Statutory warning : Its nothing much to do hence posted kind of post !! so dont blame me if u get bored !!
The things which were lined up for me during this weekend :
1. Play badminton everyday. But dint know that, labor day means a holiday for the students who manage sports center as well ! So all weekend long, they kept the Keating Sports Center closed, for our dismay >.<
2. Visit the Desi market, Devon street, and get all the indian groceries. But they delivered, my laptop (will come back to it in a while) the same day and i had every reason in the world to get distracted and postpone my trip :D Well we did go there, just that could not get all the stuff ! And i quite dint like the place. It was good to see all the indians, pakistani, bangladeshi, arab families around. But i felt suffocated there. The place made me homesick and i longed to go back home.To be with people i loved, cared for. Hold on, this is really becoming a sad, depressing saga. Fullstop ! discussion ends here !
3. Meet a undergraduate ke days ki friend. Guess i still dont know how to communicate so could not contact the friend, even with an at&t phone : Hope she catches the message i left on her voicemail :( But do they record 15 minute long messages ?? I was trying to give her a detailed route to my place, u know : kidding !!! Bhagwaan help this techno gavaar !! :D
4. Study for the power electronics course and bruch up basics. Moreover do some simulations on matlab for the hi-fi power systems assignment ! i love to talk in jargon.. Dont get worked up, i love not to follow myself, hence dint even open a book/matlab :D Pehle amreekan long weekend pe kaun pagal padhai karta hai :P Not me at least, u nerd !!
Instead i did these extremely fruitful and productive things to keep that lil piece called brain sedated !!
1. Watched rock on!! :) :) dont know where they play hindi movies here and moreover cant afford :D, so saw it online. Good movie. Specially Farhan Akhtar !! No review from my side, just these lines
Aankhon mein jiske koi to khwaab ho..
khush hai wahi jo thoda betaab hai..
zindagi mein koi aarazoo kijiye..
phir dekhiye !!!!!
Hothon pe jiske koi to geet hai..
wo haare bhi to uski hi jeet hai..
dil mein jo geet hai, gunguna lijiye..
phir dekhiye !!!!!
Enjoy :)
the singer of this song is damn good. haunting melody :)
2. Now I am a proud owner of a dell inspiron 1525. Actually i wanted to buy a HP/compaq, after SRK's (he is claimed to be a technology freak!!) endorsements, i think twas the one for me!! But after a long research and a lot of hard work (on my gizmo geek friend's part, of course :D ) i bought this one! Its midnight blue and looks very hot! My new love!!! Though i am not that possessive about it, i still hope its love :D
I have worked on personal computers till date, so having my own lappy is a new experience. Imagine, how well i can customize this one !! aah :) The computer is personal again!! wonder why dell guys dont have a tagline :D
I still dont have a secure internet connection, so not able to make full use of it. But this new baby, has made life happy happy :) :)
3. I bought a potted plant, finally :) :) its a pothos or moneyplant in apna india :) got it really cheap..of course, it should not be a thought, but yaha har kadam pe paiso ke baare mein sochna padta hai :D more on the mere-haath-yaha-bandhe-huye-hai saga in some other post! I have named it maniii (a cheap metaphor, i know :)). So maniii (twinkles in my eyes) is my 2nd love after the 1525 (my lappy, duh!!!).. and i dont blush when talking about him, hope thats love too !! :D
4. My biggest mistake on this happily-ever-after weekend!! i saw bachna ae haseeno :
Lesson learnt, Yashraj movies are not even worth a pirated version watch these days !! I dont believe Bipasha Basu was wearing those skimpy clothes to look so stupid and totally unmodern!! And that small town girl song was crap!! deepika padukone was too a perfect modern girl..i mean in the end she does say yes..so itne attitude ka kya faayda ?? and ranbir kapoor looked like a dud..ekdum lackluster performance..where is the kid we saw in sawariya ?? the only believable person was minisha lamba, cos of her character 'mahi'.. Anyways, why m i making the mistake bigger by writing a full fledged critisism bout this stupid movie !! :- :-
So in this way i spent my long weekend..instead of utilising it for brushing up basics and studying, i did the totally opposite thing, as every student does in his hay days :)
But i have really good excuses to give myself..so the geek in me will hopefully shut up !! :D
Now its time for the long stroll along the beach (lake yaar).. Yane time to put the thinking cap on and plan something fruitful for the next long weekend !!
