PUNDITATION: EPL GAMEWEEK 11 LINEUP IN FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE
10:48 AM Posted by Sash Sheen
FIXTURE FOR GAMEWEEK 11
| Arsenal | V | Tottenham | 31 Oct 12:45 |
| Bolton | V | Chelsea | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Burnley | V | Hull City | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Everton | V | Aston Villa | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Fulham | V | Liverpool | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Portsmouth | V | Wigan | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Stoke City | V | Wolves | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Sunderland | V | West Ham | 31 Oct 15:00 |
| Man Utd | V | Blackburn | 31 Oct 17:30 |
| Birmingham | V | Man City | 1 Nov 16:00 |
| West Ham | V | Aston Villa | 4 Nov 19:45 |
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MY TEAM FOR GAMEWEEK 11SasoniansBACK! has the following lineup:-
Given, Faye Ab, Collins, Shawcross, Lampard, Essien, Lucas, Fabregas, Lennon, Drogba(Captain), Davies K
Substitutes:
Sorensen, Assou-Ekotto, Zayatte, Zamora
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FIRST REVIEW OF HTC TOUCH 3G(JADE) PHONE
5:39 PM Posted by Sash Sheen
THE PAST
Right from the onset, for me, cellphone brands always had to begin with a "N" and end with an "A"- NOKIA to be precise! Yes, the very fact that this huge company solely depended on "cellphones" for its survival was AWESOME, unlike Samsung or LG! Yet, ironically, I had the strong inclination to check and buy cellphone products of other companies instead.In early 2004, it began with Samsung's C100(the then sleekest phone of the world). Then Sony Ericcson K500i- the phone that left me with a painful thumb everytime I did a scroll using the awkwardly place joystick(renamed "Painstick"). "It lost all its marbles" was what my cousin Anand told me later. Instead of options "Accept" or "Reject" call, the firmware had upgraded itself to "OK" and "YES". The crazy bits with K500i is long and pretty amusing.
Leaving the Sony experience behind, I followed up with Nokia 1100(The torchlight phone- Good for the price), Nokia 5300 MusicXpress(I got this one from the States in 2006. Great phone but "fat" for my liking), Samsung C160( I don't know why I got this one!!) and Nokia E50(another painful thumb experience). Do not ask me where these phones are now- I do not have an answer. The last phone that I used was a Windows Mobile 5 smartphone with QWERTY keyboard- Samsung SGH i320 [Gifted by my NRI brother:)]. This phone is still usable but it has a cracked screen(a major turn-off) and has some "annoying" issues.
First, the battery life is pathetic, even though the company has provided a spare and a external battery case for charging your battery "offline". But, it still doesn't beat the fact that the battery life is amazingly shortlived.
Secondly, the software is not so robust as there is hardly any firmware update. And after some months of use, you will not be able to disconnect an ongoing call unless you keep pressing the disconnect button. This can sometimes lead to a "switch-off" situation. And for my contacts who have complained about not attending to their calls, here is an update :-
The network goes "off" suddenly and I am not aware of this.
THE NEED
So, tired and dejected, after contemplation, I was back to buying days and what better occasion to look forward than Diwali!
I was looking at a fully loaded phone in the range 10 k to 15 k INR. And after weeks of extensive research, I zeroed-in on three phones:-
NOKIA 5800 XpressMusic("The Batman" phone), Nokia E71 and HTC Touch(Series).
If you check Nokia's website and select all features that you would like in a QWERTY phone(like WiFi, 3G etc), then 5800 XpressMusic(XPM) and Nokia E71 will be the ones displayed. Since I already had a QWERTY smartphone experience with Samsung, I rejected Nokia E71 and the only phones on my list was the XPM and HTC Touch series. Now, the next step was to check out issues with the selected phones. Believe me or Not- the XPM issues thread at the Nokia Support website has been closed because it has run into tens of pages. Of course, they weren't only about issues but answers as well but the thread length left me scared and hesitant. Further, one of my colleague who had the phone agreed to give me a "test" run and I wasn't impressed with the screen surface and the "Touch-Flow" experience. The only great feeling was the screen size.
