Big crowd infront of the office this morning. Seemed to be a nasty accident with police trying to control the throng. Subconsciously uttered a prayer for the 'victims' as I approached the gate. And got the surprise of the day.

They were techies waiting to board their office shuttles! Yes, all 100 of them!

Tashan

Just got down to listening to it and the initial impression is that Vishal & Shekhar have once again rocked.

Race

It's corny at times and slightly overdone .... but I still liked it.

Fitna

Nothing that I didn't know or wasn't aware of before.

'The best Test match innings I've ever seen' - S.A. cricket coach Mickey Arthur.

Sehwag usually comes up with this kind of a performance once or twice a year. But when he does, you better stand aside and watch.

Maruti Dzire

Maruti launched the disproportionate looking sedan version of the Swift this week. They call it the DZire & sell it by calling it 'the heart car'.

What's with Maruti & corny tag lines? 'Men are back' for the SX4 & this ill-thought one for the DZire. Who comes up with this stuff?

First the 21k party (for 14 people) at Bombay Post & today, the 1k Westside gift vouchers to everyone on the team. Pitney Bowes is turning out to be the best client I've worked for.

By the way, Karthik the Tam-Brahm gave up his vegan ways after laying eyes on the prawns/lamb/mutton & chicken spread at the restaurant. He promises it was just for the one day. Akshay shot pics for proof.

And the juniors were impressed by the speed of my beer downing, heh heh.

Two of the biggest names in British motoring are now owned by an Indian company.

Malaysian GP

Raikkonen finished 1st after a superb race. Mclaren ended up 3rd & 5th.

Force India's Fisichella managed 12th while Sutil DNFed. It's better than the last race at least.

spotted

5 minutes to go before the liquor shops close. At the ATM.




Commerce@Mantri. There for the sale at Shopper's Stop.




Lots of cars ..... in the parking lot of course. At the office.

Inside Man

Very engrossing.

Clive Owen & Denzel Washington are superb, as usual. And Jodie foster is so utterly convincing.

United 93

Chilling.

This is cool.

Holi, Eid, Navroz & Good Friday - all on the same day, tomorrow.

Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Unveiled today. I'm impressed.

Australian GP

McLaren begins on a winning note.

Sadly, both of Force India's cars crash out.

Rambo 4

More of the same. But the violence is far more graphic.

Swordfish - Paul Oakenfold

The best Trance I've heard in a long time.

Pulsarmania

The new Pulsar ad released this week. Starring A C Farias, no less!

new Honda CBR 1000 RR

This is the latest CBR. Superb!

Upcoming .....

Yash Raj had only 1 hit out of about 5 released last year. But these 2 should help make this year a different story. I for one, am waiting for Tashan .....



.... & Roadside Romeo ....

Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB

Mah latest acquisition.

She's back!

It was sad back in September 2005 ....


..... when she decided to quit.

But as it turns out .....


.... she decided to return.

Welcome back, Chitrangda.

Jannat

One of Pritam's best. This will surely rank among the year's better O.S.T.s. The riffs & the singing on 'Door Na Ja' are just amazing.

And there's something about the film's heroine, newcomer Sonal Chauhan ....


.... that i just can't seem to pin point.

No Country for Old Men

Watch it for Javier Bardem.

KK was asked to resign today.

He had grown into an important part of the team. His presence will definitely be missed in the coming days.

Why do people have to falsify their CVs?

awesomeness!

A very tense final, but in the end we got what mattered. Victory in the best of 3 finals in a tournament where the competitors were the World Cup finalists.


And what a victory it was! Sachin finally, finally, finally delivered; Praveen Kumar was a revelation & Dhoni retained his Midas touch. The cafeteria at the office was packed & the atmosphere was crackling.

It's been a long, grueling tour during the Aussie summer. But the team has held together in the face of all kinds of provocations & shenanigans by the Australian team & media. Especially Bhajji, no wonder he looked the happiest.


Good show team India! And as for the Ozzies, this .....


..... is for you. No, you don't hafta thank us, you deserve it!

Cars

Lovely movie. Fantastic animation.

Cricketing Sunday

First the national side convincingly beats the Aussies in the 1st of 3 finals of the CB Series & then, the under-19s stoutly defend a score of 159 to take the World Cup!

Could it be any better? Indian cricket is looking in rude health right now.

Knight Rider 2008

Not bad. The Mustang as the new K.I.T.T. is okay, although I missed the old K.I.T.T.'s voice.

Justin Bruening as the new 'Mike' is okay too.

And Deanna Russo is too cute.

Sam visits

Sam arrived from Pune for an MBA admission test. Went with Sittu to meet him. Joining in were Deepanjan & Rakesh.

It was the 1st time I had seen Sam since leaving BIT.

Australian bad ass

As much as I dislike the Oz cricket team & it's constituents, there's no getting away from the fact that they make some smashing cars in the land down under.

The Melbourne auto show is on, & Ford & Holden have come out with these 2 stunners ....

The FPV F6 sedan and ....

the Holden Coupe 60.