Okey ppl....I finally realised...yes, that being 17, isn't much different from being...let's say...1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,or even 16! Things do not change..there's no change..the days are the same..so are the nights. I still get out of the house at 8am and reach home by 8pm. Franky still barks!
The last 17 yrs...I've tried to be everything..the well mannared girl,the arrogant, the moody and pestered, the socially handicapped, even now...I sill don't have a clue of what Iam. After trying to be all of the above..I can proudly say..well, I atleast have a vague idea of the big bad world outside..
Ok...like that's a big help! Cause the world keeps changing. A person who you thought was your friend till yesterday, can still stab you on your back.Well, I have personal experience..lolzzzzzz. Anyway...such people are rampant in our big bad world! So..beware!
Well, I guess there's nothing more to say in this post...I mean..hmmmmmm I dunnoe.......so,
ADIOS!

Well, in another hour or so....I will finally turn 17. Sounds nice, dosen't it? So I thought it would be nice if I ...well.....put my self under the scanner...yeah! it's time for self scrutiny..
Everyone analyses themselves in their own way...so I basically doing a tete-e-tete(that's head to head),much like the ones I read in Metro Plus, most mornings. This one's gonna be a little intresting...
Meet seven(ahem...that's myself at 7)....and 17(that's gonna be me in another hour or so)...16(me...right now)! 16 is gonna be the one asking the queries.
SO, here goes..............
16: Hey people..
17: Hi wassup?
7: Hi
16:So....how's life?
17:Iam yet to find out...
7: Good..I get to swim howmuch ever I want...yay!
17:Swim? Huh!
7: Yes..what's wrong?
17:Nothing..keep swimming..
7:Why...why can't I?
17:Ok, relax
7: What's wrong in doing what I like? Atleast Iam not scared to admit that...I like to compete, and win!
17:Hey!
7: I know your jealous...I know you want to just jump into the pool...and race away..and leave everything behind........
17:Yeah...Yeah...keep talking...
7: Your jealous of me...just admit it...
17: Okey , maybe Iam...so?
16: Guys...chill...let's change the topic to....say..books?
7: I love Famous Five
17: Famous Five? Are you sure? Gosh!...John Grisham..,Harry Potter..LOTR,Eragorn,...yeah..these are books...
7: Hey, my friends say Iam George!
17:Why, is it cause you can eat twice as much as guys your age?
7: No, because ...I can swim faster than most guys my age.....
17: Really?
7: Wanna find out?
16:People stop it!
17: Oops I got carried away...
7: Yea....me too.....
16: Ok, noe let's say...clothes..
17: Gimme a pair of Jeans and a T-shirt...I won't bother you...
7: Hey...me too....
16: Wow! You guys agreed on something, finally....good!
16: Movies?
17: You can see my list on Orkut.........any Tom Cruise movie.....
7: What's orkut?...I like Baby's day out, dunston checks in, Lion king
16:Hm........Boys?
7: I hate them! They are soo irritating!
17: Well...I don't mind cute looking ones, or the intelligent ones....I hate jerks, who ditch their girlfriends...Damn!
16: Sports?
7: Swimming....SWIMMING....and Cricket!
17:Cricket and swimming and footie....
16: Fave sportsperson?
17: Do u have to ask? It's obviously Brett Lee............then follow, Thorpe, Klachkova,Hackett,and other swimmers, miss you guys....Kaka, Rahul Dravid, Yuvi, Henin,and so many more...
7:Who's Brett Lee? Is he a swimmer?
Mine are Thorpe, Hackett, Kitajima, Klatchkova,Hill,well these are the swimmers...then..I love Rahul Dravid..kool u like him too..and Steve Waugh!
17: Jerk! Brett Lee is an Aussie fast bowler!
7: Oh! I didnt know that.Is he good?
17: He's the fastest bowler alive!
7: Does he take wickets?
17: He does! and that too with style!
7: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Wow! I wish I was 17!
17: Not a chance!
16:Final question....What do you wanna become after you grow up?
7:An Olympic swimmer, and also a good person......
17:A Criminal Lawyer....and a Journalist, and a proper singer!
7: Omigosh! Ammamma is still teaching you music?
17: No...I am going to her friend.!
7: Is she nice?
17:She's good!
16:Okey guys..thanx for your time....It was nice catching up with myself!
17: It was.....
7:Have fun!