To add to this, my teammate was pretty vocal about his HTC experience and had even changed his Sony Xperia Touch phone to use HTC's firmware because of the little "extra" it had. Thus, I convinced myself on buying a HTC phone for the first time.
The next step was an extensive research on the prices in Bangalore. There are a couple of good sites where you get a fair idea about the prices. I think the MobileStore website is pretty good in this. Apart from the internet, it is always better to walk into some stores and enquire about the prices. So, after checking prices at Sangeetha and Univercell in IndiraNagar, I finally landed up buying the HTC TOUCH 3G also called JADE(that was within my budget) from the mobilestore at around 17 K with a 5% cash-back offer.
THE TOUCH EXPERIENCE
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The touch experience has been amazingly awesome. I would rate this as the best phone I ever used. The specifics are easily found in the internet. But, I would like to share the end-user experience. HTC Touch 3G also called Jade is based on Windows Mobile 6.1 and has every "techie" thing that I require - from WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Weather updates to 3G. It doesn't have an accelerometer but the camera always starts in the landscape mode for that digital camera LCD feeling. And unlike my previous conception about smartphones draining out battery, this phone lives miserly giving you ample standby and talk time, provided the WiFi is not always on. It lacks a radio but the storage support(have a 4Gb card) and inbuilt music player compensates your musical needs. Try the "Audio Booster" for that extra BASS effect and you will love this phone even more.
As for the negatives, the greatest drawback of the phone is the camera. I would call this 3.2 Mp camera a "day-only but use outdoors" camera. It is literally useless in the dark as it has no external flash. The contact list is pretty cramped and you must practice to perfect this else use the sleek stylus provided to you. The other complaint might be that the device has only one port(used for charging as well as for the headphones). But, for me this is perfect. I don't like to carry too many wires.
In true sense, from my perspective, an iPhone killer from HTC at an affordable price.
Is this all? Even my phone has it...!!
THE EXTRA TOUCH EXPERIENCE
For the unaware, if you get bored with the "default" operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 then there is something to cheer about. There are many custom ROM's available in the internet. The best place to search is the XDA Developers forum. You will first need to HardSPL the bootloader and then load the custom ROM. Check out for the ROM's available and read the reviews before trying this out. If you need assistance, try querying the forum members.
A statutory warning though :- "CUSTOM ROM'S SHOULD BE LOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK!"
In my view, PDAVIET's v23 with Windows Mobile 6.5 is great to start off with.
END LOG
I have used this phone for about a month now and am glad I bought this one! For those bored with Nokia's Symbian approach and Samsung's battery woes, try HTC and I bet you will fall in love with it.
Everything written in this article is true except the second last line. Thanks, Mama Puntey for this lovely gift!!Love you...!!
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Quotation invite for Interior designers and decorators: Required for Woodwork, Kitchen and Lighting of a new Bangalore 2 BHK appartment.
11:13 PM Posted by Sash Sheen
This is a formal invite of quotation for all professional interior designers or decorators based in Bangalore ONLY.
We would like someone to guide us with the woodwork and interiors of our apartment(including kitchen). Our apartment is of 1055 sq. feet super built-up area with dimensions as shown in the snapshot below.
As you can see, it is obvious where the woodwork is required. However, we would like professionals to share and impress us with their creative ideas to maximize the space available and to design the framework. This should also include suggestions for the type of wash-basins, chimney, lightings, woodwork in utility, corners of the living room, TV panel and balconies.
Yes, of course, this will be a paid project based on our final agreement. I am expecting that the designer will take care of everything once the project is allotted(including purchase of materials to finishing).
If you are interested to know more about this project, my budget and would like to bid for the same, please drop me an e-mail at “mailforsachin[at]gmail.com” along with your phone number.
I will contact you and we can proceed further from there. Thanks- Sachin!!
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PREVIEW OF ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, GAME WEEK 7- VIS-A-VIS FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE. SEASON 2009-2010 (Part 1)
11:00 PM Posted by Sash Sheen
After a much needed break, I am back to “punditation” of FPL- Gameweek 7. I recall that it was in the same game-week last year when I joined FPL. This went on and changed my life forever. Soccer has become an integral part of my evenings during weekend.
