Last few days in a nutshell (he he he he!!!!)

Number of hours of studying has gone up.

Asp.NET Project is moving in a constructive direction.

OOAD Project Documentation is on verge of completion.

While walking on thane railway platform, a guy from a departing train took off my cap

Near our college rates of xerox have increased to 30 paise per copy, so now I get xerox from Thane (east) where it is still 25 paise per copy

Arsenal won the away leg against Real Madrid, waiting for them to win at home, before I post a report.

Learnin VC++, it is time consuming.

Got new games, Football Manager 2005, warcraft (1, 2, 3), Juiced (cd broke, after installing,though), to play in vacations, as I barely get free time.

I drank Pepsi Cafechino it sucks,,yucku!

Diet Pepsi at Rs.12 is better.

I ate Atta Maggi Noodles today, it rocks,,its better than the usual Maggi Noodles.

Saw this awesome fevicol advertisement, its so damn creative.

I haven’t seen a Hollywood movie since many days.

England Cricket Team tour India for some cricketing action, look out for updates here.

I and my friends have booked tickets for tour of Sindhudurg/Ratnagiri, we are going to have loads of fun. Soorej seems pissed off since he hasn't been invited, well, it was an unanimous decesion.

Examination Time-table is out. It starts on 22nd March and will conclude on 10th April, then we will have practical exam and project submission for a few days, then holidays, hooray!

LG B2050 - My First Mobile Phone

*65K Color LCD screen which offers strikingly clear images.
*128 x 128 Screen Pixels.
* Supports GSM 900/1800/1900 frequency.
*40 polyphonic sound gives you excellent sound quality for melidious ringtones,message alerts and gaming sounds
*B2050 not only expresses the stylish identity of users but also makes it easy to be carried in your pocket
* This MMS enabled phone allows transmission of various kinds of multimedia contents like images, audio etc.
*The world of the internet is at your fingertips. Simply surf the internet with one-touch button commands.
*GPRS provides fast internet access for mobile phones allowing you to spend less time waiting to download games and ringtones and more time talking to your friends and colleagues (network operator dependent)
*Dimensions - 104 x 40 x 14
*Weight - 78 g
*Stand by time - Upto 300 hrs
*Connectivity - PC-sync
*Accessories - Strap and Portable Handsfree
*Manuals - Manual_INDIA
*Software - PC sync software

To read a technical review of this handset click here

India clinch the series 4-1.

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni powered India to another comfortable eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international at karachi on Sunday to clinch the series 4-1.

Here are my men of the match:
Rahul Dravid - 50 runs off 82 balls.
Yuvraj Singh - not out 107runs off 93 balls.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni - not out 77 runs off 56 balls.
Younis Khan - not out 74 runs off 79 balls.
Mohammad Yousuf - 67 runs off 85 balls.

Sree Santh - 10 overs 58 runs 4 wickets.
Rudra Pratap Singh - 10 overs 40 runs 1 wicket.
Ramesh Rajaram Powar - 10 overs 58 runs 1 wicket.
Muhammad Sami - 8.5 overs 65 runs 1 wicket.
Rao Iftikhar Anjum - 10 overs 44 runs 1 wicket.

India beat Pakistan ....................................

India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the fourth limited-overs international today to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Here are my men of the match:
Rahul Dravid - 59 runs off 72 balls.
Yuvraj Singh - 37runs off 57 balls.
Suresh Raina - not out 35 runs off 34 balls.
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 49 runs off 63 balls.
Mohammad Yousuf - 25 runs off 40 balls.

Rudra Pratap Singh - 10 overs 40 runs 4 wickets.
Irfan Pathan - 7.5 overs 26 runs 3 wickets.
Muhammad Sami - 9 overs 42 runs 3 wickets.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 3 catches.
Kamran Akmal - 2 catches.
Suresh Raina - 2 catches.

One-line or more to describe some events of my life.

One of my pet fish gave birth to two kiddie fishes!!!! One of them was eaten by other fishes.

My Preliminary exams begin on 22nd february 2006.

I have got 25 passes to the Great Indian Rock Show 2006 to be held at andheri sports complex on 25th february 2006.

I tried but I still don't feel like watching Rang de Basanti.

For the last week I have been craving for sweet stuff a lot. I don't know why!

Valentine's day was very busy, LOL
I was busy finishing off VB.net practicals so that my class could take print-outs and go home.
No mushy stuff for me, haven't found anyone, since my last break up.

