Aussies

all time XI here.
Well, its hell of a team that has Ricky Ponting as the 12th man!

This man does not

hesitate to make strong predictions.

Bare Talk is convinced that governments and investors are spinning themselves into the next crisis.

For the full piece read here

Stress

puts you through situations you would rather not face. But its a great teacher and its up to you to learn!

Ashes

Well, well, well... Australia lost and the big man found his stage at Lords. It was a good match. Good to see Australia defeated and Ponting rubbed on the wrong side. Lets see how this series progresses!

Will they read

this and take some advice? I surely don't bet on it!

Will there be some sense

in anything that this government does? No as discussed here
Nothing good comes up in their economic or foreign policy. Don't know what the situation will be in five years of such incompetence.

There has been wide spread

anger over how Man Mohan Singh has issued a joint statement with Pakistan. From what I know the anger is very justified!
Anyway, who cares! People of India want a secular party who rules the country with no care for the economy nor its sovereignty. They ensure that innocent people will continuously die because of Pakistan based terrorism. Why don't they car? Because they know they will be in power! Thats what matters to Congress and Gandhi dynasty suckers!

I really

wish I could say got lost to him and move on in life. I really wish that. Its just plain ridiculous the way he treats me! I really hope I get a chance to let him know that at some point!

Christian

Ryan talks about a true team man aka Allan Border! Very nice piece!

As I sit here

and work at this time I realize today's conversation has raised so many questions that it makes me cringe! Did I misread everything? Could I be so wrong? And if so is my anger not justified? I mean how can a person say those things after such a long time and expect to take it at face value. Am I the only person who will feel that way. I mean if I narrate the story to anybody all I can hear is real angry words for the other person!
Anyway!

Freaky catch

Do see it here

Ashes

is going on and guess what the British haven't stopped talking/writing/blogging/twittering (take your pick) since last month. After the first test had an amazing end don't expect them to stop either!
Tim de Lisle looks at the most important thing for England .. obviously their team here
Pretty damn critical but mostly true he is!

Has been sometime

since I blogged recently. For different reasons have been stressed way too much to blog.
The fact that I am back on the blog does not mean I am not stressed but I have accepted that stress is here to stay. So I better accept it and bring my life to normalcy!

Lets see!

Gavaskar's analogy

on why sledging shouldn't be a part of cricket (from here).

The Roger Federer versus Andy Roddick 2009 Wimbledon final was an epic game. If Roddick serves at 120 miles per hour, Federer trying to hit a backhand gets the top edge of the racket and the ball lands on the baseline, allowing Federer to get an absolutely fluky lucky point. Would Roddick abuse Federer because of the luck that he has? Then why should a bowler stand at his end and abuse a batsman who got an inside edge that went to the boundary, or who played and missed half a dozen times? Federer and Roddick are playing for a major title and for millions of pounds, for rankings and stuff like that. Why should it be different in cricket? Why go for wild abuse in a match? That's wrong. The game will be better off without all this. It's also a bad influence on young, upcoming players watching on television.

What do I think? No idea :P

Review of the Budget

Not so great according to the reports here, here, here!
An excerpt on how funding on NREGA might not be in the right direction from the third piece

The most dangerous announcement on Monday was the increase in daily wage under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) to Rs100 per day. NREGA should be a safety net, not a hammock. Yet, the revised wage levels bring it very close to crowding out private employment in rural areas. Moreover, NREGA represents a misplaced focus on rural consumption rather than rural productivity. India’s transition from farm to non-farm will not be accomplished by NREGA-like make-work programmes—where people dig with spoons rather than shovels—but rather with a focus on improving the habitat for job creation and human capital. The explosion of NREGA expenditure and the roll-out of social security for the unorganized sector represent demographic insanity: Despite their political attractiveness, these could end up badly and permanently distorting the labour market.

Watch This

Well

Fed has won his 6th Wimbledon. Can't say I feel sad but I really feel bad for Andy! Now more than ever I hope he will win Wimbledon!
Go Andy!

What can I say?

From an article on Wimbledon here

He finished off the match with a slam-dunk smash reminiscent of Pete Sampras, one of the few players still to hold a record Federer has yet to break. But as that record is seven Wimbledon titles, the best advice is ... give it time.

Simply stunning! Yet I might not be rooting for Fed!

Wimbledon

Well the Wimbledon final is decided. Its Andy Roddick versus Roger Federer.
Who am I supporting? For the first time in many years I will be rooting for someone other than Federer. I will support Andy Roddick. He has lost three times to Federer (twice in finals). I hope this is the year he can win his Wimbledon. I am not betraying Fed fan club. Its just that Federer has time to win more grandslams but Roddick will not get one more chance to win a Wimbledon!

One of the best rulings

in the recent times from the Delhi High Court legalizing homosexuality in India!
Thats the way to go!

Hmmm

Have I seen everything? May be I have!
Anyway!

Life

Life in general has been pretty busy on many fronts. Workwise and personally too. But its been pretty pleasant. So I am not complaining. But it all might change very soon. Lets see!