For a change i ll start with a sport other than cricket...
I think we should seriously consider using the word "Boltning" instead of the word "lightning". This guy(Usain Bolt) is just amazing!!! he breaks his own record in 100 meters(by a big margin) and says he never thought he'll be able to do that on the day the race was conducted.
Then he takes part in the 200 meters race in which after having broken another world record he says i was not really prepared(fit) for the race, wasn't even sure of winning. Now am not sure if its his modesty or what?! but man this guy is just too too good!! breaking record after record when he says he isnt really fit!! then what if he was fit and prepared?!! I first noticed him during the last olympics and was eagerly waiting for the current games and there he is.. back to get the record writers busy changing details. its just Boltning!! like federer became fedex i guess lightning will slowly become boltning.. atleast for me...!! (more cos i am the one who coined this name :P)
Now lets talk a lil about cricket!!
As the decider of the ashes is on... i heard this game is one of the highest bet game of all time... Like many others even i wish Freddie ends his career on a winning note with a winning performace but i'd like Aussies to retain the ashes. though this aussie team doesnt have any of my favorites except Hussey who went back to the pavilion after scoring a beautiful duck. I miss watching Haydo and Gillu.
Anyways Aussies are on a backfoot now and its certain that this test is going to produce a result, sitting besides the tv am not sure whom to support, all i know is i wanna see Freddie firing all his guns in the second innings both by bat and ball. Its gonna be an action packed game for the rest of the 2 days... till then fingers crossed!!
Today's Favorite Line - 'You cheat me once, shame on you; you cheat me twice, shame on me'
Today's Favorite Song - Masakali (Delhi-6)
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Games Friends Play
Now this post is triggered by a book that am currently reading “Games Indians Play” (now this is one way I say am reading something ;)). Though in the book the author uses a lot of tools like economics, mathematics, statistics, psychology, finance, game theory, behavioral finance and lot of other such subjects and concepts that I never understood, I am gonna just use 2 tools – Reality and Assumption (yea I know u’ll say assumption is one thing most of the above subjects use, but its ok, I have to copy at least something from the book right?!)
So let’s see what kind of good/ bad/ funny games friends play!!
(I’ll use he instead of always saying he/she, though it may be a specific he or she in certain cases, still let me just stick to he… it’s a lot easier to abuse a he than a she u see :P)
- When he says “fine”… its simple, he just wants to say – lets not talk about it anymore… whatever!!
- When he says “I’ll try”, he means “am sure I won’t”.
- When he says I’ll call u back – he just means “why did u call??, anyways bye!! And don’t call back!!”
- This friend wanted to convey that he got engaged (met him after a long time at a party)
He – hey so u engaged??
Me – no not yet..
He – oh!! Y??
Me – nah I just finished my mba… so (now come on, am not over age, that u r Y’ing it like that)
He – ok cool… anyways that pretty girl in white there… she’s my fiancé!!
Me – oh congrats!! Nice
- When he says “ill be there in ten mins, just left home”. It means - I just thought about getting ready so how about seeing u there after an hour (at least) or so?!!
- When he says “keep in touch”, it just means – I won’t, so keep in touch if u like to.
- When he says “I don’t give a damn!!”. This time he means what he says :D :D
- This friend wanted to know if I had a girl friend!! (I wish!! :P)
He – how’s life dude
Me – usual yaar, nothing much.. ok ok
He – so wat else?? wat r u doing these days??
Me - not much yaar! routine life, office-home (as if u dint know!)
He – oh!! So how many girl friends do u have??
Me – LOL!! I wish!! Why would I be talking to u now, if I had even one?! So do u have any??
He – yea man I have 2 -3 !!
Me – oh wow gr8!! (now I know, u just wanted to rub it in!! and at least be sure if the no. is 2 or 3 dude!! :D)
- When he says “sorry I forgot”, he means “what if I remembered?, I just dint want to …..!!”
- When he says “nothing much”, it just means – there’s a lot, but nothing worth telling u!
Will try and add more of these soon, just a short peek into friends mind this one ;) I have just read few pages of the book so far, so will be able to add more once I get more things to copy from the book!! :D
P.S – Any statements resemblance to any one either friend or foe is purely coincidental. You should have read it at
Today’s Favorite Line – When all eyes are on u, don’t close
Today’s Favorite Song – Lonely (Akon)
Sunday, August 16, 2009
A cop, a signal and a car!!!
