My highest Weekly score till date!

It's getting cold!

Winter is starting to show up. It's getting cold during the nights and it wont be long before the days become foggy. The past week hasn't been very good for me. I was severely ill for, err... let's say 10 hours. A couple of vomits and it was back to normalcy. I've just installed a new widget to my sidebar. If you haven't noticed..try scrolling down a bit. Nothing much is going on. Another busy week is in store for me. With two tests in the next 3 days. Hope i do well in those.

Later!

Late Update

It's been quiet some time now, since my last post. It was a very sad period of time for me. Not, that I'm not placed yet, but, I should admit that it is also adding to the misery. There are a few things that kept me away from blogging. Firstly, the previous theme that I installed hadn't looked sharp. There were huge spaces between components. The sidebars were narrow and I didn't really feel like looking at my blog.

Also, my graphic card has blown up. That sounds too dramatic, right? OK, it was only a few capacitors that have exploded. It was a gradual process. More than a month ago, I heard a sound. I could compare it to an electric discharge but, I could not trace where it had originated from. A couple of days before the graphic card gave away, there was the second 'blast'. I knew that it was coming from inside the room. But, to feel safe, I've assumed that the fuse of the water cooler was destroyed. And finally, it's D-day. The third explosion rocked my room at 10'o clock. I was a bit nervous, but, didn't care much. That evening, when I started Football Manager 2009, the screen began to show huge pixels. I restarted the game and the problem persisted. Then, I began to realize that it was my graphic card. It was acting as the center of terrorist activity. Soon, I couldn't even view the desktop and I had to remove the card.

I had to reboot my Windows but, as soon I thought that my computer was up and running again, a dangerous virus has caused even more problems. I had to do the same thing again. It was literally 4 days, without a proper computer. Now, its all fine again and thanks to NOD32 Anti-virus for doing a commendable job in keeping my computer clean. There were the small matters of tests, assignments and projects also. I fared well in the last week of fantasy football manager, notching up 80 points(my personal best). All hail Cesc Fabregas. I thought that it would be good to have a Mini League for Bitsians within the game, but I'm not sure how many people play the game. Maybe, next time...for the Class of 2010.   :)

We've started playing 5 on 5 football quite frequently now and I'm really enjoying it. I know that all the others are too. If you want to join us, just come to Bhag QT everyday after 10 pm. There is no football on TV this weekend. It is due to the international break for World Cup Qualifying. So, I'm bored to death. Last week, Cesc Fabregas and Co. blasted Blackburn all over the park finishing with 6 goals. Vermaelen's goal was the best for me, though I'm also impressed by Bendtner's howler and Fabregas's well placed half volley. I don't know for sure...how long Vermaelen will continue to score but, I'm confident that he has proved himself to be a very good signing. He is the joint top scorer for Arsenal along with Cesc Fabregas (4 goals). Both the Manchester clubs were held to draws over the weekend. Chelsea is setting the pace for the rest of the teams by defeating Liverpool 2-0.

Today is my brother's birth day and I wish him a happy Birthday. Hope he has a good year in front of him, because it is going to be crucial for him.

I will write again! Till then, good night!

The Dreadful Day

I see a day,
Where every thing is gray!
The Earth turns brown,
Losing its green gown!

People use nukes,
To stop countries making nukes!
It's the day,
When hypocrites rule today!

Only a few survive
And look back at the past.
They see that all was not lost.
For whatever be the pain,
There seems to be a gain!
And Man sees only the gain!

Written by: Bharat Nadella(That's me u idiot!)

Metta Gadi Sangeetham,Sahithyam!

Well, there is nothing interesting going on for some time now. Arsenal's loss against Shitty didn't help much. But, the last couple of days have brought the action right back into my life. BOSM started. Arsenal went two goals down against Leige(which was a bit interesting) and recovered to win the match 3-2(which is obviously even more interesting). Meanwhile, we showed what home team advantage means, when we backed up our volleyball team (or shall we say...booed off the opposition?) to win a derby match against BKBIT in BOSM 2009.

Can't watch football tomorrow. But, I'm satisfied with the live text on BBC Sport for now. Anyway, lets get back on track. I've officially obtained the publishing rights of a poem written by the one and only Metta. Thanks mate! And here it is! Donno what he named it.

I would like to add my comments along with the lines to make it a bit funny( In brackets). After all, I could not imagine myself writing a poem. Great job Metta. But, no hard feelings ra!

 oh! great tree
You live the best
Ofcourse never for youself
but for the sake of ours.
you have the life everywhere
and live for us anywhere(Not in a desert/volcano)
not only your branches
are the ones you feed,
also the entire human life,(Good one!)
never were they(from ours to they?) humane to you(Proves that Metta is an alien)
you live for the life of ours
but we live in the place of yours
there did we cripple ourselves
nor did we realize that
and act for the good

people come realize the things
lets grow trees and
certainly will they grow us
we are well in time
lets don't make it out(Yeah! Never make out with a tree)
its the time to act
for our lifetime
to become more and more

Any suggestion to improve the poem or any abuse towards me or Metta for wasting your "precious time" can be made in the comments section or directly though Gtalk.

Man City vs Arsenal: 20 Points.

I am not the author of this post. You can find him by following the link(Click on the title of the post). I do not like reproducing text but, I really liked the post and would like to share it with you! Don't forget to read 16-20.

1. 4-2 flattered Manchester City. Statistics showed we had nearly twice as many attempts on goal. We had 12 corners to City's 3. And we shaded possession as well.

2. However, City were clinical at a time when Arsenal were at their creative best, but defensively most fragile.

3. It was the most attacking display from our boys this season in terms of intent and style in the second half.

4. Makes you wonder how Arsenal can be so creative considering the lack of creativity in the first half.

5. The introduction of Rosicky sparked our resurgence. Within 30 seconds of coming on he had a shot on goal and won a corner. That is how to make an impact in terms of attack.

6. He should have started. If Wenger feels he can come as a substitute in a really demanding period of the game, he could and should have been in the first XI. It would have motivated the side right at the start.

7. Alex Song said he is the first defender when talking about his defensive duties. Makes it even more puzzling that he was taken off, especially as Denilson was already off.

8. Diaby is not a defensive player, if anything he should have made way instead of BOTH Denilson and Song.

9. He also doesn't give us that physical edge and looked a lost figure in midfield yesterday and I'm sorry but that is not good enough from Abou.

