Of all the illness and malady of urban life - The Garbage problem takes the cake!.
Here is the garbage in bang in front of a health center ....And we wonder why urbanites face so many health related problems and issues ..
Monday, December 20, 2010
MRTS Stations look better..
The MRTS stations in Chennai look lot better these days (somewhere from Nov mid). Seems there has been a change of contractors. Have not see the QMC station that I blogged about earlier as Station for trains or for Trash, but there is a definite change for the good in the stations that I pass through.
Hope things get better...
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday blues
For the first time in my work life, I am experiencing monday blues today.
Went to sleep as usual - non late weekend binges here. But could not get a good sleep.
Had an early morning call with the client, so got up at the alarm.
Man! felt as if my body had been beaten over the night - body pain, aching joints, groggy , burning eyes - definitely felt like dragging myself out of bed.
Completed the call and other usual morning rituals, still feeling low for a Monday. An unusual gloomy day in Chennai does not help either.
Finally It dawned on me, that it is most probably due to the extra 5 situps I did y'day. It is definitely not a big deal for a growup, but can be when you have not stretched your body a bit over many many years..
Hope the blues fade away soon. Atleast I have made an attempt trying to blog after such a long time..
Monday, July 12, 2010
Spain wins FIFA, Netherlands deseRvED ignominious defeat
Spain – the “Masters of midfield” dominated the FIFA 2010 Cup final towards a well “fought” victory over Netherlands in a battle of cards. Iniesta scored a well deserved goal as he was the main tormentor of the Netherlands midfield and defense as he repeatedly made forays into danger territory. Netherlands played a typical game similar to tbeir victory over Uruguay and Brazil.
The game
The game started with character, both teams trying to control possession and start the attacks. Ramoes came through well for Spain with a couple of great runs and close attacks. Alas the attacks also drew fire (foot) from the Netherlands and the card games began. Netherlands drew 2 cautions while spain drew level very quickly. The possessions were close while the “Orange” defense was pretty strong. The Netherlands players seem to magically materialize at both ends of the ground very quickly. It felt like there were more orange shirts than black. Netherlands were pushing spain to pass and make mistakes and were also trying to kick them down. One particular kick by ”Nigel De Jong” landed on Xabi Alanso’s chest. Should have been a direct Red card, but he was left off with a caution. At the end of first half the card score was 3-2 with Netherlands in the lead, while the goal score was 0-0.
The second half saw more action and attacks on the goals. Netherlands also started attacking and creating chances. Holes in both defenses were exploited repeatedly, only to be thwarted by goal keepers at the last moment. (Robben and Fabregas had wonderful opportunities in front of the goal post by some excellent saves by the Goal keepers denied the scores).
The 2nd half ended with many more shots at the goal, but score line as 0=0. But Netherlands was a clear victor in the card game with many more cards in its pocket.
Extra time & the Goal
The first area of extra time also went scoreless. Torres was brought it from Spain for the 2nd half of the extra time. Heitinga was cautioned the 2nd time against Iniesta and was packed off the game. It was only 4 minutes before going for penalty shoot-outs when Fabregas who found iniesta. Iniesta has been making breaks repeatedly into the Netherlands territory and was fouled and floored repeatedly by the Orange. He found a good angle and bounce that beat Maarten stekelenburg to the one and only goal of the match. Glory to Spain!!!!
The vanquished
For Netherlands, the mistake lay in their approach to the game. I had been a fan of the Netherlands team in earlier times with Gullit and Marco Van Basten showed much promise. But the current team seems concentrating much on physical attacks and histrionics to win. Robben plays a well rehearsed routine of falling at convenient locations for free-kicks and the team could have made a better impact if as a whole they had concentrated more on the game rather than the attacks. Netherlands had committed 28 fouls in this single match and got 7 yellow cards and 1 Red. Even after fouls and cards they still continue to play the same game of deception, cheating and acting. That they can force teams like Spain to attack back in defense is telling on the impact of such notoriety on the game.
The game
The game started with character, both teams trying to control possession and start the attacks. Ramoes came through well for Spain with a couple of great runs and close attacks. Alas the attacks also drew fire (foot) from the Netherlands and the card games began. Netherlands drew 2 cautions while spain drew level very quickly. The possessions were close while the “Orange” defense was pretty strong. The Netherlands players seem to magically materialize at both ends of the ground very quickly. It felt like there were more orange shirts than black. Netherlands were pushing spain to pass and make mistakes and were also trying to kick them down. One particular kick by ”Nigel De Jong” landed on Xabi Alanso’s chest. Should have been a direct Red card, but he was left off with a caution. At the end of first half the card score was 3-2 with Netherlands in the lead, while the goal score was 0-0.
The second half saw more action and attacks on the goals. Netherlands also started attacking and creating chances. Holes in both defenses were exploited repeatedly, only to be thwarted by goal keepers at the last moment. (Robben and Fabregas had wonderful opportunities in front of the goal post by some excellent saves by the Goal keepers denied the scores).
The 2nd half ended with many more shots at the goal, but score line as 0=0. But Netherlands was a clear victor in the card game with many more cards in its pocket.
