The Republic Day on 26-Jan afforded the opportunity to avail a long weekend. Did some long overdue cleaning up at home, lazed around a bit… Also got an opportunity to catch up with some old friends… and yes, spent time watching the telly….

Watching India play cricket has now begun to lose it’s charm as we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for the umpteenth time. Its the same story all over again, though this time the batsmen and bowlers BOTH let us down. On the other hand, the Australia-New Zealand match was thrilling and I didn’t quite expect the Kiwis to get that close to winning, falling short by 8 runs chasing a target of 344.

The Australian Open was equally interesting, though it was surprising to see the ease with which Serena Williams hammered Sharapova. The match I was really waiting for was the Men’s Final and even though Fernando Gonzalez lost in straight sets, he was by no means disgraced, and gave Federer some anxious moments in the first set. Roger Federer picked up his 10th Slam and now trails only Borg & Laver (11), Emerson (12) and Sampras (14). The best part is, he’s just 25 !! Wonder how many he’ll have added before he finally retires..

On a different note, I read that actor Mahima Chaudhary was in town on a campaign trip though she insisted she was not joining politics herself. One thing she said really amazed me; that she felt Pune roads were quite good and there were no problems on that front !! HELLO !! Wonder which part of town did she actually see ! Either she’s blind or Kalmadi expertly ensured that she saw some extremely select areas, which were recently resurfaced..


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