My journey of life...

Yepp you got it write. This one's about Leonardo Da Vinci - The Mona Lisa. Anyone who's read the Da Vinci Code or seen the movie remembers the title which was left by the curator of Le Louvre for our famous hero Robert Langdon. Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda ) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo Da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance . The work is owned by the French government and hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris , France with the title Portrait of Lisa Gherardini , wife of Francesco del Giocondo . The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a woman whose expression is often described as enigmatic The ambiguity of the sitter's expression, the monumentality of the half-figure composition, and the subtle modeling of forms and atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the painting's continuing fascination. Few other works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny, study, mythol...

Badminton : a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net Now comes the difficult part.... playing Badminton. All these months I was thinking I want to do something with my free time. I never liked going to the gym here. It was too much for me with very bad results. So the peril was how do I start losing some weight by not going to the gym. The answer was fairly simple I needed to 'Work out' by taking up a sport. Now now I know that I am a fairly good table tennis player (well atleast in my company for sure). But that wasn't enough. It was just too easy. And doubles really didn't give me the exercise let alone the excitement I needed. Then came the day when Milind and Sudhir decided to go for Badminton. We'll they had racquets but didn't want to play singles. So Vinod and me went with them. Now let me tell you playing badminton is one thing and playing badminton in formals is another. So like scapegoats Vinod a...

I am not sure if these are even relate to Alexander The Great. Nonetheless it's something which every person should know. There is very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander, the great Greek king. Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence. He now longed to reach home to see his mother's face and bid her his last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit Him to reach his distant homeland. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail." With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wis...

I have been forwarded the following piece time and again. It's one of my favorites.... ---------------------------------------- Every morning in Africa, a gazelle awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the fastest lion. If he cannot, then he will be eaten. Every morning in Africa a lion awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the slowest gazelle. If he cannot, he will die of hunger. Whether you choose to be a gazelle or a lion is of no consequence. It is enough to know that with the rising of the sun, you must run. And you must run faster than you did yesterday or you will die. This is the race of life."

Well it's been a while since my last post. Almost two months actually. There are lots of things happening recently the IPL, the F1 season and not to forget the rise in inflation. Petrol prices have gone up too that's a real downer for someone who's awaiting his new car :) With inflation set to go into double digits there are some tough times ahead for India. This could very well decide the next government.  The Rajasthan Royals won the first IPL. This was the only team I really liked as it had a lot of youngsters and always played as a team. It didn't rely on any 'One' player but everyone chipped in to get the team through.  The only other team which I thought had a chance was Kings XI. I am again going to be bogged down by more work :( So it might be a while before I get to write again.