Okay, just.. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?

If you're thinking the same question, then relax, you're not the only one out there. This year's FIFA World Cup has left half the world pondering on the same question. Just, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG?

It all started on the first day itself with a highly talented French side were held to a 0-0 draw by Uruguay and then it kept following!! The USA got a point from England, potential favorites this year, and Serbia succumbed to Ghana in the next two days. Germany pocketed a brilliant 4-0 victory against Australia before eventually losing to Serbia 1-0 !! (Courtesy the referee who just loves booking people.)

The defending champions trailed their opener against Paraguay before a lucky break helped them manage at least a point. Japan overcame Cameroon and New Zealand managed a 93rd minute equalizer to grab a point. The runners up at 2006, France are virtually out after the El Tri quite literally, thrashed them.


North Korea seemed likely to have upset Brazil, except for Maicon's stunner (read: Bullet shot which defies Einstein's theory of relativity and Euclidean geometry because the "angle" was just too tight !! :P ) and controversy laden Argentina smashing 4 against a helpless South Korean side.


Switzerland stunned Spain in the biggest shock of the tournament till now. Spain, with a dream team of their own probably had possession for 89 minutes and STILL managed to lose. Kudos!!


England lived up to all expectations of under performance with another stupendous performance against the Algerians and Netherlands look more lustrous than they actually were against the Danes. (Please take a moment to pay your respects to Niklas Bendtner who has claimed that he will be the highest goal scorer this time around. Yes, I mentioned that before but it was worth mentioning again. Readers, you may laugh at this.)


The tournament might still be at its nascent stages but huge matches have already been played. By the looks of it, don't be surprised if Honduras lifts the trophy (who, were rather impressive against Chile on the counter) and Niklas Bendtner actually scores a dozen !! :O (Gross)

A tale of look alike(s)

Well, a quarter of the World Cup is over already and the 17 matches that have been played so far have given a glimpse of footballing extravaganza all of the world.. 

Its a chance for players and officials all over the world to come together and surprise the spectators with some funny co incidences and much much more !! 


The Palacios brothers from Honduras made history when all three were selected in the 23 man squad to represent their nation at the Rainbow nation. Never before have 3 brothers played for a country together. 


However, it was the brotherly looks of some other players which caught my eye. You would remember Siphiwe Tshabalala, the guy from the Bafana Bafana who scored the first goal? Yesterday, I happened to watch the match between the South Africans and the Uruguayans and I noticed something peculiar.. Here, take a look : 


To the left is South African, Siphiwe Tshabalala and to the right is Uruguayan Alvaro Parriera.


Notice any similarities? 


Well, it didn't end there. In the match before that, which was officiated by the veteran Howard Webb, I couldn't help not noticing how much Gokhan Inler (Switzerland) looked like Webb himself.


Here, take a look again : 

 Well, the WC sure throws some surprises !!

The Algerian Hair

The World Cup 2010 has thrown some special moments already. Starting with the South African celebration after Siphiwe Tshabalala's opening goal of the tournament, to Lionel Messi's brace and the Nigerian goal keeper's equivalent display of strong keeping skills to Paraguay's brilliant show to hold reigning champions to a 1-1 draw.


Well, rather conventionally, there have been some funny moments too. From goal keeping follies (There's actually a Facebook Page already on Robert Green!! ) to DPR Korea's Kim Myong-Won's ill fate which landed the poor striker to be available strictly as only a goalkeeper. 


However, the best of the lot was when I noticed something specific about the Algerian team. Yeah, I know that match between Algeria and Slovenia was watched by probably 1% of the total viewership of the opening match, but it was funny if you paid attention to the hairstyle of all the Algerian Players.


Here, take a look : ( Find any similarity?? ;) )

Random Thoughts!

Well.. life comes and so do awkward things.. here are a few randomly random thoughts.. that might cross your mind.. randomly..!!

Courtesy - Mugdha Gupta. (Facebook profile : http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=701441230)

okay.. so the list goes.. :

1. Do stairs go up or down?
2. Why is there a top line on lined paper if we never use it?

3. Do coffins have lifetime guarantees?
4. Why do the numbers on phones go down while the numbers on calculators go up?
5. If the sky is the limit, then what is space, over the limit, or crossing the limit??
6. Are children who act in rated 'A' movies allowed to see them?
7. Aren't the 'good things that come to those who wait' just the leftovers from the people that got there first?
8. If the swat team breaks down your door do they have to replace it later?
9. "Cute as a button" Is that supposed to be a compliment? Since when are buttons cute?
10. Can you breathe out of your nose and mouth at the same time?
11. Are marbles made of marble? (- WTF??)

12. If you pay for a vacation and your plane crashes on the way there, do you get you money back? (Given, you lived)
13. Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here and drink what comes out"?

14. Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken over there ... I'm gonna eat the first thing that comes out if its butt"?
15. If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? (okay.. this WAS funny! )
16. Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?
17. Can you get cornered in a round room?
18. Why do we wash behind our ears? Who really looks there? ( :P )
19. Why don't the hairs on your arms get split ends?
20. If an atheist has to go to court, do they make him swear on the Bible? (Thing to think..)
21. How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
22. Why is it that if something says, "do not eat" on the packaging it becomes extra tempting to eat?
23. Why are people so scared of mice, yet we all love Mickey Mouse?
24. Why are the commercials for cable companies on cable but not on regular television? Don't they want the people without cable to buy the cable? (..LMAO )

