0.4 Why does Sehwag look so annoyed?
I have decided to just watch the match today. And not be concerned about winning or losing. I want a good match. And I think SL vs. Pak sounds good too.
Yes I think FYP has caused brain damage. I think I might come back to wanting Pak to lose after some wickets fall. Hope that doesn't happen for a long time.
What a 3rd over - 5 boundaries!
Sehwag gone but that is VERY VERY FAST outfield.
So apparently we can expect a rendition of "Chak De India" for every boundary. And of course, any announcement (usually about change is bowling) followed by the creepy "piya hooooooooooooooooo" sounding sound.
YESSS! A review not wasted! Sachin stays :D
2nd close call in 2 balls! 2 heart-in-mouth moments!
Pakistan may be awesome at bowling, India may be awesome at batting, but there is one thing we share: sucking if fielding :D
The commentators are such bitches. After Misbah dropped sachin's catch "Misbah is going to continue feeling miserable till Sachin goes." Well then I hope he feel miserable the whole match.
Haww so my touchpad stops working because I drop water on it. I restart my comp to find last 2 balls "W W". WTF
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
SL-NZ Semis!
Deepak: "hey Cricinfo why don't you post one of my comment on the page, i would like to take a screen shot of it and put it on my Facebook !! So plz one for me." People actually do that?
SJB: "I think it is English players bowling out there wearing NZ jerseys.." So fair, it's fair to say Sri Lanka's openers are beating them all, black and blue. Get the pun.
S Potnis: "Is that supposed to be a pun on skin colour? I'm black and I'm not ashamed of it. But unfortunately my girlfriend makes me apply Fair and Lovely thrice a day :("
Eh? It was a pun on the jersey colours of England and NZ. And, ewww!
Nathan McCullum and Dilshan exchange dinner plans for later near the bowler's end. Or so it seems. The umpire intervenes.
Southee to Tharanga, OUT, Ryder take a bow! Even fat men can fly says George Binoy! This Kiwi sure can fly. Was that Jesse Ryder or Jesse Owens? Here's what happened - it was a short ball outside off, enough width and room for Tharanga in his current form to flay at. Enough room for him to try and go aerial. Ryder was lurking at point. He moved quickly to his left, took off with as much grace as he is capable of and landed with a resounding thud. In the meantime, he caught the ball. And then he stood up with arms aloft, menacing beard and frown in place, like a WWE superstar. What a moment!
Kuldeep: "Maybe Dwayne Leverock has been conducting a "Catching For Fat People-101" class and Ryder has been his student!!!"
Mel: "If cows and Jesse can fly, can NZ win today?"
Bouncer from Southee, over-cooked and banged into his own half, it goes well over the batsman's head and Brendon takes off to collect it over his head. And its not called a wide. Even in the moon, given the lack of gravity there, that should have been wide.
Ashok: "7.1 ... Even in the moon, given the lack of gravity there, that should have been wide. Wrong analogy. Ball will bounce more on Moon as Gravity is less. Isn't it?"
Umm, that was my point. Even in the moon, that would have been wide though as a norm most balls would bounce a lot in the moon.
Science 101. The moon is lighter, and hence its ability to attract other objects towards itself, in other words gravity, is lesser.
Shyam: "Whats the big deal about that ryder catch? Kamran Akmal would have taken it 10 out of 10 times."
I have two responses to that comment.
1. Yes, Kamran normally takes the tough catches, it is the sitters that he drops.
2. Yes, in Bizarroworld.
Ankur: "Is the result of this match that obvious that people are discussing gravitation here?!"
On the contrary, the gravity of the situation is such that gravity is being discussed.
Manoj: "In moon it would be a noball because when a bowler jumps right before he delivers the ball, he jumps higher and lands further, crossing the crease."
Hmm, to avoid no-balls, his landing spot would have to be fixed.
Ravi: "Science 101: The moon is not "lighter", it has lesser mass. There is a difference."
Pardon me, for I have sinned.
Circe Magnifica: "Since when the situation is grave, you discuss gravity, would you discuss electrostatics and electrodynamics when the situation is electric? (Which, is almost always the case whenever anyone of the species Ravius Shastrius is commentating)" Great names, all round!
Biman: "@manoj: In moon bowlers can't get any swing or reverse swing. bcoz no air.."
Andy Zaltzman @Zaltzcricket on twitter: "Ghost of Isaac Newton responds to Jesse Ryder catch: "I might have been wrong about that apple on my head. Could have been coincidence."
Hahaha!
SJB: "I think it is English players bowling out there wearing NZ jerseys.." So fair, it's fair to say Sri Lanka's openers are beating them all, black and blue. Get the pun.
S Potnis: "Is that supposed to be a pun on skin colour? I'm black and I'm not ashamed of it. But unfortunately my girlfriend makes me apply Fair and Lovely thrice a day :("
Eh? It was a pun on the jersey colours of England and NZ. And, ewww!
Nathan McCullum and Dilshan exchange dinner plans for later near the bowler's end. Or so it seems. The umpire intervenes.
Southee to Tharanga, OUT, Ryder take a bow! Even fat men can fly says George Binoy! This Kiwi sure can fly. Was that Jesse Ryder or Jesse Owens? Here's what happened - it was a short ball outside off, enough width and room for Tharanga in his current form to flay at. Enough room for him to try and go aerial. Ryder was lurking at point. He moved quickly to his left, took off with as much grace as he is capable of and landed with a resounding thud. In the meantime, he caught the ball. And then he stood up with arms aloft, menacing beard and frown in place, like a WWE superstar. What a moment!
Kuldeep: "Maybe Dwayne Leverock has been conducting a "Catching For Fat People-101" class and Ryder has been his student!!!"
Mel: "If cows and Jesse can fly, can NZ win today?"
Bouncer from Southee, over-cooked and banged into his own half, it goes well over the batsman's head and Brendon takes off to collect it over his head. And its not called a wide. Even in the moon, given the lack of gravity there, that should have been wide.
Ashok: "7.1 ... Even in the moon, given the lack of gravity there, that should have been wide. Wrong analogy. Ball will bounce more on Moon as Gravity is less. Isn't it?"
Umm, that was my point. Even in the moon, that would have been wide though as a norm most balls would bounce a lot in the moon.
Science 101. The moon is lighter, and hence its ability to attract other objects towards itself, in other words gravity, is lesser.
Shyam: "Whats the big deal about that ryder catch? Kamran Akmal would have taken it 10 out of 10 times."
I have two responses to that comment.
1. Yes, Kamran normally takes the tough catches, it is the sitters that he drops.
2. Yes, in Bizarroworld.
Ankur: "Is the result of this match that obvious that people are discussing gravitation here?!"
On the contrary, the gravity of the situation is such that gravity is being discussed.
Manoj: "In moon it would be a noball because when a bowler jumps right before he delivers the ball, he jumps higher and lands further, crossing the crease."
Hmm, to avoid no-balls, his landing spot would have to be fixed.
Ravi: "Science 101: The moon is not "lighter", it has lesser mass. There is a difference."
Pardon me, for I have sinned.
Circe Magnifica: "Since when the situation is grave, you discuss gravity, would you discuss electrostatics and electrodynamics when the situation is electric? (Which, is almost always the case whenever anyone of the species Ravius Shastrius is commentating)" Great names, all round!
