Some memories

Just read the most recent post in Upas's blog, it made me very nostalgic and a lot of college memories surfaced all evening and even made me forget the Kiwis were squaring up against the Kangaroos this evening!! Seriously, what a life it was, I've missed nothing as much as I've missed those years, what would I not give to have all that back? Take anything, anything at all, those 4 years was my life!

The day we mobbed Sathyam Cinemas :



Varutha-padaadha Vaalibar Kazhagam (I) :

Varutha-padaadha Vaalibar Kazhagam (II) :


The Padips :


Seniors :

Our Awesome Juniors (I) :



Our Awesome Juniors (II) :



The most beautiful picture on the planet :


Love you guys! Life's worth living!!

Predictions!!

Well, this is post intended to predict the final 4 of this edition. If I have to give my reviews on how this WC has been so far, you would be seeing a lot of swear words here, as I want to refrain myself from profanity, let me not get into those details!!

Let me start from the match on the 1st of April :

Apr 1 : West Indies vs Sri Lanka
going by the current form, I see WI bowing out of the competition today. Even if they manage to beat the Islanders from the sub-continent who are in some serious form, WI will have to win all their 3 forthcoming matches and will also have to depend on other results, so, its goodbye home team (yet again). I see SL move to 4 points and WI at 2 points after this match

Apr 2: Bangladesh vs New Zealand
while Bangladesh will be upbeat facing New Zealand as they have done the damage in the warm up games, it will mean nothing for NZ, as they are in sublime touch and each player working as a unit, the morale seems to be high in the Kiwi camp. Kiwis will easily beat the Asian Lions and get their 2 points. So, NZ 6 points and Ban still on 0 after this match.

Apr 3 : Ireland vs South Africa
South Africa will definitely win this one, but as we have seen so far, the valiant Irish wont give up without a fight. The Proteas will be wary of the Irish bowlers as they already had a taste of them in the warm up games and they will still remember what a bitter taste that was. SA move to 6 and Ireland remain at 0 after this game.

Apr 4 : England vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka to pull of another victory here. England look thoroughly unconvincing after bringing the World Champions down before the start of the WC, Sri Lanka, easy winners here. SL move to 6 points and Eng remain on 2 points after this encounter.

Apr 7 : Bangladesh vs South Africa
You dont have to be Nostradamus to predict this. South Africa move to 6 points and Bangladesh remain on 0 after this match.

Apr 8 : Australia vs England
No, we will NOT see a repeat of the CB series final, Australia will win quite comfortably. Australia move up to 8 and England remain at 2.

Apr 9 : Ireland vs New Zealand
New Zealand will win here, but they will have to watch their step, cautious approach will do it for them. Many teams have a lesson to learn from India and Pakistan. New Zealand move to 8 and Ireland remain at 0.

Apr 10 : West Indies vs South Africa
Quite difficult to predict, but I will give it to South Africa because the middle order batsmen of both teams are faltering, but the top order of the Proteas are in better nick than the home team. SA move to 8 and Windies remain on 2.

Apr 11 : England vs Bangladesh
England will pull this one off, but again, wont be an easy win, not because of Bangladesh is strong, but because England is weak. England move to 4 points and Bangladesh remain on 0.

Apr 12 : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Very very difficult to predict this one, as my heart goes out for the Kiwis, I will give them the 2 points :-D New Zealand move up to 10 points and SL stay on 6.

Apr 13 : Australia vs Ireland
Nothing much to write about at all. Australia move up to 10 and Ireland stay at 0.

Apr 14 : South Africa vs New Zealand
60-40 in favour of NZ, only going by current form. NZ move to 12 and SA stay at 8.

Apr 15 : Bangladesh vs Ireland
Ireland will win this. I see more commitment in the Irish side than the Bangladesh side. They are here to prove a point. Ireland move to 2 points and Bangladesh remain on 0.

Apr 16 : Australia vs Sri Lanka
60-40 to Australia, definitely cant write off SL, they are looking good. Australia will move to 12 points and SL stay at 6 after this match.

Apr 17 : South Africa vs England
80-20 to SA, both teams not looking great, but, SA look more convincing in comparison to England. SA move to 10 points and Eng stay at 4 after this match.

Apr 18 : Ireland vs Sri Lanka
SL will win, quite convincingly too. SL move to 8 points and Ireland stay at 2 after this match.

Apr 19 : West Indies vs Bangladesh
WI will get their first win of the super 8 stage which will be of no use. WI move to 4 points and Ban stay on 0.

Apr 20 : Australia vs New Zealand
FINALLY!! Well, its gonna be New Zealand! :-D :-D :-D Dont ask me any questions!! New Zealand will move to 14 and Aus stay at 12.

Apr 21 : West Indies vs England
The last of the super 8 games where a win will do no good for both the teams! I see England winning this encounter though! Eng will move to 6 points and WI will stay at 4 points.


So, here we stand :

AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

NEW ZEALAND VS SRI LANKA

And I will stop my predictions here!! May the best team win!!

and yes, I would like to add :
GO KIWIS!!! :) :)

Blue team's Blues!!

I am not going to vent out my anger or frustration in this blog, mainly because I am not angry, but deeply dejected, disappointed and very badly hurt!!

I always was extremely confident you would go through, I knew before the WC began you would be beaten by B'desh, but I was dreaming of a strong comeback against Bermuda and Sri Lanka. My dear fellas, you never cease to disappoint me, but, something in me just keeps loving you guys, and I still trust, I never lose hope in you, you always have a special place in my heart, ALWAYS!! I keep hoping and praying and even as I type this, I am praying Bermuda will pull an upset and you will do well from there. Oh yes, I definitely am one of those crazy fans who hope till they are woken by the bitter reality.

