Its been so long since I updated this blog. A lot has happened in the last two years. One of the major changes in my life was shifting to Pune. A city I just can't come to terms with. Anyways, I am trying to crib less.
The last time I had updated the blog, nearly all my friends were unmarried. As I write this today, I am one of the few who is still unmarried. In the last two years, the amount of travelling I have done for attending these wedding should make me a privileged customers for all the national airlines. Sometimes, I feel that I might be lost in this transition to the next phase of life as my friends move ahead and I stay back for some more time. Its a fear which is constantly there at the back of my head but I hope it never comes true.
The last time I updated the blog, most Indians thought that roast was a type of chicken dish to be had. But now everyone knows what AIB stands for and what is a roast. The roast video had to be taken down from youtube after an FIR was lodged citing indecency. First of all, it was uploaded on a forum and no one twisted anyone's arm to make them watch it. The new brand of intolerance in this country is quite unsettling where an offense is taken at the drop of a hat. We as a nation are slowly losing our sense of humour and the ability to laugh at ourselves.
The last time I updated the blog, India were still the world champions of the 50 over format. Since then, we have lost the T20 world cup finals against Srilanka. Then when we went to Australia to defend the title, we were greeted with the test series first which we lost quite predictably. Then there was the pointless tri-series with England as the third team in which we got hammered. Finally the world cup started and what a rosy picture it was for the next seven matches in which we took all 10 wickets of the opposition. Then in the semis, we ran into the mighty Aussies and lost. It was an admirable effort by a team which was expected to struggle through the group stages and lose in the quarters. But, the way our beloved electronic media went after our Indian team was plain and simple disgusting. Times Now tried to get #shamedinsydney to trend but the netizens turned around the hash-tag to #shameontimesnow which was a fitting reply to a channel which tries to stir up non-issues at the behest of real issues.
The last time I updated the blog, Game of Thrones, Sherlock and House of Cards were kicking some serious ass. Somethings don't change I suppose.
Its been so long that I have lost the art of writing. It shall come back to me as I start writing more often.
The last time I had updated the blog, nearly all my friends were unmarried. As I write this today, I am one of the few who is still unmarried. In the last two years, the amount of travelling I have done for attending these wedding should make me a privileged customers for all the national airlines. Sometimes, I feel that I might be lost in this transition to the next phase of life as my friends move ahead and I stay back for some more time. Its a fear which is constantly there at the back of my head but I hope it never comes true.
The last time I updated the blog, most Indians thought that roast was a type of chicken dish to be had. But now everyone knows what AIB stands for and what is a roast. The roast video had to be taken down from youtube after an FIR was lodged citing indecency. First of all, it was uploaded on a forum and no one twisted anyone's arm to make them watch it. The new brand of intolerance in this country is quite unsettling where an offense is taken at the drop of a hat. We as a nation are slowly losing our sense of humour and the ability to laugh at ourselves.
The last time I updated the blog, India were still the world champions of the 50 over format. Since then, we have lost the T20 world cup finals against Srilanka. Then when we went to Australia to defend the title, we were greeted with the test series first which we lost quite predictably. Then there was the pointless tri-series with England as the third team in which we got hammered. Finally the world cup started and what a rosy picture it was for the next seven matches in which we took all 10 wickets of the opposition. Then in the semis, we ran into the mighty Aussies and lost. It was an admirable effort by a team which was expected to struggle through the group stages and lose in the quarters. But, the way our beloved electronic media went after our Indian team was plain and simple disgusting. Times Now tried to get #shamedinsydney to trend but the netizens turned around the hash-tag to #shameontimesnow which was a fitting reply to a channel which tries to stir up non-issues at the behest of real issues.
The last time I updated the blog, Game of Thrones, Sherlock and House of Cards were kicking some serious ass. Somethings don't change I suppose.
Its been so long that I have lost the art of writing. It shall come back to me as I start writing more often.