A letter to my friend...........................

My gr8est apologies to my other readers(that is, if I have any), I have been devoting a considerable space in my posts to catch up wid my cute old friend Darshini. I will devote a little more space in this post.........Infact, this whole post is a letter to Darshini....(others, if you have a problem...you can comment, don't be sure of getting a reply)
Okey soo here goes..........
Dear Darshini,
How are you? I am fine. Are you still that cute little bubbly thing I met in Prime last year??
OKAY!
Anyway...you see pal, I can't write letters..I always used to get only 7/10 in ICSE....
I've moved on...I wrote Sheela Reddy's entrance exam...and got through. I actually got the second rank! I still can't believe that...So I have class everyday from 4pm to 7pm. Phew! It is hectic....but I like her classes..My college sux, and my music rocks!
So....I guess that's all for now. Hope to hear from you!
Regards,
Sneha Lee

A Hattrick and a heartache...........

Well, what do I say..Brett Lee has finally got a hattrick..The only guy to take a hattrick in both ODIs, and T20s. Strangely...he got both of them in World Cups. You see....big men rise in big occasions!LOL! He deserves it coz he's done all the hard work! He's supposedly 'trained the house down'! The Aussies deservingly won that match....kewl.
Earlier that day, was a match btwn India and New Zealand. I don't wanna talk about the Indian defeat. After a start like that,I thought that they would race away to 190,naaaaa that didnt happen! Same mistakes..every single time.Grr........
Here's my conclusion:

INDIANS SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT

Darshini....thanks for reading my posts.....I really miss Prime.
We were supposed to write about our life for an english essay...so, I wrote absolute rubbish! I mean,what sort of an essay is that?? our life?? I am hardly 17..and my life??????
Coming back to the topic.......I managed to stay awake to watch the last match of the day........SA were nothing short of BRILLIANT! The match was entertaining. KP has a knack for theatricals..I guess The Globe, not Newlands suits him better>>>> oops sorry KP...... U ROCK!
GUESS THAT"S ALL FROM ME NOW>>>

T20 rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bang! Bang! Crash! It's got everything! The first two days of this tournaments have produced it all........cheerleaders,huge crowds,loud music,tough finishes, nail biters and ofcourse, everyone's favorite..The Giant Killers! Yeah..I like this thing! This format will go a long way in spreading the game to countries like the USA.

Coming back to this tournament..

Boy! oh! boy! Wasn't fun to watch the mighty Aussies crumble to 'Ashes' *Chuckles*, after being humbled by the minnows ,Zimbabwe. Well, it wasn't that great to see Brett's comeback being spoiled, but he wasn't that great too. That is, if you do not go by Ajay Jadeja's views. He thinks a bowler who gives 10 runs per over in T20 , has bowled good. Well in that case, Brett was good yesterday, infact he even took Mazakadza's wicket!

Ponting you are damn right! You need to show this format of the game a lot more respect! Becoz...u see Punter, 'Player of the year', SIZE DOES NOT MATTER. To prove this ,why look at T20? Just look at your 'Self'. Anyway Aussies you could do with a much better performance in your next match against England on friday!

The opening match between SA and WI was one hell of an encounter.It was the perfect example of a T20 match. Gayle was simply amazing. What shots! What sixes! Gibbs wasn't perturbed by all this as he safely guided SA home. SA seemed to have made record chases a habit! tch tch ask Ponting!

Pakistan were given a scare by the Scots...but came through. NZ won comfyly......

Well, TeamIndia have their first match today. They face the resurgent Scots. Last night we've all seen what complacency can do (thanks for the word, MR.Chappell).

So...........................India ,pull up your socks, get rid of those buttery fingers, and............

