Donate blood - save life

Recently, I got really inspired by an advertisement on the television. It is related to blood donation. I am not here to reiterate it's importance. Everyone understands it. You can donate blood in blood donation camps organized by some clubs and associations. However, live blood donation is probably more satisfying. I am yet to get such a noble opportunity (probably, my blood group is so common).

I found few websites which work on this (live blood donation). You can get registered there and become a blood donor. They will inform you whenever blood (of your group) is required.

Trip to Chikmagalur

As promised in the Hampi post, I'm writing the experience of the trip to Chikmagalur, Karnataka. Historic temples at Belur and Halebid of Hoyasala Dynasty fall on the way to it and a small diverted route towards Hassan, leads to Shravanabelagola, a Jain pilgrimage. We included these places in the trip.

Weekend trip to Hampi

It should be hard to find someone who does not like to visit new places. My wife and I are not exceptions. Although, hill stations or beaches seem more exciting to us, we fell in love with historic places and the ancient artwork once we visited the temples at Belur and Halebid. Probably, I'll write about those sometime later. Hampi being UNESCO world heritage site and part of the capital of the famous Vijayanagara Empire, naturally attracted us. Reference of the Hindu epic Ramayana in Hampi added more excitement.

Commuting in bangalore made easy

Commuting inside Bangalore in car is sometimes very painful mainly because of 2 reasons - traffic jams and parking. Few days ago, I had to go to Jayanagar IV Block and I was planning to take some alternative way of commuting. I found some interesting information related to this on the Internet. If you are a Bangalorean, I hope these information help you.

Bengali poetry: Remembering school

School holds a very special place in everyone's heart, probably because we spend almost 10-12 years studying there. A lot of memories, faces of beloved teachers, friends come in the mind when we just think about it. It really feels sad when you get detached from school. I still miss my school days.


স্কুল

আমায় ক্ষমা কর তুমি,
সেই কবে তোমাকে ছেড়ে এসেছি আমি|
আর যাইনি ফিরে,
তোমার কোলের মাঝে, স্নেহের তরে|
কতদিন পাই নি সেই আদর,
যা না পেলে হতাম বড়ই কাতর |
কতদিন তাকাইনি তোমার পানে,
আজ তুমি ক্ষমা কর এ অধম সন্তানে|

Bengali song lyrics - Mone rekho more

Being a music lover, I thought of writing a song. Basically, it's a poetry following the basics of a song: sthayi, antara, sanchari and abhog. Nevertheless, didn't find a composer to provide music to it :)


মণে রেখো মোরে
আজ আছি আমি, থাকবো না কাল জানি |
থেকে যাবে আমার এই গাণ, রয়ে যাবে এই সুর তান |
সেদিন শুনে মোর গাণ, দিও তার ঠিক প্রতিদান |
তোমাদের ভালবাসা শুধু চাই |

Bengali poem - Achinpur

Poetry is addictive. If you enjoy writing one, you just can not resist writing another one. The time between the board exams and the results was really boring, but it excited me to play with the words.

অচিনপুর

চলে যেতে চাই বহুদূরে
কোথাও কারুর সঙ্গে বা একা কোনো tour-এ;

My Tribute to Rabindranath

This was my first Bengali poem. This was written in the vacation after the board exams. I was really excited when i finished this one. I hope you'll like my tribute to the greatest poet in Bengali literature.
 
প্রণমি তোমায় রবীন্দ্রনাথ

My first poem - a very stupid one :)

Enough of the World cup. Let's talk about my favorite hobby in my teens - writing poems. Although i was never good in the language , nor had the interest in literature, i had a strong wish to write poems some day. Eventually, my wish come true with a very stupid poem about "Love".

Bizarre incidents in football (mainly in FIFA World Cup™)

1. Claudio Caniggia of Argentina was sent-off from the substitution bench in the match against Sweden in the FIFA World Cup™ 2002.

2. In the World Cup™ 2002 qualifiers in Oceanian group, American Samoa had major difficulties in finding enough players against Australia. So, they fielded an amateur side that included several high-school students who were barely old enough to play in a senior national team. Australia thrashed them 31-0.

3. The most diplomatic piece of referring has been seen in the final match of 1930 FIFA World Cup™ in Uruguay. At the outset of the final between Uruguay and Argentina, a dispute erupted about the ball. Belgian referee John Langenus decided that each half would be played with a ball from one of the teams. Argentina won the draw and kicked off the first half with an Argentinian ball. The second half was then played with a Uruguayan ball.

Interesting facts about FIFA World Cup

1. The first goal was scored by France’s Lucien Laurent against Mexico after 19 minutes on 13 July 1930.
2. Fastest goal was scored after 11 seconds by Hakan Şükür of Turkey against Korea Republic in the 3rd place match in 2002.
3. Swiss player Ernst Lörtscher is the first player to score an own goal in the replay match against Nazi Germany in 1938.
4. Ernie Brandt from the Netherlands is the only player to score goals for both teams in the same match. He scored an own goal in the 18th minute, and then scored the equalizer in the 50th minute. His teammate Arie Haan eventually scored the winning goal, giving the Netherlands a 2-1 win against Italy in the second round match in 1978.
5. Hungary registered the biggest win ever against El Salvador by 10-1 in 1982.
   

History repeats - German's smiling this time.

July 30, 1966; London, England: 97th minute(ET) of England-Germany WC final match. Score was 2-2. England's Geoff Hurst's shot struck the underside of the crossbar and bounced down. Referee ruled it a goal to make it 3-2 in favor of England. Germany lost the game and the WC by 2-4. Current technology reveals that the ball did not past the goal line. It was really harsh decision for the Germans.

World Cup 2010

There were a lot of work at office in the last few days, didn't get time to spend on the blog. Just trying to watch few matches in the World Cup football. It is sad to see the host (South Africa) getting out in the first round. The fans must be very disappointed. Also, the defending champions Italy and 2006 finalist France are out of the WC. I never liked Italy as they used to play more defensive football. However, this time I saw them playing more attacking football, which is good for the game. Probably, this is the main reason they are out of the WC now. But I hope they will continue to play attacking football in the coming years and never goes back to defensive again. I'm glad to see 2 Asian countries could make it to final 16; Korea republic and Japan. I just hope at least one team goes to the quarter final. Unfortunately, I could not watch any game of Argentina, Brazil and The Netherlands.  I hope they play well in the knockout stages.

All set for the knock-out games. The matches will be more interesting now. The weekend is making it better for me to watch the exciting encounters. I guess, the whole world is also looking forward to these matches.

Stepping into the world!!!

Hello everyone!!!

This is my first blog entry. I am super excited. I hope i can post interesting things here on a regular basis. This is a nice way to reach to the world, a great way to express your thoughts. I wonder, if Mahatma Gandhi, Saheed Bhagat Singh or Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose could have got similar tool that time, India’s independence would have been much earlier. I believe, everyone have some ideas to improve our social, personal life or ideas to bring changes in society to make it better. The idea can be small to improve a lifestyle or big enough to bring about a revolution. If you believe in that idea, you should let the world know. And blog is probably the easiest and more importantly the cheapest way to share your ideas to the world. So, if you haven’t started blogging… start now.

Happy blogging!!!!