October 2, 2010 | Awake & Dreaming

Rock n’Roll
Roaring guitars, soaring vocals, drums pounding, bass booming & keyboards a tinkling. Adrenaline pumping, feet a tapping, hearts a thumping and the spirit is high! More potent that the best of narcotics! Music is the only drug I need.

Reading a good book
I’ve been known to be a book worm for many years. Although since getting an internet connection I’ve read a lot less, I still enjoy a good book. Some afternoons, I get a good novel, go to a coffeeshop and sit there for a couple of hours. Then its on to one of my fav bars where I get beer or vodka, some chopsuey and continue to read till it’s time to go home. I used to read comics a lot as a kid but since the age of 15 it’s been novels.

Star Trek
Anything Star Trek makes me happy. I love the concept and I wish that it could be a reality for now. It’s the ultimate dream and the final frontier (pun intended). Traveling in giant space ship and exploring new worlds – man I would do anything to be in Star Fleet!

Football on telly
I used a British term (I think) but yeah I just love watching football on tv. I follow the English league and used to follow the Italian, Spanish & other European leagues earlier. As I don’t watch much tv these last couple of years, its’ usually only the English football games and some high lites of the others. And I support Arsenal FC.

Alcohol
Beer, vodka & some brandy makes me happy. I mix Sprite or 7Up with my vodka and either coke, 7Up, Sprite or an assorted of cold drinks with brandy. Beer is beer. Like I say “there’s too much blood in my alcohol level”!

Pizza
What a question! Pizza is Italy’s greatest gift to the world. I have never met a pizza I didn’t like.

The first sip of hot coffee in the morning
That’s my fuel. I need it to get through the day. I’ve been drinking some tea these days as well but coffee is like oxygen.

Cold breeze & plenty of rain
I live in one of the hottest place on the Earth. A nice cool breeze and lots of rain falling on the hot roads is just what we need. I love the rain as long as it doesn’t accompany thunder & lightning.

The Internet
I blog, read blogs, watch videos on Youtube, download mp3s & video etc etc. I Tweet, use Facebook and spend most of my free time online. I love the interwebs.

NHL
I love Hockey. I must be one of the only handful of Indians who follow the fastest game on the ice. It’s the coolest game on the planet. I support the Ottawa Senators.

Darcy Tucker has announced that he is retiring after playing 14 years in the NHL. The feisty forward, who saw stops in Montreal, Tampa, Toronto and Colorado over the course of 14 seasons, has decided to retire from hockey, according to TSN. Tucker was keen to play at least one more season in the NHL, but there were no offers made during the offseason.

Tucker spent most of the off season preparing to play but was also open to the option of hanging up his skates as the NHL teams weren’t biting. In retirement, Tucker will still be receiving an NHL paycheck. The Maple Leafs must pay him $1 million for each of the next four seasons, the terms of his buyout agreement still in effect. The native of Castor, Alta., was drafted by the Canadiens in the 6th round (151st overall) in 1993. In 947 career NHL games, Tucker scored 215 goals and 476 points and amassed 1,410 minutes in penalties.