Another one BITES the dust

The French Open this year is throwin' up a lot of surprises. First the Joker crashed out, then the undisputed king of clay Rafael Nadal. Then another Serb Jelena Jankovic joined a host of big names already eliminated at the red clay in Paris.

Roger federer managed to ward off a very resilient Tommy Hass, who is extremely under rated but a brilliant player. Most people fail to recognise that he was a world number one when the likes of Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, PAt RAfter were in the twilight of their respective careers.

Chelsea have yet another boss at the helm, Carlo Ancelotti of Milan. CArlo may look to bring in the mercurial talent of Kaka and Andrea Pirlo to the bridge.

The T20 world cup is just around the corner. Many of my friends are tipping India to go all the way, but I am sorry to say I disagree. I feel India have too many spinning options and spinners dont normally extract purchase from the wickets in the Old Blighty. Being an avid follower of the game, my gut tells me that it is going to be an Australia England final, which will be an ideal prelude to the Ashes series in my opinion. James Anderson is my current pick for bowler of the tournament and David Hussey my batsman of the tournament. Watch out for Sri Lanka as a potential dark horse for the title.

On a personal note, I am saddened by Middlesbrough FC being relegated. However, they have illustrious company in Coca Cola Championship in the form of cash rich(now threatened) Newcastle United. Being a Boro' loyalist, i expect them to gain promotion immediately(brilliant youth system) and for the next season my allegiancies are tied to West Ham United. Come on you Hammers!

BTW, I have heard a lot about Angels and Demons..Plan to watch it soon.

Tada!

Back from the Dead

Well, after a long hiatus, I am back to blogging. However, I have been pretty active on the business quiz blog(chandukedochacha.blogspot.com).

Well, what makes me blog again? A certain Fake IPL player has become my inspiration of late. Had been followin his brilliant blog all the way right through the IPL.

Dreams of walking the hallowed portals of the IIM's have to be put on hold for some time now due to a very dismal showing in the entrance exams. Hopefully 2010-12 will be the period when I can complete my post graduation in a premier institution.

RCB made the finals and as stated a year earlier, it was RCB v DC in the final. Perhaps Nostradamus should take note of my uncanny sense of predictions. Been hugely impressed with the young gun politicians especially Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot and Jyotiraditya Scindia. Shashi Tharoor has also come to the fore with stellar campaining.

Well, my tenure at Christ College has come to an end. Initially, I wanted to quit as fast as I could, but regrets have started to creep in. Will miss the life and times at Christ but will cherish the memories there forever.

What is in store for me for the immediate future? Well, temporarily I have chosen to take up a job at Tesco, of the best retail chains in the world so lets see how it goes.

Will continue writing this blog, a view to express some of my ideas(full of shit).

A small message to my graduationg friends..Cheers to life..all the best for the future..I hope to see them embark ACROSS THE UNIVERSE..

adieu!

Spain the champs

congrats to spain...worthy winners...my team turkiye were a bit unlucky in the semi's but well life has to go on...college is on..one year left then hopefully i walk the portals of one of the IIM's but for that i'll have to begin my preparations in earnest...

The Desert Storm

congrats to the rajasthan royals for winnin the inuaugral edition of the ipl..they really deserved it..ipl was a fantastic tournament..forty five odd days was completely glued to sony max n its hilarious advertisements..

there were few players who have certainly caught the eye..snapnil asnodkar,siddharth trivedi,badrinath,mishra,dinda,shukla,goni,yomahesh...n the two most impressive new faces...yusuf pathan n pragyan ojha..

shane watson was the deserving player of the tournament n it was good to see a royal challenger gettin some award as well..sreevats goswami..next year i anticipate a royal chalengers vs deccan chargers finale..

my internship with taj residency ends this friday..will be glad tat its over..it was great at the beginning but slightly hectic n boring now..

will be looking forward to the european championships..m backing an underdog this time..TURKEY..hope they go all the way..

manutd ucl champions

congrats to manchester united...they beat chelsea 6-5 on penalties after frank lampard's strike cancelled christiano ronaldo's opener..it was a pulsating encounter and didier drogba did a harbhajan like slapgate incident, the shootout was unbelievable, thank heavens i was watching as a neutral, i must admit when ronaldo's penalty was parried by cech, i thought the big trophy is heading to stamford bridge but i was mistaken, mr.chelsea himself ie john terry or jt did the unthinkable..a beckhamesque slip n the chelsea skipper was in tears, anelka's shot was blocked by van der sar n manutd were champions for the third time, a tribute to the BUSBY BABES who died fifty years ago in the snow at munich in a disastrous plane crash

ipl is hotting up, my money is on the kings xi punjab to win the title n i think the rajhastan royals will be eliminated in the semi's..mumbai will reach the final n i thik the deccan chargers will finish rock bottom

internship at taj residency has entered its penultimate week, the excitement has died down n i am waiting to finish it as quickly as i can

this past week i gave my first all india mock cat exam at TIME, which boasts that more than fifty percent of its students get into the illustrious IIM"s.i managed to get an overall percentile score of 79.95 n i cleared the cutoffs for data interpretation and verbal ability but was unable to clear the cut off for quant..thats my weak point n i must strive to work on it or else i can wave my IIM chances goodbye

the new bial airport has started functioning and i wish it all the best and the karnatakaelection verdict will be out this week..personally i feel yeddyurappa should be the cm and the race for te white house hots up..i think hillary v mccain mostly

on a lighter note, steve ballmer of microsoft was seen ducking at a budapest university when lecturing, a member of the audience allegedly started throwing eggs at him man that goes to show steve that windows doesnt always make the difference..

the royal challengers are officially out of the ipl semi final slot with more dismal performances but i thought the performance against delhi was extremely heartening..mumbai look strong favourites for the title in my few...comin to a title of a diff sort...nadal v federer in hamburg was a brilliant match..nadal eventually winning..champions eague final is round the corner n as a neutral it looks like its gonna be a very cagey affair..bjp seems to be doin alright in karnataka elections..fulham did manage to survive..full marks to jimmy bullard and danny murphy..n congrats to portsmouth for winning the fa cup..

Royal Challengers bangalore suck

the royal challengers have flattered to deceive...match after match when u think they have it in the bag, they somehow manage to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory..mumbai indians are on a bit of a roll and should make it to the semi along with kings XI, rajasthan royals, and a strong tussle between delhi n chennai...bangalore need to win atleast five out of the remainin six to have a ray of hope..it is more likely that they will taste defeat in five out of six..

the final barclays premier league weekend is approaching..manutd shuould beat wigan to retain their title..middlesbrough will languish in mid table..the relegation dogfight has also gone down to the wire..i think reading n birmingham will join the whipping boys derby county in the championship next season n i back mohammed al fayed's fulham to survive thanks to one individual..jimmy bullard..

karnataka elections around the corner n i am looking forward to voting.hillary obama race still too close to call and the taj internship is getting hectic and dull but the food remains the same..great!

dmitry medvedev is sworn in as russia prez and frank rijkaard goin to quit barca while mathieu flamini joins ac milan..wat bout the brazilian ronaldo he's goin thru troubled times its high time even the transverstites stick with him..