My Hometown under Google Maps

Google Map Maker is a cool tool service that let us to create features like roads, hospitals, companies, parks, schools and many more. Using this Google Map Maker tools, you can visually mark locations and add detailed information about these locations. You can get a good view using the satellite option. Once you have submitted the drawing it will take some time to review to contents and it will be moderated by other users. Some time later, this content may be published in Google Maps for others to see and use.


I have drawn my hometown Tirumangalam using this tool and some days back it has been published under Google Maps. There are lot of things which i haven't marked or drawn as i don't know the names of the streets and the exact point of the location. The next time when i visit my hometown i will collect all the information and publish it in detail.



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Cool Tool from Google - Sureshbabu

Happy New Year

Hi Everyone,

It has been quiet sometime i haven't written any blog. Lot of issues eating my head. Any ways lets forget it for now. I just logged in a very happy mood to wish every one a Very very Happy New Year 2010. Lets put our fingers crossed and hope things will go well in 2010. Enjoy the New Year

**** With Love and Prayers - Sureshbabu

Summer Cricket

It is Saturday early morning when i started writing this blog. I hate (in other words i can't) to wake up early in the morning particularly during the weekends. But for the last 4 months during summer here at Boston i used to wake up around 6.30 in the morning and that all because of the passion i have for playing Cricket during weekends. But as the leaves are turning to colors, when every one needs to wear a jacket while stepping out, you have no other choice other than leaving the cricket.

I mean the summer is over at Boston. This year i haven't went anywhere out or for a long trip during summer. Last year i went to Niagara Falls, New York, Philadelphia, six flags. This year i haven't traveled much for this summer, but i really enjoyed this summer playing cricket. I haven't played cricket for a very long time. I remember that i finally played cricket during my UG 2^nd year. After that i never played cricket. It has been more than 9 years i haven't played cricket. but after a very long time i get a chance to play cricket this summer. Its very tough for me to get up early in the morning and particularly during the weekends so i had skipped the cricket initially. One fine day i went just like that and i really got interested and from that day on i never missed cricket. This is not actual cricket ground and with cricket ball. During weekends when it was hot summer, we guys at Granada highlands (my apartment) have been cooling our heels in the ground for playing cricket. We usually play cricket on Saturday and Sunday morning 7.30 to 10.30 a.m.

There are many forms of cricket in my country; you can find cricket each and everywhere. All you need is a bat and ball. Somehow everybody manage to get that. That is it. Now you rules are yours. i mean we customize the rules based on the place and people like *If you play inside house then you can draw wickets in the wall and one-pitch catch will be out. *If you play cricket on the streets then the road is the boundary area. *If you play cricket in your neighborhood and not too much space, then runs are only on the Offside. The list keeps growing like house, streets, parks, public places, beaches, school grounds, stadium starting from plastic balls to Cricket balls.

Here also we are playing one form of cricket with our customized rules and regulations inside our apartment. Rules are bit different from the regular cricket. For example if you bowl ball on the leg side it is wide and counted for a run, but on Offside it’ is not. Like that there are many different rules, but end of the day its great fun, exercise, joy and good time pass during weekends.

I usually get a chance to put some 1 or 2 over a match. Initially tried for Off-spin balls but that doesn't work out well in tennis ball so started putting very fast phase balls. In batting i used to play lot of singles in the Offside and some times 4's. I will never forget one match where our team has to chase 96 runs in 12 over. Myself and other guy get down for opening. Things don’t work out well and we are 25/2 in 5 over. After that myself and Praveen partnered and to my surprise we won the match with out losing further wickets. Even i didn't expect that. Most of the shots are played by Praveen. But it went really very well. For me it is the best match of the season to remember.

The one specific thing I want to mention about the summer cricket is the commitment of the Kanil who used to call each and every one and do the necessary arrangements for playing cricket. A big Hats off to this guy.

**** Missing cricket very much - Sureshbabu

Amma....

Today i came across a very pleasant Tamil poem. It really feels good after reading the poem. Here it is.

For people who are not fortune enough to learn Tamil, here is the translation of the poem. It’s really tough and funny to convert the exact poem in English but i tried my best so that you will also have the same feel. Any ways my intention is not about translation, it has to reach everyone across languages. Here we go…

One Fine evening, there was a heavy rain and

i was totally drenched in rain by the time i reached home.

My brother scolded me saying

"You would have taken the umbrella while going out"

My sister scolded me saying

"You would have stopped, when the rain starts pouring"

My father scolded me saying

"If you fall in ill, then i need to pay for doctor "

My mother started drying my hair with her sari

and she scolded the “Rain”

--Anonymous

**** Good Feel - Sureshbabu