THE conversation...

Like I had always feared, this scary conversation was always round the corner...I don't know how I managed to live through it...but I guess I just did...I was scared…really very scared to confront her…I knew she’d be shattered when I’ll break the news to her that I have to go…leave her forever…I did not even know how to begin…it sure was going to be tough…but I had to do it…I had to let her know about it…I really had no choice… so brace yourself for a heart wrenching conversation that's coming up....

Me: Hey…

- - -I think she already knows I’m going to leave…her moist eyes are making it tougher for me…maybe my eyes are moist too---

She: Hey..

- - -I’m sure she already knows it…her tone doesn't seem right- - -

She: So, I hear you’re leaving?...forever?

Me: Umm…yes… I have to…

- - -She cut me short- - -

She: What?!?...what do you mean you have to?

- - - This is surely going to be a tough ride- - -

Me: Look…I’m really sorry…

- - -Cut me short again- - -

She: Oh yeah…that makes everything fine…I’m so much happier than I was a few seconds back!!

Me: Please…don’t do this…you’re making it hard for me…

She: Hard for you?!? Do you even know what I’m going through right now?!?

Me: I know…I really do…its really hard for me too…but I really can’t do anything about it…my mom thinks it’s the best for the two of us…

She: Oh…so your mom decides this?...Who have I been with? A 5-year old? I’d be behind bars if the police found out!

- - - Sarcasm coming out in an angry tone can give the effect of a sledge hammer rammed against your forehead that could knock you out- - - -

Me: Please…listen to me…I can’t go against my mom, can I?...that happens only in the movies…

- - - I could never be convinced with such stupid words…and here I’m using it as one of my countless meaningless reasons to leave- - -

She: And that’s why you’re leaving me? Because your mom said you should…you didn’t “consult” her when you met me, did you?

- - - At this point of time I had a feeling that I was losing my cool as well…but I stayed calm…after all, she was the love of my life and I was going to abandon her…my eyes sure are moist- - -

She: Come on…think about it…you can’t do this to me…you know me for 11 freaking years and we’ve been together for the last 2 of them…and all of a sudden you want to leave? Without a valid reason? Did I make any mistake? Whatever it is, please tell me…We really can make this work…please….

- - - Tear drops trickled down her cheeks…I choked- - -

Me: No no…you’ve done nothing wrong…you are surely the best thing that happened to me…and I still love you more than anything else…..

She: Then why are you leaving?...If nothing is wrong and you really love me as much as I love you, why would you leave?

Me: I really can’t help…its not a decision I chose to take…its someone else’s decision that’s just binding on me…I have certain responsibilities that I really can’t run away from…Its as heart breaking for me as it is for you…and that’s not a consolation…it’s just that certain things go through the process called change and many times they’re inevitable…this is very unfortunately one of those things…

- - - She looked at me helplessly…tears began to roll on faster…I felt worse…I couldn’t believe I was doing this to her- - -

She: So you’re saying you’re leaving in spite of the fact that you don’t want to? Who would do that?

- - - I couldn’t watch her cry anymore…this was when my tears broke out too- - -

Me: I know…I feel like a total idiot having to do something like this...but I really don’t have a choice…

- - - As I finished saying this, I gave this fact a thought…Did I really not have a choice? ...yeah I really didn’t- - -

- - - There was a pause…as she wiped her tears off her cheeks…and forced a smile…even with teary eyes and a half-forced-smile, she looked stunningly gorgeous...it made things tougher for me- - -

She: So, when are you leaving?

Me: In a week or two…can I ask you for one last favour?

She: I didn’t see this coming, I thought you already placed your knockout punch in my face a couple of minutes back…

- - - There goes the sledge hammer again…you can’t even duck- - -

- - -I just looked at her…managed a faint smile and looked down fighting my tears- - -

She: Okay...I’m sorry…so what can I do for you for one last time?

Me: Umm…Till I’m here…that is for another 7-10 days, can we spend time together…its going to be tough to not be around you…I just want to stay with you as much as I can till I leave…that’s about it…so can we?

She: Hmmm…I think we can manage that…

- - -She turned away fighting more tears and I did the same- - -

Both of us know that it’s going to be really tough to be living without each other…so we could probably live together for the next week and add another week to our glorious but short life together…I still can’t believe I’m going to leave her…

P.S:: "She" = My room!

