WTF : IPL FINAL

Mood : Ecstatic *100
Listening to : Sensual Seduction-Snoop Dogg (BITE ME!)
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I just finished watching the DLF IPL final and not only was it electrifying but also mind numbing. My face was covered with my hands most of the time, so much so that I think it has turned red and heated. This could also be because of all the Watson-Morkel-Dhoni hotness going around! (But thats just another story!)



I never planned to watch IPL cause I never watched ICL. Now ICL is pretty much a washed out series/tournament with only Brian Lara to die for and Inzamam-ul-Haq, if you're the kind who likes runner outers. So, IPL was never going to be my cup of tea, like Harry Potter and look how that turned out! Television has been re-defined in some ways, I think..especially in the way now the L shape appears now and then...and how pretty people keep stretching across your screen. I first watched IPL on the day of the Delhi match and then was hooked a bit. Then slowly with the pressure of exams one often turned to something less threatening and nuetral. Henceforth, IPL.

Today's final was to DIE for. Royals and Super Kings played will the last breath and it was so thrilling and pant-wetting that I had to jot down what I will term MY BEST MOMENTS :

1. Pre Opening Ceremony. OH MY GOD. Ramiz, Ravi, Sunil, Arun and Damien(has he seen Omen?) all in Kurtas looking swanky and as Damien Fleming said "the backstreet boys."..Not Quite!


2. The Opening Ceremony. Part1. C'MON PPL. Amrita Arora? okay...Dia Mirza...What would happen if she had moved...!!! Sameera Reddy could move but she couldn't save the day. Salman Khan appeared for some moments but just to say that "Dus ka Dum." I think he needs dus kicks up his. The laser show was much better.


3. The Opening Ceremony. Part2. The only thing that saved the whole thing was the acrobatics from Germany? Bending ability=100%=brain melts....

The Match Moments

1. Ravi Shastri's line "The Umpire owns the line." WOW. Ump = God of field.


2. Dhoni and Ntini before the 19th over. The LOOK was wonderful (ofcourse I didn't hear what they said so..), followed by Ntini hugging and pecking on Dhoni's face.


3. Before the last ball of the last over, with equal scores, Warne, Dhoni and Tanveer all laugh..JITTERS!


4. Sunil Gavaskar says... "Warne was sitting in front of the IPL trophy. He was eyeing it. He wants it..."


5. At this point Aamir Khan asks Tendulkar, what will happen if scores equal. Tendulkar "Bowlout!"


6. The Royals erupting on the field after their win. Wonderful. Followed by Dhoni and the boys in a huddle, consoling and appreciating each other. Team Spirit GO!


7. Kamran Akmal, being interviewed by Shastri, says for Warne, "mashahallah"...dies LOL!


8. Marsh accepted his award from a hotel room with the worse-hair-possible!


9. Lastly, Warne accepted the IPL trophy and dedicated it to the people of Rajasthan..awww!

Enough for the Night! Ipl's next year now!

the last semi final

Mood : Ecstatic

Listening to : Billie Holiday

Chennai just won the IPL semifinal against Mohali. Dhoni vs. Yuvraj.

Its not as if it was a match that went down to the last ball. It was a pretty straight forward match, and it was pretty obvious that Chennai could bag it. A good 100 partnership between Raina and Parthiv made all the difference. Punjab had set up a very meagre total of about 116. All Chennai had to do was focus and win it.

Ntini was awarded the man of the match and it was well deserved. His enthusiasm and energy in the field was thrilling and his big smile would put any non-supporter to shame. He, along with Dhoni, commented on the fact that there were many people in Mumbai supporting Punjab and there was a sparsity of Chennai fans. In spite of that, Chennai performed brilliantly, by fielding tightly and bowling even without giving an inch(except that last over by Balaji).

Finally commentator Arun Lal asked Dhoni whether he even faced pressure...(he should have asked that when Dhoni was giving his 10th class Board!)...and Dhoni, diplomatic that he is, said "Well, ofcourse.." but amended by saying that he concealed it well! This is partly my reason for supporting Chennai; I dislike Mohali because of its rather brusque captain who did not perform well at all in the series. He relied too heavily on Marsh, who was a very dark horse. But other than that, Singh has relied more heavily on his bowlers who, tonight, could not defend such a sparse total.

I still don't know whom to root for in the finals. Its India vs. India.

Lets see....

Cricket and Inflation broadcast

Mood : Bored, Pensive, Irritated, Frustrated..awaiting.

Today is the big semifinal. Delhi Daredevils vs. Rajasthan Royals.

I was keeping my fingers crossed for Delhi. They played well in their earlier matches, but were very shabby in the latter. Wondering how they even managed! But now they are facing the Royals who have lost just 2 to 3 matches in total. With the likes of Warne, Pathan and "the younger boys" that they have, they might total Delhi out. I'm not sure what chances Delhi has of going to the finals. Seems like today its sudden death! Many are hoping that Delhi and Chennai make it to the finals like Morkel and me, but that looks to be seen.

In other more important news, seems like price of petrol and diesel may escalate but not to rupees 10....no....its just between rs.2 to 5. Well, isn't that a relief...five bucks...which is now being called a moderate hike ! All this results from what I call the spiralling effect, when our dear Finance minister decided to forgo the farmers loans and did not think of any other way to earn that money...! Then Mr. Gandhi decided to increase that loan further, without thinking about substituting any other means of earning that....this along with the increase in the salaries of the IAS... SUPER..

WELCOME TO THE 8.1% inflation!

The difference between Clench and Grind

I decided to celebrate the end of my exams with a visit to the Dentist. Call me adventurous, but I like to live on the edge. A few months of toothache, coupled with occasional disprins twice a week will make you fret a bit or more. After diagnosis, the result was 4 cavities and the BIG ONE, a Root Canal. Pain I was prepared for, along with loss of liquid cash.
All in all, it did not turn out too bad. Still the last day was eventful, with the assistant dentist, asking me to clench my teeth by which he meant that I should imagine eating food. I mistook that for grinding my food, which I think is the way one eats food. So just to prove that I am right, here’s what my Oxford Genie says :

To clench : when you clench your hands and teeth… you press them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset
To grind : to break or crush something into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine (drill).
Turns out, my five years in literature haven’t been a wasting!

2. On the other hand, I just finished reading an easy biography on Al Capone (do not read as Wikipedia entry). It was fun, neutral attempt to capture his personal life and events in a less serious tone. It was fun to read about him, because I haven't seen Scarface but heard just rave reviews. After Capone, I started with an assorted Whodunit series. Lets see how that goes cause I'm a sucker for those. Wondering whether I should buy the Twilight series or just be happy with the movie version...

3. On the sports side, IPL is fun to watch...Delhi being in the semis is a bonus too. The problem is that they'll be facing the Royals; Rajasthan Royals, not the Challengers! Raikkonen's battling with Hamilton for the top spot.....EXCITING...mind numbing to watch Kimi get no points along with driving Sutil out...!! BAH

4. Loved this game called Submachine. Technical and escape/maze game. Start with part one here...very easy....then follow it up with part2, part3 and part4. There's also one called Submachine zero.

5. Started watching Pushing Daisies and Chuck. Interesting mid-exam snack type.