Ladies Handbag

In the last few weeks I have been travelling in the Delhi Metro very frequently and there is something very interesting that I have noted. All the Metro stations have a different entry for ladies and gents. Most of the time the entry for male passengers is over crowded and at times the line stretches upto few meters on the road (especially at the Huda City Centre) while the ladies have a walk in the park. This holds true for most Metro stations (I have been to many if not all).

Just the other day I was boarding a Metro from the MG Road Metro station and to my surprise the ladies line was atleast twice the size of the line for male passengers. I was smiling looking at this and was wondering what has caused this role reversal ? I was searching around for a reason to justify this abnormal activity. Not that I was feeling bad infact I was feeling good about the fact that I had a small line to cross to be able to reach my destination.

One common thing that I noticed was that every lady was carrying a handbag of the size of a medium backpack bag. Then the answer was easy, the bag checking was taking a lot of time and thus the slow moving queue. Also that was a day when there was Sale on almost all the brands and the ladies have shopped their heart out.  

It is sometimes hard to control yourself when you see something that is not so usual and it keeps playing on your mind till you get an answer to it and when you actually get an answer you laugh at yourself considering the reason you got for it.

Clever Girls

I was sitting on a bench in a park in my society in the evening today and I noticed something that I enjoyed and it made me realize that girls always have the upper hand when playing with boys. Let me narrate the incident to help you understand what exactly I am trying to say.

There was a group of 4 boys and 2 girls playing cricket. To heat up things they decided to have a girls versus boys match. So the 2 girls formed one team and the 4 boys formed the other. Then it was also agreed, rather the girls made the boys agree to the proposition that they should be given the opportunity to bat first. The boys had no option but to agree to them. The girls batted for a couple of overs and scored just 3 runs before both of them got out. When the boys team came out to bat they hit the first ball for a four and they won the match and it was over. The girls gladly accepted their defeat and asked to start a new match. They also said it was their turn to bat as agreed before the matches started. So they batted again and the poor boys had to field and bowl.

I was sitting there watching all this. I felt pity on the poor boys but that also made me realise that girls are clever and they always have a way to express their domination and have things their way. It was a very good moment and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I walked past them smiling and they smiled back.

KBC the new Ramayana

When I see people watching Kaun Banega Crorepati with such passion and enthsiasm it reminds me of the Ramayan when I was young. I still remember the Sunday mornings when the entire family used to sit together and watch Arun Govil portraying the role of Lord Rama. Today when I was walking across the lane near my house around 9:00 pm I could hear the KBC music playing almost at every house and it reminded me of my childhood memories about Ramayan.

I loved the Ramayan then and I love the KBC now but that shows how things have changed. I love the way Amitabh Bachchan calls out 'Panch Koti Mahamani...Kaun Banega Crorepati'. He is one man who drives the nation crazy and I consider him to be the reason behind the grand success of KBC. I recently heard a news about Sony reaching the 2nd spot in terms of TRP majorly due to the impacts of KBC.

It would not be correct to compare the epic Ramayana with KBC as they are significantly different but the amount of craze that KBC has now was once due to Ramayana. I couldn't stop myself from writing out my feelings after what I noticed tonight. It is just a coincidence but still so true. I so dearly miss being with all my family members and those childhood days.

When Swift performed like Hummer

In our un-official parking today an event took place where I had to make my Swift perform as if it was a hummer. The parking today was open and the contractors had taken a day off, there was chaos and everyone was worried about the parking space and people were parking their cars wherever the got space to. I was lucky as I was early that I got a proper parking space, parked my car there and felt like a king.

After a couple of hours or so I just peeped out of the window of my recreation room which looks directly into the parking slot to check if my car was ok. I saw there was a car parked right at the tail of my car with a space of just 5 feet. My car was staked against a high heap of mud and the only it could be driven was in back gear. I was shocked to note this and was even wondering how can someone who is so very well educated park his car so insensibly.

I could do anything but to wait for my time to leave and just hope that the car blocking my car's movement go away and i get a through passage. But as time passed, the jungle around my car increased to a level that I was sure I will have to wait till late night to get my car out. We went there at our usually office timings only to find another man facing the same situation, his car was just next to mine. He had an old indica and he made it jump here and there, let it fall and get all bruised up and drove it away. I was watching all this and did not at all want to take the same route.

We waited and tried different options like trying to push the cars in the back lane bit further so that my car gets a passage to move but all that was of no help. We decided that the only way out was to make it jump the lumps of mud which were up to 3 feet high from the ground. There was no way my car could get through it. So we called up a few workers to actually flatten the land around so that the car can have some passage to move. After an hour or so of immense tension and precaution i was able to make my car jump over that lump. This was a experience that I would never want to experience again but never the less it made me feel as if I was driving a hummer rather than a maruti swift. Thank God that everything is good. Thanks Ankush and Abhinandan for helping me out.

Just When I Think I Am Done

Just When I Think I Am Done, I am reminded very softly that you are not and it is just the start of things. Life gets stuck into things without you even knowing about it and just when you think you are out of it, you realize you are deeper into it. I guess this is how life goes. Just learn to enjoy every moment because one thing is for sure that they are not gonna come back.

