Friday, July 15, 2011
My thoughts...: 'Likes' to '+1s'
My thoughts...: 'Likes' to '+1s': "Very soon, we may be saying 'Dear... I +1 you', and I bet no one will be surprised or even raise an eye brow as it will be so much common pl..."
'Likes' to '+1s'
Very soon, we may be saying "Dear... I +1 you", and I bet no one will be surprised or even raise an eye brow as it will be so much common place.
To think of it, happenings in the media have always had their effects on our lingo, our psyche, our thought process, our dress sense, our day to day dealings.
If you take the movies - Swirl of hair on yesteryear's leading lady Sadhana, Guru shirts donned by Dev Anand, almost everything done by the Big B, histrionics of Shah Rukh, Size 0 of Kareena.. If we go across the hemisphere, we have the style of Sean Connery, Gregory Peck; the grace of Audrey Hepburn, the style of divas like Julia Roberts, Angelina.... the list is endless. All these have had it's effects on what we wear, how we look.... may not be in direct obvious sense, but the effects are there by and large.
If you take literature - whether it's the golden classics era (all languages... native and foreign), the more recent pulp fiction, the more intellectual literature.... all have had their effects on the way we think.
Off-late, or maybe for quite a bit of time now, it's technology that is shaping the way we think, the way we speak, the way we relate, the way we communicate..... almost everything!
The difference is this is a framework put in by humans, fed into systems which run on 0s and 1s to present a platform to us... and we being the advanced race that we are, use our intellect to use it in a multitude of ways.... so extensively that these forms of technology are almost becoming all consuming and all pervasive.
We almost live, breathe through social networking. It's all over and all around us. For people still keeping away from this, it's probably not that much of an impact. But, for the rest like us, we are there right on the grid..... we have a co-ordinate and can be reached and are a part of the design.
And then, we as people, the way we think, the way we emote, the way we want to exhibit.... all seems driven by this phenomena.
Social Networking sites touch that inner cord most of us have, to relate, to brag, to boast, to moan, to crib... This is not new..... the feeling was always there.. did'nt we get on chai sessions, lady's group sessions, guys time outs, family get-togethers, college hang outs....? Now, we have a technology provided platform to do it!
It's addictive... and seriously needs an effort to switch off. It's required at times...
For now, I am tiding through a new medium and getting myself to "+1" it !!
To think of it, happenings in the media have always had their effects on our lingo, our psyche, our thought process, our dress sense, our day to day dealings.
If you take the movies - Swirl of hair on yesteryear's leading lady Sadhana, Guru shirts donned by Dev Anand, almost everything done by the Big B, histrionics of Shah Rukh, Size 0 of Kareena.. If we go across the hemisphere, we have the style of Sean Connery, Gregory Peck; the grace of Audrey Hepburn, the style of divas like Julia Roberts, Angelina.... the list is endless. All these have had it's effects on what we wear, how we look.... may not be in direct obvious sense, but the effects are there by and large.
If you take literature - whether it's the golden classics era (all languages... native and foreign), the more recent pulp fiction, the more intellectual literature.... all have had their effects on the way we think.
Off-late, or maybe for quite a bit of time now, it's technology that is shaping the way we think, the way we speak, the way we relate, the way we communicate..... almost everything!
The difference is this is a framework put in by humans, fed into systems which run on 0s and 1s to present a platform to us... and we being the advanced race that we are, use our intellect to use it in a multitude of ways.... so extensively that these forms of technology are almost becoming all consuming and all pervasive.
We almost live, breathe through social networking. It's all over and all around us. For people still keeping away from this, it's probably not that much of an impact. But, for the rest like us, we are there right on the grid..... we have a co-ordinate and can be reached and are a part of the design.
And then, we as people, the way we think, the way we emote, the way we want to exhibit.... all seems driven by this phenomena.
Social Networking sites touch that inner cord most of us have, to relate, to brag, to boast, to moan, to crib... This is not new..... the feeling was always there.. did'nt we get on chai sessions, lady's group sessions, guys time outs, family get-togethers, college hang outs....? Now, we have a technology provided platform to do it!
It's addictive... and seriously needs an effort to switch off. It's required at times...
For now, I am tiding through a new medium and getting myself to "+1" it !!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
They will tell us to build a temple!!
