Total IPL - Total Indian "Ph"un League

Well well its that time of the year yet yet again...

The Indian Premier League - a series of thundering T-20 Cricket Matches season 2 has started....

The only good thing this time which is lacking this season is the Indian grounds.....and thus the amazing Indian crowd which adds another flavor to cherish during the matches. The Indian Crowd (in this case the City Crowd) always acts as a motivating pump which keeps pumping energy into the team they are backing......ahhh that thing is being missed so much....that noise.....and that sheer number in which they are present in the stadium......

Last year IPL was the reason why I finally decided to bring in the new TV and TATA Sky connection into my home.....and it surely is paying off till today with IPL season 2....

This year also the IPL has started of in a great manner - atleast the first match was much better compared to the first match of IPL season 1.

And my team - Delhi Daredevils is totally on a roll......after having demolished Punjab Kings XI they destroyed Chennai Super Kings......but the second match was the best match in IPL 2 till date and main reason for celebrating this victory is that in this match the worlds best opening pair - Gambhir and Viru managed to get out early on in the very 1st 2 overs.

This IPL is becoming way too creative than last year. A player from Shahrukh's camp - Knight Riders - is supposedly managing to sneak blogposts into his blog under the name of Fake IPL Player. Here he is listing out the internal working of the team and internal politics within Knight Riders. Whether it be true or not....but it surely is a lot of fun....

As of now I am just hoping Delhi Daredevils manage to lift the IPL trophy this year. They so much deserve it.

And the posts shall keep coming in.......for now.....am back to watching Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Rajasthan Royals (Shahrukh vs. Shilpa Shetty) - so much for glamours sake. I hope Shilpa ooops Rajasthan Royals win this match.....

AIG still investing in India!!!!!!

In this kind of financial chaos, AIG can pride itself in getting free advertising. And in India the name comes alongside SBI, what better show of power of brand can happen for a company which is struggling to survive.



And just for reference, you just need to click into the link and check the article for the error rectification. The journos are so pre-occupied with AIG name that instead if mentioning IAG, they end up mentioning AIG. Luckily in the article the mistake has not been repeated in the content, else we would have seen TATA fuming heavily upon AIG management.

Long live the errors like these giving unasked for advertising and PR without spending even a single penny

So far so good......

hmmmm it has been a long time since my last post.....just over ten months....

So just had a feeling that before the year comes to an end.....I should make my return....

By the end of this month.....I shall be completing 2 years in Bangalore......i would say the longest stay yet in any city over past 5 years by Highwaystar.....

And on 5th Nov, 2008...finally the local RTO caught up with me and my car......and now I will have to pay the local differential road tax....[I sincerely hope that after paying that today, I get a smooth ride on Bangalore roads...without any potholes....else whats the point in paying Road tax]. I would say "Ab aaya oont pahaar ke neeche".

This year has seen me joining a new company - a startup....hoping that it works out well :) so far the journey I would say has been good.....stumbling blocks are there...which will always be expected in a start-up.....but hopefully slowly all these will be sorted out.. :)

Nine pins have been falling at a rapid pace this year.......

This year has seen me travelling from Jodhpur to Thrissur....yet again...and some more trips planned around.... :)

Thrissur trip was like something which I will keep recalling...for the way I managed to reach there......3 bus changes......and one section from Bangalore to Coimbatore....I was sitting on the bus floor (luckily was a Volvo)......then from there one rickety bus to Palakkad.....and another change in Palakkad....one more rickety bus to Thrissur.... :) it was one journey to remember.... [Book tickets on time :P]

and now 2 months 2 trips is the gut feel I have is going to be minimum......can become 3 too :D

I would say...the journey is still beginning :)

And am sure more is too follow now on..... :)

Another one Bites the.......HRC

Steve walks warily down the street,
with the brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
machine guns ready to go

Are you ready, Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat
Out of the doorway the bullets rip
To the sound of the beat

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust

Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust
(Another one bites the dust - Queen)

This was one of the song which was played in there........

It had one of the best crowds I have seen in Bangalore at any of its popular night spots :-D ;-)

The music volume for hard rock was just perfect not excessively loud....

