This is my first post on sports and what better sport to write about than Formula 1. Well, yes - I am one of those nerds who loves to see cars go in circles!!
I am not sure why I chose this particular incident to write about...considering that its a sad, very sad turn of events for F1 and its fans. Personally, I feel very crippled with sad news - its totally unlike me to pen this down!
As per my addiction, I was scavenging the net for every bit of news, gossip I could garner about F1. It was a chilly and gloomy Sunday night; and it became even more gloomier when I saw the news about Robert's accident :( I am not a big fan of his, but he defnitely was an awesome driver - very talented as is evident from his successes in F1. As spectaular as the sight of a car crash looks, its only nice when a driver comes out of it unscathed...but Robert was not lucky this time. It might be an year or more before he recovers (and hopefully, he will) but to have your hand crushed is not easy to recover. Doctors had to reconstruct the anatomy on his right hand (yikess!!) which is truly an amazing thing to do, but how effective the hand will be, only time will tell.
This is not the first time he has been involved in an accident of this scale...I remember the horrifying accident he had in the Canadian grand prix some years ago - he had his luck and F1 technology (with regards to safety) to thank then...but this time around, he did not have both. H was in a rally - Rallying is a lot more of driving skill and less technology and less safe. I am very sure it is more thrilling and satisfying for a true driver to go rallying than drive an F1 car. Robert being one of the most talented drivers on this planet did take to rallying (like Kimi who was my favorite) - sadly, though I fear this is the end of his rallying ambitions.
http://en.espnf1.com/renault/motorsport/story/40129.html
Its a mystery though how his companion came out unscathed; very lucky! Hope Robert recovers fast and is back on the grid sooner than later.
Robert aside - I cannot wait for 2011 F1 season to get underway :) Renault meanwhile have to find a replacement for Robert - they have a few good choices, but my money is on Nick Hiedfield. Hulkenberg is another option, but I hope he stays at Force India :) :) and doesnt get hijacked to Renault - Force India need him. I am sure if he sticks to Force India, he will be in the cockpit next year as a full time driver.
Anyway, lets lift the curtains on the 2011 season and hope it will be as exciting as last the few years (if not more).
Let the racing begin . . . . .
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Dooms day?
Making up for all the time I lost...!! This is something I wrote about 8 or 10 months ago...posting it finally! I think I am giving a new meaning to "Light at the end of the tunnerl"...haha...this post defnitely did hold on for the light and it was a lonnnnng tunnel for sure.
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F5 F5, Refresh, Refresh!!
Damn!!
Why am I not getting any messages - F5 !!
Ever wondered how many times we do this...refreshing the page very 5 seconds to check if there is a new mail , or a tweet, or a scrap and then feel restless that no one has buzzed in 15 mins!!
To say that, internet has made its way into our lives is an understatement...the internet has redefined our lives! Emails, blogs and social networking have become so rampant that they now qualify as a 'habit'. I can even term it as a DAILY CHORE! Whatever it is, the fact is they are here to stay!
These days, Internet is all about being higly available! There used to be days when high availability was only associated with mission critical security systems or databases of huge banks which could not afford to go down even for a moment as they would affect the daily life of many. Well not anymore...nowadays, every brain on this planet is higly available. Irrespective of age, profession and any other primitve classification - people see the need to be "AVAILABLE" always.
Whether you are @home, @office, in the car or even for the matter of fact in the loo, you can still be online...the internet is omnipresent! (God, who??)
The addiction (if I may call it that) has rooted itself to such an extent that, the so called 'good habits' are being compromised (or customized, I should say) to accommodate this newly found habit! Earlier, peole used to get out of bed, brush, go for a jog, take bath and eat breakfast before they joined the daily rat race. They still do, but with a few welcome interrupts inbetween...now people get up, check email, brush and then again check mail before heading out for that jog. Come back and then check mail again. Take bath and check mail again. The breakfast can wait...but not the mail/scrap/tweet!
Come to think of it - the dining table at my home has had a new accessory to adorn itself with - nope, not flower vases, but laptops!! Yes...I cant remember from when the laptops have been on the table, they are a part of it now. 2 seats are reserved for them and we use the other 2 seats for dining! I am pretty sure my laptop and the dining table are soul mates by now. I wouldn't be surprised if I find a tiny laptop that looks like a table inside my DVD drive (with all the technological advances - you never know. In any case the laptop's been sitting there for an era now - there is bound to be some heat between the table and laptop and that definitely would be sufficient enough to hatch a laptop egg).
I almost forgot why I wrote all this crap..coming to the question...all this internet - is it for the good or bad?? What happenned to the good old days when there was no internet...I remember those days (with this quote - I am in danger of being classified as a obsolete creature), they were defnitely good and fun.
