A Better Bush?
Filed under General
A few Americans might say “junkie” behind the curtains, but they all seem to see Bush as an unsolvable problem that they have to live with. But there are some (Brits, BTW) who want to make a better Bush!! (Thanks DK for the link)
Read Lolita
Filed under Writings
“If you are down, read Lolita. It will get you up, like a shot of Glenfiddich. One moment you were contemplating, not for the first time, suicide, and then you down your golden Glen, and lo and behold, you are thinking of murder, which of course is altogether a more proactive enterprise.” — CP’s tribute to 50 years of Nabokov’s Lolita.
Buying a car? Hold on
Filed under Gadgets
There is a huge queue of cars lined up for launches in the next few months. Ford has a new Ikon, Chevy is replacing Corsa and Sail & also bringing the new Matiz, Maruti is upgrading Baleno with a new design, FIAT is coming with new models, Toyota has a 11 lac SUV lined up, all in all it is going to be fun. So dont jump in as yet, let the party begin first!
Why Sourav must go
Filed under Sports
I am with Chappel on this. First of all, the captain chose to disclose the information (that he was asked to step down as captain) AFTER he made his 100, not when he was asked. And it was right in the middle of a test! How unprofessional. We are talking about a captain who promoted himself to #3 in batting because “he was too tired of waiting to bat in the middle order”
And Ganguly says that all that matters is that he won the tests 2-0 and got our first overseas win in 20 years. He won? He scored a hundred? Come on, even Karthik would have led India to a victory in Zimbabwe. His disclosure to the media itself made him unfit for the job, not counting the other reasons Chappel mentioned in his email to the board.
The test team: Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid (c), Tendulkar, Kaif, Laxman, Karthik (w), Harbhajan, Irfan, Zaheer, Balaji.
The ODI team: Tendulkar, Sehwag (c), Sourav, Dravid, Kaif, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Harbhajan, Irfan, Zaheer, Balaji.
Brand Ambassador
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John Abraham is the new brand ambassador for Yamaha. With his passion for bikes known to every kid in India, seems like a right move.
While it can be questioned how deep a relation an ambassador should have with a brand (Shah Rukh just became the first male actor to bathe with Lux in front of the camera. What next? Wonderbra?), John stated in an interview that the Yamaha logo stands for the front forks of its bikes!! LOL. He should have atleast googled it once. But then, how many know that Yamaha is originally connected with music?
CRASH
Filed under General
Someone recommened this movie to me with a punch - “The next one, after Traffic and American Beauty”. Not a bad thing for a guy who is making his first movie.
Everyone has a good and a bad side, and the one thing that takes them from one to another is fear, or prejudice. That’s how I could describe the movie in one line. The racial angle, the one factor for which the movie will be known for –like American History X, was overplayed, I think.
The story telling was interwoven, but with too many plots, it looked deliberate and not subtle. Which also meant that (though the script is pretty tight), some characters couldnt find a way to the screen for long gaps. But it is something that no one has attempted amongst the Spidermans and X2. Well what, I even liked Sandra Bullock. And yes, a must watch is the answer.
Ashes Series
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England won the Ashes! The last 4 tests were more exciting than any one day match I remember. ODI’s you have lost a viewer. Test cricket through out the last 5-6weeks have been outstanding. Though both the team deserve to be patted on their backs, IMO, England gets it.
The Aussies have been an arrogant bunch of irritating players ever since Ponting became the captain. And they thought they were invincible and it showed in every damn thing they did. I am very happy they lost. No, let me put it the right way - I am really happy that the underdogs won!
