Jimmy the Brainy Balli : The start of new friendship

On a hot sunday in may, keerthi's judgement day had come. Keerthi woke up early, had a bath, went to the nearest temple and decided to get ready for the most important exam of his life. Jimmy woke up early too, and watched keerthi get ready for the JEE. Over the last six months, keerthi and jimmy gradually started getting closer, and began trusting each other. Jimmy would sometime climb down from the wall and get close to keerthi and he would feed jimmy small crumbs of bread and sometimes when jimmy behaved well, dead flies. After keerthi is used to go to sleep, jimmy would force himself into the physics text book and wiggle into the gravitation chapters and brush up his fundamentals.

Jimmy managed to smuggle himself into the keerthi's pencil box and went with him to the exam hall. The first paper was Physics and the time for the paper was 2 hrs. Keerthi started out well, he began cracking the mechanics questions, then went to electricity and magnetism. He decided to leave the gravitation MCQ's for the last. As he went from question to question, keerthi grew in confidence and saw his dream of making to CS at IITM actually materializing. Usually in the physics paper, one needs to get around 75 on 100 to have a good chance of cracking into the top 50. Keerthi managed around 70 and there were 2 gravitation MCQ's left worth 6 marks in total. Keerthi began to hyperventilate, his palms started to get clammy and his pulse rate was increasing. He began to doubt himself, he started to feel he couldnt pocket these 6 marks. Just when he felt all hope was vanishing, Jimmy jumped out of the pencil box, rushed onto the question paper, quickly read the questions and tapped on the appropriate answers with his tail. Keerthi was stunned with all this sudden action. He didnt trust Jimmy enough to place his future on jimmy's answers. So keerthi decided to check whether the answers jimmy pointed to were infact correct or not. And lo behold, they were, keerthi was ecstatic and quickly circled them before the time was over.

Keerthi was really happy was so was jimmy. Jimmy stayed back in the exam hall just to give keerthi confidence during the Math and Chemistry papers. After the exam, keerthi and jimmy went back home , both of them were very tired, mentally ofcourse. That night both went to sleep ( not together) and dreamt about IITM. Keerthi felt indebted to jimmy. He decided to repay jimmy by gifting him a small and comfortable box for jimmy. The box had sticky fly paper on the sides and a comfortable cotton as bedding. This was like a new apartment for jimmy, so he need not put up with the brainless Jock Balli's. Jimmy was so happy with keerthi's gesture that he shed a tear for the first time in his life. At the point, keerthi knew that this was the starting of a new frienship, a friendship that would last forever.

The JEE results were out, Keerthi did stunningly well by securing the 5th rank. He was the south zone topper and was sure he would get into CS in IIT M now. Jimmy too was ecstatic, he was very happy keerthi. Keerthi promised jimmy that he would come along to IIT M.

Keerthi took jimmy with him to IIT M. Keerthi was put in Mandakini hostel ( which most people regard as the most notorious for ragging, drinking and smoking. It was also the best in football.) Keerthi felt scared about adjusting in such a tough hostel, but his parents assured him that in such prestigious institutions, ragging would be minimum. After keerthi's parents left, keerthi felt very homesick but he knew he atleast had jimmy with him. Keerthi wanted to go for a walk with jimmy, just to explore the great campus of IIT M. As he left his room , he heard the dreaded word being screamed at him ..."FRESHIE!!!!!!". He turned around, and there in front of him was a 70kgs, 6ft, hairy as hell monster, the most feared senior in IIT, Bhargav.

Can Keerthi escape from Bhargav's claws?
Will Bhargav do something to Keerthi, that will traumatize him for the rest of his life?
Will Jimmy come to Keerthi's rescue again??