Extra time & the Goal
The first area of extra time also went scoreless. Torres was brought it from Spain for the 2nd half of the extra time. Heitinga was cautioned the 2nd time against Iniesta and was packed off the game. It was only 4 minutes before going for penalty shoot-outs when Fabregas who found iniesta. Iniesta has been making breaks repeatedly into the Netherlands territory and was fouled and floored repeatedly by the Orange. He found a good angle and bounce that beat Maarten stekelenburg to the one and only goal of the match. Glory to Spain!!!!
The vanquished
For Netherlands, the mistake lay in their approach to the game. I had been a fan of the Netherlands team in earlier times with Gullit and Marco Van Basten showed much promise. But the current team seems concentrating much on physical attacks and histrionics to win. Robben plays a well rehearsed routine of falling at convenient locations for free-kicks and the team could have made a better impact if as a whole they had concentrated more on the game rather than the attacks. Netherlands had committed 28 fouls in this single match and got 7 yellow cards and 1 Red. Even after fouls and cards they still continue to play the same game of deception, cheating and acting. That they can force teams like Spain to attack back in defense is telling on the impact of such notoriety on the game.
The worst part is the pride they show in playing nasty. Shame on them and Shame on their coach!!!
The Winners
Congrats to Spain for bringing back beauty to the game. They won the FIFA fair play award. Vicente Del Bosque is so composed and well mannered and was encouraging his players even as they missed the goal posts at the fag end of the game. Great guy and the team reflects the good approach with clean takes.
May their tribe grow!!
And oh!. Paul proved he is the best sooth sayer by getting one more right (of course, he was right on the Germany-Uruguay Semi finals too). In fact he has got 8 out of 8 in this world cup.!
The Winners
Congrats to Spain for bringing back beauty to the game. They won the FIFA fair play award. Vicente Del Bosque is so composed and well mannered and was encouraging his players even as they missed the goal posts at the fag end of the game. Great guy and the team reflects the good approach with clean takes.
May their tribe grow!!
And oh!. Paul proved he is the best sooth sayer by getting one more right (of course, he was right on the Germany-Uruguay Semi finals too). In fact he has got 8 out of 8 in this world cup.!
Green auto rickshaws to the fore in Indian Cities
New green autos in Bangalore. Seems they are eco-friendly.
More than that, the best part is that all of them have electronic meters. These days I reject autos with non-electronic meters. The new green makes it easy for me to find the right ones
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| From Citi Notes |
Friday, July 9, 2010
Chennai Queen Mary’s MRTS station – For Trains or Trash?
People and Trash compete for Space in the “Queen Mary’s” MRTS stations in Chennai (and trash has an upper hand at this point).
Wanted to go to the beach the other day and got down in the Queen Mary’s MRTS station.
Man! It is awful, the way out towards the beach is filled with all kinds of trash. First there is encroachment on both sides of the road and is filled with junk, trash, people making it dirty in all possible ways.
While coming back, came through the temple arch and took right to get into the station. That road again is awful. No concept of even dirtying the edges of the road. One needs to hop,skip and jump to keep away from dirt all the while holding your breath.
Inside the station is filled with garbage in all possible places. Stink is spread well by the fans. All garbage cans were overflowing. Check out below.
Who is responsible for keeping this place clean – The corporation or Southern railway?
Can’t QMC or QMC Volunteers do something to keep this place clean for QMC students at least ?
Wanted to go to the beach the other day and got down in the Queen Mary’s MRTS station.
Man! It is awful, the way out towards the beach is filled with all kinds of trash. First there is encroachment on both sides of the road and is filled with junk, trash, people making it dirty in all possible ways.
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| From Citi Notes |
While coming back, came through the temple arch and took right to get into the station. That road again is awful. No concept of even dirtying the edges of the road. One needs to hop,skip and jump to keep away from dirt all the while holding your breath.
Inside the station is filled with garbage in all possible places. Stink is spread well by the fans. All garbage cans were overflowing. Check out below.
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| From Citi Notes |
Who is responsible for keeping this place clean – The corporation or Southern railway?
Can’t QMC or QMC Volunteers do something to keep this place clean for QMC students at least ?
Karnataka Lokayukta takes back resignation
Good sense prevailed for once and the BJP lived up to its slogan of "Party with a difference" and managed to convince the Karnataka Lokayukta to take back his resignation submitted a few days earlier.
Senior Leader L.K. Advani and BJP heads got together to convince Mr. Santhosh Hegde to continue on the post.
The Lokayukta is one (maybe only one) good organization trying to find out corruption and bring out corrupt government officials. It works against many odds including Government apathy, seeing many of the culprits going unpunished etc.
It is a good move by the BJP. Hopefully this time around the culprits get booked and get the required punishments.
Senior Leader L.K. Advani and BJP heads got together to convince Mr. Santhosh Hegde to continue on the post.
The Lokayukta is one (maybe only one) good organization trying to find out corruption and bring out corrupt government officials. It works against many odds including Government apathy, seeing many of the culprits going unpunished etc.
It is a good move by the BJP. Hopefully this time around the culprits get booked and get the required punishments.
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