Roger Federer...the greatest ever!

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This Wimbledon win of Roger takes his tally to 15 career grand slams. Now that is no mean feat. Infact he's the first one in history to have done it. Although, I might say Roddick was the better player in today's match, Federer was clearly the luckier one.

What an epic battle this was. 2009 Wimbledon Men's final is gonna be remembered for a very very long time to come. And lemme be frank and admit, this one was one of the longest tennis matches I've seen, to the extent of rivalling the 2008 epic finale (both quality and duration wise).

The biggest question one might ask is, now that Roger has won the most number of grand slams, is he the greatest ever? Simple answer, he is. And he's just 27, so he has a few more years to go, now that means he is definitely going to have a few more shots at grand slams, and if he's lucky (lucky I say, because Nadal, Djoko, Murray and now Roddick are breathing down his neck) he might win a few.

Congratulations to a great player and a great human being.

Railway Budget

Mamata Banerjee presented the railway budget today. There were high hopes from people from all walks of life across all economical classes.

She has announced loads of sops and new schemes and trains across many routes. But the essence of her budget was "Izzat". She has introduced a Rs. 25 monthly for all people having monthly income of below Rs. 1500 per month. Also, she has introduced "non stop" trains between various stations across the country. Something which I'm sure will be appreciated by all, as its a first of its kind in India! Also, the introduction of various routes, public private partnerships, amongst other things is also something the railway minister can be proud of. Students concessions and press concessions have been increased and introduced respectively. Also, plans of making at least 50 international standard model stations across the country is also a novel venture.

But finally it all boils down to one word...implementation.What the minister has announced is totally a pro people budget will loads of sops, but if its isnt properly implemented, its of no use. A big thumbs up to the minister for this pro people budget. And here's hoping all of it is implemented, and we get to see a new and improved Railways in the coming days.

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21 - My review

Saw a really cool movie today. Most may have probably seen it months back, but for me I got to watch it on TV and not in the theatres unfortunately.

21. This definitely qualifies as one of the coolest movies I've seen in a long time. Story of an MIT boy wanting to study at Harvard Med School. Unfortunately inspite of his awesome grades, he doesnt have the bucks to go there. He gets caught in the web of his teacher who coaxes him into gambling.

Now I wont give away the climax, but lemme say its one of the coolest climaxes I've seen. Brilliantly done.

A cast which ant exactly something which would blow your mind away, does a wonderful job in holding the plot together.

Go watch this movie, you wont regret it.

My review of Terminator Salvation

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First up, whoever thought the terminator series is not just the same anymore, well you're right, especially after terminator salvation.

The thing is, the entire storyline of terminator series is getting so very stretched. And the proof of it is evident in every single scene of this movie. It was really heartening to see Christian Bale as John Conor. However what can an actor, even if he's Christian Bale, do with a non existent story?

Moreover I really dont see the point of signing up an awesome actress like Helena Carter and then giving her around 5 minutes of screen time! Unless of course there's something big lined up for her in the next instalment of the series. Also, a guest appearance by Arnie totally out of context, makes the movie all the more nonsensical.

Other than that, its a pretty ordinary movie with loads of special effects. Well even the special effects arent entirely mind blowing. Aerial scenes couldve been shot for a longer duration which would've added to the "awe factor". Also, terrible loopholes in the movie's storyline (I keep coming back to the storyline isnt it?) almost make it a Bollywood movie albeit all the special effects.

To sum it all, not one of the movies you'd want to miss, but definitely not a movie you should expect a lot from.

New keyboard

Finally got hold of a new keyboard. My previous one wasnt working since long and it was high time I got a new one. It isnt sleek and smart, infact its the cheapest keyboard around. But it works that all I care about! :P