CHAK DE!

Chak De India best fielding

The same old rubbish............................

Yesterday's match was like.............let's say old wine in a new bottle. I mean why can't Team india win finals?????????? what do they lack??????

They played like a team of ameteurs yesterday! Hasn't Dravid realised that his team has been winning matches , these days, when they chased??? I mean, duh??Actually, not Dravid the whole team is to be blamed.

It was a beautiful day at Lord's. The sun was shining, and the Indian wickets were falling like a pack of cards.....1-26,2-52,3-53,4-59, doesn't a team with so much experience realise , partnerships are invaluable in such matches???

Anyway what had to happen ,happened.

I have noticed in this tour, that the quality of umpiring was..........I cannot find words to describe it...or maybe I can ,wait!it was abysmal!!!! Well, it was worse. Even 3-time ICC award winning Aussie Umpire Simon Taufel, was rookish. And, by the vway...I still cannot figure out what's come over Alee Dar these days? These wrong decisions had come at all the crucial junctures for India..It's gonna take me a while to forget LBW given to Sachin in one of these matches.....the ball looked on it's way to miss ,even the 6th stump!LOL!!
Umpires,what's happenin??????????

Now,coming to the spectacle that's gonna unfold in two more days....Yes, Iam talking to you about the T20(for those who don't know that's the trendy way of saying 20-20)World Cup in South Africa. The biggest news for me is the BRETT LEE is back!!!!!!
He's in the aussie squad.YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
India is gonna be lead by none other than,'Dhan dhanadhan Dhoni' Viru is gonna be back. I hope he silences all his critics!! Irfan's in, so is his big bro Yusuf. It's a young team, it better deliver.
ALL THE BEST!
People watch the cute video I found on Youtube. It rocks!!!!!!!!!! Chak De! I hope it helps to erase all the bad memories of Team India's third class, or even chillar , fielding throughout the tour of "The old Blighty"!!!!!!

Cricket, life,and more........

My life's been dragging on. My new Law class is fun. Ma'm teaches in a very different way. End of the day I learn, and that's all matters. My new friends are rocking!

And please people who read my blogs..or those who've read my previous one...I am not the little girl. So pleeeze stop sending me sorry emails. That girl just happens to be someone I noe. Get over it! Anyway, I am not that stupid! I would have boxed that other girl's head off, the minute she told me she liked my guy! So.......GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

These days, I am watching cricket in bits and pieces! But, what a match the other day! Uthappa totally rocked. I noticed something ,he plays well ,whenever a chance is given. Yes, he maybe brazen, but he brings a sort of a youthful energy to our team.And our dear 'young' Sachin missed out on another century!!!! let's pray he gets it tomorrow. Do you know he's holds the record for getting out the most times in the 90s in ODIs. Wow! Imagine if he had managed to convert all those into 100s!!!!!!

I love this picture,this team. I want to see them do the same thing after the Natwest final tomorrow. This brings back memories of that wonderful chase at Lord's in 2002. That was one hell of a final. We won! then, we can do it now! Fielding remains our weak link even now. Robin Singh should work harder on his wards.

Hey, haven't you guys? realised our team is doing way better without a coach! They've had a good tour of 'The old Blighty'. Infact, India has been the only team to beat England at home! See, we are betterthan the Aussies! We are kings , not pirates!

Talking of pirates, my favorite pirate came on his yearly visit to India ,last fortnight.No, people , I am not talking about Capt.Jack Sparow, but about BRETT LEE. Yes, he was in India, so what? India to him is just Mumbai, and New Delhi.

Well, come October , all this will change. He's gonna actually come play , a match in my dear old Hyderabad. Wow! Can't wait for that day!

So, people that's it for now! All the best team India!

Mar Jana, Par Jeet kar aana!!!!!!!

Luv, you loads guys, you rock!

