My Zodiac Personality

This says my zodiac personality is Scorpio though I am a Cancerian !!


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India on Song

India on song in the second ODI at Vizag. Dhoni is the dark horse as he scores a century.
Add Sehwag's blistering 74 and Dravid's fast 40 , we have India 253/3 in 35.4 ovrs.

Ganguly fails again (nothing new, if he scores beyond 10 that will merit some attention)

Every Blog tells a story

I am a regular reader of two blogs. I check from time to time what new the authors have to write. These are the one of the first blogs that I ever read and these inspired me start writing my own blog.

Now, I also know (to some extent) these two guys. I observed that their blogs carry their traits . One guy is open, has an opinion on anything and everything and has a strongly positive outlook on life. His blog is colorful and has posts on all topics under the sun.

The other guy is serious, he speaks only when necessary, and has an enigmatic air about him. He appears brooding (almost) all the time. Needless to say, his blog is not colorful (thebackground color he uses is black). His posts sometimes appear abstruse and I wonder if he is the only person to understand what has been written!!.

So by looking at a blog can you say about the author. It is possible if the author remains true to his/her self and does not masquerade on the blog. So what do you think about me? Dont bother, you cannot post any comments here. That should say something about me, what say?

Escape Velocity

First of all, I thank my friend Harjinder whose words triggered a thought process that has resulted in this post. There is a technical definition of "escape velocity". Hari (as Harjinder is known) talked about it in terms of projects . I generalize it to all things in life.

[Tech] Escape Velocity is the minimum velocity that is required to escape from the gravitational pull of the earth. Once this velocity is reached, any object can keep on going and is not affected by the earth's pull. But until this velocity is reached there is always the chance that it comes under the influence of the pull and falls.

[Project] Hari applies the above concept to project. There are many people in a project each with varied degrees of motivation. It is essential that there is a high level of motivation among all the members for the success of the project. But unless some work is done, there will not be the belief among the team members that the project will succeed. This work is the escape velocity that has to be achieved.

[General] I feel that the above theory applies to our general behaviour with people. Relations are developed slowly. It takes some time for people to treat others as confidantes or friends.
But once this time elapses, relation takes off grandly. Similarly, when a relation deteriorates, it is essential that one person tries to maintain it. Usually people wait for the other person to break the deadlock. This inevitably results in failure.

So this is like a spiral, it can be positive or negative. It depends on how people respond to the situation and act.

They did it!! :-((

I am referring to a previous post where I had apprehensions that India will live to their pathetic record of losing the very next match after having won the previous one.

I also hoped that I would be proven wrong in the match at Bangalore. But alas! I was proved wrong as we lost to Pak by 168 runs. What is more disappointing is that barring Virender Sehwag, no batsman (including the great wall Rahul Dravid) showed any inclination to bat throughout the day.

The team has a bad habit of losing a game after being in a position of strength. Having lost just one wicket at lunch, the strongest batting line up in the world collapsed like a pack of cards to leave the Indian supporters disappointed.

Unless we have an attitude of not losing the advantage gained (this happened in the first test too) we cannot claim to be among the top test playing nations like Australia who come back from the dead to win.

I was proven right this time, but I wish that I was wrong.

Sachin Vs Rahul

There has been a debate about who is the best Indian batsman today. Is it Sachin or Rahul?
This has been debated so many times that I dont think I will be able to add anything to it. Rather I wish to state which side of the fence I am on and justify my decison.

• Well, I am of the firm opinion that "The Wall" is the best Indian batsman today on the basis of the sheer number of runs that he has scored in the past couple of years. There are some who feel that the little master is still the best.
  
• Well, I concede that it is more entertaining to watch Sachin that Rahul, but certainly you do not want "entertainment" when you desperately want to save a match or want to win one.
• One sign of the best batsman in your team is the one whom the opp bowlers fear the most. There was a time when teams feared India due to Sachin, but that time is gone. Of course they still value his wicket, but they are more likely to heave a sigh of relief when they see Dravid's back.
• Consistency: Dravid has been the most consistent batsman in the past couple of years. This is something that we do not see in Sachin. He also became the man to have the highest average after the Don. This itself is a great achievement.
  
• I also feel that Dravid has been in the shadows for a long time. In fact whenever he played a stellar knock, some one else would do a very good job (either with the bat/ball) and walk away with the honours. So to deprive him of the honour when he truly deserves it would be unfair to him.

Sachin, of course is the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket for a loooonggg time. He has fulfilled the expectations of a cricket crazy country for a decade and a half, but it is time we give credit where it is due and do not glorify an individual for his past deeds.

Yet another test

I took yet another test on the web

Green You are a very calm and contemplative person. Others are drawn to your peaceful, nurturing nature. Find out your color at Quiz Me!

Also India are struggling angainst Pak. My frnd has been to the match. I told him it would be no good. Very rarely I feel sorry for being right, but this is one time.

Something about Sports......

Well I had written a couple of daya back regarding my apprehensions about our cricket team
(Will They?) . The match started today. We started well but then Inzy and his deputy took over and batted really well to take away any hopes we had of having a good day. So it looks like we are all set to repeat our record. The Bangalore pitch deteriorates after the 3rd day and we have a terrible record here. So we will all know whether I am right/wrong in another 4 days.

