A year gone by ?!

The last time i recorded my thought here was a year back. Not that i have not been thinking throughout 2010 ;-)
Its the australian open finals tomorrow and my thoughts are with andy murray. If he can collect himself and be strong mentally and take one point at a time and focus only on getting that point, he should be comfortable in winning his first grand slam !! Not that im against djokovic, infact i would have favoured him if he played against nadal or federer at the minute. Purely because it helps the sport to have a mixture of winning players rather than have just 2 players taking away the medals all the time.
This is very trivial compared to state of indian politics. Good thing first is that we have a few ppl actively campaigning for good to prevail. The evil that the 2G scam has brought upon us should hopefully be removed. State elections first. Fingers crossed ! May sense prevail !!
Finished my first 5km race today in close to 30 minutes and my knees are sore already :(
How will i ever realize my dream of running the 27 km marathon :-p
& officially retiring from playing leatherball cricket. Just to save my shoulders and preserve it for atleast some tennis in 2011.
Cant wait to get to india for my sis's marriage. 2 more days to go !! jolly !
& late wishes but still a very happy new year 2011 to all !

Happy New Year To All !!

May this new year bring happiness and prosperity to everyone.

Cheran

I wanted to give a bigger title. But i felt so sorry for him after seeing the article in indiaglitz that my feelings overwhelmed and stopped me from writing anything more.
He is a genuine guy with a genuine passion for making sensible stories. But he has realised after 'Mayakannadi' and 'Pokkisham' that people have moved on since the time he made 'autograph'.
People want commercial stuff etc., and that is killing directors like him. Well, k.balachander couldn't convince audience with 'poi'. so there is no use in complaining. A 'sindhu bhairavi' is not going to run in today's market.
But I hope he is able to continue doing what he has been doing best with slight changes. Perhaps someone like K.S.Ravikumar can guide him. But its left to see what he is going to do now. All the best cheran. You may not have commercial following, but you have some fans left in ppl like myself. We will go back to watching movies like 'bharathi kannamma' and 'vetri kodi kattu' if you dont make any more movies like them :)

It was exactly 2 months back that i wrote my last blog. Its not a blog at all. Rather its turning out to be my diary :) only that I dont update it everyday !!
Perhaps when I look back at it after some years, I will understand what I have been through all these years. What my thoughts were etc., Keep going !!

Wimbledon Finals 2009

Andy Roddick, the man with the booming serve in tennis. Federer the man who does'nt have a weakness in the game of tennis. Both meet for the finals of Wimbledon 2009. Everyone expects federer to win 3-0. Did it happen ? No. From where did roddick get this game he played today ? It could be a part of the gameplan that he devised with his new coach.In terms of the services and aces, one cant really say that roddick had an advantage. Yes, he was serving well but a look at the number of aces reveal otherwise. Federer, with his slower yet consistent and accurate service has been better in the department. Both players struggled to break each other. Unbelievable !!
The second set should have been taken by Roddick when he had the tiebreaker to his advantage at 4-1. No wonder that roddick was so upset at the end of the game. The final set went to an incredible 16-14 game. The difference between the 2 players in the 5th set was - Roddick served well but federer was able to handle his services more often but roddick was able to finish his service games. However, interestingly, federer's services were more accurate and many of the games were love games. This itself was enough for anyone to predict by the time the score was close to 10-10 that it was federer who had the best chance to break roddick's serve.
Well, roddick deserved to win,but for someone who missed his best opportunities, the crown was not to be his. Federer's victory, if it were in straight sets, would not have been that sweet. But this tough game will serve 2 purposes. one that federer can be hailed as the greatest player of all time and the second that federer will remember that anybody on his best day can defeat any great player anytime !

Michael Jackson passes away 27/06/09

What happened to michael jackson is the question on everyone's lips at the moment. Drug overdose, personal cardiologist missing, nanny's suggestions etc., & above everything 'The Michael Jackson' story. Sure, michael jackson's passing away is enough fodder for the media for months.
The young african american who made 'Dangerous' was dead long long ago. Michael jackson changed a lot after that with the numerous plastic surgeries.
What could be the reason for michael's untimely passing away and what can the world take from this ?
Michael jackson had enough number of debts for him to clear with 50 concerts in London. This itself clears a lot of questions. Could a fragile M.J have possibly been able to handle 50 concerts ? What would have been the expectations of the world. I think this was the thought that must have been on MJ's mind from the time since he decided to do this concert thing.
Any amount of wealth, any amount of fame doesn't necessarily guarantee happiness as is evident from MJ's story. We spend most of our time thinking about the unwanted. Worrying about the unnecessary. Whenever we are pressurized, we have to take a break, relax and say to ourselves. Its not worth it. Look at MJ.
R.I.P michael !

What went wrong for India in the T20 world cup 2009 ?

In short quick sentences, its wrong decisions, a stubborn captain and a panicky lot of players !
If only dhoni had realised that ishant sharma is not doing any good and that he is buckling under pressure, he wouldn't have trusted him so much to hand him a place in the match against England. But Dhoni always has his own plans. He always wants to be remembered as someone whose plans always worked for India. He wants to be very autonomous in decisions and doesn't want to listen to some good players in the team. couldn't he not have listened to yuvraj singh and promoted him up the order atleast before jadeja ? That could have turned a lot of things upside down for India and they would not be in such a pitiable state losing by a mere 3 runs !!
The crowd started booing at the English team which was absolutely shocking for collingwood. He wouldn't have expected such a show in his own homeground !! I dont know and cant say what the side-effects will be for the England-vasis like me and many others. Already there is a wave of uneasiness and our own ppl add to chaos by behaving like this. I wish they were a bit sportive like the chennai crowd ! Anywayz past is past and collingwood hinted a few things in his final speech which were insulting enough.
Jadeja simply could not play properly. It would have been even better if he only moved away from the stumps and got bowled out voluntarily. It would have been much better for the team today. & as many people say ishant should have been replaced with praveen kumar. Unfortunate because of one man- dhoni !
We should have won the west indies match if only a) dhoni had scored more runs b) If only he had bravo run out c) if only he had not given ishant sharma his last over.
My only agony is that inspite of the sacking that he got against the windies, he repeated his folly by including ishant in the match against england. All because he wanted to prove that he was right. doesnt want to listen to anyone, not even his conscience ! He just wanted ishant to click in the england match and prove the WHOLE WORLD wrong. Dhoni, grow up - please for India's sake !
Whats the big deal in accepting that the batting went wrong,.. blah..blah..blah ! you think people are going to excuse you for such bold statements. No. people will never excuse you for such adamant decisions that you keep making.
Anyway its upto him and he cannot afford this again. No media will keep quiet. all these questions will be asked and lets see what bold answers you give then.
hey. this wasn't supposed to be a tirade against dhoni anyway !. Just wanted to higlight what went wrong and unfortunately it happens to be dhoni and just dhoni ! ta!t

Struggle and end of it

Inactivity in the blogging world is probably directly proportional to activity in life. Since april, life had its own twists and turns and is finally in its final twist. Although seemingly it appears that its in the right groove, only I know why its a real final twist. Immense expectations is one of them. Whether true or not, its having its own impact on life. Anywayz atleast its back to track. Now what was all this about ? Its supposed to be a puzzle right now :-)