Getting ready for Goa

It's about time we moved on to another town, I'm starting to get a little bored. Thought I'd catch up with some mates on FB to kill time. Not much has been happening recently. All my sisters talk about is sari this...lenga that....sari this....bangle that.....tailors, size, colour, bla bla bla.

Hopefully the next week will be more entertaining and fulfilling. Apparently Goa is the place to go; sure it'll live up to the hype, but I don't want to get too excited...

There are a few bargains here in Chennai. If you do ever go, I recommend Spencer Plaza. It's the equivalent of a Harrow St Ann's or the Brent Cross Complex. I bought a 8-in-1 DVD pack for 200 rupees (3 quid!) and the previews are excellent quality. It includes Kill Bill 1+2, Scarface, and some others I can't remember.

Repeat: 8 films for 3 pounds!! Buy of the decade.

I will flush you...

Game #4272734473: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/05/30 - 22:30:16 (UK)
Table "Marshall" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: Bluejay1 ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Cold_cuts ($150.75 in chips)
Seat 4: hacke ($16 in chips)
Seat 5: Prada ($183.12 in chips)
Seat 6: HurriKKan ($40.28 in chips)
Seat 7: pikunge ($105.75 in chips)
Seat 8: CoCkEr sits out
pikunge: posts small blind $0.50
Bluejay1: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [9c Ts 6h Ah]
Cold_cuts: calls $1
hacke: calls $1
Prada: raises to $5.50
HurriKKan: folds
pikunge: folds
Bluejay1: calls $4.50
Cold_cuts: calls $4.50
hacke: calls $4.50
----- FLOP ----- [3h Kh 7c]
Bluejay1: checks
Cold_cuts: checks
hacke: bets $10.50 and is all-in
Prada: calls $10.50
Bluejay1: raises to $64.50
Cold_cuts: calls $64.50
Prada: folds
----- TURN ----- [3h Kh 7c][5h]
Bluejay1: checks
Cold_cuts: bets $80.75 and is all-in
Bluejay1: is all-in $25.50
Returned uncalled bets $55.25 to Cold_cuts
----- RIVER ----- [3h Kh 7c 5h][8h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Cold_cuts: shows [9c Ts 6h Ah] (A Flush, Ace high)
hacke: shows [4c 3s Th 2d] (A Pair of Threes, King high)
Bluejay1: shows [3d 4h 5c 7s] (Two Pairs, Sevens and Fives, King high)
Cold_cuts collected $159 from Side pot #1
Cold_cuts collected $61.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $223.50 Main pot $61.50 Side pot #1 $159 | Rake $3
Board [3h Kh 7c 5h 8h]
Seat 1: Bluejay1 (big blind) showed [3d 4h 5c 7s] and lost with Two Pairs, Sevens and Fives, King high
Seat 3: Cold_cuts showed [9c Ts 6h Ah] and won ($220.50) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 4: hacke showed [4c 3s Th 2d] and lost with A Pair of Threes, King high
Seat 5: Prada folded on the Flop
Seat 6: HurriKKan (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: pikunge (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Wedding? What wedding?

I've found another internet cafe where I can update my status, find out what I'm missing in London (sweet FA i assume), and give you the latest from the hole that is Chennai. They give a good rate here: 30 rupees for an hour of net surfing. The currency hasn't changed much since last year; it's still roughly 80 rupees to the pound. So for 60 minutes of quality browsing, its only 40p. Not bad eh?

The daughter of my Tamil school teacher got married today. It was nice to meet some friends from back in the day. (Smile Veena you're on the net!) When I mean 'back in the day', I really mean far far back. When I was 6, I started learning my mother tongue Tamil at a local Sunday school in Wembley. And a year later I started learning carnatic flute. By the time I was 12, I was taking Tamil classes at near GCSE level, and one of my teachers was Mrs Vadivel.

Fast forward another 10 years and I'm attending her daughter (Sharmila)'s wedding. It was a very short ceremony, roughly 25-30 minutes. For those of you who are not accustomed with our Hindu/Tamil tradition, you must be wondering why I refer to half an hour as 'short'. Usually, a full blown ceremony like this lasts for 2-3 hours. Yep! That's right! You heard it from me.

Well I'm off back to the comforts of my hotel room. Can't miss the build up to the Monaco GP can we?

promulgation

"The new supercasino in Manchester will create an underclass of compulsive gamblers unable to control their addiction."

Funny, I thought we all had free will.

"Help us find Madeleine! Lynch a paedophile today!"

Of course, nobody has bothered to point out the idiocy of the girl's parents in leaving an infant unattended.

"The Home Secretary confirmed that there is a prison overcrowding crisis." "The retiring Chief Justice thinks sending criminals to prison is wrong."

It would just be too easy to build more prisons, wouldn't it?

"Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan should resign over the racism shown towards Shilpa Shetty."

What did Mr Duncan ever do wrong?

"Most people would rather accept an upgraded job title than a pay rise. There have been instances where public toilet cleaners are now known as general sanitation technicians."

But they still clean shit stains out the bowl, right?

"The Government insists that nuclear power is the future. All but one of the UK's nuclear power stations will close by 2023 with no more planned."

Applause.

"Conservative leader David Cameron wants more ethnic minorities and women to represent the party."

So if you're white, middle class and can do a better job than a blind Bengalese lesbian, you're completely fucked.

