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If You Love Football ...

Submitted by sorabh on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:17
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Recently, Sari and me got together to play a game of football at the insti football field. The good thing is, we ended up playing two!

The Brilliance of Life Continues

Submitted by sorabh on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 00:34
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The last couple of years have been amazing in terms of mental peace and physical fitness (I completely belong to IIT and Powai and Bombay, don't I!), but the last 8 days have been awesome! I have hit into top gear, and I can only thank David and Prathamesh for doing their job at the shop so well ... leaving me with absolutely no work to do.

Few Reasons Why I Miss Bangalore

Submitted by sorabh on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 13:27
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A couple of days ago, Naren (roomie) and me went out for a casual walk down the pleasant boulevard in Hiranandani (Powai) ... for some eye-tonic, of course (it's so great ... I can go on a blog and beat my chest as I write very honestly that we went there to see the girls ... that's the f***ing delight of singlehood)!

Indian Merchandising - Those Apes!

Submitted by sorabh on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 20:06
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Col. Jessep He's asked everyone but Santa Claus for a transfer. Now he's telling tales about a fenceline shooting. Matthew?
Lt. Col. Markinson: I'm appalled, sir.

There was no need for me to reproduce this dialogue from one of the best movies you can ever watch, A Few Good Men, except that I love the movie no ends (can watch it a zillion times - have watched it a million times in the last 2 months alone), and also that I, too, am appalled at the sorry state of merchandising in India. Especially in sports.

My observations date back to around 3-4 years back when I was very much a part of the sport industry (private), and had professional reasons to keep a critical vigil on what's happenning in the messy world of Indian sports. However, we are such slow movers that I suspect these observations won't be contemporary. 

Cracked! This Is What Women Want

Submitted by sorabh on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 22:26
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Some time back, I cracked the code for happiness ... for which I should have been awarded some prize or something, but it's ok! However, I feel enlightened today as I post about this whistle-blowing, world changing discovery. I seem to have finally found out what women really want. The great thing is ...

Mobile Immobility

Submitted by sorabh on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 21:47
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Just a prelude comment to this blog: life is so good in the mornings! The earlier, the better! :)

There are just a few things that I have done in life that I am proud about. I may or may not remember them all the time ... but this one is perched somewhere on the top of that small list: I use a Nokia 3315!

Cutting Chai - Simple, Easy Business

Submitted by sorabh on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 23:15
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State of Fests at IIT Bombay

And Rooney Scores :)

Submitted by sorabh on Wed, 02/02/2011 - 09:56
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 See?! I told you, right?! Rooney will score when Valencia returns ... (and how wrong was I technically)! But if anybody was taking notice of Rooney's new role yesterday (even ahead of Berba!), he or she would agree that all it takes to get him going is for a teammate to feed him well ... and he will do the work. Something Valencia is just so good at!

Interesting Games on TV!

Submitted by sorabh on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 12:16
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It was in August this year that I had an extended chat with Jitu (SportzVillage Director) and Manan Gupta (SportzConsult) over hot coffee, dosa, and idlis!

It's always fun to discuss the business of sports with both Jitu and Manan - because they are respectful listeners apart from being straightforward about what they think. Importantly, they understand the business of sport very well!

The Happiness Theorem, Happy Blondes, and Happy Chu**ya's

Submitted by sorabh on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 11:26
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Everytime Manchester United wins, I go crazy with happiness. However, the last match was a little different. Till the 70th odd minute, my balls were in my throat, I couldn't utter a single word to myself (there's no one around watching a ManUtd game with me at 2 in the night, especially if I have to watch it online because your f888ing cablewala choses to put Neo Cricket intead of ESPN), and all I could do was hope that the last 20 minutes bring some good tidings.

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Previous 5 Posts

If You Love Football ...
After a long time, Sari and me farted on the sidelines of the footer field. Those were the days ...!

The Brilliance of Life Continues
If there's one thing I value the most in life, it's my health. If there's one thing that I can devote completely to, it's sports. The last week or so has been the most demanding, most torturous collection of days in recent times - all because of the amount of physical activities I am taking my body through. Life is so good!

Few Reasons Why I Miss Bangalore
I will never understand why people like Bangalore so much ... probably it's those people who are well settled in some North Indian residential society, with a secure IT job, and a weather to kill for. For random products like me, Bangalore was faaaaar from satiating ... it wasn't even close to pleasing. However, there were a few things ... things that helped me sustain/tolerate Bangalore for 3 years (almost).

Indian Merchandising - Those Apes!
Merchandizing, in India, is still in the concept stage - and a few bodies who are trying to execute their strategies are getting it all wrong - as it seems to me. I use this post to vent my vehement frustrations on how our sports bodies have stopped thinking much about how to approach the entire merchandising concept.

Cracked! This Is What Women Want
While the world's been wondering on what women really want in life, I have it all figured out over here! And whom do I have to thank for this ...? A typical, normal, stinking street dog! I think street dogs are amazing ... they live life on their own terms, sleep when they have to, wherever they want to, and roam around like lions on the streets at nights. Plus, the have some weird cute quotient that extracts all those "oohs" and "wowwwws" from the women.

My Current Fav. Number!

Mere Bina - Nikhil D'Souza - Crook
(before you read on, listen to this song here ... opens in a new window).

Emraan Hashmi (exactly one day younger to me in life ... 24th March 1979 - 23rd March 1979) seems to get all the wonderful songs of this era - well almost. It's not co-incidental, though ... he literally works for the Bhatt banner, and the Bhatt banner keeps it simple with its films: thriller scripts woven by an erotic thread, and different-plus-good music (original or whatever) ...
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Idiots Love Idioms!

Play by Ear

Submitted by sorabh on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 22:37
When I first heard this phrase (that was yesterday, when I finally downloaded and watched the movie ... oops ... the brilliant Korean movie, "In Mood For Love" ... recommended vehemently by Parle urf Prateek Mehta), I thought that probably a word was missing. Grammatically, it should have been, "Play by the ear", no? I thought may be the subtitles guy had got it wrong ...

A little bit of etymology research revealed that the phrase was first spoken in the Shakespearean era ... and I would rather not talk about the grammatical ways of those times. So, "Play by ear" it is!

The phrase holds a similar meaning to the phrase, "Cross the bridge when it comes" ... as in, act impromptu as per the situation's demands ...

Neat, methinks! Next time someone asks me about my plans regarding whatever, I would probably be blahing, "Hmmm ... no plans ... I'll play by ear ... " ... and then show-off at length about my love for idioms/figures-of-speech ... :P

(see all the idioms cherry picked by me)!