~ Abhi - Manyu ~

My nephews, age:: 2 yrs & 4 months. Yes, they are identical twins.

Restraining myself from writing a sad-sad post, and successful till now.
no worries, I won't write anything depressing, and now I don't want to.
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Well, Mondays are always special whether I accept it or not.
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Today, had small argument with boss, who also happens to be VP of the company. well, it was abt taking leaves and stuff.
In my 6 years @ work, and I've always followed my a simple funda abt leaves... "Bina reason ke leave na lo, and jab zarorri hai tab leave zaroor lo".
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Watched 'Iqbal' on Friday night, it’s lovely movie, I enjoyed it, specially Naseeruddin Shah's part.
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Went to Amritsar on Saturday morning and came back on Sunday night.
Had great time there;
Loved each moment spent with my twin nephews there.

Internet

Internet is a big, lonely place.

R n a d m o

Weekend, was good fun, spent good time sleeping and watching television :-)
Ashes is going English way..... :-)

On Saturday, for the first time used Metro for going to Connaught Place, its was sooooo good going it that way, in 30 mins flat I was standing in the middle of CP, it felt soo good, I went there after a long long time, and in this mall culture, CP is still my favorite shopping place, it always brings back lots of memories :-) there is hardly any shop where I've not been to.
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Life is a movie.
You are the hero.
Give it a happy ending.
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sometimes I wannna grow long hair... like Mark Robinson had some years ago, and also waana sport a beard…..thick beard, and the problem is that I don't have patience :-(
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for a change I'm sporting a French beard ..after a long long time ;-), dunno how long it will last, may b 2 days?? :-)
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Its 121/4 in 35 overs, Kaif just gone after making 65 off 122 balls, damn are we playing against world champions?? can't they maintain a strike rate of 75-80?? , bludy they all now play to cement their place for next match, that’s it. they r struggling against an attack which went for 397(44 overs) in their last match !! and next man in is Dhoni, damn after 4 down our wicketkeeper comes to bat, where are the batsmen??

and I won't b surprised if Mr.Chappel resigns after Videocon cup.

Calendar

FEB
26-Feb-2005

MARCH
11-March-2005
12-March-2005
13
14-March-2005
15
16-March-2005 (+ W -->) / (+ W <--)
17-March-2005 (+ W --> J)
18,19,20,21,22,23,24
25-March-2005 (+ W <--) / (+ W -->)
26,27
28-March-2005 (+ W <--)
29-30-31

April
1-2
3-April-2005 (W -->)
4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15
16-April-2005 (+ P -->)
17-April-2005 (+ PW <--)
18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25
26-April-2005 (--> W)
27-28-29-30

MAY
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
10-May-2005 (W <--)
11-12-13-14-15
16-May-2005 (W -->)
17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29
30-May-2005 (-->)
31

JUNE
1-June-2005 (<--)
2-3-4-5-6
7-June-2005 (W <--)
8,9,10,11,12
13-June-2005 (W -->)
14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30

JULY - AUG
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
9-July-2005 (W <--)
10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31.
1,2,3,4,5
06-Aug-2005 (W -->)
7-8-9-10-11-12
13-Aug-2005 (-->)
14
15-Aug-2005 (<--)
16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28
29-Aug-2005 (W <--)

"A short pencil is better than a long memory."