Its in October sometime.. socho socho..
and lemme know if u have anything special in mind !!
till then,keep that geeky guy in control :D
the great american blog !!
its been 2 full weeks now that i have been in America !!
sounds exciting and fun..it has been till now..
i was looking forward to the whole getting back to school (i like the word 'studies' more..but when in amreeka act like the 'amreekans') !!! i get to be the mad, geeky, studious, wacky, creative person without any limits..with 2 yrs of corporate life i had become more lady like and composed !! (in short boring and monotonous :D)
But graduate studies is a serious job !! I'm 2 classes down in the term and already feeling a bit overwhelmed by the profs ka expectations..not that i mind..but it isn't a casual shrug of the shoulders anymore nor pass it on to someone else kinda thing..
only that the transition is sinking in more heavily now..in every sphere of life..
i go out and do some shopping (read groceries and things necessary to survive on this planet !!) i feel like what the hell..the other day i went to a Jewel for some groceries, had a tough time finding out what is what and what is priced what..there r a hundred things written on a product label, which includes offers for preferred customers, normal customers, unit price, offer price and what not !! but one good thing is help offered, i mean u just need to tell them that u r in distress and they will guide u in the simplest possible ways. So communication forms a key aspect of your life when your in the US of A.
Actually things are very simple here (the naming convention of the streets, buildings etc), but until you overcome the initial downs of the phenomenon called 'culture shock', you can learn to communicate..its a good experience..you have to be a bit artificial (compared to overtly artificial manners of the locals, com'on that's what i felt !! don't judge me there :D) and smiling (this is fine..there should not be any problem in improving your face value !!) and you can get help easily..believe me if u are stubborn (as i was initially) and dont ask for help, u will need a lot of time to get adjusted to 'being in bush's land', which is not at all done, if your in the city of 'yes-u-heard-it-right' Chicago !!
After coming here and visiting downtown (my school, again !! is very near downtown, which i cant help telling every now and then :D) i realised where the term skyscrapers came from..all the buildings are actually scraping the sky and your head literally spins looking at them..guess stan lee ne yahi kisi building ke chat (terrace) pe baith ke spiderman ka first sketch nikala tha !! imagine if i had teeny weeny traces of superpowers, what fun it would be to zoooom thro the skyline and see at the tiny creatures crawl below me !!
allright, the calvinish, devilish thinking aside, downtown gives u the feeling of being in a city of dreams, a city which deserves to bid for 2016 Olympics and paralympics !!
some of you might say that, may be I'm just overwhelmed by USA, but a place which has 30-40% desis, which gives you the feel of amchi mumbai, can't really be that bad !! I remember telling my mom, i dont feel i have actually travelled for 24 hrs and reached other part of the globe..i see as many indians here to make it even worse !! lol..really my flight had 20 kids going to the same univ as mine..the international community here is huge..and that's why, i think its going to be one rollercoaster ride !!!
One more really amazing fact about Chicago is the Michigan lake..and the quietest part of the lake (that's what i think) is 5 mins walk from my apt..after a tiring day, a walk by its side is the best relaxation, i must say !!
