Knock Knock !!!!
Who's there?
Misbah !
Misbah who ?????
Mis bah five runs !!!!!!
Ha ha ha ha ha............. :-)
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Message to INDIAN CRICKET Team
40 over,40 over hai tumhare pass, shayad tumhare zindagi ke khass 40 over, aaj tum aaccha khelo ya bura yeh 40 over tumhe zindagi bhar yaad rahenge, toh aaj kaise khelna hai yeh mai tumhe nahi bataunga, buss itna kahunga ki jao aur yeh 40 over jee bhar ke khelo, kyunki iske baad aane wale zindagi mai chahe kuch sahi ho ya na ho, chahe kuch rahe ya na rahe,tum haro ya jeeto, lekin yeh 40 over tumse koi nahi chinn sakta, koi nahi!! Toh maine socha ki iss match mai kaise khelna hai yeh aaj main tumhe nahi bataunga balki tum mujhe batoge, khelkar, kyunki mai janta hu ki yeh 40 over iss team ka harr player apne zindagi ki sabse badiya cricket khel gaya, toh yeh 40 over khuda bhi tumse vapas mang nahi sakta. Toh jao, jao aur apne aap se, iss jindagi se, apne khuda se aur harr uss insaan se jisne tumpe bharosa kia hai, apne 40 over chinno.............................
CHAK DE INDIA…….
CHAK DE INDIA…….
Congratulations!!
Hii Everybody,
Congratulations to everybody- to all the janta on the blog and also off it. We have won the Cricket World Cup and i am glad that all of us could be a part of history by witnessing such an incredible event. Though i firmly believe that its not going to be another two decades before we win another such huge ICC tournament and this is only the beginning.
Our young team has shown a lot of promise and potential and it needs to be groomed properly by the selectors and cash rich BCCI. I am looking forward to tomorrow's welcome of Dhoni's brigade which is apparently going to be a big affair with an open procession planned from the Airport to the Wankhede Stadia and entry free for all the fans.
The team deserves all the accolades and they should soak in all the adulation and cash bonanzas being announced. But they should also be averse to complacency as the Australian series starts in less than a week. One thing they can be sure of is that the Aussies are going to come out all cylinders firing after their humiliation at our team hands'. Ricky Ponting has dropped strong hints in his article that Sree Santh is going to be their main target after his heroics against them.
Wishing our team all the luck and hoping to see many more series and tournament victories.
Signing off,
Raveesh!!
Congratulations to everybody- to all the janta on the blog and also off it. We have won the Cricket World Cup and i am glad that all of us could be a part of history by witnessing such an incredible event. Though i firmly believe that its not going to be another two decades before we win another such huge ICC tournament and this is only the beginning.
Our young team has shown a lot of promise and potential and it needs to be groomed properly by the selectors and cash rich BCCI. I am looking forward to tomorrow's welcome of Dhoni's brigade which is apparently going to be a big affair with an open procession planned from the Airport to the Wankhede Stadia and entry free for all the fans.
The team deserves all the accolades and they should soak in all the adulation and cash bonanzas being announced. But they should also be averse to complacency as the Australian series starts in less than a week. One thing they can be sure of is that the Aussies are going to come out all cylinders firing after their humiliation at our team hands'. Ricky Ponting has dropped strong hints in his article that Sree Santh is going to be their main target after his heroics against them.
Wishing our team all the luck and hoping to see many more series and tournament victories.
Signing off,
Raveesh!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
BREAKING NEWS & More !!!!!
First of all, let me update you all that following the foot steps of her elder sister, Ani has also been offered the position of the class-captain by her school management.......
( Can you believe this ????? Even I didn't) ..... After several rounds of intense negotiations with the management, she has agreed to accept the offer conditionally. Hmmmm !!!!!
Her new job profile includes, ensuring that the students don't break the queue while returning from the assembly area, collection and distribution of the home works, ensuring that the discipline is maintained inside the class room in the absence of the teacher, analysing, visualising, conceptualising and stratezising the overall development of the students in close association and co-ordination with the Sr. management etc etc.