25. "Have you ever noticed that if you rearranged the letters in mother in law, they come out to Woman Hitler?"
26. Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the words 'poli' meaning 'many' in Latin, and 'tics' as in 'bloodsucking creatures’?
27. Can mute people burp? (:/ )
28. Why is chopsticks one of the easiest songs to play on the piano, but the hardest thing to eat with?
29. If a fork were made of gold would it still be considered silverware?
30. Why isn't chocolate considered a vegetable, if chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and all beans are a vegetable?
31. Do they have girl’s bathrooms in gay bars? (Thing to think.. )
32. Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?
33. Why can't you get a tan on your palms?
34. Why do dogs sniff other dog’s bottoms to say hello, why don’t they just bark in their face or something? (..random)
35. If something "goes without saying," why do people still say it?
36. You know the expression, "Don't quit your day job?" Well what do you say to people that work nights?
37. Why is a square meal served on round plates?
38. Why is the 0 on a phone after 1 and not before 1?
39. If mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
40. Why do you DELETE something on the computer, but ERASE something on paper?
41. If a missing person sees their picture on a milk carton that offers a reward, would they get the money?
42. If the president were gay, would his husband be the first man?(... geesh..)
43. Do movie producers still say lights, camera, and action when it is a dark scene?
44. Did Noah have woodpeckers on the ark? If he did, where did he keep them?
45. Why is Charlie short for Charles if they are both the same number of letters?
46. If the day before a holiday is called Christmas Eve, is the day after Christmas Adam?

47. If you were under house arrest and you lived in a mobile home, wouldn’t you be able to go anywhere you want?
48. Do the security guards at airports have to go through airport security when they get to work?
49. Why do we teach kids that violence is not the answer and then have them read about wars in school that solved America's problems?
50. If a bunch of cats jump on top of each other, is it still called a dog pile?
51. How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
52. When a boy is named after his dad, he is called 'Junior,' but what do you call a girl that is named after her mother?
53. Does Hawaiian Punch come from Hawaii?
54. Can you cry under water?
55. If all of the Acme stuff doesn't work, why does Wile Coyote keep buying their products? (aah.. peenp peenp.. Road Runner.. :P )
56. 364 days of the year, parents tell their kids not to take candy from strangers, yet on Halloween, its encouraged! Why is that ?
57. Why is it when we laugh in school the teachers say do you find something funny? When obviously we do?
58. Why do you have to "put your two cents in" but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going too ?
59. Why do people call it an ATM machine, but they know it's really saying Automated Teller Machine Machine?
60. Why do people say PIN number when that truly means Personal Identification Number Number?

The Mysterious Girl.. continued

I was in love..

As the realization struck me, I hesitated but... it was too late..

I turned around.. staring in shock.. and more of disbelief. I had always been too busy in life to think about being in love. The rational part of me debated that it must be just an illusion, I cannot possible fall in love for heaven's sake!!

My heart, however, did a double take.. She was the most beautiful girl I met..

Her tender eyes had done the trick. I had been staring at her for six minutes??? I couldn't believe myself..! Not once in my sixteen years of life did I experience 'six minutes' which came even remotely close to the ones which I had just spent. And then it happened. If I had any doubts whether I had indeed fallen in love, they were cleared beyond all possibilities.

I could hear myself breathing.. No it was not asphyxiation, she was standing right next to me..!

In sheer bewilderment, I did not even as much move an inch.. I had stood at the same place, lost in my thoughts, when she did what I had least expected.

"Are you all right?" she asked in what I could process as the sweetest voice that could exist.

"Yeah.. I think I am.." I mustered. Not even close, to be honest, I thought.

"Sure?" God.. she was so beautiful..!

"Hmm.. yeah.. I am perfectly okay.." I tried to gather myself. I told myself I had to act normal, even though I wasn't. Don't lose it even before it begins.

"I need to go.. I guess we can find a time to talk later.." She said.. and it took me about 2 seconds to process every word.

"Yeah.. okay.." I replied.

She turned to go. I didn't want it, though. I thought not to look back at her. But, something told me she hadn't moved. She was still there. I looked up and found her eyes again. Gosh.. not again! This time, it was her staring at me. And I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders. I looked elsewhere. Almost everyone around us were busy with themselves. I kind of liked the privacy.

She took a step back.

It, apparently, was enough to get my attention back. I looked at her. Her lips broadened into a smile. I couldn't resist myself doing the same. For the first time in life, I felt I was not listening to myself, like something else had control over me and my mind..

She took another step back.

Her smile broadened.

Bye.. she said, mutely. I lipread her. I did the same.

Yes, I told myself. I am in love.

The Mysterious Girl.

I was gazing.

The reflection was frivolous. And blinding. And passionate.

It was the reflection in her eyes.

Glittering against a backdrop of inhuman anxiety, her eyes became the only thing I could see. My senses went into temporary hibernation mode as I realized I was transfixed. Her mesmerizing fragrance took me to a world I never knew existed, a world far away from the complexities we dwell in. I felt a chill. Thoughts stopped to pour into my mind.

What is happening to me?

In the minutest of movements, her eyes moved. Ever so slowly, shifting her gaze from my left eye to my right. They seemed to become moistened with every passing second. The moisture made her eyes shine even more vigorously. I reasoned myself. I was hallucinating. This can not be happening!!

I was wrong.

Against my wishes, my eyes wont shut.

Let me see her!

Her eyes were beautiful. Much more than the word could possibly express.Much... Much... more! This was no delusion. She was there, right in front of me. And I had been staring into her eyes for the last five minutes now. Five minutes!!!

But I want to keep looking at her.. My heart argued against my mind. Experience told me in such cases, its always better to listen to what your heart says.

I did precisely that.

And it paid off.

In a matter of seconds, our gaze broke. And it took me some time to let the feeling finally settle in. This had never happened with me before. I was gazing at her for the last six minutes! The very thought sent another series of shock waves through my body.

I backed off. I had to. I turned back, still almost asphyxiating with the thought.

All I knew was that the job was done.

"Target down".

I was in love.