Though there r a lot of things i miss, ghar, mom-dad, dada, ghar ka khana, the comfortable and secure life (it will take some time to settle down here :)), friends, eating out and shopping escapades and what not..but guess studies and a really good city will make me a better person !!
so until amreeka reports again,
take care you all :) and as they say here, have a nice one (jo bhi kuch ho ;-) ) !!! :D
P.S. my life works a lot on guess work, don't u think so ?? :)
sounds exciting and fun..it has been till now..
i was looking forward to the whole getting back to school (i like the word 'studies' more..but when in amreeka act like the 'amreekans') !!! i get to be the mad, geeky, studious, wacky, creative person without any limits..with 2 yrs of corporate life i had become more lady like and composed !! (in short boring and monotonous :D)
But graduate studies is a serious job !! I'm 2 classes down in the term and already feeling a bit overwhelmed by the profs ka expectations..not that i mind..but it isn't a casual shrug of the shoulders anymore nor pass it on to someone else kinda thing..
only that the transition is sinking in more heavily now..in every sphere of life..
i go out and do some shopping (read groceries and things necessary to survive on this planet !!) i feel like what the hell..the other day i went to a Jewel for some groceries, had a tough time finding out what is what and what is priced what..there r a hundred things written on a product label, which includes offers for preferred customers, normal customers, unit price, offer price and what not !! but one good thing is help offered, i mean u just need to tell them that u r in distress and they will guide u in the simplest possible ways. So communication forms a key aspect of your life when your in the US of A.
Actually things are very simple here (the naming convention of the streets, buildings etc), but until you overcome the initial downs of the phenomenon called 'culture shock', you can learn to communicate..its a good experience..you have to be a bit artificial (compared to overtly artificial manners of the locals, com'on that's what i felt !! don't judge me there :D) and smiling (this is fine..there should not be any problem in improving your face value !!) and you can get help easily..believe me if u are stubborn (as i was initially) and dont ask for help, u will need a lot of time to get adjusted to 'being in bush's land', which is not at all done, if your in the city of 'yes-u-heard-it-right' Chicago !!
After coming here and visiting downtown (my school, again !! is very near downtown, which i cant help telling every now and then :D) i realised where the term skyscrapers came from..all the buildings are actually scraping the sky and your head literally spins looking at them..guess stan lee ne yahi kisi building ke chat (terrace) pe baith ke spiderman ka first sketch nikala tha !! imagine if i had teeny weeny traces of superpowers, what fun it would be to zoooom thro the skyline and see at the tiny creatures crawl below me !!
allright, the calvinish, devilish thinking aside, downtown gives u the feeling of being in a city of dreams, a city which deserves to bid for 2016 Olympics and paralympics !!
some of you might say that, may be I'm just overwhelmed by USA, but a place which has 30-40% desis, which gives you the feel of amchi mumbai, can't really be that bad !! I remember telling my mom, i dont feel i have actually travelled for 24 hrs and reached other part of the globe..i see as many indians here to make it even worse !! lol..really my flight had 20 kids going to the same univ as mine..the international community here is huge..and that's why, i think its going to be one rollercoaster ride !!!
One more really amazing fact about Chicago is the Michigan lake..and the quietest part of the lake (that's what i think) is 5 mins walk from my apt..after a tiring day, a walk by its side is the best relaxation, i must say !!
Though there r a lot of things i miss, ghar, mom-dad, dada, ghar ka khana, the comfortable and secure life (it will take some time to settle down here :)), friends, eating out and shopping escapades and what not..but guess studies and a really good city will make me a better person !!
so until amreeka reports again,
take care you all :) and as they say here, have a nice one (jo bhi kuch ho ;-) ) !!! :D
P.S. my life works a lot on guess work, don't u think so ?? :)
Thank you and welcome !!!!
lets start off with apologies !!!
nightflieryam.blogspot.com turned an year old last month..and these wishes come after 30 whole days !!
convicted of sheer negligence..the guilty should be capitally punished !!
seriously i mean, someone who had started off with fire in her eyes and conviction in her words, doing such a dastardly act..unimaginable !!!
