'INSPIRED'

The wait for the Indian Tom Cruise is finally over!!! Look at our very own Chiyaan Vikram posing for a promo still for his upcoming movie Bheema.. Extremely disappointing to see such a rip off from such a big movie.. You have to hand it to the think tank though, they actually thought to shoot it from the other side.. Maybe this is Vikram's better side :D

Good music, talented director at the helm, huge production house backing the movie,a national award winner donning the grease paint and this is what we get.. Hmmm.. Still looking forward to the movie though.. Such huge expectations deserve something a lot better in return..

PHEW!!

It's been a hectic few weeks.. Absolutely no time to do anything at all and i must blame myself for bringing this onto myself..

For those of you who are reading this and don't know yet, i joined a consultancy firm in Chennai in august.. Been working there for about 3 weeks now.. Yes, I'm not taking TCS (i think :D).. But i feel completely justified by my decision to have a career switch given how many of my friends want to quit their IT jobs.. The pay isn't as much but work seems really nice and prospects of growth seem possible..

Pretty new at this place and hence don't know the people too well yet.. I've been warned what not to do in the office already though, things like when not to greet your boss and repent for it.. Work is getting hectic and deadlines are getting extremely unrealistic, which bring me to why i started writing this..

I miss my old life.. What time i got up was inconsequential, i could stay awake till five.. Now, i had better get to office by 9:30 (It's tough man).. Beach was routine, now it seems like a luxury.. Haven't been there since i started work.. I miss watching movies.. From close to two a day, I've come to a movie in two weeks.. The thing i miss most is not having to be so responsible for my actions..

Things don't seem to be getting any lighter.. The only thing that rocks about this is that i get paid for the hard work i put in, unlike engineering, where i paid to be told what to do.. Last weekend was the best in a few weeks now.. Went to bikes and had great fun.. It was great hanging out with all the guys again..

All this seems so sudden and unexpected that it's hard to deal with.. I sincerely wish i could go back three months just for a little while.. Maybe another evening at the beach with all the guys before they head their separate ways.. I can almost hear aerosmith singing "Dream on" :D

GRRRRR

The last three days have thrown some pretty irritating events at me.. I had ordered a book online to be delivered to Gau in the US.. Since it hadn't reached day before, i called the international customer care number they had given.. The lady's accent was by itself hard to decipher from and was irritating but to top it, she put me on hold on an international call for 5 minutes!!! She must be freakin stupid.. Frustrating..

To relax myself later, i decided to see a movie.. I read a review on IMDB about a movie called "Live Free Or Die", not Die Hard 4.0.. It said the movie was one of the best comedies the guy had seen.. This had to be the single most boring movie I've seen.. At least in TR movies, u have him for comedy.. This just beat that hollow.. Absolute waste of 1.5 hours of my life..

This however has to take the cake for most frustrating.. I went to the TCS office to see why they had put only 3 of us alone in Noida for training.. When we got there, the security guy stopped us and asked us to write our names in the entry log.. He called up the sourcing guy and gave the phone to me.. The bugger didn't even let me get into the damn building and shooed me off from their saying the decision has been made in the corporate office and there is no way i can change it.. The least he could have done is called us in and told us the same in person.. And to think these guys are from HR and are good in people skills.. God save us when we join TCS..

MISSION ECNR

Went to the passport office to get my ECNR stamping done.. It has to be one of the most irritating things you can do when you are vetti.. No idea why they didn't do it for me when i applied for passport.. Idiots made me go again for it and charged 300 bucks for it..

The place should be on the verge of breakdown.. Endless queues(there are so many of them) of people waiting for hours together.. All i could think of standing was Kamal's dialogue in Anbe Sivam where he says "India Oru Jananayaga Naadu, Ingu Queue La Ellam Wait Panidhan Aganam".. The ventilation there is pretty bad, so it all together makes for a very stuffy morning.. There are people outside the office who fill your forms in the proper format for a reasonable price, either 10 or 20rs depending on what form it is.. Makes our job easier..

The worst part about the place is that there is just one Regional Passport Officer for each task.. The queues become serpentine cause of this.. For the ECNR work in the second floor, i had to start at the landing of the first floor.. This in spite of me being there by eight and the office starting only by 10.. Chennai folks would easily walk away with any early bird prizes.. The fun part of the place is the variety of people you meet there.. Loads of comic characters..

