Vishal's Blog

The 84th Problem A farmer once went to Lord Buddha and asked him to solve his problems. Buddha asked him what his problems were. The farmer said his problem was sometimes it doesn’t rain, sometimes it rains too much, and sometimes the crops were eaten away by termites. He continued saying he had a nagging wife, his children were showing no gratitude to him and he had gossip mongers in his neighborhood. He thus listed 83 problems. Buddha calmly told him that there was no solution to his problems. On further insistence from the farmer, the Lord told him that he can’t help the farmer solve his problems but can solve his 84th problem. The farmer curiously asked him which the 84th problem was and Lord said the 84th problem is that he doesn’t want any problem. Well, to a large extent our life and its wants and desires too are like that of the farmer’s. In these times when the markets are shrinking and pink slips are common, the good news is that the no of people visiting sacred places like S...

Turkey 2009 Qualifying History beckons Vettel. Historically, whoever has started on pole in Turkey has won the race. Vettel started on pole in the two podium finishes so far in his career. He was on pole once again today and had a glimmer in his eye, rightly so. It’s difficult to say who would win tomorrow, however Button who is leading the championship table this year and qualified behind Vettel would ensure he stays in the hunt to get closer to the world title. Rubbens Barrichello finished behind Vettel. A strong performance by Mark Webber brought him as close as fourth. Jarno Trulli for Toyota disappointed after his performance in Monaco made amends to reach 5th this time. The Ferrari’s who seemed lost till the races before Monaco where Raikkonen finished 3rd carried on their good performances to finish 6th and 7th respectively with Kimi leading the pack. Mclaren’s Lewis Hamilton and his partner Heikki Kovalainen weren’t effective with their car this time around finished 14th and 16...