with the belated wishes comes a heartfelt thanks to ketaki (for visiting this page regularly), prayag (for inspiration), dada (for being a good PRO (public relations officer) and encouraging me) and all of u who took the effort to type (chalo paste aur click bhi) the url in address bar and having the patience to read through the boring and at times totally selfish contents with poise !! :)
thank you everyone (i hope the 'thank u's' don't make me sound like some kangana ranaut getting a much-not-so-deserved filmfare for best debut:D)
sniff..sniff..that wins me a 1000 brownie points at a go !!
so latest updates from lala land !!
workwise i was doing good..till i got an admit from a faarayn univ and decided to trod on path taken everyday by everyone else :D
yess..i have decided its time i muster up the courage and finally get myself admitted to a university and finish my graduate studies..
arrey bhai, aage jake shaadi karni hai, acchha husband dhundna hai, sab ka naam roshan karna hai, paisa ($$$) kamana hai !!!
on a very serious note, kuch dreams fulfill karne hai..
and want to make many others' capable of realizing theirs !!
so in the process, i put my papers with the beloved great Indian firm..
leaving no stone unturned in proving them as my dream employers' i was sent to Bangalore for a 2 weeks pre sales assignment..well it was a good experience in India's silicon valley, but mera heart nahi hai yaar IT mein :( sorry dark lord !!
so after this 2 week ka experience i was back to pune.com for remaining few days :D
then pappu applied for a visa and surprisingly got one also !!
so pappu s finally going to the land of (lost may be :D) opportunities..amreeka !!!
once again i take this opportunity to thank inu, minu, tinu (my purane wale neighbors), their entire khaandaan who prayed to the lord that i shall be punished for not allowing *inu (its painful to write the names again) to play with me and sent abroad and loads of other folks working with the dark lord who kept ashwamedh yagya at all the holy places and saw that the embassy does not fear me for a suspected terrorist (lol..mere vajan ke saath bomb/gun uthana jurm hai !!)
I mean its not that difficult getting a US VISA..
thoda tension hota hai, acidity badhti hai, the wait outside the embassy is killing but big deal nahi hai..
after all the preparation about this and that detail of your peacefully lived life on this planet, all they ask u is why (going to US)-how (means)-what (about sponsor normally) and thank you!!
it sounds funny and stupid here, but the trepidation and the offering of prayers at all possible mandirs of all the family members is something very serious !! So much positive energy is wasted (well don't want to sound ungrateful but i felt really stupid and elated after it) for such a trivial interview ... sigh .....
but cutting the crap, i really thank everyone from the bottoms of my heart !!
(again the miss world personality type flashes teeth :D)
this reminds me that this post is becoming longer with unnecessary stuff and my mom s also very angry with me for not having dinner properly !!
she s making secret plans about 'how to punish me'..
hope its not 'lets go to this uncle's place for chai' ....nahiiiiiiiiiii.....
so.........
mummy ko gussa karna accchi baat nahi hai !!
till we meet again,
thank you,
nightflier !!
nightflieryam.blogspot.com turned an year old last month..and these wishes come after 30 whole days !!
convicted of sheer negligence..the guilty should be capitally punished !!
seriously i mean, someone who had started off with fire in her eyes and conviction in her words, doing such a dastardly act..unimaginable !!!
with the belated wishes comes a heartfelt thanks to ketaki (for visiting this page regularly), prayag (for inspiration), dada (for being a good PRO (public relations officer) and encouraging me) and all of u who took the effort to type (chalo paste aur click bhi) the url in address bar and having the patience to read through the boring and at times totally selfish contents with poise !! :)
thank you everyone (i hope the 'thank u's' don't make me sound like some kangana ranaut getting a much-not-so-deserved filmfare for best debut:D)
sniff..sniff..that wins me a 1000 brownie points at a go !!
so latest updates from lala land !!
workwise i was doing good..till i got an admit from a faarayn univ and decided to trod on path taken everyday by everyone else :D
yess..i have decided its time i muster up the courage and finally get myself admitted to a university and finish my graduate studies..
arrey bhai, aage jake shaadi karni hai, acchha husband dhundna hai, sab ka naam roshan karna hai, paisa ($$$) kamana hai !!!
