26 things life... teaches you

26 things life... teaches you

1. Being an adult can be fun when you are acting like a child.
2. Love has nothing to do with looks but everything to do with time, trust, and interest.
3. Laughing, crying, joy and anger… All are a vital. All make us human.
4. The greatest truths in life are uncovered with simple, steady awareness.
5. Greed will bury even the lucky eventually.
6. Bad things do happen to good people.
7. Paving your own road is intelligent only if nobody has gone exactly where you are going.
8. Uncertainty is caused by a lack of knowledge. Hesitation is the product of fear.
9. Time heals all wounds… regardless of how you feel right now.
10. Most of the time what you are looking for is right in front of you.
11. Your health is your life.
12. Chance is a gift, so act on chance when given the opportunity.
13. Kindness and hard work will take you further than intelligence.
14. People deserve a second chance, but not a third.
15. Marry your best friend.
16. Take lots of pictures. Someday you’ll be really glad you did.
17. Money makes life easier only when the money is yours free and clear.
18. Carelessness is the root of failure
19. Your actions now create memories you will reminisce and talk about in your elder years.
20. Stepping outside of your comfort zone will put things into perspective from an angle you can’t grasp now.
21. Motivation comes in short bursts. Act while it’s hot.
22. Purposely ignoring the obvious is like walking backwards toward the enemy.
23. Taking ownership of failure builds the foundation for success.
24. First impressions are completely worthless 50% of the time.
25. Personal glory lasts forever.
26. If you never act, you will never know for sure.

what a match....

First of the semi finals...

Germany Vs. Turkey

I would say... Turkey has won... absolutely won... the score reads 3-2, Germany into the finals... But for me Turkey is the winner...

To start with, there weren't enough players for them to even start the game, injuries and players on bench to add misery to the pain...

until the last minute they were in the game...

I mean uptil now I thought it was luck that pulled them to this stage... but at this moment I feel it was not only luck but their game... a very high standard of football that they've been playing to reach to this stage... RESPECT...

Germany was stronger on paper... all the reviews from the experts, always were voting for Germany to win this...
surprisingly if you read the stats below... Germany had lower possession of the ball compared to that of Turkey, however I've never been much of a supporter for the game to be read by the possession time, for me what matters is the no. of shots on goal and how many did you score...
and Germany had a 100% hit rate... three shots and three goals... this is an unusual site... though impressed, but I must admit that this proves of the strong defense that Turkey has... in 90 minutes they allowed a team like Germany to shoot only thrice... dats impressive... no that's superb game play...
If you compare the Ball Possession time... Turkey had the ball with them for just 5 minutes more than that of Germany and they had eight more shots on target and if the captain simply fantastic... Nihat, the man who has been leading the team from the front was there on the field may be the score board would have read different...
It's all about how you approach the game...

"I definitely cannot write of Germany, as you never know, the team has always been known for the execution... Many a times they just play like a video game team, with the control console in the hands of coach Joachim... until its favorable no random shots..."

Germany		Turkey
3	Goals scored	2
0	Yellow card	2
0	Red card	0
3	Shots on goal	11
4	Shots wide	6
14	Fouls committed	15
2	Corners	8
0	Offsides	1
27' 34''	Ball. Poss. (time)	32' 59''
45%	Ball. Poss. (%)	55%

If only I had seen the match....

"Rajdhani'

"the funniest one so far"

Uf alda peopal who ar thaer ondmaai gtAalk, quite a few R yat daeir creative besht Ven it comes to watt dey keep yas thaer stiatus msgs...

was tryin a mallu accent
hhehehehehe

what I meant was

of all the people who are there on my gtalk, quite a few are at their creative bests when it comes to what they keep as their status msgs

anyways... I think I can ask couple of them to actually collate stuff and then gonna post it here...

this might take some time though... but here's a trailer

"Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he THINK he was doing at the time?"

"ITALY vs. Spain"

Disappointment...
"Before tonight Spain had lost three quarter-final penalty shoot-outs on 22 June "
Neither teams played to their abilities, they were both missing the fire power... esp ITALY... this was the team I was rooting for... but no Pirlo and no Gatusso (I just love this guy when he's on the field)... Materrazi was also on the bench... :( ... Wasn't exactly expecting something brilliant...though... but wanted them to WIN...

The game did extend to the penalty shoot outs... but... unlike Spain, the Italians could not continue with the game... Casillas was the man to beat... Buffon was brilliant again ...

Luca Toni missed it... he had the chances and he missed them...
Chiellini... stood there like a wall... nothing passed through him...
Spain was no better... never did I feel that this was the team which started the series with a Bang!!! 4-1... David Villas had scored a hat trick... you don't see that too often... Sergio Ramos continued to show why he's amongst the respected few at such a young age... Torres ... again didn't click... Fabregas... did score the winning goal... but... during the game... you couldn't feel he was there...
In the end... penalty shoot outs... and Antonio De Natale couldn't handle the pressure... and Casillas had one of his most important saves ever...
SCORE: ITALY LOST TO SPAIN; 4-2 on penalties.

My Euro dream comes to an end...

However it would be interesting to see... who walks away with the crown...
Germany: Adept, very skilful and brilliant play makers, absolutely brilliant in terms of execution
Turkey: Luck, are no doubt good, but with luck on their side... they are winning
Spain: Young guns on the roll
Russia: Dominance, brute force, and Brains of Mr. Hiddink

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