IPL 3... Where ???

Overheard at the local mall parking...
"The IPL 3 should also happen at SA or England..."

He obviously was mesmerised with the opening and closing ceremonies...
And was dumbstuck with the proficiency, Cricket SA organised the event in a notice of 21 days...

Agreed it was a very well organized event...
But at the end of the day it is INDIAN premiere league...
We moved SA only coz of a fuck up back home...

Dont get mesmerized with white skin and dazzling fireworks...
It just came with the package...

The heart of cricket lies in India...
Doesnt matter how many barbecue pits you make in the park...
The REAL passion is witnessed only here...

A six, has to be appreciated with noise, screams and passion...
Not with silent applaud (a.k.a. England)...
So much for the gentleman's game...

If infrastructure is the only thing you are looking at...
Then USA would have been the best place to organize any event...
But just the way American football or baseball has no takers otherwise...
Cricket would not be welcomed there...

Its an Indian concept...
Let it stay in India...

If you want to see more of Wanderers and Kingsmead...
Wait till SA start its own league...

Till then hail Chinnaswamy and Eden Gardens...

The Battle Within

There is always "the one", who you ARE...

Then there is "the one", who you WANT to be...

And by default, the one you want to be is better...

Faster, higher, stronger...

Else there is no point imitating him...

You are better off otherwise...

Now, the million dollar question is..

How much???

How much you should run after for being the one you not are...

Or should you even try???

Every person CAN do certain things and CAN NOT the others...

I think, its better to cash on your positives...

Theres no point imitating and ruining self esteem...

Everyone CAN NOT be a George Clooney...

You got to live with what you got...

You got limitations, work around them...

Cribbing didnt take anyone anywhere...

You'll find you most of the time sulking alone...

There is a very thin line between being ambitious and being lunatic...

But being ambitious has nothing to do with blindly aping others...

Be ambitious...

Set your targets...

Set your goals...

But dont do ONLY to prove a point to OTHERS...

What would you do with it after your ego is dealt with???

As one of my friend says.. 

"Do it.. Dont overdo it"

And as my dad says...

"Every one is different and unique"

Even Amir Khan said...

"Each child is special"

Anyways, you are smart enough to decide...

Grass is always greener on the other side...

And above all...

Do not complain...

Do not blame...

It never took anyone anywhere...

Time does fly

It all seems yesterday...

First international flight...
First stamp on the passport...
First brush with the duty free...
First ride on public transport which wasn't terrible...

Those wrappers thrown in dustbin...
Those roads crossed at zebra crossing...
Those walls not peed on...

And with the blink of an eye...
I find me home with temperatures soaring at 42 degrees...
With traffic going haywire...
And with age old sagas of "get married get married"

Was it a dream?
Or did the six months happened for real??

And all those anxieties of "how would I settle in a new place" has given way to "I don't want to go back"...
Me flying off the first is a different story altogether and we shall take it offline...

:)


My gtalk list is richer by atleast 100 names...
My phone book has atleast 80 new numbers...
And my bank account is depleted of atleast 120 thousands...

This cant be a dream...
It HAS to be real...

With some amazing memories, I do look forward for the next six months..
For a change, I would like to turn back time, NOT to change the past, BUT to relive those moments...
All over again...

If only time slows down a little...