Archive for July, 2009

The Serpentine Mystery – Chapter II

Continued from Part I of The Serpentine Mystery

It was so damn noisy, people screaming, talking, shouting, joking, and doing what ever else they could do to increase the decibel levels in the room. Seriously, when you have noisy friends like these, you don’t need enemies. This house was more like a dormitory than someone’s [...]

The Serpentine Mystery – Chapter I

It was dusk while I was returning back home. I decided to take one of the inner roads to avoid the traffic on the main road. I usually prefer these inner roads as it is more peaceful and I can enjoy the sound of my bike’s engine while I ride at my own pace. The [...]

My Purchase of a G1 phone running Google Android OS

I have always wanted to purchase a touch-enabled phone. I have researched a lot about the iPhone, Android and the new phones based on the Nokia Symbian S60v5 Touch OS platform. Some around me have also bought the iPhone and the Nokia 5800 and I have had a chance to use these phones and see [...]

English and Education during and immediately after the British Raj

I noticed something very recently when I had been at a relative’s wedding. It is during such occasions that one gets to meet people from all walks of life and from at least 3-4 generations. Here I have also been meeting parents of many of my uncles and aunts, who I think are my indirect [...]

Booting into Linux after a long time

It was after a very long time that I was booting into my Linux installation. From a very long time, I was either not using my PC enough, or the basic Windows installation that I had, served the purpose that I wanted such as occasional checking of emails. So I hadn’t taken the effort to [...]

Update on my Experiments with my Bowling Action

So I decided to work on a combo of Wasim Akram’s short run up with Shoaib’s slingy bowling action. However this is not working out. A short and quick run up is throwing me off balance and I am losing my rhythm while delivering the ball. All the pent up energy has to be released [...]

My Bowling Action – Thinking about my Strengths and Weaknesses

So thinking about my past experiences, I have tried to come up with some strengths and weaknesses in the way I have bowled.

Strengths

I have a very strong upper body – Strong Shoulders, Strong Chest and a Strong Back (though of late it has been paining a lot)
I have a powerful sprint and I can be [...]

Working on my Bowling Action

I think I have mentioned this earlier, but I have a peculiar problem with my bowling action. I just cannot stick to one bowling action. I keep trying out different bowling actions and sometimes when I am tired I switch to some other action. I have a feeling that I can bowl certain types of [...]