Once you get through all that and pay the fees, they tell you that you need to come again in the evening to collect the passport, which is another huge queue.. I started at ground floor landing for that.. Thankfully this one moves pretty fast.. The Indian government should seriously consider either employing more people to have more counters or open another passport office.. Everything in online anyway, so synchronising shouldn't be a problem.. The irony of the entire thing is that even after i stayed there and did the entire thing, i still have no idea what the ECNR means and why i need to get it..

BUSTED!!!

It had to happen some time and it finally did today.. Had gone to Spencer today with a few of my friends (Try the Chinese restaurant at the new food court, really good).. On the way back, the fat man in the white shirt pulled me over.. Those guys use Walkie Talkies extensively.. He was using it then to contact the next guy to stop another bike..

I was caught on two accounts, Speeding and Driving in the wrong lane.. I was guilty of both offenses though.. Doing 60 on a 40 km/hr road and driving in the lane for buses on mount road.. Don't think he thought of either of this when he stopped me but was clever enough to point it out to me when i gave him my license..

It's just ironic.. For about 2 odd years, i used to drive all around Chennai without a license.. Never once have i been asked to pull over, maybe i was just careful then using all small lanes.. Now i have all my papers and I'm being asked to pull over time to time.. The guy bugged me for about five mins and then i had to pay him 100 bucks and leave..

I don't know if it was a lesson well learnt but it surely was a waste of hundred bucks..

STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP

This is what has kept me entertained for the past one week.. A new TV series called "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip".. This is a behind the scenes look of a comedy-sketch show.. The show stars Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet and Bradley Whitford..

The show is supposed to be a drama but it is extremely humorous.. The humour here is kinda intellectual at times though.. The Dialogues are absolutely brilliant.. The Matthew Perry-Bradley Whitford combo would give Chandler-Joey a run for their money.. Matthew Perry is at his best here..

Not sure if this series will come to India anytime soon.. For those who are vetti, download it and watch.. I must warn you though, each file size is about 350 MB.. I have 14 of them and am in the process of getting the , so you can collect them from me if you want..

GOOGLED

Hmmm.. Being as vetti as i am nowadays, i decided to check out the various things Google had to offer.. Pretty mind boggling given the scale of the entire operation.. It's almost as if anything you want to do on the PC, can be done on Google alone.. Mostly..

What started with a simple search engine (complex in nature but easy to use) has manifested itself into one of the world's biggest corporations and the growth only seems to be increasing exponentially.. A true marvel.. Hats off to Larry Page and Sergey Brin..

Now what prompted me to write this was 'Google Reader'.. Simply amazing place.. Anything that you normally want to keep yourself updated about can be read off just one place.. This could be anything from the latest news, sports updates or even updates on peoples blogs.. This eliminates us from having to go there each time to see if anything new has been posted..

The next best thing in Google is that you get to do so many things with just one id.. The advantage of this is that you could use one service inside another and it takes zero effort.. The downside of this, which gau unfortunately is experiencing, is that if you lose the id, you lose everything.. And that seems to be a lot, given that Gmail and orkut have become integral to most of us now..

I recommend 'Google Reader' to everyone for how easy it makes looking up info.. Planning on testing all other Google applications too.. Will give you my opinion of the same in the coming days.. I heard Google is coming out with an OS.. If true, it could be as revolutionary as the iPhone maybe.. Wow, something to look forward to..

P.S If you are wondering why this picture for the logo, it was to portray the 'Magic of Google' given the broom etc (a la Harry Potter) :D

F.R.I.E.N.D.S Deleted Scene

This one is just hilarious.. Beginning of the eighth season.. Episode 803.. Just too good.. Damn.. I miss the show.. Spent two hours on youtube now watching all F.R.I.E.N.D.S bloopers and interviews..

Jack Jack Attack

One of the best animated shorts i've seen.. Hilarious.. Pre Requisite is that you should have seen "The Incredibles".. Pixar Rocks.. Just check out the other short animations by pixar on you tube.. Too good..

TO ZUNE OR NOT TO ZUNE

After all this time, I've finally decided to get myself an Ipod or Zune.. I've decided on the colour but not on what i wan to buy, comic.. I want you guys to help me decide.. I'll tell you guys what i feel about the two, form your own opinions and let me know what you think i should get asap..