Biman: "@manoj: In moon bowlers can't get any swing or reverse swing. bcoz no air.."
Andy Zaltzman @Zaltzcricket on twitter: "Ghost of Isaac Newton responds to Jesse Ryder catch: "I might have been wrong about that apple on my head. Could have been coincidence."
Hahaha!
Monday, March 28, 2011
A smokescreen
I hate smoking. I have never made that a secret. Somehow the moment I see someone with a cigarette in their hand, I found a certain negative impression about them, whether or not I know them.
Which is why it really, REALLY saddens me that more and more people whom I consider friends are beginning to smoke. And what's worse is how smug they feel in their 'cool'ness and how easily they shrug it off as just something they do.
I don't know why I am so against smoking. Maybe it is a double standard because I am fine with occasional drinking.
I just know I hate this.
Which is why it really, REALLY saddens me that more and more people whom I consider friends are beginning to smoke. And what's worse is how smug they feel in their 'cool'ness and how easily they shrug it off as just something they do.
I don't know why I am so against smoking. Maybe it is a double standard because I am fine with occasional drinking.
I just know I hate this.
My last Tarang!
Ok I usually try to not name people in my blog so that you know, it's harder for creepy people to stalk me. But I think a few names need mention here.
Akash (obviously). Dude I know I keep trying to bring you back down to earth, but today you can really fly high (geez so cliched!). That was one of the best choreographies I have ever seen from you. And no, I am not just saying that because it's a nice thing to say. That love-lust contemp piece last year was epic, and this year was equally good, if not better. The lifts were OMG so difficult, I can't ever imagine how a skinny person like you ever manages to lift people :P
And speaking of contemp brings me to Ayushi obviously. Dude so sexay! The lifts were so clean, even though all I know about dance is from SYTYCD and a bit from Akash. It was just so amazing to watch!
Lakshmi: I have always maintained you are SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH. I can just sit and watch you dance all day. Specially since it means you will not be a dumdum during that time :P And you just keep getting better and better. Love you! :)
Bathina: SO pretty! And hot. And speaking of hotness so must mention Maanavi! And overall, ballroom was so brilliant.
Ganla: so big yet so graceful! Patel: you're like a little kid (with amazing dancing skills) who's been told that the more energy and expressions he shows on stage, the more candy he will be given! :P
Srajna: awesome costumes! Mummy ke stitching classes into use eh? :P
Even though I hardly know anyone from the macha dance, it was as good an my year 1, which is the one which distinctly stands out in my memory.
Bollywood: With so many people on stage, I do not know how you people managed to stay so co-ordinated.
We all know how much sweat and blood (literally) goes into preparing each year.
Overall, you guys were just in a different league all together tonight. I know I am probably biased, but the moment it ended, I was like "hain? bas? aur naacho na please!" Not to sound too much like a sore loser, we all know who deserved to win tonight.
I admit NTU was very creative, like they always are. The sari thing was very nice, using the screen created a very sensational effect and the start with tabla was genius. It was SUCH a surprise to see Gattu dancing too! :D
But overall, I will maintain till I go to my grave that today, of all days, NUS deserved to win. I know (ok I don't know, I can only sympathise) it must feel awful to not have won when you worked so hard. But then you win some, you lose some. You come back stronger next year.
To everyone in NUS who was there:
It has been a pleasure yelling my lungs out with you guys :)
Akash (obviously). Dude I know I keep trying to bring you back down to earth, but today you can really fly high (geez so cliched!). That was one of the best choreographies I have ever seen from you. And no, I am not just saying that because it's a nice thing to say. That love-lust contemp piece last year was epic, and this year was equally good, if not better. The lifts were OMG so difficult, I can't ever imagine how a skinny person like you ever manages to lift people :P
And speaking of contemp brings me to Ayushi obviously. Dude so sexay! The lifts were so clean, even though all I know about dance is from SYTYCD and a bit from Akash. It was just so amazing to watch!
Lakshmi: I have always maintained you are SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH. I can just sit and watch you dance all day. Specially since it means you will not be a dumdum during that time :P And you just keep getting better and better. Love you! :)
Bathina: SO pretty! And hot. And speaking of hotness so must mention Maanavi! And overall, ballroom was so brilliant.
Ganla: so big yet so graceful! Patel: you're like a little kid (with amazing dancing skills) who's been told that the more energy and expressions he shows on stage, the more candy he will be given! :P
Srajna: awesome costumes! Mummy ke stitching classes into use eh? :P
Even though I hardly know anyone from the macha dance, it was as good an my year 1, which is the one which distinctly stands out in my memory.
Bollywood: With so many people on stage, I do not know how you people managed to stay so co-ordinated.
We all know how much sweat and blood (literally) goes into preparing each year.
Overall, you guys were just in a different league all together tonight. I know I am probably biased, but the moment it ended, I was like "hain? bas? aur naacho na please!" Not to sound too much like a sore loser, we all know who deserved to win tonight.
I admit NTU was very creative, like they always are. The sari thing was very nice, using the screen created a very sensational effect and the start with tabla was genius. It was SUCH a surprise to see Gattu dancing too! :D
But overall, I will maintain till I go to my grave that today, of all days, NUS deserved to win. I know (ok I don't know, I can only sympathise) it must feel awful to not have won when you worked so hard. But then you win some, you lose some. You come back stronger next year.
To everyone in NUS who was there:
It has been a pleasure yelling my lungs out with you guys :)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
India vs Australia coming right up!
Immense Zaheer continues his Australian opera
The world may not have noticed it, but there's a tumultuous opera on between Zaheer Khan and Australia. The first time they met in an ICC event, the 2000 Champions Trophy in Nairobi, Zaheer kicked down the door, burst onto stage, got Adam Gilchrist, yorked Steve Waugh and said, 'hello, sunshines.'
They meet again on Thursday, in the quarter-final of the World Cup. Not merely in another league or group or roundabout game, but a knockout. Between 2003 and 2011, the protagonists have had another minor scuffle, last May at the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, but let's get real, this is the big one.
Finally, after all the preparation, he has got to the game where the opera will reach its abrupt conclusion.
In the tottering-teetering four weeks of India's World Cup, if Yuvraj Singh has been fire fighter with the bat and the ball, Zaheer has been its game-breaker. The leader of a bowling union that has been pilloried for lacking express pace and incisive spin, Zaheer has kept it all together, now second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 15 from six games.
He has become more than what the commentatariat love to call the 'go-to' bowler. He is now India's make-it-happen man, the partnership breaker, the kind of performer who can produce a performance from what seems like sheer will and a glowering expression. But this cricketing Heathcliff has been born out of the monotony of long practice and hundreds of overs bowled.
Javagal Srinath wrote this week, "I can say with conviction that I have not seen an Indian bowler show as much control as Zaheer has." And Srinath has seen several, some holy cows, others merely famous names.
In the World Cup, Zaheer's spells, particularly with the old ball and a command over the reverse, have been Aerodymanics 101 dished out with a soundtrack of cacophony. It is left-arm bowling with the illusion of angle and change of pace, in which the fast may be fearful but the slow can be equally sinister; as if sending the ball down 22 yards to a brute with a bat has nothing to do with either earth or air, but is merely a sleight of hand.
