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Wednesday, March 18, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

BEST EVER?Ergo tries to competewith the masterblaster to findIndias bestODI XI

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 51

Anandamideat 1,000 ftSix hours of madnessand a few secondsof bliss at HK04

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Am I crazy to get married now when so manywonderful things are happening to my career?Kareena gets candid about Saif and life.

BIG STORY ALER

Dial L for LoserThere are those in love. And then there ar

those in loweeeee.Ever encountered someone whose eyes dri

with I lowe you message that stumps you nmatter what you do to say Thanks but nthanks. The wannabe studs or the chochweet brigade sometimes just dont get thhint. Do they? And the so called friends whspice up your imagination.

Write to us about your very own fans anwhat you did to avoid them or even drop a hint

Write to feedback@goergo.in with the subjecline Dial L for Loser to contribute for this weekends Big Story. Keep your contributions taround 200 words.

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ERGO Wednesday, March 18, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

Art on

womenA collection of clicks on the themeSpirit of Women by photographer-painter Joel Suganth is on display atthe Alliance Francaise of Madras.Joel, an alumnus of the GovernmentCollege of Fine Arts, Chennai hasshowcased his photographs andpaintings in various metros includingBangalore, Pondicherry and London.Currently working as an Art Educator

at American International School inChennai, Joel recently held anexhibition of photographs titledChildren of India at AllianceFrancaise, Chandigarh.Joel Suganths Spirit of Women is ontill March 31.

The scent of grilled meatgreets you as you walk pastthe place and you are left

with no choice but to headto Ibrahim Basheers City Snackstucked in one corner of Amir Ma-hal. The specialty of the house is

chicken shawarma marinated,flame-grilled meat, tucked in pitabread with an enticing salad forcompany.

The charming fellow at thecounter, Mohammed Saheer, aveteran with nine years of experi-ence in Arabian cooking in Du-bai, seemed enthusiastic about achat and informed us that hisshawarma has started giving

competition to Tripli-canes more famousseekh kebabs. Westarted three monthsago and are experienc-ing good footfall. Peo-ple are catching up toits unique taste, says

Saheer, who worked asa translator in a Dubaicourt in the morningbefore heading off to

his brothers snack corner on theopposite end of the court house.I learned every kind of Arabianpreparation at that small shop inDubai. When it was time to headhome due to some family issues, Ifound it easy to slip into thisrole.

Shawarma is the Middle Eastsanswer to fast food and the wordshawarma is actually a Turkish

word for turning and that is ex-actly how it is prepared. Pilesupon piles of raw meat aremounted on a massive spear until

it resembles a giant cone. At thevery top, a few heavy chunks ofanimal fat, lime, tomatoes andgarlic are attached and the meatis set to spin on a grilling device.It roasts all day as the fat and veg-

etables trickle down in a conuous drip, which keeps it mand tender.

Basheer has imported his ing machine from Banga

where the Arabian delicacyhuge hit, and procures meat fa dealer in Triplicane.

He charges Rs. 35 for his mdelicacy and has plans to induce more mouth-watering fbut only time will tell whetheLebanese shawarma holdsfooting against the more eakebabs in the busy streets of Tlicane.

The Lebaneseshawarma isgiving Triplicanesseekh kebabs

competition, saythe guys at CitySnacks inRoyapettah

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RAVINDRAN

Turning point

After the fall Afghan Chronicles,a film by Dominic Morissette, will be screentoday at the Alliance Francaise of Madras as part of theongoing Francophonie Film Festival. The film talks about thecountry rebuilding itself after the fall of the Taliban.

City Snacks109, Pycrofts Road,Royapettah,Chennai 600 014(Near Amir Mahal)Ph: 42663192

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Leather Hub, the newly-opened leather accessories store onRoyapettah High Road, is for those who like it smart and well-finished

Hide and seek

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Address:Leather Hub,Thirumala Complex,Old No. 239, New No. 132,Royapettah High Road,Chennai - 600 014Ph: 4551 6220Email:leatherhub@ymail.comStore timings: 10 a.m.

to 10 p.m. (Open all days)

Leather Hub is barely two

weeks old. The goods on theshelves, however, look care-fully handpicked than ran-

domly assembled. This leatheraccessories store in ThirumalaComplex, diagonally oppositeAdarsh Vidyalaya on Royapettah

High Road, is a good place to visitif youre looking for leather bags,belts, wallets, purses, shoes andother accessories.

The ladies handbag section,especially, throws up some inter-esting pieces. There is everythingfrom tiny coin purses to little

hand-bags, messenger bagsand giant totes inmottled green, blue,red and the classic tan,brown and black. We loved thesuede leather handbags in coffeebean brown and grey-blue. Bagsare priced between Rs. 300 andRs. 2,000.

Leather gloves in tan and blackcost between Rs. 150 and Rs. 375.

Leather jackets come betweenRs. 1,200 and Rs. 2,100, whilebelts are available in the range of

Rs. 150 to Rs. 375.Besides, there are the tiny leath-

er nick-knacks, too, like keychains, cellphone pouches and thelike.

