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Doing little, achieving less

With each passing year the gap between my aspirations and acheivements(debatable) increases, the crack between my potential and performance looks more like a chasm, pretentions increase and confidence diminish...this blog shall try to capture my constant progress towards this inevitable precipice.
Whoa!! talk about melodrama. Well that is the flavour of the season or is it not. The usual suspects....the ladies whether it is Mamta didi or Shilpa Shetty or her nemesis Jade Goody (or is it the other way around).Now that Shilpa has won the Big Brother gig....she can thank Goody in no small measure for contributing to her success (however unintended)....the same way that Rakhi Sawant can thank Mika for the infamous kiss (or was it all really got up)...and the same way that maybe someday Sourav will thank Greg Chappel for driving him to the wall and giving him enough motivation to hit back ...and what a blow...hmmm.. slap it has been.
The highly eloquent Chappel (in the past he has been known to let his finger do the talking....remember the middle finger episode at Eden Gardens, he is also known for his penchant to write long emails) responds by resting Sourav after he has played only 2 onedays after a gap of sixteen months.
This may sound a little biased but then in view of the dramatis personae ...there's really very little that you can conclude but this.Hey now where have I digressed to ... I really wanted this post to be more about me and my rantings ....but then...greater minds than me have faltered when trying to write/say stuff about me......so I guess its ok...it is a life all ordinary
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  1. AnonymousApril 22, 2007 at 4:55 PM

    what's this all about chakra...what exaclty is this???

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  2. Ashish KharwatkarMay 9, 2007 at 11:15 AM

    I still haven't grasped what you're trying to say. Maybe I'm having a slow day, or, worse, maybe I'm just dumb. But i like your examples of how personal misfortunes or society-inflicted atrocities have helped people rise from their ashes. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, eh?

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