A person who goes by the initials of VB recently posted a comment on my blog, it read "start practising the ducky walk since on the court tomorrow your ass is grass (and I'm the lawn mower)"
"The Ducky walk" is a ritual performed by the loser in the games of squash played every alternate tuesday. My friend, the anonymous comment poster VB, has had that pleasure off late - of doing the ducky walk that is, while I have had the pleasure of watching him do it, after having the pleasure of beating him in the game, he taught me to play. I will refrain from giving out scorelines out of respect for my coach and now regular squash partner.
Today though we changed our bets for the game, if I lost I was to post it on my blog and disgrace myself, but if I won??? As usual "comment poster VB" had gone into oblivion of what if there could be another result? Well I have decided to stick to the deal and post something on my blog about today's goings on on the squash court, but I shall let Mr. Comment Poster give out the results of the day, those of you who know him from the initials, can email him. His email id is firstname.secondname@gmail.com
Please ask "Who was the lawn mower and whose ass was grass". Also please ask how was the Lawn Mower in games 4-5 and unfinished game 6 and why is the grass not being able to grow even if there is ample rain and ample sunshine in Belgium.
This important midweek blog update was brought to you courtesy of AB Lawn Mowers and associates. Good night and god bless.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Wright words
The outgoing coach of Indian cricket, John Wright said today in an interview
"Life has never been dull in this position. It is something I'll consider: where to go from here. I think sometimes a period of reflection is good. There will be other challenges for me, I'm sure of that. I said this before. I've always felt that the passion of the Indian fans is very special and those are the people for who cricket plays a big part. I've always felt they deserve a good team. They understand that winning and losing can be part of the game but they deserve a good team to make them proud. During the tough times, that sort of kept me going.
On asked whether he will watch India in the coming years
Wright said "Like a hawk. "
On asked about his connection with India
Wright said, "My son and daughter support India. Of course I will follow India. They say that India touches you and that is correct in my case as well."
I could have wept if I would have heard this live. The boys owed him one last big one!! #$%#$%$%#^#%#@%^@&**^%$$#, Anyway, tomorrow will be another day, and after all I really wish, really really wish, cricket was only a sport for me, or for that matter for the whole sub continent, but unfortunately it is not and it will never be.
John Wright, I thank you for all that you tried and all that you did for the Indian cricket team! May the best be with you.
"Life has never been dull in this position. It is something I'll consider: where to go from here. I think sometimes a period of reflection is good. There will be other challenges for me, I'm sure of that. I said this before. I've always felt that the passion of the Indian fans is very special and those are the people for who cricket plays a big part. I've always felt they deserve a good team. They understand that winning and losing can be part of the game but they deserve a good team to make them proud. During the tough times, that sort of kept me going.
On asked whether he will watch India in the coming years
Wright said "Like a hawk. "
On asked about his connection with India
Wright said, "My son and daughter support India. Of course I will follow India. They say that India touches you and that is correct in my case as well."
I could have wept if I would have heard this live. The boys owed him one last big one!! #$%#$%$%#^#%#@%^@&**^%$$#, Anyway, tomorrow will be another day, and after all I really wish, really really wish, cricket was only a sport for me, or for that matter for the whole sub continent, but unfortunately it is not and it will never be.
John Wright, I thank you for all that you tried and all that you did for the Indian cricket team! May the best be with you.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Music...Movies.. Cricket
Saw Lemon Jelly perform live, never thought 2 DJs and a guitar could do this to me. Coupled with fantastic animation projections.. Great concert.. Beautiful, just beautiful, like a million dollars. check out --> www.lemonjelly.ky
Oasis sold out in Brussels in 21 minutes. Someone managed to wangle tickets at 0730 in between the shaving and the tooth brushing, the shirt ironing and the hair gelling.
Looking forward to tick off on Alanis, Bruce Springsteen, Oasis, Keane, Green Day, REM, Athlete, Foo Fighters, Chemical Brothers, Thievery Corporation before this Belgian summer is over. --> www.rockwerchter.be
Saw Maria Full of Grace, don't know what I walked away with from the movie, it left me quite depressed for a while, besides the fact that I was really impressed that I understood every dialogue by reading the french subtitles.
