Monday 26 December 2011
NBA is back and so am I ...
It's been a while since I tried posting any thing on my blog for a while. Swamped by work and away from Internet at home, I took a break from the web. Well, I couldn't resist getting back after the NBA season began yesterday. Thanks to the players union for making a deal quickly and saving the season !
Saturday 10 December 2011
A wild weekend of NFL games
Play-off picture changes by the weekends, The Packers continue on to a perfect season, big teams plagued by key injuries and we have some impressive performers whom we never expected to win so many games. So we move into week 14 for yet another nail biting round of football games. Let the games begin !
Thursday 8 December 2011
Wednesday 7 December 2011
A random thought
So I was breaking my head to write something, and finally I realized there is one thing I can always talk about, SPORTS !!! The one thing that can join the whole world or tear apart a city.
So here is what I'm going to write from now on, NFL, NBA, European soccer, Indian Cricket, Formula1 and a bunch of my random thoughts and views on life.
The one topic that is really keeping me on the edge, the NBA free agency and how the league is going to look once the dust settles down. There might be no Lebron or Bosh this time around, yet this could be one of the most crucial trade seasons. We have a bunch of unhappy super stars who tried their best with their current teams to win a title yet came short and now, they want to make a fresh start with a new team. In all this, the reigning NBA champs seem quiet with one of their key players, Centre Tyson Chandler opting for free agency. By the end of this week, we will find out which teams got stronger and which teams took a lame deal to build a stronger future.
So here is what I'm going to write from now on, NFL, NBA, European soccer, Indian Cricket, Formula1 and a bunch of my random thoughts and views on life.
The one topic that is really keeping me on the edge, the NBA free agency and how the league is going to look once the dust settles down. There might be no Lebron or Bosh this time around, yet this could be one of the most crucial trade seasons. We have a bunch of unhappy super stars who tried their best with their current teams to win a title yet came short and now, they want to make a fresh start with a new team. In all this, the reigning NBA champs seem quiet with one of their key players, Centre Tyson Chandler opting for free agency. By the end of this week, we will find out which teams got stronger and which teams took a lame deal to build a stronger future.
Tebow"ed"
Ever since, I saw the famous Tebow post match press conference speech after the Gators loss to Mississippi back in 2008, I was inspired by this player. Not that he made a flashy claim to play hard or anything, but his sheer ability to take the blame on himself and to inspire his team to greatness is something very few leaders have in them, especially these days.
Tebow has been mocked by a lot of fellow NFL stars for his display of god fearing faith during and after games. Despite all the debates, the criticisms, the mockings, Denver looks up to Tebow and the leader leads his team. I hope they make it to the play-offs.
For now, the team needs to play hard and win the rest of their games. Go Broncos !!!!! TEBOWWWWW!!!
So in 2010 when Tebow, entered the NFL draft, very few rooted for him to make a successful career as a quaterback. Ex Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy said he would draft Tebow top 10 and would start him any day over the rest of the class of 2010. One of the nations top QB's from college from 2006-2009, Tebow was drafted by the Denver Broncos, 25th overall in the first round. Coach Josh Mcdaniels, used Tebow in a few wild cat formations before Starting him against the Raiders on December 19, 2010.
In 2010, Tebow passed for 654 yards and 5 touchdowns in 6 games. He also had 6 rushing touchdowns. At the start of the 2011 season, much was debated if Tebow should start over Kyle Orton. With the change in Coaching personnels, Orton was favored over Tebow and started the first 5 games. However, with a 1-4 record, Orton was benched at half time in the 6th game and Tebow started. He threw for 1 and ran for another touchdown against the Chargers, which he lost. with a 1-5 record and the season in jeopardy, Denver looked up at Tebow. He started the next 6 games and the rest is history. The Broncos with a 7-5 record are looking at Play-off chances. Tebow has been one of those rare types where you would never expect him to have a successful passing game, yet he delivers results. He's not a QB of stats, but wins.
For now, the team needs to play hard and win the rest of their games. Go Broncos !!!!! TEBOWWWWW!!!
Sunday 4 December 2011
Superman has taken over Carolina !
It's been a while since Carolina football had such a high octane offense. When Cam Newton was drafted #1 this year by the Carolina Panthers, people were largely skeptic if Cam would be able to make a successful transformation into the NFL. The pre-season games raised even more doubts in the minds of the panther fans. Then came the premier game of the season, and all things changed. He threw for 400 yards rushed for more, and broke a rookie opening day record, and now, 12 games into the season, he broke the rushing TD record by a quarterback in a single season. The panthers hold a 4-8 record this season, most of their losses were single possession losses.
If what we saw this season are signs of things to come, expect the panthers to have an awesome 2012 season.
Go Panthers !
If what we saw this season are signs of things to come, expect the panthers to have an awesome 2012 season.
Go Panthers !
Saturday 3 December 2011
A liter of light !