on a very serious note, kuch dreams fulfill karne hai..
and want to make many others' capable of realizing theirs !!
so in the process, i put my papers with the beloved great Indian firm..
leaving no stone unturned in proving them as my dream employers' i was sent to Bangalore for a 2 weeks pre sales assignment..well it was a good experience in India's silicon valley, but mera heart nahi hai yaar IT mein :( sorry dark lord !!
so after this 2 week ka experience i was back to pune.com for remaining few days :D
then pappu applied for a visa and surprisingly got one also !!
so pappu s finally going to the land of (lost may be :D) opportunities..amreeka !!!
once again i take this opportunity to thank inu, minu, tinu (my purane wale neighbors), their entire khaandaan who prayed to the lord that i shall be punished for not allowing *inu (its painful to write the names again) to play with me and sent abroad and loads of other folks working with the dark lord who kept ashwamedh yagya at all the holy places and saw that the embassy does not fear me for a suspected terrorist (lol..mere vajan ke saath bomb/gun uthana jurm hai !!)
I mean its not that difficult getting a US VISA..
thoda tension hota hai, acidity badhti hai, the wait outside the embassy is killing but big deal nahi hai..
after all the preparation about this and that detail of your peacefully lived life on this planet, all they ask u is why (going to US)-how (means)-what (about sponsor normally) and thank you!!
it sounds funny and stupid here, but the trepidation and the offering of prayers at all possible mandirs of all the family members is something very serious !! So much positive energy is wasted (well don't want to sound ungrateful but i felt really stupid and elated after it) for such a trivial interview ... sigh .....
but cutting the crap, i really thank everyone from the bottoms of my heart !!
(again the miss world personality type flashes teeth :D)
this reminds me that this post is becoming longer with unnecessary stuff and my mom s also very angry with me for not having dinner properly !!
she s making secret plans about 'how to punish me'..
hope its not 'lets go to this uncle's place for chai' ....nahiiiiiiiiiii.....
so.........
mummy ko gussa karna accchi baat nahi hai !!
till we meet again,
thank you,
nightflier !!
i m tired ...
To,
whomsoever it may concern..
that was all crap...
thats the most stupidly contradictory thing i have ever written in life..
i have been plagued by fatigue, stress and the entire family (yes dono side ke relatives like frustration, chid chid....) for the past month..how can i feel wonderful ??
confused as ever..
u know what, in fact i m feeling helpless..
i have been making fuss about lot of things lately..
and when i realised this..i thought its better to let things as they are..
cos i cant control what others think and do..ab koi devtaa to nahi main..ya fir this aint any game where im god's favorite and bestowed with infinite power to control others and rule them !!!
so in short and in order to stop making fuss/issues about things, i have started minding my own business..
now some people think thats being selfish.. :(
sadly it is..but it saves tons of eneriges of a malnourished and working (thats sone pe suhaga in devil's own tongue!) IT professional who is going through a tough phase.. (read between the lines, for a workaholic soul being on bench is tough! for someone who loves each and every aspect of mother nation, the prospect of leaving it behind is tough!)
'my mind' is already playing all sorts of loser games on 'my mind'.. :(
nowadays simple things like opening a word doc, seem like solving da vinci's riddle..
i feel aged and weared out..
though one part of me is dying to explore the newfound horizon, the other still wants to read many untouched/unfinished chapters..
and worst is they aren't even fighting/pulling/pushing each other..so it makes all this even more difficult..
to make it simple I AM TIRED !!
regards,
nightflier
P.S. this is a much needed outburst :)
P.P.S. every word i wrote yday is true to my knowledge :)
whomsoever it may concern..
that was all crap...
thats the most stupidly contradictory thing i have ever written in life..
i have been plagued by fatigue, stress and the entire family (yes dono side ke relatives like frustration, chid chid....) for the past month..how can i feel wonderful ??
confused as ever..
u know what, in fact i m feeling helpless..