The good thing is, while theproducts here cost a third of what

you might shell out for more well-known brands nestled in malls,everything is well-finished andneat, leaning more towards classicthan funky and careless.

The footwear section, at present,is limited to mens shoes and is inthe range of Rs. 400 to Rs. 999. As

Nasar of Leather Hub tells us, aseparate womens section is underconsideration. Well keep youposted.

If you know of a place thatstocks or sells something unique,

do write to us at

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ERGO Wednesday, March 18, 2009BACKPACKERS04

It was the spring 2006 and myoffice had nominated me foran official trip to Hong Kongto attend the technology fore-

cast event of Philips called TheSimplicity Event.I could not believe my luck. It

was only my second trip abroadand I was going to the land ofJackie Chan. Let us not make anybones about it. We guys love

world movies, take pride in dis-cussing parallel cinema fromthe Kurosawas to the Godards tothe Kieslowskis. But in our heartof hearts, we enjoy most somegood old gut-kicking Hong Kongaction flicks.

I was there at Hong Kong forexactly three-and-half days, andso naturally kept my eyes dilatedto grasp as many sights as I pos-sibly could. But this story startsright on the last day of my stay.

It was the beautiful morning of

March 15 and I had alreadypacked my bags at the ExcelsiorHotel in Causeway Bay, located inthe central commercial district ofHong Kong. I was leaving by the 2p.m. flight to Singapore, and thatstill gave me half a day to see thesights. I had skipped the cocktails

the previous night and had gen-erally skipped my sleep too. Itwas all planned for. I would stayawake (courtesy some very strongcoffee) through the day and sleepduring my flight.

I had a cousin living in HongKong, who I had met only theprevious night to hand over apackage of essentials that hisparents had so lovingly asked meto courier. He had asked me totake the then recently inaugurat-ed Skyrail from Tung Chung, aHong Kong suburb, to the famousNnog Ping village. It is claimed tobe the largest cableway structureever constructed. The NgongPing village is also just a stonesthrow away the famous Po LinMonastery that houses the fa-

mous Tian Tan Buddha Statue(referred to by westerners as theBig Buddha). There is a famouspilgrimage trail adjacent to thestatue called the Wisdom Path.

The perfect planIt sounded like something that

was must-see. So I drew the per-fect plan that math would allowme to; take the undergroundtrain to my cousins house inTung Chung by 7 a.m.; reach hishouse by 7:45 a.m.; have the tra-ditional South Indian brunchthere (but why god? Why??) andexchange pleasantries till 8.30a.m.; take the skyrail (25-minute-

journey one-way) and reach theMonastery by 9 a.m.; return to mycousins place by 11 a.m.; andhead for that fantabulous HongKong International Airport onChek Lap Kok island well inadvance.

It went according to plan for afew minutes.

I reached my cousins placeand waited for the South Indian

brunch to happen. They had then started unpacking that bleft with them the previous nand were using the same indients to make the meal. To tthat I carried that for such a distance, only for them to and bring it back in my stom

Anyway Im the editor oftabloid and let me not makegross.

By the time I finished payaasam, it was already a.m. and little cartoon birdsbells were tweeting aroundhead. But a sudden surge of mness, which I attribute to the ar in the payaasam, urged mtake the Skyrail trip. It wasgoing to hurt. The math was and it only meant less time ing at all those stores at

Airport.So I rushed to the Tung Ch

Cable Car terminal, which luwas just a five minute mad-from my cousins house. I fomyself into the cable car wi20 minutes. And I kept refer

Some journeysare rememberedbest not for whatyou see but what

you do. Iexperienced sixhours of madnessand a fewseconds of blisson a beautifulspring day inHong Kongin 2006.

KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN

karthik@goergo.in

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to the pamphlet they handedover. Twenty-five minute ride, itsaid. Nice. The math was holdingup well. But only naturedisagreed.

25 becomes 40It was an abnormally windy

day, I would find out much later.The 25-minute ride to the Monas-try took 40 minutes and I wasabout to throw up the entireSouth Indian brunch I had from1,000 feet above. I am normallyrestless but I remember goinghyper in mind. So this is it. I amgoing to miss my flight. SureshNambath (my boss back thenwho strictly asked me to get backwithout extending the stay) is go-ing to fire me. But hell, where amI going to find the money to flyback? Will my cousin help, I keptasking myself.

And as I was screaming in myhead, the cable car passedthrough such wonderful sights asthe spectacular view of the Air-port Island, and through the Cau-

seway Bay, and across the SouthChina Sea. Some say that at onepoint, you an also see the MacauIsland. But I did not. All I was see-ing was my own writing on the

wall.It was 10.40 a.m. by the time I

reached the Ngong Ping village.

And some village it was. I wasthinking it would be more like theones from the Chinese Kung Fuflicks. It was not. It was incrediblymodern and was a thriving mer-chandise zone. I needed to take abreather. And as I was panting,even though I was just standingheavily right through the past 40minutes, I saw from afar, the sidesof the Big Buddha. A pretty flabbyfellow but in total zen-like posi-

tion. My exact opposite at thatpoint of time, except of course theflab.

