INDIAN CRICKET IN 2010

January  13 - Indian Cricket team lost to Sri lankan team in the 3 Nation one day tournament .

January 17 - Sachin Tendulkar reached 13,000 runs during the first test against Bangladesh . 

MAJOR EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2010

Jan 4 - World's tallest  building Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai

Jan 12 - Earth quake in Haiti which killed more than 2 lakhs peoples .

GOOD BYE MESSAGE FROM YEAR 2010

I hope you all prepare your self to welcome my friend , the new year 2011 . I fondly remember how you are  all welcomed  me also a year back. Now I'm at the fag end of my tenure ,  like an old man at the end of his life , and should have to pave way for my friend ,  year 2011. I have to confide  my self  to the endless time .

HOMAGE TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS

TO ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON THE 26TH DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI ALL OVER THE WORLD 

MY TEARFUL HOMAGE

MEN WILL BE MEN WOMEN WILL BE WOMEN

1 . (Whatever)

Men: What should we have for dinner?
Women: Whatever..
Men: Why don't we have Mexican ?
Women: No not Mexican , the last time I got pimples on my face
Men: Alright, why don't we have Szechwan cuisine

Women: Yesterday we ate Szechwan , today too?
Men: Hmm..... I suggest we have seafood
Women: Seafood is not good, I got diarrhea
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women : Whatever..

2. (Anything)

Men: So what should we do now?
Women: Anything
Men: How about watching a movie? It's been a long time
Women: Watching movie is no good, it's a waste of time
Men: How about we go for bowling, or some exercises?
Women: Exercise on such a hot day?
Men: Then find a cafe and have a drink
Women: I am off caffeine
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women: Anything

3. (You decide)

Men: Then do we just go home?
Women: You decide

Men: Let's take the bus, I will accompany you
Women: The bus is dirty and crowded.
Men: OK; we will take a cab
Women: Not worth it... For such a short distance
Men: All right, then we can walk. We can enjoy the weather
Women: I am hungry, can't walk.
Men: Then what do you suggest 

 Women: You decide
Men: Let's have dinner first?
Women: Whatever...
Men: What shall we eat?

Women: You decide 

4. (ANYTIME.)..

Men: At what time do I have to call you?
Women: Any time as u wish
Men: But last time when I call u in the morning u didn't pick up?
Women: I was sleeping.
Men: OK; when I try to call you around 11 am u didn't pick up?
Women: I was shopping with my mother
Men: So, when I try to call you around 2-3 u didn't pick up?
Women: I was tired and relaxing.
Men: Then what about 5 PM?
Women: I was watching a cartoon.
Men: So, then why didn't you pick u phone in the night?
Women: I was studying
Men: Ok then tell me which time is the most convenience time for you to talk.
Women: Anytime.

DAYS AND BEHAVIOUR OF BRAIN

Recently a research result  about our mood swings on all the days of the week has been announced by researchers .This research is done on lot of peoples to analyze  the behaviour  of our moods on every days in America , and England . 

According  to this research on Monday after a week end break every one find it difficult to adjust to their daily routine work . The stress about going to work will be more . Our body and mind will be in tired mood. Our brain will work slow only . Hence avoid any major decision on this day.

CUTE BABIES PHOTOS

CRICKET WORLD CUP SCHEDULE PANORAMIC VIEW

We all know the ICC cricket world cup is going to be held in the subcontinent from 12th February to 2nd April 2011 .

To view the schedule of the matches the cricbuzz website has made a wonderful presentation . 

Click the below link and you will witness a really wonderful , panoramic presentation .

 http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-schedule/series/228/icc-world

It is really cool and amazing isn't?    

CORRUPTION INDEX PERFORMANCE OF INDIA

We the Indian are proud of various achievements of our country in various fields . I am also one to be proud about our achievements . But this survey data is not to be proud about , to any of our Indian citizens .

We all know corruption has become a part of our life . The corruption has spread it's hands from here and there. Everybody would have come across corruption in their life one or many time .

Recently a survey has been released about least corrupted countries and worst corrupted countries .

This corruption perception index 2010 was released by Transparency International. In the scale score 10 means very clean , and score 0 means highly corrupted . In this survey of the178 countries Denmark , Newzealand, Singapore came first in the corruption perception index 2010 . That means they are cleaner countries . Their score is 9.3 each .

Of the major countries Canada stood in the 6 th place with 8.9 points . Australia and Switzerland in the 8 th position . USA is in 22 nd position with 7.1 points. Russia fared poor . They are in the 154 th position with just 2.1 points.

