This is an informative piece that appeared in the news daily daily today which I thought was a good read….
Kingsmead, Durban
This is the venue where Yuvraj slouted Stuart Broad for six sixers in an over, the first ever timw in a T20 match. Seating capacity: 25,000. No. of IPL matches to be played: 16
St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
Home to the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club. Seating capacity: 19,000. No. of IPL matches to be played: 7
The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Nicknamed ‘The Bullring’: hosted the 2007 World T20 final. Seating capacity: 34,000. No. of IPL matches to be played: 8 Read more...
Not that we need any reason to gang up but IPL just adds to the existing excitement of getting together! So, its time again for hi fives, lots of cheering, booing and high decibels
It’s a rule at my place that the team I support, hubz will go for the competing team…Its fun as we end up booing each other. Geee… And man was I happy when Rajasthan Royal won? I supported them and Chennai Super Kings from day 1. For finals my loyalty was tilted towards Rajasthan Royals and yoo-hoo we won. This year I haven’t decided as yet, though hubz feel that Bangalore Royal Challengers stand a good chance this year; after all the shuffling and renegotiation of players. Read more...
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Have you ever wondered that anything that tastes yummm is calorie full? In a perfect world, doughnuts, chocolate pastries, crispy chicken, burgers (i can go on) …would be diet food! How many of us wish it were true..haan? Anyways, watch this video…a guy getting creative with burgers. Mind you, I still love my burger…
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Vishu – the day of Vishukani and Vishu Kaineetam heralds the beginning of Malayalam New Year. Vishu falls on the first day in the Malayalam month of Medam.
2008 was my first Vishu after wedding, which meant that I was in charge of things. Was a bit unsure of lot of things pertaining to Vishukani but in the end I could do it as per the tradition and it was an enjoyable learning experience. I arranged all things required for Vishukani like mirror, raw rice, fruits, golden cucumber, and piece of white mundu, gold ornaments, few coins, flowers, coconut and idol of laddu Gopal aka Krishna. Since I could not get Konna flowers, I had to make do with an ensemble of different colorful flowers. I did all this the previous night. Read more...