I walked into a nearby storeselling some gifts, including a fewChinese religious music CDs and

wind chimes. I got myself a CDand wondered for a second why I

liked Chinese music. Right then,my mind screamed: IDIOT. Iran back to the cable car to takethe ride back.

Looking suspiciousRight then, the security guards

found me suspicious. They want-ed to do a proper check at thegates. And as I started crying in-side, I opened up the gift bag toshow them the CD and the wind

chime. The Chinese guard lookedat me and laughed very slowly.Nice, he said. I did not reply inkind.

I dashed to the waiting cablecar and wanted it to start rolling.Cant go alone, the guard said.Wait for more people.

And then, at that point, I lookedat the Big Buddha and offered asmall prayer. And in no longerthan 5 minutes, a Japanese cou-ple walked in. And the cable car

was ready to go. It was now wellpast 11 a.m. I removed my wrist

watch and put it into my pantpockets. I was scared of givingmyself a heart attack just lookingat it.

As the cable car started its trav-el back to Tung Chung, I reflectedupon the past two hours of abso-lute madness. I was sweating pro-fusely. And from afar, I could seethe Big Buddha, all serene, all zen

The Japanese couple were coo-chi-cuddling, probably hopingthat the cable ride would last for-

ever. I was thinking there cabe two more diverse opinionssingle place. I was hoping some sci-fi special effect whappen, converting the cableride into hyper speed.

The Japenese guy (I forgename but hell they all so

alike) looked at my facthought, finally, here is a soulunderstands what I am gthrough. He whispered soming into his girlfriends ears she giggled. And then he ame: Do you want me to take photograph? For no appareason, I blurted out: Thod

At that exact moment, I exenced Anandamide. It was sbliss. And I was floating. Evgravity and my weight didagree.

I stepped out of the cable with just about two hours tfor my flight.

So did I make it on time?Damn. We have run ou

space this week. (To be continued)

at 1,000 feet

What is Anandamide?Anandamide is an endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmit-

ter found in animal and human organs, especially in the brain.In lay terms, it is that which creates ananda. Sometimes as aresponse to stressful conditions too. Anandamide is also re-

ported to be present in chocolate!

The Big Buddha as seen from the Tung Chung CableCar. (inset) The music audio CD of the Chinese AutumnGoddess. (Opposite page) The Nnong Ping trail

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ERGO Wednesday, March 18, 2009VILLAGE06

Sachin bats for tigerconservationSachin Tendulkar has pledged his support for tigerconservation. Tendulkar said that the Indian cricketteam supported the cause of the criticallyendangered species, whose numbers have beendropping alarmingly in the wild. At the start of thecentury, there were nearly 40,000 tigers in India.Today, that number has shrunk to 1,700 and we arelosing at least one tiger a month. The rate at whichthe tiger is being hunted down is alarming, he said.

PTI

Egypt to open bentpyramid to publicEgypt will open its bent pyramid to the public withinmonths, followed by two other pyramids within a year,Egypts chief archaeologist said. At present, tourists can seethe pyramids but are not allowed to enter them.The bent pyramid, so named because of its sloping upperhalf, was built around 4,600 years ago by the pharaohSnefru. It is believed concerns over the structures stability

led to the changein the slopehalfway throughconstruction.The bentpyramid maybewithin one monthor two will beopen for the first

time to thepublic, ZahiHawass toldreporters. TheAmenemhat III andSesostris IIpyramids will beopened within oneyear from now.

Reuters

Sackedworkers peltbosses witheggsAngry French tyrefactory workersburst into amanagementmeeting and peltedtheir bosses witheggs to protest theclosure of theirplant.

Hundreds of workersfrom the Germanfirm Continental hadtravelled by bus from their plant in the northern town ofClairoix to protest outside a hotel in the nearby city ofReims where the meeting was being held.A small group stormed into the meeting room to attackthe managers with eggs. Outside, other workers hung twodummies, representing their French boss and a Germanmanager, from the front of the building and proceeded tobombard them with eggs and shoes.

AFP

A woman from Russias Si-

berian region of Irkutsk hasbeen arrested for killing afriend of hers and then eat-

ing part of the corpse, Interfaxnews agency reported, quotinglocal investigators.

The incident occurred onMarch 5 when the two womenwere drinking together at the sus-pects home and an argumentbroke out between them.

Investigators have informa-tion to suggest the womancooked pieces of her murderedfriend and ate them, said an offi-cial with the Russian prosecutors

investigative committee, Vladi-mir Salovarov.

He added that the perpetratorkilled her friend with an axe and

that uneaten parts of the victimsbody had been found in a nearby waste bin. The detained womanhad confessed her guilt, Salova-rov said. In a separate case, pros-ecutors in Russias Udmurtiyaregion said last week they weresearching for a man suspected ofcannibalism after the mutilatedbody of a woman was found inthe town of Izhevsk, according tothe prosecutors website.

