Entertaining Tuesday and Sick Wednesday!!

Arsenal played a wonderful match against Liverpool in terms of attack but a pretty bad defensive performance... Same goes for Liverpool as well.. So it made an entertaining match... had fun watching highlights package... This was tuesday!!

Then i watched American Idol results show for the first time on wednesday... Becoz i wanted to check out what was all this hype about Anoop Desai... Did not support him all this long as i thought it would look like i am doing that only because he is a Desi and i am indian... but his voice was awesome and his demenour polite and nice... hard not to root for such a guy!! So i have been very disappointed along with one other friend of mine who goes by the name Savio (positively in despair)!!

So i am going to be mourning for a couple of more days... I wanna write about Anoop-Dogg, so tomorrow i am going to make that effort.. today i am just going to try to sleep offthe disappointment!!

Tale of two days!!

Cheerio for those who dont feel my angst....

Belated Happy Earth Day!!

I had a busy day doing nothing useful which is why i wasnt able to wish before...

I am not gonna pass a whole lot of preachings here because in 21st century most of us respect or cherish things only when that thing's "Day" comes in... Like Earth day or Aids Day or Tobacco Day or many others... So i am sure its no use... And i include myself when i say all those things.... But still one thing we all have to remember is that we dont make Earth not even livable for our next generation or other organisms who form the part of the delicate and all so important ecological chain...

Anyways a true Salute to all those who are working for creating a better or rather preserving a better Earth like Greenpeace to whom i contribute some money to satisfy my pitiable conscience!!

Peace!!

What happened to HIMYM??

For people who dont know, HIMYM stands for "How I Met Your Mother"... This is a show about a guy who is narrating to his kids in future how he met their mother and set in current times...

When i started watching the show, i loved it... Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) cast a spell on me which still hasnt gone away.... Barney Stinson become my Hero and i saw the Series pretty much non stop for 3 days to get upto date... Then i started catching the show on Mondays in CBS and after a couple of weeks have been pretty disappointed....

Seems like something somewhere is wrong... There is a certain lack of chemistry between characters.. I know something is not right but i am just not able to point my fingers at it...

For people who dont know who the Lady in picutre is, she is Robin Scherbatsky a.k.a Cobie Smulders a.k.a MINE :)

Anyways those of you who havent watched the show yet, you should... Its a wonderful show and some of its episodes are Legennn(wait-for-it)aryyyy...

Sunday Roundup...

I dont know why but suddenly i am enjoying this blogging thing and almost updating it daily... Maybe its seeing other do it... But dont be surprised if i suddenly stop doing it coz interests come to me like seasons and often disappear faster than you imagine...

SUSAN BOYLE

First of all, i wanna say i am still not done with my Susan Boyle fascination... She is still mesmerizing me with her voice every time i listen to this video.. and i am not one of those guys who is into Opera or Ballads but i liked Paul Potts and i like Susan Boyle... maybe its just the voice....I have been part of the internet generation for sometime but even then her story is more than amazing...

This video was uploaded on 11th April... i saw it yesterday and the number of views was around 29.5 million... Tonight when i am checking it out and now the view count is 32,427,554... thats about 32.5 million meaning 3 million views on 1 day.. and apart from this there are several other videos of the same performance whose views add to upwards of another 30 million.. thats a crazy phenomenon.... here's hoping that she wins!!!

KNOWING

I went to this movie called "Knowing" yesterday.... I like most of Nicolas Cage's movie and this was one was no exception... wasnt extraordinary or something but was a kind of gripping and worth taking my lazy ass off from my couch....

Would recommend the movie if you havent watched it already coz i believe i was pretty late to watch it!!

Cheerios......

Sickening Saturday to a wonderful Sunday!!!

Arsenal lost!!  In a game where our Line up did not even look as if we tried to win it!!! What happened to you Arsene... Since when did you become a tactical Manager... We play football not tactics!!! And you are not a tactical Manager...

It was really hard to digest a loss after 4 months.. I know we lost to Roma 1 nil but that game went to penalties because of 2 legged nature and we ended up progressing.... So it was a big let down!! Anyways the second biggest game of our not so good season ended up being a nightmare... but that doesnt mean Season ends here... One more chance... Champions League!!!

 

And i hope we thrash Liverpool along the way!!!

I have had better Saturdays even when Arsenal have lost... This was a new low!!!

But then i heard a new Big Buzz early on Sunday (around 1 Am)!! Susan Boyle.... Wow what a DISCOVERY... if she doesnt go on to win Britain's Got Talent, then i personally will be let down by the British Public... but confident i s high coz Paul Potts won it in 2007 and his story was a little similar to Susan except of course Susan i think has more talent!!!

So thats the tale of a  day starting with great anticipation which went pear shaped because of tremendous disappointment which then got enlightened by a fairytale talent discovery... Thank god the smile came back before i slept off..

There was a small matter of watching a movie in between called "Knowing"... But hopefully on that i would write or rather type something later!!!