The few days have passed away like a dry desert storm....it just comes and takes everything away from you. Well, it does seem weird when half of your world is torn apart..in a matter of less than two days. Sadness covers you like a woollen blanket. Yes, it took me a day to actually realise the person who was half my world had left me forever...and she won't ever come back.. Well, I guess I 'd better get used to it.
Condescending talks...commiserating looks...sorrowfilled faces have all become a part of my life within less than a fortnight.
Death is peculiar....it has its own weird ways...its own characteristics, sometimes those which we can never really understand. It is ghastly , it has its own crazy smell, trust me , it does. I really think death leaves its smell, when it touches a person. Yes, now most of my readers will think Iam mad, but no , I am not...I seriously think I can associate death with a smell. Well, Death to me smells of burnt coal.....(maybe it's just my mother's death taking its toll on me).
Well, my life is slowly coming back to normal. Several of my 'freinds', have come to commiserate with me. Genuine or not, those 'talks' did help. Iam going back to College. It feels good to be back among my mates, who I care about...and who care about me.
My grandparents, aunts, uncles , cousins, and all my friends who've been with me...and will continue to remain on my side, THANK YOU.
DAD I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU...AND I WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO LOVE YOU!
MUM, I LOVE YOU TOO,
MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE.
P.S:Readers please pray for my mum..............

Looking back....looking ahead.........

Its been a while.....several things have happened in the interim.....things both pleasent and things gruesome. College opened with me firmly implanted in the 12th! I was not prepared for anything that happened that day...well, we got shuffled! May be this has come at a proper time! Maybe I needed a break from my 'FRIENDS'...
Well, I guess in a space of two months a lot can happen. I can happily announce that this summer vacation was the worst I ever had! I realised .......well, I was made to...again by a group of my 'friends'....that the world is not as rosy as it seems.People are not what they seem to be when you first meet them!
I kinda realised this...and moved on in life!
Well life is fine( for now!)..its just that right now I have a sprained ankle. Resting at home is nice! Saw Blood Diamond, Eragorn, Covanent, Pirates3( this one at the theater)...at home, on the compu. Nursing an ankle is one of the most boring things a person can do!
Brett is finally gonna come back in sept, and .........................the best part is he is gonna come to Hyderabad in October!( Well that is if he recovers..., for now let's hope for the best).
Well, I just hope I do well in studies this year!
For all you noe, next year I may write my blogs from inside a Law School!( now again we have to hope for the best!)
I guess that's it for now!

I finally watched 'The Devil Wears Prada'. My friends have been persuading me to watch it from ages ago. It was the usual chick-flick, but it had certainly made me think.I know you people must be thinking , 'how can a chick-flick make you ponder?' It surprises me too..
The movie deals with, the fortunes of a young graduate, Andy Sachs....who gets a job as Miranda Priestly(Runway magazine's editor)'s second assistant. Now, this coveted job happens to be the one,"which a million girls would kill for"...as Andy is continously reminded. Miranda takes her because she is 'fat', and among other things boasts of a 'work ethic'.
This movie shows us the million dollar fashion industry from the inside, away from all the glamour and glitz. Millions are spent in shooting and re-shooting phtographs, which show semi-clad women/men exhibhiting 'designer wear'! I mean who needs this stuff? We are fine wearing our every day clothes, aren't we? Well, atleast Iam.
And...coming to those models...those perfect examples of Anorexia, with severe eating and sleeping disorders...I always wonder how can they go on managing their sizes? You see , one fine day,4 becomes the new 6, and 6 becomes the new 40! How can you lose 2 inches in one Goddamn day??????? I guess going on new diets is a way of life.....hmmm...sad, coz they can never ever get the exquisite expierience of eating to their heart's content....
And , those ridiculous clothes! Who would be willing to shell out $1000, for let's say..a string bikini?Duh!!! (Ok, maybe one Ms.Paris wouldn't mind).
Then the models...amazing life.....you really think so? What is life , if you can't do justice to your boyfriend? No wonder most of them end up having close to 50 relationships in their disease stricken life...
Demanding schedules, even more demanding bosses, and....yes, when the money flows in all this lays forgotten. Most models say they are not in it for the money...they call themselves 'media of exhibiting creations'. Oh! come on...we 've had had enough of the bull shit!
So I wouldnt want to become a runway model....to save my life! Kudos to all the girls who have managed to be in the reckoning!