i have been making fuss about lot of things lately..
and when i realised this..i thought its better to let things as they are..
cos i cant control what others think and do..ab koi devtaa to nahi main..ya fir this aint any game where im god's favorite and bestowed with infinite power to control others and rule them !!!
so in short and in order to stop making fuss/issues about things, i have started minding my own business..
now some people think thats being selfish.. :(
sadly it is..but it saves tons of eneriges of a malnourished and working (thats sone pe suhaga in devil's own tongue!) IT professional who is going through a tough phase.. (read between the lines, for a workaholic soul being on bench is tough! for someone who loves each and every aspect of mother nation, the prospect of leaving it behind is tough!)
'my mind' is already playing all sorts of loser games on 'my mind'.. :(
nowadays simple things like opening a word doc, seem like solving da vinci's riddle..
i feel aged and weared out..
though one part of me is dying to explore the newfound horizon, the other still wants to read many untouched/unfinished chapters..
and worst is they aren't even fighting/pulling/pushing each other..so it makes all this even more difficult..
to make it simple I AM TIRED !!
regards,
nightflier
P.S. this is a much needed outburst :)
P.P.S. every word i wrote yday is true to my knowledge :)
I feel wonderful ...
I am going through one of those life defining phases ..
(guys dont be disheartened, i aint getting married :D its too early for that !)
I am not sure about many things i m doing, but tell u what, these are molding me..
i somehow hate to define myself, cos human mind has no bounds..who m i to define it..
(sometimes i do feel like a speck in this vast 'underworld' !)
coming back to things which make me feel wonderful..
the first rains..yes they hit pune yday..before mumbai..may be pre-monsoons..who cares..
the sun plays luka chupi all day..and suddenly the sky becomes a kaleidoscope of colors..the colors touch ur soul..and it starts to pour (rain would be a simple word to describe what it was initially!)
the hazy images of ppl running for shelter (most of them), some enjoying the shower and some just sipping the coffee (like me) and observing, these are the things which come to my mind right now..
i dont know why i feel so overwhelmed..
may be its the feeling that nature remains the same wherever u go..i have observed it..and hope it helps me embrace the new place, people and country with open arms..
every time nature changes its shades..i get nostalgic..i time travel and ohhhhh......
its just wonderful..
enough to make my day !!
i have enjoyed every moment since yesterday..
a walk in the rain all alone..
the prattle of my roomies over dinner..
the early morning (today!) sunrays..
the tree beside my bedroom..
Hope nature does the same to everyone of u..make u feel blessed..
Life s beautiful indeed !
(guys dont be disheartened, i aint getting married :D its too early for that !)
I am not sure about many things i m doing, but tell u what, these are molding me..
i somehow hate to define myself, cos human mind has no bounds..who m i to define it..
(sometimes i do feel like a speck in this vast 'underworld' !)
coming back to things which make me feel wonderful..
the first rains..yes they hit pune yday..before mumbai..may be pre-monsoons..who cares..
the sun plays luka chupi all day..and suddenly the sky becomes a kaleidoscope of colors..the colors touch ur soul..and it starts to pour (rain would be a simple word to describe what it was initially!)
the hazy images of ppl running for shelter (most of them), some enjoying the shower and some just sipping the coffee (like me) and observing, these are the things which come to my mind right now..
i dont know why i feel so overwhelmed..
may be its the feeling that nature remains the same wherever u go..i have observed it..and hope it helps me embrace the new place, people and country with open arms..
every time nature changes its shades..i get nostalgic..i time travel and ohhhhh......
its just wonderful..
enough to make my day !!
i have enjoyed every moment since yesterday..
a walk in the rain all alone..
the prattle of my roomies over dinner..
the early morning (today!) sunrays..
the tree beside my bedroom..
Hope nature does the same to everyone of u..make u feel blessed..
Life s beautiful indeed !
tennis unplugged!
Experienced the pure joy of watching LIVE TENNIS (on TV, obvious) after ages !!