10. The more Arsene tries to make us look physical and mentally strong, the more he fails. A trio of Denilson, Diaby and Song is not going to dismantle sides.

11. RVP looked really up for it, his goal reminded me of the RVP of old. Capable of fantastic individual goals. More of the same please.

12. Technically we are the best team. Are we the best mentally? Two results in Manchester suggest we still have much to improve there.

13. Although crossing repeatedly when we had no target man? A Clear fail and the crossing wasn't impressive either. It isn't very Arsenal-like either.

14. Almunia was at fault of the first goal. His reaction was way too slow, it wasn't as if the header was smashed it at bullet speed.

15. He hasn't inspired much confidence this season and it is a concern now.

16. "Mindless and malicious". That was RVP's statement on Adebayor's tackle. You could say the same about his celebration. And to tell you the truth, I saw this before the game could even begin. That man is clearly not over Arsenal.

17. Ironically his efforts have probably converted some really stupid and ignorant fans all over the world into "Man City die-hards".

18. Biggest crowd at the Eastlands but at times the atmosphere was so flat.  Prawn-brigade anyone?

19. The fact that City scored 3 of their goals on the counter even though they played at home, suggests to me that they still have a way to go.

And finally,

20. Though we have already lost two games, all is not lost. We drew 12 games last year. It just means we have to not draw as many this time. We can improve from those results definitely.

A night of Disappointment!

I am very much disappointed. Why? India lost the match against Srilanka, our batsmen couldn't play 40 overs, it was Mathews who took 6 wickets(of all the Lankan bowlers), I couldn't get to watch a football match because of the cricket, Arsenal lost again, Chelsea won again :P, MANU will win against Spurs, Adebayour stamped on RvP's face, RvP hit the post again, Adebayour mocked the Arsenal fans after the goal and City are currently second in the table.

Pick any number of reasons you like. But, the feeling is the same. This will therefore be remembered as the worst day(sports wise) in my life.

Cheers! (I do not know why I'm saying this!) I'm off to London to pop Almunia's head!

EA Sports FIFA2010: First Impressions.

Well, it's finally here. And as always, the downloaders@BITS promptly delivered the demo within 24 hours of the release. I was so thrilled to play the game. The game's starting screen shifted from the red to the cool blue. Then, you are greeted by an animated picture of Rooney in his hyper emotional state. I like Barcelona, among the teams that were offered, and that's the team I selected. I put up my settings a started. First up, Bayern Munich. Difficulty level, World Class. I thought that I got too confident after I had lost the game 0-1. With a few more matches under my belt, I was up an running. Now, here are a few things that I've noticed from my time with the game.

1. The first thing that struck me was 'Dribbling'. It's a little more fluent and controlled. I read that we can use the 360 Dribble feature when playing with a controller.

2. It was always easy to score from set pieces in FIFA(at least from short free kicks). I didn't waste much time in scoring goals from the first corner and free kick that I've taken. In my view, the scoring from corner kicks will improve considerably.

3. The reason for the above mentioned point: Better Heading. Players are more accurate with their heading now. But, I haven't tried heading to the keeper yet. That thing sucked in FIFA09, hope it turns out good.

4. I used to feel that all the players were of the same dimensions in FIFA09(not in the celebration videos, of course!). But, you can easily identify who is Messi and who is Ibrahimovich now(that you can do in 09 but, i think you get my point).

5. While stopping penalties, we get to see it from the keeper's point of view. It doesn't make it any easier but, looks good.

6. Where is the 'SPECTACULAR'? Well, it's still there but you need to be good to execute it. If FIFA09, even a 7 year old could bang one in from 40 yards!

7. And here it is, the thing that I liked the most...TACTICS. It is brilliantly modeled. I haven't put one of my custom formations but, I am getting a feeling that this system would work wonders.It would add the tactical element which was needed to make FIFA games even better. There are more attacking options and one extra defensive tactic.

Well, that's it for now. I off, tweaking with tactics. Later.

FIFA 2010 System Requirements

Guys, it's only two days till the release of the demo of the much awaited game, FIFA10.Here is a list of system requirements that will help you run it on our PC.

FIFA 10 (Fifa 2010) Minimum Requirements:

2.4 GHz single-core
512 MB RAM for XP / 1 GB RAM for Vista
Video: 128 MB Geforce 6600 or better, Ati Radeon 9800 Pro or better, Support for Shader Model 2.0 or better, DirectX 9.0c
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
HDD: 4.4 GB or more
Broadband Internet connection required for Installation and online gaming

Fifa 10 Recommended System:

CPU: 3.2 GHz single-core or 2.4 GHz dual-core
1 GB RAM for XP / 2 GB RAM for Vista
Video: 256 MB Geforce 7800 or better, Ati Radeon X1800 or better, Support for Shader Model 2.0 or better, DirectX 9.0c
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Keyboard or Dual Analog Gamepad
HDD: 4.4 GB or more
Broadband Internet connection required for Installation and online gaming.

The Ugly Scumbag does it again!

I have just downloaded the goals from some of the friendlies and qualifiers that happened yesterday. First up, England vs Slovenia. It's a no contest, in my mind. Yet, there was a cheap trick played by a certain Balooney Rooney. I paused the video and am now writing this post in a state of disbelief and shock.

You can watch the controversial goal here. Here is a good photographic evidence/analysis of the incident. John Terry, haven't you watched this? Are you still sitting in your small cardboard box, isolated from all that's happening around you?

Rooney is short and everyone knows that. He could not reach the ball that was played into the box for sure. So, what does he do? He literally tackles the Slovenian center half, goes to ground and immediately puts his arms up for a penalty claim. The referee gives it, which was a very bad decision. Lampard takes it and gifts England the lead. It was ironic. There was so much talk about English players, honesty and the statement that Rooney made yesterday. Two incidents involving English players happen on the same day and still the English men feel that they are the most sophisticated and cultured of all races. This isn't medieval age. This is the age of nukes and computers. You better get out of those cocoons. With all the statements made yesterday, it is clear that the English team will be closely monitored by every one, atleast till the World cup next year. Every incident involving them will looked up by the media and I see a tough tough year for them.

Later!

Saturday Night!

Well, it is quite boring. The reason for it is the lack of football on TV because of the international break. You, may ask me to watch the internationals then, but, this is India. You cannot expect to watch a game between Brazil and Argentina on Indian TV, unless it is a world cup match. Anyway, I've been reading a lot of stuff about Eduardo, Chelsea, SAF, etc. in newspapers recently and I can't say how much I'm annoyed by all of it.