If you want to understand what bowlers like Zaheer are to captains, maybe Sachin Tendulkar can explain. He described what it was leading a team that had Anil Kumble. "If something was happening, I would give the ball to Anil. If nothing was happening, I would give the ball to Anil. If you needed to contain runs, you give the ball to Anil. If you needed to attack, you give the ball to Anil." Right now, replace the regal 'Anil' with the cool nickname of 'Zak' because it is what he has become in Tests and ODIs.
At one time, Zaheer used to be one of India's earliest 21st century bad-boy cricketers, his name clubbed in with that of his mate Yuvraj, who ironically, is another of India's standout performers in this World Cup. Today, Zaheer is a pillar of his team's bowling, a seasoned performer, whose career could turn into a case study in India's National Cricket Academy curriculum about how fast bowlers don't always have to fade away. They can just get smarter. VVS Laxman said of him, "People won't look at him for statistics, they will look at Zaheer for impact."
If he had to pick a moment of enormous impact, Motera on Thursday would be a pretty good choice.
Battle of the flawed heavyweights
This match can be seen through several prisms: champions of the world v pre-tournament favourites, misfiring middle order v misfiring middle order, pace-reliant attack v spin-heavy attack, athletic fielders v incompetent fielders. Australia against India is a clash between teams with obvious imperfections.
Off-field dramas aside, Australia's progress in this World Cup was smooth at first - a comfortable win against Zimbabwe, a smashing one against New Zealand - and then uninspiring, when they laboured against Kenya and Canada. In each of those matches, at least one weakness was evident: a captain struggling for form, a middle order troubled by turn, spinners incapable of striking, and fast bowlers with wonky radars. All of these frailties were exposed by Pakistan, who ended the legendary unbeaten World Cup run on 34 matches. Australia's successes have been built around the opening partnership of Brad Haddin and Shane Watson, and the energy of Brett Lee. That might not be enough to topple India - but it might, for MS Dhoni's team is far from the shoo-in semi-finalist it was expected to be.
Before the World Cup began India's batting line-up was thought to possess the armour of God, their bowling was considered less formidable but effective in home conditions, and the fielding was known to be average. As their campaign played out, it became evident that the armour didn't fit the middle order - there were collapses of 9 for 29 and 7 for 51 - and the bowling, while adequate on helpful surfaces, was mediocre on flat pitches. The fielding has not been average. It has been abysmal. Slow anticipation, slower approaches to the ball, failure to cut off angles, and plain lethargy have allowed opponents to run at will.
I read all these articles about how such brilliant battles are going to happen on-field. And then the whole Indian batting collapses. Or if miraculously, it doesn't, the bowlers and fielders give away all the runs they made while batting.
Please let this not be a one-sided match. And please let India win (the WC).
The world may not have noticed it, but there's a tumultuous opera on between Zaheer Khan and Australia. The first time they met in an ICC event, the 2000 Champions Trophy in Nairobi, Zaheer kicked down the door, burst onto stage, got Adam Gilchrist, yorked Steve Waugh and said, 'hello, sunshines.'
They meet again on Thursday, in the quarter-final of the World Cup. Not merely in another league or group or roundabout game, but a knockout. Between 2003 and 2011, the protagonists have had another minor scuffle, last May at the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, but let's get real, this is the big one.
Finally, after all the preparation, he has got to the game where the opera will reach its abrupt conclusion.
In the tottering-teetering four weeks of India's World Cup, if Yuvraj Singh has been fire fighter with the bat and the ball, Zaheer has been its game-breaker. The leader of a bowling union that has been pilloried for lacking express pace and incisive spin, Zaheer has kept it all together, now second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 15 from six games.
He has become more than what the commentatariat love to call the 'go-to' bowler. He is now India's make-it-happen man, the partnership breaker, the kind of performer who can produce a performance from what seems like sheer will and a glowering expression. But this cricketing Heathcliff has been born out of the monotony of long practice and hundreds of overs bowled.
Javagal Srinath wrote this week, "I can say with conviction that I have not seen an Indian bowler show as much control as Zaheer has." And Srinath has seen several, some holy cows, others merely famous names.
In the World Cup, Zaheer's spells, particularly with the old ball and a command over the reverse, have been Aerodymanics 101 dished out with a soundtrack of cacophony. It is left-arm bowling with the illusion of angle and change of pace, in which the fast may be fearful but the slow can be equally sinister; as if sending the ball down 22 yards to a brute with a bat has nothing to do with either earth or air, but is merely a sleight of hand.
If you want to understand what bowlers like Zaheer are to captains, maybe Sachin Tendulkar can explain. He described what it was leading a team that had Anil Kumble. "If something was happening, I would give the ball to Anil. If nothing was happening, I would give the ball to Anil. If you needed to contain runs, you give the ball to Anil. If you needed to attack, you give the ball to Anil." Right now, replace the regal 'Anil' with the cool nickname of 'Zak' because it is what he has become in Tests and ODIs.
At one time, Zaheer used to be one of India's earliest 21st century bad-boy cricketers, his name clubbed in with that of his mate Yuvraj, who ironically, is another of India's standout performers in this World Cup. Today, Zaheer is a pillar of his team's bowling, a seasoned performer, whose career could turn into a case study in India's National Cricket Academy curriculum about how fast bowlers don't always have to fade away. They can just get smarter. VVS Laxman said of him, "People won't look at him for statistics, they will look at Zaheer for impact."
If he had to pick a moment of enormous impact, Motera on Thursday would be a pretty good choice.
Battle of the flawed heavyweights
This match can be seen through several prisms: champions of the world v pre-tournament favourites, misfiring middle order v misfiring middle order, pace-reliant attack v spin-heavy attack, athletic fielders v incompetent fielders. Australia against India is a clash between teams with obvious imperfections.
Off-field dramas aside, Australia's progress in this World Cup was smooth at first - a comfortable win against Zimbabwe, a smashing one against New Zealand - and then uninspiring, when they laboured against Kenya and Canada. In each of those matches, at least one weakness was evident: a captain struggling for form, a middle order troubled by turn, spinners incapable of striking, and fast bowlers with wonky radars. All of these frailties were exposed by Pakistan, who ended the legendary unbeaten World Cup run on 34 matches. Australia's successes have been built around the opening partnership of Brad Haddin and Shane Watson, and the energy of Brett Lee. That might not be enough to topple India - but it might, for MS Dhoni's team is far from the shoo-in semi-finalist it was expected to be.
Before the World Cup began India's batting line-up was thought to possess the armour of God, their bowling was considered less formidable but effective in home conditions, and the fielding was known to be average. As their campaign played out, it became evident that the armour didn't fit the middle order - there were collapses of 9 for 29 and 7 for 51 - and the bowling, while adequate on helpful surfaces, was mediocre on flat pitches. The fielding has not been average. It has been abysmal. Slow anticipation, slower approaches to the ball, failure to cut off angles, and plain lethargy have allowed opponents to run at will.
I read all these articles about how such brilliant battles are going to happen on-field. And then the whole Indian batting collapses. Or if miraculously, it doesn't, the bowlers and fielders give away all the runs they made while batting.
Please let this not be a one-sided match. And please let India win (the WC).
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
43
43 days. That's how many days I need to work for.
I am so sick of it. Ever since the sem began, the work hasn't stopped.
I have had several burn outs. Where I would just refuse to work for days on end.
