Friday, February 19, 2010
That's not what I meant to say....!
What we think we are saying, and what we might end up saying, are often not the same. Amen!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Dreamer
I've been told that I was a 'dreamer' type. I never understood then what made folks say that about me. Recently I realized through a freaky coincidence, that some of my past actions (not recent past) have followed as a consequence of my 'dreams', i.e. its belief rather than logic that's got me going. The times that I've been able to weave my dreams into reality has got me where I am.
So what about the 'recent past'.?.. well, yes the 'dreams' are there, more on muted terms, on a minuscule level that what it used to be. I thought maybe that was part of growing up.
Recent random thoughts ranging from Basketball to Bhutan, close friends, & KC (cousin in US), visiting temples, my blog, and heck even Camcorders (I thought that I outgrew that one). Makes me think - Is the dreamer back?
So what about the 'recent past'.?.. well, yes the 'dreams' are there, more on muted terms, on a minuscule level that what it used to be. I thought maybe that was part of growing up.
Recent random thoughts ranging from Basketball to Bhutan, close friends, & KC (cousin in US), visiting temples, my blog, and heck even Camcorders (I thought that I outgrew that one). Makes me think - Is the dreamer back?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Young Cagers?
Seriously, the Indian Basketball team needs a different name.
This probably might might be old news for some, but India lost to Afghanistan in SAG finals held in Dhaka on Feb 6. I've been trying to find out blogs, and articles about the 'loss' but couldn't read up much, not more than a couple of paragraphs mentioned about the team reaching final... guess b'ball isn't respected enough in India yet. But then, we lose to Afghanistan, probably don't have much to complain on lack of coverage.
According to 'official reports', reaching finals is going to 'help' us prepare for FIBA Commonwealth Basketball Championships to be held in Bangalore this year. Well, I'm not sure how losing to an un-ranked team will help 49th ranked India. Time will tell.
Meanwhile, the national team's sure changed over the past few years. Can't seem to find the friendly neighborhood Robinson, Shabir, etc. who used to play for 'IOB club' in the T Nagar (Chennai) annual tourney, as well as used to play in India team; nor the grumpy ol' Parminder Singh Sr. from Punjab Police (invariably the other finalists in the tourney, whenever they played). Sure looks like a lot of players went through the national team in a hurry (no surprise that Sr. must have retired, but Robin? Unless injured, he should have still been around....). Hope for India's sake that the Asian All-Star is doing great in some league abroad, he was a phenom to watch.
This probably might might be old news for some, but India lost to Afghanistan in SAG finals held in Dhaka on Feb 6. I've been trying to find out blogs, and articles about the 'loss' but couldn't read up much, not more than a couple of paragraphs mentioned about the team reaching final... guess b'ball isn't respected enough in India yet. But then, we lose to Afghanistan, probably don't have much to complain on lack of coverage.
According to 'official reports', reaching finals is going to 'help' us prepare for FIBA Commonwealth Basketball Championships to be held in Bangalore this year. Well, I'm not sure how losing to an un-ranked team will help 49th ranked India. Time will tell.
Meanwhile, the national team's sure changed over the past few years. Can't seem to find the friendly neighborhood Robinson, Shabir, etc. who used to play for 'IOB club' in the T Nagar (Chennai) annual tourney, as well as used to play in India team; nor the grumpy ol' Parminder Singh Sr. from Punjab Police (invariably the other finalists in the tourney, whenever they played). Sure looks like a lot of players went through the national team in a hurry (no surprise that Sr. must have retired, but Robin? Unless injured, he should have still been around....). Hope for India's sake that the Asian All-Star is doing great in some league abroad, he was a phenom to watch.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tragedy...
is best explained in Tamil movies. The format is simple, hero is a happy-go-lucky, simple, mischievous, funny (or tries to be), loafer dude until a life changing tragic episode for self/family/friend turns him to a man with a mission who finally succeeds, not before lecturing bad guys with bunch of punch dialogues on values,morality etc. etc.
The headache is often increased with mindless songs, comedy (more messaging again!), some pointless senti-minti side story with no meaning except to irritate viewers further. Phew! No story seems complete without a tragedy!
Try this simple test if you don't believe me.... watch any channel for a sequence of 6-8 'hit' songs. It took me 4 to write this blog.
The headache is often increased with mindless songs, comedy (more messaging again!), some pointless senti-minti side story with no meaning except to irritate viewers further. Phew! No story seems complete without a tragedy!
Try this simple test if you don't believe me.... watch any channel for a sequence of 6-8 'hit' songs. It took me 4 to write this blog.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Web of inactivity
There are periods in life when things seem to be moving on. Then Reality Bites. Now those periods look rather like a fly struggling in a web. Sure, there is activity.....
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