This season, my team has been doing pretty well but has yet to live up to my personal expectation. I may not EVER manage a soccer team but this league gives me ample opportunity to fulfill this un-cherished dream. For the unaware, my team is named after my alma-mater “St Augustine’s School, Kalimpong”. We address ourselves as the SASONIANS. It was Sasonians last year and so this year it is “SasoniansBACK”.
This is how “SasoniansBACK” has been faring:
Pretty decent I suppose, eh?
As for team selection, I always stick to a simple rule :
“The Chosen Ones”, “The Cheap custodian” and “The Regulars”.
The Chosen Ones (Penalty kickers and freekick-takers): Lampard, Gerard.
The Cheap Custodian(Goalkeeper): Mark Schwarzer, Given, Sorensen
The Regulars(Plays full 90 minutes): Drogba, Lennon, Rooney
Other than these, there are some basic rules.
a) Arsenal is very unpredictable in team selection. AVOID !!
b) For defenders, choose those who are indispensible and are cheap.
c) Concentrate more on having a strong midfield.
This was my team last game-week:-
(To be continued ….)
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Songs by American Nepalese…
10:05 PM Posted by Sash Sheen
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Nothing lasts forever…..and we both know Hearts can change…!
10:31 AM Posted by Sash Sheen
I couldn't take care of this dog and therefore returned it to the pet guy.
It is tough living in the city, isn't it Rahul?
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Invitation to Gorkha Saanjh 2009 by Bharatiya Gorkha Welfare Association(BGWA).
10:09 AM Posted by Sash Sheen
Description: 14th September 2008 - Gorkha Saanjh 2008 @ Bangalore |
A day we all Gorkhalis scripted history with our first ever Gorkha Saanjh in Bangalore.
The event witnessed the largest gathering of all Gorkhalis residing in the city and all coming together to show their Solidarity and Support for our community and belief in the Vision of “A Unified and Progressive Gorkhali Community” .
Gorkha Saanjh was conceptualized with the objective of providing a platform for promoting and showcasing local Gorkhali Talent and the proceeds of the event being utilized for Social Welfare activities for Gorkhalis residing in Bangalore.
Gorkha Saanjh 2008 was a great start to this journey and with all the support and encouragement we have seen memorable events like Chaitey Knockout Football Tournament and Gorkha Mela in Bangalore. Equally important has been the birth and growth of a support system to help Gorkhalis in the city during times of emergency.
The fledgling support system has been tested during the past one year and has risen to the occasion and helped many from our community at times of need. We take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped and contributed in these endeavours.
For the year 2009, BGWA has embarked on this journey with more ambitious plans some of which are as below:
1. Providing Free Health Insurance to a wider pool of BGWA members
2. Scholarships for Primary Schooling for the deserving and the financially needy
3. Strengthening the Student Network and Mentoring Programme
4. Creation of a Fund Pool to provide financial assistance for the needy during emergencies
Now, the second milestone Gorkha Saanjh 2009 @ Bangalore is around the corner. BGWA invites all to this event to reaffirm our Unity and Solidarity.
Please visit http://bgwa.webs.com for more details.
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PREVIEW OF ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, GAME WEEK 1- VIS-A-VIS FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE. SEASON 2009-2010
10:42 PM Posted by Sash Sheen
So, we are back again! And am I not missing the biggest star of English Football already? Yes, the inevitable happened. CR9 has left Old Trafford to follow his long cherished dream. All the best! - We miss you Ronaldo and thank you for entertaining us with your immaculate play all these years. But, having said that, the EPL is too strong a league to have a void because of “great” transfers. It has seen heroes come and go and it still lives on…getting better every year. It reminds me of the lines from a poem I read a long time back:-
"For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever!"Yes, without arguments, English Soccer is by far the best league in the world and for online gamers, my favorite FPL stands out from the rest of the online soccer leagues.
Without much ado, here is my lineup for the season. It is always a difficult decision to choose the first set of players. My combination is based on the following factors:-a) Indispensible players. b) Cost effective goalkeepers. c)3-4-3 combination. d)Cheap substitute defenders. THE INDISPENSIBLE’S: Lampard, Gerrard, Bendtner, Lennon and Torres Watch out this space for pre-game week predictions!!
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