CTC offered : Highly confidential and undisclosed yet .....
Now, regarding the English lesson :- According to her the plural of fruits are as follows :-
Apple - Apples
Mango - Mangoes
Banana - Bananas ( So far, so good )
Grapes - Hmmmmm, thats a tricky one, but she cracked this one as well....
yes !!!! and the plural of grapes is :-
grapes grapes grapes grapes & grapes...... Doesn't this make it a lot of Grapes ( Plural ? ) Right !
Ha ha ha .... Thats Ani for you.......
Bye guys, have fun... Keep bloggin' , keep cheking this space for further updats on Aastha & Ani........
Ankit
( Can you believe this ????? Even I didn't) ..... After several rounds of intense negotiations with the management, she has agreed to accept the offer conditionally. Hmmmm !!!!!
Her new job profile includes, ensuring that the students don't break the queue while returning from the assembly area, collection and distribution of the home works, ensuring that the discipline is maintained inside the class room in the absence of the teacher, analysing, visualising, conceptualising and stratezising the overall development of the students in close association and co-ordination with the Sr. management etc etc.
CTC offered : Highly confidential and undisclosed yet .....
Now, regarding the English lesson :- According to her the plural of fruits are as follows :-
Apple - Apples
Mango - Mangoes
Banana - Bananas ( So far, so good )
Grapes - Hmmmmm, thats a tricky one, but she cracked this one as well....
yes !!!! and the plural of grapes is :-
grapes grapes grapes grapes & grapes...... Doesn't this make it a lot of Grapes ( Plural ? ) Right !
Ha ha ha .... Thats Ani for you.......
Bye guys, have fun... Keep bloggin' , keep cheking this space for further updats on Aastha & Ani........
Ankit
World Cup Upsets !!!!
The twenty20 World Cup commenced with a bang, and what a BANG it was...
Thanks to Gayle for his explosive innings, W.Indies scored a massive 205 in 20 overs. But the lopsided bowling and fielding by his team undid all the good work done by him and of course the splendid innings played by Gibbs outshined it and eventually, the result, S.Africa won the match with 15 balls to spare..... What an upset..... !!!!!
And if this was not enough, today Zimbabwe has managed to beat the mighty Australians....
Thanks to an all round performance by the Zimbabwean team and the spirited team effort shown by them.....
So, one thing has become clear, that in this format of cricket, there are no favourites......
A couple of mistakes and even the mighty will have to take the beatings.... Good for the game.....
It makes is much more competetive.....
Expecting a lot of fire works in the coming matches and of course, some more upsets!!!!!
Have a nice time ahead !!!!
Cheers !!!!!
Ankit
Thanks to Gayle for his explosive innings, W.Indies scored a massive 205 in 20 overs. But the lopsided bowling and fielding by his team undid all the good work done by him and of course the splendid innings played by Gibbs outshined it and eventually, the result, S.Africa won the match with 15 balls to spare..... What an upset..... !!!!!
And if this was not enough, today Zimbabwe has managed to beat the mighty Australians....
Thanks to an all round performance by the Zimbabwean team and the spirited team effort shown by them.....
So, one thing has become clear, that in this format of cricket, there are no favourites......
A couple of mistakes and even the mighty will have to take the beatings.... Good for the game.....
It makes is much more competetive.....
Expecting a lot of fire works in the coming matches and of course, some more upsets!!!!!
Have a nice time ahead !!!!
Cheers !!!!!
Ankit
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Credit for Indian Victory at Asia Cup to Chak De ????
India displayed unheard of performance in recent years to thrash a hapless Korean team 7-2. In a display of stellar hockey that left everyone, including their worthy highly placed opponents South Korea, shocked and awed.It was one of the finest displays I have ever seen by an Indian team in a long long time. It was one of the best team performances where each member contributed equally for the success and the ruthless fashion it was achieved. Though the man of the match award was given to Baljit singh for his outstanding performance as the goalkeeper, I felt every member of the team deserved to be awarded. There was no man of the match but men of the match in the Indian team that day.