Jimmy the Brainy Balli

Once upon time, there was a young boy named Keerthi who wanted to get into IIT. He always dreamt about doing his Btech in Computer Science at IIT Madras. He worked hard, slogged his ass off, went for tuitions and wrote FIIT JEE exams too. In Keerthi's room, above his study table lived a smart balli, named Jimmy. Since his childhood, Jimmy was different from the rest of the balli's. When all other balli's were interested in catching flies, and trying to grow their tails to impress female balli's, Jimmy was interested in academics, spirituality and world peace ( between household balli's and garden balli's, apparently it was like a India Pak scene, since we cant validate it, we have to take their word).

Everyday when Keerthi opened his TMH,Irodov, PL Soni, Resnick and H C Verma text books( only these books ok, no other), Jimmy always rushed to the edge of the wall to see what Keerthi was studying. Though the Jock balli's made fun of Jimmy and ragged him for being a nerd, Jimmy never lost his enthusiasm for Gravitation ( apparently, keerthi was very weak in the subject and used to study it a lot and hence Jimmy developed an interest for this). Keerthi always observed Jimmy, he used to look at him during his break time and wondered what Jimmy was doing everyday. Keerthi felt there was a strange connection between him and Jimmy, he sometimes felt Jimmy could read his thoughts and look into his soul. Jimmy liked keethi but jimmy knew keerthi would never make it to Comp Sc ( keerthi was weak at gravitation, and Jimmy with his foresight saw keerthi miserably cupping the gravitation related multiple choice question and end up in Elec Dual Degree at IITM, which simply means not getting out of there).

How will jimmy help keerthi?
Will keerthi make it to IITM Comp Sc?
Can jimmy and keerthi ever overcome the balli-human enmity to become friends?

...To be continued...

3 unforgettable music videos

Tunes come tunes go but some stay forever....

This week, i am gg to blog about 3 videos - songs from the mid 90's..3 music videos i would never ever forget.

This one is from the movie Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. I absolutely adore this movie. Great story, good acting and amazing music. This is the opening song of the movie. This is my favorite music video of all time ( Hindi, English and gult inclusive). It brings back some real special memories..hmm..nostalgia




I never blink for the whole length of this video. I didnt blink then, i dont blink now, i will never ever blink if this video is playing. The movie released when i was 13 or 14...so call it raging hormones or raveena tandon's body or the sensuous rain dance..or on second thought a synergetic effect of the above factors...this video made every teenager drool at the tv screen for years..To me this is the hottest hindi movie music video ever!!!!..enjoi the drool my boys~~



The last one is an english music video. I have no idea what the lyrics are. But it was a really catchy tune and it kinda brings back memories of a girl who i had a huge crush on..and if u see carefully, i think u can see Kirsten Dunst in the video..i think...



Enjoy my brothers!!!!

Thank you for Everything

Ruud Van , thank you for everything...for every one of your 150 goals...It was an absolute pleasure watching you lurk in the penalty area and score with your typical predator instincts.

Thank you for the 2003 EPL trophy, it wouldnt have been possible if you hadnt run into form.

The OT faithful will miss chanting your name.

Thank you for Everything!!

My Take on things!!!

Its been an exciting one month. Discussing formations with Anurag, debating the luck factor with Keerthi and just explaining to Madhu why i need to watch every single game Italy plays. It ended tonight, ended with the result i wanted, but not in the best fashion. Penalties are the worst way to decide a World Cup, the worst. I have been on the other side in '94 and on this side in '06, but the feeling is still the same. But what to do..someone has to pick up the Cup.

THE TEAM

This Italian team was the strongest team in the last 12 years. They had the best goalkeeper in the world in Buffon and sensational defenders , strong midfielders and a striker who was brimming with confidence ( Toni). But one thing they had which i feel other teams did not have was the bench strength. Imagine players like Del Peiro and Pipo on the bench, ready to pounce when the situation demanded. Their only drawback was my favorite player, Totti. He was out of form, out of touch, not fit but he is still Totti and thats why he played. I totally respect the Italian media for not trashing Lippi's decision to stick with Totti and use Del Peieo as a sub. I totally admire Cannavaro's leadership skills because of the way he dealt with all those big ego's and made sure the team stuck together. And finally the man who i think deserves the Golden Ball..Andrea Pirlo. What a tournament he has had. Such a had working player he is. I have not seen the main playmaker of a team play as a last man ever. Our man has done that through out the tournament whenever Zambarotta or Grosso made those runs down the flank. He slogged as a defensive mid, created chances as the playmaker and to an extent he totally nullified Totti's lack of form. Buffon, man o man..those string of saves against Ukraine , and THE save he made off Zidane's header..WOOOOW!!. On the whole it was an excellent team effort and some good managerial decisions which paved way for glory this year.