Hyderabadi Yaaron ;)

Okay...This HAS to be longest time period since I've blogged...2 full months :(...I have no clue clue why I haven't really been able to blog but now I'm just glad I'm getting back to doing it...in 'Hyderabadi' Ishtyle :D

For a very long time now [post watching The Angrez] I have rather been obssessed with the fact that I belong to this wonderful city....the fact that I'm a tamilian vanishes when I begin conversing in hindi :D...kiraak [hyderabadi] hindi baat kartun yaaron ;)

So, since then Ive wanted to write something like what I just have....This is for my favourite Hyderabadis in India And Around The World [Read Australia]...So..here goes...

Traffic Jam mein cuttaan maarenge..

Gaadi thoke toh aakhri ginenge...

Ek potti gayi toh dusri patayenge..

Pinde ke tensionon ko lite le lenge...

Late Night Laang drive jaake Omlettaan Khaate...

Har do din ko biryani dabate...

Kya toh bhi kiraak gogglaan pehenke...

Gilchrist ko bhi cheering karte...

Zyada pheke toh 'abba' boltun...

Natak kare toh 'maaki kirkiri' boltun...

Kya karun chicha, Hyderabadi hoon...

Toh jo boltun aiseich boltun....

P.S :: Soumya...this one was for you...abhi toh convert hoja...[Vin...do the needful :D]

Random....

Well well well...It's been very long since I 'wrote' something on my sweetheart [yup...my blog is my lou forever :D]...so I thought I'll make an attempt...so here goes...

My current favourite desi song :: Aahun Aahun from Love Aaj Kal...Haven't been able to get it out of my head :D

One Person I miss the most right now :: Vinayak :((..Kaiku gaya ustad ? :((

One person's company that I miss now :: Mr.Madhusudhanan J. :P

Best Friend forever :: Bharat [Motu] ...kidhar toh bhi gaon mein baitha saala :|

The Most RAD person I've ever Known :: Madame Sushmita...even if I've told it 123213543245 times, I'll say it just one more time...Girl you're RAD...I lou you :D

The Most Beautiful person I know :: Srinidhi Venkatesh...My first ever and the longest ever crush :)

Weirdest Company At "Work" :: Trishnanta ji!...The weird-awesome bong lady a.k.a Mogambo Madam :D

The One Chick Who Can Single Handedly Beat Me Up:: Preeti...Lou u Rowdy Rangamma :P

The Nicest Female I know ::: Keerthi...Lou u too :)

The "Angrezi" Song I'm stuck to:: Rockstar- Nikelback...kiraak lyrics hai yaaron! :D

Most Famous Person In College:: Mr.Ankur Lodha...The "Good Samaritan" :P

THE most hilarious person in class : Rohan Domnic Borges...Mr.Extreme R90 :P

The Gujju Geek : Dipes(h) Patel... :D

The Smartest brain on a Cricket Field :: Jeswin...The Mallu Don :P

The Most (hyper) active girl I know :: Mary [Hi! :P]

The Gorgeous One : Priyanka :) [Haaloooo! :D ]

The Wheelie Guy :: Mr.Rohit Kumar

Chuddi Buddy :: C.H.Rohit[Happy Birthday Man :)]

The 'joblessness' competitor:: Tarun [You are the king of joblessness!...Hail The Guitarist ! :D ]

One Celebrity I hate :: Toughie between Cristiano Ronaldo and Kareena Kapoor!

One Celebrity I love :: Konkana Sen Sharma :D :D ~~~Drooooooooooooooool~~~

One thing I want to beat:: Stage Fear

The Current Most Happening Thing In My Life:: Work At Vidyouth :)

Last Class I attended :: Company Law...Playing Poker :D

One Album I Can't Stop Listening To:: Dev D!

The best blog post I've ever read :: http://thecloakedenigma.blogspot.com/2008/07/life-altering-rendezvous.html ...If only I could reach that level of thought process!---bows----

One Blog That I Enjoy Reading : http://grassonfire.blogspot.com/ ... My inspiration for the lone attempt at hindi poetry :D

The Song that's playing as I type in :: I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane- John Denver

One thing I haven't done for long : Writing a poem :(

One Weird Thing I Could Possibly Do This Weekend :: Attempt poetry in hyderabadi lang :D...Watch out for this space...I really might do it :D

The Last Movie I Saw : Kaminey...The best ever made in b'wood!

