DRINK AND DRIVE.......

While surfing on the net I came across this picture. A witty picture indeed. It shows the God of Death staring through a rear view mirror. Meant for alcoholics who still hold the steering wheel despite being filled to the brim with booze. The cacth line ' OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR ' adds spice to it.


DHONI-MAN

This is another one. Dhoni striking a Hanumanesque pose (animated) after slaying the ten headed demon from Lanka (it should have been eleven headed but never mind). It is an irony (or coincidence) that the ten headed dreaded demon Ravana was also from Lanka(I always wonder why Muralitharan looks like one of those asura rakshasas they used to show in RAMAYANA). Cricket fans will agree with me that Dhoni's single handed annihilation of Sri Lanka and Pakistan came as a pleasant surprise. India were looking for a multipurpose batsman who could finish mathes single-handedly and take the game away from the opponent with a blink of an eye. India's search seems to have ended with the arrival of demolition man Dhoni.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY

24th April is a red letter day in the life of an Indian cricket fan. It is the birthday of their Demi God Sachin Tendulkar. Today Sachin Tendulkar turned 33. This means that he has devoted exactly half his life to cricket. This is the master blaster's second consecutive birthday in the wilderness of injury. This man carries the burden of numerous hopes and aspirations of millions of Indians everytime he comes in to bat. If cricket were a religeon, I bet Sachin's birthday would be celebrated with as pomp and flair as Ganesh-Chaturthi (except for that visarjan part). A devout fan has created a complete 'SACHIN CHALISA' a la Hanuman Chalisa. Ii have uploaded it here alongside. It may be unclear. So you may have to copy it and then enlarge it to get a clear view. I do not have many fond memories of his birthdays except his 25th one where in Sharjah he thrashed another birthday boy Damien Fleming of Australia to lead India to victory. Lets hope by the time he turns 38, I have many other such memories. I wish Sachin a very happy birthday and hope that he starts batting again like the way only he can.