OK, I am going to put down things I feel like buying. Not really to buy in future, but will be interesting to see if I feel like buying this after a while.
Today: A Camaro SS.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
When shit go down, how guilty are the politicians?
How much can we blame politicians? How responsible is Manmohan Singh for Mumbai events? They are an easy target for the people. Liberal media in India have started the blame game and public inciting. One thing that stands unfavorably for the UPA is the fact that they did not provide any alternative for POTA. But that apart, how soft are they to terror? Didn't they give freedom for ATS? In fact, the political pressure has been from the opposition. How reaslistic are the public in this case? There is a lot of understandable anger, but the logistics in meeting their demands IMO are beyond their comprehension.
What do we as a nation want now? Go to war with Pakistan? Protect the borders. Identify illegal immigrants? Identify homegrown terrorists? All steps easier said than done. People talk of political will. What do we do with political will? All said and done, the past two decades have been the most liberal for India. Do we want the political will to destroy that? Giving a blanket accusation would be a slap to politicians and beurocrats who worked hard for the economic reforms. As shown with the economic reforms, political will is always there, the missing factor is the knowledge in the case of security.
For example, modern weaponary for the police force. People blame politicians for the outdated weaponary. Aren't the police themselves at a better position to know what weapon is best for them? I would not go into much on training etc... as that is a topic I have little knowledge on. Police constables were holding 303's against the automatics the terrorists were using.
Another politician who has had a major fall out is the Kerala CM. Peer pressure is something that is very difficult to overcome. IMO, the CM initially had the right idea in staying away from the slain Major's house. This was in tune with the family's requests. But, the media and public are really cruel entities that push politicians into stuff they do not want to do.
Now, a piece of opinion from me on the issue. I think the issue is decentralization of power. The regional parties have too much power. Regional politics have played a heavy role in national politics. Let MMS and Advani face off against each other for the top post. And whoever wins gets power for 5 years no matter what.
What do we as a nation want now? Go to war with Pakistan? Protect the borders. Identify illegal immigrants? Identify homegrown terrorists? All steps easier said than done. People talk of political will. What do we do with political will? All said and done, the past two decades have been the most liberal for India. Do we want the political will to destroy that? Giving a blanket accusation would be a slap to politicians and beurocrats who worked hard for the economic reforms. As shown with the economic reforms, political will is always there, the missing factor is the knowledge in the case of security.
For example, modern weaponary for the police force. People blame politicians for the outdated weaponary. Aren't the police themselves at a better position to know what weapon is best for them? I would not go into much on training etc... as that is a topic I have little knowledge on. Police constables were holding 303's against the automatics the terrorists were using.
Another politician who has had a major fall out is the Kerala CM. Peer pressure is something that is very difficult to overcome. IMO, the CM initially had the right idea in staying away from the slain Major's house. This was in tune with the family's requests. But, the media and public are really cruel entities that push politicians into stuff they do not want to do.
Now, a piece of opinion from me on the issue. I think the issue is decentralization of power. The regional parties have too much power. Regional politics have played a heavy role in national politics. Let MMS and Advani face off against each other for the top post. And whoever wins gets power for 5 years no matter what.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
The second test match between India and Australia is over now and its just sad. Not just because India lost, but some of the Australian players I had respect for clearly cheated in the match.
First was Symmonds, who absolutely crashed the ball into Dhoni's gloves and stood ground. I know this happened because the idiot and useless Yuvraj stood ground during the previous test match. But then these are the sort of things that separates these two and now Symmo has fallen to Yuvi league. Sad sad sad...
Second was Gilchrist appealing for Dravid's caught behind, when he could clearly see there was nothing there.
This is what he had to say: "Talking about his appeal against Dravid, Gilchrist said: "There are times when you don't know. So, you ask the question. Every player has right to ask the umpire. I will say I don't appeal if I don't think they are out. If I am not sure, I will ask the umpire and I'll accept his decision."
Well, if you look at the videos, thats not what happened. Celebrating a wicket, without umpire giving out is definitely not asking him...
Third was Clarke, with Ganguly's catch, but then I never had much respect for him.
Then Ponting appealing for Dhoni's catch, when he had absolutely hit the ground with ball. Ponting also takes blame for the racial issue, as he has clearly overstepped here.
What this has ensured is that the Aussies are not going to find much love when they visit India next time.
First was Symmonds, who absolutely crashed the ball into Dhoni's gloves and stood ground. I know this happened because the idiot and useless Yuvraj stood ground during the previous test match. But then these are the sort of things that separates these two and now Symmo has fallen to Yuvi league. Sad sad sad...
Second was Gilchrist appealing for Dravid's caught behind, when he could clearly see there was nothing there.
This is what he had to say: "Talking about his appeal against Dravid, Gilchrist said: "There are times when you don't know. So, you ask the question. Every player has right to ask the umpire. I will say I don't appeal if I don't think they are out. If I am not sure, I will ask the umpire and I'll accept his decision."