One Thing I Genuinely Intend On Doing :: Learning to talk Telugu before Vin gets back to hydie :)

My Obsession:: My Room and Lefthandedness :D

Last Novel I Read :: Digital Fortress...on the phone! :D

Current Book I'm Reading :: Rainmaker by John Grisham...Flicked it from Vin's Collections :D

My Wishlist :: 1. Complete Collection Of Calvin And Hobbes 2. True Colors By Adam Gilchrist 3. PS3 :D 4. A Rad Bandana :D 5. A sexy High-end digital Camera !

One "thing" I miss :: My Deccan Chargers Badge :(((((...Ustad , someone choried it :(

My Room is :: Super Duper Messy and filled with Posters :D

Very Soon, I will be doing :: Grafitti in my garrage :D

My Vehicle is :: My Biatch :D

One Thing I've Mastered Over The Years :: Arre apna Hyderabadi Hindi Yaaron :D

Acting Experiance :: Pappu in Hau Main Hyderabadi :D

The Most "Danceable" Song :: Bhutto :D

One thing I want to be a "Thope" at : Photography :D

The Song that's playing right now :: Go Charlie Go -kaminey

The Last Angrezi Movie I saw :: Angels And Demons....Ayelet Zurer...You Israeli Beauty :D

One Person I Want To Meet :: Adam Craig Gilchrist :)

Things That I want to continue doing even when Im 80 :: Eat Chocolates, Play Cricket and Cheer For Chelsea!

The Best way to turn 20:: Being as close as 100 metres away from Adam Gilchrist...I say its Possible this year !

A Couple Of Crazy/Adventurous Things I'll Do Around 4-5 years down the Lane:: Go Trekking with mom and dad and learn river rafting with friends!

That is all for now...will add more to the list when things hit my head...cheers!

Arri!

Baigan Ka Swine Flu...

Pinde Ka Recession!!

Elsewhere...

I walked down the street…

But my footsteps were elsewhere…

I tried to evade hurdles…

But my reflexes were elsewhere…

I wanted to make up my mind…

But my thoughts were elsewhere…

I wanted to make a choice..

But my discretion power was elsewhere…

I wanted to be true…

But my conscience was elsewhere…

I wanted to hang on and wait…

But my patience was elsewhere…

I wanted to go all the way..

But my will power was elsewhere…

I wanted to freak out…

But my anger was elsewhere…

I wanted to shout out loud…

But my enthusiasm was elsewhere…

I wanted to ask her out…

But my confidence was elsewhere…

You Beauty!

P.S: For Now, Thanks For the Pic Vin :)...wait till it releases in India...That hand of yours on it

will be mine and we'll admire it sitting on your bed when you get back to hydie ;)

And Yea...I won't let you flick this one, like you flicked White Tiger :P

HYDERABADI Tamilian ???

Okay...this post is going to be partly in english and partly in our very own hyderabadi hindi because....well, you'll know the reason at the end of the post ;)

Long long ago in 1989, I was born in this very city...after a couple of years I learned that meri ammi jaan ka jeeb[ mother tongue :D] tamil hai and I ought to speak in it...

Ischool ko gaye toh poore logaan hindi mein ich baat kare...main bhi wohich kiya..mereko telugu bhi nahin aata toh hindi se ich kaam chalaya...my best friend at school[from U.K.G] was a telugu...phir bhi hindi mein ich baat kare humlogan...mereko farak nahin pada..ischool mein ich mera hindi- hyderabadi hindi mein transforming hogaya...log became logaan....whatever became kya toh bhi...dude became chicha and so on...Abhi dekhe toh mereko tamil ich theek se nahin aara baat karne ko....logaan bole..arri..kaisa haula hai bey tu...mother tongue ich nahin aata tereko...main bola..dekho yaaron..tamil main ghar pe baat kartun...bahaar aaye toh myself pucca hyderabadi...biryani khaatun..hyderabadi baat kartun...kaun kya ukhadta??...

For me its really strange with languages...my [tamilian]friends don't consider me as a tamilian for I don't speak it often...infact, I'd almost feel left out in a tamilan convo that takes place occasionally with friends...

There is another catch as well, I can very well say that I've been in this city since I was born, so that makes it almost 20 full years and yet I still can't talk the local language, telugu!...

I can understand it pretty well, but talking is just not the thing I could do...it kinda makes me conscious...par apna hyderabadi mein baat karne ko bole toh..kiraaaak baat kartun...

