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| Come Let me Trap you! |
When Yuvraj Singh was scripting a fascinating win over Australia in the quarterfinals we Indians were getting more excited thinking about the next big game – a World Cup Semifinal between India and Pakistan – it just can’t get better than that. As expected this became one of the biggest topic in the Indian media and I am only enjoying this hullaballoo.
Suddenly all discussions at the office canteen over lunch, over tea breaks turned from gossips and Hitler bosses to the big match awaiting. We are busy digging up all the past statistics and team trends and feeling happy about it.
I was just thinking amidst this entire pandemonium how am I going to catch up with the match on a Wednesday? I am always buried under piles of work which only seems towering as the clock closes on 530 every evening. I remember how the whole office was deserted last Thursday evening during the India OZ match and I was working with only a few people present in the entire building. How I was cursing all those lucky fellows who left early and trying to keep myself updated through cricinfo and at times catching up the live streaming at websites.
I was making up my mind that Wednesday I am falling sick and in no way am I missing the action. How I wish I could be at the war front to witness the battle at Mohali. With news of organizations giving leaves or a half day off for the match was only making me jealous and determined for the sick leave! But now I have a reason to smile. Guys at our company have finally decided to telecast the live match in big screens. [I think they wanted to avoid the mass sick leave approval s:D]
Just read how Mohali has become a virtual fortress and a no fly zone. I cannot guess enough how much of mental pressure the players might be in. From a high voltage cricket event it is becoming a high profile diplomatic event with the two PMs attending the match.
I think Team India can win any match and overcome any obstacle if they stick together and play like The Team. Winning is not in hands of a single or two-three players, it’s when all 11 hold hands to bring victory home. My sincere wishes and prayers are with you Team India, am keeping my fingers crossed. Please bring us the good news.
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| Some Sexy Curves |
Don’t try to Change Me
I am a woman, that doesn’t mean I am inferior to you,
Look at me closely, I am nothing less than you.
You like me or you don’t, I doesn’t matter to me,
But I demand, Don’t try to Change me.
Am a woman with a simple life a simple vision,
A little smile, a little happiness is my passion.
I try to keep you happy, I don’t know if you can see,
If you can’t, at least, Don’t try to Change me.
I’ve brought happiness for parents, given love to friends,
Do you love me the way I do? Oh! I know it depends.
I ask where do you have a problem with me?
I am what I am, Don’t try to Change me.
If you can’t appreciate, then don’t blame,
Don’t take away my smile, don’t play this dirty game.
You cannot stop me, You cannot cage me
Let me be how I am, Don’t try to Change me.
If you feel I am useless I am worthless then check your facts,
I love you, I help you, you know there is no act in that.
I am independent, I am free, behave properly with me,
If you can’t do this little, at least, Don’t try to Change me.
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– Alexandre Dumas Père
Wait and hope are the two things that I am doing these days. The wait for getting a good house is looking long and tiresome. House hunting is supposed to be exciting but its turning out to be irritating for me. The security guards of this area look clueless if you ask them “is there any apartment vacant in this building?” They look at you as if you are some alien or with a question on their faces – Apartment? Building? Vacancy? Which alien language are you speaking?
Last few days we have been strolling round in our area trying to look for a new pad (which looks decent and have little ventilation) after our landlord gave us a hint that they want to sell of the place where we are currently staying. But met with these kind of question-mark-looking guards almost at every building.
I thought going through brokers might be a better idea, but got to know a very interesting trend amongst almost all the brokers I spoke to. I named it ‘The Broker’s Availability Syndrome’. When they speak to you the first time they sound to be very enthusiastic, and willing to help you from the word go. They make you feel like there are abundant options, you just need to pick and choose. [As if they will construct some new building for you]. But then when the time comes for them to show you the house they go missing. “Yes madame, coming madame”… “Coming in ten minutes madame”… “Owner is not there madame”… “I am getting a much better place for you madame”… I have lost count of these statements now. This Broker’s Availability Syndrome will soon make me broke for sure [both mentally and from my pocket for their charges!] How can I be more patient with this?