The Ipod seemed the obvious choice.. Tested and proved.. Ease of use.. Slimmer than the zune.. Smaller too.. Not too heavy.. More than anything else, it has service centres across India too.. So worst case, service shouldn't be that big a deal.. On the flip side, it's too common and i am for Microsoft..

The Zune has its share of flaws.. Big, bulky and some concerns over the battery back up on the Zune.. The worst part about the Zune is that it can't be used as a hard disk.. That sucks and one of the main reasons i went against it.. It's advantage is that it has Radio and is Microsoft.. Unfortunately, no service centres anywhere in India yet..

Let me know what you guys think i should get.. While you are at it, also suggest what i can get engraved on the back of the player..

THE INDULGENCE TAG

Adi tagged me.. That is no reason for me to be doing this but i have nothing much else to do, so here goes..

Here are the rules:

1. Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.

2. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.

3. Players should tag 8 other people and notify them they have been tagged.

(1)Movies are my life.. Language, Length, Cast don't make a difference as long as movie is great.. Unless Pam is in it :D

(2)My bike is my most prized possession.. I consider it my first love.. Always ready for a drive..

(3)I love Chennai and wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world.. Chennai Rocks man..

(4)I am becoming more brand conscious with each passing day.. Reebok remains my favourite..

(5)I love to sleep.. Given a choice would sleep 14 hours a day.. Very Very lazy..

(6)The beach is my second home.. Spent most of my engineering life there..

(7)I am indifferent to a lot of things unless its something to do with me or someone i really care about..

(8)I am an introvert by nature.. Take a lot of time to get close to people..

I tag:

J

Santy

Gaurav(If he gets his id back)

LORD OF THE NET

Go to www.isohunt.com and look at the most searched name there.. You'll stumble upon aXXo.. What/Who exactly is aXXo??

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=axxo

aXXo is some dude in some country (don't think anyone but him knows where) who comes up with the best possible DVD Rips of movies.. The quality of his releases have given him(or her??) demi god status in the Internet world.. The number of hits his torrents get is just phenomenal.. Most of his rips are 700 MB in size, which is advantageous given you can put a movie in a CD or six in one DVD..

All of aXXo torrents are available on www.darksiderg.com.. Pretty cool site for getting torrents.. I recently stumbled upon an interview that aXXo had apparently given,

http://torrentfreak.com/interview-axxo-the-most-popular-dvd-ripper-on-bittorrent/

Comic part, he says his country doesn't believe in Copyright Infringement.. Wonder where he is from?? The main advantage of having someone like this is for people like us in countries where movies get delayed for months and in some cases don't release at all.. The corporates might not agree but then again, if they release their movies on time here, we probably wouldn't have the need to download movies (Just being diplomatic here, Gonna download the movies anyway:D)..

This post is just a tribute to whoever that great man is who has brought hours of quality entertainment to all of us.. Long live aXXo!!

Rajini Speaks on Sivaji

Thalaivar rocks.. He just had what will probably go on to become the biggest commercial success in Indian film history and look at him talk.. Takes no credit for himself and says Shankar is the reason for all that is good.. This when each two bit actor gives punch dialogues about who is first etc.. Hats off to him for showing such humility even in spite of his stature.. As he would say, 'Cooool'..

BOSS

Magical would be the word to describe watching Sivaji.. Three hours of style, charisma and everything that is our superstar.. Saw the movie at mayajaal on Saturday.. Paid a little extra for the ticket but i didn't mind one bit, Rajni movie on the second day, WOW..

The new intro for Sivaji with a rather stylish 'Superstar Rajni' was welcomed with thundering noise in the theatre.. There were a lot of firecrackers outside mayajaal before the show but this would've overshadowed that noise..

The movie didn't start like other Rajni films where the hero makes a grand entry but this one was nice.. First half was really good just cause of the Rajni-Vivek comedy track.. The best part is Vivek's one liners and his punch dialogues.. Hilarious.. This half could do with some trimming though..

The second half started with a bang and just kept getting better.. The sequence at the tea stall is surely one of his best scenes.. The one when he meets the villain at the jail was also great.. 'Mottai Boss' rocks in the end..

Specific mention needs to be made about the songs.. 'Style' and 'Athiradee' were too good to be true, especially Rajni's intro in 'Athiradee'.. The sets for 'Vaaji Vaaji' and 'Sahara' were so colourful and must have cut quite a hole in the producer's pocket.. Rahman rocks.. Shriya and Nayantara are a treat to watch in the songs.. Sizzling hot..

