Entries from April 2008 ↓

I read a lot.

I also happen to dream, irrespective of the time of the day.

While reading fictions, we tend to visualize the events as we read along.

Was reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, I noticed the events were not ‘moving’. That’s not usual. Movies (based on books) are like that. However ‘fast’ be the screenplay, I feel being stagnant. (Pssst: The Curious… is an amazing debut, laughed my ass off like crazy)

Movies spoils our creativity and imagination. Take Harry Potter. The Harry Potter I saw was totally different from what I had built in my mind. I have read each Harry Potter book atleast 5-7 times but I hardly like to watch the movie.

My Hogwarts was magical. Forbidden forest was creepier. Quidditch is the best sport ever (heart it more than F1 or Tennis). I was a Gryffindor student.

The only good in the movies was Emma.

What can I say? A spectacular Opening ceremony, the exiting of ‘owning’ teams, bollywood flavored cricket, a Formula One car (Force India - Ferrari) parked over the pavilion, players from different countries sharing dressing room or the Washington Red Skin cheerleaders?

More on this later. I’ll post an follow up article here soon. Wait for it (want to do that on a ‘high’).

As always at The Newspaper Blog, we get to see the cricket matches online in your PC.

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The Times of India finally started their Chennai Edition today.

It was interesting to see the competition and it’s effect overnight.

But what many wouldn’t know about is that the war started a long time when TOI announced they’re going to come to Chennai. Journalists were ‘poached’, design spruced up and better content for readers.

The Aftermath

The Hindu slashed it’s rates to Rs 2.50 from Rs 3.25 (Rs 3 from Rs 4.50 on Sundays) from today.

The Indian Express got itself designed and dressed up well.

The Deccan Chronicle did what it does best - news like “Mens go for breast reduction” was in the front pages.

So finally the much needed competition and choice for people.

Subscribing to The Hindu and The Times of India

I still like The Hindu. I like to read news and not who dates whom or who got divorced. The paper quality is good. Nevertheless I’ll subscribe to The Times of India as well (an additional 60 bucks to ogle at chicks).

Some gyan for you guys after reading The Times of India (and The Hindu) for over 2 hrs :- M S Dhoni would like Rajnikant in Super Kings team as he considers him god. Victoria Secret has a manufacturing unit in Chennai (never knew this before)!