Even at work I am calling up and asking these fellows show something good, but the only thing, I guess, these guys know are committing and then vanishing. And they refuse to answer you calls when the moment arises! I am just waiting for one of these to turn up with some good apartments and hoping that I get a good place to park myself. I wanna ask them for sure, do you really get some joy by testing people’s patience? God… help this poor child of yours…
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| Looking like a distant dream 🙁 |
A record opening partnership of 142 runs, a scintillating century of some 90 balls by the greatest batsman, a 125 odd run second wicket partnership – all of this look like a good setup of a challenging game of cricket. If you are thinking about how to mess up this situation just ask our Great Indian Players minus one [you know whom I am talking about].
I can’t believe that India, supposedly, one of the strongest team in the World Cup 2011 created a chaos out of a probable high scoring interesting game. A lightning start by Sachin and Sehwag was dampened by the rest of the players and in what a fashion! At one point of time, I was thinking, Gautam Gambhir was confused whether he was playing a Test or an ODI! From a 269 for 2 to 296 all out looked like a joke. The Men in Blue started falling like bowling pins once Sachin was out. What were they thinking – this is Galli Cricket? Wasted the whole effort of two great batsmen and couldn’t even reach 300 when the projected score at one stage was over 370!
Right at the beginning of the World Cup we read our team goes in as favourites – I am asking HOW? By riding on one great man? What is he, a Super human? A Super Computer? Or a Super Rajinikant? I am sure even Rajinikant can’t help these men to pull themselves up to do something sensible. This is not all, this one man has been serving the country for over 20 years without a grudge and has brought immense pride and joy to her, and still there are people who don’t think before telling “Sachin can’t win matches!” I am tired of hearing/reading this statement. But to all those people who dare to make these proclamations first answer my questions – Is cricket a match played by one player? Is one player responsible for a team’s performance? Is one player supposed to bat, ball and field on behalf of all the other players of the team? Is the team made with only one man? All those answers are NO. SO STOP CRITICISING THE GREAT MAN WHO HAS ALWAYS FOUGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY.
I came across this interesting stats by Vijay from Bangalore, so I am quoting him here. “I am sick and tired of hearing people blabber that Sachin’s hundreds do not come in winning causes. Below are the facts:- What statistics shows is that out of Sachin’s 48 ODI hundreds, 33 were in winning causes, 1 in tie and 14 losses. And in tests, out of 51 hundreds – 20 wins, 20 draws and 11 losses. When someone plays for so long, it is only expected that some matches will be lost too. Hope this seals the debate. Whenever someone tells otherwise, reply to them that it is their own ‘personal illusion’ and not ‘statistical conclusion'”. Thanks Vijay for sharing this.
Today was no different. Batsmen after Tendulkar didn’t bother to score runs. 8 wickets for 29 runs, I don’t even know how to react to that. I am still trying to come out from the shock. Right now I am raging inside. I had thought it is better that I don’t write this post now, but I am filtering a lot of un-friendly words (read abuses) that are coming to my mind and trying to write something clean.
Batsmen gave away their wickets, fielders didn’t bother to take the crucial catches, bowlers were trying to keep the pressure on SA at one stage of the game. But WHAT ON EARTH WAS OUR CAPTAIN DHONI THINKING BEFORE GIVING THE BALL TO ASHISH NEHRA FOR THE LAST OVER? I can’t get over this still now. All hard work of Sachin, Shehwag, Zaheer and Harbhajan was blown away with that one decision. I just want to know if Harbhajan told Dhoni he wanted to go to the loo so wont ball! Why Ashish Nehra out of every one else? The moment I saw Ashish Nehra flaunting his monstrous white teeth after the boundary in the first ball I felt like blowing those off!! Let me not write what I felt like after the six. But the bigger question is, why is Dhoni obsessed with Piyush Chawlas and Nehras? I always thought you preserve your best bowler’s overs so that you can use them up for the last overs, was he thinking Bhajji’s Doosra was inferior to the seam of a bowler who is playing a match after god knows how long?
I hope we don’t have to regret decisions like this latter in the tournament. I can only perceive this game as a mess from all corners. One bright shining star couldn’t lighten up the rest and I am sure tomorrow those loud mouthed faultfinders will not step back from stating “He scored the century but India couldn’t win, He can’t win matches” Again, to all of them GO GET A LIFE OF YOUR OWN. Nonetheless, I am happy that the God is just one step short from a dream like record – ‘A Century of Centuries’, that is the joyous moment I am waiting for. And I couldn’t stop myself from celebrating the electrifying 99th century despite the loss of the team.
