Gloomy Onam :(

So one more day goes by... well, took up that book on GATE and tried out some objective questions in the noon. Then, what else... watched TV after that.

There was this New Zealand-Sri Lanka game which Sri Lanka threw away or like I prefer to say "They snatched defeat from the jaws of victory" Chasing ~140, they made a great start and Dilshan was on fire - 50 from 23, but wickets kept falling at the other end... soft dismissals, and two moments of brilliance from Jesse Ryder - how does that guy field with that bulky body! I should say McCullum's catch (the eighth wicket) was also vital, as till then, Sri Lanka was still in the game with a target achievable at approximately a run-a-ball. But New Zealand's fielding was uncharacteristically bad throughout... Their batting (which I didn't see) - only Ross Taylor performed I think, the overthrow and 3 runs on the last ball of their innings will haunt the Sri Lankans. So a good T20 game to watch.

Marat Safin was on at the US Open... Thankfully the fellow seems to be in his better moods and is playing well. When I was watching, he was one set up, and playing well. The guy can be a top-ranked player if he plays consistently - its there in him even now.

Meanwhile, news channels are having a field day reporting the mysterious "missing" YSR, the Andhra CM... this time around it seems a serious matter, but when these guys report about it as Breaking News for hours on end, you never feel like following it (atleast I don't!) And thats what I did - I'll catch up the updates on that issue in tomorrows papers.

Nothing else, Onam, our traditional Malayali festival, was spent at home all gloomy with the weather outside and other matters in mind :( Food was special with the payasam and chicken curry (even though Onasadya is traditionally all-vegetarian) So no floral carpets to be seen (except on TV) this time around.

Getting into bed early today because I've got to be at T.I.M.E. tomorrow at 10am. I'll be missing the test this Sunday (cause of that DRDO exam at Coimbatore)...

A New Month - Happy ONAM!

So here's a new month... what to talk about?

On my front I'm still at home, nothing much to tell, Onam tomorrow, so everyone getting geared for it. Other than that, I've got an exam (for DRDO) on the 6th of September, and trying desperately to prepare for that... just can't get into the groove. Anyway, what can one 'study' when almost the entire syllabus is being prescribed... I'll maybe check out some objective type questions and something about the organisation (DRDO) too.

US Open has started... and I just happened to see Dinara Safina's first round match, and she was really given a tough time by an Olivia Rogowska (who). Apparently an Australian wildcard entry, she never gave up against Safina's big returns. She got the first set on a tie-break and lost the next one... Safina managed to win the match, after being 0-3 down in the third. Unlike most unseeded players, who play well in the start only to fade away, Rogowska managed to fight till the end. So this match turned out to be good, with some good play by both players (but so many double-faults!?) Safina managed to keep her cool most of the time, but she'll have to do better in the coming matches, after just avoiding being the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out in the first round of the US Open.

NoDjo is playing right now, has a tricky one against veteran Ljubicic... now 3-0 up in the first set, so I think he's going good... can't follow that match. No other upsets it seems. Our Indians, Somdev and Sania are through to the second round too. All the best to them!

Transfer Window is closing... don't think Arsene Wenger will be going for anyone considering his frugalities and  (can tell for sure though, maybe Marouane Chamakh?!) And definitely can't say anything regarding Real... they may even pull off a Ribery transfer! Miguel Torres has gone to Getafe... he was a hard working defender (with some frailties though), but with Marcelo and Ramos, maybe he doesn't stand much chance. Robben and Sneijder have been offloaded... they've given their best for the team inspite of injuries and all, so hope they have a good career now on (hope not at Real's expense) Grosso has come to Juve... Juve's transfers this summer have been surely one of the best in Europe - Diego, Melo, Caceres, now Grosso... remains to see how they click now.