Eduardo is pissed that he was the scape goat of a political game played by the UEFA and Michael Platini. There would not have been this much fuss about the incident if UEFA has made it a rule that, 'If a player tries to fox the referee, he will be serving up a two match ban!'. That did not happen. According to reports, UEFA said that this was the last case of it's kind and no other complaints will be entertained in the future.

I do not defend divers. This guy has returned from a serious injury to his ankle. He lost 18 valuable months of footballing life because of a careless and rash tackle. And, nothing has been done about it. The people who had cost some footballers their careers, are roaming free, to break some more bones. But, the one who tries to save himself from a repeat of such injury is branded a 'Cheat' and is now serving a 2 match ban.
It was a dead game! If you expect Celtic to win that match from 2 goals down(in their home leg) at Ashburton Grove, I presume that you have no logic at all.

Though I'm passionate about the game, I believe that, people's body parts are more important than a useless match. It is funny, how a person can be charged with assault if he breaks someone's leg in the real world and the same person would get away with it if he had 'intentionally'(not accidentally) tackled a player with that severity.
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The cunning bastard Alex has backed the decision taken by the UEFA. He also said that it is because of players like Eduardo and the things they do on the pitch, a bad influence is being created on young footballers. Balls to you c*nt! Don't you remember the feather weights your team had in the past. C.Ronaldo(disgrace to the name of the god) and Van Nistelrooy are the most famous of them. The ugly, short and bald-headed as**o*e has made a statement, ' I never intentionally dived'. John Terry says that English players are too honest to dive intentionally. This statement itself shows the level of honesty their team has! Aren't Rooney and Gerrard English? One thing's for sure. England will not even make it to the semi finals of the world cup next year with this over-hyped team.

England's Jack Wilshere has supposedly dived to gift their team a penalty in their U-21 Euro Qualifiers against Macedonia. I like Jack. I don't know if he really dived, nor does the Macedonian team's coach. There is an article here. Why is the headline like that? Why can't it be, "England player dives to gift their team a lucky win against Macedonia." He is an Englishman, ain't he John Terry? What will be the case if he is picked for your world cup squad. What if he dives to win a penalty that will take you into the semis or finals? He will definitely be called a 'Wonder Kid'. No doubt. The state of the media is like that. Most people are very much concerned about results, rather than the way they are achieved. This needs to end and fast! I would like to see a day when a player kicks the ball to the corner flag, from the spot, if he was awarded a penalty by mistake by the referee. Mistakes are common, but not accepting them will lead to a lot of trouble.

Out of football now. Our chief minister Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy has passed away in a horrific Chopper crash. The main cause of the crash is believed to be bad weather conditions. The state mourned his death for two days and he was cremated yesterday. Though I do not personally like him, it has to be accepted that he was a great leader and politician. I hope his soul finds peace!

So, it's going to be another long week before football finally kicks off!
Till then, Bye and good night!

The TEAM!

No news on YSR yet!
Good night!

200 Posts!

Not in a good mood to make my 200th post on this blog. But, I've got news of magnificent scale, which suits the occasion. The Andhra Pradesh Cheif Minister YSR has gone missing and search operations are currently ongoing. I am not particularly a big fan of Mr.YSR, but one has to be concerned as his chopper has reportedly landed in a forest near Kurnool which is infested with Naxalites and different wild creatures.

Hope we find him after a couple of days!
:P

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

If i am going to see papers/headlines/people saying 'Manchester United got a glorious win in the match against Arsenal', it will be clear to me that the world is coming to the end in a couple of years. For godsake, Manchester United sucked at playing football tonight. It was very much evident. Arsenal played far below the level that was set by them in the first half, after they conceded the penalty. I think that this team doesn't like going a goal or two down. That's good but, you need to be able to cope with such circumstances if we were going to win a title this year. If we cannot put up a comeback, we should atleast make use of all the opportunities that are thrown at us at he other end. That didn't happen. We missed quiet a few sitters, especially in the first half and one in the second which was made and then wasted by Diaby.

I am not totally disappointed but, this was a game that Arsenal could have won quite easily. That's why I am pissed! The refereeing was average. But, no complaints on that, except for the penalty shout by Arshavin. I think that it would have been a penalty in most cases. Arshavin pulled the ball back before he was run over by Fletcher/Carrick. If he would have been going forward that would have been more dramatic and would have resulted in a penalty and a sending off, maybe. But, I would blame it on our players, who didn't finish the game when there were many chances to do it! An Arshavin low cross was met by Van Persie and was cleared off the legs of Foster. I thought that VnP could have been more clinical in his finishing. Every Arsenal player played well, i thought. Luck has deserted us in the right moments. Van Persie hit the post from a wonderful free kick and that could have wrapped up the mach if it has gone in. I should admit that the team lacked creativity in the center of the park though they were brilliant on the wings. Manuel Almunia is looking like he's gonna make a mistake every game that will eventually result in a goal and make it a blunder. He had a touch on Rooney, who was waiting to go down, and gave away a penalty. Anyway we go into the international break now, for two weeks. Hope the lads do well for their countries and return without any new injuries! Put this game in a sack and throw it into the ocean. Gun for Glory!

THE GOOD

Arshavin had a penalty shout turned down by the ref. He could have scored even before the was tackled was made. He had that much space. But, it didn't go as planned. Within minutes he got the ball on the left hand side from Denilson. Vidic didn't close him down and he showed why he is considered such a dangerous player. He blasted the ball into the top corner, to the right side of Foster who got fingers on the ball but, it wasn't enough to stop the cannon unleased by the little Russian.

THE BAD

Some one played a through ball into the Arsenal box. Rooney was right behind it. Almunia called and was charging at the ball. He made a dive, only to find the feet of Rooney, who immediatly went down and took the penalty.

AND THE UGLY!

It was a free kick to Giggs. Some 35-45 yards out. A ball was played into the box. It didn't look dangerous. The next moment, the ball was in the back of the net. I would have liked to see a United player's name on the scoresheet then, but unfortunately it was Abou Diaby. He was having a good game and suddenly this happened. It wasn't dangerous, he wasn't under pressure by any player but he made a blunder that had cost us the match. He tried to cover up his fault, but he couldn't put the ball in the back of the net from the space which he had created for himself. I thought that Wenger would sub him after the incident, there are two sides for every coin and he stuck with Diaby who was trying hard to make amends.

