Ok...hey people..Iam really sorry fot not being able to update as often as I would have liked to. As I've already told you, Iam being steamrolled by exams.
Now...Iam not really sure about what Iam going to put in this post...Maria 'awww!' Sharapova has just won her third Grand Slam(Aussie Open)(Yawn!), India is standing upto the Aussie challenge in Adelaide..and also Novak Djokovic is taking on Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the Aussie Open Men's Final Tomorrow...What? where's the f-word gone? I mean, where's Federer? long time since we've seen a final without Fedex!
I really think Djokovic deserves a place in the final..he showed an enormous amount of grit. He does have the markings of a great player..well, I guess he already qualifies as one! A few years ago, the tennis world had witnessed the Russian Revolution...now's the time for the Serbian Revoulution..yeah!
Novak Djokovic
Ana Ivanovic
Jelena Jankovich...all top ten players...all have been playing incredibly well from the past two years...Djokovic and Ivanovic have made two slam finals already, and if Djokovic wins tomorow, Lo! and Behold! Serbia's first singles Slam winner!
He's a funny guy...maybe, maybe, finally, as I've read in The Hindu, the prince behind the jester's mask is finally showing us his true colours..he took me by storm during this Aussie Open.
Okey so, All the best Novak!
I am really happy that the Indian cricket team has finally won a test in Aus! It was a great match! The Aussies looked hopeless..it was India all the way!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys..I finally made time to write something on my blog..Yeah, you know this is Jan and is a very hectic time for student all over India! Yupps..Tests, tests and more of those coming your way. It's very frustrating for people like me who are into last minute studies! As If this weren't enough, I 've got exams in my Law Class also!
I wonder who invented these exams! They are such a pain..
I have officially stopped going to College..It's been a long time since I went.
Anyway, that's not what I wanted to write about today. There's a lot going on in the Cricket world..Yeah..the old serpent, racism , has raised its ugly head again. Or sop they say..I seriously do not think Bhajji called Symmo a 'Monkey'. I think it was more like 'Maa ki....'..ohk think I really don't need to explain....
What the bloody hell went on? All the stupid drama before the Perth test and all..Captains in peace talks, Indian team withdraws its complaints on Hogg.And yeah pre-tournament agreements? Is this cricket, or what? Oh! hell..what did they think? that the Aussies are gonna reciprocate their 'gentlemanly' gesture? Oh..Get a grip..They are Aussies, not Gandhians..They played the whole game to their advantage, no Bhajji...to torment them..Were the Indians sleping?
Yes, I totally agree that the Aussies go all out to win. They have to realise several of their actions may disgust people round the Globe! This time I do agree that in the Sydney test..Brett Lee, too was a bit outta control. He was into a lot of 'gamesmanship', as he calls it or rather, a lot of sledging as I call it!
I am not even gonna touch the topic of umpiring in that test...It could have been a thriller, it could have been a 'ripper', it could have been one of the greatest Tests ever played, if it was'nt that the odds were laid soo heavily against one side!!!!!!
So, now in Perth the score card reads:
India 330
Australia 43/4 (14.3 ov)
That's all from moi, catcha ppl l8r!!!!!!!lol!!!

Ohk, this post just contains in random order a list of my favorite sporting stars!

Okey....u all know a lot about this fantastic multitalented guy...I can go on cooing forever..He's gotten his 250th test wicket recently...and yeah he's started the year on a high....and 2007 was pretty decent for him....

This is Lisa Sthalekar..she plays cricket for Australia..an awesome batswomen..and can bowl decently as well, I was bowled over by her cricketing abilities when the Aussie women came to the tour of India in 2004...And you the best part? She's half Indian!!!!!!!!

Talking about having decent years..this was one man for whom 2007 was truly a year to remember! My dear Cesc finally came of age, scoring brilliantly for the Gunners!

Well, Henin is the most artistic women's tennis player in my view..she's also the most decent. She lets her Tennis do all the talking..yup!This year was maybe on of the her most traumatic years...but she put her misery aside by winning 2 Slams! All the best Justine... u rock!

Hmm...Henry, what can I say about him....I still cannot understand why he left us....WHy? He's having an okey sort of a time at Barca...but, imagine if he was there right now, with the Gunners! Oh!well ,wadeva....I'll miss him..

