1. I often laugh at people who think highly of people who graduated from IIMs or from any B-school for that matter.
2. Apparently marketers have this pressing need of being everywhere, trying to be omnipresent, telling the world that about every cool thing they have ever done. I find it extremely irritating.
3. Recent realization: When one is sad, one becomes insensitive to others' feelings; often one starts behaving like a jerk.
4. People just love Roger Federer. Many people hate Sachin Tendulkar, or think that he is overrated. I am yet to meet people who feel that way about Federer. He is such a gentleman. Him being "Greatest of All Time" might be debatable, that people want him always to win is not. (Yes, Nadal has his share of fans, but the number is minuscule when compared to that of Federer).
5. Trying to be happy can be tiring. Pretense takes effort.
6. I often dream about building a city where every occupation of people would be related to sports. It will have multiple stadia, coaching facilities, academies, medicine, all dedicated to different disciplines of sports. India will produce great olympians from this city. Soon there will be 4-5 such cities in India. People from all over the world will send their children to these cities to become world class athletes.
7. Why aren't we taught more literature and history in our schools? (Yes, I know the answer. It's just a rhetoric).
8. I read the books "Timeless Steel: Rahul Dravid" and "Sachin Tendulkar: The Man Cricket Loved Back". I realized that I want to be like Rahul Dravid in my life. Sachin Tendulkar is all (and only) about Cricket. Rahul Dravid is about Life.
9. I am absolutely disgusted by people who take advantage of others' innocence and use it to their own benefit. Brokers and salesmen top the list.
10. Why do people make such a big deal about drinking and smoking? I find most of them to be hypocrites. (I was one of them once)
11. Gifts are meaningless. Showing concern and care is important.
12. I am trying to read a book titled "Idea of India" by Sunil Khilnani. It takes effort to understand the depth of his writing. One of the most difficult books I have laid my hands on. ( after Tata McGraw Hill book of Mathematics for IIT-JEE). Or maybe I am just a lousy reader.
13. How are people able to tolerate The Times of India?
14. Even though I don't believe in God, I find Hinduism to be the coolest religion around.
15. US is a strange country. It's all about money, prosperity and growth. But are they happy? I mean, is an average American happier than some other country's people. (No, I am not comparing it with India)
2. Apparently marketers have this pressing need of being everywhere, trying to be omnipresent, telling the world that about every cool thing they have ever done. I find it extremely irritating.
3. Recent realization: When one is sad, one becomes insensitive to others' feelings; often one starts behaving like a jerk.
4. People just love Roger Federer. Many people hate Sachin Tendulkar, or think that he is overrated. I am yet to meet people who feel that way about Federer. He is such a gentleman. Him being "Greatest of All Time" might be debatable, that people want him always to win is not. (Yes, Nadal has his share of fans, but the number is minuscule when compared to that of Federer).
5. Trying to be happy can be tiring. Pretense takes effort.
6. I often dream about building a city where every occupation of people would be related to sports. It will have multiple stadia, coaching facilities, academies, medicine, all dedicated to different disciplines of sports. India will produce great olympians from this city. Soon there will be 4-5 such cities in India. People from all over the world will send their children to these cities to become world class athletes.
7. Why aren't we taught more literature and history in our schools? (Yes, I know the answer. It's just a rhetoric).
8. I read the books "Timeless Steel: Rahul Dravid" and "Sachin Tendulkar: The Man Cricket Loved Back". I realized that I want to be like Rahul Dravid in my life. Sachin Tendulkar is all (and only) about Cricket. Rahul Dravid is about Life.
9. I am absolutely disgusted by people who take advantage of others' innocence and use it to their own benefit. Brokers and salesmen top the list.
10. Why do people make such a big deal about drinking and smoking? I find most of them to be hypocrites. (I was one of them once)
11. Gifts are meaningless. Showing concern and care is important.
12. I am trying to read a book titled "Idea of India" by Sunil Khilnani. It takes effort to understand the depth of his writing. One of the most difficult books I have laid my hands on. ( after Tata McGraw Hill book of Mathematics for IIT-JEE). Or maybe I am just a lousy reader.
13. How are people able to tolerate The Times of India?
14. Even though I don't believe in God, I find Hinduism to be the coolest religion around.
15. US is a strange country. It's all about money, prosperity and growth. But are they happy? I mean, is an average American happier than some other country's people. (No, I am not comparing it with India)
I like the idea of your dream city............ guess who!!
ReplyDeleteand yeah i loved #11 the most
The readership of this blog is in single digits. I'll be surprised if more than 5 people read this blog. It's quite easy to guess :)
ReplyDeletelike the list. i think roger is a much more rounded and evolved person than sachin is. atleast as a public figure. probably because sachin has always been so self-guarded when it comes to his personality. he was deified so early and to me the effort he puts into keeping any of his real emotions hidden from everyone is very conspicuous. more than the records he has worked all his life to live up to what fans write up on the posters about him. he has never said never mind. he has taken everything seriously. roger cries in public. makes honest statements. even criticizes what is wrong publicly. sachin has always spoken what should be spoken. never saying the politically incorrect things. the farewell speech he gave was the biggest symbol. instead of saying something spontaneous for his fans and crying out loud - he came out with a pre-written manuscript. not that it was inappropriate but it just seemed such a formality. of course everyone felt nice because people love him so much - but as if his kids and family needed him to appreciate them in public. also one thing that irritates me about him is that he has never used his stature to stand up to the bcci dirt. when people say what they like about sachin is that he is so down to earth and the fame never got to his head - what actually happened is that he kept doing and saying what everyone likes to hear. never tried to have fun. or tell people they were wrong. of course he deserves to be praised for that too. and none of this takes away from his game which was sublime. but i would have loved to see a slightly more fallible guy with a little less success.
ReplyDeletePS: after writing this in a hurry - i kept thinking if i wasnt a sachin fan anymore. and then i felt this isnt true - because otherwise i wouldnt have cared :)
also to add that sachin has grown up surrounded by indian upbringing, expectations and sensibilities. he has never really been exposed much to the perils of life outside of the cricketing context. roger perhaps has a much diverse exposure. and it occurs to me that this diary of a comment could be a prologue to a much longer discussion on how a real indian superhero would differ from a western one !
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