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!!

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.

Entry into 2008...

Wishing all my blogger pals, a great 2008.

Certainty...

Event of cerainty seldom occurs,
Does it frequently do?
Or does it never?
It does - but it's uncertain.
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What is ultimate?

Life seems to be dis-satisfying, though not!
Time seems to be flee, though not!
Days seem to be hectic, though not!

We live with illusions, perhaps,
Our mind, being filled, with complexities,
And our thoughts, with hatred or with love, may be.

Self-justifying our bad omans,
Relishing and Cherishing our sweet moments,
Getting greedy everyday,
With nothing being achieved in an ultimate sense!!

Xerox - The Power of Youth ! !

Xerox Corporation was founded in 1906 in New York. It manufactures Photocopiers, Printing presses and related gadgets and provides related consultancies. Forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas. This is how Photocopying has been defined. This was later called as Xerography, now Xerox.

I must confess that, I never knew that there was company called Xerox which formed the basis for the origin of the word ‘Xerox’ (meaning ‘copying’) until my school days.

I feel this history will suffice. ‘Xerox’ing, these days, have become unavoidable esp. among student community. One can come across a Xerox shop every ten feet span anywhere in India. Its demand has grown with years. Xerox shops have started generating lot of profit (which probably will have a significant influence in the nation’s GDP quiet soon!!!).
Right from application forms for admissions till the receipt of degree, we owe the Xerox machine quiet a lot. It caters to the needs of all class of people, right from an efficient Entrepreneur to a school going chap, right from the President of the nation to a school teacher. Imagine a world without this machine (Nothing so magical about this! compared to many other miracles. But it still is). No more duplication might have been possible. Every single document will have to be original and safe. Again this is close to impossibility.

In my view, owning a miniscule Xerox shop at the corner of a college campus erecting two microcosm version of the machine (but in ‘good condition’ always!)employing one chap for each, can pull in quiet a healthy crowd, can generate bewildering amount of profit (possibly higher than what one earns through his/her profession!).

Here the stress has been given on syllables ‘good condition’ machines. The reason being, if the machines do not perform with full efficacy, the shop is going to land in problems.

Xerox shop is analogous to playing a sport. A good performance fetches applauds from all around. Bad performances can throw you into a huge fireball of criticism (Like the one in my college campus, where the Xerox machine remains dysfunctional for about 7 hours in a 8-hour day. The remaining one hour, it operates at 25% efficiency!) A badly maintained Xerox shop leads to Customer dissatisfaction (esp. during emergency situation. My emergency situation mostly has been final minute preparation for exams!!!), ending up with dwindling crowd and loss of profit!!!

I, personally, must thank Xerox Corporation for having brain-stormed this idea and inventing this seemingly legerdemain product, which today has gained global popularity.

Inspiration for this post: My recently ended exams!!!

7/8 up...

Last-minute efforts, Sleepless nights, drooping eyes, tired brain, excruciating study-hours, frequent tea taking at nights and what not. The seventh semester exams did generate enough harrowing experiences.

Coming to my performance, I'd rate it as - "Very Average". Somehow, I managed to sail 87.5% of my engineering journey safely. No comments on my remaining 1/8th. No speculations on how it turns out to be. As fas as now, Semester holidays is going to be the prime-focus. Looking forward to "Active Blogging".

DIWALI dhamaka !

It's DIWALI day. The festival of lights.

"May this DIWALI bring loads of Joy in you." - as though previous Diwali did not bring any joy!!

"May this Diwali lighten your heart with sweet thoughts blah blah" - As though last Diwali was a disastrous strife ! !

But, these are formalities. Right? Yes. Every Diwali, we wish each other Happines, Loads of Joy and Fortune. If not done, society might have a different view about us.

But, Diwali has always been a special occassion for the Indians. They never celebrate this Im-promptu. They plan for it well in advance. This is the day, (though meant for Enjoyment and relaxation) we get a bit extra tired, the reason being, a mouth gum ache - wishing everyone, A HAPPY and JOYOUS DIWALI, though, he/she is an unhappy person by birth!

