Shyamala B.Cowsik
Originally posted by: Zoyafan
Hi aunty...am travelling...on vacation...will definitely read up ur posts as soon as I return...am really missing them...
Originally posted by: Zoyafan
Hi aunty...am travelling...on vacation...will definitely read up ur posts as soon as I return...am really missing them...
Originally posted by: sashashyamSuvi dear,
I am delighted with the Steve Waugh bit, though I hate all Aussie cricketers, who were all obnoxious, arrogant creeps till the IPL came along, and they became employees of various IPL team owners.. Overnight their manners became diabetes-inducing, the Delhi belly complaints disappeared, and they all started 'loving' everything Indian, the mercenary ðĪŽs.ð...they glamorised sledging to 'mental fragmentation'...they were an annoying lot...good at job...but very very annoying...it was ridiculosly funny..Bhajji and Symonds hugging...ðBut Waugh was right about the 2003 World Cup loss by Ganguly's team.I like ganguly...when he became the captain Indian cricket was in shambles...he did a great job...I was then the Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands, and the Bangladesh Ambassador had invited us to watch it at his place. I still remember my utter dejection as I walked back home - he lived near the Indian Residence. It was not just that we lost, it was how badly we lost.It was depressing...we lost without putting up much fight...I was very sure that we would win...alas!!! It was not supposed to be...
It took us till 2011 to take revenge and eliminate the Aussies in the quarter final stage itself, and then go on to win the final against Sri Lanka. I do not remember what Steve Waugh said then.
Ricky ponting's face was worth watching...smugness wiped off...I could imagine Steve Waugh sitting in his bed room and saying " mate!!! It was not our day...pitch was slow...conditions eased out during the second half of the match...blah blah blah..."we are the champions...ðĨģOh, as for Jodha-Jalal, I agree with you in toto.
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Originally posted by: sashashyamMy dear Pallavi,
Don't remind me of that mulberry bush post, there is a good girl!ð When I finished with it, I was appalled at the length, but I had no energy left to edit it, and besides, I do not think it could have been edited down much. I am amazed at your patience and those of many others who actually read the whole and even 'Like'd it! And grateful for it as well.
But I do wish there had been more comments on the one point on which I wanted to sound you all out - whether you agreed with my take on the creeping changes in Jodha.
Even here, there have been only 2 responses , including yours, to my question of why Jodha is so alarmed at the idea of Ruqaiya getting that one unconditional boon from Jalal. I wonder if you and I are correct; if so, the possibilities are fascinating!
Shyamala Aunty
ðOriginally posted by: sashashyam<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thank you, my dear, especially for that bit about the chessboard positions, which is very interesting. Now Jodha has to win, or at the very least to force a draw. How will she manage it? Well, the CVs will probably bank on there being very few viewers as clever as you are!ð
As for Jalal's dream sequence, or rather his fantasy, as one does not dream with eyes wide open, I think it is to show us that he admires at least some things about her - in this instance her love for her motherland, for the Jodha he sees with the flag is calm and dignified in her patriotism. And thus to highlight some residual openmindedness in him,
Shyamala B.Cowsik
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Originally posted by: Ethereal.Surbhiamazing analysis
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