FYP thesis.
3 giant papers.
1 presentation.
1 test.
3 exams.
Please make it end soon. I don't care already that it's last sem. I just want it to end.
I am so sick of it. Ever since the sem began, the work hasn't stopped.
I have had several burn outs. Where I would just refuse to work for days on end.
FYP thesis.
3 giant papers.
1 presentation.
1 test.
3 exams.
Please make it end soon. I don't care already that it's last sem. I just want it to end.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Pray for Japan
After the fifth worst earthquake since the 1900s when the Richter scale started being used, with a magnitude of 8.9, a gigantic tsunami, with 10m (33 feet!) high waves in places, has swept away entire villages and towns along the coast of Japan.
Though right now the numbers being estimated are 1300, so many people are unaccounted for that the numbers will surely increase. 4 entire trains are missing, 10,000 out of 17,000 people in one town are missing, scores of fires including an oil refinery blaze on, and aftershocks are still coming. There have been about 125 so far, and the largest one has been about 6 plus. Some geology expert on the news yesterday was saying that for a giant earthquake, the largest aftershock has to be about 1 point less, which might strike any time. So the worst may not be over.
Specially with the nuclear reactors melting down, it has gotten progressively worse. And even if it isn't as bad as Chernobyl, it will be bad enough. And Tokyo Power doesn't have the best reputation.
[The government, which took power led by the Democratic Party of Japan for the first time less than two years ago, was already facing criticism.
"Crisis management is incoherent," blared a headline in the Asahi newspaper, charging that information disclosure and instructions to expand the evacuation area around the troubled plant were too slow.
"Every time they repeated 'stay calm' without giving concrete data, anxiety increased," it quoted an unidentified veteran party lawmaker as saying.]
The rescue teams have a very uphill task ahead of them. Many people have spent the last 2 nights out in the open in freezing weather. Aid is just beginning to trickle in. 3 US warships have reached Japan and have been tasked with searching the debris out at sea.
Ironically, this is another date 11 which has struck. 9/11. 26/11. 3/11. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the earth's axis shifted 25 cm as a result of the earthquake, and the U.S. Geological Survey said the main island of Japan had shifted 2.4 metres.
Seismologist Daniel McNamara says the quake caused the land to sink: "You see cities still underwater; the reason is subsidence. The land actually dropped, so when the tsunami came in, [the water is] just staying."
The nuclear situation is just getting worse. Government spokesman Yukio Edano: "We do believe that there is a possibility that meltdown has occurred - it is inside the reactor, we can't see. However, we are acting, assuming that a meltdown has occurred and with reactor number 3 we are also assuming the possibility of a meltdown as we carry out measures."
Nuclear expert Bill Nye just said situation at Japan plants sounds 'way more serious' than authorities saying. Deeply worrying.
Pray for Japan. And donate money to Red Cross please! Let us help in any way we can.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80CH_XkpSCE&w=640&h=390]
Though right now the numbers being estimated are 1300, so many people are unaccounted for that the numbers will surely increase. 4 entire trains are missing, 10,000 out of 17,000 people in one town are missing, scores of fires including an oil refinery blaze on, and aftershocks are still coming. There have been about 125 so far, and the largest one has been about 6 plus. Some geology expert on the news yesterday was saying that for a giant earthquake, the largest aftershock has to be about 1 point less, which might strike any time. So the worst may not be over.
Specially with the nuclear reactors melting down, it has gotten progressively worse. And even if it isn't as bad as Chernobyl, it will be bad enough. And Tokyo Power doesn't have the best reputation.
[The government, which took power led by the Democratic Party of Japan for the first time less than two years ago, was already facing criticism.
"Crisis management is incoherent," blared a headline in the Asahi newspaper, charging that information disclosure and instructions to expand the evacuation area around the troubled plant were too slow.
"Every time they repeated 'stay calm' without giving concrete data, anxiety increased," it quoted an unidentified veteran party lawmaker as saying.]
The rescue teams have a very uphill task ahead of them. Many people have spent the last 2 nights out in the open in freezing weather. Aid is just beginning to trickle in. 3 US warships have reached Japan and have been tasked with searching the debris out at sea.
Ironically, this is another date 11 which has struck. 9/11. 26/11. 3/11. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the earth's axis shifted 25 cm as a result of the earthquake, and the U.S. Geological Survey said the main island of Japan had shifted 2.4 metres.
Seismologist Daniel McNamara says the quake caused the land to sink: "You see cities still underwater; the reason is subsidence. The land actually dropped, so when the tsunami came in, [the water is] just staying."
The nuclear situation is just getting worse. Government spokesman Yukio Edano: "We do believe that there is a possibility that meltdown has occurred - it is inside the reactor, we can't see. However, we are acting, assuming that a meltdown has occurred and with reactor number 3 we are also assuming the possibility of a meltdown as we carry out measures."
Nuclear expert Bill Nye just said situation at Japan plants sounds 'way more serious' than authorities saying. Deeply worrying.
Pray for Japan. And donate money to Red Cross please! Let us help in any way we can.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80CH_XkpSCE&w=640&h=390]
Saturday, March 12, 2011
India vs. SA
My "Twitter" feed
0.1: 5 matches begun with fours by Sehwag
"By the way, on this day in 2006, South Africa chased 434. Just saying ..."
1.3: van Wyk pulls a Kamran Akmal. Does not even move as Sehwag edges a ball towards him. Gets a 4 instead.
"i am a nervous wreck ...i cannot watch...the way sehwag is playing dangerously on the edge of my seat...he just might lose his wicket any moment and the momentum just slips ...plenty of evidence from the past," says Abhishek. Calm down man, it's only a group game!
Sehwag is hogging the strike here.
There was a time when Sehwag had played 37 balls, and Tendulkar only 9.
"Watching Sehwag play is like throwing an ice-cream in the air and catching it with your mouth. It's exhilarating if it works out, and you go hungry if it doesn't. I figured if I use such a ridiculous metaphor, my comment might actually get put up," says Archit.
End of over 8: 7 runs off it. The commentators call it a good over for SA. Says a lot.
"12 fours from 8 overs...what sort of score do they want?..This is great stuff," says Darryl.
10 overs: 87/0
8 fours, 1 six. This is the highest mandatory Powerplay score of the World Cup, beating India's performance against Netherlands.
11.2: Sehwag reaches 50! Off 44 deliveries. Brought up with a 4.
11.4: India reaches 100.
I remember when I was a kid, I always used to hope that India would score 100 in 10 overs. I always wondered why they never managed it. It seemed such simple calculation to me. 10*10 = 100 :D
"I think its fair to say that this World Cup has been a most entertaining one thus far. A few upsets, a tie, Ireland's heroics and glimpses of progress made by the Dutch and the Canadians etc., has made it wonderful to watch. Never mind some of the flat pitches. Everyone loves to see some lusty hitting, and both sides get equal opportunity to do so, too!" says Ron.
13.3: Sachin almost goes at 49, after a amazing catching chance by already injured de Villiers.
13.4: Sachin gets to 50 in 33 deliveries. As the commentators keep commenting, we know Sehwag plays crazy cricket, but Sachin has just played amazing cricket. The crowd has gone beserk.
"Sehwag and Tendulkar have been quite impartial to all the bowlers - No one has done better than 8/over and no one did worst than 10/over," writes Leo. They're equal-opportunities batsmen!