AFP

Woman held for eating friend

Drugs hidden in

computers seizedMalaysian customs police foiled an attempt tosmuggle in 1.1 million dollars of the psychotropic drugEramin-5, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Customs officers had become suspicious when ashipment of 10 CPUs arrived from Taiwan weighing148 kilograms when the weight of a single unit isnormally less than 5 kilograms, said departmentdirector-general Mohamed Khalid Yusof. He said theseizure was the biggest this year for airport customs.

DPA

Poker paperboy hits jackpotA former paperboy has won $5.6 million (GBP4million) after quitting his rounds to become afull-time poker player.

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APhilippine plane with 80passengers aboard was sec-onds away from a crash when aman teaching his girlfriend todrive sped across the runway

as the aircraft landed, new-spapers reported on Tuesday.The Cebu Pacific plane

briefly touched down at Legaz-pi airport in the central Philip-pines, but took off again as thevan being driven by the couple

crossed the runway, the Phi-lippine Starnewspaper said.

The man is the son of a localaviation official, who has beenordered suspended from duty.

It could have been a disas-ter if not for the presence ofmind of a veteran pilot, Le-gazpi Mayor Noel Rosal toldthe newspaper.

Reuters

Driving lesson on

runway, pilot averts crash

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

ANigerian undergraduate

has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for obtain-ing $47,000 from an Austra-

lian woman by convincing herover the Internet that he was 57

years old, white, and madly inlove with her. Lawal AdekunleNurudeen met his victim on theInternet in 2007 and convincedher that he was a British widowercalled Benson Lawson. He said he

was an engineer working in Lagos whose wife and only child had

been killed in a car accident.The victim, a 56-year-old

woman from Australia, told theconvict that she wanted a hus-band and all the men she had metalways disappointed her, saidthe Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission (EFCC), Ni-gerias anti-corruption police.

The convict, who is married with three children, instantly re-plied and told the victim she hadmet her Mr Right ... He sent thepicture of a white man to fore-

close any suspicions.The woman sent Nurud

money for medical treatmenttravel costs to visit Australiaspent the funds on two ploland and a Honda Prelude c

The EFCC said Nurudeen ordered to pay around $10immediately and a further $2month to his victim until theamount stolen was returned.

would also receive the procof the sale of his land and ca

Re

Nigerian tricksters have a long history ofextorting money via the Internet

Student gets 19years jail forlove scam

Pagi, a female Bornean sun bear cub whose name means morning in a Malayandialect, reassured her brother, Palu, who is named after a valley in Borneo, asthey made their public debut at the San Diego Zoo. The twins are only the thirdBornean sun bear litter to be born in North America, all of which have occurredat the San Diego Zoo. AFP PHOTO/TAMMY SPRATT/SAN DIEGO ZOO/HANDOUT

Siblings Day Out

Websites of the dayFor those interested in criminal history:http://www.crimelibrary.com/The official site of Tourism New Zealand.http://www.newzealand.com/travel/International

Dog sniffs out tigersA dog trained in Russia to sniff fortiger droppings has begun searchingfor the big cats in a protected areain Cambodia.

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Master Blaster Sachin Ten-dulkars comments onthe current ODI battingline-up being the best

ever that he has been a part ofmade all and sundry take notice.It is not very often you see Ten-dulkar talk out openly, but a fewwords from him are adequateenough to start a wide range ofdiscussions, for both his millions

of followers and critics.In retrospect, it is hard to dis-agree with Sachins analysis; af-ter all, the man has seen it allover two decades. And variouspolling results on his commentsalso agree the willow-yieldersunder Mahendra Singh Dhoni

are a stronger force than teof the past.

The debate, however, has led interest within Ergo andwanted to put down a list oftime best Indian ODI XI. Hour reasoning:

All time best Indian XI (ODSachin Tendulkar

man himself, rightfully, showing the world how to der the initial punch to an ODnings and also for his nume

match-winning knocks. All-leading run-scorer walks eyes closed into the XI.

Sourav Ganguly You love him, you may hate him,you cannot ignore the DadIndian cricket for the sheerume of runs. Being a south

AKSHAY RAMASESHAN

& AYON SENGUPTA

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ERGO Wednesday, March 18, 2009SPORT08

Marriage over cricketAustralian middle-order batsman AdamVoges has turned down the chance to playfor his country to marry his sweetheart. The29-year-old Voges announced on Tuesdayhe had withdrawn from the Australian one-day team to tour South Africa in order tostay home and tie the knot. Its a big thingto give up an opportunity to play forAustralia, he said. But I guess you onlyget married once and thats important tome and a decision Ive made and one thatIm comfortable with. Voges has played

just one One-Day International and threeTwenty20s for Australia and had alreadybooked his wedding date long before his

surprise inclusion in theteam for South Africa.When he realised thesecond match of thetour, on April 5, clashedwith his date at thealter, he asked thenational selectors panel(NSP) whether he couldreturn home between

the first and third matches. But Australiaschairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch saidthe panel would not allow him to returnhome midway through a series and Vogeshad to choose one or the other.