Later then!
Atleast U have a goodnight's sleep!
(Publishing this late coz the server was down)

Look whoz on the Google Maps...

I was just stumbling though my blog traffic monitor this morning and decided to have a look at my home town.

I tracked down my school(Siddhartha Public School). The following image gives an aerial view of it.


Interestingly, I also found a fork and a spoon beside Nalanda Vidyanikethan. Are you thinking that I'm crazy. No, its' the symbol for a restaurant or diner or hotel. It is unnamed. But, anyone living in Vijayawada will know that it's SSS Cool Drinks, a small idly serving hotel, yet largely popular, in Vijayawada. It is my grand father's establishment. :P


Cheers!

UEFA Champion's League Club Logos

It's like living in a jungle. There are bats, frogs, birds and all kinds of insects entering my room.

UEFA Champion's League Groups

Group A:

Bayern Munich
Juventus
Bordeaux
Maccabi Haifa

Group B:

Manchester United
CSKA Moscow
Besiktas
Wolfsburg

Group C:

AC Milan
Real Madrid
Marseille
Zurich

Group D:

Chelsea
Porto
Atletico Madrid
APOEL

Group E:

Liverpool
Lyon
Fiorentina
Debrecen

Group F:

Barcelona
Inter
Dynamo Kyiv
Rubin Kazan

Group G:

Sevilla
Rangers
Stuttgart
Unirea Urziceni

Group H:

Arsenal
AZ
Olympiacos
Standard Liege

:X

It is disgusting to see people leaning on(sometimes sleeping on) the counter in front of them, waiting for their food to arrive in SAC, or any other public place/bank. What kind of a person does that when there are people lining up behind him?


Next time, stand straight! Unless you are required to!
:P

Big 5 Clash No.1

Well, i have decided to include Manchester City in the race for top four spots, but it's just for the sake of contention. It may be Tottenham Hotspur who might give the big 4 a run for their money, if they keep up their good form. But, I seriously doubt that.

***I am currently facing difficulties trying to login to the Fantasy Premier League site. So, I couldn't think of anything else but write this post.***

I has been a good week of prediction for me. Many of the outcomes were very obvious. Manchester City's mere 1-0 win over wolves and United's unexpected 5-0 win over Wigan may be misplaced score lines in my prediction book. We had to share the T.V in the common room, 15 minutes Arsenal game and 15mins ManU's. Didn't watch it the way I wanted to but, we've seen a lot of goals. The goals that I liked were those of Diaby(1st goal, nice work by Eduardo), Ramsey(finishing a good through ball from Van Persie), Owen(i liked the neat finish but Nani made the goal possible, he was shouting for Owen to make the run he wanted!) and that of Berbatov. In all fairness, I thought that Wigan were threatening at times. I would have liked to see them finish with a couple in the back of the net, but the goal keeper ruined all efforts.

Update: I've got 28 points and 5 players are due to play tomorrow. Song was subbed out for Carr and I'm lucky to get his 6 points. :)

Well, this only means one thing. The build up for the match next week between Arsenal and Man United is very good. Both teams are in scoring form. So, we could expect a fast paced, "both teams scored" match the coming weekend. Or, it will end up as a disappointing 0-0. I will be satisfied with a draw at Old Trafford but, I am predicting the score to be 2-1, in favour of the Arsenal.

Your predictions can be posted in the comments.

The day of the Underdogs!

Well, I am loving this premier league. It's going to be a lot tougher than anything I've seen for some time. Game week 2 is finally over and the results are as follows:

Sunderland 1 - 3 Chelsea
Wigan 0 - 1 Wolves
Birmingham 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Burnley 1 - 0 Man Utd
Hull City 1 - 5 Tottenham
Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke City

Firstly, Chelsea did not impress me when they conceded in the first half. I had fielded Ashley Cole and Mikel in my fantasy league and Cole came up with two bonus points but, I would have also liked to have the 4 for a clean sheet as well. Mikel, has lost his starting place now. I only bought him because he is only 5 million and the manager made the following quote on his deal extension:

"I have a lot of trust in Mikel, I think he can be the playmaker of this team. He is a young player, but has great quality, both technical and tactical. For the present and for the future he is a very important player for us. We are very happy he has signed a new contract and I hope that he stays at Chelsea for a lot of years."

Apparently, I now believe that it was only said to facilitate the deal and he was playing only in the first halves for the last two games. And now he will be confined to the bench.


Birmingham won over Pompy at home. I kind of predicted the result correctly before the match. Though it was only a late late goal, the win was deserving. Wolves and Burnley picked up wins against Wigan and Manchester United respectively. I have a feeling that MU's hopes of retaining the title might be all but over by the end of this month. An away game against Wigan, then the two tough fixtures at home against Arsenal and Manchester City might be the time when United fans go into a state of shock and Alex will be looking for answers from the transfer market. They might be fighting for Champion's League qualification from then on! But, lets not draw too many conclusions from the so little we have seen here. But, I would love the prospect of them trying to hang on to the Champion's league spot. (:P)


Liverpool won comfortably at home to stoke city. While Defoe and Tottenham blasted Hull away 1-5. I will not be drawing too many conclusions here but, I think it would be very unlikely that, they would be maintaining this kind of form through out the season and will be a fiercely competing for the fourth spot.

That's it for now! 35 points from game-week 2. Not disappointed!
Cheers!

Aaaaaahhhhh

No, it's not about the 1-0 score line that Arsenal are enjoying at half time, at Celtic park. It's for the matter that I could not watch the game, live. We have a f**king problem here. Hello! Anybody listening? Firstly, there is no 10Sports on the TV. Amazingly, there is Zee Sports which is telecasting live footage of the Sporting- Florentina game. After zapping through all the channels, which is very annoying when you have a broken remote and shattered buttons on the TV panel, I return to the room and am now watching the game(text only commentary) on the network.

H.Rep Sandy, why don't we get a new TV for our hostel or as a matter of a fact a new remote would be fair enough for the time being.

End of Gameweek1

The end of game week 1 and i have 49 57 points in my first ever fantasy premier league game week.

Sorensen and Rooney top scored for me with '9' points each :P while Carragher finished at 0.

What a waste!

Hoping to do well in the next game week.
Good night.

