5 Things I learned today

1. Never ever send a message sans your name, in case your number is changed.

2. Don’t use people unless you know them well. Make friendship first. Then ask for favour. Not the other way round. The Godfather Style, is very applicable even in today’s world.. and not just occidentally, but indigenously as well.

3. Use your authority on those whom you have the right. And this right is cultivated over a long period of time, acquaintance and friendship. Not just in a day or two.

4. If you’re using someone else’s computer in his/her room, the decent thing to do is to vacate his/her chair when the concerned person returns.

5. Don’t compare yourself with others irrationaly. Sab aisa hi kar rahe hai, doesn’t work. You’re not anyone else, but You. The circumstances, the temperament, line of thought, the attitude, the approach.. these all are different for different people. Hence, using the aforementioned as maxim, time and again makes you look outrageously stupid.

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Love-All at Breakpoint

FYI- I don’t like Tennis. Not as much as some of the other people do. So for those “some” people, this post might be a little rude, offensive. My apologies to them in advance. I’m not liable to any acquistion if you choose to read further.

So there was this tritely [in]famous final between these two giants of lawn tennis, for the umpteenth number of time! Had Federar won, the papparazi would have again showered condolences on Nadal, empathizing with him like hell.. Big Deal! The repercussions, in that case wouldn’t have been as stirring as they are now. They say that it’s ‘an end of era’, ‘a new dawn of hope’ and all those clichés. I say it’s nothing. Just a win doesn’t prooves anyone’s mettle. India beating Australia in that final of triangular series down under didn’t make India the better team than Australia. It was just the matter of “that” day. It was India’s. Like it was of Nadal’s.

When a Tennis Match goes up to 5 sets, it’s really unfair to decide a winner. Then, the luck factor comes into play as well. Remember, Goran Ivanisevic? Beating Rafter in what was called a marathon game. And the final set of it? This game was no different than the present one, as for the sheer determination of both the winners. The only difference (which overshadows everything else, sadly) being that Ivanisevic wasn’t as well known as then as Nadal is now.

This doesn’t mean that I’m pro-Federar or something. I support no one, as I aforementioned. But definitely, Radal’s win is kind of change from monopoly (and monotony) of Federar. All in all, it is good for Tennis.

Here is why I don’t like Tennis. I don’t like it because I never played it. Hence, I can’t appreciate the finesse, nuances, the technique of the game. For me, [mostly] tennis is like a foreign film, with no subtitles. And this goes for every game on which I never had a first hand experience. I only started liking football once I started playing it. The better I got at it, the more I enjoyed watching it. I don’t know what it takes to hit a perfect ace. I don’t know how much practice it takes to win a point from baseline. I don’t know the strategies of net game, of hitting volleys. All this, despite the fact that I’ve played Badminton professionally, which isn’t much different than tennis, theoretically.

And here is why I don’t like tennis even more. Of all the Tennis-Crazy people, I believe almost 80 % have never seen a tennis racquet in real life. And yet, they go ‘Go-FedEx’. What the hell! Do they even know how much stamina it takes to run up-and-down court infinite number of times? To hit just that one ace, do they have any bit of idea how much he or she has worked over it? Backhand doesn’t come naturally to many. Have they ever seen Gustavo Kuerton’s powerful backhands? I’ll consider anyone a die-hard tennis fan if he/she can answer all the above questions in affirmative, and perhaps point out my mistake which I’m sure have made. Coz I’m not a fan of tennis, I can’t answer most of them in affirmative with conviction. This is what it takes to be a fan.

What deserve to be done, deserves to Overdone. – Harry Crews.

I might sound too strong in my opinions, but I’m not. All I wanted to say here is that don’t make a charade of you being ultimate tennis fanatic. Coz if you really are, you definitely wont. And don’t get too  hyper over one Federar loss or Radal’s win.

I don’t have much knowledge on tennis, so it’s still Love-All for me. Which, by the way, is a very useful maxim to be followed otherwise 😉

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Smells Like Tag Spirit

I was so much in the mood of working on some serious, professional work today. But the electricity (and to a certain extent, the net) bummed me out! I’ll continue with my work, but for the time being, I’ll do this tag. Tags are so much more fun, when no body forces you to do it. The whole idea of fun gets spoiled knowing that it can “build your character” [cited from C & H, Again!]. I read so many tags, and I think I’ll do it, but the urge fades away eventually. I’ll not let this happen with this one though. Here We Go…

• Last Movie Seen in Theater- I think it was Enchanted, way back in February this Year! Oh Sweet Lord! It has been so long. I didn’t realize it untill now. Thats it. The first thing which I’m doing after getting out from here is this. I don’t want to ruin the film industry, you see. 😀
• Books which you are currently reading- There are quite a few. I’ll enlist them all here, to refresh my memory. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, The Trial by Franz Kafka, A house for Mr. Biswas by VS Naipaul and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
• Favourite Board Game- Chess, may be. I’m not too fond of ’em though.
• Favourite Magazine- Reader’s Digest, Maxim. 😉
• Favourite Smell- This is tricky. Smell of earth after rain, Petrol. [Bromidic! I know 😦 ] Her Mane.
  
• Favourite Sound- Hmm.. The sound we get on deleting some itme from Recycle Bin. And guitar work from some of the songs.
• First Though in your mind when you wake up- May the force be with Me Today! And Her.
  
• Worst Feeling in the world- Getting Jealous. Being Ignored.
• Favourite Fast Food Place- Will Sassi count as one?
• Future Child’s name- Phoebo 😀 😛 .. Come on! What makes you people think that I’m going to reveal it here?
• Complete it- “If I had a lot of money, I’d… “- “… go to a space trip.” Seriously!
• Do you drive fast- Mostly. When I’m confident enough to control the vehicle at that speed.
• Do you sleep with a stuffed animal- Nope. But I wish… 😉
• Do you eat stem on the broccoli- Occasionaly, Yes!
• Storms-Cool or Scary?- Cool, except when it gets dark and you’re all alone in middle of nowhere.
• Towns you’ve ever lived in- Lets begin from the beginning. Jodhpur, Lucknow, Delhi. I don’t know if Gorakhpur and Saharanpur will fall under the same category.
• Favourite Sport to Watch- Football, Cricket. But Ofcourse!
• What is under your bed- Definitely, No Monsters! 🙂
• Would you like to be born again as yourself- I’m not too sure about it. If I say that I’ll like to be born as myself with a few changes here and there- what would this answer be counted as? Affirmative or Negative? Decide.
• Morning or Night Person- A healthy concoction of Both.
  
• Over Easy or Sunny Side Up- Whatever gives me a kick-start.

• Favourite Place to Relax- SDA Market. Or any bar/restaurant with ultra-cosy cushions.

Thats it. I’m not doing this anymore. I’m Bored.. Bored, Bored, Bored! Bored of having nothing to do. Therefore perhaps for the first time ever I’ll be able to finish this report writing business well before the dead line! Yippi! 🙂

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