Wonder where our India placed ? It is in the 87 th position with just 3.3points . Our neighbour China is in 78th position with 3.5 points . What about Pakistan ? They are with 2.3 points in the 143rd position .

The last country in the 178th place is Somalia with just 1.1 points. Nearly one third of the 178 countries scored below five points . When will we Indians be in the list of clean countries ?

ASHES THIRD TEST

In a surprise the Australian team beat England team in the ashes third test played at the W.A.C.A stadium at Perth.

The England team which fought the first two tests superbly , surprisingly surrendered to the Australian team with out a fight. This gives the much needed boost and confidence to the Australian team in the remaining two tests.


In the first innings Australian's scored 268 runs , with the contribution from the reliable Mike Hussey who scored 61 runs. Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson who was dropped in the second test for poor form scored some valuable runs . The former scored 53 runs and the latter scored 62 runs. For England Anderson and Tremlerr claimed 3 wickets each.

The England replied in a pathetic way . Only Strauss , and Bell crossed 50 runs and they only able to score 187 runs only. For Australia Johnson suddenly regained form , who bowled ordinarily in the previous matches , claimed 6 wickets.

In the second innings Australia scored 309 runs with Hussey top scored with 116 runs and Watson scored 95 runs. The pathetic form of ponting continued in this match also . He only able to score 12 and 1 run in both innings .


The England never gave a fight and surrendered meekly to the Aussie bowling cheaply for 123 runs . This time Ryan Harris claimed 6 wickets and helped Australia equal the series so far with 1 each . Australia and Ponting had a sigh of relief with this win , and may face their remaining two matches with confidence. On the other hand England have to work hard to win the series .

RAHUL DRAVID - TEST'S THIRD HIGHEST RUN GETTER

The wall of Indian cricket Rahul Dravid achieved a mile stone in the on going test match against South Africa at Super sport park Centurion in South Africa .

When he scored 11 runs yesterday he became the test's third highest run getter surpassing Brian Lara's 11,953 runs . He achieved this feast in his 148th test match .

With Sachin Tendulkar remaining in number one position with more than 14,000 runs from 175 tests, this achievement from Rahul Dravid tell the story of
Indian's domination of the world cricket .

Ricky Ponting with his more than 12,000 runs remain in the second top. Jacques Kallis with 11449 runs is the only batsmen who can compete with Rahul . The race to second and third position will be an interesting contest in the coming days.

With all these players age more than 35 , and may be these players will be in their end of their carrier, with one or two years of playing possible for all these players, this will also make this competition more fiery and more interesting in the coming days .

ஸ்ரீ அன்னையின் அருளுரை - யோகம்

யோகம் என்றால் இறைவனுடன் ஐக்கியமடைதல் என்பது பொருள். இந்த ஐக்கியம் சமர்ப்பணத்தின் மூலம் நிறைவேறும் . நீ உன்னை இறைவனுக்குக் கொடுப்பதன் அடிப்படையில் அது நிகழும்.

"நான் இறைவனின் தொண்டன், என்னுடைய வாழ்வை முற்றிலுமாக இறைவனுக்கே கொடுத்துவிட்டேன். இனி எனது முயற்சியெல்லாம் தெய்வ வாழ்வை அடையும் பொருட்டாகவே இருக்கும்." என்று உணர வேண்டும் . நீ இறைவனுக்குச் சொந்தமானவன் என்பதை நீ ஒவ்வொரு அடியிலும் உணர வேண்டும்.

நீ எதைச் சிந்தித்தாலும், எதைச் செய்தாலும் இறை உணர்வே உன் மூலம் செயல்படுகிறது என்பது உனது இடைவிடாத அனுபவமாக இருக்க வேண்டும்.

இடைவிடாது இறைவனுடைய சாந்நியத்தில் வாழ வேண்டும். இந்த சாந்நித்தியமே உன்னை இயக்குகிறது. நீ செய்வதையெல்லாம் செய்விக்கிறது என்னும் உணர்வுடன் வாழ வேண்டும் .

உனது மனச்செயல்கள் ஒவ்வொன்றையும் மட்டுமல்லாமல், ஒவ்வொரு சிந்தனையையும், உணர்ச்சியையும் மட்டுமல்லாமல், சாதாரணப் புறச் செயல்களையும் அதற்கு அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும் .