I could probably claim I've mastered this awesome sounding language...the one that gives hindi a hydie touch...

Around 5-6 years ago, I remember I had normal or shudh hindi conversation with a cousin of mine who spoke more in Hindi than in tamil to me...After a couple of years of getting the hang of hydie hindi or lets say after diving head first into hydie hindi, I can no longer converse with him in hindi...A couple of words in the shudh version of the language and I'll get derailed into hydie form of it...kuch nahin kar sakte yaaron...aadat hogaya mereko...

People say it sounds a little cheap sometimes..but I beg to differ...its just another form of hindi...a localized one and I'm proud of the fact that I've majored in it :D

I'll say I'm a tamilian by tongue and a hydie by the heart :) ...

Kuch bhi bolo yaaron, hydie hindi ich aakhri kiraak language hai aur mein isme ich baat kartun...

To the ones who don't appreciate the language and the people who speak it, [Like I've said before] Lite lo yaaron, hum aise ich hain!..

Cheers!

Damn :(

It was like every other wednesday...1st the weekly test..then two hours that just went by quicker than it would go on any other day..followed by the all important lunch break [hehe]...Post-Lunch was going to be nothing different with 2 lab hours[computer]...We would get into the lab...search for seats beside the Airconditioner...Type words written in the notes,most of which is not understood by any of us, into the screen in front and fool around during major parts of the 2 hours...Yesterday was no different...or maybe it was...

I was busy trying to type in what my notes read so that I could finish it off and get to what I like doing most in the lab..chat away to glory :D...

Rohit was sitting to my left trying to do what I was doing and typed into his computer screen..there was a joke cracked[which I sadly can't remember] and we laughed and got back to our respective screens and then after a dramatic pause he spoke a few words that made me sigh and scared,in a way...

Dude..did you realize..we guys are gonna be together only for the next 6-7 months..uske baad sab yahaan wahaan nikal lete... the last few words resounded in my mind and it brought about a sudden feeling of fear...I looked at him..gave a smile and nodded...indeed it is going to be the last 6-7 months...

Entering Loyola Academy a couple of years ago, I did have a lot of expectations..personally, I loved the campus and the feel around it...

As 1st year began, we were sucked into the semester system which we weren't acquainted with..

It probably took all of us, two full semesters to be comfortable with each other and thus, formed the 'gang'. First year wasn't very 'eventful' as such...we had, what we could call subtle fun...

2nd year was eventful with Soch and Resonnance taking away most of the time..by then, we had come to one conclusion...however crazy the system was..the fact that we've met amazing people and made amazing friends @ L.A is undeniable...2nd year could be titled as the 'year of fun'...it saw the gang grow bigger and stronger..awesome juniors came in and in came a little more bonding :) and two semesters passed by with more friends and scary syllabus to cover.

Just a month into the final year, we're already starting to fear the future..not for the fact that its kinda uncertain as to where each one of us would land...but for the fact that each one of us would be scattered all over...it'll seem like someone from above is un-solving a fully solved jigsaw puzzle!...

So, the next 8-9 months are going to be i-dont-know-how....The fact that its the last few months of the 'gang' being together has registered in our minds...we could even end up living through it with a very saddening feel or we could make the most of it [hell..obviously its going to be the latter]...

They say, once you finish your stint at one place, you go to new places..make new friends and life would continue to revolve around 'gangs' even if its a whole new one...but deep down inside I want to cling on to this awesome gang I've found at L.A...they're just the most amazing people I've ever known...

Love you people :)

To Vin!

A few things for my most favourite person in the world...here goes...

~~~~Ppl like it or not, we are the best self photo takers...it all began when we were just a couple of feet tall at athai's place ;)..okay vik anna took the pic but we can still take the credit for it..it was about us and those aviators ;D~~~~

~~~~ Hi moms, Hi pops...aheeeeeee (only you know the pronounciation =)) )~~~~~

~~~~ Don. Black Jacket. Vin! Vin! Vin!~~~~

~~~~ Marriages in Chennai are awesome...so are Chandliers ;D~~~~

~~~~ "Umm...I'm going to class 6" ...RITE! *Disappear* ~~~~

~~~~ "Shaadi mein aaya kya" ..hehehe!

~~~~ "Jao...Nakko baitho" ~~~~

~~~~ V-nayak student! ~~~~

~~~~ "Hau ussimebusy hoon..jaldi bol"..hehe..games khel aur busy hoja..and keep me updated ;)~~~~

