Phir Bhi Dil Hai...

Back to where I belong! An eventful and painful journey brought me to Bangalore and all the associated problems. The kid is refusing to own the place, actually. He hardly finds anything familiar and it's been quite confusing for him.

People around are quite eager to know about the great country. My neighbour was under the impression that there were hardly any trees in Washington(Don't know why!) and when I enlightened her that it had quite many exotic and beautiful trees, she was quite disappointed and didn't want to hear anymore about the place. Many thought I should've put on at least 10 kgs and were disappointed again. I would love to hear from an American his/her impression of India. I hope they don't think of us as snake charmers still!

India plays Pakistan again today in Abu Dhabi. Brings back the memories of the (in)famous Sharjah encounters. I do respect the present Pakistani team but I don't dread them anymore. A coward as I am when it comes to watching cricket matches, I could hardly watch those matches without a pounding heart. It was as if every Tom,Dick and Harry in Pakistan team would be a hero while playing against us!Nowadays they are only mere mortals, just like us. I don't know whether the retirement of Akram and Wakhar or the newly sprung friendship between us has more to do with this...