Sep 30th, 2010, 2 PM : "They will tell us to build a temple!" said my six year old son !!!....Here goes the entire conversation..."I want to watch Cartoonnetwork", says my son. "No, son, I want to watch the news. It's important". "Why? What's going to come?", asks my son wondering what could be more important than his toon brigade. I tell him there's a fight about Ayodhya. He asks what's Ayodhya.... I tell him that's where Lord Ram was born.... so the fight is for building a temple. Then, he relates as he knows Lord Ram is God and temples are good things, and goes, "They will tell us to build a temple".... it was so simple for him! But, why did he say that? Because I conveniently chose to ignore telling him the complete story.... Did I do that on purpose? Did I want to hear what he said? Did I find the issue to complex to explain ? Did I not want to get into a discomfort zone? Or did I just feel ashamed to tell him what's been going on?I don't have the answers.... and maybe not enough courage to find out.
But, one thing is for sure. Aren't we all like six year olds with the media, the culture keepers, the scions of our religions, the brainwashing historians ..... we many a time don't know the complete picture, or worse still, don't want to know..... and draw our conclusions and form our opinions ......A must-introspect aspect......And now, as my son grundgingly settles for his iPod as a substitute, let me switch on the TV.....
Saturday, September 25, 2010
2009 Slumdog Millionaire Hoopla - Cut to 2010 CWG Filth!!??
Was’nt it just a year back, India revelled in it’s filth and poverty being made a spectacle on celluloid? – ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ – one of the largest grosser made by one belonging to our erstwhile colonial rulers. It filled coffers and brought in laurels for all involved. People marveled at the realistic cinema, the display of the underprivileged, rung in a wave of slum tourism!
Well, not taking away anything from the movie….I liked it too …as within all that, there was this intriguing story telling that kept us gripped. Made us relate to the people and their ethos.
Cut to 2010, CWG - is’nt it the same filth and dirt in the face of our so called international patrons? Are we not all feeling ashamed that our International guests are turning up their noses? Are we not feeling as if all is lost and we have taken a severe beating!!! We an IT savvy country, home to some of the richest men in the world, we who take pride in immersing our idols in rivers and seas, we who vehemently clean our houses and gardens and don’t think twice before littering public places, we the ultimate gurus of Yoga and spirituality having millions of people not having basic peace at home.. leave alone spiritual.
Yes, we have been betrayed by money eating politicians maybe… but, can we the people get away by pointing fingers?
We Indians are the first to voice an opinion – coffee table discussions, chai time chats, TV shows, office chatter, or people like me blogging like this!! That is a legacy we have inherited… nothing bad about it, but, that is all, we are just good at voicing opinions and discussing feverishly till we get our next topic and move on!
The chasm between our celebration of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and so-called bowing heads for the CWG fiasco goes on an shows our own hypocricy.
No way am I supporting what we have displayed to the International community; especially about something so basic as hygiene and cleanliness; but, then, am just questioning – is this something new?? We live with this day in and day out with our famous ‘chalta hai’ attitude. There is nothing new. Just that we are feeling bad because someone from outside came, saw and pointed fingers.
Why we – me myself, the other day, I was aboard a plane with a foreign national sitting next to me. I cannot explain how embarrassed I was as I was reading the newspaper which had glaring headlines about CWG being India’s shame! It was a plane and I had no way to escape. I just hoped and prayed that the gentleman does not strike up a conversation or borrow the newspaper from me!
I was relieved of the tension after the plane journey was over with no such occurances. We all will be relieved in a few days when after some patchwork things will go on, and all our guests will leave.
We will move on and continue to live in our so called ‘filthy’ conditions. There will be bigger and different issues for Venkiayah Naidu to shout about, there will be other issues for Sheila Dixit to defend, there will be other pastures for Kalmadi to explore as he would allegedly have filled coffers, there will be another realistic cinema made and we all will scramble to take credit as Indians, we will continue to have our strict and stringent poojas with rules and regulations that will maybe put off a simple religious person into aethism, we will continue to drive our cooks and maids to perfection conveniently ignoring if they themselves have enough water & basic resources at their homes, we will continue to teach our children about how to save the environment and ourselves litter the streets……
We are very good at quick fixing things!!!
I remember we had the CWG Youth Games in Pune, and the stretch with stench and garbage near Spicer College which we, the people of the city were subjected to daily; were quickly concealed for the foreign folks coming in! How silly, our administrators don’t seem to know that the very Spicer College houses so many foreign students who have also been seeing this filth daily for years now J Aah.. one technical point though…. Maybe it’s because these people are supposedly from countries a notch lesser than ours or so called Third World countries.. so it’s ok!
