Touching The Celebs??? Yeah...I Can...!

Now this title makes some of my friends who know me well, start thinking as to what is Somnath upto? How can he turn a stunt of becoming a celeb [I call it as a stunt!], turn into reality? Apart from being a noble laureate in the field of Bio-Research, I have no clue of becoming a celeb.... but today, I feel I am one...

Just note this:

Being an obsessed person with his cricket and fav teams, be it international [ICC] or domestic [Bengal] or a hybrid of two [IPL], my art and desire to talk in and out of KKR is constant apart from being irregular. I support this team, not bcoz SRK is the brand name and also not because of my once in a long time from now fame of being a Ganguly look-alike, its the City that come into the mind.

For the past few days I have been hearing a lot about the SRK and his tweets. Today in the daily, regional, I read that SRK has mentioned in his twitter about "NO SPACE FOR EXCUSES!", in a comment towards the  KKR's incosistent performance, I had the wish to search his Tweeting account! Well, here it goes and look at the listed followers, its a Diamond Den, just like the Alibaba's cave! I touched almost every one's profile... so feel I touch the celebs! Here, have a dream come true: http://twitter.com/IAMSRK

And then if you wish to add me, in your tweet, here you go: http://twitter.com/somnathpaul

Have a nice time....

Ghost Under the Sun.

I did see it at last. The grey black establishment, the ghost under the sun that stood still, six storey up, over looking all the pedestrian who once were moving in or out in the fancy hotels and music stores that it housed, beside the broadway. The Stephens Court, tanned like the black tea, tells every one its sad demise after garlanding the famous crossings at Park Street. Its has a fame for itself. It housed one of the most famous resturant in the city, The Peter Cat (Whose Chelo Kabab is the best for the common man's platter.) How can one forget the famous Flury's, the one stop heart throb for all those Choco-pastry lovers!

Today, I went to Park Street for a brief work, before I would make my way to IICB for my work. When I was walking past the ruins, I could get the smell of those charred bricks, mutely intoxicated by the smell of the burnt flesh. I can identify that, for I have been in and around the cremation grounds so I could smell that.

I was busy over the phone that time, so couldnt take a snap with my mobile cam, but  the ghost stood still like a black faced monster coming out of the pages of the great epics of Mahabharat or Ramayan. I pressed my palm against my chest, uttered the name of the Lord Almighty in memories of those departed souls, charred or dropped from the heights in name of humanity.

Image Courtesy: http://stbjp.msn.com/i/8A/9CF2550A7DF3168F36CD566C98FFC.jpg

Park Street stood mumb, the hustle and bustle of the city drew to silence around Stephens' Court, the home of biggest fire tragedy in history of the city! The death toll as per official reports was 30, but given the unofficial talks and number of families out there to grab the dead bodies, makes it clear that the toll will not be stalled at 30. Unless any crooked politics come into the forefront, the charred carcasses will be restored in the  trembling hands of their own ones!!!

Rest them in peace.

Senescence.

Science has this: The constant loss of telomere of the human chromosomes / chromosomes gives rise to ageing or as the Science says: Senescence. I don't have any intension to talk about the technicalities. This is the place, where I enjoy the freedom to "Key" down my thoughts.

I am in the older part of the twenties. Getting bald, white hair lines shows me no silver line, thanks to the over stressed liver and branded scotch that time and again fill down my esophagus! The constant tryst with the scientific world to do research, sometimes get onto my nerves! I have my own life to lead. I know it seldom matters when I write it down as the GTalk Tagline!

I want some sunshine and some rain and some wings to be happy. Somehow, even after getting the proper opportunity, I couldnt enjoy much! Life back in the college days or even school and University were bit carefree, having various degrees of freedom to it. Now a days, to think alternate, to do with my heart constantly begs to think more than twice. The last time, when I didnt do so was taking the decision for a CBS reUnion, 2010. The edition of such an extravaganza, last took place in 2007. Thanks to Abhijit, I have one such pic to upload! May 1st, 2010, the labour day, we all newly born labours will be taking a day off and try and enjoy the beauties of friendship! I am looking forward to such. It started in 2006 and within a span of year and a half, 3 such events took place. But, billions of gallons of water have flowed into the Bay of Bengal and people have drifted to places. But, we will try our best for a get together! I think this image will help the cause:

Sorry cant get the pic uploaded!

The Great India Rift.

Last time, the rift was renewed in South Africa for the Season 2, which was carried forward by the Hyderabad based team of the Deccan Charges, under the able captaincy of Adam Gilchrist. The edition 1 was conquered by the Jaipur based team, the Rajasthan Royals, under Shane Warne. This time on, the fight is back and for 60 matches on the trot, India will be divided into states and ethnicity to ponder on a pride of domicility... to ponder upon the greatest leisure madness in the nation: Cricket.

DLF Indian Premier League 3, edition of 2010, which will be starting off today in Mumbai with match being played at Navi Mumbai between the defending champions: Deccan Chargers and the newly tinted Knight Riders, based from my b'ful city of Kolkata. The latter will be spearheaded by the returning captain, Sourav Ganguly.

Set Max is to bring the matches live, the fixture of which can be obtained from the user friendly schedule chart obtained at the IPL official website. Click here for details.

Two new teams from Pune and Ahmedabad will be entering the IPL 4, in the tryst of Mr. Modi to stitch the whole India together amidst the Rift in Passion. It seems very ODD that many of the Non Mumbaikars will want Sachin to get OUT as soon as possible. As an edition of two back slogan mentioned, Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hain...anything can happen, to wish Sachin's wicket by an "Indian" is really unexpected!! Thank God its just IPL!!!

Apart from new teams, sketched for a new begining, IPL 3 has a kitty of newbies!!
1) Sehwag is replaced by Gautam Gambhir as Delhi DareDevils captain.
2) Yuvraj is overtaken by Sangakkara in the Kings 11 Punjab.
3) KKR will be coming with a renewed  jersey.
4) Commercially, IPL will be screened in movie halls for all matches, except the Eden Garden's matches, because of renovation of the ground is underway.
5) IPL will have live streaming (5min delay) in You tube. Click here for the show!

So... I support KKR... who do you?

Women's Day.

Just as I was prolific with my potatoes being harvested from the Flash Drives of Farmville, I looked at the clock, that ticked on with time and date. It figured out 8th March, 2010...people tend to call it International Women's Day. Just as the figure on the screen was busy harvesting the day's yield from my digital field, a thought came into my mind. Its the strenuous work of 25 odd years of that one lady, whom I call Mom...my mother... It doesn't require to celebrate a day with her, for the sake of Archies or 123greetings... Every day is a day to be celebrated with her. Making me cozy during the hard times of late nineties to the early part of the millennium, her crop of strength, intelligence, endurance, perseverance, taught, makes me stand tall, against the Sun.

The Socialists have started this movement in the Western World, a hundred years ago [US, 1909], but with time the revolutions of Russia, 1917 have gained in momentum, with the modern era seeing the ladies flying higher than you could have imagined a "pentacade [50 years]" ago!

In the morning, I have been all around sending special smses to all the lady friends that I happen to have. It goes something like this to my friends:

Without U ppl,

We r dumb.

A Salute 2 al D Wonderful ladies I've ever known.

A toast 4 Ur

elegance, persevernce,

warmth and strength.

Happy Women's Day.

But all comes are after Ma...

Courtesy: http://sloone.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/international_womens_day1.jpg