Tiger Woods- Roger Federer Nike Ad!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rdWtpbuUEy4

Wow, it's awsome!!!!

Roger Federer wins record fifth wimbledon title

Ah...what a spectacle it was!!! Roger Federer playing against Rafeal Nadal on the center court at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on a very beautiful English Summer is always a mouth watering contest. Rewind one year, Roger Federer, even though had lost French open to Nadal before coming to wimbledon , captured his fourth Wimbledon title pretty comfortably. But this year, two things happened in addition to Roger Federer losing French Open again to Rafeal Nadal. One, Federer was not only beaten but infact slaughtered by Nadal in the French Open final and for the first time making Federer doubt his own abilty to win against Nadal on grass. Two, Roger Federer missed his pre- Wimbledon warm up tournament unlike other years. In addition to these two factors, Nadal's growing confidence is an another thing that Federer had to fight against.

Today's game started as usual, with both the players trading shots. Federer as he does always in Wimbledon, captured the first set. From then on, Nadal shifted to a higher gear and Federer tried pretty hard to catch up. The second set was taken by Nadal pretty comfortably. The third went to a tie- breaker. Roger, as good as he is always in the clutch, took the tie- breaker without any problem. The fourth set is a surprise not only for the spectators who were watching, but also for Federer himself. Nadal, now in his highest gear took the fourth set making the game more interesting. So, for the first time in his five wimbledon tournaments, Federer had been pushed to a fifth set.

This is when we saw the real Federer emerge from the shackles he was bound till now. Though Nadal gave a tough fight, Federer showed the world why he is the best tennis player and why Wimbledon is his home court. And it took just one break of Nadal's serve for Federer to wrap up things on the center court.

"Fifth set at any Grandslam final is not about tennis, it is about heart and courage". At the end, Roger showed he had got more heart and courage, and finally he was the one who emerged successful. On the way, he equalled Bjorn Borg's record of five wimbledon titles. Ironically, Borg was there among the crowd who had witnessed this classic.

It was one of the best tennis matches I have ever seen. It was a match between two great tennis players who gave everything they had got.

And for the people who didn't happen to catch up the game, "you have missed something truly spectacular"

Congrats, Roger!!!

Looking forward for your visit to the Flushing Meadows. Welcome.

Why are we not acknowledged if we sacrifice something??

People always say something good (in fact, great!!!) about someone who denounces his property, sacrifices something big for the benefit of others (May include his Brother, Friend or anyone for that matter). I am very careful in not writing "society" or "earth" instead of "others". When Siddhartha gave up his whole kingdom, or when Elango sacrificed everything for his brother, it was a made a very big deal by the people. People do talk about these issues for a very long time.

But if Ganesh did the same for his brother, he was not even remembered by his own neighbors for the sacrifice he did. Ganesh sacrificed everything he had gotten for his brother and in return Ganesh had got nothing. Why is Siddhartha and Elango remembered but not Ganesh? Is it just because they sacrificed something big, in terms of monetary value? Or is it because they both are in such big positions that anything they do will be closely monitored and if good, is praised.

If I donate 10 dollars from my pocket today (out of 1200 dollars that I earn every month) for ‘planet earth’ organization, I should be doing it just for my satisfaction. No one is going to acknowledge me for the money that I donated. It is in fact a big amount for me. But when Bill Gates donates some millions of dollars for the same, he will be interviewed, acknowledged and sometimes he will be chosen “Time’s person of the year”. He is able to give a million dollars because he has got more than a billion of it.

So in the end, if a person donates something/ sacrifices something, he should be popular for him to get acknowledged. So if you want to do something for others, always remember you are doing it for your own satisfaction and not to get acknowledged. Don’t do just because you want to get acknowledged/ famous.

So when people come to you and say, "Dude, you are earning so much, why can’t you do something for others”, tell then to f*** off. Do a sacrifice/ donation only when you are willing to do it. Don’t let anyone influence you. Till then just enjoy your life.

P.S: Ganesh is actually fictitious. It’s not someone I know…..

Ratatouille : Rat-a-too-ee

I happened to taste "Ratatouille" yesterday and am more than satisfied with the dish they had served. The movie may not be as great as "Incredibles", but it does leave us amazed. The animation is just mind- boggling. And it does have a grown- up storyline, which will make it interesting for even the adults who accompany the kids.

Watch the movie just for the way they had everything look so alive.

Sivaji!!!

I happened to watch "Sivaji" the first week it got released.(me watching it again last weekend is an another issue!!!).

The atmosphere in the theater was exactly what I had imagined it would be. Lots and lots of people shrieking, shouting and hooting made me feel nostalgic. (I don't think it would have made big a difference if I had watched the movie back home!!!). Lots of thanks for the people and fans who had assembled there and made the movie a wonderful, fun- filled experience for me.

The three hours that I was in the theater was easily one of the best times I had in a very long time. For me, Sivaji was a fully- packaged rajni movie. It was worth much more than the $20 that I paid to see it.

This movie differs from a typical Rajni movie (or any recent tamil movie for that matter) in a lot of ways. First and foremost, Rajni is not seen with a cigar in his mouth. So his typical cigarette styles that we see in all of his movies are missing. But in this movie, he instead uses bubble-gum as a substitute for cigarette for his stylish antics. Secondly, Rajni never utters any punch dialogue in this movie. The filmmakers have instead used vivek to deliver the punches. As dialogue writer Sujatha said in an interview, the filmmakers have maintained the dignity of Rajni by not making him say any punch dialogues, but at the same time they conveyed the message through vivek. Third, the songs in this movie are very different from the usual ones we see in any Rajni movie. They are stylishly shot and CGI has been used very extensively. Rajni had tried his best to look comfortable in song situations. I say, it definitely pays off. The songs look great and both Rajni and Shriya look awesome on screen.

Rajni never looked so good before. We are infact reminded of Rajni of “Billa”, “Polladhavan” times. Whenever he says “pera kettavudene chumma adirudhu illa”, whether or not villan gets shaken, we did. The way he flips the coin, the way he talks to Aadi, and the way he says “Ennaga Aadi ippadi pannitaanga” were all done in typical Rajni style (infact better than before!!). The “Mottai Rajni” was the real surprise element in the movie.

Shriya had done here part perfectly. She is an orthodox tamil girl whom Rajni likes and in this movie, it is Rajni who tries to woo her and not the other way around. In the song sequence, the filmmakers made her lose most of her wardrobe- she is more than happy to do it and we are more than happy to look at her in this way!!!

Vivek has been given a much bigger role than any other comedian would have got in any Rajni movie. His one- liners are witty. He is much more than a typical side- kick to a hero. He sure does make us laugh hard in the first half. There are times during the movie when we will wonder whether Rajni or Vivek is the hero in this movie.

I had waited for almost 2 years for the movie and it didn't disappoint me in any department. The songs were picturized so beautifully. It would definitely make ARR happy. Now we know why ARR delivers his best in Shankar's movies. The stunts were amazing, especially the climax fight was mind- boggling.

Shankar and ARR had taken lot of time and people criticized them for postponing the release date for a long time. But now we know why. Though the story reminds us of previous Shankar’s movies, it wont get any bigger or better than this. Shankar had tried to change every typical thing that we usually see in a Rajni movie and I think he succeeds in most.

Watch the movie just for Rajni and no one else!!!!