2nd day in Chennai

Greetings from Chennai! I’ve been in India for just over a day now, we touched down around 3am on Wed 23rd. The time difference is 5 and a half hours. So if its midday in UK, its 5.30pm in India. I managed to catch the 1st half of the CL final Milan v. Liverpool, even though it was stupid o’clock here. Inzaghi’s fluke goal in the 44th minute set Milan on their way.

I was expecting a Liverpool resurgence in the 2nd half. But, when it kicked off, there was a power cut in the hotel. Noooooooo! 2 minutes later, the power came back on. But the TV screwed up and I was too tired to wait, so I drifted off back to sleep.

And now here I am in the hotel internet café (albeit a solitary computer in one of the offices). And I find out Milan had won 2-1. Woo! 200 quid! Shiiipppiiiiiit.

Gona pick my outfit for Janani (my sister)’s wedding. This week is intense, we’re sorting out dresses, invitations and what not. Fun fun FUN!

fucking classic :)

Game #4135754393: Omaha PL ($0.50/$1) - 2007/05/18 - 23:58:54 (UK)
Table "Marshall" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Pedro0001 ($81.50 in chips)
Seat 4: pineman ($166.48 in chips)
Seat 5: Jam040149 ($80.06 in chips)
Seat 6: Cold_cuts ($160.25 in chips)
Seat 9: psyonic ($91.22 in chips)
Seat 10: Svammel ($95 in chips)
Jam040149: posts small blind $0.50
Cold_cuts: posts big blind $1
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Cold_cuts [5s 6s 9s 4h]
psyonic: folds
Svammel: folds
Pedro0001: calls $1
pineman: folds
Jam040149: calls $0.50
Cold_cuts: checks
----- FLOP ----- [7s 4s 7c]
Jam040149: bets $3
Cold_cuts: calls $3
Pedro0001: calls $3
----- TURN ----- [7s 4s 7c][8s]
Jam040149: checks
Cold_cuts: checks
Pedro0001: checks
----- RIVER ----- [7s 4s 7c 8s][Kc]
Jam040149: checks
Cold_cuts: bets $2
Pedro0001: raises to $18
Jam040149: folds
Cold_cuts: raises to $34
Pedro0001: raises to $77.50 and is all-in
Cold_cuts: calls $43.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Pedro0001: shows [Qh Ks Ts 6d] (A Flush, King high)
Cold_cuts: shows [5s 6s 9s 4h] (Straight Flush, Eight high)
Cold_cuts collected $164 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $167 Main pot $164 Rake $3
Board [7s 4s 7c 8s Kc]
Seat 1: Pedro0001 showed [Qh Ks Ts 6d] and lost with A Flush, King high
Seat 4: pineman (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Jam040149 (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: Cold_cuts (big blind) showed [5s 6s 9s 4h] and won ($164) with Straight Flush, Eight high
Seat 9: psyonic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Svammel folded before Flop (didn't bet)

sat 12th

Dunoo why, but gona do something next saturday, some party in central london, you can invite yourself, watch this space....

bla bla GS FB GS FB!!

So i've updated my status, i'm not gona delete this post, cos u only live once (twice in my motto), i've spilled my guts on the www web. Just as I come home from tony's, I find out someone's "attached" to the 'p' word, just b4 City uni maths exams, the WORST time to attach yourelf! My year out has been tremendous, good luck all of u, another x amount of days till you're freeeeeeeeeeeee!! Seriously, don't do anything stupid, just hit the books, and you're ok. Next friday should be fun, jamming with an 'up and coming' artiste.

Tomorrow, "mark my words! the russian west londoners
will regret letting their Emirate sponsorship" go waste"

spot the muppet!

Game #3954942543: Omaha PL ($1/$2) - 2007/05/03 - 01:17:26 (UK)
Table "Nowayout" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Alantam sits out
Seat 2: __gspot__ ($164.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Greenday7 ($171.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Sovereign ($139.50 in chips)
Seat 5: njw82 ($40 in chips)
Sovereign: posts small blind $1
njw82: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Greenday7 [Qh 9c 6h 9s]
__gspot__: calls $2
Greenday7: calls $2
Sovereign: calls $1
njw82: raises to $4
__gspot__: calls $2
Greenday7: calls $2
Sovereign: calls $2
----- FLOP ----- [Th 7s 9d]
Sovereign: checks
njw82: checks
__gspot__: checks
Greenday7: bets $16
Sovereign: folds
njw82: folds
__gspot__: calls $16
----- TURN ----- [Th 7s 9d][5h]
__gspot__: checks
Greenday7: bets $48
__gspot__: calls $48
----- RIVER ----- [Th 7s 9d 5h][9h]
__gspot__: bets $96.50 and is all-in
Greenday7: calls $96.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
__gspot__: shows [Td Ac 6s 8s] (A Straight, Ten high)
Greenday7: shows [Qh 9c 6h 9s] (Four of a kind, Nines, Ten high)
Greenday7 collected $335 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $337 Main pot $335 Rake $2
Board [Th 7s 9d 5h 9h]
Seat 2: __gspot__ showed [Td Ac 6s 8s] and lost with A Straight, Ten high
Seat 3: Greenday7 (button) showed [Qh 9c 6h 9s] and won ($335) with Four of a kind, Nines, Ten high
Seat 4: Sovereign (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: njw82 (big blind) folded on the Flop