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  • Games people play!

    We all get pulled between options...
    CWG 2010 are about to come to an end, tomorrow being the last day! I have been looking forward and hoping that the games go well, and there are no major issues while the games are on in Delhi!
    So far so Good!
    The traffic has been alright! Infact, I have made it on time every single day I was travelling to work in the morning! Evenings have been a bit tight, however that is a usual scenario! An addition of about 20 minutes to a 150 minutes long drive does not really bother me anymore! Plus I am not driving myself, so that leaves some sanity intact by the time I reach home every evening, and I do not mind getting behind the wheels over weekends!
    What I really like about games such as CWG and Olympics and other sports activities, is that they have a start date, and an end date! However there are games which just don’t seem to end!
    How I wish, from an endless list, the two below, have an end date
    ~ Political games at Office!
    ~ Office games in Politics!
    I promise to participate in the closing ceremony!!!
    Title courtesy : Games people play by Inner Circle

  • Common “man’s” Wealth “politicians playing” Games

    I do not understand why this hue and cry over
    1. Chairs being rented for Rs.8000 per month
    2. Turf’s being laid at 5 times the regular cost
    3. Treadmills being leased for exorbitant prices
    4. and probably 100s of other small and big scams that are in progress while Delhi and the country is preparing for Commonwealth Games!
    Almost everyone in this country tries to get benefit from the situation when they can! and I say almost everyone, because I know some who do not! And when these guys in their positions try to make the most out of where they are, we cry foul!
    While I feel sad about such bastards looting the country’s money, I am really worried about what happens when the CWG start!
    I sincerely hope that the entire setup does not collapse like a pack of cards! while somewhere in my heart, I am very scared it will!

  • Lets the games begin!

    I am really looking forward to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and looks like they started one year too early!!!
    Suresh Kalmadi and Mike Hooper have started the first game, India and most politicians are world champions at… the Blame Game!!!
    In the first round, Mike Hooper warms up to the press in a conference and tells in detail about all the plans and that he was optimistic about the completion of all preps before the games… and a day later, Mr. Suresh Kalmadi plays his side of the game by throwing allegations at him and telling us that he has request that he be removed!! “Offence is the best defense, I remember”
    And then the semi-final of the game where Mr. Hooper is giving an interview, and is stopped “on camera” from doing that! Stunning display of offensive techniques by Lalit Bhanot! In his words, “ If Mike Hooper has to respond to anything, he should respond at home and not in HIS (Lalit’s) office.“. Check out the video here if you have not seen it yet. In this video, the way Lalit Bhanot looks when Mike is asking him something, it is so clear that he does not have a fkking clue as to why he is asking Mike to stop the interview, but that he just wants him to stop!!!! what losers!!!
    My take, this is something that will carry on for about a week while it only gets worse!!!
    I really want Delhi to be prepared for the games, but am also afraid, rather have a very strong gut feel that the preparations are highly inadequate and all of this is being done just as a run-up to the truth about how fukked up the planning and execution has been for these games!
    I still hope the games can happen when planned! Maybe someone needs to read through why projects fail and make error corrections before its too late… or is it already!