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Perth, Gayle, Spasm, Angel …. err heartbreak

2009 December 19
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by hitchwriter

 

I hope you remember this woman … yes read the tale to actually understand this post… !

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Off late I havent been jogging as the Test matches in Australia and New Zealand have been on my palate… !!

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There is a romance in Test Cricket that is difficult to explain add to that the fact that the pitches in New Zealand and Australia are different as they assist the fast bowlers a bit… ! Mind you the wickets over there are getting flat too… but they are still anyday better than the pitches in the subcontinent which are as flat as what my belly once used to be !!!! :P

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Day before I left office early with a stomach bug and raced home on my bike, at times wincing in pain as a spasm raised its head, but in no time I had parked myself on the sofa with a couple of pillows and a sheet to cover myself, spasm after spasm periodically would come to disturb me as I turned to watch the match at Perth. Watching the ball fly on the bouncy wicket is what I thought I would see but instead I saw Chris Gayle pulverise the Aussie bowlers making the 5th fastest Century on the worlds fastest pitch !!!! Among all his big hits was one humongous hit on the roof of the three tier Lillee Marsh stand[click to see height] of the WACA… !! The pitch at Perth is at its most batting friendly on days 2 and 3 and Gayle was blowing away the Aussie attack which really looks thin with Siddle, Lee, Hilfenhaus injured.

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As I marvel at the ferocious strokeplay of this mighty marauder from the Carribean I can see why a healthy West Indian side is most necessary for the cricket world… they have a certain swagger, sway and charisma that no other cricket team can possess, not even our Indian team and this comes from a Blind Indian Cricket Team Fan!!!!! Watching the windies do well is the third best feeling after watching my India win and Australia lose… !

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Watching matches in Test matches at Perth is a different experience altogether… but getting over excited about Gayle’s six doesnt go down with the bug in my system as it decides to wringe my colon everytime I say Whoa ! deflating me… At times I would feel as badly hurt as some of these blokes in this video… !

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I lay there Wincing in pain and at times wanting to pull my hair apart as the spasms decided to let me know what a woman in labour must be feeling.. ! Just than Gayle lobs a dolly catch to backward point and I feel the spasm pass away, tired and sort of feeling having overcome a battle with the herculean spasm I gather strength & miraculously am able muster enough courage to get up and fetch a glass of water for my thirsting tonsils all by myself as my angelic wife decided that instead of staying home while I was sick and listening to all my whims and orders for fruit juices it would be a better idea to announce to me that I have an appointment in the neighbouring building with the lady who was running a beauty parlour in her house & that I have to get my hair trimmed…

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some one knocks !!! I presume its wifey back and finally I can go back to lying sick and keep ordering away

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But when I open the door, Its her !!!!! yes yes… the woman I was talking about in the first line… !!! The same Sonam & Deepika combo !!!!!  Apparently she and wife are good friends these days and she had come to our building so came to say hi ! She is dressed in pink (wonder if she always wears pink), suddenly the spasm is completely gone, she looks like a breath of fresh air on a hot summer afternoon !!!!

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But then as soon as I sense my senses coming back I realise…. SHUCKS !!!  I m unshaven, worst is the gray strands in my beard really stand up, am in my age old shorts, my hair aghast almost pulled apart by me a lil while back, looking sick and weirdo !!!!!!! God !!!! why o why !!!!!! did she have to come now, today ??? :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:  

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I tell her she has gone to the adjacent building to get her hair trimmed… that she wait I ll call her on her mobile, she smiles kindly like an angel would and gently tells me…   

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“Nahi nahi… Theek hai bhaiya, main Hetal ko wahi mil loongi !” 

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As I see her climbing down the stairs, My wife’s words return to haunt me… the first time I told her, I like her…

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My wife told me I stand no chance… Sigh… ! :|

As if I was trying…. Pah.. ! :mrgreen: ouch… the spasm returns…. the wincing continues… !

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300 n hoping to count..

2009 December 18
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by hitchwriter

 

Finally I have joined the league of the triple centurions ! I now stand proudly in the league of Virendra Sehwag !!! I have completed my triple century of posts !!!!

I just noticed it two days back while I was piling up the nominations list that I was at 299 !! 239 posts since 1st January ! Thanks to IHM now I know how to make a list so I ll publish it here !

