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Thursday, 21 April 2005
 So India lost an oneday cricket series to Pakistan. How terrible na.. What could be worse? How about when you dont have a country to cheer? Of course in our case, at the moment, it would be, no team to curse:) I read My Kind of Exile by Tenzin Tsundue, which won the Outlook Picador Contest in 2001. Perhaps you had read it then, but then guess its better late than never for me. If you havent read do read it. Or should Tenzin Tsundue bomb or kidnap innocents, to get attention? The bud was about to blossom, to its glory But just before it could spread the petals and enjoy the spring It had to be uprooted . And so the bud, still waits, to bloom, in a land of its own. Monday, 18 April 2005
There are still some souls in India who think cricket is a waste of energy. OK OK I will be specific - men's cricket. (They dont have an opinion on women's cricket because, though they reached World Cup final, most dont know they exist.) But what no one considers a waste is the post series analysis. So what if the Indian team has a laptop, software etc, I wonder if any computer can compete with the billion opinions which will be discussed now. Well what can we do when India wins? Party all night, burst crackers, distribute sweets and tell the next day wow did u see the match etc? So we will have some commentators singing praises and we will have to endure the cricketer who is the flavour of the month, in few more ads. But when we lose : Read More... Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Saturday, 9 April 2005
Hmmm did you see the pics, of the Women in Blues, anyone looks like Anna (Kournikova)? No. If anyone had looked like Anna, would the sponsors have kept away? After all talent is not the first thing they look for. But I think now, the girls will get more corporate support now, after all even if they dont win on Sunday, they did enter the finals of the World Cup for the first time. Who do you think will jump onto the bandwagon or use women's cricket in their ads? Well the fairness cream definitely. Now we will have ads not of just girls becoming commentators using fairness cream but of a girl hitting a six but not finding a guy and torn between net practise and her tanned face. And some well wisher will give her the Solution and hey presto within a week or 10 days, she will score a match winning shot, which will be a six and yeah a guy in the stadium will catch it and of course he will be handsome rich and eligible and ask the girl if she would marry him and she will have 2 trophies thanks to the fairness cream, one for the Person of the Match and the other Mr.Admirer of Ms.Fair Face. Read More... Friday, 8 April 2005
Dear Diary But even if they dont win, I will not give up. A 14 year old girl. Thursday, 7 April 2005
 I entered the office and the Lady in the Corner (I will think of a better nickname later) wished me with a bright smile ,"Happy World Health Day". I mumbled a thanks and wish you the same, and got another excuse to delay starting my work.Thought, what does stuff like these mean to me? Do I get a day off? No. Do I get gifts and wishes and ecards? No. (On the +ve side I dont have to send ecards and give gifts and no one can be upset with me for forgetting them). Wonder why the corporate marketing wizkids Read More... Wednesday, 6 April 2005
A fellow blogger in Bangalore has 5 pups and wants to find them homes. For details and pics of the pups visit http://o3.indiatimes.com/verlisphere/archive/2005/04/04/93490.aspx?Pending=true Monday, 4 April 2005
Monday, 4 April 2005
A friend from Visakhapatnam wanted my suggestions on party conversations and being Mr.Popular. Well though I dont buzz around in the party circuit and definitely not Mr.Popular, this doesnt prevent me from giving tips:D Rule no.1 Talk about Cricket/Politics/Films. Someone or other is bound to be interested in that. Rule no.2 Spout Statistics if possible, you will look knowledgable too. But dont go into tooooo much statistics. One stat per conversation should be your limit. Rule no.3 Generally you dont have to talk a lot or know a lot to be popular, listening would do equally well and compliments will do more :) But dont go overboard, it will be treated as flattery. Stick to one per conversation. Rule no.4 If you dont smoke drink or eat only veggies, and others have different preferences, dont advertise it. Just quietly follow it. I sent this by email and thought perhaps I could elaborate on this in a book and was wondering if I would be able to get a 7 figure book contract when I received an email from my friend - he doesnt watch cricket. Aargh!! Didnt know there could be guys who dont follow cricketRead More... Sunday, 3 April 2005
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