I play championship manager 2003/04 sometimes.
I managed to lay my hands on nascar 2004, motoracer 3, Cricket 2005, but haven't installed them, as I barely have time to play.
When I am really bored, I play CueClub, a great pool/snooker/billiards game.

It feels good to race my bicycle down the highway, after a very long time.

Had kaju katli, one of my favourite sweets.

Me and my friends have made plans to visit Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri in vacations. AWESOME!!!!!

Our course syllabus, practicals, projects are pending. Damn! even my studies are incomplete!

That is all I remember!

Just started!!!!!!!! Arsenal match reports(football news)!!!!

From today, I will put up a few arsenal stuff(match reports,etc).
Have fun reading it, and don't forget to add your comments.



Arsenal lost :
They lost possession too easily.
They had a few chances with Thierry Henry in the second half but did not finish well.
At the moment they seem to be struggling a little from a confidence problem.
Jens Lehmann - Man of the match,
was tested too many times, as
Emannuel Eboue Kolo Toure Philippe Senderos Mathieu Flamini let the ball in too many times.
The German keeper produced three outstanding saves, including a block from Gerrard's penalty. With the seconds ticking by, Lehmann must have thought he had done enough. However it was not to be. He managed to block Hamann's long-range drive but the ball rebounded to Garcia who steered the ball home from the acutest of angles.

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good news is>>

At first it was feared the injury to Reyes' lower leg/ankle could be a break. However scans on the leg of Jose Antonio Reyes have revealed only heavy bruising.



It is now 10 points [between Arsenal and Liverpool] and it is hard but they have them and Tottenham at home. Maybe they can make that smaller!

Quotes for the month

Here are some quotes.
You can call them quotes for the month.

These are art quotes, but some may play an important role in your life, career, etc.
So! check them out!

There is a battle that goes on between men and women. Many people call it love.
Edvard Munch

When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it.
Jacob Lawrence

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once
he grows up.
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso

Art is idea. It is not enough to draw, paint, and sculpt. An artist should be able to think.
Gordon Woods

Always design a thing by considering its next larger context -- a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.
Eero Saarinen

Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

By Sanket ‘just another fest pest’ Kambli

Horses and arts, not a great combination I thought.

So with low knowledge of my city, I reached this area, popularly referred as Kala Ghoda, also called as Kala Ghoda Art District.

Kala Ghoda seemed to me, the semi-circular space stretching from the Regal circle to its south and Mumbai University to its north.

And I learnt that it drew its name from a huge statue of King Edward VIII straddling a black horse (Kala Ghoda in Hindi) that once graced the centre of the main street.

And the presence of structures like National Gallery of Modern Art, the Prince of Wales Museum, the Jehangir Art Gallery to name a few, are proof of the cultural importance of this locale.

The year 1999 saw the birth of The Kala Ghoda Art Festival. Initiated by the Kala Ghoda Association, a non profit organisation, the aim of this festival was to draw attention to this art and heritage district through a rich array of cultural programmes including film, drama, musical events and food stalls.

By the time this paper goes to print, the festival would have terminated.

Anyway, this 10 day annual affair that began on 4^th of February saw miniature paintings on rice grains, caricature art, modern art with steel, figure-making with aluminium wires, pencil-sketch portraits to name a few, were some of the art forms on display.

And not only that, the festival also saw numerous workshops for almost every art form, be it dance, art, music. Movie screenings, music shows, theater, literature events made sure that every art lover left fully satisfied.

The highlight of this festival was the confluence of art forms from grassroots to the avant-garde, with visitors from diverse backgrounds, races.

Bollywood had its share too, with satirical takes on major Bollywood/Indian television channels, programmes and personalities.

Colorful, witty, creative, skillful, entertaining are the words that easily describe this festival.

I would recommend anyone even remotely interested in any art, to visit this fiesta at least once in their life time. The experience is sweepingly inspirational. It may not be possible for everyone to attend each event of this ten day long festival, but at least one visit would be an enriching experience.

So mark this date. You may just bump into me at this festival.

Art is not the bread, but the wine of life.
-John Paul Richter

Not Just Another Mail Forward!!!!!

Just Another Mail Forward???
No way!!!!!!
Its Different!!!

Please read this patiently.............recollect some high school
physics.

But the message at the end is very good.