Many a times the posts have been just a few video’s to share or a couple of lines but it has been most important for me to post… I started just in August last year and the triple hundred has come at a very good strike rate… Sehwag would be proud I say !!

Once I shifted to this new city Indore the only friends I have made are virtual, they all live here online, inside my computer ! For me the blog has been the adda where I meet you guys, my potion of energy, my friends !!! :D :D :D More than writing for me its been most about interacting with you people… about 4 months or so back someone told me I will out grow this and eventually just write… however temporarily I seem to have hit an abyss… neither can I write… and most weirdly I seem to have no zest to comment… Imagine I havent replied to comments I have got in the last few posts even on twitter I wait for hours reading everyone but I cant actually write one line ! 140 characters is a problem for a guy who has written over 200 posts in a single year… Sigh !

I have never been a writer, but at the same time I express myself better writing than speaking.. ! Wonder what that tells you about my speaking skills.. :|

I tried taking up reading but its not taking off… after a few pages of two books one a love story of a IIT-ian and one on cricket by my favourite writer Peter Roebuck I aint able to read… neither do matches seem so exciting… the tv programs truly suck ! Food seems not so cool after all, a stomach bug and a dozen loo visits in two days didnt help matters ! the only good thing it all did was probably left me with some less weight. I have always been a poor sleeper and if I sleep early I get up at 3 or 4 in the morning and no internet at home doesnt help at such times… !!

Strangely the only thing that seems appealing is the scrabble board, strange game this, I have been playing it now for the last 6 years online and it still never loses zing or intrigue for me !!! I have 9 games in progress !

I am sure this is a passing phase, a temporary phase, and words will start flowing more… so until they start flowing ! Ta’da !

and here is my list :

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Nomination list – 6 !

2009 December 15
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by hitchwriter

 

Added Later : Hey Am not going to put any more lists here.. will send remaining nominations directly to Poonam’s post. Have suddenly got a lot of work in office and hence.. will update directly in poonam’s post as and when i am able to dig the old ones.. !!

cheers… !

Best Off Beat Post : had to add these two here !!!

http://impassionedchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-we-hear-sobs-of-tiny-voices.html

http://ki-jaana-main-kaun.blogspot.com/2009/10/26-years-ago-on-this-day-i-was-perky-7.html

 

People here are a few more gems !!!!!!! :P :P :P Enjoy !!!!!!

Best Humourous Post

Ashwathy at her best !!! Do read this !!!! – http://thatslifemyfriend.blogspot.com/2009/11/matrimonial-mish-mashes-part-ii.html

Best Personal Post:

I am Deeps adopted son !!!! I had to nominate this !!!! :P :P : http://deepsspeakingup.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/i-love-being-a-mom-no-five-ways-about-it/

Best Travel Post :

This post by Pixie even has my name in it !!! – http://mytakeoneverything9.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/yercaud/

Best Culinery Post -

One of my favourite cook !!! a simple dish is made so drool worthy by Monu, simply coz she loves this dish so much !!!! – http://monikamanchanda.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/kadhi-chawal/

Best Off Beat Post :

Manju tells us how running barefoot is a different experience and how we are forgetting it !!!! http://indiancabbagesandkings.blogspot.com/2009/10/running-barefoot.html 

A sad truth about how we Indians forget our martyr’s, Indyeah in this hard hitting post – http://indyeahforever.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/a-nation-forgets/

Ugich tells us how google fascinates us bloggers !!! – http://kaimhanta.blogspot.com/2009/04/googlees-of-my-life.html

Best Off Beat Post :

http://impassionedchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-we-hear-sobs-of-tiny-voices.html

http://ki-jaana-main-kaun.blogspot.com/2009/10/26-years-ago-on-this-day-i-was-perky-7.html

 

Best Satirical Post :

A short post but one line that always stuck in my brain – By Solilo : http://mesoliloquy.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/what-were-they-thinking/

Best Visual Post (Photos, Cartoons, etc.)

By Sandhya a very gentle blogger who always comes up with the sweetest of posts, she just came up with a lovely life story of a bird family in her garden : http://maradhimanni.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-guests-in-our-garden-bird-family.html

Please do nominate them if you like them HERE :

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