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Bye
Another trip home ends tomorrow, but this time will the hardest, to say goodbye. Mebbe its because ive matured as Ive aged, mebbe not, who knows. All I know is that ill be pretty homesick as soon as I board the flight tomorrow.
Mebbe this is the sign Ive been waiting for, for so long. A sign thats telling me to come back home permanently, a symbol of the end of my wandering days. A part of me wants to believe that it is so, another part wants to check one last time if there is something left to do.
Mom has been putting up a brave face all of this week, but i have spotted a tear or two when she thinks im not looking. Dad, as always, will not show what he is feeling, but I can hear it in his repeated questions about what I need to buy from India. Ill miss them, a lot. but ill miss my sister the most.
I love you guys a lot, I hope you understand.
Mebbe this is the sign Ive been waiting for, for so long. A sign thats telling me to come back home permanently, a symbol of the end of my wandering days. A part of me wants to believe that it is so, another part wants to check one last time if there is something left to do.
Mom has been putting up a brave face all of this week, but i have spotted a tear or two when she thinks im not looking. Dad, as always, will not show what he is feeling, but I can hear it in his repeated questions about what I need to buy from India. Ill miss them, a lot. but ill miss my sister the most.
I love you guys a lot, I hope you understand.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Teri maa ki = Monkey
So the Harbhajan Singh saga is over, or is it? Justice Hansen decided Bhajji is not guilty of racial vilification, but instead, of using obscene language. Well, so far, so good, but news filtering in is that the Aussies are not thrilled with the decision. Here's my problem with the whole fucking mess
- If the judge has no evidence to prove Bhajji guilty, why are the Aussies unhappy? Why should Symonds be going around saying "I tell the truth, as always"? Are we supposed to believe that, if so, why?
- Why can't Bhajji, instead of getting involved in all this shit, concentrate on his bowling? Have you seen his bowling lately? I personally shy away when some (lame?) commentator calls him the world's leading offie!!!
- Harsha Bhogale puts things in perspective in his column here, and I coudn't agree with him more
"Are India flexing their muscles? Three examples have been given. One, that Steve Bucknor was asked to leave. That happens. Employers sack employees, selectors drop players when they are not performing. Umpires have been asked to leave the elite panel in the past.
Two, Harbhajan Singh was allowed to play on. That is part of the ICC's rules; pending an appeal a cricketer can play.
Three, Harbhajan has got away with a slap on the wrist in spite of three players claiming he racially abused Andrew Symonds. Maybe he did, but maybe he didn't. The players who think they heard what he said might feel disappointed, but that is not how the law works. If judgment was to be made based on what one person said versus what another did, the world would become unlivable."
- Aussie newspapers are not far off from adding to the ruckus. Why be jealous if India is the richest cricketing nation? If it takes a little "brinksmanship" to put Steve Bucknor in his place, why not? I agree the thought of ending the tour is nonsense, it is not sportsmanlike, but then standing up for what is right is not "brinksmanship"
- What really pisses me off is the way the Indian media is handling this. I saw a couple of videos where a news anchor(are they called anchors coz they are dead weight on society?) hailed this day as the great one for Indian cricket!!! Pray tell, O king of assholes, what is so great that an Indian cricketer got fined 50% of his match fees for using obscene language? How has it saved the "honor" of the nation? Fucking Idiot!!!
I hope the players involved in this take a step back and see the kind of damage they are doing to the game. I don't think Bhajji passed a racist comment (we have no evidence, remember!), but it'd be better for him if he'd concentrate on his cricket. I don't think India did any wrong in taking a strong stand, but celebrating this judgement as a "victory for India" is wrong!!
Get on with it guys!!
- If the judge has no evidence to prove Bhajji guilty, why are the Aussies unhappy? Why should Symonds be going around saying "I tell the truth, as always"? Are we supposed to believe that, if so, why?
- Why can't Bhajji, instead of getting involved in all this shit, concentrate on his bowling? Have you seen his bowling lately? I personally shy away when some (lame?) commentator calls him the world's leading offie!!!
- Harsha Bhogale puts things in perspective in his column here, and I coudn't agree with him more
"Are India flexing their muscles? Three examples have been given. One, that Steve Bucknor was asked to leave. That happens. Employers sack employees, selectors drop players when they are not performing. Umpires have been asked to leave the elite panel in the past.
Two, Harbhajan Singh was allowed to play on. That is part of the ICC's rules; pending an appeal a cricketer can play.
Three, Harbhajan has got away with a slap on the wrist in spite of three players claiming he racially abused Andrew Symonds. Maybe he did, but maybe he didn't. The players who think they heard what he said might feel disappointed, but that is not how the law works. If judgment was to be made based on what one person said versus what another did, the world would become unlivable."
- Aussie newspapers are not far off from adding to the ruckus. Why be jealous if India is the richest cricketing nation? If it takes a little "brinksmanship" to put Steve Bucknor in his place, why not? I agree the thought of ending the tour is nonsense, it is not sportsmanlike, but then standing up for what is right is not "brinksmanship"
- What really pisses me off is the way the Indian media is handling this. I saw a couple of videos where a news anchor(are they called anchors coz they are dead weight on society?) hailed this day as the great one for Indian cricket!!! Pray tell, O king of assholes, what is so great that an Indian cricketer got fined 50% of his match fees for using obscene language? How has it saved the "honor" of the nation? Fucking Idiot!!!
I hope the players involved in this take a step back and see the kind of damage they are doing to the game. I don't think Bhajji passed a racist comment (we have no evidence, remember!), but it'd be better for him if he'd concentrate on his cricket. I don't think India did any wrong in taking a strong stand, but celebrating this judgement as a "victory for India" is wrong!!
Get on with it guys!!
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