14.5: A really, REALLY high rise size from Sachin, which eventually just about crosses the rope.
15.1: Talking about late cut, how late was this. The wicketkeeper almost had it in his gloves, when Sehwag hit it.
SMV: "India could have taken the batting powerplay straight away. They dont need one when Pathan is batting in the slog overs as it doesnt make any difference to him." We're advocating for it in the Cricinfo office! Why not?
16 overs, 17 fours, 2 sixes. So 80/137 runs have come in boundaries.
Arshad: "Clearly India have forgotten Gandhi's message of non-violent action in South Africa." Clearly!
17.4 Some wonderful entertainment comes to an end with the departure of Sehwag. Bowled in.
19.1: 150 comes up for India.
It seems too good to be true right now. Though now it has become a little more sane. The commentators keep saying a big score is definitely in the offing. I keep wondering if SA will pull off a miracle here.
30.2: 200 comes up for India.
35.5: Sachin gets 100. The crowd is deafening.
36.6: Gambhir gets to 50. He's played an understated yet amazing supporting role.
Milestones out of the way. Time to get the scorecard going again.
"The only way to top Tendulkar's fabulous century is to see the New Zealand Prime Minister face an over from Shane Warne, tomorrow at the Basin Reserve in Wellington - a Christchurch earthquake fundraiser," says John
Gambhir is hitting too wildly for my taste.
Ok he's finally connecting ball and bat well, after some wild hits off Steyn.
That is the problem in the final overs when India plays well. Too many people start watching, and the links go dead.
39.4: Ugh Sachin is gone, caught at point. 111 off 101 balls. Amazing innings.
Who's next? Kohli? Yuvraj? Dhoni? Pathan? (I just wanted to list down India's awesome batting lineup) :D
40.1: Gambhir has loyally followed Sachin back to the dressing room. Pathan is in though, in place of Sachin, and Yuvraj replaces Gambhir.
2 very new batsmen at the crease.
40.3: And now Pathan is gone. The awesome batsmen are being stupid. 3 wickets in 6 balls. Actually Smith took an awesome high catch.
"The Indian middle order looks rudderless right now. 350 is looking further and further away ..."
A gettable score this looks like becoming.
Yuvraj and Dhoni. What can they do in 55 deliveries?
Nothing it seems.
There is a sense of bewilderment in Nagpur. India were 267 for 1 ... they are 296 for 9 now.
Only God can explain why tailenders are trying to be heroes and aiming for sixes. While Dhoni seems to have forgotten how to bat in death overs. Taking a single to get a tailender on strike is all he's doing. Isn't he supposed to be the smart and responsible captain?
This is too painful to watch. Just something to note for the teams playing India, if India is doing really REALLY well, not to worry. They will self-destruct soon enough. Is there a special word for choking in the first innings?
48.4: All out.
AMAZING. Who would have guessed this would happen after 39.3 overs (before Sachin departed)? There was talk of them reaching a 400 around the 1th over. Now I knew they would never get to 400, but 350 seemed very gettable. And now the grand target is not even 300.
"The world's best batting lineup has imploded in the most spectacular fashion."
India choked in the first innings. Let's hope SA returns the favor in the second. Though the Indian bowling lineup doesn't give me much hope.
297. Will it be enough?
300/7. Apparently not. I want to cry. And kill Nehra.
0.1: 5 matches begun with fours by Sehwag
"By the way, on this day in 2006, South Africa chased 434. Just saying ..."
1.3: van Wyk pulls a Kamran Akmal. Does not even move as Sehwag edges a ball towards him. Gets a 4 instead.
"i am a nervous wreck ...i cannot watch...the way sehwag is playing dangerously on the edge of my seat...he just might lose his wicket any moment and the momentum just slips ...plenty of evidence from the past," says Abhishek. Calm down man, it's only a group game!
Sehwag is hogging the strike here.
There was a time when Sehwag had played 37 balls, and Tendulkar only 9.
"Watching Sehwag play is like throwing an ice-cream in the air and catching it with your mouth. It's exhilarating if it works out, and you go hungry if it doesn't. I figured if I use such a ridiculous metaphor, my comment might actually get put up," says Archit.
End of over 8: 7 runs off it. The commentators call it a good over for SA. Says a lot.
"12 fours from 8 overs...what sort of score do they want?..This is great stuff," says Darryl.
10 overs: 87/0
8 fours, 1 six. This is the highest mandatory Powerplay score of the World Cup, beating India's performance against Netherlands.
11.2: Sehwag reaches 50! Off 44 deliveries. Brought up with a 4.
11.4: India reaches 100.
I remember when I was a kid, I always used to hope that India would score 100 in 10 overs. I always wondered why they never managed it. It seemed such simple calculation to me. 10*10 = 100 :D
"I think its fair to say that this World Cup has been a most entertaining one thus far. A few upsets, a tie, Ireland's heroics and glimpses of progress made by the Dutch and the Canadians etc., has made it wonderful to watch. Never mind some of the flat pitches. Everyone loves to see some lusty hitting, and both sides get equal opportunity to do so, too!" says Ron.
13.3: Sachin almost goes at 49, after a amazing catching chance by already injured de Villiers.
13.4: Sachin gets to 50 in 33 deliveries. As the commentators keep commenting, we know Sehwag plays crazy cricket, but Sachin has just played amazing cricket. The crowd has gone beserk.
"Sehwag and Tendulkar have been quite impartial to all the bowlers - No one has done better than 8/over and no one did worst than 10/over," writes Leo. They're equal-opportunities batsmen!
14.5: A really, REALLY high rise size from Sachin, which eventually just about crosses the rope.
15.1: Talking about late cut, how late was this. The wicketkeeper almost had it in his gloves, when Sehwag hit it.
SMV: "India could have taken the batting powerplay straight away. They dont need one when Pathan is batting in the slog overs as it doesnt make any difference to him." We're advocating for it in the Cricinfo office! Why not?
16 overs, 17 fours, 2 sixes. So 80/137 runs have come in boundaries.
Arshad: "Clearly India have forgotten Gandhi's message of non-violent action in South Africa." Clearly!
17.4 Some wonderful entertainment comes to an end with the departure of Sehwag. Bowled in.
19.1: 150 comes up for India.
It seems too good to be true right now. Though now it has become a little more sane. The commentators keep saying a big score is definitely in the offing. I keep wondering if SA will pull off a miracle here.
30.2: 200 comes up for India.
35.5: Sachin gets 100. The crowd is deafening.
36.6: Gambhir gets to 50. He's played an understated yet amazing supporting role.
Milestones out of the way. Time to get the scorecard going again.
"The only way to top Tendulkar's fabulous century is to see the New Zealand Prime Minister face an over from Shane Warne, tomorrow at the Basin Reserve in Wellington - a Christchurch earthquake fundraiser," says John
Gambhir is hitting too wildly for my taste.
Ok he's finally connecting ball and bat well, after some wild hits off Steyn.
That is the problem in the final overs when India plays well. Too many people start watching, and the links go dead.
39.4: Ugh Sachin is gone, caught at point. 111 off 101 balls. Amazing innings.