Biggest of all......it was not having the chhota chhota bachcha (high school or college going kids) crowd which you tend to see everywhere in Bangalore - in any of the major pubs out here.......

In the above song two lines are so apt for this place:

"Are you ready, Are you ready for this
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat"

Well if you have not yet experienced this place and moreover you also enjoy rock - then you better be ready for this experience.......it had entered India first in Mumbai and it has finally hit Bangalore.....

The place being talked about here is none other than:Well it has finally opened up here in Bangalore - Namma Bengalooru

This place has replaced and erstwile pub - 1912 and Barista near Anil Kumble Circle and is on St. Marks Road. 1912 was also one of the classiest places to spend evenings at. HRC surely has done justice to it.

The interiors are just way too amazingly well done. Firstly, its split into two zones - in one area - on the right side as you enter - you get to see THE BAR and a Stage just above the bar. Maybe the title ON THE ROCKS might have started like that. That is the area having the couch seating with hard rock playing at a medium high volume level - a level at which you can head bang and you can talk. On the left side as you enter is the area, where the decibel levels are very much lower compared to THE OTHER SIDE.....In this area - it has been given a look of fine dining with proper chairs and tables. Thus, this place has hit it perfectly to both the kind of people:
1. Who love there music HARD and LOUD
2. Who love there music HARD but SOFT

Secondly, the biggest draw here will be all the stuff on display there. Jimi Hendrix's guitar has been placed very prominently and your eyes surely will grab the attention there. Then it is full of snaps of all major Rock legends, their actual costumes, the instrument they played.

Now lastly comes the food and drinks....hic hic......I can say it serves one of the best Long Island Iced Tea. There is a lot of variety in food. Haven't been able to try a lot - but whatever has been tried was pretty good.

But now that you might plan to try this place out - you better follow dress code here. Floaters would make the huge bouncers out there throw you out and after looking at them you yourself will back off......

Overall....a real good destination has opened for Bangalore rock lovers who have some excess money to spare......am sure am gonna be its repeat customer.....till then:

The fireball that we rode was moving
But now we've got a new machine
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah the freaks said
Man those cats can really swing
They got music in their solar system
They've rocked around the Milky Way
They dance around the Borealice
They're Space Truckin' everyday

Come on
(Space Truckin' - Deep Purple)

Monday Bloody Monday.....

Well.... 21st Jan 2008....just 3 weeks into a brand new year and stock market says "Wish you a very Happy New Year...BANG BANG BANG...."

And what a day it has been.....with the markets creating new records...the one which one may not like....or you can say one may dislike to like....but its all in the game....

The below image says it all.....





SENSEX 17605.35 -1408.35
NIFTY 5208.80 -496.50




And the photo below says it all....


(From Economic Times)

A story of Bubbly....

This story is set in a pub....

Its about the Pub, the lights...the glasses...and BUBBLY....

So it goes like...

In a pub once there was a Bubbly....


Sitting there on a table with such calmness.....just like a lull before a storm.....:D

Just at the right moment.....Bubbly starts moving and starts dancing to the rythm of the music playing.....

and the dance begins.....


It continues....and continues.....


But all of a sudden.....the wild crazy dance on the table....just stops....

It was unbelievable a dance.....

Just after capturing the imagination of everyone on the table.....Bubbly simply vanishes.....leaving everyone asking for MORE!!!!

ye dil maange MORE!!!!



Where's my Bubbly gone......koi jaaye dhoondh ke laaye...hic hic.....

Communication breaks barriers.......

The TV Commercial of the above is a yet another Gem from Bharti (Airtel) stable....

Came across this big bill-board at Trinity circle (Bangalore) while driving back home....

The statement written on the bill-board is so true in whatever part of your life you apply it to....either with friends or professionally or at personal levels....it holds perfectly true.....now days even in cricket!!!!

So finally after some real long break from blogging arena.....I am back :) and it does feel gud.....

This new year had decided to re-start with my blogging and here I am and am sure I shall be regular in this.... :)

Two friends have been pretty much asking for a long long time.....why the blogging is on a pause and when shall the same start.....and here it goes.... :)