New Book, Quizzes, Hyd visit

This was one of those rare weekends when I did more quizzing than running.
Was at the Hyderabad Open Quiz y'day where we were yet again, unlucky losers, failing to qualify on some tiebreaks :( Got some consolatory coupons - using which I bought States of Indian Cricket by Ramachandra Guha.

The book was on my wishlist for over 2 years. Being the bargain hunter I am, I was waiting for its paperback version, in vain. Finally bought it today :) It seems extremely promising.

Also came 2nd in the Concern India Corporate Quiz today. Got beaten fair and square by a better quizzer (sometime team-mate) from Yahoo. Lenovo Laptops were for the winners only :( But hey, got more freebies :) So all's well that ends well.

Y'day in Hyd provided more cause to feel better about being in Bangalore. There were heavy rains and the place I stayed in (one of the best areas in Hyd otherwise - Banjara Hills) was quite a mess. Ended up with wet shoes due to knee high water and assorted misery, none of which are unknown in Bangalore during the monsoon. But you do get autos more easily, although charges usually compare to Lufthansa business class tickets :)

Lovely weekend, especially since I caught about 30 mins of a movie on History Channel called "4 minutes: about Roger Bannister. Need to see the full movie sometime. Learnt some little known facts about that medical student. I didn't even know he participated in the Helsinki Olympics. Wonderful.

Thank you...