Who's next? Kohli? Yuvraj? Dhoni? Pathan? (I just wanted to list down India's awesome batting lineup) :D
40.1: Gambhir has loyally followed Sachin back to the dressing room. Pathan is in though, in place of Sachin, and Yuvraj replaces Gambhir.
2 very new batsmen at the crease.
40.3: And now Pathan is gone. The awesome batsmen are being stupid. 3 wickets in 6 balls. Actually Smith took an awesome high catch.
"The Indian middle order looks rudderless right now. 350 is looking further and further away ..."
A gettable score this looks like becoming.
Yuvraj and Dhoni. What can they do in 55 deliveries?
Nothing it seems.
There is a sense of bewilderment in Nagpur. India were 267 for 1 ... they are 296 for 9 now.
Only God can explain why tailenders are trying to be heroes and aiming for sixes. While Dhoni seems to have forgotten how to bat in death overs. Taking a single to get a tailender on strike is all he's doing. Isn't he supposed to be the smart and responsible captain?
This is too painful to watch. Just something to note for the teams playing India, if India is doing really REALLY well, not to worry. They will self-destruct soon enough. Is there a special word for choking in the first innings?
48.4: All out.
AMAZING. Who would have guessed this would happen after 39.3 overs (before Sachin departed)? There was talk of them reaching a 400 around the 1th over. Now I knew they would never get to 400, but 350 seemed very gettable. And now the grand target is not even 300.
"The world's best batting lineup has imploded in the most spectacular fashion."
India choked in the first innings. Let's hope SA returns the favor in the second. Though the Indian bowling lineup doesn't give me much hope.
297. Will it be enough?
300/7. Apparently not. I want to cry. And kill Nehra.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wurr-ld Cup
I am so happy that Brittania Good Day is now available in Gulf countries. (Why on earth would they use this as their marketing strategy?) And I feel so sad that Gillette is the best a man can get.
Cricinfo is becoming hilarious! :D
Sekhar sends in the best question of the day so far: "How do we pronounce Szwarczynski?" Here's the answer - Stand up on a stool, lift your left hand and tilk your head upwards and to the left. Now squint hard and calculate the net run-rate of Netherlands upto the fourth decimal.. Now then.. What was the question again?
Barresi and Eric Unpronounceable are out there.
@Rameshsrivats on Twitter: "Szwarczynski and Eoin should have an exchange deal. Swap a few vowels & consonants."
What an odd team England are. They are comprehensively prepared, and admirably focused. They are honed with scientific exactness, and led with calm assurance by an irrefutably level-headed captain-and-coach combination. And they are wildly inconsistent. They are like a man who dresses like an accountant, talks like an accountant, lives in a comfortable suburban house, and sleeps in spreadsheet-print pyjamas. But who is actually the lead singer of a thrash metal band, with an unrivalled collection of exotic snakes.
Ireland upset win was AWEsome! Bloody brilliant I tell ya.
Then New Zealand came up with this gem:
New Zealand RR 6.04
Last 5 ovs 100/2 RR 20.00
For all their wild assortment of international players, none of the Canadian cricketers seemed to know how to bat. What a waste of good bowling. I wonder how they got to Associate qualifiers finals.
I can think of few, if any, experiences in sport to match watching Tendulkar succeed in a home game. Roger Federer may occupy a similar status of universally-acknowledged greatness within tennis, but I think it is fair to say that Switzerland is not quite as passionate about tennis as India is about cricket. If Federer were to simultaneously play tennis whilst hoarding gold and providing banking facilities for dubious dictators, perhaps the fervour of his support would match that for Sachin. But the Swiss population is unlikely ever to top the one billion mark.
The Truth Told to Shame the Devil
"Everyone did well other than Sreesanth," Virender Sehwag declared at the press conference after the opening game, against Bangladesh. Cue much delight and eloquence about how Viru pulled no punches on the field and off it. Chortle.
The Unhittable
This old dog's bite's as bad as his bark: Muttiah Muralitharan went two full matches in a row with not a single boundary struck off him and currently has an economy rate of 3.59 and average of 24. Not bad for a pensioner, given that it's a batsman's game and all. The only fours and sixes hit off Murali so far have been by Canada, that bunch of striplings with no respect for their elders.
The Trouper
Like a punch-drunk, much-battered movie monster you just can't kill, the unsinkable Shoaib Akhtar keeps coming back. A little the worse for wear, a bit more creaky in the joints than usual, and the proud possessor of a limp with a capital L, Shoaib waded in against Sri Lanka and produced a screamer like of old, shooting through Mahela Jayawardene's defence to take his middle stump. Drama fans hugged each other and wiped nostalgic tears from their eyes.
Cricinfo is becoming hilarious! :D
Sekhar sends in the best question of the day so far: "How do we pronounce Szwarczynski?" Here's the answer - Stand up on a stool, lift your left hand and tilk your head upwards and to the left. Now squint hard and calculate the net run-rate of Netherlands upto the fourth decimal.. Now then.. What was the question again?
Barresi and Eric Unpronounceable are out there.
@Rameshsrivats on Twitter: "Szwarczynski and Eoin should have an exchange deal. Swap a few vowels & consonants."
What an odd team England are. They are comprehensively prepared, and admirably focused. They are honed with scientific exactness, and led with calm assurance by an irrefutably level-headed captain-and-coach combination. And they are wildly inconsistent. They are like a man who dresses like an accountant, talks like an accountant, lives in a comfortable suburban house, and sleeps in spreadsheet-print pyjamas. But who is actually the lead singer of a thrash metal band, with an unrivalled collection of exotic snakes.
Ireland upset win was AWEsome! Bloody brilliant I tell ya.
Then New Zealand came up with this gem:
New Zealand RR 6.04
Last 5 ovs 100/2 RR 20.00
For all their wild assortment of international players, none of the Canadian cricketers seemed to know how to bat. What a waste of good bowling. I wonder how they got to Associate qualifiers finals.
I can think of few, if any, experiences in sport to match watching Tendulkar succeed in a home game. Roger Federer may occupy a similar status of universally-acknowledged greatness within tennis, but I think it is fair to say that Switzerland is not quite as passionate about tennis as India is about cricket. If Federer were to simultaneously play tennis whilst hoarding gold and providing banking facilities for dubious dictators, perhaps the fervour of his support would match that for Sachin. But the Swiss population is unlikely ever to top the one billion mark.
The Truth Told to Shame the Devil
"Everyone did well other than Sreesanth," Virender Sehwag declared at the press conference after the opening game, against Bangladesh. Cue much delight and eloquence about how Viru pulled no punches on the field and off it. Chortle.
The Unhittable
This old dog's bite's as bad as his bark: Muttiah Muralitharan went two full matches in a row with not a single boundary struck off him and currently has an economy rate of 3.59 and average of 24. Not bad for a pensioner, given that it's a batsman's game and all. The only fours and sixes hit off Murali so far have been by Canada, that bunch of striplings with no respect for their elders.
