Harsh?

Well, AVB is here and everyone’s forgotten about the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

Carlo, as we all know, was sacked after a trophy-less season with Chelsea. This was succeeded right after he became the 1^st Chelsea manager in our 106 year history to win the double. Seemingly ‘Unstoppable’ Chelsea were torn apart by smaller teams last season, and eventually, Chelsea ended the season without a trophy. King Carlo wasn’t ‘more than special’ anymore. And in due course, Carlo was sacked.

Was his sacking harsh?

On one hand, one may find the sacking of a ‘double winning’ manager after a single trophy-less season unjust.

We all know Carlo’s reluctance at trying out our youngsters. One such instance was when Carlo played Paulo Ferreira at Centre Back instead of Bruma in the 3-0 home loss to Sunderland. It back fired. Likewise, there were many other instances where he could’ve put more faith in our youngsters.

Also, let us not forget that he spent close to 100 million pounds in his 2 seasons here. A manager who has spent that much money and couldn’t deliver a single trophy probably deserved the pink slip.

While on the other hand, a manager who

‘#wonthedouble’;

lost Wilko mid way;

wasn’t given the appropriate replacements for Ballack, Carvalho, Belletti, Deco among others;

was forced to play his 50 million signing who never adjusted well;

probably deserved another chance.

Was the sacking harsh?

An owner who’s spent HUGE amount of money has every right to demand trophies. Carlo failed.

You don’t get a 2^nd chance when there’s 100 million involved. Carlo learnt the fact in an unkind way.  

Joker.

After seeing 'The Dark Knight' for the trillionth time, I'm still intrigued by the character of the 'Joker'.

I was left wondering : Do we really have people who love to see the world burn? And the affirmation came from a Norwegian psychopath who ruthlessly murdered 90 odd people.

What do they get by committing such heinous crimes? I will never know.  

Date with Destiny?

Last two chances for the great man to score his maiden hundred at Lords, and his 100th hundred overall. 
Destiny? Who knows! Not only India, but England would equally want Sachin to reach this milestone at the Mecca of Cricket. 

Chelsea FC.

I think I was in 5th grade then. I was a big Midtown Madness 2 fan. 

I wanted to know more about Football in general. There was only one name on everyone's mouth then : Manchester United. I decided not to support them as everyone supported them. I had to choose a different club. 

Meanwhile, while driving a double decker bus across London, (breaking all the rules, destroying street lights etc), I noticed a name written Chelsea on the bus. 

Now, the next morning I read a headline which read, "Chelsea 1-0 Charlton."
And thus began my love affair with Chelsea FC. 8 years on, I haven't regretted a single moment.

Took me a further two years to get to know that a club had a 'manager', an 'owner' etc. By the time I realized it, Chelsea FC had won the league under the Abramovich era, and I was regarded as one of the 'glory hunters'.










You don't 'decide' which club to support, you just support.

Don't think twice...

Indians...Saving Concept...Save for retirement...Save for retirement...Save for retirement...Save for retirement...Don't enjoy life...Retire...Save for Children (who generally are well settled)...Save for Children...Die.


Like it or hate it, it is a fact. We Indians think too much and are too miserly when it comes to spending money. An Indian, hungry and looking tempted would generally say,"If I can get the same Samosa at 10 Rupees outside, why should I pay 40 bucks to have it here? I'll wait for another 3 hours till the movie finishes and buy it outside."


Seriously? Is 3o bucks going to spend that big a hole in your pocket? Ask me and I'd rather spend the extra 30 bucks and enjoy it thoroughly than not spend the money and not enjoy.

I've been criticized by most buddies of over spending. Hell they don't realize the joy in enjoying the right things at the right time even if its comes at a slight extra cost. The inner conscience just laughs at them and says, "Screw them, they'll never get it. They don't realize what they're missing out on."

Spare a thought.

They've risked their lives each time an attack took place in Mumbai. They're under paid, over worked, and are still treated with utter disrespect by the people. Policemen of Mumbai. 

Spare a thought for them too. They are doing what they can. November 2008 was a wake up call for all of us. It shook the nation.

And while we are blaming their incompetency, they have been working their asses off to make sure we sleep peacefully at night. People working late night know very well about the Naka Bandis and the Patrolling. Mumbai has become much safer at night. Very few of us realize how they kept the city terror free during the World Cup and IPL when each Terror outfit threatened to carry out blasts. 

One more thing is that we compare our city with other World Metros and complain. The difference? They don't have a population density of 22,000, luckily. It is impossible to frisk everyone and to ensure everyone's safety considering that we're living in the vicinity of the 2 most troubled nations in Asia. 

Blaming the Police? Think again. I laud them for the efforts they've put in. 

FE, First day of Excitement?

Seniors :

First sight of a group of seniors and I begin to panic. ‘Dude, don’t worry, the Brochure that the college gave you has a list of phone numbers you can call on in case they rag you. Or wait, just pretend you’re a SE.’

Wait, did he just give me a ‘Welcome to SIES newbie, we don’t rag Juniors’ look? This first bolt from the blue came as I walked through the Corridor for the 1st time. Our seniors were different, very different. (That was the last time I saw any senior in the campus. They all went into hibernation till the Feb festive season. Or wait, maybe we were too serious as it was the lethal 1st Semester! Either way, I didn’t interact with any senior in the 1st semester).

People around :

I expected a Massive bunch of nerds as I was walking towards my classroom, and it looked like that at first when I entered. I was a little late as usual, and sat on the last bench (Now before you think, “aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Late aayega toh last bench kaise milega?!” this is to remind you that it was the 1st day of College, the last benches don’t fill on the 1st day). As I sat and was settling down, I had a fleeting look at the opposite gender at the other end of the classroom. There were quite a few attractive faces around. Surprise number two Mr. Abhishek.

TEACHERS :

Not long after that came our first teacher for the day, Ms. Sampada Mutha, who greeted us with a Huge smile and her trademark, “Good Morning Class. :D”. Wow! Not what I expected. The other teachers through the day were really kind too. “Yahan ke teachers amazing hain.” Sach mein! I’m not being cynical here, the teachers are indeed awesome.
Friends :
I never really liked South Indians all that much(In spite of being one). So except for the very few people whom I already knew, I wasn't expecting to make friends with many fellow SIESites in FE itself. This time, I was subjected to 2 big surprises: There weren't too many south Indians like I assumed. And I was wrong about not liking them. Shortest semester down the line, I made friends better than I ever did till now.

Canteen :

“No Mumma, I’m in Graduate College now, it’ll be too embarrassing if I take tiffin to college,” was what I told my Mom before leaving for college.
The canteen was like a typical college canteen. You like it at first, but as time proceeds, ‘Maa ke haath ka khaana’ is what you prefer. And its healthier too!
Meanwhile, Filter Kaapi (Coffee) helped me stay awake through the 2nd half lecture sessions.

Adios 1st day :

As the day ended, and as I walked towards the college gate, the well known saying kept humming in my head, “In Engineering, always expect the unexpected, ALWAYS!”

PS : Our Canteen’s Filter Kaapi rules!

- Abhishek Easwaran.