Sizzling September Sundays !!!

There was a time, in my life, where MY SUNDAYS used to be the Super Sundays. It was about 10 years back, and I was living in Mumbai (borivali) and was a fresh Engineering Student.

During those times, American Corporate culture was not invaded India and Sundays used to be the only Holidays for many workers. We used to get up early in the morning , about 7 and Watch Beautyful Old Hindi Songs in the Program Called, RANGOLI. The days used to get start with Chaudwi ka Chand or Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein....What a Start of the Day !!!.

I used to get ready very fast, as friends were waiting outside to play the game of Cricket, which normally starts @ 8.00. Quick Breakfast with TEA and those MASALA news from Bombay Times and Gujarat Samachar.

Then It used be a time, where we all (group of about 15 people) go to St. Francis Cricket Ground to play Cricket. One hell of a ground it was. There used to be atleast 12 games played in the same ground. If you are bowling in the boundary line, You can never ever remember, which ball you caught:)

Every Sunday, a new fight, a new hurray used to begin to WIN the game. We normally used to play best of 3 game till 1.00 in the afternoon. After tiring effort (mostly winning effort), we used to go home and every Sunday Afternoon Lunch used to be a Fighting Lunch with Parents. Aha, How can you forget those Generation Gap Fights.

Once those are done, I used to get out of the house, (ofcouse with tummy full of Lunch and thousand piece of advice from parents) and head to our "ADDA" to play cards. Many Mumbaites, gather and play carrom/chess or other indoor games during the afternoons. We PATELS, love to gamble and used to play 21 CARDS RUMMY. If there is anything that I miss the most from Bombay is those 3 hours of PLAYING CARDS. That 21 cards Rummy is So much of an addictive and fascinating game that you never ever realize where the Time Went.

After winning the money ( I hardly recall, loosing the money), we used to spend those money in the Afternoon snacks or 6 to 9 Hindi Movie. It does not matter, whether the blacker charges us, 400 Rupees for Saudagar or 350 for Sarfarosh or 200 for Ghulam, We just have to watch that movie on Sunday Evening.

And then We used to end the day with Baba sehgal's SUPER HIT MUQABALA or DD news.

Wow, What a Sunday !!!, Music, Cricket, Awesome Lunch, Playing Cards, Fun with Friends, Best of Mumbai Food of the Street, Movie and then end the day with Television.

Now a days, Specially since last 2 Sundays, It is just Television for me. It is kind of Unfortunate but True that This September is the best month to go out and see places. At the same time, This September has some of the classical time to watch the Games on Television.

Last Sunday it was so difficult to decide, which Channel to watch. Roger Federar, Josh Beckett or Tiger Woods, all available at the same time. Today it was even more difficult.

Roger Clemens Vs Curt Schilling (Yankee Vs Red sox)and Tom Brady Vs LT(Patriots Vs Chargers)?? And Plus to add we have, Emmy Awards. Sometimes, my best of the friends calls me in the middle of the very interesting movie or a key moment of sports and I just can not lift their phone. I have been critisized million times for not attending their phone calls but It was my inability to perform various tasks at the same time. If I am watching 20-20 game of India Vs Pakistan, I simply can not take anyone's phone and tell them, I will talk to you later. I dont have that ability to say, "Sorry, I am busy!!!".

In the end, a happy week for cricket for me. We won against Pakistan and Rahul Dravid resigned as a captain. If someone asks me, Rahul dravid as a player or Captain, I would say, player. He is too good a player to put under the nuisance of Captainship and Politics and answering millions of questions from Press. He better be my WALL, and batting in the middle.
Although, Ganguly deserve to be the captain of the team, I recon, the "MUMBAI GANG" of PAWAR/VENGSARKAR would make Tendulkar the Captain. Worst part of that story is, we will see Ajit Agarkar for another 1 year, giving 60 runs in One Dayers(maximum of 10 overs possible) and 40 (maximum of 4 overs possible) in the 20-20 games.