Polls Apart

I remember the big-sized radio we still have at our home and the associated memory during the past elections when I was a kid. That was probably the only time when mine & my strict schoolteacher dad's interests would converge. Taking the liberty of that moment, I used to take the radio inside the mosquito net while going to bed at night in order to listen election results. It was a 3-4 days affair as there was no use of EVMs. Then I grew up, but in place of radio bulletin, came in Pranay Roy & team's analysis on ND TV. I would make it a point to stay put in hostel during elections as we didn't have a TV at our home. Slowly, I lost interest, but I always had a soft corner for this phenomenon called General Election. From the beginning, I could relate with the Indian politics in such a way that an expert cannot even think of. I was a fan of Biju Pattanaik as a schoolkid & Atalji as a collegegoer. Today, I am nobody's fan. Just like to be a mere viewer, all alone, on my LCD screen. No more fight to listen from radio or struggle to have a glimpse of Pranay Roy from NDTV.

History @ Hamilton

It is a sense of relief for one who believes in Test cricket much like T20. A 10-wicket test match victory that too on the fourth day and in an alien land deserves the credit. With due respect to veterans in the team, I have to mention the passion factor this young man MS, who used to play tournament for Railways in Digha and surrounding localities of Bengal border, has brought in. What could be the best newspaper headline for this historic moment!!

A quick search on NZ-based newspapers takes me to something more thought provoking. "No New Zealand cricketer in their right mind would want to be a test match specialist, certainly not when the expansive stroke players in Twenty20 and ODIs outrank your yearly income 10-1. Then again I ask the question: how desperate are our key players to find their test games when it is not lining their pockets. Really, how desperate are they?," sums up Mark Richardson on www.nzherald.co.nz.

Does it convey something more meaningful to the future of cricket in this subcontinent!!

letz luv pondy!!

Just back from Mumbai, I remember Chammak Challi and The Dude. Both had a gala time on Net. But once they physically come closer, the trouble starts. However, the recognition of the physical as instrumental in forging an eternal tie-up is the most admissible fact of the latest Bollywood flick, Dev D. The sex, sleage a la MMS and vodka without any inhibition make me quite convincing as a new-age viewer. Interestingly, I have watched both Bhansali magnum opus and the latest Dev D with the same person. .....But "Emotional Atyachar" will remain a tag line for me to cherish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h7Z8mtdicc&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div
I had my T-shirt printed with one of my favourite quotes (My Life is submitted for approval pls) and learned a new phrase from IIT Powai campus, I love Pondy... & y nt!!!!

RK

It was such a frustrating day...I wud often feel why I joined a PSU at all!! You know, things happen in such a fashion that It Hurts!! U are surrounded by some parasites, stoic bosses who are more sinned against than sinning!!
Here, RK comes to my mind. The phenomenon, or the aura, called Ram Karan of my Times days. People used to say that if they were working in TOI,Hyderabad, it was because of RK. I have never spoken one line freely with RK though I used to sit beside his cabin with great courage. People who know RK can only understand this.
However, I have shared an email with RK that I think nobody would have done during their stint at Times House. Here is the email:
(Me: “Respected Sir, Yesterday I resigned from TOI. I am joining a Mumbai-based MNC called Dun & Bradstreet as an Analyst, Economic Analysis Group. It is an inner call to let you know about this development since you who recruited me in spite of everything. And to be frank, it would not have been that easier to leave if you were sitting beside.
I am scared of three people in my life. One, my father and the other is my school teacher. I am not scared of them anymore. But even at 26, I am scared of the RK in you. It gives me a feeling that I know nothing but there is somebody in front me from whom I can learn, learn and only learn. I need your blessings, Sir. Thanks & Regards, Ashutosh.”
RK: “Dear Ashutosh, I was so happy to receive your letter. And I assureyou that what you are doing is the right thing. I've always believed that it is the quiet guys who learn faster. I've always admired your quiet determination at the work place and I respect people with such an attitude. I am sure you will do very well in your new assignment. Please do keep in touch. Rk”)

Zero-Sum Game

Out of nowhere, this Chopa _ now with a change in status _ appeared with a teaser to add the duo in my Orkut list of friends. It is a pleasant memory as well as a pleasant feeling. And, thus I scored a century in Orkut, hoping it should fill the void!!

Being Stupid

It is almost one year that I posted my profile on leading matrimony portals only to find myself as a communicator and not a real achiever. Of course, I got to learn manythings which would not have been possible otherwise!! Here is an excerpt from one of the latest phenomenon:
Me: wat do u look4 in a boy!
She: that he is the one, i can respect n admire my whole life..
Me: & wat kinda guy he sud be so dat u'll admire & respect
She: i should be clean bowled by him..in every aspect of life..
She: should be patient.. i cant tolerate iritable creatures..shud have a lot of luv n respect for his family..should be a good speaker...to keep me amused.if m downn also be a good listener...afterall i will be the main speaker all the time..communication is very important for me..
Me: hmm
She: bcz thats the only thing that is going to matter, till our last breath..bcz otherwise,the initial stage of marriage can anyway be interesting..
Me: hmm
She: but i want the entire life to be a celebration..should not have culinary skills at all...should be very bubbly n energetic..so that i am bound to spill some smiles the moment i see him..
She: actually i hav another criterion..but i think i will compromise on that, thats is really impossible to get i feel..
Me: tell me the other criterion
She: no..i hav compromised
Me: tell mo no
She: ok..i will tell u...i hav heard that if a guy was ever in love before, he will be always compring his present with his past..n be unhappy all the time..bcz grass is always greener the other side u knw..so i always wanted to marry sumone who never had been in luv b4..
She: but thats a stupid question 2 be asked to some one..