If any other actor had done the same stunts, one would've rubbished him.. When our Superstar does the same, it's magic on screen.. I haven't yelled so much for any movie so far.. Surely gonna watch it a couple more times..

If there is one word to describe the movie, it has to be 'Coooll'.. It's a pity Indian Cinema doesn't give Rajni his due.. The biggest Superstar in the country just proves why he is just the best.. Thalaivar Rocks..

ULTIMATE BULB

Thought it would be an experience and went for 'Blind Date' at Satyam yesterday.. Saw the schedules daily and narrowed the choices of movie to either 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom' or 'Sivaji'.. Me being the fanatic that i am, was sure they'll play Sivaji.. Satyam on the other hand had different plans..

They premiered 'The Prestige', which was pretty surprising given the movie isn't even releasing this week.. That moment made me realise i wasn't the only Rajni fanatic there.. It was so disappointing, you could just feel it in the theatre.. Some guys just got up and left immediately.. I have no idea why i stayed and watched the movie, given i had already seen it two times before..

The movie was good though.. Noticed some finer details in the movie that i hadn't before.. I know that's a stupid reason for watching a movie but what choice did i have.. The best part was when we were coming out of the theatre.. AVM had organised their red carpet premiere of the movie at Satyam and it was filled with stars.. Great sight.. Wish i was part of the film industry too :(

A decent day i guess but I'm not going to Blind Date again.. The anticipation is bad enough and if they screw it up like how they did yest, then Grrrrrr..

"ORIGINAL" SIN

Plagiarism and tamil music seem to go hand in hand nowadays.. A lot of songs we hear nowadays seem to be direct rip offs from songs of other regional languages or some foreign soundtrack.. All this discussion even without getting Deva into the picture, he truly has to be the king of plagiarism..

Yuvan Shankar Raja seems to be bit by the plagiarism bug too.. Some of his 'Original' numbers are

1.The song 'Walking Through The Rainbow' from '7G Rainbow Colony' is a direct copy from the background score of the movie Johnny staring Rajnikanth which ironically had his father illayaraja scoring the music.

2.'Jalsa' from 'Chennai 600028' is a copy of a song from the movie 'Jothi' or something.. Gau knows the name..

3.The music in the initial trailers of Chennai 600028 is a slightly indianised version of 'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' by 'Dropkick Murphys', The Departed theme music.

4.Not sure if the citibank music that comes on raaga is a copy from Pudhupettai or vice versa.. Someone told me the citibank is the original.. Not sure of that one..

5.The first 30 seconds of the song 'Yemmadi Aathadi' is a copy of 'yeah' by 'Usher'

For more on yuvan's plagiarism, see http://www.itwofs.com/tamil-yuvan.html . Link thanks to naveen.

Harris Jeyaraj too has a few such credits to his name..

1.The song 'June Pona' from 'Unnaale Unnaale' is a copy of the song 'One Love' by 'Blue'

2.The song 'Paatuku Paatu' from vetri is a direct rip off, no changes made even of the MJ hit 'Billie Jean'

What is more irritating than all this is the background scores on trailers.. I've lost count of the number of times the tracks from 'Warriors Of Heaven And Earth' by 'A.R.Rahman' have been used in these trailers.. I mean, if the composers can't compose a one minute musical bit for a trailer, he certainly doesn't deserve all the credit that he gets..

Tributes to other songs are fine.. Quite a few good ones recently..

1.'Ennama Kannu' in Thiruvilayadal Arambam

2.'Madai Thirandhu' by 'Yogi B & Natchathra'

3.'Ennadi Muniyama' in 'Vaathiyar'

I'm sure there are more cases of plagiarism in songs.. If any of you can remember any, let me know..

THIRD TIME LUCKY??

The summer this time was very exciting for movie buffs with four successful franchises releasing there third installment, all within 5 weeks.. With 4 weeks gone, i somehow feel disappointed..

The first to arrive was Spiderman 3 on May 4th.. Opened to the greatest opening in the history of cinema worldwide.. This was due to the hype alone.. When the substance of the movie was absorbed, the collections fell drastically with as much as a drop of 50% worldwide.. Great action sequences, spectacular visuals couldn't save this movie with a pretty lame ending and a wafer thin story line..

