Tata Motors - going places

Yes, Tata motors, the old indian company has a slew of new offerings up its sleeve.

On the first take of course the much hyped nano makes its debut into the market. Its small is the first thing you notice. It is obviously cheap, runs on petrol. Alas, has only one windscreen wiper. I am truly appaled at that. It might be cost saving, but come on. One more wiper is not asking for too much. All in all kudos to mr Ratan for making the worlds cheapest car. The questions of durability of course arise and all be unvieled in a course of time.

On the other end of the globe, we see the launch of the new jaguar XJ. Killer looks, monster power, and amazing luxury. A package for kings. The best part is, its also available in india. Not the all new XJ, but the XF and the supercharged XFR. The spec sheets would blow your mind on the XFR. The 5 litre V8 to quench any thirst you might have. A tremendous 500 HP to get your roaring like a lion(or more precisely the Jaguar). A violent 625Nm torque, to get the wind in your air. A top speed of 250 kph, 0-60 in 4.7 and 0-100 in 4.9. I am sure you will get noticed wherever you take this prized possesion out. The only problem is the huge downpayment on your loan and insurance.

We still haven't seen the landrover site in an indian version. I cant wait to see these meanies on the road.

Note: All facts and figures quoted from http://www.jaguar.in/default.asp

Top 10 things to do on a weekend

10. Go to office to complete your work

9. Bring home the much needed food.

8. Strum your guitar

7. Try writing your blog (after clearing out the cobwebs)

6. Catch up on some old friends

5. Watch a movie (not alone)

4. Play some cricket

3. Read something

2. Go out for dinner

1. SLEEP

"If you have nothing better to do in life, make a list."

The thing about federer

This wimbeldon was a little less fetching for me with Nadal out of the reckoning to defend his title. I must say Federer was good, so was Roddick and the finals were fantastic. The drop shots from Federer were subtle and the serving from Roddick was en route to making him a champion.

The final game was long enough. going into a five setter and finishing with 30 games in the last set. It was entertaining, the flashes of brilliance from both players some spectacular serving and dicey tie breakers. I much rather prefer the serve and volley game with a lot of rallies, but this was, albeit a total exposition of the modern tennis game.

There were many oooh aaah moments on the court. There were many points where I simply got bored. The endless serving without break points, and the break points not converted. There was a point when i thought, "Oh god! let this end". I am sure i will there will be differing views on this.

The thing about roddick's game, he relies on his serve. He's probably the best serve out there, but come on we all remember philipousis. Having a complete game is essential to be the champ. My heart goes out to Roddick, he gave it his all, his best game probably and still ended up losing the title.

Federer on the other hand is an all round player. His technique is a gift and his strokes are treasures themselves. But still, as I saw Federer moving to victory and collect his trophy, the thing i could think of was "this dude was crying the last time around"(Not that I am holding it against him). It has to be said winning the roland garros this season was quite the shock for him and me. I never expected him to play his way out and win at the start of the tournament. Kudos to him on that and of course on the 15th slam with wimbledon getting him to the history books. If rafa was there things would probably have been different. Definitely looking forward to the US Open now.