Nov 23rd
Quotable Quotes of the week
I am the messenger of India's ancient thoughts world over -- The Dalai Lama
Military action in Afghanistan is not an alternative to action in Pakistan but an inseparable support to it- Gordon Brown British PM
If it happens that i don't play cricket again, i can walk away knowing i have given it my best -- Brett Lee Australian Cricketer on his recent injury-
CPI ( M ) has become stale . Now nobody can stop Mamata Banerji from coming to power in 2011- Abdur Razzak Mollah West Bengal Minister for Land reform.
BSNL Sports Quiz over the week end
As most of you are aware , i am avid follower of this live quiz , that is aired every Saturday at 10:10 PM on DD Podhigai -- I try to dial in and see if i can answer the questions on the grid and win a prize-- It has been tough luck in getting through the lines -- there are also live SMS contest and email questions that you need to answer over the week - Nothing was working for me in the last six to seven weeks -- This Saturday was a double bonanza - First , i got through the lines and then got a question that was easy to score off -- and then when they did random selection of five lucky winners for the email contest ( random sampling using excel ) my wife's email id was picked as the first of the five -- I was really lucky through the week end on the quiz show -- The only catch on the email is that we cannot participate for the next four weeks due to winning the prize this week!! Again , you need to watch the host Dr Sumanth Raman do the show with great speed , tact and his knowledge on sports - I do not miss out watching this at all.
With such a win on the quiz, switched on to watch ManU beat Everton 3 -0 and come back to winning ways -- they had lost their previous match to Chelsea by a odd goal that will be continued to be disputed by any ManU fan -- Chelsea are on top of the table after 13 out of the 38 matches for this season are complete and look to getting to winning the championship -- But the league still has many a game to play and for sure there will be twists and turns before it winds some in 1 Q 2010-
The Beach Walk and Unusual inspectors
A few liked minded of us try to do a extened walk on the Marina beach over the week end and it has been good time out to walk close to 7-8 kms and then have robust breakfast ( we have taken oath last week that we will avoid breakfast and implemented that this week - what a struggle it was to implement )
As we travelled towards the Iron Bridge , we noticed a procession coming towards us and we wanted to avoid the procession -- As we waited , the procession turned out to be a inspection party -- the inspection party's leaders were looking at the beautification program's implementation and giving suggestions to their staff who were running behind -- the inspection party had black cats armed , few officers from the Govt ., press and other supporters -- it was a good feeling to see that something that was being done by the government was being physically inspected and that showed ownership and accountablity for what was happening -- the modern light fittings , the granited pavement and other areas look much pretty and i think it may look better when the sun sets -- No prizes for guessing the lead team of this inspection party -
The inspection party was lead by Honble Dy CM and accompanied by the Mayor of Chennai !!
I am the messenger of India's ancient thoughts world over -- The Dalai Lama
Military action in Afghanistan is not an alternative to action in Pakistan but an inseparable support to it- Gordon Brown British PM
If it happens that i don't play cricket again, i can walk away knowing i have given it my best -- Brett Lee Australian Cricketer on his recent injury-
CPI ( M ) has become stale . Now nobody can stop Mamata Banerji from coming to power in 2011- Abdur Razzak Mollah West Bengal Minister for Land reform.
BSNL Sports Quiz over the week end
As most of you are aware , i am avid follower of this live quiz , that is aired every Saturday at 10:10 PM on DD Podhigai -- I try to dial in and see if i can answer the questions on the grid and win a prize-- It has been tough luck in getting through the lines -- there are also live SMS contest and email questions that you need to answer over the week - Nothing was working for me in the last six to seven weeks -- This Saturday was a double bonanza - First , i got through the lines and then got a question that was easy to score off -- and then when they did random selection of five lucky winners for the email contest ( random sampling using excel ) my wife's email id was picked as the first of the five -- I was really lucky through the week end on the quiz show -- The only catch on the email is that we cannot participate for the next four weeks due to winning the prize this week!! Again , you need to watch the host Dr Sumanth Raman do the show with great speed , tact and his knowledge on sports - I do not miss out watching this at all.
With such a win on the quiz, switched on to watch ManU beat Everton 3 -0 and come back to winning ways -- they had lost their previous match to Chelsea by a odd goal that will be continued to be disputed by any ManU fan -- Chelsea are on top of the table after 13 out of the 38 matches for this season are complete and look to getting to winning the championship -- But the league still has many a game to play and for sure there will be twists and turns before it winds some in 1 Q 2010-
The Beach Walk and Unusual inspectors
A few liked minded of us try to do a extened walk on the Marina beach over the week end and it has been good time out to walk close to 7-8 kms and then have robust breakfast ( we have taken oath last week that we will avoid breakfast and implemented that this week - what a struggle it was to implement )
As we travelled towards the Iron Bridge , we noticed a procession coming towards us and we wanted to avoid the procession -- As we waited , the procession turned out to be a inspection party -- the inspection party's leaders were looking at the beautification program's implementation and giving suggestions to their staff who were running behind -- the inspection party had black cats armed , few officers from the Govt ., press and other supporters -- it was a good feeling to see that something that was being done by the government was being physically inspected and that showed ownership and accountablity for what was happening -- the modern light fittings , the granited pavement and other areas look much pretty and i think it may look better when the sun sets -- No prizes for guessing the lead team of this inspection party -
The inspection party was lead by Honble Dy CM and accompanied by the Mayor of Chennai !!
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