APL - Apna Premier League

Guys!!!

We are not talking about Cricket here.. we would talk about entertainment, frenzy and colorful way of living your life every Sunday morning.. oh yeah!!! thats what we do in Udaipur every weekend

Apna Premier League a.k.a APL has its roots from famous IPL.. the base rules staying the same but with lot of injustice, prejudice and unfairness mixed with it. Though, there are instances of harmonious and equal environment, sense of appreciation towards the batsman, bowler, fielder and wicketkeeper - but you need to play with us to understand what I mean :D

Golden Rules:

1. There is a five-match series played between captains on every possible Sunday morning (unless it rains or players are too tired to wake up) . The captains would change after every five-match series. The decision of appointing a new captain is biased and deserved by a close friend who has always found an excuse from becoming one. The criteria may or may not include good performances, sutta and rajnigandha consumptions, sense of humor, capability of listening to everyone.
2. The captain who wins the toss will always field first. Why? Bcoz of pitch conditions? Simply because it becomes quite sunny after 9:30 AM for players to field. They would prefer fielding in shade rather than in sun. Early morning dew causing ball to skid, seam movement etc. are not applicable. No-Tanning comes first!!!!
3. The bowler would set the field bringing slow and heavy players in the circle so that they dont have to run much, the quick players would be sent in deep positions. Since the bowler doesnt know where will he bowl or pitch the delivery, he uses his best guess initially to set the field.. then probably after a boundary is hit or the bowl goes in the direction where the fielder was not set, he would simply move the fielder to that position. You know its hard to predict everything!!!!!
4. More than the wicketkeeper, the thirdman and fine leg positions play an important role. It would be dishonest to say that the wicketkeeping gloves have a problem :P The batsman can miss the ball and still get runs
5. The fielder receives an applaud if he is able to stop the ball within first time.
6. Every player have their own box of suggestions which they keep telling the bowler or batsman after every delivery. You know we are friends and our captain is also our friend!!!!
7. After every 10 overs, there will be a strategic timeout. The strategy is to have 2-3 sutta and 1-2 rajnigandha first and then joke around. This is so prevalent and coercive that even after the strategic timeout that the fielder standing in deep position will need it - Again we are friends and happy to help!!!
8. The umpire's decision is final - he is respected and obeyed 99% of the time. To make the match interesting, he might give a wrong decision with a grin on his face :D I tell you, the applaud he receives from the team he has supported with that wrong decision is AWESOME!!!! I have experienced it myself
9.  After the first innings, the players would be served with poha, samosa, kachori and cold drinks. Naashta na kiya to kya khaak kiya!!!
10. Even after batting first and with other players sitting in shade, the team is so tired that they are unable to field properly. You have to blame SUN for this!!!

Overall, it is an adventure and worth experiencing :)

Arihantism - Continued

After the wonderful opening song for the new religion Arihantism, I feel the need of defining some core values and principles around it so that my would-be followers could make more sense out of it.

One quick question for the readers, "Would it make sense to charge some membership fee to use and adopt it?" Too early to decide, eh? ..... Psssttt!!!! Leave it

Procrastination:

Doing things NOW is bad. Now is better when it is in the distant, unseeable future. Avoid doing work as much as possible. Push the deadlines as far as you can. Don't you feel the person who cares for it the most would eventually be doing it? Your goal should not be that person :)

Money precepts:

Heard of mind over matter? This is the next level - Money over matter. Be as much kanjoos as possible. Something like go away somewhere for a phone call saying Hello Hello when someone is paying for your movie tickets, look busy at restaurants and ask someone else to pay. Easier trick could be look other way when the waiter brings the cheque to the table.

Lesser Hard Work:

We are living in 21st century. There are already enough important things for us to remember around us. The lesser you know, more is the room in your head to remember your favorites.

Idol Worship:

I would really encourage this. Choose your own idols. My examples of good idols : Amrita Rao, Giselle Monteiro, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman. Bad idols could be anybody that works for a living.

Rituals and Festivals:

There would be festival starting every Friday night. Working on weekends would be considered intolerable. Taking baths is optional, especially on holidays. Daily rituals include watching TV & movies, reading senseless articles and discussing your personal idols.

Those who are somewhat impressed - I thank them. Since the making is in alpha phase, it surely needs some adjustments. You can send me an email if you are interested in knowing whats in store for the beta phase :)

P.S. I am also thinking of advertising strategies and some funky punchlines for my religion now. Credit again goes to the Aditya Kulkarni for bringing this up at first place

Stupid Internet

Internet is full of nonsense.... trust me .. you would wonder after reading some of this:

1. If the whole world is a stage, then where is the audience sitting?

2. If the love is blind then why is lingerie so popular?

3. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, then why do we still have monkeys and apes?

4. I went to book store and asked the owner,"Where is the self help section?". She replies, "If I tell you, it would defeat the purpose"

5. They have found water on the moon, we just have to carry the scotch