The Trouper
Like a punch-drunk, much-battered movie monster you just can't kill, the unsinkable Shoaib Akhtar keeps coming back. A little the worse for wear, a bit more creaky in the joints than usual, and the proud possessor of a limp with a capital L, Shoaib waded in against Sri Lanka and produced a screamer like of old, shooting through Mahela Jayawardene's defence to take his middle stump. Drama fans hugged each other and wiped nostalgic tears from their eyes.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Depressed
Ok I am thoroughly depressed, tired, sleepy, lethargic right now. I think I've been stressing myself out too much, thinking of all the work I need to get done in the next 2 months. Mind you, I don't get much of the work done though. It's just that there is something major to do for EVERY module + FYP. Plus there is the general lack of a job hanging like a knife above my head. And I think I might be dropping the ball too soon. I don't feel like doing anything. At all. I just want to sit around all day watching TV Shows. HELP ME!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Cultural integration! :D
He's good le. Pronunciations and all. Though I don't understand what the judges said, his score for this song wasn't very high :(
Anywho, I am doing a paper on the Hare Krishna movement, so I shall soon be bugging all of you about what you know about it. Maybe even come up with a Survey Monkey survey.
No, STOP, don't go read the Wiki page. I want to know what you know about them before you Google them! :)
Friday, March 4, 2011
Does Facebook run our life now?
Without Facebook validation, nothing seems complete, does it?
You go out for a movie, you inform people before and after. You discuss your choices for Oscars.
You go out with friends. You want to let people know where you are and with whom. You want to take pictures, so that you can upload them to Facebook and show everyone that you are a person who has fun.
A complaint often heard is, “dude don’t upload that okay! I don’t look good in that picture”. Lesson learnt: Facebook image matters.
After all, the first time you meet someone, you go home and look them up on Facebook. You go through their “info” and profile pictures, and form some sort of a judgement in your mind on what that person is like.
I do it, I am sure a lot of you do it. I know I sound cynical, i don’t mean to, but I do. But really, is this all life has been reduced to now? Or is it just a phase, which we will soon grow out of, when we go out to the real world and ‘grow up’?
You go out for a movie, you inform people before and after. You discuss your choices for Oscars.
You go out with friends. You want to let people know where you are and with whom. You want to take pictures, so that you can upload them to Facebook and show everyone that you are a person who has fun.
A complaint often heard is, “dude don’t upload that okay! I don’t look good in that picture”. Lesson learnt: Facebook image matters.
After all, the first time you meet someone, you go home and look them up on Facebook. You go through their “info” and profile pictures, and form some sort of a judgement in your mind on what that person is like.
I do it, I am sure a lot of you do it. I know I sound cynical, i don’t mean to, but I do. But really, is this all life has been reduced to now? Or is it just a phase, which we will soon grow out of, when we go out to the real world and ‘grow up’?
Thursday, March 3, 2011
ShitMyFriendsSay
So I have very interesting friends, who say the randomest things. So I shall record them down here, as and when they are said, for the amusement of all.
Me: Hey are you still sick?
Classmate: No I just have an allergy to mornings.
Friend 1:
(sighing over the general lack of a job) Yaar, if only we could win a lottery.
Me: Ya but they would give us all the money at one go and we would spend it all very quickly.
Friend: Isn't there a way they could keep it in an account and pay us a monthly stipend?
(Something to look into, lottery companies)
We should have prison tags you know, both of us. And the control in other person's hand. Then whenever we're bummy lazy then just press button and shock each other.
(In reference to Career Fair) I can't believe I just did that. All those engineering companies and I walked out like I was the chef of some Italian cuisine.
Arranged toh mere kutte ki bhi shaadi nahi hogi (even my dog won't have an arranged marriage)
Why can't guys just have periods and have kids?
Can I chant bum-bum-bum to the tune of your clock ticking?
I slept off by mistake. Then woke up and pondered over mistake. Then cannot sleep till I finish these notes, so now chatting with you.
To self: Shut up and do the tutorial. Don't go upside down on the bed.
Why do you need to change everytime after a shower?
Do you think if we were born blonde, we would have been caught as being stupid earlier?
Your earrings look different upside down.
Friend 2:
You know what, there are around 6 billion people on this planet, and so 3 billion females(ladies). So, if you were to date one "lady" each day, you would still not date all in your lifetime. Something to think about :P
I understand why guys get into relationships with gals. But why do gals get into relationships with guys?
Don't worry about getting a job right now. Worry about it only on weekends. (HOW do you switch off your brain? :O )
Friend 3:
Swati, if I kill someone, will you defend me?
(Me: I will help you plead insanity.)
Friend 4:
Prof: Heisenberg came up with the uncertainty principle and shocked the world.
Friend: Where did he get a battery that big? :O
How does the double slit experiment work?
Rajnikant stares at the electron and it splits into 2 and each part goes through one of the 2 slits. Hence explained.
(In reference to a discussion on stars and sun signs, due to a certain Star Gazing assignment) There is one planet which affects all of us. It is called the earth.
(Because the clouds were blocking Jupiter and the queue towards the telescope was not moving) I wish I could get a giant fan and blow all the clouds away.
You know the rain is just clouds sweating. Like when we run, we sweat and lose weight.
I am working part-time, and I get very interesting questions asked sometimes, like...
How do I become a forensic investigator?
I know the document submission deadline is tomorrow. What if I can't submit then?
Me: Why haven't you been able to get it done?
I am a little careless, so I did not bother doing it.
... to be updated regularly
Me: Hey are you still sick?
Classmate: No I just have an allergy to mornings.
Friend 1:
(sighing over the general lack of a job) Yaar, if only we could win a lottery.
Me: Ya but they would give us all the money at one go and we would spend it all very quickly.
Friend: Isn't there a way they could keep it in an account and pay us a monthly stipend?
(Something to look into, lottery companies)
We should have prison tags you know, both of us. And the control in other person's hand. Then whenever we're bummy lazy then just press button and shock each other.
(In reference to Career Fair) I can't believe I just did that. All those engineering companies and I walked out like I was the chef of some Italian cuisine.
Arranged toh mere kutte ki bhi shaadi nahi hogi (even my dog won't have an arranged marriage)
Why can't guys just have periods and have kids?
Can I chant bum-bum-bum to the tune of your clock ticking?
I slept off by mistake. Then woke up and pondered over mistake. Then cannot sleep till I finish these notes, so now chatting with you.
To self: Shut up and do the tutorial. Don't go upside down on the bed.
Why do you need to change everytime after a shower?
Do you think if we were born blonde, we would have been caught as being stupid earlier?
Your earrings look different upside down.
Friend 2:
You know what, there are around 6 billion people on this planet, and so 3 billion females(ladies). So, if you were to date one "lady" each day, you would still not date all in your lifetime. Something to think about :P
I understand why guys get into relationships with gals. But why do gals get into relationships with guys?
Don't worry about getting a job right now. Worry about it only on weekends. (HOW do you switch off your brain? :O )
Friend 3:
Swati, if I kill someone, will you defend me?
(Me: I will help you plead insanity.)
Friend 4:
Prof: Heisenberg came up with the uncertainty principle and shocked the world.
Friend: Where did he get a battery that big? :O
How does the double slit experiment work?
Rajnikant stares at the electron and it splits into 2 and each part goes through one of the 2 slits. Hence explained.
(In reference to a discussion on stars and sun signs, due to a certain Star Gazing assignment) There is one planet which affects all of us. It is called the earth.
(Because the clouds were blocking Jupiter and the queue towards the telescope was not moving) I wish I could get a giant fan and blow all the clouds away.
You know the rain is just clouds sweating. Like when we run, we sweat and lose weight.
I am working part-time, and I get very interesting questions asked sometimes, like...
How do I become a forensic investigator?
