Last weekend here... I can't help thinking about the past year and a half. It has been a roller coaster ride. Looking back, I see some of really great moments spent here and some of the lousiest ones. One side I see the great hikes, the drives, the food hunts, and the night outs, movies, wines, and bul-taak. And of course, I can not forget the late night fire-fighting days and those integration camps with loads of work and lot of fun. On the other side, there were some really lonely times with no idea on what to do. Feeling of missing out on some things back in India. But still, I guess I would call this a great experience and a wonderful time spent in Korea. Of course, everything comes at a price. And I do not believe in looking at the darker side. But now, it is time to move on. I have made a conscious decision to go back. To get myself back to where I belong and find my way back.
It is exicting to return to India after a long time. I am looking forward to the life I have missed in recent times. But I am just thinking about the life which I am going to miss once I return back. It is a very funny feeling. I hope I could capture this moment in my mind. But time will wash it away. And life goes on...
For now... So long, and thanks for everything... I am really happy to be going back... But I would always cherish the time I spent in Korea...
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
All the wrong things... Still it's within law...
Cricket is in news again for all the wrong reasons. First SA pulling out of tri-series and everyone blaming them. I guess this is a bit unfair to them. If we are used to bombs exploding nearby, that does not mean that one becomes insensitive to others' concerns. And weather made it worse to make sure that there is no play in Colombo.
And then came the master of all controversies. Pakistan forfeited the match (as the news say) or Hair did it again. There is no evidence that ball was tempered. I don't blame Pakistan for what they did and umpires did everything according to the law. But applying the law is all what umpires are supposed to do?
Whenever there is a talk to implement the use of more technology for making correct decisions, there is an argument about the authority of on-field umpires and the human factor going out of the game. But now, when umpires apply the law without really considering the situations, where is that argument? In the same context, I can never forget the incident where Sachin was ruled out by law in Kolkotta test. (video archived in "my video" link - favorites)
I remember so many incidents when law books are shown as excuse for some things which umpires do, but one should remember one thing. The authority can not be enforced, it has to be demanded by your actions. If umpires want to have an authority as the game requires, they need to be more respectful to the spirit of the game and not to the law.
And then came the master of all controversies. Pakistan forfeited the match (as the news say) or Hair did it again. There is no evidence that ball was tempered. I don't blame Pakistan for what they did and umpires did everything according to the law. But applying the law is all what umpires are supposed to do?
Whenever there is a talk to implement the use of more technology for making correct decisions, there is an argument about the authority of on-field umpires and the human factor going out of the game. But now, when umpires apply the law without really considering the situations, where is that argument? In the same context, I can never forget the incident where Sachin was ruled out by law in Kolkotta test. (video archived in "my video" link - favorites)
I remember so many incidents when law books are shown as excuse for some things which umpires do, but one should remember one thing. The authority can not be enforced, it has to be demanded by your actions. If umpires want to have an authority as the game requires, they need to be more respectful to the spirit of the game and not to the law.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Potter in news again
Is it J K Rowling's another publicity stunt?
Rowling, who kills two characters in the novel, told the New York audience that she was certainly not looking forward to their deaths.
The task was easier however, for she insists that she has already done her ‘grieving’.
"I didn't enjoy killing the character at the end of book six. But I had been planning that for years, so it wasn't quite as poignant as you'd imagine. I'd already done my grieving when I actually came to write it," she added.
The following piece is really funny.
Top authors plead for Potter’s life
Washington: While Harry Potter fans all around the world wait with bated breath to see what JK Rowling has in store for the boy wizard in the seventh and final book, authors such as John Irving and Stephen King have joined the bandwagon pleading the author not to kill the wizard.
The duo has now launched a campaign to prevent Rowling from killing Potter in the seventh book, and is confident that they can persuade the British author.
Speaking at a New York press conference, where the Rowling, Irving and King were staging a charity reading, Irving said that he was keeping his fingers crossed in the boy wizard’s favour.
Rowling, who kills two characters in the novel, told the New York audience that she was certainly not looking forward to their deaths.