Going to another sport, this time F1. Ferrari are in an awful form this season, but the season is just two races old and it is too early to say anything right now. Having said that, I think it is good to watch the other teams doing well for a change. I am of the opinion that Schumacher M is not that good without a good car and Ferrari's inability to come up with a good car is hurting them.
As far as Karthikeyan is considered, I feel it will be a biiiig achievement if he completes all the races (yes! that's true) and it will be excellent if he finishes in the top ten atleast once, though it is very difficult.

Nothing much to write about the other sport I follow, soccer. ManU eliminated from EuroChampions and with no chance of winning the EPL, they must focus on winning the FA cup atleast.

Expert's opinion

Again, I got a link from a blog which I used to frequent. The author has returned back after a hiatus. He has also changed the title of his blog (wonder why?)

Anyway, this time it is how romantic I am

You Are A Realistic Romantic

You are more romantic than 60% of the population. It's easy for you to get swept away by romance... But you've done a pretty good job keeping perspective. You're still taken in by love poems and sunsets You just don't fall for every dreamy pick up line!

Are You Romantic or Realistic?

That's all for now.

BTW 3rd test between India and Pak starts 2morrow.

Will they?

I am a big lover of cricket. Well, you can say that if you are an Indian, you are a cricket fan.
And I love to watch my team win, especially against our neighbours.
Yesterday, our team beat our neighbours by a huge margin and needless to say we all enjoyed it.

But I need to say that India has a bad habit of losing the very next match after they have won the previous one in great way. Some one (I cannot remember his name) once said " Indians always win or lose in style!!) . We have lost in Australia, England, SA and even Zimbabwe after having won test matches handsomely oh! and yes last year against the same opponents this time of the year ( I am not considering the B'desh tour ) .

So the big question in my mind is " Will they repeat their dubious record?" or will they break the jinx like they did while they won in Kolkata?

Only time will tell. I am keeping my fingers crossed for that. Good Luck India..

I love my country

I had been to my home for a week. There was nothing to do there so I spent my time watching TV. I was watching a popular music show. The contestents were asked the name of the first prime minister of our country. Well, one would think "what a trivial question"!!. Any school going kid can answer this question. But surprise, surprise, the two guys participating (they were in their late 20s) could not answer this!.

Of course, they were reprimanded by the anchors of the show, but I was deeply troubled by what happened. Have we progressed so much that we have forgotten about the great leaders who fought for our independence. It seems we are so enamoured by our current position that we have forgotten about the path that we have come. The luxuries that we now enjoy are due to the initiatives that our leaders took. And forgetting about them is not only an insult to them, but to the entire nation.

I felt ashamed of my fellow countrymen. I only hope that such things will not repeat in the future.

Hit the panic button!

Writing after some time. This time it was the mid term exams that necessiated my (complete) attention towards studies.

After the end of mid terms, it is time to take stock of the situation and look forward. Things are not looking very good right now. Lot of work needs to be done and I have to study many things. My friend says that we need to have working knowledge of many things but pursue only those that we like.

This has left me in a dilemma. Everytime I start to study something, I feel I should be studying something else. This is a clear case of "hitting the panic button". But I feel I should not be doing this. By proper planning and action (this is most important) I can emerge successful. Many people have been in much worse situations and escaped unscathed. I just need to be brave.

BTW I am already feeling better writing this.

Ciao

When I felt like Shammi Kapoor

Okay, first things first. I am not a dancer. I do not dance, and even when I do I am not a great dancer. In fact, I feel I am slightly better than not dancing at all.
So what do I mean I felt like Shammi Kapoor? It means my body was shaking involunatrily, in all ways possible without any control. I also felt myself humming a song of Shammi Kapoor.
Hold on... I was not in any disco ( I have never been to one). Nor I was in any party( No parties from sometime now).
I was infact in a BMTC bus going to my sister's house. The bus was on Bannerghatta road when I felt what I have stated above. The road is so horrible that all the people in the bus were swaying. The condition of the road is the same from some months. It was okay if a small portion was bad, but a strech of about 2 kms is bad. There have been some repair work done, but it is just patch work. They will surely disappear with the first monsoons.
Such is the state of affairs in an important road in the country's silicon capital.

A couple of the tests I took on the web

I was going thru a blog of a friend . I found a link for testing how weird a person is:

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61% are more weird,
11% are just as weird, and
27% are more normal than me!


After some time I took another test for nerdiness




I am nerdier than 51% of the people.

Divine Grace

I believe in God. He exists and is the reason for the existence of this Universe. Many people do not believe in God. The reason they cite is that we have no proof of the existence of God. So how can one say that God exists?

There has been an incident which has reinforced my faith in God. My parents were returning from Tirupathi with others. They came to Hubli by train and were going to our place by tempo.
Due to the mistake of the driver, their vehicle met with an accident in the Western Ghats. Though the vehicle was smashed, no passenger was severly injured. Also the tempo moved across the road and hit a tree. Beyond the tree was the depth of the ghats....

Tell me now, is is not a case of divine blessings that they did not have severe injuries.The locals were also surprised at this. At the same time, they thanked God for His blessings. This incident shook many but also strengthened their faith in God.