Ahhh...its been so long since i came back to my blog.The last one was a very very long one, as per the comments made by most of the people who read it,or rather by my friends who visited my blog,and never read it due to its length.The stereotypic "Perth Conquered" blog now seems to be excruciatingly long!!!! So it shall be a conscious effort from me to restrict my blog length henceforth.Secondly,another effort would be to reduce the number of blogs on cricket.In that sense,this shall be my first blog which is not necessarily on cricket.
Lots of things have happened round the world and also in my personal life in those 6 months.
On the sporting front....
Team India humbled the Australians in their own den in the last tri-series (atleast for now) to be played down under.Virender Sehwag joined Lara and Bradman in the list of only players with 2 triple tons in test cricket.That was some breathtaking and belligerent knock mannnn!!!! Then came one of the defining moments of cricket.The Indian Premier League!!! Well, it became a daily routine for me to come back home from office and tune into SET MAX. It was like madness combined with style.Lots of icons failed to make a mark.The only nations to have benefited from the IPL are India and Australia.Aussies got a fantastic replacement for gilchrist's batting in Shaun Marsh.Shane Warne still showed why he is the best ever captain australia did not have and our very own MS Dhoni rode on some of his good luck as ever to reach the finals,when Mohali deserved to make it.Also were in action were the 2 mercurial cricketers of the new millennium- Harbhajan and Sreesanth.I need not write more about it!!! Lot other things also happened in the IPL,but i will stop here.
Australia are still looking the part even with few retirements and will dominate international cricket till 2011 i believe.
Coming to Tennis...Roger Federer,the best tennis player ever to have graced earth according to me, limped a bit this year.The loss to Djokovic in the Aussie open was a big setback and this was followed by the clinical drubbing at RAFA's hands at Roland Garros.Just wishing he answers all critics as Fedex lines up another Wimbledon final against Nadal.And also proves right my support for him...I have a duel with my namesake room mate,whenever grandslams come by. No prizes for guessing who he supports!!! Yes, i know Nadal looks the part,but he has to win Wimbledon and hardcourt gransdlams to be categorised in that "GREAT" list with Federer,Sampras,Bjorg,Agassi et al.......
Euro Soccer was fantastic.Though i did not watch a single match due to timings of the games, i followed every bit.Times have changed!!! I would have watched sports even at 3 am in the morning as a student.Not possible now as i am into profession now......By the way even during Euro the same room mate of mine had his favorite teams and i had mine.One of my favorites Germany atleast made the finals, while his-Portugal,Czech,Holland-all were knocked out.....ha ha:-)
In the meanwhile pressure continued to mount on me at work place,which is any way associated with every IT guy.To add to it,i suffered bouts of Typhoid and Chicken Pox within a span of 2 months, which further halted my daily routine.I am fighting back on the health front now, so that's one of the reasons for this long gap from blogging.
The IT industry is on a slowdown now due to the recession in the US economy.Its affecting my employer as well, with a decrease in number of employees on the billing chart.Lay offs are the common things seen in IT Multinationals now and job switching is that much more risky.The US senate elcetions in November will decisive on this front, so also will be the India elections which seems to be arriving around the same time.Fingers crossed on that!!!!
MBA is another option i am mulling over,so have begun preparing to bell the CAT.Yes it is not easy as it looks,since it has been 3 years since i prepared for competitive exams.Going smoothly now though with the preparations.Only few months left for me now.Hence frequenting on the blogosphere again looks difficult.However i shall make a conscious effort to have a blog up atleast once a fortnight.
I thought of blogging on the IPL,the greatest wicketkeeper ever to have played-Gilly,the MSD factor in Indian cricket......all of this did not reach the implementation stage.
Anyways my next blog in line is dependent on the result of Wimbledon final between Roger and Rafa.If Roger wins his sixth consecutive title at SW-19,London, i shall leave no stone unturned in getting back at my room mate....:-).....
Till then...CIAO :-)
Lots of things have happened round the world and also in my personal life in those 6 months.
On the sporting front....
Team India humbled the Australians in their own den in the last tri-series (atleast for now) to be played down under.Virender Sehwag joined Lara and Bradman in the list of only players with 2 triple tons in test cricket.That was some breathtaking and belligerent knock mannnn!!!! Then came one of the defining moments of cricket.The Indian Premier League!!! Well, it became a daily routine for me to come back home from office and tune into SET MAX. It was like madness combined with style.Lots of icons failed to make a mark.The only nations to have benefited from the IPL are India and Australia.Aussies got a fantastic replacement for gilchrist's batting in Shaun Marsh.Shane Warne still showed why he is the best ever captain australia did not have and our very own MS Dhoni rode on some of his good luck as ever to reach the finals,when Mohali deserved to make it.Also were in action were the 2 mercurial cricketers of the new millennium- Harbhajan and Sreesanth.I need not write more about it!!! Lot other things also happened in the IPL,but i will stop here.
Australia are still looking the part even with few retirements and will dominate international cricket till 2011 i believe.
Coming to Tennis...Roger Federer,the best tennis player ever to have graced earth according to me, limped a bit this year.The loss to Djokovic in the Aussie open was a big setback and this was followed by the clinical drubbing at RAFA's hands at Roland Garros.Just wishing he answers all critics as Fedex lines up another Wimbledon final against Nadal.And also proves right my support for him...I have a duel with my namesake room mate,whenever grandslams come by. No prizes for guessing who he supports!!! Yes, i know Nadal looks the part,but he has to win Wimbledon and hardcourt gransdlams to be categorised in that "GREAT" list with Federer,Sampras,Bjorg,Agassi et al.......
Euro Soccer was fantastic.Though i did not watch a single match due to timings of the games, i followed every bit.Times have changed!!! I would have watched sports even at 3 am in the morning as a student.Not possible now as i am into profession now......By the way even during Euro the same room mate of mine had his favorite teams and i had mine.One of my favorites Germany atleast made the finals, while his-Portugal,Czech,Holland-all were knocked out.....ha ha:-)
In the meanwhile pressure continued to mount on me at work place,which is any way associated with every IT guy.To add to it,i suffered bouts of Typhoid and Chicken Pox within a span of 2 months, which further halted my daily routine.I am fighting back on the health front now, so that's one of the reasons for this long gap from blogging.
The IT industry is on a slowdown now due to the recession in the US economy.Its affecting my employer as well, with a decrease in number of employees on the billing chart.Lay offs are the common things seen in IT Multinationals now and job switching is that much more risky.The US senate elcetions in November will decisive on this front, so also will be the India elections which seems to be arriving around the same time.Fingers crossed on that!!!!
MBA is another option i am mulling over,so have begun preparing to bell the CAT.Yes it is not easy as it looks,since it has been 3 years since i prepared for competitive exams.Going smoothly now though with the preparations.Only few months left for me now.Hence frequenting on the blogosphere again looks difficult.However i shall make a conscious effort to have a blog up atleast once a fortnight.
I thought of blogging on the IPL,the greatest wicketkeeper ever to have played-Gilly,the MSD factor in Indian cricket......all of this did not reach the implementation stage.
Anyways my next blog in line is dependent on the result of Wimbledon final between Roger and Rafa.If Roger wins his sixth consecutive title at SW-19,London, i shall leave no stone unturned in getting back at my room mate....:-).....
Till then...CIAO :-)
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