Jumping with Joy!

The Arsenal vs Everton match was just concluded. The score line reads 6-1. And I guess that, it would be enough to shut some people up. After all the non sense in papers and on the internet, Arsenal have finally replied. And boy, didn't they do it in style.

I think that the 4-3-3 is working for us. Credit to Mr.Wenger for putting it to use. And, what will be a formation, without the players that actually make it up. The boys showed great spirit. Yeah, it's clearly evident in their body language. Bendtner running back to support the defense was an indication. He has really matured as a player. Though he played only 60 minutes, it was enough to impress me. He almost opened the scoring with a cracker of a shot. But, it just missed the target. He and Cesc then, set up Denilson for the first goal of the match. I haven't seen most of the other games, but it's definetly going to be the goal of the week.

I wasn't so sure to put up Denilson in my fantasy league team, thinking that he might not start but the injuries to Walcott and Diaby have given him a chance and he did make full use of it.The goal was an absolute screeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaamer. He has also cleared a dangerous ball from an Everton corner from our goal line. Song was really impressive. He showed great composure. Won several challenges and was in the right places to clear the ball away when needed. His passing was solid and he never really gave away the ball.


Vermaelen and Gallas scored the 2nd and 3rd goals respectively, from well taken set pieces. Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie get the assists. It showed that the team are working well on several weaker aspects of our game. Vermaelen was absolutely superb in defense. He made several crucial tackles and was always attacking the arial ball against the giant Fellaini.


At Half Time: Arsenal 3-0 Everton

Arshavin was a bit off his game today but still showed hints of his magical touch, when he started the play that led to the 4th goal. Actually, it was Fabregas who triggered the run of Van Persie, who returned the ball back to the sprinting Fabregas to make it 4-0. Fabregas made it 5, with a coolly taken shot from 25 yards. The goalkeeper Howard had no chance. He dedicated the goal to Espanyol captain Dani Jarque who passed away recently. It was a nice gesture from the 22 year old. He and VnP were later subbed and Ramsey and Eduardo were brought in to join Eboue who was brought in in place of Bendtner earlier.

Arshavin almost scored when he tried to place a shot from close range. But, the post was able to deny it. Unfortunately for Everton, the ball landed at the feet of Eduardo who had the easiest goal of the match.

In injury time, a little error from the defense enabled Luis Saha to score. But, he knew it was pointless and didn't celebrated.


My Man of the Match: Captain Fantastic Cesc Fabregas
2nd: Van Persie
3rd: Vermaelen/ Song

In the post match press conference, the captain made some valuable points. You can read them here.

I believe that the lads are determined to win something this season. But, the team needs to be together and I would not like to see any more transfers out of the club. With this emphatic victory, I guess that it wouldn't be a surprise if AW will not make any more signings before the deadline.

FPL

Hello everyone,

If you are a Barclay's Premier League fan, join the Barclay's Fantasy Premier League and test your managerial skills.

Here's the link.

Gameweek1 is kicking off right away and here is my team:


It would be nice if enough Bitsians sign up. We can make a private league and compare our scores with one another.

Hoping that the guys do well :P

The Final Verdict before Kickoff!

Well, well, well, the big moment is finally here. It's the kickoff for the Barclays' Premier League Season tomorrow and I am thrilled about it. Most Arsenal fans are in total disbelief before the start of the season but, I differ with them. I think this might be the season, in which our trophy drought will finally end. Nothing wrong in being a bit optimistic/realistic. I know that many have thought the same way before the start of our four previous campaigns, and were saddened to see the team not win anything at the end. I do not think that Cesc will be leaving the club this month. All the lads are really motivated and also have just the right amount of experience they need to prove the bookies wrong. Some things that will slow us down and have been doing so for some time now will be the injuries and the lack of an experienced bench.

Well, anyway here is my final verdict;

Chelsea look the strongest team on paper and a lot of depth in their squad, and this might be sufficient to win them the premier league, unless they goof up. There is no major improvement in the standard of the team with minimal activity in the transfer market. But, the advantage they have is that the rest of the BIG3 have supposedly been weakened by the departure of their star players.

Liverpool did well the previous season. But, they are a team that relies majorly on two key players, namely Torres and Gerrard. They cannot afford a injury to any of them.They also have a very poor defense. The loss of Xabi Alonso will add to this. Their key defenders are recovering from injuries and are doubtful for the first one or two games. If they lose points in these games, i do not see them competing for the honors at the end of it.

Manchester United will not win the title for sure. Rooney will be their key player and we may also expect him to pick up a couple of reds, unable to control his anger/rage on the pitch. They will not loose sight of the 1st place but, I do not see them winning. They still have their defense in tact and the major worries would be the injuries to Van Der Sar and Vidic at the start of the season. They have the easiest first 3 fixtures and this might save them from losing precious points.

Arsenal have the toughest start to the season with fixtures involving Everton, Manchester United and City(all AWAY fixtures) in the first 5 weeks. They also have their Champion's League qualifier against Celtic in between. It's a worrying start but, it can be crucial. If the team manages to get the most out of these fixtures, it will definitely boost their confidence and we could be gunning for glory. If we falter, we would have to fight out for the fourth Champion's League place against City or Liverpool.

I "feel"(it's a lot different from "think", if you know what i'm saying) that this would be the final league table(with the current teams and injuries out of cosideration )

1.Arsenal. Arshavin and Van Persie will break down defenses.
2.Liverpool. Will power prevails.
3.Chelsea. The slightly older team.
4.Manchester United. It will be close.
5.Everton. Not City, because of their relatively weak midfield and defense.

In the champion's league final however, I would like to see Barcelona and Real Madrid fight it out for the title. I don't think any other club can stop these Spanish Giants.

Will the BIG 4 really get toppled?

This the big question on every Barclays' Premier League fan. If yes is your answer, who will be the team that will break into the top 4? Will it be the heavy spenders Manchester City? Or, will it be one of Everton or Villa?


As I see it, Manchester City is the only club with a chance to break into the top 4. But, not with the team they have now. They would need a couple of good signings to reinforce their defense and also an excellent winger if they are going to play a 4-3-3. Another reason why I would fancy Manchester City to do this is because, they do not have any other major commitments, except the league, this season. Everton and Villa have a chance to battle it out for the Europa League.

It's going to be sensational season and i can't wait for it to get started. Will bring you more on my predictions for this season tomorrow.