An Excerpt.....
Some time ago I received a call from a colleague. He was about
to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while
the student claimed a perfect score. The instructor and the student
agreed to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected.
I read the examination question:
"SHOW HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF A TALL
BUILDING WITH THE AID OF A BAROMETER."
The student had answered, "Take the barometer to the top of the
building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then
bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is
the height of the building." The student really had a strong case for full credit since he
had really answered the question completely and correctly! On the other hand,
if full credit were given, it could well contribute to a high grade in his physics
course and to certify competence inphysics, but the answer did not confirm
this. I suggested that the student have another try. I gave the student six
minutes to answer the question with the warning that the answer
should show some knowledge of physics . At the end of five minutes, he
had not written anything. I asked if he wished to give up, but he said he
had many answers to this problem; he was just thinking of the best one . I
excused myself for interrupting him and asked him to please go on.
In the next minute, he dashed off his answer, which read:
"Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the
edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch.
Then, using the formula x=0.5*a*t^^2,calculate the height of the building."
At this point, I asked my colleague if he would give up. He conceded,
and gave the student almost full credit.
While leaving my colleague's office, I recalled that the
student had said that he had other answers to the problem, so I asked him
what they were. "Well," said the student, "there are many ways of getting the
height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer.
For example, you could take the barometer out on asunny day
and measure the height of the barometer, the length of its shadow, and the
length of the shadow of the building, and by the use of simple proportion,
determine the height of the building."
"Fine," I said, "and others?"
"Yes," said the student, "there is a very basic measurement
method you will like. In this method, you take the barometer and begin to
walk up the stairs. As you climb the stairs, you mark off the length of
the barometer along the wall. You then count the number of marks, and this
will give you the height of the building in barometer units."
"A very directmethod."
"Of course. If you want a more sophisticated method, you can tie the
barometer to the end of a string, swing it as a pendulum, and
determine the value of g at the street level and at the top of the
building.
From the difference between the two values of g, the height of the
building, in principle, can be calculated."
"On this same tact, you could take the barometer to the top of the
building,
attach a long rope to it, lower it to just above the street, and then swing
it as a pendulum. You could then calculate the height of the
building by the period of theprecession".
"Finally," he concluded, "there are many other ways of solving
the problem.
Probably the best," he said, "is to take the barometer to the
basement and knock on the superintendent's door. When the superintendent
answers, you speak to him as follows:
'Mr. Superintendent, here is a fine barometer. If you will
tell me the height of the building, I will give you this barometer."
At this point, I asked the student if he really did not know
the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he
did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors
trying toteach him how to think.
The student was Neils Bohr (quantum theory & physics &
mechanics, hydrogen atom guru etc ) and the arbiter Rutherford.
THINK DIFFERENT!!!!

A bomb of an experience

By Sanket D. Kambli

Luckily the bomb didn’t go off. !!!

It was a sunny evening. I was waiting at the bus-stop near thane station.
While fiddling with my mobile phone, I happened to spot a person behind me, with a device in his hands.
At first I mistook him to be an environmentalist checking out pollution levels at thane station, but I doubted that, because of the presence of three cops.
So I looked carefully at what exactly he was doing.
After a few seconds of observation, it dawned on me; the guy was part of police bomb squad, checking whether an abandoned green color sports bag contained any explosive material.
That not only stunned me, but also concerned me.
I was concerned because the cops didn’t bother to evacuate the crowded spot.
I put my concerns to rest by thinking, maybe this all a hoax, or else why would the cops be so careless. Thinking that, I was about to move back to fiddling with my mobile, when suddenly two more guys from the bomb disposal squad, got down from the van.
They came together towards the bomb-bag; carrying a heavy blanket (something similar to a bullet-proof jacket only larger). That set off the alarms in my head.
Raising an eye-brow I thought if they are sure that the bag doesn’t contain any bomb, then why they are placing the bag into this heavily padded blanket.
Now this activity panicked me, what if like in the movies, the bomb may get triggered due to some stupid motion sensors. My survival instincts overpowered my curiosity instincts, and with a throbbing heart, I left the bus-stop and got into the first rickshaw I could lay my eyes on, after dismissing any thoughts of shouting BOMB!! BOMB!! and making things worse for everyone. With an uneasy feeling I left the place, wondering what will happen next.
The next day, a friend of mine, told me that Thane Plus had reported a bomb being found near Thane station, but the bomb hadn’t gone off and the bomb disposal squad had successfully managed to diffuse it. A sigh of relief was added to the memory of a freaky evening.