Our own homes…. How many time have we dumped things in haste here and there when we know that some guests are to pop in!
So, it’s there…. And maybe not only within us, outsiders too. All want to put a pretty front in front of outsiders. But, the sad part now is we have failed to do that even! And had exposed our ugly selves – all bare.
I am a patriot, I cannot stand anyone speaking ill of my country, my heart cries at what has just happened with the CWG mess…. But, then, my only point is… it is only now, it got catapulted as a point of talk between all. This has always been there and unfortunately maybe here to stay…..
We as a people are bunch of contradictions! We want something, strive for something, have something, and end up doing something else!
We the country with a Hotel Taj Palace that speaks eons about grandeur and hospitality, also have the Dharavi.
We the country owning Jaguar also make the Nano.
When we are in places like Singapore – the spick and span cleanliness is amazing… but, maybe after while gets onto our nerves because we so miss our street vendors, hawkers, maybe an occasional litter on the street. Yes, we miss it. We may not state it… but that’s the environment we have grown up in… Singapore like surroundings start looking sterile and clinical to us and not real and alive!
So, maybe we cannot build a Singapore… and realistically, let us not even attempt! But, let’s at least get back the India of the famous, old charm that we always heard of…. ‘Sone ki Chidiya’.
We have great potential…. But, when is it going to collectively shine?? Not by ignoring our own people and putting a show in front of outsiders. Our own people who don’t have toilets in their homes and have been used to other innovative means are not going to change overnight because some visitors are visiting…. All this hoopla doesn’t even matter to them! They don’t read the morning newspaper, they don’t have to deal with international co-workers, they don’t have to nor want to put up any front!
They are already having their hands full with dealing with upper echelons of society within their own nation! They are worried about where they get their daily wages from.
It’s we the pseudo, noveau rich, urbane population – who flinch at poverty, won't give a dime or damn for anything, think we have arrived at the international scene, shout from rooftops about our corrupt politicians and again get them to power or worse still don’t even vote… see it’s too beneath us to be associated with politics you see!!
We are the ever so resilient, ‘chalta hai’ folks who should be ashamed and this is well deserved shame… not because someone dirtied those places, not because someone ate the money and didn’t get the job done, not because it’s someone else’s fault. We should take collective responsibility and reflect upon ourselves, introspect, understand the real ‘we’, try and decode if we really want to change, if yes – what we as a people want to do about it!!!!
Well, not taking away anything from the movie….I liked it too …as within all that, there was this intriguing story telling that kept us gripped. Made us relate to the people and their ethos.
Cut to 2010, CWG - is’nt it the same filth and dirt in the face of our so called international patrons? Are we not all feeling ashamed that our International guests are turning up their noses? Are we not feeling as if all is lost and we have taken a severe beating!!! We an IT savvy country, home to some of the richest men in the world, we who take pride in immersing our idols in rivers and seas, we who vehemently clean our houses and gardens and don’t think twice before littering public places, we the ultimate gurus of Yoga and spirituality having millions of people not having basic peace at home.. leave alone spiritual.
Yes, we have been betrayed by money eating politicians maybe… but, can we the people get away by pointing fingers?
We Indians are the first to voice an opinion – coffee table discussions, chai time chats, TV shows, office chatter, or people like me blogging like this!! That is a legacy we have inherited… nothing bad about it, but, that is all, we are just good at voicing opinions and discussing feverishly till we get our next topic and move on!
The chasm between our celebration of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and so-called bowing heads for the CWG fiasco goes on an shows our own hypocricy.
No way am I supporting what we have displayed to the International community; especially about something so basic as hygiene and cleanliness; but, then, am just questioning – is this something new?? We live with this day in and day out with our famous ‘chalta hai’ attitude. There is nothing new. Just that we are feeling bad because someone from outside came, saw and pointed fingers.
Why we – me myself, the other day, I was aboard a plane with a foreign national sitting next to me. I cannot explain how embarrassed I was as I was reading the newspaper which had glaring headlines about CWG being India’s shame! It was a plane and I had no way to escape. I just hoped and prayed that the gentleman does not strike up a conversation or borrow the newspaper from me!
I was relieved of the tension after the plane journey was over with no such occurances. We all will be relieved in a few days when after some patchwork things will go on, and all our guests will leave.