தியானத்தின்போதுஉனது உடலும் புறவாழ்வும் மாற்றம் அடையாமலேயே இருக்கும்.

FIRST TIED TEST MATCH IN CRICKET HISTORY

Yesterday December 14th was a land mark day in the Test Cricket history.

Yes , exactly 50 years before, on December 14th 1960 , the first ever tied test match happened at the Brisbane cricket ground .

The match was played between Australia and the West Indies teams from December 9th to 14th .

Those were the days test cricket were played for six days though the match was held for 5 days only , with a rest day in between . In the first innings West Indies scored 453 runs , after a disastrous start of 65 for 3 wickets , thanks to Garfield Sober's 132 runs. Worrell , Solomon , Alexander , W.Hall were the other batsmen who scored more than 50 runs .Allan Davidson claimed 5 wickets for 135 runs. L.F. Kline took 3 wickets for 52 runs.

In the reply Australia scored 505 runs with the help of Norm o Neill's 181 runs . He played for 401 minutes according to records to score these runs. Mcdonald and R.B.Simpson scored 57 and 92 runs respectively. Hall took 4 wickets for 140 runs.

In the second innings West Indies scored 284 runs with Kanhai, Worrell, and Solomon contributed with their bat, and Allan Davidson again scalped 6 West indies wickets for 87 runs .

And Australians were set a target of 233 runs to win . With Davidson and R.Benaud were the players only able to score more than 50 with a score of 80 and 52 respectively , and Hall's 5 wicket for 63 runs made Australians score 232 runs only and the West Indies able to clinch a first ever tie in a test match .

AKSHAYAPATRA-FEED A CHILD PROGRAM

"Those give meals to one, is the one who gives life to him " this is a proverb in Tamil. Yes in our life we will not satisfy for any thing , except food .



In India there are lot of children are not going to school because they are not able to get even a meal for one time a day . These underprivileged children first need food to survive , and this holy mission is carried out by an organisation called "Akshyapatra Foundation" in Bangalore.


This foundation was started by "Sri.Bhakthivedanta swami Prabupadha "in June 2000 and now they feed more than 12 lakhs children across India .




You can have more news about them from their website www.akshayapatra.org.

WHERE ARE WE GOING ?

Recently I went to attend a function of one my relative . There I met one of my relation who is an old man and who is in his eighties.

Though he has sons and daughters who are all well off now , he is now living in an old age people home. One of his son has brought him to attend the function from the home.The old man is in the old age people home for couple of years.

When I had a chat with that old man , I was surprised by his words. When I asked him , after this function are you going to reside again with one of your sons or daughters? Have you vacate your home ? The old man replied in negative . He said he is very much like to stay in the old age home., rather than staying in his sons or daughters home. Enough is enough . Now I enjoy a peaceful, pleasant life . After my wife's death, I was treated like an odd person to live, with my sons , their wives, and even for my daughters. They all thought that , i am like an unwanted luggage to carry with them . I lost all my freedom, all my peace . Though me and my wife struggled very hard to give a good life to my sons and my daughters where they are now . All my life went with my wife .

But in the home I realize my self , I am very busy with my other friends who are also in their end of their life, who are also left by their sons or others for one or other reasons. We enjoy our world .We draw, we sing , we read , we do all sort of things we did in our young days . All I want now is let God take me to him at the earliest and in a peaceful manner.

Why this is happening in a country known for it's cultures. For the last two generations people prefer short families. We shrink our family to our self, our wife , our children . That's all . There is no place for elders . We easily forget the people who brought up us , by whom we are now in a position in the society , that is "OUR PARENTS" .

We find time to spend with our wife,our children , our friends, our neighbours , , but we never find time to spare with our parents . With out their sacrifice will we be here ? All they need is some kind words , kind attention , that's all !

In a country known for it's rich heritage , and culture isn't a shame for all of us , not protecting our elder parents in their old age ?

WHERE ARE WE GOING ?

Interesting fact about letter A B C D

Here is an interesting fact about letters A, B, C, D .

Letter A,B,C,D do not appear in the spelling of 1 to 99

Letter D comes for the first time in 100 .

Letter A,B,C do not appear in the spelling of 1 to 999

Letter A comes for the first time in 1000 .

Ltr B, C do not appear in the spelling of 1 to 999,999,999

Ltr B appear for the first time in billion

Ltr C do not appear any where in the spelling of english counting .

