Clean Sweep by BLACKCAPS :-)

Its another victory for the Black Caps... A depraving loss for the Aussies...
3-0 whitewash by NZ or complete blackwash on the aussies....

Though the aussies were not fielding their main strike bowlers today, this should not take away the credit from the mighty Blackcaps who showed character eventhough they were missing the services of Bond and Vettori... Hayden rewrote the Australian record for the highest ODI score by an Australian, but it was the innings of McMillan and McCullum that made the difference. A dashing innings by McMillian and a rock solid innings from McCullum saw the kiwis romp back home in the last over of a thrilling encounter. Needing close to 8 runs an over in the last 5 overs, McCullum and Gillespie played the right cards at the right time.

And we should also note that, this is not the first time that the Aussies have lost after scoring 325+ runs in a match in the last few months. With Australia having played their last official ODI before the WC, they would definitely be not happy entering the WC with this mindset.

Lets hope that we get to see some nail biting finishes in the coming world cup :-)

VALENTINES DAY

Its been ages since my brother asked me to start blogging.

Was waiting for one controversial topic to start with.

And finally got one debatable topic.

"Do we really need Valentines Day"

Well, its the same question that is being raised every year.
I would say it a question that needs a multifaceted approach and I would like to be a devils advocate.

I would say YES, if i express my love only once in a year.

I would say YES, if i have an orchid.

I would say YES, if i own Archies.

I would say YES, if i own De Beers.

I would say YES, if i am a telcom service provider.

I would say YES, if i run any other business that would help me make more money on this particular day.

Why is it that, we find so much importance associated with this particular day?Its basically a hype created by the business people for running their business.Its just like Akshya Trithiya wherein we find the gold sales on that particular day matching the sales of one full month or probably a year.Were we not expressing our love before Valentines day got popular in our country.We could trace love even before we could trace our ancestors.

Every day is a valentines day for someone who enjoys every moment of their life.Any day is an auspicious day to say "I love you" to someone whom we truly love and every day is a really horrifying day if we don't love someone truly.

This particular day can be used as a day to patch up with our friends and/or beloved ones.This day could be used to break the ice and settle things down.At this juncture something else strikes me.Why don't we call it "Patch Up Day" rather than "Valentines Day".

But something inside tells me that we need this day, for some people who are generally introverts. May be this particular day would give them the courage to open up what they feel.
I am basically a person who goes by instinctive feelings, so I feel that, Yes, we do need 'Valentines Day' though not fully justifiable by me.

And, finally I think that my brother would be cursing me for asking me to blog. Sorry bro. Happy Valentines Day to 'U'.