We will move on and continue to live in our so called ‘filthy’ conditions. There will be bigger and different issues for Venkiayah Naidu to shout about, there will be other issues for Sheila Dixit to defend, there will be other pastures for Kalmadi to explore as he would allegedly have filled coffers, there will be another realistic cinema made and we all will scramble to take credit as Indians, we will continue to have our strict and stringent poojas with rules and regulations that will maybe put off a simple religious person into aethism, we will continue to drive our cooks and maids to perfection conveniently ignoring if they themselves have enough water & basic resources at their homes, we will continue to teach our children about how to save the environment and ourselves litter the streets……
We are very good at quick fixing things!!!
I remember we had the CWG Youth Games in Pune, and the stretch with stench and garbage near Spicer College which we, the people of the city were subjected to daily; were quickly concealed for the foreign folks coming in! How silly, our administrators don’t seem to know that the very Spicer College houses so many foreign students who have also been seeing this filth daily for years now J Aah.. one technical point though…. Maybe it’s because these people are supposedly from countries a notch lesser than ours or so called Third World countries.. so it’s ok!
Our own homes…. How many time have we dumped things in haste here and there when we know that some guests are to pop in!
So, it’s there…. And maybe not only within us, outsiders too. All want to put a pretty front in front of outsiders. But, the sad part now is we have failed to do that even! And had exposed our ugly selves – all bare.
I am a patriot, I cannot stand anyone speaking ill of my country, my heart cries at what has just happened with the CWG mess…. But, then, my only point is… it is only now, it got catapulted as a point of talk between all. This has always been there and unfortunately maybe here to stay…..
We as a people are bunch of contradictions! We want something, strive for something, have something, and end up doing something else!
We the country with a Hotel Taj Palace that speaks eons about grandeur and hospitality, also have the Dharavi.
We the country owning Jaguar also make the Nano.
When we are in places like Singapore – the spick and span cleanliness is amazing… but, maybe after while gets onto our nerves because we so miss our street vendors, hawkers, maybe an occasional litter on the street. Yes, we miss it. We may not state it… but that’s the environment we have grown up in… Singapore like surroundings start looking sterile and clinical to us and not real and alive!
So, maybe we cannot build a Singapore… and realistically, let us not even attempt! But, let’s at least get back the India of the famous, old charm that we always heard of…. ‘Sone ki Chidiya’.
We have great potential…. But, when is it going to collectively shine?? Not by ignoring our own people and putting a show in front of outsiders. Our own people who don’t have toilets in their homes and have been used to other innovative means are not going to change overnight because some visitors are visiting…. All this hoopla doesn’t even matter to them! They don’t read the morning newspaper, they don’t have to deal with international co-workers, they don’t have to nor want to put up any front!
They are already having their hands full with dealing with upper echelons of society within their own nation! They are worried about where they get their daily wages from.
It’s we the pseudo, noveau rich, urbane population – who flinch at poverty, won't give a dime or damn for anything, think we have arrived at the international scene, shout from rooftops about our corrupt politicians and again get them to power or worse still don’t even vote… see it’s too beneath us to be associated with politics you see!!
We are the ever so resilient, ‘chalta hai’ folks who should be ashamed and this is well deserved shame… not because someone dirtied those places, not because someone ate the money and didn’t get the job done, not because it’s someone else’s fault. We should take collective responsibility and reflect upon ourselves, introspect, understand the real ‘we’, try and decode if we really want to change, if yes – what we as a people want to do about it!!!!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Mid-Life Crisis
The other day I got a twitter invite from my 10 year old daughter. And to be frank I didn’t know what to do….
I keep getting amazing web links from my Dad and Mom. And if you see their web savvyness… one will be amazed..
And my brother and all other youngsters… well you bet… they’ve got be into the latest stuff always..
Almost, everyone around me seems to be on the net and it’s just so some much a normal routine part of their lives….
Well….I have just come to realize I am having a real “mid-life-crisis”…pun intended!!
Kids, younger ones, peers, oldies…everyone is on the go….and I somehow think I have happily managed to miss the bus somewhere along the way!!
It’s scary at times. I sometimes feel I will be lost and get extinct very soon.
I once heard my Mom-in-law say something on these lines to me. And I brushed it aside lightly. Now, I know!!
Hey..to think of it..I am not really that old yet, and well, I supposedly am part and parcel of the IT World :-) I happen to earn a livelihood out of it.
My best attempts at belonging in this web world have been using email, googling when I need something, maybe couple of site memberships and some attempts around blogging.. and that's all.