~~~~ "Arre Pappu...hyderabad mein potti patana sabse mishkil cheez" ..hau hau maalum..nothin else explains your futile attempts :P~~~~

~~~~ Angrez.Andaz Apna Apna.Black Friday.The Inside Man.Lage Raho Munna Bhai.Slumdog.Dev D.Darna Zaroori Hai. :) ~~~~

~~~~ Da Vinci Code!...what a theatre venu!..mera shaadi udhar ich! :D~~~~

~~~~ V.E.N.U- the DC phenomenon..hehe...~~~~

~~~~ To the KKR cheerleaders [from the stands]..zyaada dance mat karo...kuch naya nahin ukhade tum logan..humko sab log harate [after the loss in 2008]~~~~

~~~~ Boom Boom Afridi and Andhra Symonds!...hehehe~~~~

~~~~ The orange tinge might have faded away..but we all know what your fingers went through last December :P ~~~~

~~~~2009, Go chargers, Go chargers, Go Go Go Goooo...Deccan Chargers Deccan Chargers..Go Go Go Goooooooooo :)~~~~

~~~~ I have to tell the whole world that my pierced cousin brother watched CC2C in the theatre!....and Aap Ka Suroor as well =)) ~~~~~

~~~~My sense of humour was always awesome..it took you "certain happenings" to realize it ;D~~~~

~~~~ Stop going by your great "assumptions" ...they suck :P..ask me :D~~~~

~~~~Take my word. 1 week of hangout.1 month after that;) ...Do saal ke baad main naachtun..teri shaadi mein :P~~~~

~~~~~ Remember. If the photo doesn't look good, it has to be mistimed!!...so DON'T even think about taking "certain things" lite ;)~~~~

~~~~~ Remember my "expressions" on each pic you showed me as well :D~~~~

~~~~~ Rockstar.Kar Sajda(remix).Jai ho.Ring Ring Ringa.Tenu Le.Go Chargers.Dooba Dooba.Jaane kya. are all a part of my playlist now :)~~~~

~~~~ Tenu le is the anthem! :D~~~~

~~~~Not just us...Venu will miss you too :(~~~~

~~~~~ Stop watching Tamizh serials bey "C"(abbreviated for security reasons!)~~~~

~~~~Foreign chale gaya bey badacow?? ...I couldn't believe it until the freaking glass door began to close behind you :( :(~~~~

~~~~ You have no clue how tough its going to be for me...I'm going to miss you like I've missed no one before :( :(~~~~

P.S:: Telling you again..you are my most favourite person...so..jaldi wapas aa bey haule!

The Games I've Played!

1.Mario [on video games]

2.Contra

3.Sega Tennis

4.Mahjong

5.Pac-Man

6.Prince [in B&W]

7.Minesweeper

8.Xonix

9.Pin Ball

10.Dx-Ball

11.EA Sports Cricket World Cup 99

12.Grand Theft Auto

13.Brian Lara Cricket 2000

14.Three Dirty Dwarfs

15.Sega World Soccer

16.Adventures of Aladdin

17. Tarzan

18.EA Sports Cricket 2002

19.Fifa 2002

20.Grand Theft Auto II

21.Need For Speed II: Hot pursuit

22.Test Drive 5

23.Sim City 3000

24.Need For Speed :Underground

25.Need For Speed : Underground II

26.Max Payne

27.Max Payne 2

28. NBA 2003

29.EA Sports Cricket 2005

30.Fifa 2005

31.EA Sports Cricket 2007

32.Fifa 2006

33.NBA 2006

34.Fifa 2007

35.Total Overdoze

36.Triple Play

37.Counter Strike

38.Virtua Tennis 3

39.Brian Lara Cricket 2005

40.Fifa 2008

41.Fifa 2009

42.Proevolution Soccer 2008

43.EA Sports Rugby 2008

44.Freedom Fighters

45.Delta Force 3

46.Age Of Empires

47.Age Of Empires II

48.Age Of Empires III

49.Age Of Mythology

50.WWF

51.WCW Nitro

52.Tony Hawk Pro Skater

53.Dave Mirra Free style Biking

54.Mafia

55.Heretic

56.Resident Evil 3

57.Tomb Raider

58.Street Fighter

59.Tekken

60.Monster Truck Madness

61.Demolition Racer

62.Unreal Tournament

63.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

64.Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

65.Zoo Tycoon

66.Roller Coaster Tycoon

67.Road Rash

68.Superbike 2000

69.Motocross Madness

70.Sim City 4

71.Prince Of Persia

72.Call Of Duty

****P.S::: Could Be a lot more but can't think of any right now:D****

Just when a host of people [majorly consisting of the NADAL fans] wrote this swiss genius off,he continued to keep his cool,continued to remain serene, continued to play the game in HIS way,and what I saw today was probably one of the biggest quarterfinal matches ever,like they say,an EPIC match!!

Being down by 2 sets and having his serve broken midway through the third set, there was a dreadful anticipation of a straight sets defeat...but screw my anticipation and worship this champion player...

He cameback from trailing 3-4 in the third set ,to go on to win it 6-4...

That's when the wonderful crowd started to get behind the champ and there was no looking back from then on...

He came out even more stronger in the 4th set to clinch it 6-0 and we were looking at the same player who was down by two full sets....

Deja Vu they call it, so I'll do that too for this was the 4th time that fedex had come back from behind...trailing by two sets and then going on to win the next two to take the game to the final 5th set!!

Something inside kept telling me that from here on,there could be nothing that's going to stop this man...he is out there to win his record 14th grandslam!!

He came out in the 5th set and clinched it 6-2 to advance to the all important semi final...

And spare a thought for Tommy Haas, who was the hero-on-the-verge-of-causing-an-upset for the first couple of hours of the game....After losing the 3rd set, he was not just taking on federer,but also the crowd which got totally behind the seed #2!!

So, eventually, Federer goes through and looks like he's not going back without that Goldenware!

P.S::

