Round 2 - Ring the Bell!

Hey yaars (and dushmun!),

Haven't posted in a few days, admittedly a bit busier than normal. Amused myself on Wednesday and Thursday stuffing envelopes, while today was spent waking up at 5 AM to drop the mom @ work, coming home at 6, and catching up on R&R the rest of the way.

It was good seeing many familiar faces at the Dome/Rogers Centre/Concrete Compound. Though I have to admit, I was just a tad more reserved than I usually am. I'm beginning to uncover some of the subtle acrimony I previously considered harmless and think I may have to be a little more careful with my choice of words. God forbid I end up as "that guy" who gets on everyone's nerves (though a part of me says that may have happened ages ago). Fret not though blog-ites, I'm sure this moment of deep and stimulating thought will be overshadowed by something silly I'll do the next time I'm seen in public, I'm just in one of those moods right now.

Before I forget, I'll give a big shout out to those who know me and have conveniently stumbled across the blog from out of nowhere. From now on I just may have to censor myself before publishing anything online, in fear of alienating or offending anyone. Of course, I'll still have my standard mother and brother stories to tell!

On to the good stuff. The 2nd Test between Pakistan and India just began about 20 minutes ago at Faisalabad. They're playing at the Iqbal Stadium, perhaps the only stadium in the world named after a poet! I've been trying to find links to watch a video stream of the match online, but to no avail. I guess I'll just watch the ball-by-ball text commentary in deep suspense.

For anyone interested, that dude waving the flag in the picture is Abdul Jalil, the "mascot" if you will, of the Pakistan cricket team. The Pakistan Cricket Board actually PAYS him money to support the team, along with accomodations and tickets to each match. He's somewhat of a well known commodity in the country, referred to as Chacha(Uncle) Cricket. He's usually the first person we look for when Pakistan is playing a match, and is often the easiest to spot, what with his standard green outfit.

Anyhows, I'm off to watch the match. For any of you out there, if you ever wanted to endear yourself to a Pakistani, just say the words "Pakistan Zindabad", and you'll be all set!

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!