Entries from September 2006 ↓

Seriously who would have the balls or pussies to do what Steve Irvin did? Leave alone the wildlife and things. Will you make a road less travel and take a path that you might have always wanted but never pursued as it’s ‘unconventional’?

Superman is a man of steel and hero to many of us. Steve Irwin has balls of steel and is a hero to many of us. Only that Superman is a ‘fiction’ and Steve is ‘fact’. It’s unfortunate that he had to die after a stingray’s barb pierced his heart.

I loved his shows “Crocodile Hunter” which was Aired in Discovery Channel (and later on in Animal Planet). In fact, to be honest, I started to like crocodiles only after I saw his shows. I like the way people catch crocs, it got it’s own style. Even now I like watching people taming crocs!

Steve’s Death shakes the Internet
Online and off, Steve’s death has attracted a lot of attention. Obviously his aura and passion caught us deep. “steve irwin” and “stingray” were the terms that shot up 100% for the words that were searched. Many sites like Crocodile Hunter official site and Australian Broadcasting’s site ABC had to shut following the unprecedented traffic. More details here: Steve Irwin the crocodile hunter death rocks the Internet!

Likewise in the world of P2P, you get to download tributes and other diaries (documentaries) which bring us the good old memories of our beloved Steve. Here are the files that you could snatch from various torrent trackers and via P2P:

Tribute to Crocodile Hunter:-
Steve Irwin A Tribute PDTV-WPi
Steve.Irwin.A.Tribute.1962.To.2006.DSR.XviD-SSTV

and Memories of Crocodile Hunter:-
The.Crocodile.Hunter.Diaries.Days.Of.Disaster.WS.PDTV.XviD-hV
The.Crocodile.Hunter.Diaries.Sore.Like.An.Eagle.PDTV.XviD-hV
The.Crocodile.Hunter.Diaries.Wildlife.Inferno.PDTV.XviD-hV

I watched the first tribute show (scene group - WPi) and I got emotional towards the end and cried. The tribute includes the best footage of Steve with reptiles, and wildlife. It also includes clippings from his movie Crocodile Hunter. As additional bonus, you get to drool over a news reporter Monique Wright who is stunning and is a cute blond hottie.

The documentaries showcase some of Steve’s worst days at the zoo, including the time when the rock wallabies escaped from their enclosure, when a mystery virus struck the kangaroos, or when the cassowaries fought each other. Also we get to see miracle surgery performed on a wild wedge-tailed eagle that has been hit by a car and files when Doc and Helen travel to a remote outback town on a mercy flight to save an orphaned red kangaroo.

It’s an irony that he died by Stingray’s attack which is normally not an aggressive creature and he has in fact done more daredevil acts.

Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter - May you rest in peace and god bless your family.

In memory of Stephen Robert Irwin, 22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006

Cable TV subscription bill for just Rs 77 a month. Pay Channels for Rs 5 a month. Stereo Radio stations other than the ones which ply in your metro. Digital quality sound and video. All this is going to a reality by December 31, 2006. TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has come out with some recommendations for introduction of CAS (Conditional Access System) in the four metros of India after the Supreme Court ruling by Dec 31, 2006.

We Chennaiites always miss out watching good things on TV. Be it Sports action like Grand Slam Tennis, Formula One grand prix, Cricket Action, etc.. or Hindi entertainment channels or English entertainment channels. Now, what I care is Sports action. I have a DVD collection that English movie channels would envy, and I don’t watch much Hindi stuffs but for the movies.

We were made scapegoats and wait for SCV (a leading MSO here) to negotiate with the channels to bring out sports action or retort to Live Streaming, etc…

Let’s take the TRAI ruling now and what really was going on in Chennai for over three years.

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