Just came back from India...
I realized that the amount of time I spent laughing in the 14 day trip to India is more than how much I laugh in the entire year ?
Somehow things always seem to hopeful, brighter and jolly in India. May be its because I never worked in India.. and so I am unaware of the "real" life there and its a fairly land for me.
Whatever the reason I cannot wait to go back and laugh some more.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sunday, April 03, 2011
Cricket - India's real religion !
So this is what it feels like to watch history in making first hand !!
Yesterday India beat Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Finals to capture the title of World Champions. And I got to see it live in action first hand (I am stretching the definition of first hand to include telecast :) ). This was a very proud moment and I speak for all of India. The last time India won I was one year old !!
It was a very exciting experience and at the same time very surreal.
There is this funny thing that I have learnt from my mom (though I can't believe my family is the only one who does what I am about to explain). Suppose I just left the room while India is playing a match and they lost a wicket, after that I am not allowed to leave the room - coz if I do they will lose more wickets, faster. If I am watching and India is not doing great and I leave the room and suddenly the players are hitting fours or sixes I am not allowed to watch the match anymore :-s. Yeah I know, its crazy. But it gets crazier. One time a match was on and my Dad left briefly to change his clothes and when he came back India started losing wickets - so we made Dad go back and change back to the clothes he was wearing earlier, and guess what India held its ground :D.
My logical side knows this is all superstition and is unreasonable and how can my actions alone affect how India chances... but I have not been able to figure out why it works - including this World Cup Final. I had not watched any matches and India was doing well, but how can I not watch the final.. right? As soon as I started following the score, when I woke up, SriLanka picked up its pace and left us a huge score to chase. When I finally started watching the match - India opened poorly. So, I decided that's it and I left the room and went upstairs. India started doing well. Then I was dragged back in the room and I was there for hardly 2 minutes and we lost a wicket - then I was politely asked to leave :-). I came back occasionally - for replays !! When the match became really close in the last ten overs, I came back for a bit, and Dhoni almost got run out. I was sent back again. Finally, I watched the last 3-4 overs when it was almost sure that India is going to win. Now that is too much of a coincidence, don't you agree :).
I don't go to a temple, and I am not superstitious except for when it comes to Cricket. Therefore, like many other Indians Cricket is my real religion :)
Yesterday India beat Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Finals to capture the title of World Champions. And I got to see it live in action first hand (I am stretching the definition of first hand to include telecast :) ). This was a very proud moment and I speak for all of India. The last time India won I was one year old !!
It was a very exciting experience and at the same time very surreal.
There is this funny thing that I have learnt from my mom (though I can't believe my family is the only one who does what I am about to explain). Suppose I just left the room while India is playing a match and they lost a wicket, after that I am not allowed to leave the room - coz if I do they will lose more wickets, faster. If I am watching and India is not doing great and I leave the room and suddenly the players are hitting fours or sixes I am not allowed to watch the match anymore :-s. Yeah I know, its crazy. But it gets crazier. One time a match was on and my Dad left briefly to change his clothes and when he came back India started losing wickets - so we made Dad go back and change back to the clothes he was wearing earlier, and guess what India held its ground :D.
My logical side knows this is all superstition and is unreasonable and how can my actions alone affect how India chances... but I have not been able to figure out why it works - including this World Cup Final. I had not watched any matches and India was doing well, but how can I not watch the final.. right? As soon as I started following the score, when I woke up, SriLanka picked up its pace and left us a huge score to chase. When I finally started watching the match - India opened poorly. So, I decided that's it and I left the room and went upstairs. India started doing well. Then I was dragged back in the room and I was there for hardly 2 minutes and we lost a wicket - then I was politely asked to leave :-). I came back occasionally - for replays !! When the match became really close in the last ten overs, I came back for a bit, and Dhoni almost got run out. I was sent back again. Finally, I watched the last 3-4 overs when it was almost sure that India is going to win. Now that is too much of a coincidence, don't you agree :).
I don't go to a temple, and I am not superstitious except for when it comes to Cricket. Therefore, like many other Indians Cricket is my real religion :)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Life is Game Theory
It's been a while since I blogged. So many times I thought I will blog about this or that and just never got enough motivation to blog.
Apparently, game theory is my motivation. This is my last semester in the part-time MBA program and I graduate in June.... Yayyy!! Oh... I cannot wait :D !! Anyways, coming back to the point, I am going to take a course on game theory. I was first introduced to game theory, briefly, in my undergraduate and then in much more detail when I was in graduate school (before my MBA). But until my first MBA class in Game Theory I did not realize really how much fun it can be. Earlier, I thought game theory is very boring, like this definition from Answers.com "A mathematical method of decision-making in which a competitive situation is analyzed to determine the optimal course of action for an." Boooooooooooring !!
But my latest introduction to game theory was something like this... "Game theory is an excellent tool to increase your chances of converting an internship into a permanent job or to get the outcome 'you' want when dating. Infact game theory enables one to interact in a way that the probability of a decision being made in your favor increases." Brilliant !!!
Though, I believe we all have been using game theory knowingly or unknowingly all our lives, right from our childhood, when we acted in a way that we knew will result in our parents buying us new clothes or toys! Now I just have a better word for "manipulation" :P
I am really looking forward to class. For those who don't know about game theory and want to learn more can start here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory
Apparently, game theory is my motivation. This is my last semester in the part-time MBA program and I graduate in June.... Yayyy!! Oh... I cannot wait :D !! Anyways, coming back to the point, I am going to take a course on game theory. I was first introduced to game theory, briefly, in my undergraduate and then in much more detail when I was in graduate school (before my MBA). But until my first MBA class in Game Theory I did not realize really how much fun it can be. Earlier, I thought game theory is very boring, like this definition from Answers.com "A mathematical method of decision-making in which a competitive situation is analyzed to determine the optimal course of action for an." Boooooooooooring !!
But my latest introduction to game theory was something like this... "Game theory is an excellent tool to increase your chances of converting an internship into a permanent job or to get the outcome 'you' want when dating. Infact game theory enables one to interact in a way that the probability of a decision being made in your favor increases." Brilliant !!!
Though, I believe we all have been using game theory knowingly or unknowingly all our lives, right from our childhood, when we acted in a way that we knew will result in our parents buying us new clothes or toys! Now I just have a better word for "manipulation" :P
I am really looking forward to class. For those who don't know about game theory and want to learn more can start here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory
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