He wanted to forget the world all along his ride and just listen to the lovely song by Akon “Beautiful”. To his surprise he saw a cop waving his hand exactly to him amidst many other passing vehicles, while he was moving his head and feet with the beats of the song when the lyrics went as “I wanna get with u…..”. He thought to himself for the 1 second he got to think and react tat why was the cop stopping him while he was wearing the helmet and also looked one of the age who could drive.
He just obliged to the gesture of the cop and slowed down not sure why but he dint want to flee cos he had all the documents just in case the cop wanted to make a quick buck. But to his surprise the cop with a tomato shaped belly and complexion so dark tat his face and his cop shirt looked to be in perfect contrast, he still looked like just another traffic cop in the city with a moustache tat was the only other sign apart from his belly and uniform tat he was a cop asking for a lift.
No the surprise was not the fact that the cop asked for a lift, that’s something usual, he had given lift to cops plenty a times. While he had his headphones plugged into his ears he hardly could hear the cop, and obviously he forgot that he had to take the headphones off to listen to the cop cos he was totally tuned to the lyrics of akon’s beautiful, but he still managed to understand that the cop wanted him to take a left immediately. To his fortune even he wanted to go left so he dint mind taking a left, but then the cop showed him a car, a dark red Honda Civic, the look of which would make anyone envious. And then the cop said “I want you to follow that car!!!”
He was amazed for a second, he dint know what to do. Though by this time he had managed to pull out the headphones from his ears so that he could listen carefully to whatever the cop had to say, he still dint know what to do, whether to speed up like Abhishek Bachchan does in Dhoom or to drive normally (under 40kmph as per the rules) as a cop was his pillion rider. Anyways he chose to do neither and stay in between speeding and normal driving.
He dint have to drive a lot, just a few hundred meters and there was a signal and fortunately for him the signal was red and the car that caught his eye from long distance stood right there at the signal. And even more fortunately for the cop there was no other vehicle adjacent to the car he wanted to catch hold of, so the cop asked him to stop just next to the car and got down without saying a word (not that he expected anything, still).
Now it was time for him to see some drama which usually one gets to see in a movie, as he stood waiting for the signal to turn green he kept looking back at the cop and the car.
30 seconds still to go for the signal to turn green, other vehicles piled up around the car, everyone looking at the drama going around, no one even looking at the signal. The cop kept knocking at the window asking the guys to open the door. They kept looking at each other to figure out what to do, at once they dint understand what was going on, as the music in the car was loud enough for them to get their senses back in a moment. The guy sitting behind stopped jumping to the music, the cop tried to open the door himself but as expected it was centrally locked from the drivers’ seat.
The guy driving the car tried to turn quickly to look at signal just in case he had a chance to flee, his eyes told that he was looking just to find if that opportunity existed but unfortunately for him there were 2 other bikes in front of his sedan, so he decided to lower the mirror of the round neck tshirt friends end as that’s where the cop stood, but the cop just kept shouting, asking him to open the door as if he wanted to pull the guys out of the car. Looked like those guys either broke a law or the cop suspected something else, he thought it could be anything, may be they are underage, may be drunk, could be anything.
While these thoughts filled his eyes and all the other vehicle riders standing by had their eyes glued on that car. He kept looking back and forth from the car to the signal and vice versa, the signal turned green, 2 seconds passed and no other vehicle seemed to move or even bother that the signal turned green. But he chose to leave the spot as he wasn’t interested in the drama, he already was having a mixed feeling, cos he put those guys into trouble, though it was none of his business to bother about having put them in trouble, he still dint feel nice staying there anymore, so he just opted to move on.
He pulled the throttle of his bike and kept an eye on his rear view mirror, and figured that he was some 200 meters past the signal and not a single vehicle waiting at the signal moved from the spot. He thought he was the one who was a part of this drama, at least in getting the cop there and he himself missed all the action. But that’s how it is, he just wasn’t interested, he stopped by after another 100 meters or so and plugged the headphones back into his ears and now the song was “Let her cry” by Hootie & Blowfish.
