Oct 1 2007
Not sure how many missed the weekly update but I did -- writing them
Here is a update for the last fortnight
Facts
65 Indian cities are being connected by Air Deccan which has a new booking policy for children below the age of 2, who now will be charged just for the passenger service
50,000 Buddhist monks and as many civilians swarmed the streets of Yangon on Sept 25 , in one of he largest protests in Myanmar defying the ruling military junta
160,000 requests have been made online for the pieces of a cassock worn by Pope John Paul II after reports that the relics were on sale. The Diocese of Rome denied the reports
Quotable Quotes
It could be used for weight lifting -- Fidel Castro President of Cuba on Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's book " Age of Turbulence "
Take it as a challenge, break my records and take my place -- Sunita Williams Astronaut to the students of the Gujarat University
It is certainly flattering if people find me attractive, but it is not something that I spend a lot of time thinking about-- Daniela Hanutchova Tennis Player who was chosen twice by a magazine as the sexiest tennis player
Twenty Twenty Cup Triumph by India
I can write all this for India has won.. In a nail biting final , India won by five runs with Misbah failing for the second time in the competition to gain a win for Pakistan. Some factors that contributed to the Indian win.
1. They were destined to win---
2. Fearless -- they had nothing to fear
3. No reputation to defend
4. Youth
5. Absence of Sachin , Rahul and Sourav-- If these three had been in the team , you had three places gone and you cannot drop them even if they fail-- you had to wait for them to get to form which could have been the next Twenty Twenty world cup--
6. Flexibility-- Players were chosen for what they can do-- For the final in place of injured Sehwag one would have preferred to play Dinesh Karthik who was established but in poor form -- Instead they went and capped Yusuf Pathan-- that was a bold move--
7.Everyone contributed
8. Dhoni's leadership
Wish we can have the same concept carry through in our regular cricket matches--
Chess
V. Anand continues to do things that attract world attention but with his usual quietness-- For the second time , he won the World title -- He did not loose a single match in the entire tournament -- It looks to be seen in view of all the bonanza given to the Cricketers , what this country does to this world achiever
Orissa
Had a very good vacation to Orissa ( Puri and Bhubaneswar )-- Although the rains were threatening all the time , we were able to see places that we wanted to see over the week-- Puri is a great place--Quiet place on the beach it gives us jitters on the days we stayed there close to the beach at a resort The sea erosion had a portion of the Marine Drive ( road along the beach ) ripped off making the trip to the resort treacherous- We had to go on the sands and among waves to get to the resort each time in and out-- Few resorts will go out of business due to this factor-- Places that we visited were the Jaganth temple at Puri ( 12th Century temple ), The Konark Sun temple (13th Century -- thisis damaged but preserved by ASI and has lot of things on history and culture to offer - hire a guide ) , The Chilika lagoon in which Dolphins are bred and you can hire a boat and wait for them to come out-- We had a bad experience ( not me ) -- We reached a spot in the middle of the lake where the Dolphins were sighted -- the engine was turned off to ensure that the Dolphins are not disturbed -- and after watching them when the boatmen tried to start the engine , it would not and he had to paddle us for over 50 minutes-- My mom , wife and Bil were scared out with low clouds threatening to rain. We reached the shores safely-- At Bhubaneswar we went to the Udaygiri caves where Asoka hid himself in the war ( again use Guide ) - it was good to relate to history which we read in our school days -- The ASI preserves these sites and thus we can see the history being protected-- Other places to go were the Dauli ( Buddhist relic ) the Zoo ( for white tigers ) , Pipli ( a handicraft village) -- You need a clear week to do this .. One thing that was surprising the roads were good throughout inspite of the rains and the monsoon season was just about getting over
Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton took a major step towards achieving a rookie world title by winning a rainy Japanese GP.. His closest challenger Alonso also of Mclaren crashed out this giving Hamiton a 12 point lead with two races to go. Raikone of Ferrari still has a mathematical chance-- One should have also seen the race to the finish between Robert Kubica of BMW and Massa of Ferrari for the fifth place-- It was a great wheel to wheel racing on the home stretch with Massa going off the track and then bouncing back to beat Kubica for the place
Here is a update for the last fortnight
Facts
65 Indian cities are being connected by Air Deccan which has a new booking policy for children below the age of 2, who now will be charged just for the passenger service
50,000 Buddhist monks and as many civilians swarmed the streets of Yangon on Sept 25 , in one of he largest protests in Myanmar defying the ruling military junta
160,000 requests have been made online for the pieces of a cassock worn by Pope John Paul II after reports that the relics were on sale. The Diocese of Rome denied the reports
Quotable Quotes
It could be used for weight lifting -- Fidel Castro President of Cuba on Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's book " Age of Turbulence "
Take it as a challenge, break my records and take my place -- Sunita Williams Astronaut to the students of the Gujarat University
It is certainly flattering if people find me attractive, but it is not something that I spend a lot of time thinking about-- Daniela Hanutchova Tennis Player who was chosen twice by a magazine as the sexiest tennis player
Twenty Twenty Cup Triumph by India
I can write all this for India has won.. In a nail biting final , India won by five runs with Misbah failing for the second time in the competition to gain a win for Pakistan. Some factors that contributed to the Indian win.