One of the greatest inventions that lit up the whole world and continues to do so, The Incandescent light bulb. Thanks to one of the greatest inventors of all time, Thomas Alwa Edison, who through his relentless trials and failures, successfully invented the electric light bulb. From Edison's basic electric bulb to modern day energy efficient CFL's and LED bulbs his great invention has come a long way since.
However great the light bulb has been, there are still millions and millions of people who are left to live in the dark because of their socio-economic backgrounds. When people struggle to meet their basic needs such as food and clothing, shelter seems to come in a distant third and even if it is met, it will be without the luxury of electricity, which means they tend to rely of the natural phenomenon of burning wood or whatever that could be burned for light and cooking.
We always look up to great innovations that become successful commercially viable products. I came across this article from The Hindu. After reading through this, I dug in a little more on the topic to find out that there are thousands of homes that are lit up using this simple technology of using recyclable pet bottles, water and bleach.
In 2002, when brazil went through a phase of power shortages, a humble mechanic- inventor, discovered that filling up a pet bottle with water and bleach, produced enough light equivalent to that of a 50-60 watt electric bulb. His smart innovation has become an instant hit that, from brazil to Kenya to Philippines, several thousand homes have started implementing his wise idea.
Since Edison created a successful electric bulb in the late 1870's, to the pet bottle bulbs in the 2002, people have always found a way to stay away from the dark. And this new innovation is probably one of the best ideas I've come across in recent times. We spend millions and billions dollars trying to understand the universe and create a better living by understanding it. Yet, we tend to complicate the entire scenario as we fail to realize their ill-effects on the long run and come out with corrective measures.
As for the light bulb with water and bleach, this is one of "the" novel and environmentally friendly creation that has started serving human kind well. In fact in the Philippines, a small organization, A liter of light, has been lighting up several thousand homes last year and hope to light up million more by next year. This got me thinking of my previous post about creativity and happiness, and yes, FDR was right is saying,
" Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. "
However great the light bulb has been, there are still millions and millions of people who are left to live in the dark because of their socio-economic backgrounds. When people struggle to meet their basic needs such as food and clothing, shelter seems to come in a distant third and even if it is met, it will be without the luxury of electricity, which means they tend to rely of the natural phenomenon of burning wood or whatever that could be burned for light and cooking.
We always look up to great innovations that become successful commercially viable products. I came across this article from The Hindu. After reading through this, I dug in a little more on the topic to find out that there are thousands of homes that are lit up using this simple technology of using recyclable pet bottles, water and bleach.
In 2002, when brazil went through a phase of power shortages, a humble mechanic- inventor, discovered that filling up a pet bottle with water and bleach, produced enough light equivalent to that of a 50-60 watt electric bulb. His smart innovation has become an instant hit that, from brazil to Kenya to Philippines, several thousand homes have started implementing his wise idea.
Since Edison created a successful electric bulb in the late 1870's, to the pet bottle bulbs in the 2002, people have always found a way to stay away from the dark. And this new innovation is probably one of the best ideas I've come across in recent times. We spend millions and billions dollars trying to understand the universe and create a better living by understanding it. Yet, we tend to complicate the entire scenario as we fail to realize their ill-effects on the long run and come out with corrective measures.
As for the light bulb with water and bleach, this is one of "the" novel and environmentally friendly creation that has started serving human kind well. In fact in the Philippines, a small organization, A liter of light, has been lighting up several thousand homes last year and hope to light up million more by next year. This got me thinking of my previous post about creativity and happiness, and yes, FDR was right is saying,
" Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. "
Thursday 1 December 2011
How I Met Your Mother Season 7 ... so far . . .
My friends and I, started becoming huge fans of the show, when we started watching Season 1 on DVD and got hooked on to it ever since. We seemed to never get bored of the first five seasons, that we were really looking forward to an AWWSOME season 6. However, the producers had other things in mind. In spite of giving the show an ending it truly deserved, they managed to extend their contract for two more seasons, which meant only one thing for season 6, DISASTER. The protagonist has become even more annoying than ever before, with his lame stories. Thanks to Barney, We could barely get through the episodes.
So Season 6, ended with the way any good show would end, A surprise ! Ah wait for it, a Wedding ? and who's wedding is it ? and why is Ted the best man ? So we waited in patience to find out.
Then came Season 7, episode 1, the big wedding where we were to find out whose wedding it was ... and yet again the producers have managed to pull of a horror of a show. The following episodes were just mundane stories and brought us to the thanksgiving episode where we find Robin is pregnant ? Come on guys, we can hardly watch Ted and his nonsense, now you guys have managed to make Robin and Barney join the Ted wagon of annoying TV characters. There is no more AWWWSOME moments, except for Marshall winning three more slaps against Barney, But seriously look back at your own tapes of Season 1-5, go through films like how every football team does and analyze why your offense has started to suck so badly, you could end up with the worst record for a single season ...
We will watch a couple more episodes, as we have already went through the painful journey of watching all the episodes of season 7 till now. But please for the love of the show, get your act together and give the show the true awwwwwwwsome ending it deserves.
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