47 Questions.

(1)What time did you get up this morning? - 6:45 am
(2)Formals or Casuals?-Casuals but today I'm wearing Formals!
(3)What was the last film you saw at the cinema?-Paheli!
(4)What is your favorite TV show?- none!
(5)What is your middle name?-don't have one
(6)Which is your favorite perfume/Deodorant?- Gillette (pacific light)
(7)What is your favorite cuisine?- Indian
(8)What is your favorite drink?- Fresh Lime Soda (sweet)
(9)What is your favorite CD at the moment?- none
(10)What kind of vehicle do you drive?- Wagon R
(11)What is your Favorite sandwich? - chicken
(12)What characteristics do you despise?- dishonesty, selfishness.
(13)What is your Favorite item of clothing?- jeans
(14)If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?- Austria.
(15)What color is your bathroom? -white
(16)What color pants are you wearing?-dark gray
(17)Where would you retire to?- McLeodganj
(18)What is your Favorite time of the day?- evenings
(19)What was your most memorable birthday?- my last birthday...wifey cooked my favorite biryani.
(20)What's the last thing you ate?- chicken-biryani.
(21)If you were a crayon, what color would you be? - red
(22)What is your Favorite flower?- don't know the name of many flowers...so roses.
(23)Coke or Pepsi?- Coke
(24)Do you wish on stars?- no.
(25)What is your shoe size?- 8!
(26)Do you have any pets?- no wayyyyyyyy
(27)Last person you talked to on the phone?- wifey
(28)What did you want to be when you were little?- don't know, was too dumb.
(29)What are you meant to be doing now?- work
(30)What do you first notice about someone?- dressing sense and the way one talks.
(31)What was your favorite toy as a child?- don't remember./ never liked playing with toys.
(32)Summer or winter? - winters
(33)Hugs or Kisses?- hugz
(34)Chocolate or vanilla? -chocolate
(35)Who is most likely to respond?- to what??
(36)Who is least likely to respond?-?????????
(37)Living arrangements?- Joint family.
(38)When was the last time you cried?- on my last birthday.
(39)What is under your bed? - weighing scale.
(40)How many countries have you visited?- 1
(41)In how many cities have you lived?- 1
(42)Favorite movie of all time?- Anari(old one)/Dil se.
(43)Mountains or beach?- Mountains
(44)The current friend you have known the longest?-Vinay..(25 years)
(45)Full names of your potential kids?- dunno...
(46)What is your usual bedtime?- 12:00 am
(47)What is your favorite past time after office?- reading.

longish post with sick end!

well.....I'm back after another lil battle with sore-throat/paining-cheek-bones/burning-eyes and wat not!!! Still on medication, roxid/allegra-120. B-(
I hate to be sick...or not being fully physically fit.
BTW, had hectic past 3-4 days.....

Friday
Friday evening, left office @6:30pm/ Spent the 2hrs @ Ansal's plaza, all alone, checked almost all jewelers shops there/ Purchased a Swarovski ring for wifey.

Saturday
got up @4:30am, took 6:15am Shatabdi/ reached lko at 12:30pm/ had big lunch/ parents too reached there by 4:30pm flight/ had evening tea with them/ went for a drive with Money(i think he wanted to say something but...)/ had dinner at Lko's best hotel.

Sunday
got up @7am, went to "Neem-saar" and some 12 other religious places in the vicinity,/ at "Vyaas-Gaddi (place where Rishi Vyas wrote 4 vedas, 6 puranas and 12 shashtra) some insect got into my pant and bite me, on inspection behind some trees found 2 extra-Large RED ants (with wings)./ Came back @7pm, went to market, @9pm attended a dinner party hosted by family./ Came back @12am.

Monday
got up @8am, left for " Deva Sharif, the tomb of Haji Syed Waris Ali Shah "(60kms away from lko, at barabanki), loved the place, it was very very peaceful. came back @1pm, went for lunch at some-known's place, came back @2:30pm, packed the bags, left for station @3:10pm, reached Delhi @10:30pm, and reached home @12am.

Tuesday
got up at 12:30pm/ reason above/ result....roxid/allegra-120. :-(

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maine pyaar kyu kiya!!
shaadi karke phas gaya!!
my wife's murder!!

Sick...thats sick. :-P

Cricket Cricket Cricket

30 July::
SL 112/5 in 30 overs , still Jayasuriya in company of Mahroof managed to steal victory from the jaws of defeat.

3 Aug::
SL 95/6 in 26 overs, still Jayawardene and Chandana won the match for their country.

7 Aug::

WI 112/6 in 24 overs, Ramdin almost won it for WI, scoring at almost 6 per over from 112/6 is incredible.


So problem area remains to be 5th bowler; in all matches India held the edge till regular bowlers bowled, and the moment 5th bowler( Sehwag/Ganguly/Yuvraj/Raina) was pressed into action, momentum shifted drastically.

Well, still I think playing 3 seamers(that too all 3 left armers) is not a very good idea. How abt playing 2 seamers and 2 spinners and JP Yadav as allrounder.

My team for final.

1.Sehwag -- highly unreliable but can win the game single handedly on his day.
2. JP Yadav -- he has opened for Railways many times, so can be tried here.
3. Kaif -- he needs time to settle down, and can handle moving ball better.
4. Dravid -- From here he can bind the inning.
5. VenuGopal -- he is another sensible young lad, and knows how to apply himself rather than big-match-pressure getting better of him.
6. Yuvraj -- he can't be dropped but also can't be relied on (thats y Venu comes above him)
7. Dhoni -- he is DYNAMITE, he can't be kept quite, no matter on which position he comes.
8. Pathan
9. Harbhajan
10. Zaheer
11. Kumble

Raina 12th man.

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Btw, Kasprowicz's hand was not touching the handle when ball brushed it.