Oops! I did it again..

I know. I did it. I couldn't help it. I ditched Orkut, yet again. And this time people its not my fault. It just so happened ,that an ultra curious hacker found my yahoo id( which I conveniently displayed on Orkut), very fascinating and....there went my Yahoo account. My good friend Nihari complained about a bad email she had received...and, I decided to close my Orkut account.


Well, this was just a catalyst, I had been thinking about getting out of orkut , from a along time. I found it boring. Yes, at first you are all excited at how your mates can 'scrap' you. Then you suddenly realise that you have to keep refreshing the damn page to read every scrap or even to reply.
I did make a few good friends, love you Sanjana, Kavika, Lola, I promise to keep in touch. I got to read a few poems. I got good reviews for my not-so-deserving poems. I the worst part is....I had 112 friends and I was a part of 140-odd communities. I don't even know why I had joined them. I mean, why do people make random communities like hotdog, i-love-something communities?
And ,yes, maybe there should be a community for people who join Orkut to just read other people's profiles.
Anyway, what happened , just happened. If there comes a time when I want to go back to Orkut, I have a zillion friends, who can give me the 'precious Orkut invitation'.
And yes , non-Orkuters(well, I do not think there are any who have not got the taste of Orkut, if there are any, well, I guess monuments are to be erected in your honour ,guys!!!), there is nothing that you are missing by not being in Orkut. You are just not contributing to the save-my-girlfriend fund of Mr.Orkut.
This is another infuriating fact...he makes money every time you open an account, every time you visit someone's profile, everytime you add someone,or someone adds you, or even everytime you log out!
Ok, I have to leave now! bubye!!

The underdogs ruled, didn't they?

The Irish are my stars of the tournament.They have caught my imagination like no other team has. Be it their win against Pakistan on St.Patricks day, or Trent Johnston's chicken dance. I shall be closely monitering their progress, so I can analyse the amount of threat thay can pose to Team India in a year or so...Here are the Aussies with the Trophy which they have managed to pocket for the third time in a row! What the hell? Are the other teams ever going to win? Can they only keep saying The Aussies can be beaten. Or will someone get around to showing it in the finals of a World Cup?

(To the pro-Aussies who read my blog..This anti-Aussie vein will continue only till Brett Lee comes back to cricket. Actually, Iam quite tired of singing their praise too)

The ICC Cricket World Cup finally drew to a close on a bleak note, last Saturday. Phew! It was so long and boring...The Cup, keeping in line with all the dissapointments it had to endure along its way...finished amidst much confusion. The Aussies who looked famished and beaten before the start of the tournament, once again showed why they are the best. They won the Cup without much effort.The fact that Mike Hussey did not have to bat too many times, sort of sums up the whole story!

Kudos to the Lankans for putting up a brave show in the final.But, what really struck me this world cup was the emergence of the minnows. Yes...I know the whole of India woke upto unpleasent news on the 18th of March this year.Our grief was also shared by Pakistan, who had to digest the fact that their cricket had been eliminated from the mega event. Then they had to take notice of the fact that Bob Woolmer had left them forever.

Now this World Cup had very few positives coming out of it. Ireland's stunning performance was one. Their fielding particularly attracted me. The spirit they showed was mindblowing. Even their celebration was entertaining. I think they really deserve a place in the LG ODI standings. I was really happy when the ICC broke the news.

Though they lost to the biggies, the game they showed against Bangladesh in the Super stage was too good. It was hard believe that they were a team of amateur Cricketers.I was really happy with the victories of Bangladesh too. They beat South Africa., man! They were too good through out the tournament.

Now, all this worries me. India is going to tour Bangladesh without a coach, and hopefully they will not suffer the same fate the Aussies suffered in hte Kiwi hands, earlier this year.

So.. see ya later!