Reuters

Federer sails past KarlovicRoger Federer felled big-serving Croat IvoKarlovic 7-6, 6-3 on Monday to reach thefourth round of the ATP event in IndianWells. Fourth seed Andy Murray and number10 Fernando Verdasco also moved into the

last 16 but therewere shockdefeats forFrenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsongaand Gilles Simon.Swiss worldnumber twoFederer, aimingto win the titlefor the fourthtime, snatched

the first set on a tiebreak and broke once in

the second to clinch victory. Federer willnow play 17th seed Fernando Gonzalez ofChile for a place in the quarter-finals. Itsalways a bit of a success story to get hisserve back, Federer said. Ivo has reallyimproved a lot over the past few years soits always nice to get through a toughmatch like this. Though Federer led theirhead-to-head battles 6-1, the 6ft 10in (2.08metres) Karlovic had won their most recentencounter, in Cincinnati last year. Karlovickept Federer off balance in the first set witha barrage of booming serves to take it to atiebreak. He then forged a 3-1 lead butFederer won six of the next seven points totake the set. The second looked to beheading the same way until Federer finallybroke the Karlovic serve in the sixth game,before going on to seal the win. Gonzalez

will be his next opponent after the Chileanousted American James Blake 7-5, 6-1Reuters

Paes, Bhupathi bow outIndian challenge at the BNP Paribas Open ended after Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi losttheir respective second-round doubles matches at the US$ 4.5 million tennis tournament. Paes his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy, seeded fourth, went down 6-7 (6-8), 6-7 (5-7) to Argentines JuMartin del Potro and David Nalbandian. In another match, the third seeded pair of Bhupathi aBahamian Mark Knowles were stunned 6-7 (2-7), 4-6 by the un-seeded Israeli-Belarussian duo oMax Mirnyi and Andy Ram.

Partners in crime: Ganguly and Tendulkar

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adds to his benefit. He pips SunilGavaskar (not-so-effective forODIs) and Virender Sehwag andKris Srikkanth (the slambangers). Virender Sehwag His

strike rate heroics is hard to keepaside and, thus, he still managesto make it to the XI at his not-so-usual position of 3.

Mohinder Amarnath Thebold stroke-maker (one of thefew Indian masters of the hookshot) who is also a big matchplayer (Man of Match in semisand finals in WC 83) is at the

crucial number 4 slot. His slowmedium-pace gives the teamrare variety. Yuvraj Singh The swash-

buckling left-hander, who canchange the course of any matchin a span of five to six overs, is anautomatic choice. If the goinggets tough you can expect thePunjab lad to clear the bounda-ries with aplomb.Ajay Jadeja Fielder par ex-

cellence, an effective hitter dur-ing the end-overs and physicalbriskness make him a handyplayer to have in the shorter ver-sion of the game.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni The wicketkeeper-batsman can

spice up the total towards theend of the innings with some lus-ty blows and more. His keepinghas improved in leaps andbounds since he made his debutin 2004.

Kapil Dev (Captain) Theoriginal master of swing bowling

and Indias best ever all-rounderalso led the country to its firstever and only World Cup win(the pinnacle of achievement inODI cricket).

He is our main strike bowlerand also the skipper for obviousreasons.Anil Kumble Arguably the

most effective spinner the coun-try has ever produced and theprotagonist in many Indian wins.His sheer tenacity to carry on re-lentlessly makes him the idealchoice in the slow bowlingdepartment.

Javagal Srinath Bore theburden of opening the bowlingpast the Kapil Dev era and did itwell for over a decade. A com-mitted professional, the perfectteam man, Srinath is a must.

Zaheer Khan The new-ageaggressor who can talk withboth ball and mouth. Capable ofbowling at a good pace withswing, Zaheer can be any bat-smans nightmare.

We fought, we bickered andat last came to a decision. Butthere are thousands outside whoare sure to challenge our opi-nion.

Do write in with your own BestIndian ODI XI at feedback@goer-go.in.

A few of Ergosbest XI Indian ODIplayers may comeas brawlers in theground but westick with the termgentlemen becausewe are talking

cricket

traordinary gentlemen

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I will take a few weeks of peace and quiet to assess what I want to do with the next years of mylife, if it leads me to want to do the Tour de France again and all the chaos that surrounds a bicycle

race. If I went back to the Tour de France the objective would be to win it again. I would like to win the raceand go home and spend time with everybody that supported me and enjoy it rather than spending the nextcouple of years defending how I won it.

Floyd Landis, whose 2006 Tour title was taken from him after he failed a dope test and was suspended for two years

Skipper perfect: Kapil Dev

Never-say-die: Jadeja and Srinath

Modern day maulers: Zaheer and Dhoni

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ERGO Wednesday, March 18, 2009FLICK10

Kareena Kapoor, who has received as manyas four awards in just one month, says plans

of her marriage to Saif Ali Khan may nothappen for at least two years as her career

is going great guns.It wont happen for the next two years for

sure. Am I crazy to get married now when somany wonderful things are happening to my ca-reer? Saif himself is ultra-busy trying to set up hisproduction house. Marriage can wait. Im justhappy to have him by my side. Ive got the bestguy any girl can ever have.

