, to our panic all the computers displayed “Page cannot be displayed” page. LAN connection had incurred some problem. Trading stopped. We, the coordinators, stood stupefied & so were the traders who started making profit. Crowd dwindled. Criticism poured in from all ends. It was later diagnosed that LAN connection had some loose contacts. Lessons learnt from this: Stitch in time saves nine. The problem should have been diagnosed well before start and should have been rectified. It was our carelessness. Every component borrowed from outside must be checked for its effectiveness before putting them into use for big events like this. But one good thing was, we fixed that problem. And we had great days ahead, with lot of participants pouring in. At the end of the day, our event won the heaviest of applauds.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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