The Indian Premier League is back!

So finally on April 18th we get to see IPL's second season.......on the TV. Yeah I know it's a bit depressing not having to support your team live from the ground but you can still show them your support on TV! If you are feeling like *cough* NOOO I HAVE TO BE THERE LIVE!!! *cough* then it's all nice and shiny provided you have the cash to shell out for a long trip to South Africa and the return ticket as well(Can't forget this lifesaver now can we? :D)
Still there are people who cannot afford or choose to watch from the comfort of their homes(Can't blame 'em, they have the comfort advantage) which works out well for most fans. I haven't been to a single cricket match since I was small(too small enough to barely know what cricket was) but I did want to go and feel what an IPL match is like. Too bad it had to be moved out of the country. Perhaps if IPL was given a seperate window by the ICC it MIGHT have been postponed and could have been held in India. Still IPL is IPL whereever it goes but as the Indian players remarked: The home crowd is THE home crowd!
The first season of the IPL was a huge success pitting players all over the world against their own teammates in a wonderful one and a half month fixture of matches. All matches were simply mindblowing and the Rajasthan Royals sure did live up to their word when Shane Warne said:"Watch us. We will bounce back." And boy bounce back they did! They bounced so hard that they ended up being the IPL champions! What's more......they didn't have a proper coach. This year they return, with renewed vigor and determination to be the champions all over again. Do I think they have a chance? Heck they have thousand times a chance! And so do other teams as well. A lot of changes has been made in all teams after looking back on their wins and losses so I believe this time it's gonna be closer and faster than you can say "WAIT WHAT?"

There are lots of clashes to be seen and the runs will start churning out like theres no tomorrow. So what are you waiting for? Oh wait....it does start on 18th so you have to wait! Gotta love PJs! :D

A Hibernation in progress!

Looks like it's been a long long time since I made a post over here(perhaps 2 to 3 months!) and to call it a break would make most laugh but hibernation would make most agree. ^_^
Lot's of things have happened as we know about the usual news making their way into our lives whether through mass media or through newspapers, Christmas celebrations and the end of the year 2008. Just like previous years, this one has it's own share of memorable moments as well as those horrifying moments of pain which made us come closer through the bridge leading to the wonderful character of humanity. The new year was welcomed by everyone but still the pain was ever persistent when we saw it strike early on new year's day. Many have suffered time and time again and yet people are a little hesitant to lead for themselves against that pain and support the phrase "Be the change". There are people however who have really done their part to lend a helping hand to the needy at the right time and some are recognized, some remain as unsung heroes of the nation. Let's hope that this new year 2009 brings not only resolutions for the good, but the real unity that is lacking amongst us.
The previous year also had it's own tale to tell about the financial woes which shook the very foundations of the world. The drop in markets around the world had a great impact not only on the IT industry but also in every nook and corner of all fields and led to many companies jumping into a "safe mode" of sorts by cutting down their usual recruitment numbers and existing jobs as well. This financial depression was given company by a distant cousin named "Inflation" which was the terror of every common man's effort to make daily ends meet. It will sure come down with time just like the financial crisis(also infamously known as the recession). However inflation seems to falling at a rate which would make most happy and most companies have started to recover slowly from the global downfall as well.
But let's not stick only with the troubled times for the winds of joy and excitement existed and will continue to exist in the future as well! In 2008 we had the variation of one of the most exciting formats of cricket, The Indian Premier League(abbreviated as the IPL). Cricket is best enjoyed in the normal 50 over formats and the classic test matches but the Twenty20 format brought home a whole new experience which drew in all kinds of people. Twenty20 created the atmosphere of fast paced thrilling matches with batsmen hitting all over the ground and bowlers hungering for that next big wicket. There was also the Olympics held in China which was a highlight in sporting events with talents from all over the world. The swimmer Michael Phelps broke through the rest of the competition to amaze the world with 8 gold medals! We had valuable performers in Abhinav Bindra who made India proud with his gold medal and boxers who fought with all their might to try and do their best.
All in all 2008 was an unpredictable mixture of sweet and sour.
I know people who are reading this post might think: "Hey this guy didn't even cover even half of the important stuff which happened in the last year!". I share your sympathies and would like to add that I haven't covered even 25% of stuff because it's a bit late here and I gotta sign off now. Let's wish for a much better 2009 in which everyone realises what they are supposed to do to make their lives peaceful and better. Adios! :)

Thanking you........yours virtually!