It was battle of the titans as Rafael Nadal took over Novak Djokovic in the Hamburg Master's semifinal.
If i revere Federer, then i think these two stand next in line!
The future of men's tennis for the next 4-5 years looks set (realistically considering Fedex s retirement!)
But this post does not concern the future of tennis..
The reason behind this post is, the author being totally astounded by the quality of the game and the sheer competitive spirit of the two!
The match's start was pretty predictable, with the clay czar taking away the first set! (i missed the first few games). Novak, did fight back but lost the first set 7-5!
Rafa looked unstoppable after the first set with hardly any unforced errors in his kitty..each rally was being played to perfection..every shot was a beauty..specially the drop shots..he used them quite a lot today!
but this was just a snapshot!
in the 2nd set, joker made a comeback..he won it 6-2..it was his chance to play intelligent and at the same time beautiful tennis! He won the crucial 3rd game, by breaking nadal's serve which made the match truly entertaining. All the rallies were a run for money! i dont remember a single point when i dint clap! It was really difficult to cheer any one of the two..i wonder what the crowd went through! Both used almost all the shots available/invented/improvised!
The third set was more of the war of the minds..the survival of the toughest types!
Though joker was broken in the first game itself, he gave a good fight! It was a tense moment when nadal was up with 3-2 and novak looked to level the scores. But the clay king prevailed, he took the crucial lead of 4-2 and then won 6-2 straight, with a highly frustrating match point battle! Frustrating for the two, as its always a treat to watch an amazing game of tennis.
For me, the outcome of the match wasn't so important..it was the pure perfection of play and the hard earned winners! Mind-blowing!
The match statistics also proved this, both were neck to neck in every section..novak's only weak section being the 'break points won'..he could convert only 4 out of 19 into winners to rafa's 5 out of 9! Can be said that it was Rafa's day in the end! Now the final looks really yummy with fedex (i wish he wins) and rafa set on the platter!
My ooh's and aah's and the claps were so loud that my roomy also came and saw the whole match with me and enjoyed! Such was the beauty of the game!
I saw a simply superb tennis match full of action,suspense and drama after eons and the satisfaction i feel is 'better left unexplained' types.. :D
Wonder what those who saw the match live must be feeling!
It was battle of the titans as Rafael Nadal took over Novak Djokovic in the Hamburg Master's semifinal.
If i revere Federer, then i think these two stand next in line!
The future of men's tennis for the next 4-5 years looks set (realistically considering Fedex s retirement!)
But this post does not concern the future of tennis..
The reason behind this post is, the author being totally astounded by the quality of the game and the sheer competitive spirit of the two!
The match's start was pretty predictable, with the clay czar taking away the first set! (i missed the first few games). Novak, did fight back but lost the first set 7-5!
Rafa looked unstoppable after the first set with hardly any unforced errors in his kitty..each rally was being played to perfection..every shot was a beauty..specially the drop shots..he used them quite a lot today!
but this was just a snapshot!
in the 2nd set, joker made a comeback..he won it 6-2..it was his chance to play intelligent and at the same time beautiful tennis! He won the crucial 3rd game, by breaking nadal's serve which made the match truly entertaining. All the rallies were a run for money! i dont remember a single point when i dint clap! It was really difficult to cheer any one of the two..i wonder what the crowd went through! Both used almost all the shots available/invented/improvised!
The third set was more of the war of the minds..the survival of the toughest types!
Though joker was broken in the first game itself, he gave a good fight! It was a tense moment when nadal was up with 3-2 and novak looked to level the scores. But the clay king prevailed, he took the crucial lead of 4-2 and then won 6-2 straight, with a highly frustrating match point battle! Frustrating for the two, as its always a treat to watch an amazing game of tennis.
For me, the outcome of the match wasn't so important..it was the pure perfection of play and the hard earned winners! Mind-blowing!
