October 2005
5 posts
Tendulkar - a class act (again)
I was watching the second one-day international between India and Sri Lanka today and was awestruck watching Tendulkar play today. I missed watching him in the first match, so was watching him after a long gap. He was in a belligerent mood today, destroying all the bowlers save Muralitharan who troubled him a bit. Together with Sehwag, he butchered the Sri Lankans and the total was 80 odd for no...
Rain, sick and vacation
The weather of Chennai changed drastically over the last few weeks and the last couple of days were horrendous. I admit that I like hot weather (yes, the sweaty kind) and found the last few days cold, wet and gloomy. I also fell ill for a couple of days with bad wheezing and that did not help things either. However, due to infra-structural issues, my office was closed on the 27th & 28th Oct...
iPod Video: Design re-use?
I had a look at the iPod Video edition at CNet.com and thought that its form factor was all wrong. It appears that the designers were working under stringent deadlines and decided to re-use the MP3 player’s design. Creative and Archos had players with the right form factors in my opinion. The space occupied by the dial in the iPod is absurd, it is equal to or more than that of the screen...
Time for introspection
The mundanity of life gets to a point where all things seem materialistic. At this point, it becomes obligatory upon us to stop and reflect on our thoughts and actions. The month of Ramzaan has specifically been set aside to contemplate, introspect and correct ourselves periodically. In my experience, I have observed that by physically depriving ourselves of food and drink, it becomes easier to...
20:20
20:20 or Twenty20 has been the latest form of Cricket that has been devised. After the Test and One-Day matches, various forms of Cricket surfaced - Double Wicket, Super Max etc but this is the one that seems to have generated and sustained some interest. Initially, I was wary of the 20:20 format but after watching the International 20:20 Club Championship, I have changed my opinion. It seems, by...