SRI'S Blog

Quotable quotes of the week Please remember, winning is a habit, losing is a process and nothing is a disaster -- MS Dhoni Indian Cricket team captain The west notably the US, has been all too willing to dance with dictators all over the world-- Asif Ali Zardari - Pakistan President Lalu has reached a stage of mental hollowness as he fails to digest the electoral reverses of his party -- Nitish Kumar Bihar CM on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav My job is too big for one man -- The Dalai Lama Watch out !! The other day I had very interesting experience with one of the Insurance companies .. To be specific with their Call center-- I was trying to find out when my premium was due ( to confirm exact date ) and when I referred to my policy number , the agent wanted me to let him know as" identification proof " (to continue the conversation ), the person who was the "nominee" of the policy - I knew who it was and I quickly rattled it only to be told that it was not the name t...

Rotary Club -- Golden Jubliee Year Rotary plans well ahead -- As this year draws to a close ( Rotary works Jul - June ) , next year is a great year for all the members of our club and special too for the Rotary club of Madras South itself of which I am a proud member -- Special because of the fact it is the Golden Jubliee year - the club was chartered in 1960 and is the second oldest club in Chennai - We still have Chartered members with the club and very active in the club and in Rotary events and providing guidance and direction to the young guys -- The chartered members (around four months ago ) initiated discussions on celebrating the golden jubliee year -- We were unstuck by this initiative coming in from seniors ( they hate when we mention their age ) -- they did not stop with this -- They were willing and have contrbuted staggering sums to fund the events -- Once this came in , rest of the members swung in to action and plans started unfolding -- Everyone wanted to do something ...

Quotable Quotes of the week It is a great honour for any democratic country in the world to have a leader like Dr Manmohan Singh. He is a great leader not only for India but also for the world - Gordon Brown British Prime Minister Roger Federer is the epitome of what an athlete should be -- Leander Paes on Federer If the world is serious about combating Terrorism then do not leave India out. There are many Indian elements behind the present situation in my country - Pervez Mushrraf Former Pakistan President No man can ever go through what a woman goes through. If ever I saw a man mistreat a woman, he would wish he never woke up that morning - Akshay Kumar Actor Moto GP I watched one of the best bike races ever -- It was the Catalunya Spain GP and the sixth race of the year -- the Yamaha and the Ducati had a battle royal -- As the race warmed the chances were even with Yamahas of defending world Champion Rossi and fast racing challenger Lorenzo with Ducati's Casey Stoner -- After ar...

Quotable Quotes of the week Kick out Australian players from the IPL. They should be told that it is impossible to keep them when the blood of innocent Indians is shed in their country- Bal Thackeray - Shiv Sena Chief on the racial attack in Indians in Australia ( typical shiv Sena response -- it has its own effects ) I cannot say Satyam like Scandals will not happen . We will be watchful. We will be careful -- Salman khurshed - Minister of state for Corporate affairs Our Prime Minister is a psycho -- Barnaby Joyce Australian PM on Kevin Rudd Federer and the French Open win Federer did what he missed for a long time -- he won the French open Clay court event finally -- and equalled Pete Sampras record of 14 Grand Slam titles -- Pete Sampras never won the French Open and it was on everyone 'minds that Federer may end up in the same way -- Win all other grand slam events but not the French open -- Not to be -- With help from Robin Soderling who put out five time defending Champion Ra...

Quotable Quotes of the week Iran's enemies are like dogs - if you retreat , they attack and if you attack , they retreat -- Mahmud Ahmadinejad -- Iran's President hitting out at the United States I have weathered many political storms. In politics, today's winner is tomorrow's loser -- Lalu Prasad Yadav RJD Chief ( Yenna thathuvam !! ) It is my view, both as home minister and as a lawyer that the material we provided is more than adequate -- P.Chidambaram on the evidence given to Pakistan on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks I am not bad guy. In a bad mood , I may react strongly but the next moment , I will apologise -- Salman Khan ( nice guy !! ) The Shattered Dreams of ManU ManU the defending European Cup champion was booted out of its dreams by a great performance by Barcelona -- ManU were outplayed in the final losing 0-2 to Barca the deserving winners -- It was a match that Barca dominated for all the time except the first nine minutes -- ManU started aggressively and could...