East Cost Road, Chennai - A great place for holiday

After a long time, me and my friends have planned for a get together. When we thought of this plan, we were confused on a location where we could spend a whole day and also in a cost effective way. Many of my friends suggested different locations such as Pulicat Lake, Konai falls etc. But all these places are bit far from the Chennai city and so we decided against them. Then finally decided on ECR which the only possible place to enjoy in a cost effective way. Since its a holiday tomorrow on account of Gandhi Jayanthi, we decided to have that get together tomorrow at ECR. Keeping my fingers crossed to meet my friends after a long time. Let me post about the experience later in my blog. Right now chao!!!!

A Memorable Ride

Rode through Snow, Dust, Fog, River, Forest, Markets, Highways and what not... Cant forget the -4 degree blistering snowfall while on the way back from Pangong Tso and taking the offroad track to the lake-side camp in the middle of the night with no clue where we were heading... That was one hell of an experience...Pouring rains, Zero-Visibility Fog, unexpected Snow-fall, Raging rivers in the middle of the so called roads... it was adventure biking at its peak... The friendly Army men in Kargil to the little lamas of Lamayuru, the range of people we met on this great journey was awesome...

The accomodation and things were way beyond expectations... even in places like Lamayuru and Kargil, hospitality was top class...

We had an awesome Bullet Mechanic with us in Naresh... So we were resting assured bout our bikes' condition...

But I thought 15 days were a bit too short...

Anyways...All in all... the 15 days were the best 15days of my life...

Looking forward to exploring the Unexplored and Exotic North-East and other great destiantions with India on Bike...

Kudos to all the bikers who were involved in this great expedition.

---Great Journeys are complete when we realize that we've found our home in them---

Live - India vs Austraila, ICC Champions trophy '09

After losing to Pakistan in the first ICC Champions Trophy 2009, India are about to take on Australia today. This is a must win game for India if they have to stay in the tournament. Australia would also try to win the game to make sure they enter the semis. And above all there is one more interesting thing to look out in this match is Sachin Tendulkar vs Brett Lee. This would be an awesome competition between the two and all cricket fans are looking forward to it. Since the live telecast wont be available in my place, I have decided to watch the match Live on the web. If someone wishes to watch the live streaming of the match on the web, check out this page after the start of this match.

India vs Pakistan, ICC Champions Trophy, 2009

Its all here. The ICC champions trophy started this week and the biggest match of the tournament is here. India vs Pakistan, the rivals face each other in the ICC Champions trophy, 2009 today. I am eagerly waiting for this match to start in few hours as this is the first match for India and they are looking forward to win it. On the other hand, Pakistan beating West Indies comfortably in their first match come with lot of confidence. So, this match is going to be a thriller as usual. So, if you are a cricket fan then don't miss this match even for a split second. Enjoy the match and let me post what I felt about this match in the future post.

Amos Tamam - a great actor

The cinema field is tough field for a person to establish himself. There are some people who get the fame and money in the cine field solely because of their hard work. Amos Tamam is one such person who has reached heights in the cinema industry because of hard work. He was born on 6th September, 1977 and has acted in many super hit films Srugim,Giborim Ktanim, Shalosh Ima’ot etc. His birthday is next week and let us all wish him a great future in the industry.

Useful shortcut keys for Windows Media Player

When we are interestingly watching a movie in windows media player, a slight movement of the mouse cursor would make the menu bar appear on the screen thereby creating disturbances. So, to avoid such disturbances and also perform some useful tasks, you can make use of the shortcut keys available in windows media player. Here is a list of useful shortcut keys in windows media player.
ALT + 1 – 50:50 Zoom.
ALT + 2 - Zoom to 100 percent.
ALT +3 – Zoom to 200 percent.
ALT + ENTER – Full Screen.
ALT + F – Go to Windows media player File Menu.
ALT + T – Go to Tools menu.
ALT + P - Go to Play menu.
CTRL + 1 – Switch to default mode from skin mode.
CTRL + 2 – Switch to Skin mode from Default mode.
CTRL + B – Play the previous file.
CTRL + F – Play the next file.
CTRL + P – Play/Pause the current file.
CTRL + SHIFT + B – Rewind a file.
CTRL + SHIFT + F – Fast forward a file.
CTRL + SHIFT + S – Slowdown the track speed.
CTRL + SHIFT + G – Speedup the track speed.
CTRL + SHIFT + N - Play the track at normal speed.
F7 – Mute.
F8 - Reduce the volume.
F9 – Increase the volume.

The Incredible Hulk

Cast : Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson

Director : Louis Leterrier

The man who turns green with anger is back and he’s as usual big. Yes, the Incredible Hulk. And Eric Bana who played the first Hulk gets replaced by Ed Norton as Hulks’s alter ego scientist Bruce Banner. This time around, a cure for Hulk has been found but the opportunists who dream of abusing his powers won’t leave him alone. While he is still pursuing the woman of his dreams Betty Ross ( Liv Tyler ), the unjolly green giant, in turn, is ruthlessly pursued by the abomination – a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression. Hulk has the chance to be the big hero by saving New York. But every glory comes with a price : He has to decide between peaceful life as Bruce Banner or be the hulking hero!