Dravid Dravid Dravid....ayyo! Why? I guess he's had the worst year of his illustrious career. It was sad to see him abdicate the crown, but as they say, uneasy lies the head that bears the crown I really hope he was a rocking time this year.....

Hey people...I am back!!!!! Yeah..its me..I hope you liked Josh's attempts at anything literary. I thought he was quite good. Anyway, I am back! Feels good to be back!
And yeah....HAPPY NEW YEAR....
So, this is 2008, so what? It's a brand new year..It's the start of something new..So, I guess it's time for me to talk about something I've never talked about..I was going to break the news, but that dumbo Josh spoilt it! He's already made it public that I love ARSENAL! Yaaa....Go GUNNERS GO!!!
I am really surprised that till now, I did not write a single post about the beautiful game..My mistake. So, I liked the Gunners from a long long time. I thought they always had a very good game. And also, a very cute manager! You rule Arsene..I was pretty upset when Henry left Arsenal for Barcelona..I have a friend who wept for almost a month when Henry left( I would like to protect the privacy of my friends..srry, no names)
It's been four years since the Gunners won the EPL..Four long years. What a team that was..who won the League 3 times...

Arsenal have come a long way from the team formed by the group of workers at the Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory, long ago in the year, 1888. Originally called , 'Dial square', they renamed themselves to Royal Arsenal, shortly afterwards...the name then was changed to Woolwich Arsenal. The prefix was dropped in the year 1913, when the team moved to Highbury.
The Gunners joined the Second Division in 1893 and were promoted in 1904. Success eluded them until the arrival of Herbert Chapman in 1925 when they won the league five times between 1930 and 1938 and the FA Cup twice. Chapman, who died in 1934, was also behind the renaming of the nearest London Underground station to Arsenal.
Arsenal had to wait until the 1970s for their next period of success. But their first double in 1971 was followed by several near-misses - finishing second in 1972, and losing three FA Cup finals and the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final.
It was not until the return of ex-player George Graham as manager that the club rose to greatness again - winning six trophies during his nine-year reign. That included League Cup success in 1987 and 1993, the FA Cup in 1993, the league title in 1989 and 1991 and European Cup Winners' Cup in 1994. Arsenal hold the enviable record of the most consecutive seasons in the top flight - 80 at present.
Now, coming to what is the most interesting part....Arsenal's Premiership history...here's an cool time line;
1992/93 - Win the FA Cup and League Cup double
1993/94 - Win the European Cup Winners' Cup
1994/95 - George Graham sacked. Stewart Houston becomes caretaker. Lose the Cup Winners' Cup final to Real Zaragoza
1995/96 - Bruce Rioch takes charge for one season before resigning
1996/97 - Arsène Wenger becomes manager. Signs Nicolas Anelka and Patrick Vieira
1997/98 - Win the FA Carling Premiership and FA Cup double
1999/00 - Sign Thierry Henry. Lose the UEFA Cup final on penalties to Galatasaray
2000/01 - Break club record transfer signing Sylvain Wiltord for reported £13million
2001/02 - Win the Barclay card Premiership and FA Cup double
2003/04 - Win the Barclay card Premiership without losing a match
2005/06 - Last season at Highbury. Lose the Champions' League final to Barcelona
2006/07 - Move to Emirates Stadium..
Now, after Henry left, I felt miserable...but thank God! Cesc is still in there..and yippee he's living upto his promise..before when I used say I liked Cesc people used to laugh...but now Cesc is having a golden year...
So....Go Cesc! and Go...GUNNERS! you rule! This is our year of glory!