Well, if you look at the videos, thats not what happened. Celebrating a wicket, without umpire giving out is definitely not asking him...
Third was Clarke, with Ganguly's catch, but then I never had much respect for him.
Then Ponting appealing for Dhoni's catch, when he had absolutely hit the ground with ball. Ponting also takes blame for the racial issue, as he has clearly overstepped here.
What this has ensured is that the Aussies are not going to find much love when they visit India next time.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Oil Consumption
From cnn: here
And the raw numbers aren't small either. The Saudis used more than 2 million barrels of oil per day in 2006, and the Iranians used 1.7 million. India, a faster-growing economy with far more people, used 2.5 million. (By comparison, the United States used about 24 million barrels a day, nearly 10 times as much as India, despite having a population barely one-fourth as large and an economy just three times bigger.)
And the raw numbers aren't small either. The Saudis used more than 2 million barrels of oil per day in 2006, and the Iranians used 1.7 million. India, a faster-growing economy with far more people, used 2.5 million. (By comparison, the United States used about 24 million barrels a day, nearly 10 times as much as India, despite having a population barely one-fourth as large and an economy just three times bigger.)
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Cricket mails
acknowledgments due to all the unknown people who create these... None of the following are my own creations...
Year 2019 - Cricket World Cup news:
India failed to defeat Afghanistan in the world cup qualifier in the Asia -Pacific zone
Coach sehwag said that he is not worried bcoz he has backing of selectors, captain and board....and that they had won a close match against Papua new guinea just 2 yrs ago
Rahul Dravid,the coach of new zealand team said that Sachin should now consider retiring gracefully and let his son take over the captaincy.
mahender singh dhoni broke ajit agarkars record of most no of conecutive ducks in twenty 20
saurav ganguly, the coach of england feels that the boys need to control their emotions on the field
the current leading man from bollywood brett lee advices ms dhoni to take up acting as well
Minnows Pakistan beat Ireland in a close match...and thus they avanged their defeat in the 2007 WC against the then minnows ireland
Inzamam ul haq, who was the captain of the losing team and now the present coach said in a press interview that
"Boys plays well...they try hard...inshallah we wins the world cup"
The police arrested 8 ppl for voilence after England and NZ match...
Investigations revealed that these ppl were members of Dravid and Ganguly fan communities on Orkut which have 623241516 and 1265422342 members respectively.
the Indian cricket board led by president Rahul Gandhi has called for an emergency meeting to discuss future course of action ..former players like yuvraj singh, md kaif,vvs laxman and kumble have been invited...coach sehwag and captain Tendulkar will present a report...
vvs laxman today created a new controversy by saying that he expected a written apology from Rahul gandhi for including him in the category of former players....he said that he has improved his fielding and fitness and wants to play 2023 WC in Brazil
Whom to Blame for India's Ugly Exit from World Cup..............!
....Finally got the answer....!
Scroll down…..
Refreshing the history,
Scroll down…..
Two most powerful personalities one from past history and other from recent history,
Scroll down…..
Indira Gandhi
( for creating Bangladesh ) and Hanuman
.... (Not destroying Lanka completely)
Vacancies
1) Captain (P-001),
2) Vice Captain (P-002),
3) Coach (P-003) and
4) Team Members (P-004)
Eligibility Criteria
We are looking for Audience who have consistently watched all the world cup matches and who have scored over 65 runs in Room Cricket & Street Cricket
Experience in Football, Volley ball is an added advantage ….
Models, Actors (Advertisements) are most preferable…..
LKG & UKG Teachers are preferable for the post of coach.
Should be interested in Match-Fixing…
Should be fair and good looking…
MANDATORY: The candidate should possess a certificate from Australian Cricket Board on “ABUSIVE TERMINOLOGY”
Selection Process
1. Batting Test (Vs Bermuda) (Candidate must score at least 50 runs)
2. Bowling/Fielding Test (Candidate should not bowl more than 6 wides /no balls in an Over)
3. HR Interview (Will conduct a screen test to see whether the candidate can act in advertisements)
(Candidates will be called upon for the selection process based on the Eligibility Criteria)
Send ur resumes with subject Name/Post/Max runs scored E.g. Dhoni/P-004/ 07 to callforcric@bcci.com
Venue : Shivaji Park, Dadar
Mumbai
Date: 05-Apr-2007
Reference Books:
1) “Aap bhi Batsman ban sakte hein!” by Munaf Patel
2) “Cricket in 21 days “ by Navjot Singh Buddhu
3) “From Losing a match to Murdering a coach“ by Inzamam
5) "The complete cricket manual,A-Z of Cricket and Tricks to flirt fellow commentators" by Mandira
6) How to fix a match? A complete reference –by Dr.Azhar and Jadeja(Retd,Indian Cricket team)....Co edited by Sir Daawood Ibrahim(Specialist in Bookieology from Booking Institute of Cricket,Pakistan)
7) The complete Duck Manual & How to get into the Indian Cricket Team by bribing?- by Ajit Agarkar
8) How,When,Where to Abuse?- by Australian Cricket Team ( Includes 10001 most useful abusive terms by Sir McGrath)
9) The best Advertisements to work on – by Sachin Tendulkar
10) How to abuse your own junior team members?-by Sr.Members,Previous team
Bapuji k
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Bapuji ke Teen Bandar : New Version.