The match statistics also proved this, both were neck to neck in every section..novak's only weak section being the 'break points won'..he could convert only 4 out of 19 into winners to rafa's 5 out of 9! Can be said that it was Rafa's day in the end! Now the final looks really yummy with fedex (i wish he wins) and rafa set on the platter!
My ooh's and aah's and the claps were so loud that my roomy also came and saw the whole match with me and enjoyed! Such was the beauty of the game!
I saw a simply superb tennis match full of action,suspense and drama after eons and the satisfaction i feel is 'better left unexplained' types.. :D
Wonder what those who saw the match live must be feeling!
being lazy ...
yawn...
i know im being lazy..
yawn...i know im being lazy..
another of those long, scary yawns...
its not helping, i know..sigh..
guess i can blame it on the weather..it got to me..
what do u expect me to write sitting cozy in an AC office, with very little work and loads of forwards to catch up on ???
laziness is bliss..
u can just be that and invite no unwanted work..at home no one will ask u to cook or do the chores, specially with that bored to death expression on ur face..
u can avoid all the possible dates (this is to give an impression of self worth..not that im asked out often!) and get togethers..
u get to lie in ur sheets for time unlimited..
u just nod ur head off in the most annoying fashion, to any argument thrown ur way, with that 'really!' expression on oppsition's face!
basically no one blames u..
they just say 'oh! she is a sloth!! just ignore her'
im telling u all this 'being lazy' stuff is really rewarding!u dont struggle to get noticed, eventually no one notices u and u just bypass the pain inflicted by being in the lime light!u get a world class reputation without paying much for it!
al right..now im contradicting myself..the very enthusisatic and active one!enough is enough..
life's been a whirlwind of 'decision making' for the past two weeks hence every other 'attribute' of me is in hibernated state!if u have read 'blink' u will know that we take major decisions in r lives within 1/11th of a second(something called as thin slicing)!! mindblowing!the silly,stupid brain with its extra powers also gets exhausted by such things!
i had thought after the much hyped resignation to my beloved great indian software firm and two admits in my kitty, life would be on an all together differente path..
alas..
guess this short spell is a premonition to something big coming my way! wat did u just see, a tornado ?? the butterfly effect!!
shower grace on thee, my lord!
in the mean time, will take a short nap, right here right now! at my desk..
a bientot!
i know im being lazy..
yawn...i know im being lazy..
another of those long, scary yawns...
its not helping, i know..sigh..
guess i can blame it on the weather..it got to me..
what do u expect me to write sitting cozy in an AC office, with very little work and loads of forwards to catch up on ???
laziness is bliss..
u can just be that and invite no unwanted work..at home no one will ask u to cook or do the chores, specially with that bored to death expression on ur face..
u can avoid all the possible dates (this is to give an impression of self worth..not that im asked out often!) and get togethers..
u get to lie in ur sheets for time unlimited..
u just nod ur head off in the most annoying fashion, to any argument thrown ur way, with that 'really!' expression on oppsition's face!
basically no one blames u..
they just say 'oh! she is a sloth!! just ignore her'
im telling u all this 'being lazy' stuff is really rewarding!u dont struggle to get noticed, eventually no one notices u and u just bypass the pain inflicted by being in the lime light!u get a world class reputation without paying much for it!
al right..now im contradicting myself..the very enthusisatic and active one!enough is enough..
life's been a whirlwind of 'decision making' for the past two weeks hence every other 'attribute' of me is in hibernated state!if u have read 'blink' u will know that we take major decisions in r lives within 1/11th of a second(something called as thin slicing)!! mindblowing!the silly,stupid brain with its extra powers also gets exhausted by such things!
i had thought after the much hyped resignation to my beloved great indian software firm and two admits in my kitty, life would be on an all together differente path..
alas..
guess this short spell is a premonition to something big coming my way! wat did u just see, a tornado ?? the butterfly effect!!
shower grace on thee, my lord!
in the mean time, will take a short nap, right here right now! at my desk..
a bientot!
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