Surprise! Here's the news.....I am your surprise! I am Josh. Sneha's friend. Yeah...she's got her December tests and that's kept her occupied..and ahem..she's entrusted me with the job of writing her New Year's post..
Okey..Iam Josh, from the land of the Kangaroo...that's Australia for all those who couldn't connect.Anyway, I am 18..and I love surfing(in water). I stay in Sydney..Sneha hates me for that(lol!)Yeah..I love reading blogs and this is my first attempt at anything literary..phew! I guess I've talked a lot about myself, mate!
So...Sneha, I don't understand her..sometimes she's this mature, understanding, caring adult..and the next minute she's a kid, she lives in her own world! Yeah..she's a 'Flicka'. She always listens to her heart.. She can write a bit..and this blog of her's rocks big time! And yeah..her addiction to Brett Lee is much more than my addiction to surfing! I guess he can be proud of having a fan like her..Ok..she does not deserve such elevation.
About 2007 now, what do I say..the Aussies rocked as usual...winning the Cricket World Cup and all...Team India won the T20(so what?) South Africa beat in the World Rugby Finals(Yippee! they beat England)..By the way Ian Thorpe, this web missy's idol for a long time, retired from swimming! Boy, wasn't she pissed when it was alleged that he took drugs..
And now coming to football, our lassie's team Arsenal, is right now sitting pretty on top of the EPL table. She was quite pissed when Henry left Arsenal and went to Barca! She called him a traitor and all Brazil won the Copa America, that too without Kaka and Ronaldinho..
Tennis the usual story....it was Fedex and Henin all the way.. And I guess I've talked all that I possibly can about sports..
Blood Diamond was arguably the best motion picture of the year 2007..and Leonardo DiCaprio...outdid himself..seriously...The Departed was alright too..but Blood Diamond deserved the Oscar! I thought Little Miss Sunshine was definately worth a watch(Oh! yeah..Sneha has'nt seen it). The Last King of Scotland, Dreamgirls, were ok. And this year...thanx to all my Indian friends in Sydney, I watched my first Hindi movie, Om Shanti Om. It was seriously an experience of a kind! There was soo much song and dance. I thought the actress looked hot!
And I guess that's enough of me polluting this lovely blog of her's. I am gonna be so dead when she reads this post. Iam sure she'll delete it immediately. I hope she likes the new layout....lol! Okey and
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a nice year..............

Hey, its been a year since I've actually started posting..I mean imagine this...I write and people actually have time to read what I write...ok, I have done some really stupid things this year, but whatever I have been upto..I have always learnt new lessons..ohk, that's just me getting really philosophical out here..ho hum! Anyway...this piece of the internet has helped me voice out my views on several things, has helped me share my misery and happiness with all those out there, and the best of all, has helped me make new friends!
So my blog contained cricket, Brett Lee, movies, my college..and yeah! loads of other things. It was good to see India win something(finally!)..this year..and it was good to know that Brett Lee now, has 250 test wickets now! Yeah, I guess that's all for my anniversery post..I ' ll have to go study now..yeah..PRE-BOARDS....
ASTA LA VISTA
(there's a little surprise for u ppl in mah next post!!!!!)

Chicken?

The other day I was watching the KFC sponsored T20 match between the Aussies and the Kiwis..it was funny to see the Aussie Jerseys stamped right across the middle with the KFC logo! The mighty Aussies without realising it had themselves marked 'CHICKEN'. There were several unusual things in the match...it was one match to be remembered by all.
Especially , Luke Pomersbach...who came to enjoy the game when the Aussie selectors called him and asked him to come to the dressing room. So, off he ran from the grass hill to the Aussie dressing room! What a debut! I mean.........seriously...
It happens only in Australia!
So it got me thinking..I dont know if it's the KFC factor or what..I was just comparing each Aussie cricketer to a KFC chicken....So, here's my list
1)Ricky Ponting-he's the KFC Original Recipe...Colonel's secret recipe..
2)Adam Gilchrist-Extra Crispy, and LOUD!
3)Mathew Hayden-Chicken in a bucket....nothing can beat this size!(sry man!)
4)Andrew Symonds-Pot pie..
5)Micheal Clarke-Chicken Popcorn
I have not really thought about the other names...but ofcourse there's Brett Lee and he definetly is..
Chicken strips....yummy....
So,instead of having the player's nicknames on their Jerseys..KFC should have made them wear the names from the KFC menu!!!!!!!!
Adios!

or are these the real chicken?????

One of the things you notice studying in a Junior College in Hyderabad....is the miserable and incomprehensible use of the English language. Yeah...it shocks me! Why is it that all maths teachers are experts at mutilating this language? Why?
So, there are a few examples of the pearls, we get to hear in class

'Look at here' (it means-look at me!)

'Unemployment persons' (Unemployed people!)

'I saw you in Jubilee Hills with my wife,I was there with her to buy vegetables!'(Christ!)

