Boring, dull day at the office today. I worked today to complete some reports and stayed at home on Sunday. I was so sleepy and tired this morning that I didn’t want to get up and take a shower but I had to.
Things look so bleak because of the salary hike issues at the office and I am not sure if it can get better. I put my feet up after lunch and read through some files at leisure, with my eyelids doing the sit-ups for 2 hours or so. Then by 6 pm I was on my way out of there.
I got down at my stop and went to get a couple of drinks at Oberois bar. So it was Smirnoff vodkas and some delicious chilly gobi (cauliflower). Then I steeled myself in the pouring rain and walked back home, just stopping to buy some chocolates. Goodnite everyone; hope September is good for ya!
Arsenal bounce back after last weekend’s bismal showing against Fulham to beat Newcastle United 3-0 last night. After an exciting start to the game and good play from both sides, Dutchman Robin Van Persie – who endured an injury-plagued campaign last season – struck from the penalty spot after Charles N’Zogbia handled after 18 minutes, which was no more than the resurgent hosts deserved. Just before the half-time whistle, Van Persie was in the right place to slot home a well worked typical Arsenal goal that was a beauty to behold. Newcastle’s Shay Given must be given lots of credit – if it wasn’t for the longtime Toon Army goalie, Arsenal would have scored 5 or 6 goals. Brazil youngster Denilson struck his first Premier League goal after more breathtaking, quick passing from Arsene Wenger’s men – who if they can maintain such displays look again set for a sustained title challenge. Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton, recently released from jail and facing a violent conduct charge from the Football Association, came on for the closing two minutes – to resounding jeers from the home crowd.
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Among the world’s most fascinating fictional characters, Lestat de Lioncourt holds an esteemed position in the world of goth & vampirism. Created by noted author Anne Rice, (and the second series in the Vampire Chronicles) 
As part of the trade for Andrej Meszaros we got, from Tampa Bay, Filip Kuba and this guy – Alexandre Picard. Picard is a local boy, hailing from the city of Gatineau, which is right across the Ottawa river. Picard began his career by playing major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. He was signed by Philadelphia and played for the Flyers & the Phantoms in the AHL. Picard was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 25, 2008 (along with a draft pick) for forward 
The Ottawa Senators have traded restructed Andrej Mezaros in exchange for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard as well as San Jose’s first-round pick in 2009 (previously acquired) from Tampa Bay. A 22-year old player with almost 250 NHL games already under his belt, the 6-foot-2, 218-pound native of Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia, played in all 82 games with Ottawa last season, recording nine goals and 36 points. He ranked second on the Senators in points among defenseman, two behind Wade Redden. His six power-play goals were a career high and led all Ottawa defensemen. Meszaros also ranked third on the team in blocked shots with 100 and was fifth on the team in average ice time with 21:02. A veteran of 246 NHL games, Meszaros has yet to miss a game in his career, playing in all 82 games during each of the previous three seasons. He has recorded 26 career goals and 110 points with 213 penalty minutes. Meszaros has also accumulated 11 power-play goals, four game-winning goals and one shorthanded goal.
Yesterday was the bachelor’s party of the MIS guy from my team. He is getting married on the 4th of September. On Wednesday he had taken a bunch of us out for lunch at the hotel near our office, where we always go for lunch parties. For lunch that day, the biggest attraction was the huge fish that a couple of us, including me, had ordered and it ended up being shared by 6 people cause it was huge. Last night, 12 of us got into a tempo traveller a little after 9 pm from the office and headed for Cherai Beach. I almost did not go since it was getting very late and I didn’t want to be coming home at 1 am drunk. Also I was quite weary of cops checking us but since we had a driver who was not drinking (being from the same company that arranges the company cabs) it would be ok to go along. So me and two other guys from my team went as well. On the menu was 8 whole grilled chickens, 6 bottles of beer and 4 8 PM whiskey bottles.
Now I’m not a whiskey drinking guy. Although I have had it in the past, I never drink it out of choice. The last time I had it was during the New Year party 8 months ago. So I just had a couple of them mixed with water and it did not go down well with me! However, we were all starving and the chicken tasted so good. Huge chucks of chicken wrapped in silver foil just waiting to be eaten. I sat on the huge rocks and chatted, with a whiskey in one hand and chicken in the other. It was quite breezy and the waves were gorgeous, although I didn’t step into the water. Some of them did and in the end there was a stripping off one guy’s pants and a pure moment of absolute nakedness. Lucky for me it was very dark and I was far away, so I cudn’t see anything and hence I did not puke! By midnight we packed up and got back into the tempo and went back to the office. From there we split up and 4 of us were dropped back to our respective homes in a car.
Now that my ‘back is hurting’, don’t I need a luxury chair to bring me back to comfort? You have a great but stressfull job that requires you to be at your desk for hours on end but you haven’t got the perfect chair yet? Or do you just want fancy furniture?
I never saw this coming. It came completely out of the blue. I had just reached home and had changed and had a wash and was just starting work on a ppt that I needed to present. I saw my good friend online in GTalk and thought I’ll chat with her. And I got the rudest shock in recent memory! I was cut down, taken to the very depths of metaphorical hell and back. I never expected this person to speak this way about me and be so spiteful. I thought I was voicing my frustrations to a friend and somehow it got used in an attack about me. I do not know what triggered the accusations this evening but I have some idea and I am going to find out more.
Another one of my favourite Star Trek Voyager episodes is Distant Origin from the 3rd season. It’s a lesson for humans not to be too arrogant and makes you think about blindly believing stuff that has been written in a book that dictates all your life.