I know the document submission deadline is tomorrow. What if I can't submit then?
Me: Why haven't you been able to get it done?
I am a little careless, so I did not bother doing it.
... to be updated regularly
Coronation
So I went down to Coronation Plaza the other day, our usual haunt for any of the normal (grocery, urgent) shopping in our Junior College days. Which seem so long ago now, more than 4 years have gone by.
It's amazing how that place never changes. Ever. At all. The only change I remember during the time I lived nearby was the POSB Branch closing and shifting out. Still the good old Fairprice, with the corner dedicated to magazines where you will always find a teenager browsing. The same sad wearmart with clothes that were discarded by humanity (and even Mustafa). The lone boutique which I have never stepped into, the photocopying shops, the shops with no focus (they sell clothes, caps as well as past year papers). Uniform shop that does not sell NJ uniform, and we had to go all the way to remote Beauty World to buy our uniquely water-fire-proof stone grey uniforms. All the suspicious looking hardware stores which look like they are a facade for some sinister undercover trade.
And Coronation Clinic. Brings back so many memories. Of the numerous unverifiable excuses we came up with to exchange 5$ for a day of freedom. Cramps, flu, diarrhea. And got so many sermons from the doctor. Remember the Harry Potter incident? We got such lectures and threats from the pissed off doctor that day as 3 of us marched in together with such fake excuses :P
And as the bus drove by 6th Avenue, I thought back again, as I often have, to JC2. One of the best years I've ever had, mainly due to the 11 people who were a part of it. Such long walks (from HCIBS to 6th Ave, normally a 10 minute walk which we often took up to an hour for). The dogs barking from all those pretty houses up the slope, the minister's house with the security guards outside. The jokes, leg-pulling, slope-climbing, cursing.
Ah, memories.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxzq8fWBs&w=425&h=349]
It's amazing how that place never changes. Ever. At all. The only change I remember during the time I lived nearby was the POSB Branch closing and shifting out. Still the good old Fairprice, with the corner dedicated to magazines where you will always find a teenager browsing. The same sad wearmart with clothes that were discarded by humanity (and even Mustafa). The lone boutique which I have never stepped into, the photocopying shops, the shops with no focus (they sell clothes, caps as well as past year papers). Uniform shop that does not sell NJ uniform, and we had to go all the way to remote Beauty World to buy our uniquely water-fire-proof stone grey uniforms. All the suspicious looking hardware stores which look like they are a facade for some sinister undercover trade.
And Coronation Clinic. Brings back so many memories. Of the numerous unverifiable excuses we came up with to exchange 5$ for a day of freedom. Cramps, flu, diarrhea. And got so many sermons from the doctor. Remember the Harry Potter incident? We got such lectures and threats from the pissed off doctor that day as 3 of us marched in together with such fake excuses :P
And as the bus drove by 6th Avenue, I thought back again, as I often have, to JC2. One of the best years I've ever had, mainly due to the 11 people who were a part of it. Such long walks (from HCIBS to 6th Ave, normally a 10 minute walk which we often took up to an hour for). The dogs barking from all those pretty houses up the slope, the minister's house with the security guards outside. The jokes, leg-pulling, slope-climbing, cursing.
Ah, memories.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dagxzq8fWBs&w=425&h=349]
Ireland vs. England!
It was an amazing match, wasn't it? For 74 overs, it went exactly like it was supposed to. England made a mammoth 300+ total, Ireland floundered early in their innings to reach 111 for 5.
And then O'Brien decided, nah, let's shake things up a little. Let's screw with Strauss, make the fastest century ever in World Cups, something not Sehwag, Afridi, Hayden ... (insert names of fast scoring batsmen here) have been able to do, and chase down the highest total ever in WC along the way. Just a minor side effect.
Bloody brilliant I tell you.
Only bad thing is that they're playing India next. Promises to be a good match.
Cricinfo quotes:
An elderly Irishman, his eyes glistening with pride, said it all. "The Indian fans are good and friendly. But after today, watch out India. You are next." The Green Army marches on.
Foot-stomping. Beer Guzzling. Laughter. The Cinderellas of World Cricket might have been expected to return to sackcloth after midnight, but the party has only just begun.
And then O'Brien decided, nah, let's shake things up a little. Let's screw with Strauss, make the fastest century ever in World Cups, something not Sehwag, Afridi, Hayden ... (insert names of fast scoring batsmen here) have been able to do, and chase down the highest total ever in WC along the way. Just a minor side effect.
Bloody brilliant I tell you.
Only bad thing is that they're playing India next. Promises to be a good match.
Cricinfo quotes:
An elderly Irishman, his eyes glistening with pride, said it all. "The Indian fans are good and friendly. But after today, watch out India. You are next." The Green Army marches on.
Foot-stomping. Beer Guzzling. Laughter. The Cinderellas of World Cricket might have been expected to return to sackcloth after midnight, but the party has only just begun.
FYP Acknowledgements
This is what I found in FYP theses for past years.
Paper 1:
First and foremost, thanks be to God who blessed me thus far in my tertiery years and carried me through this very challenging Honours year. My greatest gratitude also go out to my friends in the Mathematics Department,
who showed me the robes to Latex. A big thank you to my sisters from my cell for emotional support.
Paper 2:
Thanks be to God Almighty for His unchanging love and gracious blessings.
Paper 3:
Utmost thanks and glory to God Almighty in the highest.
Paper 4:
Especially my little brother who never fails to cheer me up when I am discouraged.
Paper 5:
...for providing me with melamine-tainted biscuits as well as my girlfriend, who has helped me so much with my thesis, holding on to me when I lost hope, counting circles and lines with me at many Co eebean outlets around the island and for sharing her life with me!
Last but certainly not the least, `To God be the glory!'
Paper 6:
Of course, I have to thank my family for their love, understanding and neverending support. I am truly grateful and blessed to have them. Most of all, thank you to the ones who have nagged at me, motivated me, encouraged me and listened to my complaints. Without whom, I would never be able to complete this thesis. You know who you are. I dedicate this project to each and everyone of you. :)
THANK GOD IT'S OVER.
I should totally say that for my thesis also :D
Paper 1:
First and foremost, thanks be to God who blessed me thus far in my tertiery years and carried me through this very challenging Honours year. My greatest gratitude also go out to my friends in the Mathematics Department,
who showed me the robes to Latex. A big thank you to my sisters from my cell for emotional support.
Paper 2:
Thanks be to God Almighty for His unchanging love and gracious blessings.
Paper 3:
Utmost thanks and glory to God Almighty in the highest.
Paper 4:
Especially my little brother who never fails to cheer me up when I am discouraged.
Paper 5:
...for providing me with melamine-tainted biscuits as well as my girlfriend, who has helped me so much with my thesis, holding on to me when I lost hope, counting circles and lines with me at many Co eebean outlets around the island and for sharing her life with me!
Last but certainly not the least, `To God be the glory!'
Paper 6:
Of course, I have to thank my family for their love, understanding and neverending support. I am truly grateful and blessed to have them. Most of all, thank you to the ones who have nagged at me, motivated me, encouraged me and listened to my complaints. Without whom, I would never be able to complete this thesis. You know who you are. I dedicate this project to each and everyone of you. :)
THANK GOD IT'S OVER.
I should totally say that for my thesis also :D
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