Indo - SL Match

Looking forward to the Indo-SL world cup match with a lot of anticipation. Hope indians can pull it off. It would do a great deal of difference to the indians at large. Its not often, nowadays, that you see indians fighting with their backs to the wall and actually flattening the opposition. It used to happen several times during Ganguly's time. Some of my favourite memories in fact are that of India thrashing the Aussies in their own terrain. Even if we lost the series, beating the Aussies at their own game is something worth savouring. Another memorable match is the test turnaround in India (Hyd, i think) with Laxman and Dravid bringing out double centuries after 2 forgettable tests. That turnaround was amazing. Was a treat to watch the Aussie body language.. :)

I bet entire india is praying for the Dravid guys to win. Keeping fingers crossed. I bet lots of TVs will be running all night. In fact a friend of mine was even praying that the bookies should help india win. :)

Segway, the Scooter

Ever heard of Segway the scooter. Well, thought i'd do some reading up on this. It seems that this contraption was introduced in the 2000 with much hype and fanfare. It travels at a speed of 12mph.

I can see a lot of use for this vehicle:
* Mode of transport for old people
* Use in big campuses like the IT parks in India.
* Use in golf courses. A cheaper substitute to the immensely expensive golf carts. (come to think of it, the first golf cart that i saw was in the Infosys campus. It was being used to take customers around the huge campus. This was in 2003-04. The campus is much bigger now.)
* Use by the disabled.

Some interesting links on the same are given below. Do look up the one with the cartoons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1980254.stm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushsegway.htm
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/GingertheScooter/2.asp

amusing .. but tacky poem

Can't even call it a poem.. got it from Khushwant Singh's jokebook... which usually carry such tacky jokes.. that it begins to feel like serious prose after some time..

"Please do not sent me to the hospital,
I know that will happen,
Hospital will grab my purse,
Switch me from nurse to nurse,
I'll go from bad to worse,
And end up in a hearse.. "

:) .. boring? it at least rhymes.

Hemis Manuscripts

Where was Jesus till the time he began to preach in Jerusalem?

I remember having a seen a book in 2003 in a library in Bangalore about Jesus having spent his time after his crucifiction in India. Could not find the time to get a hold on that book.

Recently chanced upon the mention of the Hemis Manuscripts. At the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, there is a book that mentions about Jesus’s visit to India. It is said that he spent time in India for almost 14 years (14 to 28 years..). Subsequent reading elsewhere, suggested that he spent time at the Jaganath Temple at Orissa, Benares and several other temples in India before spending around 6 years in Ladakh. It is also mentioned that he was widely respected and appreciated by the people wherever he went.

A lot of interesting reading. No point me repeating the information given in the links below. Happy reading.

http://markmason.net/ch4ex1.htm
http://www.utahkrishnas.com/main/page.asp?id=431
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliprasad_Chandra
http://www.atmajyoti.org/ul_unknown_lives_07b.asp