A typical customer service call

I tried calling the Airtel DTH customer service centre to get my DTH shifted to my new residence. They kept me waiting till my patience broke and I decided to drop the call after 20 long minutes. This is the usual experience that we get when we try calling a customer service. Below lines are very true with respect to a customer service call. Read them have a laugh and next time you have to call a customer service make sure you have your retirement plans ready with you.

A typical customer service call comprises of a five minute, cuss-laden punching of numbers to get to the queue, followed by eight minutes of hearing a lyrical voice repetitively assuring you, 'Your wait time will be of five minutes'. Then comes the twenty-five minutes of hearing the horrendous and short music piece over and over till your butt could probably fart out the tune. Finally, the grand finale - a two-minute of actual talk time with a highly accented and sometimes intelligible voice aping to be something they are not.

1983 to 2011

Someone posted this video link on Facebook, I looked at it, loved it and felt this is the complete compilation and a great video. Sharing it with you guys. Hope you like it as well.

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And the award goes to...

No writing, story or comment that includes cricket can be complete without the reference of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a man who had seen it all and achieved it all at the greatest level of all. The only thing that was missing from this man's wardrobe was the World Cup medal. He had to wait for 6 World Cups to finally achieve this feat and when it came, he called it the best moment of his life.


To quote the little master when asked for his reactions and a possible retirement: "This is a moment to celebrate, not one to think about my future, This is the reason I started playing cricket; to do something for the country. The process has been a long one, and I am still enjoying my game, so I don't see the reason to change anything.". He further added "As a young boy I dreamt of winning this trophy; that's where it all started. This is by far the best moment and it's the one I've been waiting for 24 years. There have been heart-breaking losses; in past campaigns we lost in the semi-finals and finals. I never gave up because this was my dream and now the team has managed to win this cup for the nation."


The modesty of the man was seen at its best when he decided to give all the credit to his team members and not keep any for himself. He has been a great servant of the game and I consider him to be the best batsman ever. There may be criticism about him not delivering in tight matches but I believe that matches in which Sachin has delivered never turned out to be tight matches as more often than not India won the match comfortably.

Mind you we are not talking about just any other cricketer, we are talking about the master of the game, the man who has played more matches than any one else on this planet, the man who has the most number of runs in both forms of the game, the only man in the history of ODI to score a double century, a man with almost 100 International centuries. You should take a bow, sigh, relax, analyze what you are about to say and only then dare to say anything about this GOD of cricket. He is the best and all the records that he had set would not be broken in decades. This is a salutation to the best cricketer that the world has ever seen. Well done SIR.

World Cup : unsung heroes

There have been some outstanding performances but there have been men in the background that also need a mention in the world cup winning squad. To start with one cannot forget the role of Gary Kirsten, the current coach of the Indian cricket team. He has been excellent through out his tenure and the team has achieved great heights under his able guidance.

We should also give due respect to the physio of the team who has done a great job by keeping all the players fit for the match. In this regard we should also not forget the role of BCCI who let the captain and coach rest the key players in rotation for the last five or six months.

The Indian think tank, which includes many veterans who have played the game which includes people like Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Gavaskar, Sourav Ganguly etc. I would also like to name Robin Singh here who was a brilliant fielder and has transferred his share of knowledge to the team members. There are several other heroes of this victory who have not got the recognition that they deserve so I thought I would thank them all in my own way.

The World Cup Saga

The cricket world cup has been around for some time and is going to stay a bit longer thanks to Dhoni and his team who made India the champions in this edition of the world cup. Most of the people were expecting India to do well. I remember a day as early as 22nd Feb 2011 when I was talking to Jitender Singh on our way to a friend's marriage and both of us opined that this time it should be India. Though we thought the finals would feature India and South Africa rather than Sri Lanka. So people were anticipating an Indian win.

Home conditions, players in form, a good unit under a cool calm leader, blend of youth and experience etc were the main reasons for people to believe that India has a chance. But I was surprised at the way the team played the last leg of the tournament i.e. the Quarter Final with Australia, Semi with Pakistan and Finals with Sri Lanka. India as we all know were a batting side with only Zaheer and Harbhajan to share the bowling attack, but it was surprising to see people like Yuvraj come up and shoulder the responsibility even when he was out of form.

There were some superb turnarounds in the matches, Sachin was on top of his game, Sehwag was doing his bit by giving us quick starts and then there was a solid middle order to take us to the end. The team was very balanced and even the fielding was good by Indian standards. The best thing was the commitment and the body language was very positive. It was just a case where everything fell in place properly and India made it through. It was a very satisfying victory to say the least.

I am overly impressed by Dhoni and his innings under pressure in the Finals. I love the way he talks, he is so mature and I always find him saying the words I want him to say. He is one person who can do no wrong, he led India to the T20 World Cup and now the ODI world cup. He is very situation aware and does not get carried away. You must watch Harsha Bhogle talking through the World Cup Final .It was a team effort and it underlines the fact that no Individual can win you a World Cup or any other tournament. Sachin can finally add the World Cup medal to his list of awards.