THE LUCK

Well, now i know all you guys would go on and on about the luck Italy had but frankly they deserved the luck. It was pay back time. Every team that won the WC or Euro had luck and every time Italy had some horrible luck but none of the people ever talk about the bad luck they have had. Let me tell list out stuff

1990

Semifinal crash out against Argentina, when Italy was clearly the better team on the field. But no one ever said that the Better Team won. Penalties it was..the jinx was just about to start!!!

1994

I dont want to talk about it. We all know what happened

1998

Some fucked up french team who clearly were not the better team won on penalties. But the press went on to praise the team and called them worthy winners. Winners my ass. Most of my friends also told me that penalties were a part of the game and if Italy was incomplete in that area, then its Italy's fault not France's. Well ok..point taken

EURO 2000

Hearbreak. How many times, how many times. Losing out in the last minute of the final to a french team which had only 5 or 6 shots on goal and most of them came in the last 5 minutes which lead to 2 goals and one of them was the GOLDEN GOAL..fuckkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!....If that wasnt bad luck then wat was.

2002

Bad refree decisions and a golden goal again..damn damn..

To all you people who say that Italy were lucky, i am giving your own words back to you..They deserved that luck and they made their own luck. And if u say they werent a better team in the finals, well you obviously dont know anything about the Italian game because thats what they do. Given the circumstances they either sit back and absord all the pressure and take out counters or they shove in strikers and make sure things dont go to penalties ( Vs Germany , Vs Nigeria etc ). Against Germany if the game had gone to penalties , the Italians wouldnt have survived, given Lehmann's form and the crowd support they would have succumbed to the pressure. But against France, beating Barthez is a relatively much easier job and remember that France were without Henry, Viera and Ribery so that definitely would have given Lippi a lot of confidence about the shootout. It was simple tactics thats all.

Let me tell you people something, do you think Brasil wasnt lucky in 2002. If think they werent then you dont know a shit about football. Against Turkey, against Germany, every where they got lucky. France had their share of luck too in '98 . So here it is..its all a part of the game. Penalties also, if France coudnt win on Penalties tonight then they obviously didnt have a complete game ( The exact words i have been getting for the past 10 years!!)

Till 2010, its FORZA ITALIA!!!!

And Zizou how many times will you do that in an important. Let me tell you folks, it aint the first time. He did that he played for Juventus, he poked his studs into a Saudi player in '98. So please dont think he is some saint or god, God of footballing skills he is..but dont think he is the coolest of all...He has done it before!!!!

Me

I have never found a sentence in any book that suited me more.
Thank you Ayn

" I am an anticlimax to my own talent"
-The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand

Thank you Sinatra

That's life, that's what all the people say
You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
When I'm back on top, back on top in June

That's life , and as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down
'cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
Each time I find myself flat on my face
I pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life (that's life), that's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothin' shakin' come this here July
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball a-and die

Thats life....

Most of you know what i am talking about........
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Other topics...
WC on its way...my fantasy team on soccernet is
GK-Cech
DF- Sorin, Terry, Cannavaro and Puyol
MF- Gerrard, Robben. Nedved and Riquelme
Forwards- Ronaldinho and RVN

lets see how many points i will amass ....

Oh by the way..He was given the green signal..If he can produce 75% of his club form, he will take his country quite far..quite far..
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Music video for the week
Shakira- Hips dont lie...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=34an9ShmvdA&search=hips%20dont%20lie