It's amazing how the human mind works. The most amazing of the minds start breaking down beyond a certain point. It's greed that got better of Raju - he took his book cooking innovation a bit too far...
And now, it's Modi. Is it his ego or unedning greed or is he just too high on the success of IPL to realize what he is doing... First, he showed the middle finger to the govt during IPL2 by taking it to SA and now, someone who was once implicated for an armed robbery and has enough and more dealings within IPL setup to be easily pointed a finger at, decided to take on a union minister... I dont know (and don't care) if Tharoor is at a fault but Modi is plain stupid... Sheeshe ke gharon mein rahne wale doosaron par patthar nahi phenkte... it's the golden rule that Modi has blatantly broken...
"The issue will be swatted and it would be over soon... just like before" is what Modi claimed a couple of days back... I have my doubts... And I suggest he prepares himself for some good, nice swatting... coming soon!
I love the game of cricket and IPL has been a great entertainer... The events of the last few days has taken the fun out of IPL... I feel sorry for myself as well as for Mr Modi... Oh! Mr. Modi... All the best nevertheless...
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Showing posts with label IPL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IPL. Show all posts
Monday, April 19, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Am I going to die in terrorist attack?
Public safety is a huge concern in India today. Threat perception is very high. And it's getting worse and closer by the day. On Feb 11th, I was discussing the security issues and terrorism in India with a distinguished gentleman at the Pune airport. He was in a hurry so I had to meet him at the airport. Two days later, on Feb 13th, the unfortunate German Bakery incident took place. Less than 4 kilometers away from the airport.
This morning, I saw the bomb squad entering State Bank of India. I still don't know if it was a drill or a hoax or an actual threat. There is nothing in the news yet. The bank is less than a kilometer away from my house. It's getting closer and it's scary.
But wait a minute. Why am I talking about all this on this blog? This is not supposed to be serious blog. Right? This is why – I am gung ho about the upcoming IPL. Version 3.0.
For the uninitiated, IPL is the Indian Premier League - T20 matches played between clubs of a colonial game called cricket – not played in white clothes anymore, unless you play for five days. This one is a three hour version and apart from cricket , you get to watch skimpily clad women dancing at the drop of a hat, sorry catch! Another thing – the game is played on a pitch about a hundred yards away while the girls dance right in front of you. You know what I mean. It's more than cricket and you might be interested even if you don't know what this game means. (Disclaimer – I love the game and insist on watching even five day version, including the ones between Australia and New Zealand – which, btw, has become easier now that I have quit my job. Disclaimer 2 – I did not quit my job for watching cricket (or for writing stupid blogs, for that matter))
Coming back to the game of cricket and IPL, some of the games will be played in New Mumbai and Nagpur which are not very far from Pune. I do want to watch some of the matches in the stadium (apart from some in the multiplex – another novely of IPL v3. Lalit Modi ji ki jai ho!). Now the issue is this – there already is lot of discouragement from friends and family. It's supposed to be risky. What if there is a bomb blast (which, in fact, is a possibility)?
Now, please consider the following data (sources: various) -
Odds of dying in a car crash – 1:185
Odds of dying in a terrorist attack – 1:19,159,765
Odds of winning a jackpot – 1:13,983,816
My chances of winning a jackpot are higher than my chances of of dying in a terrorist attack. And I know it for a fact that I will never win a jackpot. Yes, I do increase my chances by going for an IPL match or by going to any other public place but so do I by buying an actual lottery ticket. The buying ticket thing hasn't worked for me till now. Also, my chance of dying in a car crash are really scary. I should stop travelling in a car before I stop going for movies and IPL matches, I guess.
Btw, I am planning to drive down to the stadium. I will drive carefully!
Happy Living folks!!
This morning, I saw the bomb squad entering State Bank of India. I still don't know if it was a drill or a hoax or an actual threat. There is nothing in the news yet. The bank is less than a kilometer away from my house. It's getting closer and it's scary.
But wait a minute. Why am I talking about all this on this blog? This is not supposed to be serious blog. Right? This is why – I am gung ho about the upcoming IPL. Version 3.0.
For the uninitiated, IPL is the Indian Premier League - T20 matches played between clubs of a colonial game called cricket – not played in white clothes anymore, unless you play for five days. This one is a three hour version and apart from cricket , you get to watch skimpily clad women dancing at the drop of a hat, sorry catch! Another thing – the game is played on a pitch about a hundred yards away while the girls dance right in front of you. You know what I mean. It's more than cricket and you might be interested even if you don't know what this game means. (Disclaimer – I love the game and insist on watching even five day version, including the ones between Australia and New Zealand – which, btw, has become easier now that I have quit my job. Disclaimer 2 – I did not quit my job for watching cricket (or for writing stupid blogs, for that matter))
Coming back to the game of cricket and IPL, some of the games will be played in New Mumbai and Nagpur which are not very far from Pune. I do want to watch some of the matches in the stadium (apart from some in the multiplex – another novely of IPL v3. Lalit Modi ji ki jai ho!). Now the issue is this – there already is lot of discouragement from friends and family. It's supposed to be risky. What if there is a bomb blast (which, in fact, is a possibility)?
