Wow!! 2-0 we beat the World Champions! Indian Cricket seems, at last, to be in safe hands...if this win is anything to go by, WE--the most-loyal, sopcast-sucker-watchers, 'if we win - shout laurels -- if we lose -shout expletives' FANS are in for a great feast over the coming years. I think we got it right, at last, as far as the make up of the one day team goes -- there is a nice blend of youth, energy and experience -- One important fact that is heartening to see is the growth of all-rounders in the team -- We have a wicketkeeper-batsman who is a no-mean act with the bat..I mean, he is one of the sensible bats of the tournament...we have Praveen Kumar who we all know how he bowls, but is said to be a decent bat (although he didnot get enuf opportunities to prove it in the CB series)..we have Rohit, whom I see as the kind of 'utility' player of the Mohinder Amarnath variety -- very useful in ODI format..Pathan, we all know he is a very decent bat-- though he looked more a batsman who can bowl (and I know he says to the contrary).., Chawla--seems like this kid had a second birth...I mean in his first outing for India, he was not that impressive...but now the confidence seems to have grown--he is not afraid to toss the ball, which is a heartening sign...India needs to produce couple more spinners who are genuine tweakers...and he can hold the bat and score it seems...for once we seem to bat atleast till the 10, if not 11.
Kudos to the team -- you have done us proud and for once I really didnt mind staying up until 3:30 and getting to the office by 9....now if we can reproduce this form in Olympic hockey qualifiers and if Sania can start winning tournaments and let her 'racquet' do the talking -- to borrow a phrase from Sachin -- the Indian sports lovers would be in for a good 2008.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
a visit to the 'dreaded' library
I always dreaded libraries in my life -- may be because of the ambience--the sea of books that stare at you, as if to say, "if you have not read me yet - your 'knowledge' is not upto the mark...
seriously, I have this notion that libraries are for the studious kind of people and I definitely am not one of that breed. I think this notion dawned on me during my engineering school days in SVU, Tirupathi -- when there are these group of friends who used to spend time reading at the library, whenever they get a chance. Read more than 2,3 books on the same subject to 'understand' it better--I was like, what?!#$...I've to read 2,3 books to understand what a topic is about...I better avoid that subject then...it will not come in the exams, and even if it comes, I will pick another 'choice' question...That my engineering marks speaks about the quality of 'read' hours that I put in is a reality today.
Anywayse, I took my niece to the library yesterday and I took a 'new' membership for myself as well..Went through the children's section to see if I can pick a 'Barney' book or video for Raagini -- she is very adamant that 'Barney' stars in any video that she sees, at 16months she has 'her' own favorites -- I was amazed at the wealth of information and the different forms of it -- and to top that, easy access to all the common people. As you can expect, the moment I took my membership, the 'librarian' helped me with FAQs and policies and no surprises-- you can search online for a lot of things and I can return borrowed things to any of the 'interlinked' libraries -- "Wonderful" -- now, if only I can be a little disciplined to return things on time -- my sis-in-law says that its easier said than done and going by the amount we spent on late fees on movie rentals, I dont hold my breath on not paying any dues to Fremont library :)
seriously, I have this notion that libraries are for the studious kind of people and I definitely am not one of that breed. I think this notion dawned on me during my engineering school days in SVU, Tirupathi -- when there are these group of friends who used to spend time reading at the library, whenever they get a chance. Read more than 2,3 books on the same subject to 'understand' it better--I was like, what?!#$...I've to read 2,3 books to understand what a topic is about...I better avoid that subject then...it will not come in the exams, and even if it comes, I will pick another 'choice' question...That my engineering marks speaks about the quality of 'read' hours that I put in is a reality today.
Anywayse, I took my niece to the library yesterday and I took a 'new' membership for myself as well..Went through the children's section to see if I can pick a 'Barney' book or video for Raagini -- she is very adamant that 'Barney' stars in any video that she sees, at 16months she has 'her' own favorites -- I was amazed at the wealth of information and the different forms of it -- and to top that, easy access to all the common people. As you can expect, the moment I took my membership, the 'librarian' helped me with FAQs and policies and no surprises-- you can search online for a lot of things and I can return borrowed things to any of the 'interlinked' libraries -- "Wonderful" -- now, if only I can be a little disciplined to return things on time -- my sis-in-law says that its easier said than done and going by the amount we spent on late fees on movie rentals, I dont hold my breath on not paying any dues to Fremont library :)
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