~~~~ GO ROGER GO~~~~

~~~~~~Can't help but talk about the outrageous-pink-attire-of-the-"Raging bull"....Pink Bull?? Now, that's artistic :P =))~~~~~~

   

ThE EvOlUtIoN Of LiNgO!

~~~~ 19 and a half years ago :::: gaaa gaaa guuu guuu aggaaguugaa gugaagugguuu~~~~

~~~~ 17 years ago :::: gaaa guu gaaa mom guuu gaaa guuugaa dad guuu gaa~~~~

~~~~ 15 years ago :::: Turn on the cartoon, or I'm obviously not going to eat that thing called food...not even in your dreams [Ok! they don't say it..but they so totally convey it!]~~~~

~~~~ 14 years ago :::: Can I have this chocolate?? This Toy?? That Pen?? This Pencil?? [All comes with a very familiar grin!]~~~~

~~~~ 13 years ago :::: I want that bag with spiderman on it and this pencil box with sachin on it...I'll also take that colorful set of eraser that have a fragnance[Mind You! This comes with a buy-them-for-me-or-I'll-cry-and-embarrass-you-right-here expression!!]~~~~

~~~~ 12 years ago :::: Teacher will beat you! Teacher will beat you!! [Ah! our very own sadistic innocent pleasure :D]

~~~~11years ago :::: Whose best friend are you?? His Or Mine??? [Melo so early!]~~~~~

~~~~ 10 years ago :::: You hit the ball there in the bushes, so you get it..and if you don't find it, I want a new one ~~~~

  

~~~~ 8 years ago :::: Project?? What Project?? Why?? When?? How?? ~~~~

~~~~ 5 years ago :::: I hate science and the boards are coming up!!~~~~ 

~~~~ 4 years ago :::: Oh Man!...Getting out of the Uniform feels so good...and so does getting into college ~~~~

~~~~ 2 years ago :::: Oh Crap! School was so much better!!~~~~  

~~~~ Yesterday :::: What's Up Dude??/What's cooking good looking?? :D~~~~

Well, this is how it happens...Doesn't it??

Its Ours Baby!!

Someone very famous said ...a walk of this nature will eventually end up being the longest ever..even if its back to the dug out from where they happily walk-in to bat...

The one on the top is no different...That man in red often referred to as "JUMBO" walks back heart broken...excuse the sadism, but makes me feel unusually good!!

What also make me feel good is that group of "hurdling- men-in-blue" in the background...well there are three reasons for my happiness:

1) Well, those bunch of winners represent the city I belong to, apna hydie!

2) ----Adam Gilchrist----

3) Those wonderful people behind have made possible, the most incredible underdog story ever,and its unscripted!!

Coming back to the boys in red...well, every second person was pinning his/her hopes on them...