Finally saw "Lost in Translation", I am amazed at how well the lack of dialogue has been handled in the movie, the awkward attraction between the characters and the final goodbye is brilliant, totally brilliant, love you Ms. Coppola, and of course now I am a big Scarlet Johannson fan. Another movie of her's to watch is "Ghost World" 5 Thumbs up on that. Saw Alfie, great soundtrack, great camera work, editing.. a lot of stuff I actually enjoyed about the movie, including Jude Law and his "player" ways, but at the end it didn't completely satisfy me, god knows what was missing...
The boys in blue did it again, well I guess earlier in the week it was 1 guy in a green uniform who did it to them, but today it was them and only them who were responsible for their fall from grace, or was that actually a fall from grace? They've been so happy in their mediocrity for ages as a fellow cricket fan very rightly pointed out, that there has to be some sort of big jostle up in the Indian cricketing fraternity starting from the policy and decision makers to the selectors to the players. A rethink of priorities and ideas on how team India, which on paper is probably the 2nd best side in the world, will somehow make it to the quarter finals of the world cup in 2007.
Atleast, today if we had a Vinod Kambli in the team he would have cried watching the goings on - on and off the field, and struck a chord with the millions of cricket lovers in India, or actually not, the Indian cricket fan has been turned into the truest of cynics all thanks to 11 guys who make millions to destroy the hopes and passion of the millions of people who support them. Well anyway the frustration that I feel following this game on a website can only be subsided by a good round of squash and pounding my Nepali friend to pulp. If the Pakistanis pound the Indians, then this Indian can surely pound a Nepali, after all, all is fair in love and war... and frustration...
Gosh I did get emotional and went off the handle there...
Till later.. Adios Amigos
Oasis sold out in Brussels in 21 minutes. Someone managed to wangle tickets at 0730 in between the shaving and the tooth brushing, the shirt ironing and the hair gelling.
Looking forward to tick off on Alanis, Bruce Springsteen, Oasis, Keane, Green Day, REM, Athlete, Foo Fighters, Chemical Brothers, Thievery Corporation before this Belgian summer is over. --> www.rockwerchter.be
Saw Maria Full of Grace, don't know what I walked away with from the movie, it left me quite depressed for a while, besides the fact that I was really impressed that I understood every dialogue by reading the french subtitles.
Finally saw "Lost in Translation", I am amazed at how well the lack of dialogue has been handled in the movie, the awkward attraction between the characters and the final goodbye is brilliant, totally brilliant, love you Ms. Coppola, and of course now I am a big Scarlet Johannson fan. Another movie of her's to watch is "Ghost World" 5 Thumbs up on that. Saw Alfie, great soundtrack, great camera work, editing.. a lot of stuff I actually enjoyed about the movie, including Jude Law and his "player" ways, but at the end it didn't completely satisfy me, god knows what was missing...
The boys in blue did it again, well I guess earlier in the week it was 1 guy in a green uniform who did it to them, but today it was them and only them who were responsible for their fall from grace, or was that actually a fall from grace? They've been so happy in their mediocrity for ages as a fellow cricket fan very rightly pointed out, that there has to be some sort of big jostle up in the Indian cricketing fraternity starting from the policy and decision makers to the selectors to the players. A rethink of priorities and ideas on how team India, which on paper is probably the 2nd best side in the world, will somehow make it to the quarter finals of the world cup in 2007.
Atleast, today if we had a Vinod Kambli in the team he would have cried watching the goings on - on and off the field, and struck a chord with the millions of cricket lovers in India, or actually not, the Indian cricket fan has been turned into the truest of cynics all thanks to 11 guys who make millions to destroy the hopes and passion of the millions of people who support them. Well anyway the frustration that I feel following this game on a website can only be subsided by a good round of squash and pounding my Nepali friend to pulp. If the Pakistanis pound the Indians, then this Indian can surely pound a Nepali, after all, all is fair in love and war... and frustration...
Gosh I did get emotional and went off the handle there...
Till later.. Adios Amigos
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