Vishy Anand, one of the best

# Vishy Anand is one of our greatest sportspersnos, ever... Not only for his achievements in the game, but for the person he is and the chess revolution he has brought about in India. Proud of Bharat's anmol Ratna

BMW X6 Gets cosmetic changes!

This is for my friends in Middle East ( originally, my blog was M E Car Blog !)

X5 is one of the most popular models in ME. Very aspirational too.

SO, when X6 was launched, it was received with a lot of reservation. The main barrier was the size & shape. We were too used to the compact & smaller X5. I always knew it was matter of time before it would gain acceptance in a market where 'big' vehicles are very popular in SUV category. To top it from BMW! ( I was not off the mark - it is selling well in ME)

The changes are more of cosmetic as per the report :

'The facelifted X6 gets a new kidney grille with a wider chrome frame and revised bars, repositioned fog lights, new Adaptive LED headlights and revised tail lamps. The bonnet and the rear has also been reworked for a more aggressive look.'

Courtesy: http://automiddleeast.com/2012/05/23/headline/facelifted-bmw-x6-arrives-in-the-middle-east/

GO Green in GCC

Came across this simple study of why we are not really 'GOing GREEN' !

http://www.kippreport.com/2012/05/unimpressed-exclusive-research-shows-why-residents-uae-and-saudi-arabia-dont-give-a-leafy-cabbage-about-going-green/comment-page-1/#comment-89637



It is all due to the low level of awareness.
Everyone cares...surely
Incentive helps, but that alone is not the reason.
While educational institutions, government agencies and other related agencies can play a big role, ultimately all those who believe in it should proactively practise it.

PS : I feel across G20 countries, some of the basic initiatives should be mandatory - for example, segregation of garbage & re-cycling.

For all the hue & cry on the rising petro prices in India, no one talks about improving public transport !!

A year to LIve - Book review

........'Each day, we hurry through our lunch breaks, skipping breakfast many times, sit through late evening overseas conference calls and yet rarely we seem to catch up.' Does this strike a chord ??


Is there a solution ? Do we have a choice ??!!


Stephen Levine, poet and teacher, posed a simple question: “If you had only a year to live what would you do differently?”


Here is what a reade has to say on the book:


"A Year to Live is the book to read if you don’t want to reach the end of your life with feelings of regret, failure, shame, or loneliness.”


This is a book about living, not dying.


http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/24213833/Opening-ourselves-to-our-fulle.html
All these blue lines are excerpts from the article - thought provoking, right ? Just go ahead & read the book... 

Ideally, I would have preferred to read the book, which I am anyway going to do immediately, and then share the book review. But, the topic is too compelling.. hence, this post.


I am in no way justifying the 'choice' I have made.... I don't need to :)
Though I have got an overwhelming 'endorsement' of my "brave decision" !( unsolicited!)


Happy Reading!!

Kolkotta

Yesterday, the news channels were prominently reporting CM Mamta Banerjee walking on Kolkotta roads to protest against the fuel price hike!


But late in the night, the cricket fans were on roads, celebrating KKR's win  !!


Which is real Kolkotta ?


'City of Joys' !

Dream Job

Reached Bangalore airport on time. It was not lunch-time yet. No books interested me. I wandered around.

South Indian coffee at Taste of India was not very 'south indian' ! A bottle of water, before coffee was more refreshing :)

Newspaper stand B-A-U ( business as usual !!)
Checked the week-end supplements. Times carried a feature on IPL-story (but on everything other than cricket !), Mint Lounge was routine, had seen DNA at hotel.

Picked up wellness section of  Deccan Herald, LIVING :
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/252164/youre-doing-what.html

For all, who are 'suffering' at work, this may be interesting read.
(And there are so many in that category!)

Check out & ensure action !

Ertiga

I had complained about the absence of Ertiga at DNA's Wheelocity
( http://mecarblog.blogspot.in/2012/05/dna-auto-expo-at-mumbai-wheelocity.html)

This afternoon, as I went past the venue at Goregaon, a white Ertiga, fresh from showroom, appeared !!

Looks good - first impression !!

Would love to take a test drive & get a feel of it, myself.

Shall update.... !