The Over hyped USA!

This has nothing to do with my opinion on USA as a country. It's developed and also a beautiful country. The topic of discussion in this post is about the attitude of Indians(especially those from Andhra Pradesh) involved in trying to pursue a higher degree/ a post graduate degree. The only choice that is visible to most is, writing the GRE and applying for an American based university/college. There is no comparative study between both the possible options. Most of us, just go by the fact that everyone around us is doing it, so why don't we try and do it. Even the parents have a fixed mindset. I only urge you to think carefully before taking any major decision in life.


Why am I talking about all this? Recently, I saw a section in a local newspaper offering condolences to an eminent person. Some of the people in the list of relatives had their name given in the following format,

Quickgun Murugan, USA

What the hell is USA there for? I guess it isn't necessary for anything else other than hype. Gone are the days when people used to follow up a name with their educational qualifications like MBBS, MBA, BS, MS, etc. I guess that the future name plates, hanging in front of homes, would carry names that are similar to the one that is mentioned below:

Coltrane Carter, USA, England, Spain, France.

And when names like these become a usual thing in the society, it will be...

Mr.XXX, Moon,Mars.

Cheers!

The Suffering!

Well, all's not well in the start of the new and final semester at college for me and a few of my friends too, i guess. The major problems that we are facing now is are

1. Constant and unscheduled power cuts throughout the day.
2. LAN and Server problems.
3. And more importantly, the decrease in the number of companies that are actually coming to the campus for offering jobs to students.

One thing the power cuts are good for is that they eliminate the need for the use of an alarm. The power goes out at 7:15 in the morning and it is almost impossible to continue sleeping, with sweat pouring down the skin and the bed getting soaked up with it. This has exponentially increased the number of people who are going to the mess to have their morning breakfast. The good things stop there. People are dying with the anxiety of waiting for the power to turn back on. We never know when the power will go out again, in between. By the time it's 4pm, it's time for ROUND 2. It's blazing hot outside and very sweaty inside the room. With nothing else to do, we are going out into the blazing sun and having a game of cricket. I actually hope that the power goes out in this time because no one seems to interested in playing if the lights are still on!

There seems to be a problem with the server in our hostel, but i do not find it that irritating. After all, without electricity in our rooms, what's the matter in having a power backup to your server.

The burning problems discussed above are because of the heat this summer. They maybe gone after a month or two. But, the real burning problem is the fact that campus placements are not going to be happening at the same pace as they have been a year back. Hoping that everyone and that includes me get a job offer this semester, if they really want to do a job.

***Edit*** There were also no mentionable games, that released during the summer, to play now and have a break from this Suffering. I think that's a good thing that happened. Otherwise, my hope for getting a job offer would be gone. Just kidding. :P

That's it for today. Take Care.

181 Posts, last published on May 5, 2009

It's time to break the silence. Hehe, funny isn't it.I will not be able to make any noise by typing from my computer. Anyway, it's been a torrid, uncomfortable and a sweaty summer vacation for me. There is no way one can go out when the sun is out. And, for that matter, it's blazing hot from 8am to 6:30 pm. That's the reason why my hometown is called B(l)ezawada. I haven't done anything remarkably useful during my summer vacation. Played a lot of PES on my playstation and after getting back to college now, i find FIFA09 to be a bit crappy. Well, there is no such thing like perfect in the world of games or movies, is there?

I watched the closing stages of the IPL to start of with. I felt some sadistic happieness on seeing the Delhi Daredevils knocked out of the tournament by Deccan Chargers. This was primarily due to the fact that a bunch of my friends who were DD supporters, hated my favourite team, the Chennai Super Kings. So, it was mutual hate of the other's team, and nothing much. But, the happieness hadn't last long because CSK were knocked out in the match against the Bangalore Royal Challengers. Ironically, the two teams that finished last in the inaugural IPL beat the teams that finished 1st and 2nd in the league this year to seal a place in the final. Eventually, the Deccan Chargers won the tournament and were crowned champions. This made all of us happy as we belong to the Deccan region.


Immediately, the world cup followed in a summer of non-stop T20 action. It was a disappointing campaign for India. Most people haven't expected such kind of collapse. The Indian's so called 'weakness' to short pitch deliveries was exploited by West Indies and there was not way that we would make a reversal of the situation, we were in. There was a major attitude problem in the players, who were defending their Championship. To be champions, we have to play like champions. After the debacle, the media pointed fingers at the mangement and Dhoni. Dhoni rightfully apologized to the fans after the team's dismal performance in England.


Then it was immediatly off to the Carribean to hear some Calypso beats. West Indies is a struggling side internally, but are always dangerous to deal with. Yuvraj was continuing his brilliant run of form while captain fantastic Mahendra Sing Dhoni single handedly led a fight which ended up in vain in the 2nd ODI. The third ODI was rain struck and ultimately saw a dramatic finish. 11 runs were needed of the last over and Dhoni hit a six off Taylor to take a lead in the series. 2-1. The West Indies were dying to level the series in the final ODI but the rain gods had other plans. The match was abandoned and India salvaged some pride. What's interesting is the fact that it was only the 2nd series win for India in the West Indies.


Guess what, Baichung Bhutia's prediction(and mine too) was right. Barcelona eased past Manchester United in the champions league final. Chelsea came back from a goal down to lift the FA Cup, against Everton. And the transfer season, till now has been absolutely fantastic. I say this because, it's looking like it's going to be tough BPL season for all the top 4 teams. I still don't feel that ManCity will be able to clallenge any of the Top 4. They have players who have a lot of ego problems and they never really strengthened their defense. The mid field too is isn't good enough to break their way into the top4. Arsenal sign Thomas Vermaelen to fill in the problematic Left back role. I would have also loved to see Felip Melo at the club but he is now with Juventus. Wenger says that he is interested in signing Brede Hangeland and Chamack before the transfer window closes. Those will be good additions to an injury prone team like ours. I would say with 92% certainity that Manchester United will not be winning the league this season. Hope all goes well for the Gooners, this time. Arshavin my hero.


This is the fianl semester on-campus. We should have been busy with placement preparations and interviews, but the bad news is that the Recession hasn't really slowed down. There are only 10-15 companies coming out to the campus.

So, that's it for now. Have a great sunday!

