SRK got his due

We can hope now that SRK will stop making sarcastic remarks to those who were against his and Mr. Boka-none’s more than one captain theory. I am still not sure, what made SRK follow this silly idea of so called great coach when everyone in cricket fraternity was against it. I don’t know why but I felt happy hearing that he has returned to India and won’t go to SA until his team starts winning. And, that’s not going to happen at least in Season-2 for sure. Bad-luck Shahrukh! Two over-smart guys SRK and Boka-none can’t produce better results than this. It’s heard that Boka-none want’s some more foreign cricketers in KKR team to make it perform well. But then, how other teams are going good with lots of first class/Ranji cricketers. Sourav Ganguli once again caught in the same relationship with his coach as was with Greg Chappel. I would be surprised to see him with KKR in season-3. I really feel bad for him once again after the Greg Chappel saga. I can only blame sourav’s stars that nothing is going in his favor but would appreciate his fighting spirit to survive in the utter negative situations.

London-to-Gurgaon

Finally am back to India and got the location which has always been very close to my heart, “Gurgaon”. Leaving London was never a tough decision for me considering the kind of opportunity I had to defy the shortcomings. But, certainly Gurgaon as base location wasn’t in my mind and I was pretty much ready to spend few more years outside North India though my family responsibilities don’t allow me to do so. I am really thankful to my company for offering me this location. I did not waste a minute accepting this offer. Now I feel flexible enough to make long term plans on personal front and professional as well. I hope it will be fun living and working in Gurgaon.

Superman FOUR

Superman with all his siblings

Asia Cup Cricket Final Vs Wimbledon Final (2008)

A big day for two major sports events has finally come to an end. India continues with nightmarish experience of loosing finals once again in Asia Cup. I felt bad seeing India not playing upto their strength. Sehwag gave a good start but loosing Gambhir’s wicket early proved fatal for India. To get away from the bad taste of loosing Asia cup, I started watching Wimbledon Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. This game brought back the smile on my face. I have never seen a close and exciting match like that. Both the guys did splendid job. Hats off to them for their sublime performance. I was supporting to Roger Federer but couldn’t stop myself appraising Nadal’s game as he was no less than Federer. Nadal proved to be a worst opponent on the ground for him and broke his dream of winning this coveted title sixth time in a row. The only grudge I have now is not able to visit the Wimbledon for watching a match in person there. Better luck next time …….

Such a rare chance I got to click this snap when two aircrafts cricrossed each other making sun a center point.

Who am I ?

Sometimes I feel
Do I really have a zeal
To leave my footprints
On the path of life

Sometimes I feel
Do I really know
The goal of my life

Is this the way
I thought for me
Or
I am just walking
As someone chose me to go

But no one around
To answer me
Finding me alone
Midst of chaos
I hurled my doubt
To me!

The subconscious
Accepts the plea
Echoes my soul
Whispers to heart
Rejecting the worry
of being right or wrong

And lets me know

That every moment of life
Is planned
By the almighty
The ultimate writer
Of the fate
Who weaves the strings
Of our life
And nothing leaves
For us
To think, to worry

Takes all on his shoulders
Leaving us free
To enjoy the colors of life
With all his blessings!

Arrival in UK

It's been long time I haven't written anything and that's quite against of my blogging habits. But, actually I was so busy preparing for the UK trip. Changing location is such a tedious task and if it is international one, needs to have a back to back planning. In past few years I have been changing cities so frequently across the Indian states and almost get used to that but still be nervous while planning for a new one.

Anyway the journey was good, full of excitement and also tiresome due to nine hour long flight. From the start of the journey till end, the only point where I got stuck was the immigration process at LHR (London Heathrow) Airport. It took almost two hours due to endless queue and less no. of processing counters. Jet lag was also conducive to my fatigue as in India it was midnight and my body was badly requesting for at least a quick nap. Finally at 9:30 P.M. (+4:30 hours in India) I got out of Airport and met the lady driver who was had been waitinbg there for more than two hours, seemed to be exhausted but did not forget to greet me with a grin on my arrival. For the next one hour in taxi, I was dead to the world. I came back to my conscience when the lady driver asked me to identify the house and I was surprised when she identified it by herself saying that “there is OM written on that house, it must be the one your friend lives in” (that OM was in HINDI). I waved my hand towards the balcony where my friend “Dhananjay Kale” was trying to look in the outside dark to identify if it was me. I got inside the house and met the family: the landlord, his wife, his son and daughter in law with a one year grandson and an odd lot person Mr. Paul. It was nice to be welcomed in Hindi by the landlord. The landlord Mr. Ramoo is native of Mauritius (Indian migrant) and now settled in UK. He is quite religious and renowned for his spiritual sessions among local Hindus and Firangs as well.

The next morning was quite pleasant. A sunny day filled with chilly wind. Everybody was comfortable with the weather except me. It was less than 24 hours, I left Delhi’s scorching heat and my body wanted some more time to be adjusted with this weather. One more thing to which I confronted for first few days was the sunset and sunrise timings. Normal sunrise at this time is at 5 A.M. and sunset is at 9:45 P.M. That’s enough to disturb your body cycle. It’s weird to have dinner before sunset so we normally wait for the dark sometimes uptill 10 P.M. to start dinner.
It’s my first weekend here but couldn’t go anywhere. I decide to spend the time at home and now I am involved in my favorite pastime i.e. reading and writing. Actually, if you are not planned for the weekend, you have no other choice but to stay at home. It’s not like India where if you get bored, you can sit in balcony and watch colorful people (girls specially) or go out stroll along the streets and have a Nukkad Tea. Doesn’t matter if you are alone, you can chose to hear people sipping tea with all Politics, Cricket or Bollywood gossips.

It’s a good experience to see the other side of the world. I am closely observing the differences between us and them. Nothing much to say at this time. Will keep on sharing my experience………..be with me

Cheers!