He sunk his mind back to the song just thinking he helped the police, though it was just a lift he gave, which ideally he wouldn’t have given if it was any other common unknown man… and finally he forgot the incident wishing he stood there and found out why the cop wanted to stop that car and what happened and all that, but then he just thought if there was something really worth it, it’ll get published in tomorrows daily ;) and he can boast about the same to everyone he knew!!!!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Spotting them young!!
I grew up reading about corrupt politicians, scams, hatred speeches and all sort of things which would make any sane human hate the political system or better put the politicians. Amidst all this I had to choose some political party, some leader as my favorite. I couldn’t live ignorant all my life thinking all of them are the same. So as I started understanding things better as I was in high school I started developing a liking for the party that has been trying to change the leadership in the country away from family owned kind of setup which has been building over the years after independence. That’s one reason I never developed a liking for this party who kept using a family name to gain peoples acceptance term after term. More than that I obviously won’t support someone whom I hardly know about, who doesn’t have any track record! So I started supporting this veteran who was respected by one and all. But then his party ruled the country for a few years and then it was time again for family legacy to continue. But to everyone’s surprise that dint happen and one of the most deserving person got the hot seat and still continues at the top job!! I have been feeling good since the day this job came to hands of this person irrespective of people calling him just a puppet. With his wisdom and commitment am sure even if he has been used as a puppet he’ll do the right things and as seen for the last few years he has!
Now coming to the key aspect of this article… and being a management student the kind of emphasis I lay on building the organization one belongs to rather than worrying about its leadership. This youngster (at least in terms of politics) has actually caught my attention in the last one year. He has done things that have changed the way his organization works, he has almost become pretty close to someone whom I’d like to be updated about, may be learn something from his skills and ideologies. Let me just try to scribble a few things that made me actually write about this person and think highly of him.
Recently as the top leader of one of the organizational units he barred people with criminal records from contesting local organizational elections. (Strong signal of building an organization with people of good background right at the bottom)
He also advised/directed party members not to use red/ orange lights unnecessarily, and made it explicit that action will be taken against people who use/misuse the same. (If implemented as per his words this would help in cutting down a lot of attitude and ego that a ruling party member carries with him, making the life of common man miserable)
Won congress the electon, single handedly, took charge of states like UP where Mayawati and SP have always fought the battle and congress was always trying to find the right match for an alliance. Due to his sheer hard work congress was able to give them a huge shock, which normally wasn’t thought as possible over the years.
He simply ditched the option to be a cabinet minsiter, which people across his party and country hoped for. But he chose to be an organization person than a leader. (That’s the sign I see of a person who doesn’t need power to change things, he just could make things work by building the organization with right kind of people and a proper vision for the same)
He was also touted as the to be PM of the country for a long time by various fronts, but he simply rejected the rumors regarding the same too and simply made the point clear that he wanted to build the organization first. (I strongly feel this is right kind of leadership, this is the kind of leaders/politicians our country needs.)
Now I can say this is the kind of people the country has to find and groom!! And when? Spot them YOUNG!!!
P.S – I don’t think there’s a need for me to even name the person I am talking about, its just clear!!
Today’s Favorite Line – I am lost but am hopeful!!
Today’s Favorite Song – If I let u go (Westlife)
Call it choice or chance?!?!
Some one who has always lived life without taking risks, doing things in a very calculated and conservative manner, does something against all odds!! Nothing in mind what so ever, all he knew is he wants to do something (different)!
Ask him what something and he’ll give you a blank look and that’s his answer… ask him but why? And he has all kinds of silly reasons and logic! May be you’ll buy them too… but he has really made a statement, an empty statement, that says nothing (at least at the moment). Only time will tell!!
All he knows is he likes to live by choice and not by chance, he’s just taken a chance, a huge daring step with nothing in mind unlike usual. All eyes on him, he’s already lost trying to figure out what and how. Some think he needs time off, some think he is stupid enough to remain idle and some just are happy with what he is doing. He’s listening to all of them and he’s glad that irrespective of what all of them have to say, they are there for him!!!
He’s just looking forward to get back there and be someone he is and do what he is meant to! He doesn’t want to make it big; he rather just wants to make it for now. Does he have what it takes?!?! He dint seem to have it in him something required for the last change that took place in his life and that’s why he has changed his choice so soon!!
P.S – It’s Just an attempt to say things as a third person, not sure if I was objective enough.
Today’s favorite line – When I see you, I run out of words…
Today’s favorite song – Beautiful (Akon)
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