The task was easier however, for she insists that she has already done her ‘grieving’.
"I didn't enjoy killing the character at the end of book six. But I had been planning that for years, so it wasn't quite as poignant as you'd imagine. I'd already done my grieving when I actually came to write it," she added.
The following piece is really funny.
Top authors plead for Potter’s life
Washington: While Harry Potter fans all around the world wait with bated breath to see what JK Rowling has in store for the boy wizard in the seventh and final book, authors such as John Irving and Stephen King have joined the bandwagon pleading the author not to kill the wizard.
The duo has now launched a campaign to prevent Rowling from killing Potter in the seventh book, and is confident that they can persuade the British author.
Speaking at a New York press conference, where the Rowling, Irving and King were staging a charity reading, Irving said that he was keeping his fingers crossed in the boy wizard’s favour.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Do you want to grow up?
There are times when one thinks about oneself and doesn't know what he is doing. Human beings work on instincts. Everyone sees the world in his own way. And more you start believing in yourself, the more vulnerable you become. The reason is simple. It is very easy to accept the decisions others make as you do not feel responsible for it. But when you start making decisions yourself, you are worried about the consequences. You are answerable to yourself if things do not turn out the way you want. As a kid, you are careless and so happy. You do not care for anything. You are living in a world free of doubts and uncertainities.
There is a time in life, when one "grows up". Well, perhaps I do not quiet understand it or I should say that I do not want to understand it as I never like the idea of growing up. But, I guess it has something to do with person becoming more confident about oneself and starting to believe in oneself so much that one thinks that (s)he can make best decisions. One starts doubting everyone else. This is alright till things are going well as it fits into the thought process. But, it makes one even more vulnerable to failure. It becomes more and more difficult to accept a failure as every success makes you think that you are on right track.
But life is not a bed of roses. One is bound to fall at times. From there on, it is a fight with oneself. It is very easy to give up but I guess nobody would like to do that. After all, you had got confident and believed in yourself and you can not let yourself down so easily. And as I can not relate to that at all, I would skip that. So, what does one do from there on.
Either one can carry on and justify oneself and keep on going with it or one can say to oneself that failures are part of life and they act as learning phases to make yourself even better. Both of these are not easy ways. One runs a risk of remorse in first one and the second way is so tough by definition. It is all about how you want to look at yourself at end of the day.
Let me come back to the point of growing up. If this is what growing up means, do I really want to grow up? I guess I do not have an answer yet. Ask any kid, don't they really want to make their own decisions. They are waiting to get old one day not knowing what is waiting for them. And to be frank, I don't think one should really regret. It is still exicting to design your life. One just needs a right frame of mind and the zeal for oneself.
There is a time in life, when one "grows up". Well, perhaps I do not quiet understand it or I should say that I do not want to understand it as I never like the idea of growing up. But, I guess it has something to do with person becoming more confident about oneself and starting to believe in oneself so much that one thinks that (s)he can make best decisions. One starts doubting everyone else. This is alright till things are going well as it fits into the thought process. But, it makes one even more vulnerable to failure. It becomes more and more difficult to accept a failure as every success makes you think that you are on right track.
But life is not a bed of roses. One is bound to fall at times. From there on, it is a fight with oneself. It is very easy to give up but I guess nobody would like to do that. After all, you had got confident and believed in yourself and you can not let yourself down so easily. And as I can not relate to that at all, I would skip that. So, what does one do from there on.
Either one can carry on and justify oneself and keep on going with it or one can say to oneself that failures are part of life and they act as learning phases to make yourself even better. Both of these are not easy ways. One runs a risk of remorse in first one and the second way is so tough by definition. It is all about how you want to look at yourself at end of the day.
Let me come back to the point of growing up. If this is what growing up means, do I really want to grow up? I guess I do not have an answer yet. Ask any kid, don't they really want to make their own decisions. They are waiting to get old one day not knowing what is waiting for them. And to be frank, I don't think one should really regret. It is still exicting to design your life. One just needs a right frame of mind and the zeal for oneself.
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