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Form is Temporary, soul is permanent

Friday, July 21, 2006

Project Pulambals

Kaataadhey Error Kaataadhey
Compile pannum podhu error kaataadhey
Aagadhey dump aagadhey
Oru sound koduthu dump aagaadhey
Error yellaathaeyum debug panna
Naan onnum pisthu illa
Copy Paste panni thaaney
Odudhu padhi pozhappu inga
(Kaatadhey)

Mainframe DB2 nu naan irundhaen
Yaenda ‘C’ kulla thalli vitta
Onsite Onsite nu naan theda
Offshore la enna adakki putta
Nallaa irundha en life a
Ippadi NULL aaga aakki putta
MBA aaganum endra en kanava
Neekki ipadi Vambula maati vitta
Ennudan irundha oru figura
Vera projla thalli vitta
Enna mattum critical resourcenu
irukka vachu naaradicha

(Kaataadha)

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The Missing Key

A common problem with people is forgetting where you have placed some important things. The foremost of them (atleast among guys) is the missing key. An absent minded guy can keep things in places which they see first or which they feel they can remember ( but most often they forget). But while searching for the missing link, life also throws some chances by helping him find out an item which had been missing for quite some time.
Two days back, I was confronted with a similar situation. I couldn’t find the bike key (my project mate had granted me the bike because of his homeward trip). It was an unfettered single key. I thought I had left it in the back of my jean pocket. But to my surprise I found that it was not there. So I got a bit tense and almost put my entire room in shambles rummaging all the items. I was cursing myself because I had cleaned up the entire room and things were in order before I found out that I had missed the key. Suddenly everything was going out of my mind and I got obsessed only with the missing key. I was getting a bit crazy and furious over that. I thought why its happening on a Monday morning and that too when you are in the rush of things. I had two choices now 1. Either forget the key and get to office, but I was damn sure, till the key is found I cant put my best effort in anything else (or) 2. Take your own time in finding the key and then have a start. I had the volition of taking number two. I thought I would relax a bit and then calmly chronicle the events from the time I had stripped off my jeans. I went to have a shower (for the 2nd time that day in a span of an hour). The moment water touched my scalp all my tempers went off and I started basking in the comfort of water trickling down every where. It had taken some pain off me and now I felt I can sort things out. Something previously amiss was set right last night and as a mark of identity I had placed some cover in it. I hadn’t touched it since this morning and I thought of having a go. Boy!!!!!!!! There she lies beautifully settled in the back side of the cover. Now I remember, I had kept in that cover coz it was easily noticeable. I pumped my fist in air that I had done it.
The episode had taught me an important lesson. When things go hay wire, just relax and try to find out the root cause to solve the problem amicably. Being furious just aggravates the situation and the effort put henceforth will always be a failure.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Was that a red card?

Here are the few reasons why i feel Zidane shouldnt have been redcarded

1. According to wikipedia article, a headbutt is a strike with the head and effective headbutting involves striking a sensitive area with a less sensitive area like striking the nose of an opponent with a forehead. Also a misplaced headbutt can cause more damage to the attacker. In this case, headbutt involved two sensitive and pretty hard areas (chest with the head), so it could have caused more damage to Zidane rather than Materazzi.

2. In the earlier part of the match, Materazzi was the one who successfully headed the ball into the opposition goal. Zidane’s attempt just minutes before the incident was rather futile, Buffon saved it with aplomb. So he could have asked for an advice or few from the defender. They would have discussed the fine art of heading with Marco teaching a trick or two, after which the Frenchman in an attempt to show his guru, how well he had learnt the art in few seconds, adeptly placed his header in the master’s chest. So punishment should rather go the master coz he should have told his pupil that he should head ‘only’ the ball.

3.Or of late ‘Galactico’ would have got more devout and started following Hindu traditions,(thanks to his huge fan following in India) of getting Ashirvadhs from Gurus (by placing his hand on the head). He was heading fast towards his guru trying to bend down and touch his legs. Unfortunately it turned out too fast that he collided with him.

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Monday, July 10, 2006

Italy regains glory

Ah!!!! Finally the collective effort of a team studded with work men like players had the last laugh over their enemies and thus gaining a revenge for their loss in 98’WC on penalties and a heart breaking defeat in extra time in Euro 2000. A unique record has thus been set, no losses in normal period of play since their defeat to Ireland in the 94 World cup. Italians thoroughly deserved their victory. The French apparently looked better, but it was the rock like defence with a great goal keeper Gianlugi Buffon who was the star performer with some stupendous saves from great strikes that would have clinched the tie for the French. Heart felt Congrats to the Italians and their master tactician Marcelo Lippi. An ignominous exit though for one of the greatest of our generations, Zidane who played his last competitive game. It was a shameful end to a wonderful career. Though several on field incidents marred this WC, it was exciting in its own sense and proved as the greatest show on earth. Football fever still lingers and may take some time to extinguish. Hope it spurs our nation towards producing some great footballers who can carry us to the world cup finals in South Africa.