But the modern day is good as well. The benefits of internet are well documented and internet has played its part in making our lives interesting (diplomatical :) )
Btw, ever imagined the pandemonium that might be caused if there was no internet for a few hours??? The consequences are not quantifiable :) :)
Dooms day..is it???
>>>>>>>>
F5 F5, Refresh, Refresh!!
Damn!!
Why am I not getting any messages - F5 !!
Ever wondered how many times we do this...refreshing the page very 5 seconds to check if there is a new mail , or a tweet, or a scrap and then feel restless that no one has buzzed in 15 mins!!
To say that, internet has made its way into our lives is an understatement...the internet has redefined our lives! Emails, blogs and social networking have become so rampant that they now qualify as a 'habit'. I can even term it as a DAILY CHORE! Whatever it is, the fact is they are here to stay!
These days, Internet is all about being higly available! There used to be days when high availability was only associated with mission critical security systems or databases of huge banks which could not afford to go down even for a moment as they would affect the daily life of many. Well not anymore...nowadays, every brain on this planet is higly available. Irrespective of age, profession and any other primitve classification - people see the need to be "AVAILABLE" always.
Whether you are @home, @office, in the car or even for the matter of fact in the loo, you can still be online...the internet is omnipresent! (God, who??)
The addiction (if I may call it that) has rooted itself to such an extent that, the so called 'good habits' are being compromised (or customized, I should say) to accommodate this newly found habit! Earlier, peole used to get out of bed, brush, go for a jog, take bath and eat breakfast before they joined the daily rat race. They still do, but with a few welcome interrupts inbetween...now people get up, check email, brush and then again check mail before heading out for that jog. Come back and then check mail again. Take bath and check mail again. The breakfast can wait...but not the mail/scrap/tweet!
Come to think of it - the dining table at my home has had a new accessory to adorn itself with - nope, not flower vases, but laptops!! Yes...I cant remember from when the laptops have been on the table, they are a part of it now. 2 seats are reserved for them and we use the other 2 seats for dining! I am pretty sure my laptop and the dining table are soul mates by now. I wouldn't be surprised if I find a tiny laptop that looks like a table inside my DVD drive (with all the technological advances - you never know. In any case the laptop's been sitting there for an era now - there is bound to be some heat between the table and laptop and that definitely would be sufficient enough to hatch a laptop egg).
I almost forgot why I wrote all this crap..coming to the question...all this internet - is it for the good or bad?? What happenned to the good old days when there was no internet...I remember those days (with this quote - I am in danger of being classified as a obsolete creature), they were defnitely good and fun.
But the modern day is good as well. The benefits of internet are well documented and internet has played its part in making our lives interesting (diplomatical :) )
Btw, ever imagined the pandemonium that might be caused if there was no internet for a few hours??? The consequences are not quantifiable :) :)
Dooms day..is it???
Looking ahead....
Its been a long, really long time since I wrote anything; rather typed anything other than my work emails that is :( .
Well, it took me 10 mins to write the above line....that proves it - I have gone beyond rusty!
It does a seem a bit weird though, visiting my own blog after almost a light year. Now...I dont know whether to feel happy that I have come here or sad that I haven't been here in a while! Hmm, though I do feel a sense of nostalgia somewhere...feels like I am in a re-union of sorts after a long time; feels like I am visiting a pre-historic monument or Hampi ruins!
Whatever it is, I am back, back to resurrect this old, senile blog and give it another shot at life and obviosuly break more rules ;)
As with the start of every new year, I thought to myself on what all I need to accomplish - yes, resolutions as some people would like to term - pumping life in to this blog (and to the writing department of my brain) was a P0 activity.
As you may have guessed by now, its been 25 days into 2011 and I just about forced myself to pay the blog a visit. Irony??...nah....so, much for resolutions!!!
Thats one resoltuon I broke already! Apt for this site...aint it?
2011 has definitely started with a bang...rather a SNAP!
Well, it took me 10 mins to write the above line....that proves it - I have gone beyond rusty!
It does a seem a bit weird though, visiting my own blog after almost a light year. Now...I dont know whether to feel happy that I have come here or sad that I haven't been here in a while! Hmm, though I do feel a sense of nostalgia somewhere...feels like I am in a re-union of sorts after a long time; feels like I am visiting a pre-historic monument or Hampi ruins!
Whatever it is, I am back, back to resurrect this old, senile blog and give it another shot at life and obviosuly break more rules ;)
As with the start of every new year, I thought to myself on what all I need to accomplish - yes, resolutions as some people would like to term - pumping life in to this blog (and to the writing department of my brain) was a P0 activity.
As you may have guessed by now, its been 25 days into 2011 and I just about forced myself to pay the blog a visit. Irony??...nah....so, much for resolutions!!!
Thats one resoltuon I broke already! Apt for this site...aint it?
2011 has definitely started with a bang...rather a SNAP!
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