The next was Shrek 3 which released on May 18th.. I thought the first two movies were great but i almost slept through this one.. The weakest of the three movies.. The story here again is very poor and seemed more like an excuse to make a third film if not anything else.. There was so much scope for humor with 'Donkey' and 'Puss In Boots' but all was wasted.. Disappointing..

Pirates is my favourite of the three and i was pissed that it was releasing a week late here.. Somehow managed to see it the first day and this was the only movie of the three mentioned here that lived up to it's name.. My friends may disagree but i loved it.. A fitting finale to a great series.. I sincerely hope they make a fourth movie, they finished this one with a possibility of the fourth.. Great visuals, pretty good story and Johnny Depp made this movie a must watch for all pirates fan..

Ocean's Thirteen opens June 8th worldwide(Hopefully in Chennai too).. Going by initial reviews, it doesn't seem to be living up to it's hype but come what may, it can't be as bad as Ocean's Twelve.. The movie got bigger this time with Al Pacino joining in the fun.. Pity there is no Julia Roberts or Zeta Jones..

I had hoped for a better summer of movies but somehow don't feel satisfied.. Lets hope for better adventures from these stars next time.. Till then, "Drink Up Me Hearties, Yo Ho"

Life Is Beautiful

This article is tribute to all the people who have made the last four years of my life eventful and great fun..

Aarthi

Jolly character who keeps smiling for everything.. Nice fun to be with and probably the only one who thinks gau's jokes are great.. Pakka 'Family' girl.. Hope you get what you desire..

Adi

The unfortunate mumbaikar settled in Chennai.. Good company always.. The kodai trip rocked and wouldn't have happened if not for you.. All the best in the USA, hope you get a good roomie.. I heard someone from CS is coming to NCSU, maybe you should give them a chance :D

Ara

An extremely rocky friendship.. A guy who lives by his rules and one who forgets something everyplace we go.. Easily the guy I've fought with the most.. Have great memories of the bangalore and goa trip though.. All the best with CAT and at CTS..

Ani

The only person outside SVCE that i am close to.. Seems like a quiet chap but is extremely kd.. Have gotten thrown out of class quite a few times because of him.. All the best at UTAH, don't forget the Cuban Cigars..

Archana

The achiever of our department.. Overloads herself with too much work always or pretends to do so and bunks all classes :D I still think you are too chicken to say okie to a guy.. All the best at Infy..

Bala

My computer guide.. Still hate him for bunking so many days of college and getting away with it.. Very relaxed approach about what the future holds for him.. Hope you do something great with your talents.. Still waiting for the Vista Cd..

Bhavya

Seriyana Enthu Pattani.. Smiling most times.. The one thing everyone will remember her for is her 'hiyeeee'.. Remember, Curiosity kills the cat.. Rock on at CTS..

Durba

The eternal talker of our group.. Always has something to discuss about.. I have no idea how she can find so many things interesting.. Have fun at Infy, help Arch unwind..

Gaurav

Mokkai king.. Spent most of my engineering with him.. Extremely possessive of his friends.. Our Sodex Ho supplier.. Santy seems to have changed him lots, for good or bad, I'm not judging :D Hope you get into some cricket thing rather than TCS..

Haresh

The latest addition to our gang.. His logic for most things is pretty 'Different' to put it lightly..180 buddy, drives pretty fast.. Never getting into your car again.. The only guy who is surely joining TCS with me.. Yeh Dosthi, Hum Nahin Chodenge..

Hayu

Mistaken to be the padips of our class, this guy is a silent killer.. Has stupid tastes though(Linux sucks).. Not sure what his intentions are in the USA, all the best anyway.. Play Safe :D

J
Probably the only guy lazier than me.. Skips breakfast each day so that he can sleep longer.. Does useless things like playing Yahoo pool for most of the day.. Good company for watching movies.. Cricket Tomo??

Jan
My closest friend in SVCE and the one i turn to for advice.. Very emotional and takes most things to heart.. Always there when you need her and the one who has influenced me most in SVCE.. Have a ball at UPenn..

Narayan

The life of our parties, used to be at least, has other commitments to fulfil now :D Used to be very quick to anger but heard has changed a lot now.. Didn't imagine i would do my project with him but was great fun.. All the best at Infy..

Niranjan

Known this bugger for 13 years now.. Spent almost every evening at the beach or at JP with him.. F1 fanatic, loyal Kimi follower.. Also part of the elite 180 club.. Distracted young man who seems to be spending a lot of time on his phone nowadays.. Anything we should know??