But, then, have I been able to embrace to an extent that it’s all over my life after work…guess not. And will I be able to …don’t know…maybe yes.. but it just all seems so fast and what a transformation!!
I marvel it, am in awe of it, and you bet want to be a part of it… but, I guess I will go by my own pace.
I keep getting amazing web links from my Dad and Mom. And if you see their web savvyness… one will be amazed..
And my brother and all other youngsters… well you bet… they’ve got be into the latest stuff always..
Almost, everyone around me seems to be on the net and it’s just so some much a normal routine part of their lives….
Well….I have just come to realize I am having a real “mid-life-crisis”…pun intended!!
Kids, younger ones, peers, oldies…everyone is on the go….and I somehow think I have happily managed to miss the bus somewhere along the way!!
It’s scary at times. I sometimes feel I will be lost and get extinct very soon.
I once heard my Mom-in-law say something on these lines to me. And I brushed it aside lightly. Now, I know!!
Hey..to think of it..I am not really that old yet, and well, I supposedly am part and parcel of the IT World :-) I happen to earn a livelihood out of it.
My best attempts at belonging in this web world have been using email, googling when I need something, maybe couple of site memberships and some attempts around blogging.. and that's all.
But, then, have I been able to embrace to an extent that it’s all over my life after work…guess not. And will I be able to …don’t know…maybe yes.. but it just all seems so fast and what a transformation!!
I marvel it, am in awe of it, and you bet want to be a part of it… but, I guess I will go by my own pace.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Chandrayaan-I successfully launched!!
Wow!! What a moment!! Was glued to the television to watch it. And what a joy!
Yesterday, witnessed our thumping victory over the Aussies in the game of the willow. Wow!! So comprehensive.
Just days ago – saw our young, budding Champs bring India pride in the CYG Pune – be it Vir Dhaval Khade, Noria…all bringing to us the moment of glory when they stepped up on the coveted No. 1 slot, proudly displayed our tri-Colour and took the coveted Gold again and again!!
So many such beautiful moments which evoke that unique sense of national pride in us. It’s an unexplainable feeling. It just needs to be felt. Isn’t it!!
Just hoping and praying for many more such glorious events and many more such happy moments for our Nation!
We as a collective people have immense potential and caliber and a great, great future!
Here’s to us Team INDIA….Well Done and Congratulations!!
Yesterday, witnessed our thumping victory over the Aussies in the game of the willow. Wow!! So comprehensive.
Just days ago – saw our young, budding Champs bring India pride in the CYG Pune – be it Vir Dhaval Khade, Noria…all bringing to us the moment of glory when they stepped up on the coveted No. 1 slot, proudly displayed our tri-Colour and took the coveted Gold again and again!!
So many such beautiful moments which evoke that unique sense of national pride in us. It’s an unexplainable feeling. It just needs to be felt. Isn’t it!!
Just hoping and praying for many more such glorious events and many more such happy moments for our Nation!
We as a collective people have immense potential and caliber and a great, great future!
Here’s to us Team INDIA….Well Done and Congratulations!!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
I love the Spirit!
I’m here again…and what inspires me…Cricket yet again. This has been happening too often offlate....wonder why...anyways..
We’re having nothing short of a Mela nowadays. What frenzy, what excitement, adrenalin rushing, perspiration rising all packed into 20 overs each side. Pack all that action into such a short capsule, throw in the best of the best, mix them with slightly novice folks, crowds around in a frenzy and what have you got – IPL.
I’m enjoying it and how.
Before I go on any further on the positives and the entertainment factor this format is bringing to us, just a small thought which keeps making me smile when I see Hayden patting the back of a Palani Amarnath OR a Ponting hugging Ishant Sharma. Wow! It’s an amazing sight to watch. You all must’ve noticed that earlier, there was a wee bit of hesitation after a wicket or a catch was taken, in how these people belonging to varied geographies patted each others’ backs and celebrated. But, as time goes by, as the teams get into their second-third matches..they are coming into their own, you can see the sheer camaraderie, the sheer team spirit.
It’s a delight to see that.
Reminds me of a similar wave of feelings I’ve experienced…I was till not so long ago working in Indian Pureplays – in fact have done so for almost 11 years before I moved onto the Big Blue.
The working spirit, will to succeed and all is there, everywhere. That’s the reason all these respected companies have attained the stature that they have.
