Weekend Happenings

GiriValam
On Friday I was off to Thiruvannamalai with 4 other friends of mine for girivalam.We started our girivalam at 5.00 A.M on saturday morning. It was really fantastic to walk around the mountain. A couple of days back it had rained and there was still moisture in the atmosphere. We enjoyed the beautiful sun rise in the mountain backdrop. After the walk we spend almost more than an hour in the temple talking about the skills of the sculptors present in those times. I bet the beauty of the garbha graham, prakaram encircling it and the sculptures in the wall are a real feast to one's eyes. It was some time around noon we came back to our hotel rooms. As I was leaving the place I promised to myself that I should be visting this place atleast once in 6 months .There is something mysterious in these mountains that gives me peace of mind.

Thanks to Prabhakar for the Photos.






Rossi and Alonso are Champions

Rossi once again won the Moto Gp championship on Sunday, the seventh title in his racing carrier.He won it as 125cc driver in 1997, 250cc driver in 1999 and then in the years 2001,2002,2003,2004 and in 2005 as a 500c driver. I think he would have fancied a top podium finish on his Championship winning race. But he could manage only a second spot. His superiority in this category is such that he grabbed the championship with still five races to spare. One should understand that his Yamaha is not the best vehicle on the circuit, with which he had won the championship twice.

Fernando Alonso become the youngest Formula 1 Champion on sunday.Though I'm not a fan of Alonso, I would say he is a driver who drives within the limits of the vehicle and most importantly doesn't commit too many mistakes. He has been dubbed as in par with Schumi, Senna etc.,which I personally dont agree to.He has to prove a lot to reach those heights ans he still has lot more years ahead of him to attain it. Once again Kimi lost his hold on the championship.Will he be able to grab it next year.May be if Schumi and Ferrari haven't fixed their problems with Bridge stone.

Alaves 0 - 3 Real Madrid
Real won their away match against Alaves in the La Liga campaign on sunday. Ronaldo scored twice and thereby reached the mile stone of 100 goals in a White Jersey.
Two wins in the same week in two la liga campaigns should boost the spirit of the team. Real are to face Olympiakos at home on Wednesday night in a Champions league encounter.Hope they continue their good run in the midweek encounter also.