The year called 2009

I feel that I am am having a sad start to the year. Atleast for this month, the feeling will persist. Everyone knows why, Compre time. I am getting my ass kicked in the most ridiculous courses that I've ever done. Fuck Numal! Fuck OR!

3-2 has shown me the heights of stress and burden. I haven't done any projects but, still the feeling is the same. I am happy that the sem is finally over. i haven't blogged much in the last couple of months and will be home in the following two months, with a burnt laptop at my dispense. So, I hope that I get a lot of time for blogging start from August.

Till then, take care!
Bye. Happy Holidays!

India Refuses to surrender!

Scoreboard at the end of play on the fifth day of the second test between India and New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier on Monday.

 New Zealand first innings (619-9 dec)

 India first innings (305 all out)

 India second innings (overnight 252-2)
G. Gambhir lbw b Patel                      137
V. Sehwag lbw b Patel                        22
R. Dravid c How b Vettori                   62
S. Tendulkar c McCullum b Martin         64
V. Laxman not out                              124
Y. Singh not out                                 54
Extras (b-9 lb-1 nb-3)                          13
Total (for four wickets, 180 overs)       476

 Fall of wicket 1-30 2-163 3-260 4-356

Still to bat: Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan,
Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel

 Bowling (to date): Martin 30-8-86-1 (nb-1), O'Brien
32-9-94-0 (nb-1), Franklin 21-5-48-0, Patel 45-10-120-2, Ryder
11-5-38-0, Vettori 38-13-76-1 (nb-1) Taylor 2-1-4-0 How 1-1-0-0

 Result: match drawn

 India lead three match series 1-0

 Man of the match: Jesse Ryder

 Next match: 3rd test, Wellington (April 3-7)

PC Games: Q1 2009 Review

Here is the list of PC games that are worth a mention:

1.Empire Total War


Minimum System Requirements:

• CPU: 2.6Ghz single core processor
• RAM: 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista)
• Graphics: a DirectX 9.0c card with 256mb RAM

2.Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

Minimum System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1
• CPU Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 2100+
• Memory: XP – 512 MB RAM, Vista – 1 GB RAM
• Hard Disk Space: 1 GB of free space
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
• Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory
• Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9200
• Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 4 TI
• Media Required: 6X CD-ROM drive
• Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard with latest drivers

This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT

3.Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Minimum Requirements

Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent
5.5 GB of Hard Drive space

Recommended

Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1
AMD Athlon 64×2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM (XP and Vista)
A 256MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900, or equivalent
5.5 GB of Hard Drive space

4.F.E.A.R 2


Minimum System Requirements:

*CPU: P4 2.8GHz (3.2GHz Vista)/Athlon 64 3000+ (3200+ Vista)
*GPU: DX9-capable graphics card with 256MB (SM 2.0b). NVidia 6800 or ATI X700.
*RAM: 1GB (1.5GB Vista)
*Hard Drive: 12GB
*OS: Windows XP SP2/Vista SP1
*DirectX: 9.0c
*Sound: DX9.0c compliant
*Optical drive: DVD (boxed only)
*Internet: Broadband

Recommended System Requirements:

*CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor family/Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (required for MP host)
*GPU: Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 512MB (SM 3.0). NVidia 8600 GTS or ATI HD 2900 XT.
*Ram: 1.5GB
*Hard Drive: 12GB
*OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1
*DirectX: 9.0c
*Sound: DX9.0c compliant
*Optical drive: DVD (boxed only)
*Internet: Broadband (768kbit/sec upstream required to host 16 players)


5.Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box


6.Mirror's Edge

Logo Design

I've registered in a course called Print and Audio Visual Advertising for the current semester and as a part of that, I was required to make a logo for any imaginary company. So, I've decided to make a logo for a shoe company. I've decided to name my company, "GROOVE". Here is a logo for it:


Next up, I'll be trying to design one for my blog.
:)

Adios!

Sports

"Fluke is a once in a lifetime event. The world No.1 side beating an utterly mediocre Australia isn't a fluke. And doing it twice to win the series 2-0 should shut the fans up."


When Australia lost to South Africa in the first T20, one of my friends, a hardcore Aussie supporter says that it was totally a 'FLUKE'. It was so funny because, the guy who said it was a GRE aspirant who has learned the meaning of 5000+ tough English words within a span of 6 months. Yet he uses the F-word to support his team and back them up.

People get as crazy as they probably get when they talk about sports/ favorite players. I'm writing this because, I do the same thing. The only difference is that I know that I'm acting crazy. When it comes to supporting Dhoni, I never have any backup. I am also not the kind of guy who could sell earphones to a deaf guy. I do not understand why people become so wreck less as soon as Dhoni arrives at the crease. Comments fly in the common room, instantly. I do not understand whether they try to provoke me into an argument or they really hate him. I used to hate Dhoni in the initial part of the career. I thought that the media was giving a lot of hype to him that he doesn't deserve. The guys who now are the 'Dhoni Haters' were once his fans, I guess. They just miss Dhoni being DHONI! They miss his enormous number of sixes and just can't live with the fact that he has turned into a more dependable batsman. He is simply the best keeper that India has ever had. One more thing. When he got injured and missed the second test, people said that the injuries are caused because he stresses out his body with all the awkward looking shots. Are these people dumb? Do they know how tough it is to keep wickets? This is how the people have become, looking for every opportunity to criticize Dhoni when they once loved him like hell!

Who the hell wishes for Dhoni getting out for the sake that Yusuf Pathan comes out to bat?!? Given his day, Yusuf can smash any opposition out of the game. That makes him the most inconsistant batsman in the team not the most dangerous. He only plays well in 1 out 25 games and people are dying to see that innings even though it never actually happens.

The whole thing actually gives an example of how real life works. Once, you are respected and valued but when something changes, the same people try to bring you down.

ING Australian Grand Prix Results

I missed the race, but, it looks like Force India drivers did pretty well to earn their respective positions.


Key: Left most column gives starting grid position and the second one gives the final position.

Rockstar announces MaxPayne3!

Rockstar Vancouver has today announced that it will release the third title in the well-received action franchise, entitled Max Payne 3 later this winter. Set to land on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Rockstar has stated that the story will see Payne embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.

IPL (Indian Premier League) Schedule

As you all know, this year's IPL is going to be hosted in South Africa due to security reasons. The schedule is as follows:

In all, the 59 matches will be held in eight cities: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, East London, Kimberly, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.