Right now Im so busy I dont have time tosleep properly. I havent even had time to moveinto my new house, Kareena said.

Overwhelmed after receiving four awards, shesaid: Who doesnt like attention, recognition andawards? Ive got four awards in a month begin-ning with the environment award I got from ErinBrockovich, then two youth icon awards from Ro-tary International and Stardust. And now on Tues-

day I was honoured by FICCI which Yash Chopragave to me.

My mother gets exasperated each time I bringhome another trophy. Saif wants to know whereIm going to keep all of them. Ive set aside awhole enclave for trophies and awards. I lovelooking at them. One day my children are going tolook at them and be proud of me.

Now, after a long time, Kareena will be in Mum-bai for a month. Ive a month-long schedule ofRensil (DSilvas) film coming up in Mumbai.

Saif and Kareena returned home to Mumbaithis week from Delhi without completing theshooting for DSilvas film.

We never expected such crowds. They wereeverywhere. And it was impossible to shoot, shesays, sounding not the least put off. Those peo-ple who love me out there keep me going. I lovemy fans and awards.

And now Delhi will have to be fudged in theMumbai schedule of DSilvas film.The extent of the surging crowds in Delhi in the

key shooting spots like Jama Masjid and Janpathfor DSilvas untitled film was so huge and un-manageable that the unit has returned withoutshooting the required sequences.

Back in Mumbai after a week of futile shooting,Kareena says: Everywhere we went there werethese huge numbers of people who had come tosee Saif and me. They were very sweet, very well-behaved. But unfortunately the number of peoplein key places like Jama Masjid and Janpath wasalways too high to shoot properly.

As a result, there was almost no shooting.We shot some scenes. But it was impossible to

shoot with wide-angle lenses because the crowdswere everywhere. Well now have to recreatesome of the Delhi sequences in Mumbai.

Kareena is certainly not unhappy about the at-tention she got in Delhi. The people in Delhiwere so warm. It just made me realise how muchof a responsibility I have towards my audience. Atthis stage of my career Id rather take anotherholiday than do a bad film.

IANS

Am I crazy to get married now when so many wonderful things are happening to my career?

Anil Kapoor donates SM salary to charitActor Anil Kapoor has donated his salary from Slumdog Millionto a childrens charity. The actor, who played the role of a TV hin the Oscar-winning film, has donated his pay cheque to an Indchildrens charity, called Plan India, which works forunderprivileged kids.

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The makers of horror movie13B, made as Yavarum Na-lam in Tamil, cant stopsmiling these days as their

work seems to be heading to Hol-lywood. A film studio in the UShas shown interest in acquiringthe rights to remake it as an En-

glish film.Hollywood studio Weinstein

Company was quite impressedafter going through the synopsisof13B, which stars R. Madhavanand Neetu Chandra, and now

wants to know more about thefilm before getting the rights.

Yes, Weinstein Company hasindeed shown a keen interest inthe film. They have asked us tosend them over the entire scriptof the film. Though they are see-ing the film as well, they want togo through the script in detail toconsider its adaptation as per

western sensibilities, said a spo-kesperson of Reliance BIG Pic-tures that produced 13 B.

IANS

Hollywood showsinterest in 13 B

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty rushed toLondon to meet her former Celebrity BigBrother housemate Jade Goody on hearing thatthe British reality TV star was close to death but

was not allowed to meet her.When I left for London on Sunday, I thought

Id be able to meet her but her condition has

deteriorated further. Shes heavily drugged andhardly awake, Shilpa told IANS.Doctors have said the cancer-stricken Jade is

only hours away from death.I really want to meet her but unfortunately

only her mother and husband are allowed to be with her. Ive no choice but to respect that,Shilpa added.

Shilpa had a series of racially-charged run-ins with Jade during 2007s Celebrity Big BrotherTV show in Britain. However, the two later be-came friends and Jade was diagnosed with cer-vical cancer when she appeared on the Indianversion of the reality show that Shilpa hosted in2008.

I really feel terrible about what has hap-pened to her. All I can do is pray. Im not givingup hope of seeing her one last time, said Shilpa.

IANS

Shilpa unable tomeet Jade Goody

Kamal to work with daughterActor Kamal Hassan is launching his daughterSruthi in Kollywood, not as an actor but as acomposer. The actor, who is remaking the HindimovieA Wednesdayas Thalaivan Irukkiran inTamil and Ee Nadu in Telugu, has asked his

daughter to compose songs for the movie. Themovie has actors Kamal Hassan and Mohanlalplaying the lead roles. There are also rumoursthat actor Ajith Kumar might play an importantrole in the movie.

Priyadharshan to

produce Lal flickAfter the success of Kanchivaram, directorPriyadharshan is planning to produce aMalayalam flick starring Mohanlal in the leadrole. The movie will be directed by Amal Neerad,who made his debut in Malayalam film industrywith actor Mamoottys Big B. Neerad is presentlybusy giving the finishing touches of MohanlalsVishu release Sagar Alias Jacky, Reloaded.

