Tuff Times

It has been a strange sort of month....Nothing much happening...in life..in markets..have postponed my American dreams for a year...November 26th ..thanks to the media is still very fresh..for me it was the best testament to the fact how we have become suckers to reality TV...I am thankful to God I chose have dinner in Bandra that night and not go to our favourite Colaba Causeway..
As always we have pointed fingers at our neighbours..and they have thrown mud at us...I don't know how long this will continue...Some say War is the only solution while others say that the only thing War will solve is ..Nothing...Condoleeza Rice's hurried visit to India shows how the US views this problem..I just fear...that they don't turn Pakistan into another Iraq...These are definitely tough times...

Finally I feel Kevin Petersen has shown himself to be a true statesman and conducted himself and the team in the best possible manner..Convincing the "homesick" Harmison and Flintoff shows he has got a good hold on the team...

Nani...You will be always there

I know when I tell ppl my grandmom is no longer there..and at the age of 78..it does not come as a shock..

But you have to know my context..

I lived with her from the age of two till i moved to high school..and even then whenever I used to come from vacations i used to live with her..She was like a buddy for me..used to watch Wimbledon (like all women..used to like Agassi), had seen Indian cricket for the last 50 yrs..had so many interesting stories from the Raj..

It still has not sunk in..It will when i go to Simla and do not find her sitting in the window smiling at the passer bys..The 100 Rs she always used to give me when I was coming back..the smile she used to have talking to my wife, she used to say I was her 3rd son..i hope i have lived up to her expectations..

I dont know..There are so many memories..she gave me a 90 years old cricket ball..once..she kept my dinky cars safe..she gave me a bongo to play..she made amazing achaars for me and always remembered what I loved to eat..she used to be at the entrance to welcome me whenever I came back..

I know things will never be the same..I miss u Nani... so much

Sachin Chaaleesa (40th)..provided the Quantum of Solace

I borrowed this title from either India TV or Star News..cant remember as both of them show crap..anyways congratulations to SRT for the 40th century and taking the milestone a little further for Ponting.............Anyways 331/5 is neither the best nor the worst...Will be interesting day's cricket tomorrow... The two debutants Vijay and Krejza made their presence felt which is always good for the sport....I am sure Gambhir would come out of this as a much more mature and stronger batsmen..

The weekend is approaching and so is Mr. Bond..I am itching to see the movie tomorrow..In case I do manage to please wait for a movie review by Saturday...God I am really troubling you guys...:) I HAVE THE POWER

Mahabharath..Then & Now

Yesterday one of the greats of Indian cinema, BR Chopra passed away...I think it was because of that man that our generation knows about Hindu mythology...For us how Krishna is always Nitish Bhardwaj and how Bheem is always Praveen Kumar...I thank him for the the weekly entertainment of gizmo fights between Karan and Arjun..It was just amazing

Although most people feel that his death was age related I personally feel he was quite shocked to see "Kahani Hamaray Mahabharath Kee"..I would not be surprised if there are further lawsuits against the Balaji Telefilms family in the coming months..:)

Bachna Aay Osama..Le aa gaya Obama

Sorry..guys its a real bad title..but it rhymes..and that's my best effort in poetry..

Anyways Obama is the 44th president of the US and I am not too sure of what it holds for us.........He is expected to be a protectionist..hmm (does that mean shipping back of jobs)..I don't know and neither do most of the experts out there...What I know is that somehow out of the two, Obama seems just the right man for the really tough job...He is known to be a devotee of Lord Hanuman and I think he has chosen the right god as he would need enormous strength of character and a smart think tank to get the United States and the world out of this mess...

Coming back to closer home, India take on Australia in the final test tomorrow in Nagpur. Gambhir is set to miss the test...which will give Australia the booster it so badly deserves..In the last 3 days of the Mohali test, India seems to be loosing momentum and Gambhir's non availability will not be ideal for their preparation...Anyways it will be gripping test cricket...Lets wait and watch.....:)

Mommy Love...Their children are always winners...

This is an incident..which happened a really long time..I have always wanted to pen it down but finally I am doing it..

Me and my wife were waiting to board an Air India flight at 8 pm for Mumbai at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi ..It was already one hour late and suddenly an air hostess comes and announces that the flight has been cancelled....This was the last straw on the waiting passengers back..All hell broke loose after that....People got after the Air India staff ..there were fights...I distinctly remember a Mom who was taking her son to the auditions of Indian Idol..She says and I quote, "My son has auditions tomorrow...Who will be responsible for his future if he does not reach there on time.." Like all other moms in the world she had already concluded that her son was the new idol..

I don't know what happened to the kid..but I am sure the mother gave SONY TV a hard time the next day...:)

Lakshmi..Where are you??

Today was a day i will never forget...I finally saw a police station...please dont get me wrong...I didnt do anything...LakshmiBai..No no not the Rani of Jhansi but the maid who used to clean my house..did her job too well...lost my cell and some money...but then things could have been worse...

In other stories today..I have eaten lot of sweets today to get rid of my depression and nullified my gymming..