F5

F5 button should be renamed as "depress" from "refresh"...as it keeps eroding wealth by the minute that one had accumulated over a lifetime!

Spirit of the game

"Only one team played in the spirit of the game" Kumble's statement had layered connotations. By using an intensely Aussie line (Woodfull's line against Bodyline bowlers) Anil demonstrated that cricket in India is beyond just cricketers.

It is about script writers, media moguls, incredible money and fleeting fame.

As I watched the series I could see enormous well-oiled commercial machines in action. A TV channel trying to build the hype cycle to fuel its viewership, websites trying to outdo each other calling cricketers "wild dogs", news channels airing Rahul Dravid's dismissal as though it was someone pointing a pistol at the Prime Minister.

Any one with a semblance of cricketing knowledge would agree that the umpiring was rough. If you have watched Anil Kumble's 10 for against the Pakis you would remember the first wicket of Afridi (When Pakistan was 104 for no loss chasing 400 odd) was a shocker. If you have seen matches lost on bad umpiring decisions, you would shrug your shoulders and move on.

India should introspect into
* Why Dhoni was playing soccer having escaped 4 or 5 LBW shouts
* Why someone cricket "expert" Arun Lal famously sound bited "If I pick an Indian team, I will pick Yuvraj first and the rest next" takes more time walking on and off the crease than spending time in it?
* If Kumble can stay not out in the crease batting manly, why can't the superstar batsmen in the team survive even a reasonable duration

Having said all that the best way to redeem yourself is to prove to the world that given a decent pitch and even umpiring, we can draw with Australia in Perth.

Else, we can ask a clever spin doctor to come with an even punchier line in the next press conference!

The year that was...

It made me realize that

* Crackers are burst at New Jersey when India beat Pakistan in South Africa showing passions conquer timezones

* iPhone which, like the movie "Gentleman", can take an aged & forgotten hero and make the crowds fall in love all over again

* Children play with the packing that comes with the expensive toy and never play with the toy. Yet none of the toy stores will sell you just the packing

* Each trip abroad you would have bought three new things that you will never use

* You title a document as XYZ strategy when you have no clue as to what you are talking about!

* Cooking is too important to be left to women

Googling Yahoo

I asked my colleague over an instant message:

"Hey,do you know whats the name of Yahoo's new ad platform?"

He replies:

"Hold a sec, let me Google it"

This is monopoly of the order that beats Maruti, Bajaj Scooter to dust!

Sporadic Thoughts

Writing an anonymous blog is far simpler than writing a 4 line sentimental verse for sonny's 1st birthday invite

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Like Karna in Kurukshetra battlefield, one's cooking demo fails to match the hype created over skype calls from a distant land

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Natural laziness wins over acquired discipline

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No matter how many days have passed since you last came to face with them, bosses and Cooum induce similar emotions

Recycle Bin

There are 4 bins kept in the office carefully color coded to segregate waste..
everyone drops everything into the green bin thinking they are environmentally conscious!

And Al Gore won the Nobel for his work helping the environment.

How to name it

Having seen:

* Cleavages
* Skyscrapers
* Engineering Excellence
* Dollars

Somehow,my heart longs for:

* தாய் பாசம்
* தந்தையின் பெயரில்லாத பற்றுதல்
* தாரத்தின் நேசம்
* என் அன்புச் செல்வன்
* சாலைப் புழுதி
* சுட ச் சுட காப்பி
* திருவல்லிக்கேணி கடற்கறை

Modern life complicates simple desires.