I am back!


A little wiser. A little more mature. A little more old (Uh Oh!)

Where have I been all this while? Oh well.. just doing this and that. One of the “this and that”s was - getting hitched! Aha.. now you know what kept me busy all this while.

Soooo…. I signed into my blog a few days back and I was just mesmerized by my own life that was a few years ago. Writing is a beautiful thing. I relived the moments that I had captured few years back. And although all my blogs encased a whole gamut of emotions when I wrote them, today, they bring only smiles.

This one was “Wow! I had forgotten about that!”  and 
This one was “Oh dear! That was a rough phase, wasn’t it? Umm… but how come I can’t remember this at all? :)”

Such is life. Whether you are celebrating a moment or going through a rough patch, remember that a few years down the line when you look back and connect the dots, you are going to smile. Everything in life – big or small- works out in the end. Work issues, relationship problems, financial insecurities - they all look overwhelming in that moment. You need to keep reminding yourself to keep a cool mind and calm composure. A calm and composed mind can win over any situation. And remember that when you look back at these troubles, they will look small.

Just take a deep breath, and tell yourself – you can do this!

The wiser me promises to write more – this time with a little more wisdom that she has gained over the years. Ah! I love this new me J




Princess cake for my princess

So I made this cake for my niece's birthday the other day - Vanilla cake with buttercream icing.

8hrs of patient slogging, 4kilos of cake and 1kilo of icing later, this was the result:

  

Cricket: Overhyped?


I had been wondering for ages what’s with boys and cricket? Girls, pardon me, but a handful of female followers of cricket is not going to make me say that girls are just as crazy fanatics of this sport.  And I genuinely doubt whether they actually follow the "sport"… or the hunks on the ground! ;)

I enjoy sports - be it playing badminton, TT or just watching Fedex play like poetry in motion on those beautiful courts of Wimbledon and Roland Garros.                

But cricket? I never understood why 23 (or is it 24?) people (I say people, and not boys, lest the girls should retaliate) would willingly spend 5 long days in the scorching sun, barely able to see the ball in the glaring sunlight! And as for the audience, don’t you have any better work than to follow a match for 5 painstakingly slow days? Ok, I understand the ODIs are much easier and fun to watch. But still, why would you want to spend 8-10hrs watching a match? Umm… beats me! Enter IPL – much better! But still?

Well, as it turns out, my company is hosting their own Champion’s League and VOILA! Who do you think lands in the middle of the project’s cricket team? Yes, me – the person who a) does not know the rules of the game b) does not know offside from a legside (and is hoping she at least got the names right here) and c) well, is just stumped (pun intended) that someone would want her on their team :P Don’t be surprised… turns out they didn’t have a choice - having 2 girls on the team was mandatory.. poor guys! I still feel for them… :D

3 days of cricket have me stumped – again! But this time around, I am all smiles about this fantastic sport.:) Oh My God! What enthusiasm, what energy, what team spirit! I have never seen such a crazy yet absolutely revitalizing and stimulating uproar ever. It’s not 11 players; it is ONE TEAM that’s playing. Be it the appreciation after a good ball, a smashing shot (runs or no runs) or morale booster after a disappointing performance (“Good going… ”, “Easy”, “Good ball…”, “Well played”), the spirit is simply mind-blowing.

Up until now, whatever few matches of cricket that I have watched, there have been only two reasons – a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Rahul Dravid (no, not because of good looks, but just because he is family). But hey, I think I might have to change my priorities ;)

Legside, Offside, Yorker, Square cut, Silly mid-on are not so silly anymore.;) They have actually started making some sense after 20 long years :)


Overhyped? Too early to say, me thinks ;)

PS:  Did I mention that I hit a boundary? Was high for an hour after the realization  :P