Purpose

They say that if you have a goal set and achieve it then you should consider yourself successful. But is that really so? They also ask you to tell your plan to God and guarantee a laughter from God.

Maybe God has a plan for all of us. Maybe God is just like a child building sandcastles at the beach unaware of the waves of the sea approaching. But today at this point I somehow feel that this child has listened to my request and granted me my wish.

At this point it is hard for me not to thank the almighty. Not to bow down in prayers and thank God for all that he has done. For all the quirks, difficulties that has led me to this point in life. There had been many points in life where we probably go mad and start asking the existence of a higher power and I have had plenty of them in my way. Cursing and tearing for feeling ignored. Oh how many times had I felt that.

There I was about 22 months back dreaming someday of reaching where I am today. Telling my friends my dreams and hopes. Did I think I will get where I am today? Yes. Did I know for sure that it is going to happen? Not really. They say three mantra for success are Dedication, Determination and Devotion. I did have determination, lacked dedication but again strong devotion towards things I believe in and principles that I made for myself. 2/3 not too bad at the end of the day. It paid off.

VAIO needs to step up

Been a big fan of FIFA 12 ever since 2003. Unfortunately my Sony VAIO has taken that joy out of my life. Do not get me wrong. I have not stopped playing the franchise. Just that I now no longer play in Legendary or World class difficulty level.

You the chip set in the computer has certain limitation. I am unable to to sprint diagonally and while doing so I can't shoot. Basically I can only press two effective buttons at an instance and the third one I press renders it moot. The notebook does have a decent graphics processor to handle games smoothly however if the user is not able to use the keys as he/she wishes then what was the point Sony?

In the beginning I had assumed it to be a problem with my notebook keyboard solely and purchased an external keyboard. However that did the same thing. Now I am skeptical to go for a gamepad. I do not know if that will act up similarly.

Recently got hold of FIFA 12 and my virtual pro needs to grow. However to do that, he needs to play a few games in world class mode. I know if i do that i will never achieve the targets with this notebook. So thank you Sony for ruining my FIFA experience!!

Was I playing Wii?

Watched the Real Zaragoza Vs Real Madrid match last night at 11:30 PM IST. Just before that watched Manchester United Vs Arsenal at 8:30 PM IST. The EPL match was entertaining not only because Manchester thrashed Arsenal but the view of the game on the TV was good. The main area was always visible and I could see the ball as the camera followed the ball keeping it as the center of focus. I never even bothered to think that it is not something that should be taken for granted.

While watching the la liga match I realised that I was constantly moving my head instinctively alongwith my body to the edge of the chair to get a glimpse out of the corner of the TV. It was annoying. I didnt realise at first then it occurred to me. The damned ball was no where in the camera view. Now this happens once or twice it is acceptable. But whenever the ball was in the middle of the field, it was never in the camera.


I guess it is not enough that La Liga is joke of a league compared to EPL but do their camera need to suck too?? It is bad enough that we all know the results of the match when Barcelona and Real Madrid plays the other teams. But now they are not even bothering to show the ball too. I wonder whom to blame for this? Maybe it is the fault of Ten Action/Sports to get the broadcast from some amateur cameraman. Then again why would LFP allow some amateur cameraman to broadcast the game. Now if the camera is operated automatically and some AI follows the ball across the field and rotates the camera accordingly should not LFP at least get a decent software that can perform the job properly?

LFP keeps proving their inferiority over and over when compared to EPL. No doubt they have the two best teams in the world but other than that they have nothing to offer. Also there is no reason for Barca and Real to play all 38 matches for the season. They should just play two matches against each other. This would decide the champion and the runner up. Then the other 18 teams in La Liga can play 34 matches each and save themselve some humiliating defeats.