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Thursday, July 06, 2006

The French Connection

A mad football fan like me couldn’t help but notice another hidden statistics like the Italians march into the final every year since 1970 and victory under similar circumstances in 1982. Italians think they will be lucky as they were then. True, French were rather lackluster in their win against Portugal and Italians with a bunch of indefatigable and excellent players start as favorites.

But as a fan of Henry, Zidane and Ribery, why i think France would win this World Cup? Last major tournament win for France was Euro 2000. Yes, Italians were the finalists and were the favorites. They had led till the 2nd half injury time before Wiltord sneaked in a goal, in what was virtually the last kick of the normal period and Trezeguet smashed the winner into the left hand corner of the net in extra time. Guess whom did France beat in the semis? The Golden generation of Portugal and the winner of course was scored in a penalty kick by you-know-who, Zidane again. Italians had beaten the hosts, Dutch in the semis and made it to the finals. Doesn’t it sound similar here? So history is on the French side as well, though on paper and form Italy has better chances to lift the cup.

Hope the better team wins and mark an end to what has been an eventful WC finals.

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Azurris are back

They were condemned as a boring defensive team and of late one in shambles after a match fixing scandal that is still rocking the Serie A(when they last lifted the trophy similar scandal had happened). Even yours truly thought they had perfected the art of defence in such a way that they can sit back on a 1-0 advantage and rely on their great defensive wall. Ouch!!! I was in for a surprise, Vintage Azurris played fascinating football and thoroughly deserved their 2-0 victory against the confident Germans, who in the second period of extra time looked as if they are going to settle for a penalty shoot out (Germans had lost only 1 out of 18 shootouts they were in). But a beautiful ball by Pirlo and a sublime sidefooted goal by Grosso settled it all at the very end and left the Germans in tears in their favorite hunting ground, Westfalenstadion, Dortmund . Moments later Del Piero ( donno why he hasn’t been in the starting 11) completed the spectacle with another neat finish. It was a great footballing match and Germans can take pride in the fact that they didn’t bow out timidly. They too had their chances which lacked that subtle final touch. A young German team bowed out to a team of diligent players like Fabio Cannavaro (who seemed to be everywhere on the pitch) and Gattuso. Now they stand as favorites to lift the cup after 24 years

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Monday, July 03, 2006

Mad Press and English men

Last week Times Reporter Simon Barnes gave 25 reasons why ‘England can win the world cup’.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,28782-2250086,00.html
It seemed then how ambitious and positive were the reporters who were craving for an English victory.

Aroused by the English passion, my friend had called me to watch the match on a giant screen in ‘The GRT Grand’ Hi-Time bar. Though we had a great time watching the match seated in the front row sipping the energy drinks and munching some snacks, i was left pondering, how most of the reporter’s comments had been refuted, water tight defence being a mere blur, by the end of the match.

Quoting some of his reasons with my comments in braces

1. England can get better. Hardly get worse murmur the cynics…… There are some very good players in the side capable of sustained and unified period of excellence. (True face of the English Premier League was exposed, with majority of the talented players being foreign nationals. Opposition they came against till the Q/Fs were rather meek)
2. Beckham is a seriously effective player and a dangerous opponent ( Beckham is an overrated player, very poor in the air, has a inept left foot and a slow mover in the field . Most of the English goals came from set pieces in which he is adept)
3. In Paul Robinson, England have one of those quiet-but-solid goalkeepers, a man not inclined to flap or panic or attempt the outrageous ( Ineffective in Penalty Shootouts, Prior to the WCs it was said that they were practicing hard to come out as trumps. Where as Ricardo went to the right direction when the English took their kicks, Robinson was caught offguard and one of the misses was a mishit while the other bounced off the post)
4. Rooney is not only good in himself, he brings out the best in everyone else as well. Rooney believes — knows — he can beat anybody. (Think he will be the scapegoat a la Beckham in ‘98, Evolution of ‘The Golden boy’ to ‘A Choking Toy’)
5. England have either Brazil or France in the semi-finals. Both sides, despite their excellence, are vulnerable, both have too many ageing players. It’s the right side of the draw to be on. (Far-sightedness at its best. Oops they had forgotten that they had to get past Portugal)

I am an avid follower of EPL and I do like some of the English players, but I had my money on Portugal winning the match because English men never played to their potential in group matches. It also proves time and again how boastful are the English press of their country men’s performance and how they can elevate their players with huge pay checks. Sven Goran Eriksson’s (the highest paid football coach) 6 year stint has come to an end and each time his nemesis has been ‘The Big Phil’. English team can sometimes be termed as ‘overrated under achievers’.

Coming home, I had a smile coz I pocketed some trivial sum on winning the bet.

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