A lot of us have surely experienced the fun and frolic involved in video games(or should I say consoles for a better term for the current generation and the next) with our friends or against the ever eager-to-try-and-defeat-you Artificial Intelligence(AI). These games allow us to have a virtual feel of life such as commanding troops to shoot down the oncoming assault or getting your next mission to slay that pesky monster. So sharpen up your instincts and especially your determination! For here is a virtual enemy that doesn't like to lose no matter what (Unless of course you are toasted at it's first attempt to destroy you).
We have seen the evolution of games from the classic arcade games to the popular nintendo 8-bit entertainment system(Remember those hours spent on mario? Aww comeon you must have been really frustrated of not having a save game option if you played it right now :D) to the basic DOS games on PC(Ahh classics!) and finally here we are looking at a wide variety of games across various platforms! There are various genres including action,adventure,sports etc but I'm going to try and cover one genre which has taken the gaming world by storm before and still is doing that right now. It is known as MMORPG(Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game).
I won't go into the various MMO's as it is shortly referred to as right now. There are many of them and each one of them offers a different type of content which might attract certain types of users while others might prefer something else. This is because each person has a unique interest in different types of genres. MMOs generally offer a escape into a world filled with fun,other players,bad bad monsters,lag(Of course this is your first ever friend ^_^),still even more bad guys called bosses.......well you get the idea. One of the most important aspect of an MMORPG is its community. This is the reason why it is called as an MMO. If you would rather that you play alone rather than make friends and have even more fun socialising while playing the game, then well you are better off playing a offline game with only AI to stare at on the screen. Believe me it's much better and more fun to actually interact in a MMO.
I'm in India and this country has received the broadband type of connections a little later than other parts of the world. As you know broadband connections of atleast 256KBPS are required if you want to play an MMO smooth as it was intended to be played. The first ever MMOs here were Ragnarok and A3. I haven't played A3 but I have heard that it has amazing 3D graphics and all. Ragnarok well is completely different with 3D environments coupled with 2D style characters which look good as well. It's really fun playing the game as you start off from a basic character with nothing to lose and grow powerful one day, able to smash apart the big bad bosses themselves. The game is entirely built upon the levelling system which encourages the player to kill a lot of monsters and rewarding them with "levels" which enable the player to increase his abilities. All in all playing Ragnarok is fun but it can become so addictive that one day you might get up and scream "How in the world did one year go by?!!"
There are many other MMOs in the world. Some of the most popular ones right now are WoW(World of Warcraft), Age of Conan, Perfect World etc. Like I said each MMO offers different content, so one MMO may boast of many players with amazing graphics and gameplay while another may tell of a wonderful storyline with its own share of loyal players. Alright then I guess thats it for now. Just remember to keep a balance between the real world and the virtual world so that you don't get caught up in the virtual reality! Cyaz and have fun! ^_^

The Inevitable Writer's block (No I dont mean a building >.<)

As some of you must be wondering if I've gone mad looking at the unnecessary description given in the title then rest assured that I'am not! As many of you read novels and know a lot of writers, you must be knowing about the popular and yet infamous writer's block. In case you haven't come across it yet, I'll gladly explain with what little knowledge I have in the hope that you might be satisfied with it. ^_^
A case of writer's block is at large when an author is unable to write anything in his novel or proceed forward to another article. It generally means that either he doesn't get an idea or he is simply unable to bring himself to continue along the path the idea has laid out for him. The cause can be anything from personal preference to inability to implement the idea immediately. The cure? The only cure for this might be best to wait it out until you are comfortable to continue or probably do what I did in my case: force myself to write a post. :P
Yup you heard that right, I forced myself to break the long drought by writing this very post which you are reading right now! I couldn't get to post anything for about a month or so(as you would see if you compared the previous post's date with this one) which I did think was a little strange. I guess I was resigned to the fact that it was because I simply didn't get any suitable ideas to take the shape of a post. Still one month is a ridiculously long period for someone who is called a well...........semi-active blogger(:P). Just today I was having a conversation with one of my friends through instant messaging. I simply told him that I thought I might be having a case of the writer's block. He told that I might be right and he gave me a suggestion: "Why not title your next post as the writer's block?" This might be obvious to others but it just didn't strike me before this.
Ever since he said that, ideas sprang up into my mind for a new post: each daring the other one to go ahead of it as though they were fighting for utmost superiority. I really have to thank my friend for enabling me to finally break my "break" and for a new post written after a long time! Alright then people cyaz and have fun! Good luck! ^_^

Dreams: Real or Unreal?

Has anyone ever been able to really understand the way how dreams work? Is it just our imagination or does it have anything to do with the future as some people seem to believe? This is one of the most intriguing mysteries second to only the ever evasive full understanding of human emotions and human psychology as well. Now as we know dreams are classified into good dreams and nightmares or bad dreams. There is also a popular belief that what you dream during daybreak can come true. It is said that the thoughts lingering in our subconscious mind often tend to be the main subjects of our dreams. The other alternative maybe happens when we think too much about something before we fall asleep.
Dreams do tend to have a strange amount of mind control about us. Sometimes we feel that we are able to recall a particular dream perfectly even though hours have passed since we woke up. Otherwise we tend to forget the dream the moment we wake up: its existence seems valid only when the dream goes on. So what really does happen when we dream inside our mind? Do we simply let our imagination take control as in some dreams which seem weird to us or do we actually manage to reach a higher level of consciousness in that mental state? Is there a world of dreams which is accessible only when the mind is at an extremely relaxed state such as sleep? I wonder when we will unlock these unexplained mysteries. Some people might have already discovered these in the world and might only be unfortunate to lack what society demands called "proof". Well I guess someday we will truly be able to unlock the secrets of the human mind and its unpredictable emotions. Ahh well its well past my bedtime here. So Goodnight for now and sweet dreams! ^_^

The perfect sleeper

Just the other day I was discussing with my friend about how much time should be dedicated for sleep in the night. He told me that he sleeps at about 2 a.m in the morning and wakes at about 1 p.m or so in the afternoon. I was shocked when I compared this to mine. Usually I manage about a maximum of seven to eight hours of sleep in the night which varies a lot depending when I sleep. Anytime more makes me feel as if I have just recovered from an illness which has left me deprived of energy. This prods me everytime I feel too sleepy to wake up after the usual 8 hours. So what is the perfect number which doesn't make you feel empty but instead with the "rested" feeling? I would say it might vary from person to person depending on how much stress and physical work they do through the day. I did start following the 7 to 8 hours sleep theory once I found out that it was somewhat good for me. I guess some people like sleeping so much that they follow it whenever possible! So adieu for now, have fun! ^_^

Beginnings of a blog

I've gotta say I was thinking about starting a blog "soon" which is to say from a long long long long loooong time(Yes that signifies that I've been thinking about it since 2 years >.< ). And here I'am finally with a blog of my own to post off my thoughts on everyday stuff and my own interests as well. I welcome this blog([Insert Intro Music here]), welcome myself(Strange eh?) and welcome all the readers to this blog! May the posts sprint ahead! ^_^