Listening to the Song of the Waves....Volvo Ocean Race.Cochin stopover

It has arrived...much hyped,much awaited..Volvo Ocean Race..the first ever such event organized in an Indian city.Started in Alicante ,Spain ,sailed through the Atlanantic ,nailing the shores of Cape Town ,into the Indian ocean and now onto the beaches of the Queen of

 Arabian Sea...The life at the extreme continues

...

The mood and the energy 

is high in the Volvo Oce

an race village.The atmosphere has a

 special aura that we have never witne

ssed.All together its a good experience and a 

great feeling the I too became a part of this International event.

Ericsson 4,3s ,Telefonica blue,blacks ,Puma

,green dragon,delta lloyd and team russia - 

all came before the scheduled date.I was fortunate enough to spectate the a

rrival of Ericsson 3 ,finished 3rd at the Cochin stop over.There is a lot of

 diference in what we see in various sports channels

 and what we see in front of our eyes.I was amazed by

 the size of the mast and the overall size of the yacht.Itz really

 huge,but seeing through the 14 x 14 inche frame itz miniatureized to a considerable scale.A team consist of 11

 members and a media

 personnel.They were busy folding the wind screen and bayin the yacht to the deck.

Second time I went after the

 inaguration of the Race

 Village.After the checking ,we scraped into the  village.I was fascinated by the festive ambience experinced inside the village.I was also not dissapointed ....coz the collection was beyond my xpectat

ion..The foreign n desi girlz provided the

 much neede

 entertainment for my rotten eyes.Itz been a long time since my colege days i am doing this.After the terrible queue we steped into the Volvo Showroom.A variety o

f Vovlo cars with all the latest and sophisticated gadgets,truck engine

 ,propeller and so many engineering systems were very well organized along with 

charming young Models .Which was more beautiful?? well i can sey both..!!heh,.neck on neck.!

If the line up for showroom was terrible then the same for simulator was horoundus...!!After tryin out the queue for 15 mintz and realizing that

 itz a daunting task,we gave up moved into the Kerala Tourism Trade Fest.Hmm..but this was dissapointing.Showed all the qualities of kerala Government.Most of the stalls were vacant and those there were of poor quality.We brushed the stalls within

 5

 minutes..stormed into the Food fest auditorium. The odour was irresistible.But our pocket resisted the irresistiblity of our mind.!! For mere satisfation ,we njoyed the Chilli-vada as if we were having hyderabadi dum biriyaani.!Filling our stomach with so called 'satisfaction',we sugared with vanilla cone icecreams.I found out enough time and space for carriying out my skeching work in between these activites...As i was spell-bound i also made the caricature on the beauty of these ladies..Wondering ..heh...without them the event would have been a flop.,life would have been a boring affair..Evensome time I  think its for them we men are living for.!!!heh...Its too much to speak about them...As in the case of any festivalz...

I carried my 4 megapixel canon digi cam that proved instumental in framing those precious moments into a 1 gb memory card...to share those moments with my friendz...those who were not able to pride oneself with these flashes.

Well,one can read the technical details about the Volvo ocean race through http://www.cochinoceanrace.com/ .

So,i am not keen on repeating what has been written and said over there.Overall ,the event  turned out to be a huge sucess.Claps to the volvo ocean race committee,Cochin port trust, the CSGF personnelz ,local support and mostly the elegant, exuberent ladies who brought the colour and spice to the programme.Really hope this event will be flourishing in the coming years too..

Attacks and afterattacks..

For last one week,we are witnessing what we should'nt.The smell of blood,red flesh and a lot of dead bodies-these scenes  created a pulse in us.A pulse of anger!!!Well ,what ever we say, the past is past and we can't change that.What we can do is to channel our anguish into action.An action to eliminate the terrorist,an action to prevent these insanity .A determination to make India a safe nation.

Some of my earnest opinions of what should be done are listed below.Like everyone ,these are my personal opinions,some may be practical and some are not.

1. Perdicting and Contending the attacks : An effective and sustainable mechanism should be formulated on an  immediate basis to  ensure that these anti social creatures are checked even before they enter into our territory.

- Installation of the most modern and sophisticated gadgets where ever possible,

-Equipping our military forces with the latest technogical weapons that are combatible with any enemy,prevent

-re-orientation of our intelligence and police cell with 'inteligent' and 'efficient' personnels,

- Effective arrangements for the collection of information regarding any suspicious act...etc are some of measures that comes under the prevention of terrorist attaks.

2.Centralized security system : Our current structure is not good enough.The loop holes are many which the attackers can mobilize.A centralized security system will ensure better sharing of information ,better co-0peration and eliminating internal fights and egos between different departments .It will also enable us to act quickly according to the environment.There was a talking point on the delay for the arrival of the commandos.Had it not  been the case, we could have reduced the casualities.Any way ,now no place for had's and if's.

3.Deputize politicians with professionals : There are a large sector of people who see politics as a way to earn their daily bread.Even though it is impossible to eliminate or aviod them,the political parties should show some resposiblility in forting the important and diplomatic positions with experts and professionals.Those who know the technical and mangement aspects of their concerned field.

The days of tradional politics is over.It is the era of professionalism and that has to be implemented in to our constitution.What is happening at present in Indian politics is now way forgivable.

4.Treatment of the commandos : A small eg. -our Indian cricket team arrives into Mumbai wankade stadium in luxury buses.Look how these commandos,who faught selflessly for the country came to the attack spot??..Does it sounds awkward??.A change in this attitude is needed.Treat them well.They are the diamonds of our country.Life of each commando is precious.Things should be done to increase their moral level.Increasing their remuneration,providing with technologically advanced weapons ..and a lot more has to be done..do dat.!!

5.Take the cops away from the personal securty of politicians : About 10000 security personnels are takin guard of about 400 odd politicians.Such an absurd figure!! Clearly,they have been often misused by these politicans.Those Shiv Raj Patils and Raj Thackerys are mocking jokers.Why should they be safeguarded?Utilize the service of these guard for the protection of the public.

6.Pressurize Pakistan to take immediate actions : What all measures we have taken ,it will not be sufficient if our neighbours and one time brothers continue to a migrane.A per the recent scenario ,where some of the US,Israel,UK,Japanese,Australian,italian citizens became the victims,these attacks can be seen as a warning not only for India,but for the whole world.This is the time we have to get the support of these nations and put pressure on Pakistan to take the actions ASAP.

7.Each of us to be more alert : When officals forget their duty,we have to act responsibly.Due to technical or some other reason,the officials may not be able to spread their eyes to each and every corner.Its the duty of we, citizens,to ensure that right information reaches the right person and right steps are taken .At the end of the day it is the life of the common man that matters.

Much more can be done.The terrorist has no religion,no face and no soul but some inhuman hidden agendas.We have been on the passive side for a long time.Now ,its the time to act.If not now,then we will never.