A busy month, huh!

October has been quite eventful. It has been busy professionally and personally. First, there was neck deep work. I was so exhausted in the first couple of weeks. Then there were some personal targets to achieve. By the time I was done with them, I realized I had not slept for even 6-7 hrs on any day in October. So, I wanted to just doze off like a log. So, that is when we decided to rent a car and go off to places. Two more days of running around ended in a tired Sunday night. I am taking a Monday break today, i.e. have postponed all of my personal work to another day.

Writing this is making me tired, huh! So, go out and enjoy before Winter sets in.

Sad about Sourav's exit

Sourav Ganguly's career is coming to an end.

The way he mentioned about his retirement in the press conference was as bland as the above statement. But beneath the bland statement that Sourav made must have been canned up emotion that he obviously cannot display in public. He alone knows how painful the decision would have been.

I admire Sourav for the air of confidence he brought about around himself and his team. Indian cricket players were always branded as ones who lacked "fire power in their belly". They were associated with the nice guys in the game. But it was Sourav who brought arrogance mixed with positive attitude and gave the Indians the much needed fire power. He showed lot of confidence in few individual talents and backed them all the way through. Most of his judgements were bang on target and it therefore comes as no surprise that he was one of the longest serving Indian captains and also one of the most successful. His arrogance though, brought his downfall too, but to look back on a career, it did help him and a nation of cricket fans a world of good.

The other quality that I always liked about him was his fighting spirit that lifted the team morale more than on one occasion. His comeback too was nothing short of being a fantastic story for those who give up easily. It is a shame that Sourav is deciding to quit not because he wants to quit, but because he knows that if he does not do it now then he may not even get a fair chance to quit on his own terms. Some credit should also go to the new selection panel who, either intentionally or unintentionally, gave this former captain, the God of offside strokeplay, the Prince of Kolkata - a chance to perform one last time on the big stage and bow out gracefully.

Dada - Thanks for the great entertainment over these 16 years!

Sure about uncertainty?

Well, yes that is the only thing we are sure of. Uncertainty. Who will be the next US president - McCain or Obama? Will India be able to pull off the 123 deal? is there an end to terrorism? Will I continue writing blogs next year?

While there seems no one thing that is certain, the only certainty seems to be uncertainty. Just like change is the only constant thing. We are able to advance mathematically, scientifically, astrologically but yet, no one has complete control on the next second. Our control is limited. I am not certain about that either! :-)