Weekend

Sigh..another weekend gone by like a blink of an eye, but the weekend was awesome. My precious Xbox 360 was back on Friday evening all repaired and sh*t. It was also Partha's birthday on Friday. Although initially we did not plan anything, but by 7 pm, me, Negi and Partha couldn't resist from going out for a couple of drinks. I mean it was Friday night and Partha's birthday and the return of my precious Xbox 360...it definitely had "celebration" written all over it! We crashed at Partha's place for a change and had a nice time drinking and chatting up till bout 11:30. I dropped Negi back and reached home to "test" my Xbox 360. I swear I was soo nervous plugging it in but I was relieved seeing the ring of light flashing on the console. I put in Gears 2 and played till like 3 in the morning. I hadn't lost my touch..in fact, I realized that I could make those head shots more frequently when I'm drunk.

It might be the placebo effect, but the repaired console is more silent than before and does not heat up as much as it used to (touch wood, fingers crossed, god..please dont jinx it!).

Anyways I went to sleep at 3 and woke up at about 9 in the morning with a heavy head. I had some work at the bank on Saturday and had no choice but to get up. Me and dad set off in the merciless Delhi heat..and roamed about quite a bit too to get the things done. We reached back at about 3 in the afternoon, exhausted as hell. Sadly there was no time for beer. Dinner was fun though. Dad made an excellent egg curry and we kinda had a small daaru session while making rotis. After dinner, I played Gears 2 again. Its an addictive game...very difficult to stop. There's loads of action in the sequel...much much more than in the first part. Its much more grander and has an even greater "epic" feel to it than the first part.

Sunday was spent doing nothing but finishing up Gears 2. Never have I finished an entire game over the weekend. I started after breakfast and played till lunch..had lunch...and played till the evening. Before I knew it, the credits were rolling in. Its an awesome game. I am really looking forward for the third part which is releasing in April next year. The evening was spent in watching the England-Germany match. It was a nice match. Although it started slowly but things changed after the first goal. England was very weak on the defense and was out of luck too! They dint play well at the end of the day, Germany was a superior team.

Nothing much left over this weekend. I have a hectic time till the middle of next week since I have a release coming up on the 30th. But things would slow down a bit after that. Hopefully I would get some new games; I have a lot of game time to make up for!!

Power Cuts are back!

We had forgotten what it felt like during a power cut in Delhi, courtesy the power backup @ my society. We were rather rudely reminded of how it used to be in the good ol' days, this weekend. The society's generator went bust on Friday and as luck would have it, the weekends were marred with power cuts in the afternoons and in the nights. To make matters worse, it was the 2nd most hottest day in Delhi on Sunday (Saturday wasn't all hunky dory either). It kinda reminded me of the times when I was a kid. Power cuts in Delhi were a very common affair. Majority of the time, only some of the flats would be affected and unfortunately, my house always used to be one of them. The only plan of action was to call the DESU guys, who would not pick up the calls for whatever reasons. We would then have to go to their office, lodge a complaint and wait for them to arrive on their cycles. In most of the cases, it would be a busted fuse in the feeder. Contrary to popular beliefs and Science!!..the solution was not to replace the fuse with another fuse, but to "innovate" using a make-shift "fuse" by using a normal wire across the two terminals!! The advantages of doing so were, that its quick, cost effective and it would prevent the fuse from going off again and again!!. I mean thats what we want right? .. a fuse which doesn't go off quickly...which is sturdy and can withstand a lot of current!! I cant believe these guys were electricians. Never have I seen them replace a fuse with another fuse. Upon asking them, they used to retort in a typical Delhi accent "Ohhhhh koi farak nahi padta sir!". Things changed drastically since the Society bought its own generator. The power backup was a lifesaver. There are loads of times when we don't even realize that we have a power cut. The TVs work, the coolers work, the computer works..all the necessities work.

Anyways, the last 2 days have been awful. Thankfully the mosquitoes are all dead during Delhi summers. So there wasn't any trouble from them. Hopefully the generator gets repaired soon. Its coming in the way of my lazying around time. Its hard to just lay around and do nothing when its 32 degrees inside your room. Phew!

Bhajji steals it for India

Its been ages since an Indo-Pak match or for that matter an ODI had been soo much fun to watch. Although I couldn't watch the Pak innings (had to go to the office), I was looking forward to watch Shoaib vs Sehwag. Clearly, Sehwag was rusty and pretty tied up in his innings. I mean .. he did not score a run for 11 balls! It has got to be a record of some sorts. Although the Shoaib - Sehwag encounter was a damper, the game definitely had its moments. Gautam Gambhir and Kamran Akmal staring down each other's throats...Bhajji and Shoaib Akhtar's verbal spat...these moments made the game fun to watch. Sports has to be played with aggression indeed. I just loved how Bhajji hit Shoaib for a six and then repeated the feat in the last over and thumping his chest all pumped up. India made it to the finals..lets hope the adrenaline continues to pump and they win the tournament.