After the match was over I turned to news channels, to listen what they have to say about the victory. It was then, to my dismay, I learnt for the first time in my life winning comes from motivation and not sweat. All the channels were contesting each other to give Shah Rukh Khan’s interview than giving prominence to the coach who made it possible for India to win.
The manner in which the news channels, one by one, aired his interview it was evident that they wanted to prove it was due to SRK India won the match or at least a major chunk of the credit of winning belonged to him. The real man behind Indian team’s victory, Joaquim Carvahlo, remained a distant second to the reel star. I did not see a single interview featuring Mr Carvahlo, in all the news channels that gave prominence to SRK. After the initial shock subsided, the interviews did not surprise me because by then I realized Mr Carvalho was not an icon or for that matter any of the team members that won the cup.
I am not blaming SRK and he also kept on saying in all the telephone interviews that it was the team, the coach and their effort that won the Asia cup. But the channels wanted to prove otherwise for the simple reason the hockey players and coach are lesser gods compared to a reel hero. Biggest problem with our country is we do not know how to honour our real heroes, but when it comes about cricketing icons and film stars, we lavish the praise even when they do not deserve it- as in this case.
Let us try to accept that Indian men’s hockey team won because of coach Joaquim Carvahlo and the dedication of those players who played their heart out. It was no ordinary feat to beat a team as strong as South Korea with such a margin. Please don’t forget that the Indian team had been training for the past six months for this tournament and they won due to that reason rather than a film that was released one month back. Let us learn to salute our real heroes and not the reel heroes for what they have not done.
Please, let us not belittle our hockey team and its coach for bringing laurels to our country and learn to give credit where it is due. If we really want sports, other than cricket, to come up in this country in a big way then we should also know how to appreciate and nurture real talent than coming up with some lopsided ideas to transfer the credit of winning to undeserving shoulders.
Signing off for now,
Raveesh !!
After the match was over I turned to news channels, to listen what they have to say about the victory. It was then, to my dismay, I learnt for the first time in my life winning comes from motivation and not sweat. All the channels were contesting each other to give Shah Rukh Khan’s interview than giving prominence to the coach who made it possible for India to win.
The manner in which the news channels, one by one, aired his interview it was evident that they wanted to prove it was due to SRK India won the match or at least a major chunk of the credit of winning belonged to him. The real man behind Indian team’s victory, Joaquim Carvahlo, remained a distant second to the reel star. I did not see a single interview featuring Mr Carvahlo, in all the news channels that gave prominence to SRK. After the initial shock subsided, the interviews did not surprise me because by then I realized Mr Carvalho was not an icon or for that matter any of the team members that won the cup.
I am not blaming SRK and he also kept on saying in all the telephone interviews that it was the team, the coach and their effort that won the Asia cup. But the channels wanted to prove otherwise for the simple reason the hockey players and coach are lesser gods compared to a reel hero. Biggest problem with our country is we do not know how to honour our real heroes, but when it comes about cricketing icons and film stars, we lavish the praise even when they do not deserve it- as in this case.
Let us try to accept that Indian men’s hockey team won because of coach Joaquim Carvahlo and the dedication of those players who played their heart out. It was no ordinary feat to beat a team as strong as South Korea with such a margin. Please don’t forget that the Indian team had been training for the past six months for this tournament and they won due to that reason rather than a film that was released one month back. Let us learn to salute our real heroes and not the reel heroes for what they have not done.
Please, let us not belittle our hockey team and its coach for bringing laurels to our country and learn to give credit where it is due. If we really want sports, other than cricket, to come up in this country in a big way then we should also know how to appreciate and nurture real talent than coming up with some lopsided ideas to transfer the credit of winning to undeserving shoulders.
Signing off for now,
Raveesh !!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
The weekend !!!!!
The weekend was a real happening one..... Hope you all had a fun filled relaxed weekend as well....
It really was a happening one from Sports perspective.... We emphatically won the Asia Cup trouncing S.Korea 7-2,
but as Raveesh has rightly metioned earlier, the full credit was not given to the tem and the coach, but sadly to Sharukh and his movie.... Anyways, was really a a fantastic win and hoping that this continues in the days to come....
