Ok thats it i am convinced this World Cup will kill me... 

Thanks to this match i am on the verge of restarting smoking, the stress is killing me...

I am so upset, that i think i am going to cry all night and the sombre mood is going to slip into the coming week.
Even thinking of suing the Indian cricket team for damages, both mental and financial..

As i type this, india is on the verge of grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory. After scoring 338, which in my opinion was a wee bit less (though not bad at all) than what they should have got had they not committed hara kiri in the last 4 overs of their innings.
From the looks of if, India cant win this Cup, they just dont have the bowling  or the fielding to take 10 wickets or even defend a huge total.
What a terrible weekend, Aussies won, Pakis won, and now india is on the verge of losing.
Its a black black day here ....

Atleast one thing came out of the Aus v Zim match  yesterday, which is that the Aussies are going to have a tough time playing spin.
On a different note, the world cup fever has gripped the Sethi residence and how, first a new Tv and now tata sky hd plus, as we speak i am enjoying the Holland v England match on HD and without commercials. What joy!!
I am a firm believer that commercials should be banned during games period!!
And finally my tickets for the WI v SA match were delivered this morning. Cant wait to watch the match live.

Just got back home to see the Zimbabwe team tightening their noose around the Mighty Aussies, with still 5 overs to go in the Aussie innings anything is possible.
 But ill give anything to see the Aussies go down to the spirited Zimbabweans 

Strange how things change when one quits smoking or rather things one has to do to ensure you stay away from the death stick.

As i write this, Delhi is being peppered with the last of the winter showers, its grey and streaks of orange caress the sky, but instead of sitting out in my patio and enjoying this, i am vegetating on my couch, just to ensure that the urge to smoke doesnt get the better of me.
But maybe  i can just pop a nicorette gum and see how this goes?

Well, what a Sunday morning, just finished watching the Kiwi's steamroll the poor ol' Kenyans for a mere 69. How one sided can a game be??

So a decent match? Maybe, I mean 370 was a huge total, but at some level i did feel that India was not playing at 100%. In a way its good we aint peaking too early.

On a different note watching NZ rip through the Kenyans.

Mid way through the indian innings,  the stress levels are slowly but surely getting out of control, India just lost its second wicket and on a pitch which is slow and holding up, it will be tough for india to post a big enough total. And if they fail to do so, then under lights and with Bangla dew covering the field, it will be really tough for india to win this match.
It is moments like these where i wonder if my decision to quit smoking was well timed??

So the world cup is finally underway, India take on Bangladesh at Mirpur, and i cant help but look back at March 2007, when india were screwed over by the same team at the Port of Pain.
India have lost the toss and thats made me more than nervous.

World cup opening ceremony or a Bangladeshi circus?

Bangla Overdose!! what next? Bryan Adams singing in Bangla?

Nothing worse than watching Lip syncing Bangladeshi's at a World Cup Opening ceremony

World Cup Beat  Part 1
Banglabandhu stadium has never looked so good. Hoping the  opening ceremony isnt anything as bad as the one back in 1996 where the Laser Light show was a disaster from hell.

And now that the World Cup fever has rather slowly yet painfully gripped me let me state this- The if either Pakistan or Australia win this Cup i shall stop watching cricket indefinitely !!!

So the Cricket World cup technically kicks off this evening.
Four years of wait ends in a few hours and 44 days of stress kicks off.
Lots and lots more to come on the world cup...

Two things, firstly i am rather proud that around 23 minutes back i crossed the one week barrier. I haven't smoked in a week and i think thats bloody good.

Secondly, my neck is still fucked, i just thank my lucky stars that i aint a Giraffe!! coz if i was one imagine the kind of pain i would have been in!!??

Physiotherapy helps but the constant pain is fucking with my brains and how. What hurts the most is the fact that i cant even lift a freaking camera these days.
Damn!!!

On a rather sad note, i must say i am rather upset that one of the puppies is leaving today for good.
Its rather bittersweet, i am honestly sick of taking care of 4 dogs, the pee and poo o Lord!!!! But considering i had taken extra care of this one (the runt of the litter) staying up for night's at end feeding her from a bottle, she surely shall be missed.

However i am sure if i had kept her, i would have named her Phoolan Devi, thanks to her aggressive demeanor. Honestly despite her size she scares the hell out the two fat boys and her mother

Its strange when one is forced to stay away from things which become an integral part of one's life. The last 4 days have been hell, the pain in the neck and the shoulder reached the dizzy heights of 2009. Confined to bed i have done nothing but think, and read, thankfully Sachin's biography and Gibb's autobiography have given me good company.
On a positive note its been 5 days since i last smoked, i guess the longest since 2005. Pretty darn neat for someone who was smoking a pack a day.
The cold turkey was taken care for by the nicorette gums which to an extent have helped.
Now on a slow path to recovery i am hoping i am better soon.

Quit Smoking Attempt no. 1387-
Orange Juice - 8 cartons
Nicorette Chewing gums- 10 packs
Nicotine Patches- 2 packs
Mood Swing pills- 1 pack
Chocolate- 5 bars
Music Playlist- ACDC, Metallica, System of a Down
GOD SAVE ME!!!!

With every passing minute i get closer to the day i have to give away two of the three puppies. We love Zulu and he is almost family, but FAF and the wee one are going to be missed and how, i think i am gonna cry this weekend watching them leave..

Cant wait for this cough to subside, have been coughing like a road roller for a week now, and i cant see no signs of it abating, anti biotics, honey and ginger, ginger tea, weird  herbal concoctions  brewed by Bahadur and the Yogic guru i shot sometime back all have failed and how..
Cough you fucking Cough....

O winter where art thou? O Christmas where art thou?
O summer i hate thee..

You know something is not right when Metallica sounds like a soft Ballad!!! 

Loud Music is therapeutic.. period!!

Sitting up in bed at 3 am aint the best way of dealing with pain, but then again I guess that’s the only way I know how to deal with this.

A meatloaf sandwich on a never-ending road leading into the crimson sunset.

Not a great way of starting your February, down with a bad flu and compound that with excruciating pain in the neck and shoulder, haven't moved an inch in 3 days and bored to death to add to it.