Panic Ballshaw

Got inspiration for this spoof from the bloody feud between Portugal and Holland.

(Here the main characters are Panic Ballshaw and Mokka Antony. Ballshaw discovers that there is a bomb trigger in referee’s whistle that will spoil his encounter match against Antony’s men. Ballshaw calls for a confrontation with Antony in the pitch before the match. An imaginary dialogue scene between them)
BS-Ballshaw AT-Antony

AT: Enna Panickar, Epdi irukka, ennavo engooda pesanumnu sonniyaamey?
BS: Panickar Illa da, Ballshaw, Panic Ballshaw
AT: Ha…,Ha….,Ha…, Ballshaw, Panic Ballshaw, enna edhaachum udhavi thevayaa, edhuva irundhaalum kelu. yaennaa nee namma coach kurangusaamyoda sishyanaache?
BS: Dei Unakkum ennakkum thaan match. Idhula nee saavanum illa naan saavanum. Un aalunga kaal udaiyanum, illa en aalunga kaal udaiyanum. Appaavi referee illa. Ippo purinju pochu, nee oru kozhainu. Oru Kozhai kooda vilayaaduradhu indha Ballshawku, Panic Ballshawku pidikkaadhu, Mudichudaren, Enni 90 minutesla unga ellaar kaalayum udaichu, goal adichu matcha mudichudaren.
(Kurangusaamy -KS interludes)
KS: Dei nee yaarutta enna pesittirukkanu theriyudha?
BS: Theriyum sir, Vilayaada theriyaadha oruthan ta rules pesittirukken.
AT: Vidunga Kurangusaamy. Payyan vilayaatukku pudhusu. Adhaan puriyaama pesaraan. Thambi Ballshaw, enna sonna 90 minutes la mudichiduviyaaa? 90 seconds la naan unga ellar kaalayum udaikkiren. Enna puriyalayaa? Konjam ingae paar.
(Antony team la irukkura 4 defenders kaallayum irumbu boots irukku)
BS: Kannaa konjam ingae paar
(BS team la irukkura ella 11 players kaallayum irumbu boots)
BS: Dei, Ballsaw da, Panic Ballshaw da. Naan oru kaal odaichaa 100 kaal udaichaa maadhiri. Onnu therinjukko, aandavan ketta teamukku 11 players kuduppan. Aana ellaar kaalayum udaichuduvaan. Nalla teamukku 1 player kuduthaalum avanga kaala udaikkaama match win panna vappaan.

Oh Dear, I Miss you a lot

Instant, I see messages popping up on the top left corner
I remember her,
Whenever I hear ‘Suttum Vizhi Chudarae’ song,
I remember her,
The places that I have taken her,
Friends I have made through her,
Confrontations and Heated Exchanges we had,
Makes me feel bad
Yet, when I retrospect it gets nostalgic
Yearning for the time we had spent together
My pals would often ask during those glorious days,
“Why do you still persist with her?”.
“I admire her a lot”
“Shiny moonlit smiling face and a sleek figure she has got”
“Manifesting herself great in Dark Blue/Black attires”
“Dress that she often wears”
She is no more with me and has parted
Hope she is in safe hands of someone devoted
I have got some one else
Coz I felt it was time for a change
But still she was my first love
Lot of things I do owe
Oh Dear 1108,
I gonna miss you a lot

Jogo Bonito

Fever, fanaticism, frenzy and fury , they all gonna possess the hearts of billions for a month. Cant help but remember the saying ‘When your mind becomes obsessed with something you will find that thing every where’. People on the eastern side are gonna spend many sleepless nights glued to the TV sets watching the ‘beautiful game’ unfold to the highest levels an eye can demand. Hangovers gonna be carried to the offices. Deadlines will be extended. World is gonna change and remain dormant for a month from now as the biggest sporting spectacle kicks off tonite at Munich. It has submerged the other bigger sporting events such as the French Open (Wimbledon will follow suite) , US Open Golf and the fast and the furious world of F1s. Stakes are many for the sporting countries as well as the sponsors and the book makers. Football indeed is a religion with the followers behaving like men possessed with a soul whose only target is to pray for their demi Gods to unleash their magic potentials and bring glory to their country. Hope the game carries on its panache without the external events distracting it and may the best team win. Well as the history goes, only few of the favorites have gone till the wire to make it big, so we may be in for a few surprises as well. New stars like Walcotts, Messis and Rooneys may rise or it may be a fitting finale for the old guards like Zidane, Ronaldo etc. What ever be the case, the world is getting united for watching an extravaganza and may be the sponsors can rope in few celebrities and politicians to make the event big and may be use it as a medium for a noble cause and spreading good will messages and enhancing tasks apart from the sport. Let the world cup may follow its normal course and bring joy to the millions of fans around the world.

Heartful Thanks to SCV for allowing the sports loving Chennaites to watch the matches in the free to air band by entering into an agreement with ESPN and Star. Its indeed a respite for the junta here who were planning to resort to various courses for watching the matches. May the agreement stays on course to let us empathise with the players and the fans and see till the best team take on the winner’s podium on July 9.