Not just the boys in red...I've heard people talking about the chances of every other team to clinch this second extravagant season...I heard them..smiled..and from the inside I could only picture Adam Craig Gilchrist holding it high with paparazzi going crazy!

So much for my vision! ;)

When I said something like "the most incredible 'unscripted' underdog story", I meant exactly what I said...

Everyone says "wooden spoon winners-transform into-diamond studded trophy holders"..and I don't really have to add anything more to it...

The man who is often referred to "JUMBO" din't really make things easy for us...got Gilly in the first over and it felt like someone was carrying out an excavation experiment in my coronary artery :( .We never really "bounced back" as I thought we would...and a total of 143 did not make me feel any better...But then Sushmita tells me the pitch was slow and there was nothing that would stop us from winning...I knew about the slow pitch but the second half of what she said felt a little better...

Watching a match with your favourite cousin is great fun...I remember laughing our way through the last season where we won absolutely nothing at "home"...

And there we were...watching it together again, but this was THE FINAL!!

Coming back to it, RCB seemed like they'd break our hearts and take it away..but there was something that still told me we'll pull it off....

 Now, this man in  red..is called Roelof Van Der Merwe...a very gutsy South African...

He came in after Kallis departed and like the commentators say "had his intentions clear"...

His aggressive approach could have landed them in an overwhelming victory...He sledged the bowler..he hit them all over...he danced down the track..and the rest is what the pic shows you...

Now, he maybe 37,but that doesn't mean he'll let you get away with a wild attempt to clear the ground...you leave the crease, you pay for it...Gilly kept it simple too!...infact simpler and the Hope for the DC fans reignited...

They wen't into the "strategic time out" at 68-3..and like Ravi  Shastri says "its still anybody's game"...It sure was!

There were post-break nerves for both the teams...and the pic on the top shows how this red soldier succumed to it...just when Harmeet Singh was going for runs all over and seemed like there was no way he could help the blues, there had to be a turnaround[that's the beauty of underdog stories!]

And the turnaround was literal...this cheeky/cute/sheepishly smart stroke played by our very own wall saw his leg stump uprooted...

On any other day, he would be called one of the smartest and finest cricketers India has ever produced...but yesterday was a different story...

He took so much pains to attempt this absolute crazy shot with the fine leg fielder deep...Harsha Bhogle was right..."The people in Narayanaguda,Hyderguda and Charminar and many more places will be chanting the words 'go wall!' "

Dravid tried a bout bat-wrestling with the unarmed air and green grass as he walked back to the dug out..and Gilly and co. could rejoice and regroup and smell the air which h

ad "H.I.S.T.O.R.Y" written all over it..in BLUE!

The Reds went on to fall and fall deep...from where they surely couldn't recover...Gilly and his boys had turned it around...only to shoot up from Position #8 to becoming the champs!...B.L.I.S.S!!

The victory lap and the trophy lift...as they did them far far away in the bull ring, back here in hydie, we were nothing less than ecstatic...all we could mutter was "freak..we  won!"...high-5s and hugs and fist punches were all part of the involuntary rituals...to celebrate the rise of the down and dusted pride of the Deccan Chargers...

Now, everybody know my love for this gentleman ...he managed to make me cry again in the form of a knock which read 85 runs off 35 balls...and that came in the semis against the "season's favourites" and has lead the team from the front...backed them..motivated them..and has done everything he should be doing as a captain and a senior player...and a lot more!

I remember the scenes last year...his dejection on the fact that he couldn't win a single game for the ever supporting home crowd...

But 2009 has been different...for him..for us...for the magical world of Indian Premier League...This ex-aussie wicket keeper batsman turned the tables on its head...Yet again he became my HERO on the field :) 

-----We Freaking Won...We beat 7 Teams that were "supposedly" better than us-----

***** 

P.S : More than the Hyderabad connection, Its Gilly's presence that's made me love the team..although not denying the fact that the diamond studded indian map which is going to sit pretty in hyderabad which is something that I'm going to be immensely proud of.

    

P.S.S:The beauty of this win is how after such a debacle last year, we defended the team by saying "Chalta yaaron..agla IPL apna ich hai!"...How about that for hope?? :)

        

P.S.S.S: And now that we go into the champions league as the best domestic T20 team and since its going to be held in India, Gilly, October mein milenge!;D

P.S.S.S.S: ItS OuRs BaBy!! *****