'Government is setupping..a new project!' (Aww come on...)

'Husband died is Dead!'

And the winner is.........

'The word 'Associations' has how many 'vovules'?(it's not ovules...its simply, vowels!)

'Maths is a world of substitution....you don't wear the same shirt everyday...'
I am not saying that my English is flawless or anything...but there is a certain level of it to be spoken, after all my College proudly declares itself to be:
'LITTLE FLOWER JUNIOR COLLEGE'
(English Medium)
If you have a funny accent, its excusable....but errors like,'India is hasing a many population', I mean come on. Get a life people!
So...I guess you have an idea about how much people suffer in my 'English Medium' Khalege!!!!

I study in a dump of a Junior College...Ok, I have already established this fact a billion times.
One of the most irritating things about of my College is the Dress code for the girls!
'Girls are advised to wear Salwar Kameez'
-Prospectus, LFJC...
Why? Why only the girls? The prospectus only advises us to wear Salwar Kameez, but the teachers enforce it like a rule. It's sick! India is supposedly a Democratic country. The Constitution garantees Indian citizens the right to express themselves. And the dress code directly violates this right of the girl students..
The thing is....our great new Principle...about whom most of my readers know..inflicted more pain on our shoulders...quite literally, now Girls have to pin their 'Chunnis' to their shoulders! Lol...I mean find me a girl who is ready to do that!
The thing that irritates me the most is the fact that the guys can wear anything they like. Not fair! This is First grade discrimination! So you get guys wearing shredded Jeans, torn Ts, low waist pants...sab kuch chalega for the guys...
Their explanation for the dress code..Girls will not be subjected to harassment. I mean come on..find me a girl in Lfjc who does not have a secret admirer..The whole arrangement sucks!
If a girl gets harassed, it's not because of the attire...it's more because of her attitude. Some girls deny this...they want the dress code for their protection....Please such girls should realise this very important fact. You can wear a low waisted Jeans and still be considered 'decent'! And one more thing....you will not be in LFJC for the rest of your life!
So, I am anyway coming to the end of my term in Little Flower Central Jail...I could not change the system....I hope one of my juniors or their juniors can finally bring justice to the girls in this College!!!!!!!

I've been living my my grandparents from the past..let's say..5 months. The experience was pretty educational...yup..you got me right! I learnt a lot of things..like keeping my room clean for instance! yeah....my Gran does not leave me...till that job's done!
The other thing which I am really becoming painfully aware of these days is the mundane existance of Telugu soaps..never in my whole life did I know of the thriving Telugu Soap industry.Each soap is more punishing that the other! I hate the 8:30 to 9:30 pm slot( Well, I have to sit through that..as it's dinner time and Grandpa believes in 'eating together'!(LOL..how can you eat together ....when the TV's on?).
So everyday..I am subjected to atleast 15 min of horrible family sagas. Well, the length depends on how fast I am able to down dinner!
The storyline is pathetic..ok, I guess they can make them more believable! Take this guy for instance, he was stabbed atleast 10 times...10 times, and he still musters up the strength to walk..yes , walk to the nearest Multispeciality Hospital. And the same hospital manages to patch him up....aww come on! This is not all..this same guy is put in a mental institution..and is subjected to shock treatment..and he still manages to stay alive..and he manages to escape from the institution. I mean...people, you cannot rewrite Science Books!
This is more crappy than having to see the Great RAJNI KANTH 'flying' in Chadramukhi! See..super heroes all the way!
I guess as long as people like my Grandparents keep watching...... plenty of such utter crap will be telecast on the telly. The number of episodes keeps increasing day by day. These people beat Ekta Kapoor at being absurd! I guess she could learn a few lessons on 'Macho men' here! Lol!
So..Cya guys later............