And then we had the US open.... The unstoppable Fedex continues to roll...
As they have rightly said, there is Fedex nd then the others, who merely compete for the second spot......
And now with the twenty20 world cup on with a very high scoring opener, the coming days seems to be exciting...
Lets see, how Dhoni and his guys perform this time around....
And guys, please do contribute more regularly.... This is yr own blog....
Cheers !!!!!
Ankit
It really was a happening one from Sports perspective.... We emphatically won the Asia Cup trouncing S.Korea 7-2,
but as Raveesh has rightly metioned earlier, the full credit was not given to the tem and the coach, but sadly to Sharukh and his movie.... Anyways, was really a a fantastic win and hoping that this continues in the days to come....
And then we had the US open.... The unstoppable Fedex continues to roll...
As they have rightly said, there is Fedex nd then the others, who merely compete for the second spot......
And now with the twenty20 world cup on with a very high scoring opener, the coming days seems to be exciting...
Lets see, how Dhoni and his guys perform this time around....
And guys, please do contribute more regularly.... This is yr own blog....
Cheers !!!!!
Ankit
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Will have to oblige.....
Hi Ritu,
That really was sweet :-) Good to see you over here alongwith yr thoughts....
Better late than never.... Hoping to hear more frequently from you henceforth...
I think, on popular demand, I really will have to post some latest snaps of my angels pretty soon.
Will try to take out some time soon and do oblige you all .. Ha ha ha... Just kiddin'
Anyways, will def. do it ASAP !!!!!
Others, please do chip in more frequently.....
Bye for now....
Ankit
That really was sweet :-) Good to see you over here alongwith yr thoughts....
Better late than never.... Hoping to hear more frequently from you henceforth...
I think, on popular demand, I really will have to post some latest snaps of my angels pretty soon.
Will try to take out some time soon and do oblige you all .. Ha ha ha... Just kiddin'
Anyways, will def. do it ASAP !!!!!
Others, please do chip in more frequently.....
Bye for now....
Ankit
Cutie pies.......
Hii Everybody,
I am really sorry for not being so frequent on the blog; though have always kept myself updated from time to time by visiting this place. There are basically two reasons why i have not scribbled anything here.
First and the foremost being a lazy bone, to which most of the people who know me closely, and especially Chix will agree to. The second reason i would like to share with everyone here, coz from what i have seen i have learnt, that this place is more like a close knitted people's forum, who share their thoughts freely; and so i think i can share my anxieties with them. I was apprehensive to pen down any thoughts here because i didn't know what kind of impression will it leave on people but this time around i could not suppress my excitement after i saw the two cutie pies' pics.
They are just choo chweet and adorable that you can not resist your self from loving them and asking for more. I have heard innumerable ancedotes revolving around them, wish could see them in near future, and for now, i raise an appeal on everybody's behalf to Ankit Bhaiya to post more pictures of Aastha and Ananya.
I also wish Bhabhi a very Happy B'day and a blissful year ahead and before i forget also wish Chiku a very happy and rocking belated b'day otherwise he will kill me for not wishing him.
Hope to see some response from the other members. Till then take care and enjoy!!
Ritu.
I am really sorry for not being so frequent on the blog; though have always kept myself updated from time to time by visiting this place. There are basically two reasons why i have not scribbled anything here.
First and the foremost being a lazy bone, to which most of the people who know me closely, and especially Chix will agree to. The second reason i would like to share with everyone here, coz from what i have seen i have learnt, that this place is more like a close knitted people's forum, who share their thoughts freely; and so i think i can share my anxieties with them. I was apprehensive to pen down any thoughts here because i didn't know what kind of impression will it leave on people but this time around i could not suppress my excitement after i saw the two cutie pies' pics.
They are just choo chweet and adorable that you can not resist your self from loving them and asking for more. I have heard innumerable ancedotes revolving around them, wish could see them in near future, and for now, i raise an appeal on everybody's behalf to Ankit Bhaiya to post more pictures of Aastha and Ananya.
I also wish Bhabhi a very Happy B'day and a blissful year ahead and before i forget also wish Chiku a very happy and rocking belated b'day otherwise he will kill me for not wishing him.
