Saturday, November 10, 2007

Tiger Woods

This one's a master stroke:

Roger Federer

Some of his best shots:



Even after a wonderful shot,Fedex often does not show any emotion....perhaps that is the reason for his relentless focus ....shot after shot,game after game....set after set ...till the last point of the match ...when he releases it all in one shot.

Spirit of the Games

This clip summarises it all!!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Table tennis

I love to play this game.It does not required too much of power like lawn tennis...but needs so much of focus.I just wonder why the Chinese are so good at it.
Some clips of amazing games.



Some more:


U may suggest a better clip if u have!

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Medical Treatment in Chennai

Many people come to Tamil Nadu for medical treatment.Most are at a loss to decide which hopital to chooose.I am starting this blog to compare these hospitals from personal experience point of view.
List of hospitals in Chennai:
http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/searchcategory.aspx?loc=chennai&cat=51&=&pageno=1
You can also rate them.
From personal experience,Venkateshwara Hospital on Chamiers Road,Nandanam where I got treated for cellulitis,is good.
My friend got treated in Malar Heart Centre,Adyar for malaria.The AC room cost him Rs 2200 per day .Non AC is Rs 1100.Compare it with Venk,where its Rs 1600 for Ac Single sharing,Rs 600 For Non AC.I also found service of Venk better in comparision.Room was bigger, attendee's bed was far wider than in Malar's and it was not mandatory for the attendee to stay with patient 24 hrs.

Venkateshwara Hospital
Address and Phone
Address:

36 A Chamiers Road
Nandanam, Chennai 600035
Phone:
42125212

Malar Hospital
Address and Phone
Address:

52 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar
Adyar, Chennai 600020

Phone:
24914023

I will kepp updating this blog as I get to know more about these hospitals.You too can contribute from your personal experiences ,which hopital you got treated in ,what you liked in it and what you disliked....This may help someone .
Here's a link for Chennai Map.:
http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tamilnadu/chennai-map.htm

Should we give alms to beggars?

Should beggars be given alms?
These are poor people.Many are handicapped,diseased(physically or mentally or both) without any near or dear ones.They need help.We are just plain lucky to be born with all the facilities that these people lack.
When I find a beggar infront of me , two conflicting thoughts come up in my mind.Should I give some money or ignore.Some say that by giving alms,people are encouraging begging....making them dependent on public sympathy.In some places, beggar mafia have cropped up.Children are maimed and put into forced begging.Some create genuine nuisance, e.g. in public vehicles like trains,and in public places like temples,etc.
But then what else can be done?giving them a job would be best,but thats too difficult.Do we have time and energy to analyse their situation and find a way out.Its not easy.So, I usually drop a coin and go.
What do you think about this?Can beggary be eliminated?

Mother Teresa

One of the most powerful women ever to have walked on this planet!The more I try to understand her,the more I get amazed.

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Launch of GSLV -Satellite launch vehicle

This September,India launched the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle that successfully placed a communication satellite into orbit.
This has come after a series of failures.



Hope this will help Indian satellites to be launched from India itself,instead of relying on the European Space agency.