Britney ordered to read Bible for an hour a daySinger Britney Spears has been ordered by her dad to read the Bible everyday, ithas emerged. Jamie Spears has full control of Britneys affairs, as hes the co-conservator of her estate.

Cine City

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Tuesdays Query:

One extra-curricularactivity companies mustadd to their agenda Yoga. It is a complete stress buster. Italso makes employees stretch theirmuscles. A sound mind and body is thebest investment

Ahalya (TCS), Prabhu (Capgemini)

Wrestling and boxing competitionamong employees to get good

understandingsLexsminarayanan (TCS-eServe)

Mind games like Sudoku or brainteasers that make the mind think out ofthe box and also in turn helps us to bemore attentive, alert and brisk at work

Usha Ramani (Allsec)

Play hide and seek gameKarthikeyan, Perumal, Anand K (Infoview

Technologies)

Mono act like our supervisorAlaguvel (Wipro)

Like pantry every company should keepa bar to get mental relaxation and to beactive during work

Gladwin Devakumar (TCS-eServe)

Fashion showSuresh (Wipro)

A basic morning assembly every day,with hoisting of the flag followed bysinging of the National Anthem. This willkindle the national spirit in our US/UK-based IT companies

Padma Gopal (Cognizant)

Companies must allow employees toplay instruments like Thappattai orUdukkai at their desk

Mukund SCB (Scope International)

Bungee jumpingSenthil (Wipro)

Planting treesVinay (Perot Systems)

Conduct hand writing competition,since most of us forget to touch pensnowadays

Robin (Wipro)

Introduce PT period in office to

develop sports skillsKrishnan.T.V (L3 Wipro)

Ergo Pick Ask employees to sleep for an hourdaily

Sundaram (TCS)

Todays Query:

What filmy gyan (advice)would you give to cool your short-temperedfriend?

Navin KumaRajendran aDhayanidhiRR Donnellelook thrilledafter visitingthe CentralJail.

Mohan E.from IndusBPO Servicehasnominatedhis team asPartners inCrime.

K. Sriram of

TCS (eServehasnominatedhis team asPartners inCrime.

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One girl doesnt sit in office always. Why?Her name is Amaravathi

Tatuvam of the day! Whitewash adikadha suvarum, Fair and Lovely podatha figarum white-ta

irundhatha saritiram illingo.......Solairaj R, Sify Technologies

Dear Mathan,Thanmana Singame!!Manamarndha Pirantha NaalVaazthukkalVarudangal Odinalum UnIlamai Adhai MaraikiradhuUnnai Vaztha VayathillaiVanangukirom

Senthil, Arun Sivaraman, Pandiyan,

Arun Kumar (Wipro Technologies)

Dear A-Run,A little tune can make u singA little hug can make u feelbetter

Some little things can make uhappyHope our little "BirthdayWishes" will make u smileHave a great year ahead

Hema Thiyagarajan, Archana

Kannan, Jaffer Ali, Vimala Devi

Ponrangam, Infosys

Dear Shailu,When god made you, he washaving a good day! You are sospecial to usWe all respect you and getinspired by you. Yourdedication is unparalleled.You mean so much to us.Many happy returns of the dayMay you live 100 more years

Always with you,Hari & Siri

Dear Natu (Kunda)Natu, wish you many moreHappy B-days. Hope yourdreams come true. "INNIYAPIRANTHANAALVAZHTHUKKAL".

Santhosh, Bala, Prem, Ravi, Arun,

Karthi, Priya, Nisha, Kiru, Manees,Haseena, Kavi, Abi

My dear sister (Deepa),I know I keep you busy, butyou keep me busy too. Whileyoure busy taking care of me,Im busy loving and caring you.Have a wonderful birthday!Happy birthday to the bestsister a brother has ever had!

Ur loving brother,

Prabu, HCL

Dear Vishnu Priya,Wishing you surprises, love andhappiness,And when your birthdaysdone,I hope you feel deep in yourheart,As your birthdays come and go,How very much you mean tome,More than you can knowYou think youre specialbecause its your birthdaytoday.Thats complete nonsense...youre special every day.

With lots of love

Gowri Santhia M

Dear Shainu (Sunaina),

May god bless you withhappiness and peace. Let thisbirthday make your lifebrighter than ever and let allur dreams come true.How much u mean althoughyou surely must know thatwithout a doubt theres no-onnicer than you or anyonedearer wish you many morehappy returns of the day.

Mogli, Ma

Nithya, Jessy, Annai, Aquib, AzeeGani Basha, Sadiq, Noc Team an

Infosec Tea Dear Ganesh (JuniorCaptain),Wishing you a very happyBirthday. NJOY and keeprocking...

