Goodbye!!!

As they say, sooner or later all good things come to an end!!!
30th April, 2006 .... 30 posts (incl. the one that I deleted) ... and I have decided to call it a day!!!

Reason(s):

• As time passed by, even I have now started to think on the lines of, "How much of a public is private?"
• Don't want people to do...what my blog tells them to do :)

Experience:
Ofcourse it was a great experience. 7 months of fun.
Am I a better writer? maybe not....
Am I a smarter one? you bet...I am!!!

Does that mean, I will stop writing?
No, I wont. I will continue doing so, once in a while. With summer just round the corner, there would be more outdoor activities. If I do write something which I feel like sharing, will send it to you thru emails.

So have fun and keep blogging...

Long-awaited, hard-earned and sweet...

10/10/2004, the penultimate race of the F1 season at Japan - a season swept away by Ferrari. 13th win for Michael Schumacher in that season, 15th for Ferrari out of a total of 17 (18). Saying that 2004 was a season 'dominated' by Ferrari would be an understatement.

19/06/2005, the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis. The in-famous race which Michelin teams boycotted and Michael Schumacher won a farcical 6-car race. That it would turn out to be the only win for Ferrari, was a hard-to-digest fact for a Ferrari fan and beleive me, it hurt.

04/23/2006, the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. Schumi starts from the pole and wins despite tough resistance from the Renault of Alonso. 85th victory of his career and a win after almost a year and a half (if we dont count the U.S.G.P.)

For a Ferrari fan, seeing Schumi do the trademark pump-fisting after crossing the chequered flag - probably the most long-awaited scene.

Effort put in by Ferrari the whole post-season to come out of last years debacle, to change the car to make it atleast competitive (if not better) with the Mclarens and Renaults, makes it a really hard-earned victory.

Knowing that it was Schumi who was chasing Alonso at Imola last year and to turn the tables around this time...makes it a sweet victory.

I know, Renault (and maybe McLaren) still have a better car than Ferrari this season. Ferrari will have to fight hard and still only a miracle can make them win the Constructors and Schumi the drivers title.

I beleive in miracles. Miracles do take place. God does miracles...

I have seen GOD... he drives for FERRARI!!!

-A Ferrari Fan

The Untravelled Path

A routine life, daily get up, go to work, come home, cook, eat, surf the net, sleep. With the weather getting better day by day, this should change. A lot of outdoor activities will be added but still, a major chunk of it remains the same.

Daily, I get onto Greenspring Avenue.
Daily, I take the I-695 S ramp.
Daily, I take exit 12 towards my office.
Daily... The same route.

While coming back,
Daily, I take the I-695 N ramp.
Daily, I take the exit 22 towards Greenspring Avenue.
Daily, I take left onto Greenspring Avenue South to reach my apartment complex.

Yesterday, while I was waiting at the light to take a left, I wondered, what is there on Greenspring Avenue North. Who knows, it might be really beautiful...It might well be very spooky!!! It might be paradise, it might well be hell!!! It might be this...It might well be that!!!

It's been 6 long months, and there is a road that I see almost daily...But I don't know what lies there. It's the road unexplored by me in the last 6 months and I am sure, it wont just be me. There will be 1000s of people living in the same vicinity who would not have taken that road once in their life.

Why?
...and this why can have many answers.
Lack of time. Other places to visit. People would have mentioned it to you, if there was anything good over there. Eagerness to reach home to do other activities. Tired after work... The list is endless.

But Still!!!
I just cant imagine a road, that I glance daily and give a miss.
don't remember, how many such roads, I have missed in life?
don't know, how many, I will miss in the future?

One day this month (and it wont be today), I will definitely travel there, just out of curiosity.
Just to break the rhythm.
Just to break the monotony.
Just once, I will turn RIGHT instead of a LEFT...
Who knows, it might turn out to be a RIGHT instead of a WRONG!!!

The Coronation

3-4 years ago we discussed, a boy then 20 years old...
"He is THE future India Captain", my friend made a statement bold!!!

I couldn't agreed more with him, coz here was a young lad...
he had the ATTITUDE, just needed a correct launching pad.

From his debut against the Aussies, the world was made aware...
of a PRINCE whose batting had a lot of flamboyance and flair.

Then there was a slump in form, and a run drought...
and with the competition so stiff, he was kicked out!!!

Disappointed he went back to the grass-roots...
Correcting his mistakes to the details minute.

Team India had no choice but to bring him back...
coz they knew here was a guy who could take on any attack.

Bad captaincy and selfishness, made him a bench warmer...
But how long can you keep silent, a world class Performer?

Now he is back and back at what he does best...
hitting fours and sixes, making every match a no-contest.

The prince charming is ready, ready to be the king...
Here's a toast to the one and only - YURAJ SINGH!!!


For his last 15 innings read something like this: 79*, 0*, 103, 4*, 53, 49, 39, 82*, 79*, 37, 107*, 1, 18, 103, 48 . The scores show, that he has the talent. The not outs, show he has the responsibility to stay till the very end and finish off the match. His demeanor in the field shows he is astute and keen to learn. I guess it's time the selectors give him the vice-captaincy and mould him into a good captain under Dravid and Mr. Chappell.