This day has always got a different agenda on the board right from the morning, rather than an usual orthodox agenda. We wake up early (if not, we'll be taken to task!)even if not interested in celebrations, take bath (This has to be done, atleast today!), wear an attractive attire, visit a temple, burst crackers and stuff. But, as we keep growing by age, this dhamaka seems to attenuate. We feel slothful to rise up in the morning and celebrate.

The advancement of technology, in one way, has got a hand in spoiling the real sense of celebaration. We forward the Diwali wishes to a list of 40 people in our Cell phone memory and to a huge list in ORKUT and Yahoo, without actually knowing whom we wished. Because, this makes the job simpler (but not effective!). But, finally, DIWALI is still Diwali. The name has got something special in it. This day is always a speical day for all INDIANS, howmuch ever India has advanced.

HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS (Don mind, if i don wish each one of you in person!)

Man is in chains everywhere

It was well said by Rousseau “Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains”. What Rousseau meant was that man leads a free and unrestricted life till the day he realises the existence of a society around him.

Once man enters the civil society all his freedom and liberty vanishes.
Yes. Man’s life in the civil society is an artificial life. It is a false and untrue life. Man in the society becomes highly formal and sophisticated. He becomes greedy and wicked. The life in the civil society is not natural. It is a pretentious life. Here man follows double standards. He becomes civilized as wells as a hypocrite. He says one thing but does something else.

In the society man is everywhere in chains. I think, everywhere there are a set of do’s and dont's. The social, martial and governmental laws bind man. Thus a man cannot be free in the society. These restrictions, restraints and limitations are the real obstacles in his path of life.

Man, if, tries to shed the artificial aspects of his life and try to live a life in harmony with nature, it will look more natural and genuine.

My Tag..

I have been TAGged on quite a few occasions. I preferred to escape. Now, after Lavanya‘s tag, I decided, I’d go by it without any further ado.
Writing tags are quite a task. Somehow, these days, there are standard questions, probably, relieving the stresses from the think tank. I’ll go by standards, the one I am good at (copying!!). Here it goes…

1. Pick out a scar you have and explain how you got it?

Had I got a scar near by eyebrows, I’d have been happier to be a Harry Potter, with a Hermoine, by my side. But things didn’t go that way. Twas a hot sunny day in the year 1994, when I was self satisfied to have learnt cycling. But my maneuvering capability was nil. I’d jus learnt to drive straight. To my goodness, that JEEP had good, probably, well-oiled disc brakes attached to it. Yes. I encountered a Jeep forcing onto me with maximum acceleration possible. I, “intelligently”, jumped from my cycle, with a notion of avoiding head-on collision. But, the climax was – I was just a foot away from those MRF tyres of that Jeep, lying flat. That was my first scar. It is still on my right leg, making me cherish that fruitful event.

2. How does your phone look like?

The famous NOKIA 1100 does not look any different. But, I love it.

3. What are on the walls of your bedroom?

Bedroom?? I stay in a hostel, where that 10 feet by 10 feet allotted for me is my bedroom is study room is my play room is my everything. It’s walls are mostly white, with a few places stuck with pics (that are not too good looking).

4. What time were you born?

8:52 AM, if I remember right.

5. Last person who made you cry.

A Difficult question. When I delve deep into my mind, I found out that it was I who made me cry.

6. What’s your favorite perfume?

Perfumes – I hate them. I m fresh by nature (lol!)

7. What are you listening to?

Corrs…

8. If you could eat anything right now, what would it be?

I am fond of south Indian food. So, probably, HOT & SOFT IDLIS would do.

9. Do you get scared in the dark?

I used to, when I was young. Now, I avoid going in the dark. If at all, I get to go, I normally forget to scare.

10. Who was the last person who made you mad?

Thank god, this has not happened to me yet. I am quiet stable right now.

11. What do you look for, in the opposite sex?

Too personal to disclose!!! Ha ha. Here is where I do not go by standards. Ok. As of now, to swim on the safer side of the river, Lemme tell you, that I look for their “Looks”.
But……………….

I prefer to end my tag here. No more revelations.

I wanted to tag so many. OK. Let me be within limits.
No tags for Lavanya. She was the one who tagged me.
I, hereby, tag:
1. Ashu
2. Ankit
3. Keshi
4. Kaylee
5. Annie