2010 - ASHES - 2ND TEST

The misery of Ponting's men seems to be an unending story . Once strong in world cricket , the Australian's were not able to find their winning mantra once again , and fall to England in the second test played at Adelaid Oval . England resumed from where they left in the first test , and dominated the second test also . In the first innings once again Mike Hussey rescued the Australians with his valuable 93 and Haddin and Watson were the other contributors for Australia with their fifty plus score. Ponting's poor batting form continues and still he struggle with his bat , Australians will be in trouble with lot of new players in the fray. The second test fully belong to England and in their reply they scored a big 620 runs for loss of five wickets , thanks to the form found batsman Kevin Pietersen who scored 227 runs . Again Cook , Trott, Bell all played valuable knocks and put England in a commanding position . The 375 runs lead seems to be a hill to be climbed task for the Ponting's men and they were all out for 304 runs and lost the test with a innings to spare . As i already wrote unless Ponting find his rhythm , and able to score huge runs it will be a tough challange to him and his team to find winning ways . With this win England registered their 100th win against Australia and move one up against Australia in the Ashes series . Ponting first time in 10 year period fell below top 20 in Test batsman ranking and it shows all . With the third test going to played from 16th at Perth , the Australians will be in search for their winning habit, and may bounce back or will they surrender to this England team ? Let us wait and watch .

2010 ASHES - 1ST TEST

In the ongoing ashes series in Australia it was England who emerge in top so far. Once dominant Australians were not able to find an answer for their declining form .

In the first test at Brisbane though Australians were able to gain control of the match for first 3 days . In the first innings England made 260 runs only with Ian Bell's 76 . Siddle took 6 wickets and able gain some respect for Australians in the first innings .

Australians gave a strong reply thanks to Mike Hussey's 195 who is in good form so far in the series and the only man the Australians hope to save their matches , and Haddin's 136 .

Every one thought that the match is going to be won by the Australians , the top order batsmen of England thought other wise and while Strauss and Trott scored hundreds , Cook was unbeaten on 235 , and they scored 517 runs for 1 wicket loss .

From this the Australians were not able to recover. The depleted Australian bowling resource exposed and the first test ended in a draw.

TRUST YOUR GOD

Once a man was walking on a shaking bridge and feared for his life . Suddenly he saw the god on the other side of the bridge. The man was happy , and asked the God to come near to him.

But the God did not come near to him. The man got upset , and angry with the God and thought to him self that from now on wards i will not believe God and will not worship him . He crossed the shaking bridge with very difficulty and reached the other end and felt relieved. When he reached the other end , he saw that the God was holding the broken end of the bridge in his hand . The man felt ashamed , and felt sorry for his thoughts. Always trust your God. He is always with you . In our good times and in our bad times .

ஸ்ரீ விவேகானந்தர் அருளுரை - இறைவன் யார் ?

இறைவன் என்பது யார்? யாரிடம் பிரபஞ்சத்தின் தோற்றம், நிலைபெறல், ஒடுக்கம் இவை நடைபெறுகின்றனவோ அவரே கடவுள். அவர் என்றும் உள்ளவர்,

அவர் எப்போதும் தூயவர், என்றும் சுதந்திரர், எல்லாம் வல்லவர், எல்லாம் அறிந்தவர், கருணை வடிவினர், குருவிற்கெல்லாம் குருவானவர், எல்லாவற்றிற்கும் மேலாக அந்த இறைவன் சொல்லுக்கு அடங்காத அன்பு வடிவினன் .

பிரம்மத்தைப் பற்றி மனித மனத்தினால் உணர முடிந்த மிகவுயர்ந்த கருத்து இறைவன்.

நட்சத்திரங்களும் , சூரியனும்

நாம் பார்க்கும் வானத்தில் எத்தனை நட்சத்திரங்கள் உள்ளது என்று எண்ணமுடியாது என்று தானே நினைத்து இருக்கின்றோம் . இப்போது இந்த எண்ணத்தை மாற்றிக்கொள்ள வேண்டும் போல் உள்ளது . Nature என்ற ஒரு புத்தகத்தில் விண்ஞானிகள் வெளியுட்டுள்ள ஒரு தகவலின் படி 3 க்கு பின்னால் 23
பூஜ்ஜியங்களை போட்டால் வரும் அளவிற்கு வானில் நட்சத்திரங்கள் இருப்பதாக
கணக்கிட்டு உள்ளனர் . இதை ஆங்கிலத்தில் சொல்ல வேண்டுமானால் 300 sextillion , அல்லது 3 trillion times 100 billion என்று சொல்லவேண்டுமாம் . இதை எல்லாம் நம்மால் சொல்லவே கஷ்டமாக இருக்கும்போது எங்கே சென்று எண்ணுவது என்று நினைக்கிறீர்களா ? நானும் அதைத்தான் நினைத்து கொண்டிருக்கிறேன் .

