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Life @ IITK Part-I

sabu: you may be getting 2-3 months training in Goa. Now that’s something. Coffee on you (no pun intended).

punnu: yup. But I think 2 months is overdose... (gives me a pathetic look... I get it now and go into confession mode)

me: yeah, I know. (sob..sob..) The first week will be fun... second week I'll realize that I am single and by the end of the first month, I will be desperately single. (the toughest part is to survive the second month)

sabu: who asked you to be single?

me: as if I have options..

sabu: yeah, thats true... (yes, you guessed it right.. the same pathetic look)

punnu: Make yourself a bait.. (wink)

Now that’s what the screwed sex ratio in IITK does to you. I get back to my room and start contemplating. Here goes my mitigation plan. Probably what I can do is get a bunch of people who are single as my close buddies and try my best to keep them single during the entire stay(also its comes on top in terms of feasibility) . No, I am not jealous. It’s just to prevent those unholy thoughts that come along. So Dear God, please make a note of it and keep my close friends single. If you have a better idea, do drop them.

Going Public

Yup, I have decided. My blog is going public. Well, there are certain advantages in having a blog private if (and thats a big if) you put some thing interesting for your dear ones(by interesting I mean some gossips, spying and yeah, add all those things that we weren't supposed to do right from our school days). "You have got to add some masala to it", is what a Prof here said whenever I approached him with some idea for my term paper. So, I have decided to spice up my blog. I am not going to rumble about anything like Indo-Pak issue, Who should captain India,... (add other news paper columns here).

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My Sense of Humor

My result @ OKCupid!!

the Ham (33% dark, 42% spontaneous, 31% vulgar)

your humor style: CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | LIGHT Your style's goofy, innocent and feel-good. Perfect for parties and for the dads who chaperone them. You can actually get away with corny jokes, and I bet your sense of humor is a guilty pleasure for your friends. People of your type are often the most approachable and popular people in their circle. Your simple & silly good-naturedness is immediately recognizable, and it sets you apart in this sarcastic world. PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Will Ferrell - Will Smith The 3-Variable Funny Test! - it rules - If you're interested, try my best friend's best test: The Genghis Khan Genetic Fitness Masterpiece

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 11% on darkness You scored higher than 38% on spontaneity You scored higher than 31% on vulgarity

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Warney!!

Well, this post was long overdue. A thank you note to Shane Warne!!

Sachin is the one whom I admire the most. Warne is just a notch down. Both have contrasting personalities. Sachin is an epitome of discipline whereas Shane has a playboy image. Shane has lived his life in his terms. Yeah, I accept that his personal life isn’t that great. But to live a life that has not been dictated by the norms of the society is by itself a great achievement. 9 out of 10 people live a life that the society wants them to live. Only a few dare. That’s one reason why Ashes 2005 will always be remembered. Though the Aussies lost the urn, in Warne they have found a man who overcame personal turmoil (his marriage was breaking at that time and he has just waved his kids and wife good bye) but gave his best in the field. I remember Michael Clarke saying how he used to cry about his personal life in the nights and when he enters the field he is totally a different personality.

His words to Kevin Pietersen were "do as I say, not as I do". He regrets that his attitude has cost him the captaincy of the national team and he knows what it is like to be the skipper for the best team in the world. I believe Genius always comes with a hint of madness. He probably won’t go as good role model for the kids but does it really matter? You have Sachin, Dravid, Steve Waugh and many others for that (No Offense meant). They are great characters and it must have been really hard for them to stay disciplined with all the adulation. But what makes Shane great is that he was clearly able to draw the line between his personal and professional life and he really was a hard nut to crack. He was always in the news. Gatting Ball, Telephone chat, Sachin nightmares, Injury, some girl from Europe, his marriage breaking, Ashes 2005, Ashes 2007… I might have missed a few things like getting hundred wickets every 1.5-2 years and his more than occasional gutsy batting.

Talent alone doesn’t get you 1000 international wickets. Warne had an immaculate mind to back his talent. I think he was good enough in sledging too, though Mark Taylor says “He’s not that good. He tends to just start with a four-letter word and then says a load of nonsense", I can recall a match where Sachin and Ganguly were batting and Ganguly was having a hard time at the crease. Our man goes to him and says “Hey!! They (the audience) have not come here to see you totter but to see him (pointing Sachin) hit a few shots”. Guess what? Saurav was stumped the next over while trying to hit Warne out of the stadium. Warne will be mostly remembered for his test figures but there are a lot of standout performances by him in the ODIs, especially in the world cups- 1996 Semifinal against WI, 1999 semifinal and final. As he admits his life was a soap opera and he says “Savour the moment. enjoy it while it lasts”. we knew that Warney!!