Well guys, I really cant conclude this saying you tried your best, your best is MMIILLEESS away from what you have done, fortune favours only the brave, I dont think its gonna favour you in the form of Bermuda, because I dont think you deserve it, you know that, dont you?

Hope to see you guys in Antigua and Barbuda on 31st against Australia(or South Africa)!! If not we will start afresh in England.

A deeply hurt,
and a loving fan

Babble Tag!

I liked this one, so another copy-paste :-D

Since I have been tagged and cant think up of any appropriate title to this post, I use the same title that was used by the person who tagged me; so, here goes:

Its an extremely difficult task to bring out 5 things i miss in my childhood, because i miss the whole period. But, anyway, i'll try

1. I guess the top spot should go to the innocence of the days, i bet i am missing that a lot; the first thing that comes to my mind is the first question i asked my thatha when he took me to my school for my first day of Pre.Kg.; when all kids around me were crying, i kept a cool head and asked him pointing at the school building; "thatha, idhu ennadhu?" I would give all my wealth to have that innocence back. :)

2. Then of course, cricket, tennis ball, wooden bat, 3 in a team, 10 overs, 1 pitch catch, stones for stumps; nothing can beat it!

3. The days when all my neighbourhood friends gathered in my house to sit and watch cartoon network for the first time, i remember that day too well.

Before I go to the next post, I am not really sure I understood what i should be posting here correctly, what I am doing is, I am just posting some of the wonderful moments I had in my childhood days, I think I am wrong, right? Anyway, even if I am wrong, here comes the next:

4. The day India chased down Pakistan's 314, we really did not understand cricket completely in those days, but all of us were jumping around, 6 of us were there, and boy, we were definitely jumping around, I missed those moments when India bt Pakistan in the recent tour and India's victory in the 1st test against SA; I sure wish I had the same 5 around me to celebrate those moments.

5 And yes, of course, the way we all used to play - Hide and seek, running and catching, lock and key; in the spacious house thats 3 doors away from mine, suddenly my friend down the street brings his dog and then we all become the runners and the dog becomes the catcher! I loved it! :)

Oh boy, that sure made me very nostalgic! :) Childhood rocks!

Vetti Fifty!!

Oh! This took a lot of time, so am re-posting it!!
if u r vettin enough u can copy and paste ur comments too :-D
Thanks da Gadhai!
Here goes my 50 :

1. Were you named after anyone?
Anyone? Its one of Lord Krishna's names, I dont know about any person

2. Do you wish on stars?
Yup

3. When did you last cry?
I do that regularly, sans tears, though

4. Do you like your handwriting?
It sucks big time

5. What is your favourite meat?
Will my cousin sister's finger count as one? used to bite that a lot when i was 2 yrs old :-p

6. What is your most embarrassing CD on your shelf?
The lack of CDs on my shelf is what embarasses me!

7. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you?
Yup..

8.Are you a daredevil?
Not at all

9. How do you release anger?
Throw something unbreakable on the wall! its very simplke, yr anger subsides and no damage done!

10. Where is your second home?
At this point of time, I would say the college I studied in

11. Do you trust others easily?
Very easily

12. What was your favourite toy as a child?
I had a Robot, a plane, a teddy and a doll that cries, laughs at the push of a button, was very pocessive about these 4

13. What class in school/college do you think is totally useless?
Languages!(yuck!) they should not make it compulsory

14. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Nope

15. Have you ever been in a mosh pit?
Whats that?

16.What do you look for in a gal(/guy)?
Nothing specific

17. Would you bungee jump?
If someone takes the pain to compel me, I will

18. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
I do

19.what's your favourite ice cream?
Butterscotch

20. What are your favourite colours?
All kinds of blue

21. What are your least favourite things?
Thats a toughie, cant think of any now

22. How many people do you have a crush on right now?
None

23. Who do you miss most right now?
Hmmm... A LOT of things.

24. What are you listening to right now?
A variety of sounds; dad's switching the channels @ 2 pe second :-p

25. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
Blue

26. What is the weather like right now?
quite sultry

27. Last person you talked to on the phone?
former colleague- Vijay

28. The "first" thing you notice about the opposite sex?
The first thing any sane male would think about a totally stranger female would obviously be how she looks

29. Do you like the person who sent you this?
no comments :-p

30. How are you today?
Pretty ok, very sleepy though(as always)

31. Favourite non alcoholic drink?
Strawberry milk shake

32. Favourite alcoholic drink?
not tried any so far

33. Natural hair colour?
Black

34. Eye colour?
Brown

35. Wear contacts?
Nope.

36. Siblings?
No :-(

37. Favourite month?
April. Loved it when I was n school for the holidays, so, still loving it

38.Favourite food?
Chapathi, Paratha etc..

39. Favourite day of the year?
Nothing specific

40. Have you ever been too shy to ask someone out?
I guess I am, haven't dared to ask anyone so far :-p

41. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy Endings! :)

42. Summer or winter?
Summer!

43. Holi or Diwali?
Diwali!

44. Do you like your name?
Yes!

45. What book/magazine are you reading?
Calvin and Hobbes - Yukon Ho!

46. What's on your mouse pad?
A faded blue with no writing and the edges peeling

47. What did you watch on TV last night?
ESPN-Star Sports-Ten Sports-Neo Sports-Discover-National Geographi-Animal Planet-Cartoon Network-Pogo

48. Favourite Smell?
A baby from the bath, it smells very nice

49. Have you ever regretted breaking up with someone?
Its never happened in my life

50. Most tiresome thing you’ve ever experienced/done?
getting up from my sofa and move to the fridge to get water!

Err.. Part II

My second blog, the first blog just ceased working, just like my orkut account and my gmail account, and so, forced to start another blog!! Lets start anew :-)