1. They were destined to win---
2. Fearless -- they had nothing to fear
3. No reputation to defend
4. Youth
5. Absence of Sachin , Rahul and Sourav-- If these three had been in the team , you had three places gone and you cannot drop them even if they fail-- you had to wait for them to get to form which could have been the next Twenty Twenty world cup--
6. Flexibility-- Players were chosen for what they can do-- For the final in place of injured Sehwag one would have preferred to play Dinesh Karthik who was established but in poor form -- Instead they went and capped Yusuf Pathan-- that was a bold move--
7.Everyone contributed
8. Dhoni's leadership
Wish we can have the same concept carry through in our regular cricket matches--
Chess
V. Anand continues to do things that attract world attention but with his usual quietness-- For the second time , he won the World title -- He did not loose a single match in the entire tournament -- It looks to be seen in view of all the bonanza given to the Cricketers , what this country does to this world achiever
Orissa
Had a very good vacation to Orissa ( Puri and Bhubaneswar )-- Although the rains were threatening all the time , we were able to see places that we wanted to see over the week-- Puri is a great place--Quiet place on the beach it gives us jitters on the days we stayed there close to the beach at a resort The sea erosion had a portion of the Marine Drive ( road along the beach ) ripped off making the trip to the resort treacherous- We had to go on the sands and among waves to get to the resort each time in and out-- Few resorts will go out of business due to this factor-- Places that we visited were the Jaganth temple at Puri ( 12th Century temple ), The Konark Sun temple (13th Century -- thisis damaged but preserved by ASI and has lot of things on history and culture to offer - hire a guide ) , The Chilika lagoon in which Dolphins are bred and you can hire a boat and wait for them to come out-- We had a bad experience ( not me ) -- We reached a spot in the middle of the lake where the Dolphins were sighted -- the engine was turned off to ensure that the Dolphins are not disturbed -- and after watching them when the boatmen tried to start the engine , it would not and he had to paddle us for over 50 minutes-- My mom , wife and Bil were scared out with low clouds threatening to rain. We reached the shores safely-- At Bhubaneswar we went to the Udaygiri caves where Asoka hid himself in the war ( again use Guide ) - it was good to relate to history which we read in our school days -- The ASI preserves these sites and thus we can see the history being protected-- Other places to go were the Dauli ( Buddhist relic ) the Zoo ( for white tigers ) , Pipli ( a handicraft village) -- You need a clear week to do this .. One thing that was surprising the roads were good throughout inspite of the rains and the monsoon season was just about getting over
Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton took a major step towards achieving a rookie world title by winning a rainy Japanese GP.. His closest challenger Alonso also of Mclaren crashed out this giving Hamiton a 12 point lead with two races to go. Raikone of Ferrari still has a mathematical chance-- One should have also seen the race to the finish between Robert Kubica of BMW and Massa of Ferrari for the fifth place-- It was a great wheel to wheel racing on the home stretch with Massa going off the track and then bouncing back to beat Kubica for the place
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