Hard work and Hard play

The past few weeks have been really hard work on the office front. Long hours and concentrated set of targets to achieve. Its really a challenge at time to consistently hit deadlines. but thats the advantage of it all. you get to start pushing yourself.

the more you push yourself, the more you realise new successes and new challenges as well.

last weekend was also good in a way for me. personally i was looking at proving myself in the club - as i had played a couple of games initially to get used to the conditions here and the people in the team.

decided to become a member of the club. the first match i got to play for the club as a member - its slightly special. we lost the toss and got to bowl first. got a chance to bowl second change. first ball was an inswinging yorker. the batsman was bowled. i got my first wicket of the match - the first ball. and then on was bowling quite well to end up at 7-1-25-3. I was the leading wicket taker. Gave me some satisfaction. Didnt get a chance to bat as the total was only 110 to win.

The next day was another match. I was very eager to get to bat. but this time too, we lost the toss and had to bowl first. came in to bowl second change as usual - got a good line and length. my first wicket was an inswinging yorker. and then went on to take 3 wickets bythe end of my third over. wanted to get more than 3. was working hard on getting it. finally my fifth over bore success as i took my 4th. the captain told me that he was going to change me to try out someone else. i had 4 more deliveries to take my 5th and i did it.

i ended up with a bowling performance of 5-1-10-5. the total to get was 53. we won comfortably.

was extremely satisfying for me. to be able to contribute in bigger pies in both the saturday and sunday matches.

need to buy a bat. lets see if i can get one here itself or maybe not get one until next season.

hard work and hard play. thats what it all is at the moment.

satish.

Back in Business

Work work and no play makes Satish a dull person.

Its a little changed in the past few weeks. I am getting to playing squash quite regularly now. Cricket clubbing is going on fine. Didnt play this weekend but played the week before.

Again, another Dravidian innings with one six and one four - totalling 24 runs. Sometimes I do feel I am being too patient. Maybe thats a new way to play the game, rather than my old - hit hit and get out policy.

Its raining today. Looks like it will be this way for sometime now.

Last week - I was extremely disappointed about Pramod Mahajan's death. It was a total shocker. It seems like we are running out of good leaders.

Started cooking this weekend. I am definitely able to manage by myself. If I had known this a couple of years back - things might have been simply different :)

Looking forward to pondicherry for some good news. Rajshri is getting married this week. Here's wishing her a very successful marriage. Something tells me, she is going to change completely after her marriage. Become more responsible and maybe even become quieter. All the best! I wish I could have been there.

God Bless.

Satish Viswanathan.
P.S: I had a very good haircut yesterday. Looking like some convict out on bail. Now that is a typical British summer cut. Everyone around has similar ones.