Hope to see some response from the other members. Till then take care and enjoy!!
Ritu.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
On Popular Demand !!!!
Hey guys,
On popular demand, I am uploading a couple of photographs of Aastha & Ananya...Will try to post more soon depending upon the response....
Bye for now....
Cheers !!!!!
Ankit
On popular demand, I am uploading a couple of photographs of Aastha & Ananya...Will try to post more soon depending upon the response....
Bye for now....
Cheers !!!!!
Ankit
Chak De India
The last few days have been quite eventful for the Indian Sports. First of all we managed to win the Nehru Gold Cup beating a much highly ranked Syria 1-0 in the final after 12 unsuccessful attempt.....
We are going great guns in the ongoing Hockey Asia Cup and have already reached the semifinal beating Asian champion S. Korea on the way and thrashing SriLanka 20-0 and Thailand 16-0.
And then we have the the ongoing Natwest Series in England......
Am not sure how many of you still continue to watch cricket after the World Cup debacle, but a majority still does......
And the luckier ones must have witnessed the historical cricket match on 5th Sept' 07 @ the historical "The Oval". It was one of the finest show of the Indian famed batting line up and a awesome show of nerve by the gen next.
The solid display of batting was commenced by the greatest opening pair of all time "Sachin" & "Saurav" who now have a record 20 century opening partnership to their name playing in vintage form and was brought to a thrilling climax by Dhoni & Utthappa. And hats off to the temperament shown by Utthappa, specially with the mammoth target, wickets falling all around him and some tight bowling and fielding by the English side, batting at a very unfamiliar position and batting for the first time in this entire series, this guy did something which we are not so famous for. He didn't loose his cool and helped us win a historic match & come back into the series from behind.....
Yuvraj looked like a mighty relieved guy with the win after the kind of pounding he had suffered earlier.... But it really was a moment to saviour, one of the finest run chase we have ever seen.....
The other two I remember are the last Natwest series final ( Kaif & Yuvraj ) and the Asia Cup final in 1998 at Dhaka against Pakistan ( Kanitkar's match of the lifetime ).
Anyway, lets hope that they will carry this momentum into the final match of this series and come out Champions......
Even if they don't , I at least expect them to give a tough fight now to the English side and then we have the upcoming Twenty20 World cup with a fresh looking team......
But, for now its "CHAK DE INDIA" !!!!!
We are going great guns in the ongoing Hockey Asia Cup and have already reached the semifinal beating Asian champion S. Korea on the way and thrashing SriLanka 20-0 and Thailand 16-0.
And then we have the the ongoing Natwest Series in England......
Am not sure how many of you still continue to watch cricket after the World Cup debacle, but a majority still does......
And the luckier ones must have witnessed the historical cricket match on 5th Sept' 07 @ the historical "The Oval". It was one of the finest show of the Indian famed batting line up and a awesome show of nerve by the gen next.
The solid display of batting was commenced by the greatest opening pair of all time "Sachin" & "Saurav" who now have a record 20 century opening partnership to their name playing in vintage form and was brought to a thrilling climax by Dhoni & Utthappa. And hats off to the temperament shown by Utthappa, specially with the mammoth target, wickets falling all around him and some tight bowling and fielding by the English side, batting at a very unfamiliar position and batting for the first time in this entire series, this guy did something which we are not so famous for. He didn't loose his cool and helped us win a historic match & come back into the series from behind.....
Yuvraj looked like a mighty relieved guy with the win after the kind of pounding he had suffered earlier.... But it really was a moment to saviour, one of the finest run chase we have ever seen.....
The other two I remember are the last Natwest series final ( Kaif & Yuvraj ) and the Asia Cup final in 1998 at Dhaka against Pakistan ( Kanitkar's match of the lifetime ).
Anyway, lets hope that they will carry this momentum into the final match of this series and come out Champions......
Even if they don't , I at least expect them to give a tough fight now to the English side and then we have the upcoming Twenty20 World cup with a fresh looking team......
But, for now its "CHAK DE INDIA" !!!!!
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