Pongal Celebrations

Hey guys!!! Wishing all viewers a Happy Pongal

13th Jan 2009 - Started as a normal day where I woke up as usual at around 8.15 am, finished the morning duties and sat to read the paper. Was going through the news about Satyam frauds and what they are upto still and the other happenings when I hear a loud noise, "Cuckoo.. would you mind having a bath it is getting late to office" Courtesy Mom. Ok ok.. and got myself prepared for the days work.

I reached office at around 9.30 am signed in the register and the first thing which stuck in my eye when I entered was 4 sugarcanes lying on the floor and the office boys starting to tie the thin ropes at the corners of the walls to hang few decoration stuffs. Ohh.. then I realized that the pongal decorations are on in the office. This usually happens every year where the ladies take some time off there work schedule to sit together in preparing the rangoli.

The day started for me by getting myself busy in working out few reports which have to be submitted for the day and replying mails. This took about half the day for me and just when i thought I need a walk, I could see the office boys and the ladies of our office getting themselves ready to decorate. The ladies as usual started their chatting before starting up with the rangoli stuff and then got themselves busy in doing it. This is the only time where you could actually see the ladies putting in there full efforts and concentrating to make the rangoli look as beautiful as possible. The only work where there is a lot of involvement among them. ha ha ha..

This time there was some add ons in the decorations like fixing up serial lights around the reception area where the decorations were made. The rangoli was prepared with a mixture of salt and color powder this time. Last time it was fully prepared with flowers. The sugarcanes were placed around the pongal pot and the decorations went on well this time. At 5 pm the pooja started and after the formalities we wished everybody and then settled ourselves to take few snaps.

The First Ever Night Race – Singapore

What do I say!! One of the most fantastic races I dever seen. The first ever night race, a circuit which is illuminated with 16000 lights, the humidity, the feel of racing under lights, drivers race for the championship points, tyre conditions, drivers fitness. Hats off to those who have made this circuit and the amount of hard work gone inside to set it up.

Alonso wouldn’t have even dreamt that he would be the first ever driver to win a formula one race under lights starting from 13th on the grid. His own team mate Nelson Piquet Jr. who had crashed on the 14th lap of the race bringing the safety car in had helped Alonso clinch to the first place. He built up a huge lead, lost it all when the second safety car deployment came on the 51st lap, then calmly opened it up again. He praised his car’s performance all evening, but the success owed as much to the man behind the wheel.

Hamilton had to struggle to regain his positions as he was stuck behind David Coulthard for a long time and then tried finding a way to finish 3rd. He was happy at one end since his rivals Ferrari dint manage to take any championship points this race. Bad race for Kimi as he had to push his Ferrari which was fully loaded with fuel at the start of the race, but unfortunately crashed out at the finishing stages.

But a royal treat for the viewers as I think many would have admired the circuits beauty rather than concentrating much on the race.


Race Results
1 Fernando Alonso Renault 61 1:57:16.304
2 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 61 +2.9 secs
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 61 +5.9 secs
4 Timo Glock Toyota 61 +8.1 secs
5 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 61 +10.2 secs
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 61 +11.1 secs
7 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 61 +16.3 secs
8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 61 +18.4 secs
9 Jenson Button Honda 61 +19.8 secs
10 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 61 +26.9 secs
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 61 +27.9 secs
12 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 61 +29.4 secs
13 Felipe Massa Ferrari 61 +35.1 secs
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 61 +43.5 secs
15 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 Accident 3