சரி அடுத்த விஷயத்துக்கு வருவோம் . ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டை சேர்ந்த ஏஞ்சலஸ் தூரன் என்ற பெண்மணி சூரியன் தனது சொந்தமான பொருள் என்று சொல்லி அது சம்பந்தமான ஆவணங்களை அந்த நாட்டு அமைச்சகத்தில் கொடுத்துள்ளாராம். சூரியனை பயன்படுத்தி மின்சாரம் தயாரிப்பவர்கள் அவருக்கு கட்டணம் செலுத்த வேண்டும் என்றும் கூறி உள்ளாராம் .

அவருக்கு வரும் வருமானத்தில் ஐம்பது சதவீதம் அரசுக்கு தருவதாகவும் , பத்து சதவீதம் உலக ஏழை மக்களுக்கு பசி ஆற்றவும் தருவதாகவும் , பத்து சதவீதம் ஆராய்ச்சிக்கு செலவு செய்ய போவதாகவும் கூறி உள்ளாராம் .

இது எப்படி இருக்கு ?

நாலு அணாவும் , 25 பைசாவும் -- 2

நமது வாழ்கையில் முக்கிய அங்கமாக விளங்கும் , நமது வாழ்க்கையை இப்போது எல்லாம் தீர்மானிக்கும் பணத்தின் பகுதிகளான ரூபாயும் பைசாவும் அடைந்துள்ள மாற்றங்கள் அதிகம்.

நாம் சின்ன வயதாக இருக்கும் போது , பார்த்த , உபயோகித்த ஒரு பைசா ,
இ ரண்டு பைசா , ஐந்து பைசா , பத்து பைசா , இருபது பைசா போன்றவை இப்போது உபயோகம் இன்றியும் வழக்கத்தில் இல்லாமலும் இருக்கிறது .

இப்போது அவற்றை பார்ப்பதே அரிதாக இருக்கிறது . ஐந்து பைசாவுக்கு கை நிறைய மிட்டாய் வாங்கியது எல்லாம் இப்போது நினைத்தால் வியப்பாக இருக்கிறது. இன்று ஒரு சிரிய lollipop கூட ஒரு ரூபாய்க்கு குறைந்து இல்லை.

நாளை நமது அடுத்தடுத்த தலைமுறைகளில் தற்போது இருக்கும் நாணயங்கள் மதிப்பு இழக்கலாம் . நமது அடுத்த தலைமுறைகள் இந்த காசுகளின் படத்தை கூகுல் போன்றவற்றில் மட்டுமே பார்த்து தெரிந்துகொள்ளும் நிலை வரலாம் .

நாலு அனாவும் , 25 காசும்

இனி 25 பைசா எல்லாம் கிடையாதாம் . ஏற்கனவே மக்கள் 25 பைசா , 50 பைசா இவற்றை எல்லாம் மறந்து நாட்களாகி விட்டன . பிச்சைகாரர்கள் கூட ஒரு ரூபாய்க்கு குறைந்து வாங்குவதை கௌரவ குறைவாக என்னும் காலம் இது . விக்கிற விலைவாசியில ரூபாய் நோட்டுகளே மதிப்பு இல்லாமல் இருக்கிறது . 1000 ரூபாய் நோட்டை மாற்றினாலே எதுவும் தேற மாட்டேங்குதுன்னு நீங்க எல்லாரும் , (நானும் கூடத்தான் ) புலம்பறது காதுல விழுது . கையில வாங்கினேன் , பையில போடலே காசு போன எடம் தெரியலேன்னு என்னிக்கோ பாடின பாட்டு , இன்னிக்கும் , என்னிக்கும் சரியா தான் இருக்கும் போலிருக்கு . இதுல 25 காசு , 50 காசு எல்லாம் மியுசியம்ல வைக்கிற பொருளா போய் விட்டது . இனி 50 பைசா 25 பைசா சைஸ்லயும் , 1 ரூபா 50 பைசா சைஸ்லயும் , 2 ரூபாவை 1 ரூபா சைஸ்லயும் தயாரிக்க நம்ம இந்திய அரசாங்கம் முடிவு பண்ணி இருக்காம் .