Kingsmead in Durban, which has a large number of South Asians, has been allotted the lion's share of 16 matches while the Centurion Park in Pretoria will host 12 ties.

The Wanderers in Johannesburg and Newlands in Cape Town will hold eight matches each, with the latter playing host to four of these on the first two days of the competition.

Seven matches are to be held in St George's Park in Port Elizabeth while Buffalo Park in East London has been allotted four matches.

Two matches each have been handed over to Outsurance Oval in Bloemfontein and De Beers Oval in Kimberley.

Matches will be held at 4 pm (12.30 pm local time) and 8 pm (4.30pm local time) IST.

There are a total of ten double headers (two matches back to back at the same venue) with Durban hosting half of these.

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi revealed that official broadcaster Sony will telecast the matches in three languages - English, Hindi and Bengali.

Schedule: All times IST (GMT + 0530)

April 18: Rajasthan Royals (RR) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Mumbai Indians (MI) v Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) v Deccan Chargers (DC) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Delhi Daredevils (DD) v Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 20: RCB V CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 21: RR v MI (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban

April 22: DD v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; RCB v DC (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 23: KKR v RR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 24: KXIP v RCB (4 pm) at Johannesburg

April 25: KKR v CSK (4 pm) at Cape Town; DC v MI (8 pm) at Durban

April 26: RR v KXIP (4 pm) at Cape Town; RCB v DD (8 pm) Port Elizabeth

April 27: KKR v MI (4 pm) at Cape Town; CSK v DC (8 pm) at Durban

April 28: DD v RR (4 pm) at Pretoria

April 29: MI v KXIP (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

April 30: DD v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria; RR v CSK (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 1: RCB v KXIP (4 pm) at East London; MI v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 2: RR v DC (4 pm) at Johannesburg; CSK v DD (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 3: MI v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; KXIP v KKR (8 pm) at East London

May 4: DC v CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 5: DD v KKR (4 pm) at Durban; KXIP v RR (8 pm) at Durban

May 6: MI v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria

May 7: KXIP v CSK (4 pm) at Pretoria; RCB v RR (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 8: DD v MI (4 pm) at East London

May 9: DC v KXIP (4 pm) at Bloemfontein; CSK v RR (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 10: KKR v DD (4 pm) at East London; RCB v MI (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 11: DC v RR (4 pm) at Bloemfontein

May 12: RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 13: DC v DD (4 pm) at Durban

May 14: MI v RR (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

May 15: KXIP v DD (4 pm) at Kimberley

May 16: CSK v MI (4 pm) at Johannesburg; DC v KKR (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 17: RR v DD (4 pm) at Kimberley; KXIP v DC (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 18: CSK v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria

May 19: DD v RCB (4 pm) at Johannesburg

May 20: CSK v KXIP (4 pm) at Durban; RR v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 21: DC v RCB (4 pm) at Pretoria; MI v DD (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 22: Semi Final 1 at Pretoria

May 23: Semi Final 2 at Johannesburg

May 24: Final at Johannesburg

ROFL! LMAO! LOL!

Saturday Qualifying: F1 Australian Grand Prix

Brawn became the first Formula One team in 39 years to take the pole position in its debut race when Jenson Button secured front place on the grid for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

1	J. Button	Brawn GP	1:26.202
2	R. Barrichello	Brawn GP	1:26.505
3	S. Vettel	Red Bull	1:26.830
4	R. Kubica	BMW	1:26.914
5	N. Rosberg	Williams	1:26.973
6	T. Glock	Toyota	1:26.975
7	F. Massa	Ferrari	1:27.033
8	J. Trulli	Toyota	1:27.127
9	K. Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:27.163
10	M. Webber	Red Bull	1:27.246
11	N. Heidfeld	BMW	1:25.504
12	F. Alonso	Renault	1:25.605
13	K. Nakajima	Williams	1:25.607
14	H. Kovalainen	McLaren	1:25.726
15	L. Hamilton	McLaren	no time
16	S. Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:26.503
17	N. Piquet jr.	Renault	1:26.598
18	G. Fisichella	Force India F1	1:26.677
19	A. Sutil	Force India F1	1:26.742
20	S. Bourdais	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:26.964

Hard day for Force India drivers. Hoping that they do better on Race day!

Arsenal

BTW, I'm the No.3 Arsenal fan on FanIQ!


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FIFA WORLD CUP 2010: SOUTH AFRICA

Here is the official poster for the event. It's brilliant. The shape of the continent turned like a footballer's head. Wow!

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers: Saturday

There is no good sport on Indian TV this weekend. There aren't many matches from the European leagues. They are busy with the World Cup 2010 qualifiers. I loved football right from my school days but, never this much. I used to be a Manchester United fan. The lack of proper knowledge about other teams might be a reason. For the people outside England, Manchester United is the name associated with English football and also success. That might be a reason why most of the people from Asia are MU fans. But, I used to be a fan of their success, never their football. Now, I've grown older and more mature in my thinking. I know my football and absolutely love the way Arsenal play their football. That's the reason why I'm Arsenal Till I die.


South American Grouping: Top 4/5 go to the world cup i guess.


Asian Group Qualifiers:


Grouping of African teams:


European Grouping:


Here is list of European qualifiers this Saturday. I will mark the teams that I think will win in Green.

Hungary vs. Albania
Malta vs. Denmark
Portugal vs. Sweden (Need to win)
Luxembourg vs. Latvia
Moldova vs. Switzerland
Israel vs. Greece
Northern Ireland vs. Poland
Slovenia vs. Czech Republic
Russia vs. Azerbaijan
Wales vs. Finland
Germany vs. Liechtenstein
Armenia vs. Estonia
Belgium vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spain vs. Turkey (Will make it 10 in a row)
Romania vs. Serbia
Lithuania vs. France (Must win)
Cyprus vs. Georgia
Montenegro vs. Italy
Republic of Ireland vs. Bulgaria
Netherlands vs. Scotland

I couldn't pick a clear winner in the other games. Let's see how many of them that I've predicted right.

Check out this link for detailed information on the World Cup 2010: Click here!

The only people who can legally 'kill' someone should be either a Doctor or a Soldier!

Did you Know?

Portugal won 2 medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. One of them was a gold and the other a silver. The man who won the gold for his country is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He won it in diving. "He was marvelous on the diving board...we feel that the jury could have given him bonus points. He had flair..", a fan has quoted. Here is the picture of the amazing feat of triumph and pride.

:D