From your dear friend

HCL Technologies L

Hi Sandeep,Youre always very specialAnd you should know todayThat you are wished the nicestthingsThat life can bring your wayHuttida Habba Subashayagalu

Chee

MNYL team, SudhindrKrishnananda, Teena, Pavan

Sumati shreGowri Shankar, Nagchara

Basavaraj, Raghu rama

(Cognizan

Belated message Dear Safiya,May god give all goodnessLive long and enjoy everymomentOur belated birthday wishes

GMI Testing Team(M&S), TC

Dear Preetha,Just a simple acrostic for youmy friend, one that comesstraight from my heart.Hope your birthday is filledwith joy, Nothing but happywishes do I have for you.Reach for the stars that shinetonight,Dream of your love who warmyour arms.Always know you are special tmany, Very endearing with allof your charms.Ive been blessed to have cometo know youExceptional is your talent thatyou share.So glad to know yourfriendship is there.Although these birthday wishewill arrive a little lateYoure always wished muchhappinessNo matter what the date

Loads of WishSenth

C. Sivaramakrishnan of TCS has nomi-nated Satish Kumar as Office Angel.

Satish is 100 per cent committed tohis work and is very friendly. He leadsthe team by example and his dedica-tion, determination and dignity is in-comparable.

His approach in handling issues isappreciable. He is best tech and personIve ever worked with and a perfect rolemodel.

Kannan G of HCL sent us a good numberof pencil sketches he drew some timeback. This is for all Hirthik Roshan fans!

Art featured in this co-lumn will receive giftcoupons from FruitShop on Greams Road.Send in your addressesso that we can post thecoupons.

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Cat chairA woman who bought a second-hansofa for $27 (GBP19.30) was surpriseto find a very hungry cat living insidit.

Its playtime for theseelephants at Taronga Zoo inSydney. They would notallow the water to stopsplashing on them, saysLakshmi Subramani of TCS.Hobbies: Painting,photography

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FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

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TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

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Ganesha advises you to be careful about whom trust. You have a tendency to trust others blindlybut this habit will get you into trouble sooner olater. Listen to your intuition when making decisand do not let other people make choices for yo

Today the theme of your day will be self-relianceAs much as you treasure your friends and familyyou will be aware today that your most importandecisions are made by you only, and only you suthe consequences of those decisions.

You may be somewhat upset by the improper

behaviour of others around you, perhaps in yourhome or in your office. Ganesha advises you notdrawn into any unnecessary drama, instead focuyour own duties and leave the drama to others.

Confidence and a fair measure of luck will help emerge successful. Your decisions will be spot oand your own judgment will be more valuable ththat of others. Today is a day for self-reliance anself-confidence, says Ganesha.

Your family will give you much happiness today you go out or celebrate an occasion together. This an excellent day to go for a short trip with yonear and dear ones. You will spend quality timewith those who are very close to you.

This day will be full of adventure and excitementYou will get a long-awaited break from your dai

routine and will find this to be a day to rechargyour batteries and refresh your mind and body. Gout and have some fun!

Ganesha predicts for you that you will be feelingthe desire to get out and try something new. Itsbeen playing on your mind to start a new hobbyplay your favourite sport. Take time today to dec

just how youre going to do it, and get started.

Family reunion is on your cards today. Familytogetherness is strongly indicated at this time.Perhaps you wander around the mall or go see movie together, but you will probably just want be in each others company.

If your relationship with a loved one seems like been a bit strained lately then today you may sestart to even out. Hard work, a lot of restraint a

composure from both sides have resulted in thisimprovement.

Peer group recognition brings you happiness. Yoare someone who automatically gets the supporteveryone around! In fact, you may not know it ba lot of people look up to you and like the way conduct yourself.

Your life may take fresh turn for the better. Astranger or someone close to you will give you tguidance you seek. Be open to it, especially if itcomes from a senior, as it would be to your bensays Ganesha.

You may feel at odds with your family today ovesmall issues. This feeling may be quite prominenfor you as your interests may be fairly different ftheirs right now. Stay calm and cool, says Ganes

Words worthEncarpa (en-kar-puh) an obsolete and rare wordfor architectural decorations featuring fruit. From aGreek word meaning containing fruit.

Baby surpriseA teenage barmaid was rushed intohospital with stomach pains - and thengave birth to a baby daughter.

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Britains Prince Charles (L) and his wife, theDuchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles,walk next to a giant turtle during a visit to theCharles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz,one of the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador onMonday. Charles and Camilla are starting athree-day visit to the Ecuador.AFP PHOTO/RODRIGO BUENDIA

A designer from Japans robot maker Kokoroputs eyebrows and facial hair on a humanoidrobot resembling prominent Japanese doctorand bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi, which will bedisplayed at his museum from today at thecompanys factory in Tokyo. The robot, calledActroid, moves like a human and can conversewith visitors. AFP PHOTO / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

South Korean activists float balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets and NorthKorean banknotes across the border into North Korea at the Imjingak park in Pajunear the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Tuesday. Tensions have risenin recent weeks after the North sporadically shut the border and banned SouthKorean airlines from its airspace, in protest at a joint US-South Korean militaryexercise which it calls a prelude to invasion AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON JE

US singer TinaTurner performson stage at the

P.O.P.B. in Paris onMonday. Turner,69, tours Europewith her Tina!:

50th AnniversaryTour programme.

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