Cheerio!!!

Bobby Pires - Forever an Arsenal Legend!!!

That picture describes everything about the way i feel about the Man!! A true legend and a humble player... The fact that he exchanged his shirt with the youngest and most inexperienced Arsenal player tells us about his love for our Club!!!

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You will be one of the Legends of Arsenal Football Club for eternity!! Thank You!!

Football is the best game in the World!!!

4-4!! Poor Pool!! Pity them, great performance away from home but Home game condemned them long before this started!! Still great spirit though!!!

What an awesome game!!! I just have to do one thing!! Watch it!! :):):)
Here's hoping Chelsea got drained by this and become Dud this weekend and we go through to FA cup final!! And then Barca destroying them apart in CL Semis to set up a final with Us!!

But thats a long a way to go!! Isnt it!!

Joy - How do you recognize it?

People who know me can vouch for the fact that i am one of the laziest person around... I am a fairly gifted guy in terms of ability/intelligence (and i have god n folks n teachers to thank that for and not myself which is why i am making such a vulgar sounding claim) but i have always let my laziness rule my roost and underachieved most of the times....

But there have been times when i have overachieved sheerly because of the luck god has endowed me with... Like getting a job in a S/W company when i did not even know how to write a simple factorial program in spite of being from the IT background... Whenever i overachieve (i say over achieve more because of the lack of effort i put in achieving it rather than feeling lack of ability to get it or doing it), i always say my prayers thanking god, and my folks's good Karma (coz i dont have much good Karma) and feel happy.... but i have never felt Joyous!!!!

But when i was in college and one of my friends got a job, i was jumping around pumping my fist at home even before he saw the letter saying he got the job.... i was in a euphoric and joyous state for more than 3 hours before i told him... the same happened sometime back when i heard one of my other friends got a job recently in a bad financial climate... i often think why i cant feel the same way when i achieve things... but i cant find an answer!!! maybe because i always have a nagging feeling that i could have done so much more with my life if not for my laziness...

Joy comes to me only when its someone elses happiness and that person is close enough to share it fully with me... How about others? Am i just a differently abled creature when it comes to emotions??

Love of my Life

For as long as i have been seeing EPL and for as long as i have been watching football, Arsenal and Dennis Bergkamp remain etched in my memory from the very beginning.... I remember the 1994 World Cup as a 10 year old watching matches and hearing about great players like Romario, Baggio etc... But my first clear World Cup recollection was 1998 WC. Was enchanted by the player named Dennis Bergkamp whose last minute Goal against Argentina in QF still reverberates through my very soul!!! Saw France beat my favourite team Brazil (which neutral did not like them especially in those days)... Was heartbroken and mystified by some of the things which happened in that Final....

But that increased my interest in Football by leaps and bounds and then came EPL... dont even remember how i got to see the EPL matches but immediately started following Arsenal coz it had Bergkamp... saw some other wonderful players... Overmars, Anelka, Viera, Wiltord, Bobby Pires, HENRY, Kanu, Ljunberg, Gilberto, SEAMAN, the wonderful BACK 4 especially Tony Adams, and so many others...

My liking grew to love to present obsession with Arsenal... Arsenal grew on me from season to season... As i grew up i got more opportunities to watch them, understand them as a club, understand their achievements and feel proud of them with the HIGHEST point being the unbeaten season and League win over Liverpool on the last day of the season in the last minute (even though i was 5 at that time, looking at that recorded match still gives me goosebumps) ... Man was i on top of the world in that unbeaten season....

Today i am learned enough about arsenal that i can be part of forums and share and learn from other supporters how it is to support Arsenal.... Man am i glad that i chose the right club... Cant imagine being a supporter of Man united or that Chelsea or Liverpool... Cant imagine associating myself with the cheapness associated with supporting Barca or Real madrid always prying on other team's players... Cant stand the Italian football ethos and their defensive mindset.... So yeah, i chose the right league and the right club!!!

I wish i was in London... so that i can associate myself with Arsenal!! I wish i was one of those guys who had a family with Arsenal following tradition... I wish i can hold a Arsenal Season ticket one day and travel to every Arsenal home and away match!! I wish "Fever Pitch (the English Version, not the stupid and copied American version)" was based on my life!! Being a 25 year old i cant explain the obsession normally associated with younger souls which i have towards everything Arsenal... But love is mysterious and cant be explained, can it?? and this is pure unadultered love, make no mistake!!

Dont have any specific reason of writing this piece... But this weeks experience of supporting Arsenal made me think about why i go through the agony... the win against Man City, the draw against Yellow Submarine, the subsequent injuries because of the match, the perils those injuries have in store for us, the uncertainty over the rest of the season... is this all worth it?? Well the answer is, YES!! Every iota of this agony is absolutely fantastic!!! I shall rather die in agony than lack the passion!!!

Gunnerzzz for Life!!!!!

