A seemingly innocuous day in my life, which generally starts at around 1pm everyday, started at 8:30am today. Why? Because I had demons of horror Visa interviews malign me through the night and the fact that I wanted to be punctual for an interview for once. Well, it is not as much an interview as … Continue reading
Wimbledon is my favorite tennis event of the year. In fact it is in my top 2 sporting events of the year (notwithstanding the years which host the FIFA world cup, the Euro Championships and the ICC Cricket World Cup) :D. There is something so serene about the green and white, which makes the sporting … Continue reading
Well the title is misleading to begin with 🙂 However what unfolded on Saturday (15th October, 2011) was extremely surprising and unexpected (the final result belied the initial shock). Having cajoled my girl-friend to finish all her shopping by 4pm so that I could make it in time for the 5:15 pm start, I was … Continue reading
Manchester United Cafe, Bangalore. Where history was sealed. Where a loyal football fan came as close to orgasm as a virgin would during the course of his journey! Where every battle was personal and every pro-Chelsea chant felt like a slap on the face even though the mouths uttering those squeals were as few as … Continue reading
The World Cup so far has lived up to its expectations of being the premier cricket tournament across the globe with lots of twists and turns, upsets galore, innumerable mind-numbing moments and at times, high quality cricket. Group B has seen a cyclic chain forming with almost everyone beating everyone; India, Bangladesh, England, South Africa … Continue reading
So the quadrennial event is finally upon us. An event which ICC itself has touted as “The Cup that matters”. This year, the event holds more importance than ever because the response to the event will virtually seal the fate of the ODI format, a format which has lost favour amongst the followers after the … Continue reading
India just finished a wonderfully contested series in South Africa. A return of 2-3 in the ODI series and a drawn 3-test match series, “almost” calls for a huge celebration and unending praise, such has been India’s performance in that part of world over the years. However, a series lost is still a series lost, … Continue reading
I was in Pondicherry when all the “auction” panned out. In fact I had totally forgotten that there was an IPL auction going on, but thanks to Twitter and in no small terms to @cric_buzz , @rameshsrivats , my iPhone 4 and Airtel EDGE [outstanding connectivity I must say] that I kept getting constant stream … Continue reading
Updates: Based on today’s matches, the Semi-finals have almost been decided. Slight amount of drama still remains in the draw, but that should be over and done with once tomorrow’s matches pan out. The points table at the moment looks like this: Tomorrow’s matches: CSK vs KXIP DD vs DC So unlike last time, there … Continue reading
It is that time of the year, when no big-banner Bollywood movie releases and Ekta Kapoor does not come out with a sensational and tear-wrenching soap(which after my mother finishes watching, blames me for being a bad son in real life, as if I was the very son in the tv serial who threw the … Continue reading
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