Grandpa's logs

Yesterday while rummaging through some old stuff collected by mum n dad in their 27 years of married life, i found a couple of really nice things.

a 50 year old Parker pen. This was absolutely lovely. Although the pen needs some servicing to start working, it was amazing to think that my grandpa used to write with this pen. Call this time travel or what.

And then there were the logs. The logs that my grandpa started writing about 3 years ago. They tell the story of how his young days were like. Where he met my Grandma and how they got married. His life in the Indian Army, 3 wars, his experiences. Grandma's passing away early and raising up 3 children, getting them married and watching them and their children grow up.

The stories are so amazing and sincere. Makes me wonder what those times must be like. People used to travel on bicycles and walk to the nearest post office about 3 kms away. No wonder my grandpa today at the age of 85 lives alone and runs a complete house without even a maid !

Super Sunday !

It's very rare that you see 2 matches of the top 4 of the EPL. Yesterday was a real treat.

Match 1: Man U Vs Liverpool

I sincerely believe alex fergusson has done a good job of bringing the Man U team to where it is today. But somehow, Gerrard and his men seemed more aggressive in the pitch and wanted to prove a point that they too stand a good chance of winning the cup. Well, this seemed like something making sense, until Carlos Tevez managed to touch a flying in shot by Rooney late in the first half to score the only goal of the match. Man U were leading the table at this time.

Match 2: Chelsea Vs Arsenal

But happiness was short lived when Arsen Wenga's team on their home turf took on Chelsea in a feisty and energetic match filled with near misses and lots of yellow cards, with Terry's broken ankle thrown in.

Arsenal's captain, William Gallard was the only scorer scoring a 'nothing fabulous' header to a corner when Lampard fell short of his defensive header.

Arsenal head back to the head of the table and now Liverpool slip to 5th position with Man City taking on the 4th position.

The only real threat to Man u's dominance has been Arsenal and if someone deserves to win this cup - it's probably Arsenal with the way they have been playing.

Exciting weeks to come ...

An opinion and an Asshole

They say an opinion is like an asshole - everyone has one !

IMAI comes out with their internet usage reports and the online media begins its frenzy. Just because India's internet population hasn't grown as expected or rather 'predicted', all the online media gurus are suddenly turning the tables on whom they actually rely to sell the online ad space.

It's quite hurting , literally, for people to tell the world that only 3.2% of the Indian population actually uses the internet. And that only about 10 Million new people have begun using the internet actively in the last 1 year. Well .... will the 'real' online advertiser please stand up, please stand up, please stand up !