General Elections !!! Sudden Impact!!

I have been following the news for sometime and hearing about the elections... But i couldnt care to find out when it was... but all this news about IPL being postponed and taken to another country because of elections made me find out when exactly election was... Man i dint know they are coming so soon....

I used to, i remember, when i was in school, sit with my dad and watch NDTV with interest trying to find out who won during election results time ... listening to all the cr@p the politicians and leaders were eschewing... i used to find it interesting and believable when they were trying to make losses sound like wins, saying their party will win even though they were 100 seats behind their rivals as if some miracle is about to happen... it never did and i often was saddened if it was the party which my folks were supporting...

During that time how i wished i would turn 18 faster so that i can vote.. i eventually did turn 18 but had to wait for 3 years to get a chance to vote.. when i did, i went and voted for a IIT guy who was starting a new party with some vision thinking i am contributing to the society.. but that guy lost badly which was expected... what was worse was that party broke because of infighting... and that ended my belief in the electoral system of India....

Since then I have become a Cynic watching with amusement the things which goes on in Indian politics... Sometimes get enraged and then think what better can i expect... India Shining or Aam Aadmi campaign.. well neither.. coz its only Politician getting Richer which is the campaign which always win...

So which party do i Support.. well i dont have to say coz it sure doesnt matter... which party would win, Congress or BJP or Communists?? None!!! which coalition win, NDA, UPA or "Third Front"... well no one can say... well there is a good chance that eventually the coalition running the government is something new, found by a set of opportunistic parties and its called "NUPA Front"!!!

But i can say for sure who will lose... Indian public.... When i see Obama i see a guy who has a vision and a plan to do something with his country... he may be right or wrong.. he maybe someone who is going to be corrupt and make millions or billions.. but still he has a policy and he will follow that... i try to find an Obama amongst Indian politicians ( and i am not big fan of Obama) and i cant believe i can find one.. so that pretty much Sums up our future... India is growing despite the politicians.. If only it did with the aid of politicians, we might be somewhere else..

Still i feel bad i am not able to Vote in this general election... Don't know why!!

R.I.P Grandpa

I have finally paid for my petty beliefs... This week i lost my grandpa...

He passed away at an age of 80.. he lived a full life in his own terms.. never was he bogged by his age or health... did what he wanted to without anyone's help be it traveling on a pilgrimage or going back to hometown for staying there for a few days because of nostalgia... to hear about him that in his last few days he was sick and suffering was heartbreaking... more heartbreaking was the fact that i heard that after he passed away... i can never forgive myself for not calling him more regularly...

i am still not able to understand where in my life that i became such a cold ba$t@rd.... when i was studying in school i was someone who would find it hard to stay away from home long.... i was always professing to my friends how i will be in touch with them always in my life... how i used to be proud of my school and how attached i was to it... for a couple of years after school i used to visit every time i went for my vacations...

but somewhere down the line i became the cold guy i am right now.... i can go on weeks without talking to my folks... i feel awkward getting in touch with my friends... i would rather sit n rewatch a show for the 15th time than spend a few mins on phone with near and dear ones.... and i used to feel proud about my actions thinking i am being cool and living in the moment....

god gave a me a harsh lesson to show the faults of my ways... the man who was a such a big reason for my mom's family to where it is now, the man who never thought twice before saying anything in his mind, the man who i always thought expected me to do well, the man who always did what he could in his own way to help me succeed in my life, the man who i felt so close to and the man who asked for me and wished me even on his last day when he was talking to my mom could not even get a call from me asking about his health....

i have spent the last 4 days so ashamed about it and been dying to tell someone about my woes.... but like always didn't have anyone around close enough to share the grief.... because of own faults... i have been blessed with some of the best friends one can even dream of... but me living in my moment has taken me so far away from them, that calling them and talking to them even as a thought makes me feel ashamed....

i wish i could turn back time and just say thanks to all their belief and help throughout my life... i wish i can show my gratitude to them in the appropriate manner... i wish i could relive my life and talk to my grandpa just one more time to show how much i respected him.... but that's not possible...

but i can mend my ways.... and hopefully i will be blessed with the strength by the god to do so....
a big sorry to all my friends whom i have hurt... a big sorry to my grandpa for not even caring to give a call to you....

May your soul Rest in Peace... Will always love, respect and think about you.....

Self Respect

Ok the title sounds like i am going to give out a lecture on something serious et all... but no... its not about that... its just that i remembered that i was actually doing this "blog" stuff out here and all of a sudden i thought it would be a good thing to continue doing so... but when i came here and read my previous one, then i was a little taken aback...

I made a commitment to do some research and tried to make myself do it without any laziness by making a declaration of it here.... and still the amount of effort i put in ended up being Zilch... well that clearly shows that i have reached the pinnacle of laziness.. there is no going down further anymore... i am at the lowest ebb...

But then again who gives a damn... at least i get down to lie down and stare into the mental wilderness more than others do... :):)