But, what I want to share here is a little thing about mingling with other cultures.
As I have joined the Big Blue in a solutioning consultant role, I interact with our teams sitting in different geographies day in and day out. Earlier, there was a wee bit of hesitation. I mean, coming from a vast experience with Indian pureplays – you get into a mould where here or overseas – almost all your folks you interact with are all Indians. The one who is firangi is the client. So it’s always we on one side and the firangi on the other.
So, in spite of Indian companies going global and all that, at least for me, it’s always been interacting with fellow country men/women and I did not really work as a team with people from other countries.
But, as I do so now, I realize, we as a team, share the same joys, same anxieties, put in the same hard work, have a common zeal to succeed and when we do – we all feel equally happy. I’m sure folks working overseas will vouch for this.
The IPL teams just go ahead and display that very same spirit. It is so endearing to watch people from different cultures becoming one for a cause and enjoying the team work.
When we go back to our traditional matches like India vs Australia and the like, hopefully, we will have more Friends around and healthy competition. And we may just not feel that interested in Shreesanth’s glares and Hayden’s digs. They may not even happen in the first place. Have you noticed – poor Shreesanth looks so confused nowadays – who does he glare at – Viru or Dhoni?
Let’s not mind the BIG money, the almost silly cheerleaders, the stupid commentators sitting in the studios (why doesn’t Harsha speak!! I only see him in the Mumbai Indians T all the time), the hoopla around all this, Shahrukh with his entourage of filmi folks which gets onto my nerves sometimes, the bid circus which didn’t go down very well with many….let’s just forget all that and look at the brighter, sunny side – the lovely mix of cultures and celebrate the game!
We’re having nothing short of a Mela nowadays. What frenzy, what excitement, adrenalin rushing, perspiration rising all packed into 20 overs each side. Pack all that action into such a short capsule, throw in the best of the best, mix them with slightly novice folks, crowds around in a frenzy and what have you got – IPL.
I’m enjoying it and how.
Before I go on any further on the positives and the entertainment factor this format is bringing to us, just a small thought which keeps making me smile when I see Hayden patting the back of a Palani Amarnath OR a Ponting hugging Ishant Sharma. Wow! It’s an amazing sight to watch. You all must’ve noticed that earlier, there was a wee bit of hesitation after a wicket or a catch was taken, in how these people belonging to varied geographies patted each others’ backs and celebrated. But, as time goes by, as the teams get into their second-third matches..they are coming into their own, you can see the sheer camaraderie, the sheer team spirit.
It’s a delight to see that.
Reminds me of a similar wave of feelings I’ve experienced…I was till not so long ago working in Indian Pureplays – in fact have done so for almost 11 years before I moved onto the Big Blue.
The working spirit, will to succeed and all is there, everywhere. That’s the reason all these respected companies have attained the stature that they have.
But, what I want to share here is a little thing about mingling with other cultures.
As I have joined the Big Blue in a solutioning consultant role, I interact with our teams sitting in different geographies day in and day out. Earlier, there was a wee bit of hesitation. I mean, coming from a vast experience with Indian pureplays – you get into a mould where here or overseas – almost all your folks you interact with are all Indians. The one who is firangi is the client. So it’s always we on one side and the firangi on the other.
So, in spite of Indian companies going global and all that, at least for me, it’s always been interacting with fellow country men/women and I did not really work as a team with people from other countries.
But, as I do so now, I realize, we as a team, share the same joys, same anxieties, put in the same hard work, have a common zeal to succeed and when we do – we all feel equally happy. I’m sure folks working overseas will vouch for this.
The IPL teams just go ahead and display that very same spirit. It is so endearing to watch people from different cultures becoming one for a cause and enjoying the team work.
When we go back to our traditional matches like India vs Australia and the like, hopefully, we will have more Friends around and healthy competition. And we may just not feel that interested in Shreesanth’s glares and Hayden’s digs. They may not even happen in the first place. Have you noticed – poor Shreesanth looks so confused nowadays – who does he glare at – Viru or Dhoni?
Let’s not mind the BIG money, the almost silly cheerleaders, the stupid commentators sitting in the studios (why doesn’t Harsha speak!! I only see him in the Mumbai Indians T all the time), the hoopla around all this, Shahrukh with his entourage of filmi folks which gets onto my nerves sometimes, the bid circus which didn’t go down very well with many….let’s just forget all that and look at the brighter, sunny side – the lovely mix of cultures and celebrate the game!
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