Friday, August 03, 2007

Here We Go


Soccer Fever has struck MindTree... The much awaited Foundation Cup is finally here... And me is glad to be a part of it this time as well... Reminds me of the good ol' college days... Those were the days when i'd have scored more goals in football than in my internals and final exams combined... Sigh...



Cut to the present, I'm very keen to play football because it keeps you healty and fit...A healthy mind in a healthy body...Aaargh crap... Mostly because I get to bunk work citing "football practice" ... Yeah, off late, I've been offering some really lame reasons to escape from work... The most prominent one being "I am pondering over the future of the country" (When I was caught snoring away to glory)...

Anywayz, back to the football cup at MT... 52 teams participating with 10 per side and nearly 30 people from each team to cheer them... Add to that some really jobless people who go and cheer for people even if it were a kyocera vs mphasis match.. (For non Global Village residents/rodents, kyocera and mphasis are companies that share the same campus with us). Now, basic math would tell us that the total no of people on the field for all matches would exceed 2000... (Hmmm..Wonder how they are managing to pay our salaries still)...

Again, me has this habit of digressing too much from the topic... At the moment, me is comparing myself with the legendary Davor Suker - Winner of the Golden Boot in '98 WC to sitting on the bench in the '02 WC... Yeah... It's quite the same in my case as well... Leading goal scorer for my team (if not the tourney) in the previous cup and close to being dropped for offering lame excuses to drop out from practice sessions... I'm part of MUFC.. Nope..Not Manchester United Football Club (though, i'd have loved to be part of that)... But MindTree United FC... The first match is on Sunday and I will be wearing my customary Ruud V. Nistelrooy (in Manchester United) shirt... I hope to injure the other striker...No,No...Not the striker from the opposition team... I hope to injure the striker of my team - SO THAT I GET TO PLAY!! (That was the Eric Cartman in me, speaking).

Whatevar happens, whether I get to play or whether I get to play, I want to do a repeat of last year... i.e. official commentator for the finals. This time, the Lee Jordan in me is eagerly waiting to pop up... And boy, I'm gonna love it...


13 comments:

vinu said...

Best of luck for your tourney dude....

But beware whilst you wear Rudd's jersey....

it will be a trip from MindTree FC to bench and then from bench to ........

as u say, u anyways have Mphasis and Kyocera in your same campus, so I assume nothing to worry :-)

Hari Krishnan said...

Magane.. sometimes I wonder why Mindtree pays you a salary and now "promotes" you when all you do is timepass @ work.. Then I wonder why companies pay me for the timepass I do..What was the point I was trying to make? I have absolutely no idea..

But football always reminds me of that one beautiful tackle that I made which broke ur face.. Ah! Football..

Unknown said...

Best wishes for the cup..
(Mind-tree cup ge select aagiddeeni anta heloke blog nan magandu [:)]) Cup win ad-mele innondu blog haaku..

svk312 said...

Guruve taavu bari ondu message kalisidaru sakagithu Football adutha iddira antha.... nana kaialli agolla sir.... ishtondu funda... ondu footballu matchige oodoke... anyways I will get more info from your TT Captain about your performance.....

Mathe yenadaru money thara kodtharo illvo geddare???? athava baari funda na....

Addru belage belage channagitu oodoke....

kd said...

since the event has already passed....

did cha score...????

not interested in the goals.. while commenting..

HOW MANY DID YA MANAGE TO OFFEND?????????

Unknown said...

well after have read it, and clicked the 'comments' link, I have totally lost in your digression. Hummm aaaahhh!!!
Well, it was something about football, and MantU.. never mind.. :D

Bhargav said...

@Vinay: The way I played in the match, it most definitely looks like a transfer to one of the other clubs..oops companies...

@Hari: Damn you... U were the one who ruined my looks... :D
I wont forget that tackle...will blog about that sometime..or better still if u blog about it... But i wont forgive, nor forget... :P

@NR: Thank you (Loafer nan maganinge bedkolbekaytu..comment hodi anta)

@Sudhi: Capt himself is playing in another team... So, full reports sigatte tourney du... Cash yella kodalla, treat anta oota iratte winners ge...but beggars cant be choosers.. :P

@kaushal: MindTree utd 2: Anti bug squad 0. The great one dint score...He missed chances after which he gracefully substituted himself.. Dint manage to offend anyone... Waiting for the big games to show my actual talent..

@Shailesh: It was something about football and ManU...What else were you expecting??? Money??? (i know that i've been beating around that bush off late) :D

Sachin Shanbhogue said...

Timepass blog maga...
(Thale tinno munche nane comment hakodu vaasi) :)

Karthik said...

Maga me knows not bout football, this was just to increase ur comment count :). Am pretty sure u would be very happy with this

Unknown said...

Well I had come to check if any new post is put up.... then thought why not do the job what oothla does... and which you are glad about.. some owls...

Ann M said...

macha i was late in viewing this post.. didnt u guys loose?? both your matches..! ha ha! wait for the evas cup, we'll show u how to kick ass,or kick football!

Deepak said...

Dude...i expected you to write about...all time pass we did in college...if possible...please..please..please write about our 8 semesters of timepass and playing and our Bachelors degree...Bachelor of Entertainment.

Bhargav said...

@Sac: Thanks for commenting.. :)

@Karthik: Again..Read above reply.. :)

@Shailesh: Once again, thanks a lot.. :)

@Ann: No comment

@Deepak: I have one topic in mind... But that'll be like diggin my own grave..Still, contemplating it... I guess, I'll post it in the next few days.. :)