Year 2019 - Cricket World Cup news:
India failed to defeat Afghanistan in the world cup qualifier in the Asia -Pacific zone
Coach sehwag said that he is not worried bcoz he has backing of selectors, captain and board....and that they had won a close match against Papua new guinea just 2 yrs ago
Rahul Dravid,the coach of new zealand team said that Sachin should now consider retiring gracefully and let his son take over the captaincy.
mahender singh dhoni broke ajit agarkars record of most no of conecutive ducks in twenty 20
saurav ganguly, the coach of england feels that the boys need to control their emotions on the field
the current leading man from bollywood brett lee advices ms dhoni to take up acting as well
Minnows Pakistan beat Ireland in a close match...and thus they avanged their defeat in the 2007 WC against the then minnows ireland
Inzamam ul haq, who was the captain of the losing team and now the present coach said in a press interview that
"Boys plays well...they try hard...inshallah we wins the world cup"
The police arrested 8 ppl for voilence after England and NZ match...
Investigations revealed that these ppl were members of Dravid and Ganguly fan communities on Orkut which have 623241516 and 1265422342 members respectively.
the Indian cricket board led by president Rahul Gandhi has called for an emergency meeting to discuss future course of action ..former players like yuvraj singh, md kaif,vvs laxman and kumble have been invited...coach sehwag and captain Tendulkar will present a report...
vvs laxman today created a new controversy by saying that he expected a written apology from Rahul gandhi for including him in the category of former players....he said that he has improved his fielding and fitness and wants to play 2023 WC in Brazil
Whom to Blame for India's Ugly Exit from World Cup..............!
....Finally got the answer....!
Scroll down…..
Refreshing the history,
Scroll down…..
Two most powerful personalities one from past history and other from recent history,
Scroll down…..
Indira Gandhi
( for creating Bangladesh ) and Hanuman
.... (Not destroying Lanka completely)Vacancies
1) Captain (P-001),
2) Vice Captain (P-002),
3) Coach (P-003) and
4) Team Members (P-004)
Eligibility Criteria
We are looking for Audience who have consistently watched all the world cup matches and who have scored over 65 runs in Room Cricket & Street Cricket
Experience in Football, Volley ball is an added advantage ….
Models, Actors (Advertisements) are most preferable…..
LKG & UKG Teachers are preferable for the post of coach.
Should be interested in Match-Fixing…
Should be fair and good looking…
MANDATORY: The candidate should possess a certificate from Australian Cricket Board on “ABUSIVE TERMINOLOGY”
Selection Process
1. Batting Test (Vs Bermuda) (Candidate must score at least 50 runs)
2. Bowling/Fielding Test (Candidate should not bowl more than 6 wides /no balls in an Over)
3. HR Interview (Will conduct a screen test to see whether the candidate can act in advertisements)
(Candidates will be called upon for the selection process based on the Eligibility Criteria)
Send ur resumes with subject Name/Post/Max runs scored E.g. Dhoni/P-004/ 07 to callforcric@bcci.com
Venue : Shivaji Park, Dadar
Mumbai
Date: 05-Apr-2007
Reference Books:
1) “Aap bhi Batsman ban sakte hein!” by Munaf Patel
2) “Cricket in 21 days “ by Navjot Singh Buddhu
3) “From Losing a match to Murdering a coach“ by Inzamam
5) "The complete cricket manual,A-Z of Cricket and Tricks to flirt fellow commentators" by Mandira
6) How to fix a match? A complete reference –by Dr.Azhar and Jadeja(Retd,Indian Cricket team)....Co edited by Sir Daawood Ibrahim(Specialist in Bookieology from Booking Institute of Cricket,Pakistan)
7) The complete Duck Manual & How to get into the Indian Cricket Team by bribing?- by Ajit Agarkar
8) How,When,Where to Abuse?- by Australian Cricket Team ( Includes 10001 most useful abusive terms by Sir McGrath)
9) The best Advertisements to work on – by Sachin Tendulkar
10) How to abuse your own junior team members?-by Sr.Members,Previous team
Bapuji k
e Teen Bandar : Old Version.To see the new version scroll down.
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Bapuji ke Teen Bandar : New Version.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
nike new indian cricket ad
Read interview with the director of this ad in rediff yesterday and couldnt help but search in youtube for this.
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