Just finished reading "The Cry of the Halidon" by Robert Ludlum. It probably is one of Ludlum's worst effort, because he does'nt manage to hold the readers' attention. It is not his usual riveting, fast paced thrillers. Goodreads review 2/5
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Cry of the Halidon
Just finished reading "The Cry of the Halidon" by Robert Ludlum. It probably is one of Ludlum's worst effort, because he does'nt manage to hold the readers' attention. It is not his usual riveting, fast paced thrillers. Goodreads review 2/5
Golden age of cricket - no more
Letter sent by me to the Times Crest Edition today
Refer to Ayaz Memon's article on Saturday's Crest edition, page 20, probably the golden age is just past us now. Where are the bowlers of esteem, bowlers who could take wickets on any track, bowlers whose name spelt fear, people like Glenn McGrath, Allan Donald, Shane Warne etc. Cricket has completely become a batsman's game now, with bowlers not getting any help from flat tracks. Also too much cricket in one form or another has taken the mystique away from some performers. Bowlers who could have made a difference are perenially injured, like Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Shane Bond etc. In my view the Golden age of cricket has gone away never to come back. Statistics don't make a golden age, the beauty of the game has been lost.
Refer to Ayaz Memon's article on Saturday's Crest edition, page 20, probably the golden age is just past us now. Where are the bowlers of esteem, bowlers who could take wickets on any track, bowlers whose name spelt fear, people like Glenn McGrath, Allan Donald, Shane Warne etc. Cricket has completely become a batsman's game now, with bowlers not getting any help from flat tracks. Also too much cricket in one form or another has taken the mystique away from some performers. Bowlers who could have made a difference are perenially injured, like Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Shane Bond etc. In my view the Golden age of cricket has gone away never to come back. Statistics don't make a golden age, the beauty of the game has been lost.
Friday, January 15, 2010
BEST A.C bus service to andheri east
Letter which I sent to Times of India regarding the transport situation in Andheri East.
Reference to your news item in today's Times of India, Mumbai edition, page 5. I am surprised to note that BEST has completely bypassed Andheri east in introducing new A.C. Buses. Andheri East is probably the fastest growing suburb in Mumbai today especially from the office goers point of view. There are numerous CBDs already existing here such as SEEPZ, MIDC, besides which numerous office complexes and buildings are coming up here. The number of people working in Andheri east far surpasses that working in the original CBDs such as Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade etc. The bus services to this area is completely pathetic. Auto-rickshaws totally refuse to ply to Andheri East mumbling some idiotic reasons. One should come down in the evening rush hour to witness a spectacle - that of thousands of people walking down from everywhere to the Andheri station. It is therefore imperative that more A.C. buses start plying from andheri east to the western suburbs of Goregaon to Borivli, central suburbs of Ghatkopar to Chembur to Mulund and to south Mumbai.
Reference to your news item in today's Times of India, Mumbai edition, page 5. I am surprised to note that BEST has completely bypassed Andheri east in introducing new A.C. Buses. Andheri East is probably the fastest growing suburb in Mumbai today especially from the office goers point of view. There are numerous CBDs already existing here such as SEEPZ, MIDC, besides which numerous office complexes and buildings are coming up here. The number of people working in Andheri east far surpasses that working in the original CBDs such as Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade etc. The bus services to this area is completely pathetic. Auto-rickshaws totally refuse to ply to Andheri East mumbling some idiotic reasons. One should come down in the evening rush hour to witness a spectacle - that of thousands of people walking down from everywhere to the Andheri station. It is therefore imperative that more A.C. buses start plying from andheri east to the western suburbs of Goregaon to Borivli, central suburbs of Ghatkopar to Chembur to Mulund and to south Mumbai.
True Believer
Just finished reading "True Believer" by Nicholas Sparks, did not realise it was a romance fiction, my first and hopefully my last ever. There was nothing in it.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Easy Run - Thursday, 14th January 2010
Completed my running workout for the SCMM 2010 today, ran 63.56 minutes, easy pace.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Easy Run - Wednesday, 13th January 2010
Completed a 85.50 minutes run today, part of tapering off, coming after yesterday's rest, today the pace was good. Overall satisfactory.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Ambler Warning
Just finished reading "The Ambler Warning" by Robert Ludlum, a book published posthumously in 2005 after his death in 2001. This is Ludlum at his brilliant best, beautifully woven story, excellent narrative, a genius at story telling. Goodreads review 5/5
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