It was federer versus nadal game again in finals..Oh I do not know even an iota of tennis..But yeah I do keep a tab on news..and guess its the upteempth time I have heard the two play against each other in finals..Guess after that Boris Becker,Pete Sampras era, this is another when I know names of players..Knowing my equation with sports,if I know both of these names then it's like saying joey(friends am sure u guys wld have heard of it) figured something out..An indicator these really are great days for tennis..For me whom do i prefer to win is entirely a question of persona for me..Any day I wld love federer to win..Was surprised to see he does not even whine when making those powerful shots..No idea how he does it but I do not remember a single playe,of whatever little tennis I have seen of, who does not shout at the top of his lungs..Now am not sure if these are really required shouts or more kindaa I shout louder than u show..But be assured,such gentlemanly charm surely makes my vote go for the guy ;-)
Went for tea to my landlords place..Cute couple they seem like..Will post a pic of theirs some day. Loads of plants they maintain,I wish I cld as well but then me and plants our vibes do not go together quite well :-)
Loads of reading and reading..Seems my appetite has grown many fold in last few years..By now librarian's(yeah there are few of them rotating) of course knows me by face..
Latest am reading this book called "The Egyptologist".Anything to do with mummies,egypt catches my(am sure there are thousands more like me) eye.Tried thinking many times why so..Think there is that element of mystery,suspense,grandieur be it of their tombs,riches inside, all give us a glimpse of a great era left behind..And that's what allures us..
But then I see questioning myself,why my own history not allures me?? Guess a bit of that I wld attribute to the textbook ratto style in my school days ,which made sure I was away from anything to do with history for a very very longg time..
Talking of today,even all the ho halla abt the taj being in wonders,cld not make sure a single piece broadcasted on taj and what makes it such a wonder..What the beauty inside is and how its been holding all these years and what do all the pretty patterns inside mean..
Do u remember anything on Indus civilization?? I do,some of those potteries in history book and fact that it was a great acheivement for that time.Not a word on their structured town planning,sewage systems and fine designed jewellery ..
Try finding out the same for romans/egyptians,and u can the whole of roman city re-created as it was in those days..Yeah I really did seeing shows where they explained all abt their town planning,living style,all the day life nuances...
Now how can i not be mesmerized with information as beautifually pictured as that..How I wish I cld have something like this happening in to our country's heritage..
It was all those phirang desi's books which really ignited my interest..I personally believe they have more dilligently tried to understand our own past.Try reading a tully or william's Age of kali, and u wld see our own country,its landscape with such a surprise..
Phew sounds like a history lesson and that too from someone who knows nothing abt it..Is this what happens if u are too deep in reading..;-)
With the live earth campaign, I am trying to get rid of my habit of having so many lights switched on..Putting off all the power switches after charging and all..Not sure how much that helps but then can try.Did I see sav earth live,nah,not my kindaa music. Somehow am waiting for MTV Aids campaign which happens every year, really curious to see if they change as well to MTV earth or some kindaa..well with all the climatic change thing taking priority I am expecting that to happen..
Trying to watch movie in bangalore is quite a harrasment..Even on weekdays u get all the shows booked all the time..Need to wait at least 2 weeks before I can get my hands on the tickets..
Whole of bangaloru has no other pass time I guess..Well with all the traffic jams I guess this is the easiest way to chill out
Need to go and get my chef cap on now..Bye till then
Note :Pic above is from lalbagh somhow posted it for thinking of "Save Earth" campaign
6 comments:
Teniss.. I miss the days of aggasi & sampras.. somehow the kids on the block aren't really that appealing.
History.. well you said it.. textbook stuff sure is a turn off.. besides, I think I learnt a lot more abt other countries by travelling.
I have some time on my hands.. but still find it difficult to read :(
Great post. Thanks!
I like this guy Fedrer, looks CLEAN and DECENT, but not been following much like McEnroe Edberg Becker Bjorg, that magic is gone.
Except for a couple, most of the women players are half men.
You are talking about grunts, Aunty monica seles was the grunt queen. Steffi objected once.
Egyptology, Do the mummies appear in your dream ? if they do you can safely tell them you have no bheja, get lost. They knew the art of removing the bheja through the nostrils without damaging it. All the mummies have no bheja.
in my school days i used to folow stories how some egyptologists died miserable deaths. Strange stories. Its ok you can read books but don't go to egypt and dig.
your landlords are inviting you for tea, our landlordee comes and eats non veg here, she loves biryani my sis makes. (temporary house, our house is under construction. 2 floors done, my floor to go)
not much reading, still stuck on Orhan Pamuk. got one more book (Ian McEwan) as a present from US from my Blog friend Ruth.
have posted some detailed pictures of craftsmanship in 'Blunt knife'
Taj is a beaut, it deserves to be a wonder. it is made wo withstand massive earthquakes. Now there would be more tourists. Last time, 2 years ago i think i paid ten rupees. Now they'll get bright ideas of hiking the tikkat. You can stay as long as you want, now they may have restrictions. Very tight security. i also also rattaoed my history books., never took interest in school, now i am interested. Indus valley is only broken matkas and matkis. Now when ever i go to old forts, i try to visualise what was life like those days.
I'll tell you Sangita. archeology is a costly business. our heritage is not important for our government. so very little grants are given to the departments. And you know how our departments work. Half the grant is swallowed by the politicians then by the researchers who are not a wee bit interested in the subject. So the Firangs come in and when they find something we creata lot of halla.
Knowing our past is most important to us. and our past is told by the firangs. Now tell me if Lalloji is interested in our heritage.
Good effort trying to save energy.
Except movies there are no other entertainmet in Bangaloorooo. no concerts dances like chennai, there are exhibitions in karnataka house or something. but reaching there is an oreal. Chennai has ten times more traffic but it moves, you don't get stuck in a jam.
Sangita, On MG road pavements, you'll find old National geographics, try and get king Tut's cover issue, beautiful it is
You stopped blogging kya??
where art thou Sangita ??
Hope you and hubs are doing fine
Went to Coorg, crossing your city.
saw all the rain for next ten years, floods in Cauvery.
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