Rajitha

The first girl i became friends with in college.. Fought with her the most in 4 years i think, yet remains one of my closest friends.. Always been there when i needed her.. Underestimates herself way too much.. All the best with your 'endeavours' in Delhi.. Don't forget us when you reach dizzying heights..

Santy

This guy has way too much energy.. Always works with a plan.. Has a lot of skeletons in his closet which he doesn't reveal.. Very secretive at times.. 11th and 12th were great, especially the cycle rides.. Join TCS da bugger..

Shweta

She can probably sleep through a nuclear explosion.. Always yawning when in college.. Once a party starts, she's on her feet and keeps dancing.. Amazing energy.. The only one whose dance I've been impressed lots by.. All the best at CTS..

Engineering wouldn't have been the same without you people.. Loved every moment of it .. Tankoo all..

NATPE NATPE

My engineering life has almost come to an end (I have a paper in 8 hours time, WHAT THE HELL AM I BLOGGING FOR??).. Was just thinking about this song i had heard.. Easily one of the best farewell song i've heard.. Compares to 'Musthafa Musthafa'.. It's called 'Natpe Natpe' from the movie 'Whistle'.. Hear it whenever you get the time, now would probably be the ideal time given it's end of college and all.. The lyrics of the song is really nice, so hear it is..

natpe natpe ini natpil thithithoamnatpe
natpe ini engae sandhipoamada
varusham moondru enbadhu
oru nimisham aagi poanadhuviLaiyaattu
viLaiyaattu viLaiyaattaa
naam kaalil udhaitha pandhugaL
indru thondai kuzhiyil uruLudhu
indha uRavum indha pirivum ini engum kidaikkaathey
(natpe natpe...)

nalla puthagam poal nammai naamae dhinam vaasithoam
andha noolagam nadandhidumaa?
nitham aRusuvai arattaiyil pasiyaaRinoam
andha uNavagam maRandhidumaa?
ketta pazhakkangaL pala kathukkondoam
nalla idhayathai naam sumandhu sendroam
paadam solliyadhu kaiyaLavu
iLamai solliyadhu kadalaLavu
indru azhagaana kanavondru kalaighindradhae
(natpe natpe...)

andru yaaro endru vandhoam ingu mudhal naaLilae
indru natpil manam kai kulukkudhey
dhinam chinna chinna sandai poatta kaayam ellaam
indru sugamaaga valikkindradhey
engu aaN ennum peN ennum baedham
adhu yaen endru naam kaekka thondrum
endha dhisaigaLil nadandhiduvoam?
engae evarudan iNaindhiduvoam?
naaLai varum naatkaL idhu poala inidhaaguma?

Gonna miss you all.. All the best in whatever you do..

ONE FINAL FARCE

The end of what has easily been the worst world cup and no surprise, Aussies are champions again.. Just when everyone thought the world cup couldn't sink to further depths, Aleem Dar, Steve Bucknor and Rudi Koertzen proved that it could..

Rain playing havoc in the beginning already reduced this showpiece event (If you could call it that) into a 38 over per side game.. What followed was probably the best cricket I've seen in this world cup.. I, from the bottom of my heart don't want Australia to win.. I always used to tell gau, that if they ever had to win, it should be because of Gilchrist.. Yesterday was just amazing..

Touted as the best bowling attack in the world cup, Sri Lanka seemed to be right on target the first couple of overs.. Then it was pure genius from Gilchrist who was merciless in his attack.. 13 fours and 8 sixes with a strike rate of about 140 in a world cup final, WOW..

Sri Lanka put up a pretty good fight having been blown out of the game already.. When everything seemed to be going fine, the administration had to have one final say.. The three umpires are supposed to be the best in the world and them not knowing that 20 overs per side is enough is absurd.. It was pretty comic to see Ricky Ponting being called in between celebrations to be told they need to come back the next day to play 3 overs..

Common sense was lacking and this was obvious when images from the stump camera were shown.. It was pitch dark.. Hats off to Mahela Jayawardane to have accepted to send back his batsmen for the remaining 3 overs..

A befitting end to what has been a spiritless world cup.. Ironic that it had to happen in the Caribbean, which is known for it's fun, flair and flavour.. Australians are well deserved champions but this probably wasn't the best stage to showcase the fact..