Sunday, June 13, 2010

South Korea vs Greece: Korean speed impressed Greek defense depressed

Well saw the match a day later. The only world class player on the field was Ji Sung Park (Man U winger) and stood out on the pitch head and shoulders above the rest. The Greek team made two elementary defensive blunders which resulted in both the goals. The finishing of the second goal by Park was absolutely clinical. The koreans attacked with a sense of purpose and troubled the Greeks with their speed. The 2004 European champions looked like a shadow of the team they were in 2004 European Championships especially their defense which was so organized back then.

France vs Uruguay : Technically sound visually boring

The headline says it all. French controlled the game most of the time yet apart from Ribery (who was a standout) none of the other French players seemed to have much purpose on the pitch. Two players were especially lackluster, Gourcuff and Govou. Govou is a disgrace to the No. 10 jersey worn with such elan by the likes of Zidane and Platini. Gourcuff and Govou were an integral part of each attack that the French made and these kept giving the ball way. Uruguay, apart from Forlan and an organized defense didn't have much to offer but they were helped along by those two and their organized was rarely challenged by the French. All of this culminated in a boring match though technically sound one with astute defending from Uruguay and some show of class from Ribery. The match had only two clear cut chances, one wasted by Govou in the first half and the other by Forlan in the second half.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Great start to the CUP!

Well we expected a good first match; we got a great one. Both South Africa and Mexico played out an absolute thriller. Not a goal scoring thriller, mind you, but a football match is mostly measured by the number of chances each team produces and both teams produced chances aplenty. Both teams played aggressively wanting to win which is the way The Beautiful Game needs to be played. Both teams were however found out at the quality of (or rather the lack of) marksmenship and several chances were gone a begging. Though Mexico had the better of the ball possession South Africa had the better of the chances. Mexico played in their traditional; short passes interspersed with the odd long pass approach, while South Africa played like teams of the English Premier League; long passes, very quick counter attack and ran very fast when they had the ball. Rafael Marquez's late equalizer and the rebound of the left post in the dying minutes of the match must have broken millions of South African hearts. Anyway football was the winner and we eagerly wait for the next match which can be another potential cracker (may be boring as well as France, like Italy are slow starters) between two former World Cup Champions France and Uruguay.

Monday, July 9, 2007

GM REPLY TO BILL GATES

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon." In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: "If GM had developed technology like microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics :
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would ! run on only five percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed an Illegal Operation" warning light.

7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously l ifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off. "

EXTREMELY FUNNY ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGES

10
My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished.


9
Hello, you are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows or a tub,and their carpets are clean. They give to charity at the office and don't need their picture taken. If you're still with me, leave your name and home phone number and they will get back to you.


8
This is not an answering machine - th is is a telepathic
thought-recording device. After the tone, think about your name, your number, and your reason for calling.... and I'll think about returning your call.

7
Hi! John's answering machine is broken. This is his refrigerator. Please speak very slowly, and I'll stick your message to myself with one of these magnets.

6
Hi. This is John: If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my bank, you didn't lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry, I have LOTS of money.


5
A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is why we're not here. So, leave a message.


4
Hello! If you leave a message, I'll call you soon. If you leave a"sexy" message, I'll call sooner.

3
. Hi. Now YOU say something.
2
Hi. I'm probably home, I'm just avoiding someone I don't like. Leave me a message, and if I don't call back, it's you.

And the Number 1 Actual Answering Machine Message Recorded and Verified by The World Famous International Institute of Answering Machine Messages.

1
Hello, you've reached Jim and Sonya. We can't pick up the phone right now, because we're doing something we really enjoy. Sonya likes doing it up and down, and I like doing it left to right... real slowly. So leave a message, and when we're done brushing our teeth, we'll call you back.

Monday, June 25, 2007

MY FAIR LADY

I dont know why I just adore Audrey Hepburn but then I just do......


She was a perennial beauty lets look at her image at age 59

very funny

Once upon a time. There was just one cinema theatre in the Village.The village people, though backward were very patriotic. Infact as a Cinema screen, the owner of the theatre, hadinstalled a khaadi dhoti.The villagers were very happy with the idea of a KhaadiDhoti screen. They decided to dedicate the theatre toMahatma Gandhiji, and named the theatre:
" GANDHI KEE DHOTI"Some of the Up coming films/attractions at "GANDHI KEEDHOTI" cinema hall, as advertised in the Local Newspaper were:
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein ' KACHHE DHAGE'.
Gandhi keeDhoti mein 'HUL-CHUL'.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Daraar '.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Chuppa Rustom'Gandhi kee Dhotimein 'Aandhi'.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Garam Hawaa'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Kuchh Kuchh hota hai'.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Josh'.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Mere Do Anmol Ratan' .
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Judwaa '.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Tera Jadoo Chal Gaaya'.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'HeraPheri'.
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein ' Kaante '
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Kucch to hai'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Qurbani'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Woh kaun thi'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Kal Ho Na Ho'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Waisa Bhi Hota Hai'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Chameli'
Gandhi keeDhoti mein 'Gangaajal'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Pyaasi Jawani'
Gandhi kee Dhoti mein 'Ab Tak 56'........