Now, please consider the following data (sources: various) -
Odds of dying in a car crash – 1:185
Odds of dying in a terrorist attack – 1:19,159,765
Odds of winning a jackpot – 1:13,983,816
My chances of winning a jackpot are higher than my chances of of dying in a terrorist attack. And I know it for a fact that I will never win a jackpot. Yes, I do increase my chances by going for an IPL match or by going to any other public place but so do I by buying an actual lottery ticket. The buying ticket thing hasn't worked for me till now. Also, my chance of dying in a car crash are really scary. I should stop travelling in a car before I stop going for movies and IPL matches, I guess.
Btw, I am planning to drive down to the stadium. I will drive carefully!
Happy Living folks!!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Dhoni baba is tired
Oops! I was wrong. The poor officials turned lucky turned poor again – thanks to Monika, Gold at Beijing and Bindra’s outburst – in that order. I was expecting Bindra to take care of Mendis but he trained his gun on the officials instead! Well, looks like this chap is clear of his priorities – officials now… Mendis can be taken care of later…
Or may be Dhoni has figured out a better way to handle “Mendisis” (sounds like a disease, no?) – we won the one-day series after all… I am sure Dhoni’s idea must be costing less than 30L to BCCI… and in that case, Bindra can kiss the 30L promised by BCCI goodbye!
People and newspapers are already talking about Dhoni being the test captain as well… Poor Kumble… but does Dhoni want to play test matches?? If my memory is right, he refused to play the test series against Sri Lanka last month because he was “tired”… hmmm, that’s interesting… very very interesting! One plays some 20 IPL matches under scotching heat and does not tire and just a month after that, he is tired because of “too much of cricket”! So mister Dhoni, why did not you take a break during IPL? Why did you play each and every match?
Wait a minute – aren’t you the highest paid IPL player (Mundu endorsements extra!)? And isn’t it true that you get paid full only if you play every match? If you decide not to play a match, proportionate amount of money would be deducted from your fees? Well, that explains…
By the way, can you tell me how many ad shootings you did while you were “tired”? One Pepsi ad for sure – both Dhoni and Sri Santh missed the Sri Lanka trip and only these 2 guys are there in the given ad… and some Mundu ads for sure which have mushroomed up on TV…
Now, now, don’t tell me that ad shooting is not as tiring… I am sure all the bollywood actors are not lying when they say it’s lots of hard work!
I think Dhoni is very lucky… I see luck playing a bigger part in his success as a captain rather than some high funda strategy… The commentators go gaga over his cool demeanor… All this makes sense when things are going good. Ganguly’s aggression was his biggest “asset” when he was winning and biggest “liability” when he wasn’t!! Let things go bad (don’t start cursing me - it happens with every team and every captain), the same commentators would say – “what kind of person is he? No impact even when team is losing. He needs to show some emotions, aggression and show to the world that it matters”… and so on!
I think the issue is something else, this chap is an expressionless dud(remember Clint Eastwood?)… Can’t you figure out by watching his ads? Anyways, works well for him (at least for now)…
Btw, if you spot Dhoni and Bindra together, they would mostly be exchanging notes on “Mendisis”…
Or may be Dhoni has figured out a better way to handle “Mendisis” (sounds like a disease, no?) – we won the one-day series after all… I am sure Dhoni’s idea must be costing less than 30L to BCCI… and in that case, Bindra can kiss the 30L promised by BCCI goodbye!
People and newspapers are already talking about Dhoni being the test captain as well… Poor Kumble… but does Dhoni want to play test matches?? If my memory is right, he refused to play the test series against Sri Lanka last month because he was “tired”… hmmm, that’s interesting… very very interesting! One plays some 20 IPL matches under scotching heat and does not tire and just a month after that, he is tired because of “too much of cricket”! So mister Dhoni, why did not you take a break during IPL? Why did you play each and every match?
Wait a minute – aren’t you the highest paid IPL player (Mundu endorsements extra!)? And isn’t it true that you get paid full only if you play every match? If you decide not to play a match, proportionate amount of money would be deducted from your fees? Well, that explains…
By the way, can you tell me how many ad shootings you did while you were “tired”? One Pepsi ad for sure – both Dhoni and Sri Santh missed the Sri Lanka trip and only these 2 guys are there in the given ad… and some Mundu ads for sure which have mushroomed up on TV…
Now, now, don’t tell me that ad shooting is not as tiring… I am sure all the bollywood actors are not lying when they say it’s lots of hard work!
I think Dhoni is very lucky… I see luck playing a bigger part in his success as a captain rather than some high funda strategy… The commentators go gaga over his cool demeanor… All this makes sense when things are going good. Ganguly’s aggression was his biggest “asset” when he was winning and biggest “liability” when he wasn’t!! Let things go bad (don’t start cursing me - it happens with every team and every captain), the same commentators would say – “what kind of person is he? No impact even when team is losing. He needs to show some emotions, aggression and show to the world that it matters”… and so on!
I think the issue is something else, this chap is an expressionless dud(remember Clint Eastwood?)… Can’t you figure out by watching his ads? Anyways, works well for him (at least for now)…
Btw, if you spot Dhoni and Bindra together, they would mostly be exchanging notes on “Mendisis”…
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