What it Required to Resume my Scribblings…..
I know…I know….I betrayed most of you bunch of faithful readers who were expecting my next post from the high walls of NUS. Thursday Child, Mansee and few Anonymous-es due apologies for letting down you loyalists who believed I could write!!
Well it didn’t take short of a Mesmerizing, Amazing, Once in a Lifetime experience of watching the IPL final, along with a persuasive reading of Aamir Khan’s blog and also comfort of getting back to the closed confines of the office cubicle to propell me to shoot off straight from my key board. I had stated in my one of the writings that I write only when I feel strongly passionate about something around me. Perhaps today is the day when words haven’t stopped flowing.
Admittedly NUS MBA life has nothing to do with my long long hibernation….in spite of so much hype/aura created before you enter a B School about the time or lack of it…and the added responsibility of heading the Student Council, I never had dearth of time to catch sleep, to watch a cricket match on my favorite Sopcast and yes to indulge in bakwaas chit chat.
But first thing first – THE IPL FINAL!!!!..Yes Sir…I came…I saw and I was overwhelmed!!!...One of my biggest dreams has been watching a Cricket Match featuring India at MCG, at Lords and at Eden Gardens. Well IPL final if not superseded that expectation atleast matched my anticipation. And yes Aamir Khan too scribbled in his blog that he was there at the Stadium getting mesmerized by Sachin’s instincts and hunch to predict deliveries beforehand. Unfortunately he didn’t sit next to me else he would have been smittened by my comprehension of the game!!...Be it my predictions of Balaji about to bowl short one of the last delivery or Warnie putting a deep extra cover as soon as Dhoni walks in to bat or for that matter Sohail Tanvir’s about to bowl low indipper of penultimate ball of the innings…all predictions were bang on!! That too without playing a single International match!!!...Hope Aamir books his seat next to me in advance for the next match which we watch together.:-)….
Cricket is only thing in my life of which I am cocky and bullish about my and my stocks have never betrayed me!!!:-)
For almost hour and a half I was hooked to my seat with bloated eyes, grasping the atmosphere, soaking the ambience…drooling at the site of the ground…and trying to catch a glimpse of Sunny Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and yes Shane Warne…The heavy aussie accented words of Bill Lawry were ringing in my ears…”It’s All Happening Out Here…Dear” and I could anticipate Ravi Shastri oozing with delight in Commentary Box suggesting to viewers ”The Atmosphere is absolutely Electric!!” ….
Leave aside superlative Laser Show, Acrobatic Feats and Bollywood remixes for the starters…the thing that send made me go bananas was Salman Khan’s grand entry on stage…Boy!!..He is a Superstar!!...A real Superstar and a hunk with perfect attitude and stage presence…Now I realize why these Superstars deserve to be seen on 70 mm screen…
The cracker of a match, albeit slightly ended on a disappointing note as Chennai Superkings were edged out, filled my appetite. The sumptuous delight of seeing of some of the greatest cricketers in flesh and blood from the stands near the midwicket/deep third man fence is still running through my veins. I am rushing off the stadium to jot down one memorable piece for my blog….
26 Years of wait was worth the Gold!! And yes the internship in Mumbai will always be remembered for this One Silver Lining :)…
Hopefully in coming posts I would narrate down the Harry Pottersque journey at NUS so far!!
Well it didn’t take short of a Mesmerizing, Amazing, Once in a Lifetime experience of watching the IPL final, along with a persuasive reading of Aamir Khan’s blog and also comfort of getting back to the closed confines of the office cubicle to propell me to shoot off straight from my key board. I had stated in my one of the writings that I write only when I feel strongly passionate about something around me. Perhaps today is the day when words haven’t stopped flowing.
Admittedly NUS MBA life has nothing to do with my long long hibernation….in spite of so much hype/aura created before you enter a B School about the time or lack of it…and the added responsibility of heading the Student Council, I never had dearth of time to catch sleep, to watch a cricket match on my favorite Sopcast and yes to indulge in bakwaas chit chat.
But first thing first – THE IPL FINAL!!!!..Yes Sir…I came…I saw and I was overwhelmed!!!...One of my biggest dreams has been watching a Cricket Match featuring India at MCG, at Lords and at Eden Gardens. Well IPL final if not superseded that expectation atleast matched my anticipation. And yes Aamir Khan too scribbled in his blog that he was there at the Stadium getting mesmerized by Sachin’s instincts and hunch to predict deliveries beforehand. Unfortunately he didn’t sit next to me else he would have been smittened by my comprehension of the game!!...Be it my predictions of Balaji about to bowl short one of the last delivery or Warnie putting a deep extra cover as soon as Dhoni walks in to bat or for that matter Sohail Tanvir’s about to bowl low indipper of penultimate ball of the innings…all predictions were bang on!! That too without playing a single International match!!!...Hope Aamir books his seat next to me in advance for the next match which we watch together.:-)….
Cricket is only thing in my life of which I am cocky and bullish about my and my stocks have never betrayed me!!!:-)
For almost hour and a half I was hooked to my seat with bloated eyes, grasping the atmosphere, soaking the ambience…drooling at the site of the ground…and trying to catch a glimpse of Sunny Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and yes Shane Warne…The heavy aussie accented words of Bill Lawry were ringing in my ears…”It’s All Happening Out Here…Dear” and I could anticipate Ravi Shastri oozing with delight in Commentary Box suggesting to viewers ”The Atmosphere is absolutely Electric!!” ….
Leave aside superlative Laser Show, Acrobatic Feats and Bollywood remixes for the starters…the thing that send made me go bananas was Salman Khan’s grand entry on stage…Boy!!..He is a Superstar!!...A real Superstar and a hunk with perfect attitude and stage presence…Now I realize why these Superstars deserve to be seen on 70 mm screen…
The cracker of a match, albeit slightly ended on a disappointing note as Chennai Superkings were edged out, filled my appetite. The sumptuous delight of seeing of some of the greatest cricketers in flesh and blood from the stands near the midwicket/deep third man fence is still running through my veins. I am rushing off the stadium to jot down one memorable piece for my blog….
26 Years of wait was worth the Gold!! And yes the internship in Mumbai will always be remembered for this One Silver Lining :)…
Hopefully in coming posts I would narrate down the Harry Pottersque journey at NUS so far!!
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