I have noticed something..something very very very disturbing..my Cable operator hates me. He detests me. He treats me like scum. I know he's got some sort of a problem with me. I wonder what I did to him..
You may not believe this... but take a look at the events that have taken place over the past few weeks..
I plan to watch a footie game..this game is telecast in Starsports, it is usually after midnight..till 10pm the TV has Starsports, when I switch it on at 1am to watch the match...BAM! No Starsports..instead we have ESPN. Crap..
Last year when I used to wake up at 5am to watch Lee bowl...the channel which was there in the TV...used to be replaced by another channel.
I have missed watching several movies...'cause Starmovies used to disappear the minute I wanted to watch a movie.
No amount of calling, scolding, can change that guy. Nothing.
He'll just say,' Your inconvenience is deeply regretted.' and according to the Indian Contract Act, after that statement you cannot do anything.
It's really tough to watch a footie match on the internet. The streams hardly connect, and you end up downloading some complicated software..and you end up getting frustrated. Refreshing the page every now and then gets really bugging..
The worst part is you cannot see your stars...
So , these are all the questions related to Cable operaters...

Okey...it's almost one in the night, and I still don't feel sleepy. My head is full of Indian Geography. All I see are mountains, rivers, seas, oceans and stars...but I wonder why stars? Are stars a part of geography? Well, we did learn that the Sun was a star in class8. Oh! whatever..........
What was I just bickering about? Well, right now Iam in such a stupor, that I cannot realise half the things that are happenning around me.Right I am sitting here..here in my house in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, a southern state in the Asian country of India. India also happens to be the country with the world's second largest population, 1028.737 millions...second only to China.
Or if I want to go to a place ,say Banglore(Bengaluru.That'swhat it is now, isn't it?), I have to go to our neighbouring state of Karnataka, which incidentally happens to be the homeland of many an illustrious cricketers like, Dravid, Kumble. That city..also happens to be the place where the finiest Law School, of India is located. Yeah...National Law School (NLS).
Now, I know what made me become like this today. Well, I think I face a problem of Diminishing Mental Utiliy. I am talking Economics here, well, to tell you the truth I am talking absolute BULLCRAP!!!!!! Yeah, such were the events of today. I have learnt a few things today:
1. When you look in the mirror constantly, you will relaise that as soon as a minute passes, you think that you're becoming, more uglier...well here the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility applies.
2.It's not laughing..but lauffing!
3.The best way to bunk the class.....definitly , there can only be one, BRIBE THE WATCHMAN.
Ok I guess that's all for now!

Yesterday was just another day in hell(yup, me talking about Little Flower Junior College). The hours were crawling past, when all of a sudden, in the fourth period we had a free! Finally...and guess who was the substitute? It was none less than the Cobra queen herself. Well, she was a venomous Math teacher, whom we had to bear with last year. So here she was again, back with a vengence..
The great last benchers of our class(i.e; my two best friends in College..Sarah and Sam, a.k.a. Samriddhi and I), were bored to hell. Sarah completely forgot about the John Grisham she was reading...The atmosphere was soooooo uninspiring..
That was when I had a sudden revelation. I was all,"Hey let's play penfight!", well after that the rest of the class passed seemed to have passed away in a jiffy!
Now, what is penfight?
It is the perfect anecdote to boring, laconic, free hours! Or maybe it is the only 'sport' girls can indulge in Colleges like ours. Yeah..the only other 'sport' for girls is Throwball..well, I have never really considered it a sport. I mean....
Ok, now back to penfight...
Its origins are so deeply rooted in the Indian educational system, that it is impossible to trace the exact date or time or place. The son of a British officer, studying in India during the Raj could have been the founder of this sport. It is also highly probable that an Indian Babu could have been the inceptor. Or even a cool dude of our generation could have come up with it!
It is the perfect 'timepass' in educational institutions. Yeah, all that it requires is a flat surface...hmm..this is the most constructive use...that I have made of the loooooong benches in LFJC. And of course each player must have a pen. This is mandatory. Number of players can range from 2 to how many ever the bench can seat. The last remaining person to remain after all the pens have been knocked out, is the winner!
Ah..my heart aches when I think of the days spent in Vidyaranya playing this in classes..well, there we used to play other SPORTS too. I remember this once when Malashree teacher asked to us to write an essay on penfight! Well, that was a punishment. None of us really got around to doing it, anyway.
So, yesterday when Sarah and I were playing penfight..my mind wandered onto all this..and out came pouring this post. I wish I could divulge the secret techniques of this game..but sorry, secrets are secrets..and will continue to remain so...........
Okey , Sarah and I decided to play penfight today..so me gotta go and practice. So take care!
And yes, I hope you like my new layout..