Chitraveena Concert

Vishaal Sapuram from Austin, USA, is one of these prodigies. A disciple of Chitravina N Ravikiran at the age of six, he has rapidly emerged as a proficient carnatic vocalist and chitravina player. Sample this: He discovered a new raga Vishweshwarapriya at ages six and had his maiden vocal recital at Music Academy hall with celebrated musicians at nine and became a faculty member of the International foundation for carnatic music at ten. By thirteen years, Vishaal had switched tured in the recent Cleveland Festival, Houston Thyagaraja Festival and the Chennai December music Festival and has performed spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. His concert is going to be held at Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore at 6PM June 29, 2008. If you are a music lover, donot miss it.

Narnia Prince Caspian - Movie review

Cast : Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell
Director : Andrew Adamson

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was released few years back was a massive hit and here comes the part two of the movie. The kids return to the wonderland via a London tube. When they get into the wonderland, 1300 years have passed by and as usual the baddies have taken on the kingdom. Azlan, the lion has disappeared and King Miraz has forced the legitimate ruler Prince Caspian to flee into the forests. With his magical horn, he manages to call the Pevensies who pick up their swords, don their kingly grab and get down to some adult business. At the same time Lucy goes in search of Azlan while the other kids engage in the fierce battle with the King Miraz's troops. The Prince Caspian's troop was helped by the magical creatures such as talking beaver, rats, dwarfs etc. Finally they defeat the King's troops and return back the kingdom to the prince.

With cutting edge graphics technology available in today no wonder the kingdom looks astonishingly real. With a mix of teen romance, the movie does has the thrills that make us sit on the seat edge. But it has just a fleeting glimpse of the wicked white witch. But still, its summer time and you need a reason to chill out and Narnia gives you the reason. A nice treat for kids this summer.

Madonna - Hard Candy - Review

I have been watching the ad of Madonna's latest album "hard candy" in the tv while watching the ipl. That song really sounded nice and so i just wanted to know how the album is. while i was thinking to buy the album, i got to read the review of the album in the newspaper and here it is.

"The famous singer had lost the plot in her 11th album. She does start off right roping in hitmakers The neptunes, timbaland, nate 'danja' hills, justin... But after two standout tracks - synth infused dance track candy shop and futuristic funky duet 4 minutes with justin - it all starts to sound the same. Give it to me, the next single slated for media blitzkrieg, is an uptempo pop parade while the ballad incredible suffers from sound overkill. By the time kanye west - starrer Beat goes on comes on you have lost interest cos of dejavu... "

so, do i have to buy the album or wat?? Though it costs Rs. 395 here in India, i think i should give it a try atleast for the name "Madonna" !!!

CHANGING CHENNAI

From the day of tamil new year, a new fever has been spreading all over the city of Chennai, Changing Notes. A. R. Rahman, the Mozart of Madras is the person behind this program in association with the new entry to the city media, The Times of India. This program is a special music concert the musician A. R. Rahman wherein he performs his masterpieces along with many other typical sounds. This also gives an insight on the past chennai and how the future chennai would be like. The highlight of the show would be the various sounds that are unique to the chennai city like the autorickshaw horon, MTC bus sounds, the beach tides hitting the shores etc. So, every Chennaiite would love to enjoy such a show but they do have the doubt of where to get the tickets for the show. Though if they know where to get the tickets, they may not be able to go their and get one amidst their hectic schedules.

For people like these, the Times of India has made an arrangement such that its representatives would give away free passes to the show at various hotspots of the city during the peak hours i.e 8.30 AM to 10.30 AM and 5 PM to 7 PM. Hotspots also include the busiest signals of the city.

• Mount Road - Spencer's Junction
• Nungambakkam - Sterling Road Junction
• Adyar Signal Junction
• Luz corner
• Tidel Park
• Parry's corner
• Nandanam - Chamiers road Junction
• Anna Nagar round tana
• Vadapalani - 100 feet junction
• T Nagar Bus terminus
• Kamarajar Salai
• Chennai citi center
• Abhirami mall
• Spencer Plaza
• Sathyam Cinemas
• Elliots beach

In case if you get to find yourself in any of the spots, do look out for persons giving away passes and donot miss this once in a life time experience. The most important aim of this program is to create awareness to the Chenaniites about the increasing population, traffic, pollution, changing culture etc and to keep the city well maintained and a greener city. Well, i have got my pass for the show and you people don't miss it too. Lets appreciate the efforts of Times of India and A. R. Rahman for doing something to the city and make it a better one for living.

The show is on 20th April at St George's ground near Pachayappa's College at 6.30PM.