ishant and zaheer are beginning to become a fantastic fast bowling pair. getting breakthroughs early on,keeping the opposition under check in their opening spells and then coming back to use reverse swing with the old ball.
its a pleasure to see that the 2 quickies have 16 wickets between them within the first 2 tests. and this on supposedly flat indian wickets meant only for spinners!
way to go guys. stay fit so you can entertain us as you've been doing in the last few games.
18 October 2008
an hour at sushantlok police chowki
so you're moving into a new apartment.everything has gone as per plan and the only thing that remains is your police verification.
in all the roaming around looking for flats, finalising one, dealing with brokers, i did not feel the trepidation that i felt while going to the sushantlok police chowki today. and guess what, the folks at the police chowki did not disappoint. the treatment meted out was nothing short of criminal-like.
when will our public servants have some sense of public service? why does our police force have to treat all citizens as if they're criminals? doesn't my tax become the policeman's salary?
last but not the least, when the private sector is talking about a paperless world, i did not see one computer in the police chowki. the only technology element in the chowki was an almost-broken walky talky transciever. oh, i forgot, there was also a TV in the barracks (no wonder most policemen were hanging out there - leaving 'public' like me waiting for 'sahabs' to find some time from watching kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi........
bah! i expect too much...........!!!!
in all the roaming around looking for flats, finalising one, dealing with brokers, i did not feel the trepidation that i felt while going to the sushantlok police chowki today. and guess what, the folks at the police chowki did not disappoint. the treatment meted out was nothing short of criminal-like.
when will our public servants have some sense of public service? why does our police force have to treat all citizens as if they're criminals? doesn't my tax become the policeman's salary?
last but not the least, when the private sector is talking about a paperless world, i did not see one computer in the police chowki. the only technology element in the chowki was an almost-broken walky talky transciever. oh, i forgot, there was also a TV in the barracks (no wonder most policemen were hanging out there - leaving 'public' like me waiting for 'sahabs' to find some time from watching kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi........
bah! i expect too much...........!!!!
15 October 2008
27!
Someone will turn 27 tomorrow. Easy to digest? No choice!
I think I've had a good life for my first 27 years. Great life experiences.
What are my unfulfilled dreams for the next 27 years? Well, here's a list...
1. Travel the world. Even though I'm fairly travelled, there are still places to go. And now I have someone nice who I can go with :)
2. Work abroad for at least 3 years
3. Learn more salsa.
4. Get back into shape(this is perpetual and is a regular on all lists).....lol
5. Start out on my own.(This will take considerable guts and determination)
6. Buy a home
7. Buy a vacation home(something close to a beach......)
Anyone has matching items on their lists? Get in touch....we could get a couple of beers and discuss some of them...
I think I've had a good life for my first 27 years. Great life experiences.
What are my unfulfilled dreams for the next 27 years? Well, here's a list...
1. Travel the world. Even though I'm fairly travelled, there are still places to go. And now I have someone nice who I can go with :)
2. Work abroad for at least 3 years
3. Learn more salsa.
4. Get back into shape(this is perpetual and is a regular on all lists).....lol
5. Start out on my own.(This will take considerable guts and determination)
6. Buy a home
7. Buy a vacation home(something close to a beach......)
Anyone has matching items on their lists? Get in touch....we could get a couple of beers and discuss some of them...
Crests & Troughs
Well well well! Not surprising is it? What went up has come down.
The markets have faltered as a cascading effect from the US sub-prime crisis. Not unexpected if you've been reading your news for the last 7-8 months or so. Bomb blasts, upcoming elections, and anti-Nano andolans have not helped the matter at all..
What would be interesting to see is how this affects the real estate sector. Realty in India has become very expensive in the last 3 years and places like Borivali(my home town) have apartments now running at 8000/- Rs per sq foot! Just for perspective's sake,that was Cuffe Parade(prime South Bombay) 3 years back!
Banks will definitely cut down consumer lending and narrow their risks for the next year at least. And that's why the real estate boom should slow down in coming times....
Its a good time to invest. Now where did I park my last million? ;)
The markets have faltered as a cascading effect from the US sub-prime crisis. Not unexpected if you've been reading your news for the last 7-8 months or so. Bomb blasts, upcoming elections, and anti-Nano andolans have not helped the matter at all..
What would be interesting to see is how this affects the real estate sector. Realty in India has become very expensive in the last 3 years and places like Borivali(my home town) have apartments now running at 8000/- Rs per sq foot! Just for perspective's sake,that was Cuffe Parade(prime South Bombay) 3 years back!
Banks will definitely cut down consumer lending and narrow their risks for the next year at least. And that's why the real estate boom should slow down in coming times....
Its a good time to invest. Now where did I park my last million? ;)
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