The words of the great man...

"I believe I have made the right choice.

"To have gone to Manchester City could have been a great project but in the past few days I have prayed a lot to understand what the right team would be and in the end I have decided to remain here.

"I don't want anything else, I just want to be well and be happy in the place where people love me.

"From this story I have understood how people love me at Milan, the fans and my team-mates have helped me make this choice.

"Milan has always turned down offers for me.

"I always said to everyone to first agree with Milan and then we can talk. But Milan had never accepted an offer for me.

"No member of my family has pushed me to go anywhere.

"I have not had any arguments with my father.

"My family has been very supportive and at no time have they forced me one way or the other.

"There were rumours that this story had come out because I wanted to renew my contract, this is not true.

"I have remained with the team where I am linked by heart.

"Saturday's game was no ordinary game for me.

"I was very emotional.

"Many children brought their drawings that they dedicated to me.

"When I left Sao Paulo to join Milan, a large part of the public criticised me.

"Now here all the fans are there chanting my name.

"Milan is my home, where I am close to and where my heart really is. That is what made me take this decision."

...sad but not true

AC Milan playmaker Kaka has turned down a lucrative move to Manchester City. - This news from the BBC brings a huge grin to my face! Lets hope it stays the same!

"Kaka is a great champion and a great man. He's refused the offer from Manchester City giving privilege to Milan, his companions and his fans" -Berlusconi

What a bloody day! It started out well then slowly took a boring turn and finally ended as a rotten egg! First, had a small tiff which totally irked me, then vented out all my anger and frustration (God, my team lacked any sense, were blind and deaf!) on the field - which is very bad on my part, I know, don't nod your head to it.

Now, am gonna take a break from Soccer and relax for some time - and not expect anything.

Sad but true

"AC Milan have given their Brazilian superstar Kaka permission to talk to Manchester City" - BBC

The sad saga continues with City's relentless pursuit of the Milan Star. This is certainly sad news to people like me, if the deal goes through.

The bucket list...

Every now and then, a list slowly makes it way to the back of my head and sometimes to paper or a blog - Flicks to watch! Right now...
Yes Man
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Revolutionary Road
Milk
The Wrestler
Gran Torino
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Valkyrie
Unborn

...are a few that made it to 'that' list!

...Now that my little 'vacation' is almost over and I have to head back to Bangalore, was making a list in my mind of all the home made stuff I had over the last couple of weeks.

- Cake
- Apple Pie
- Dough Nut
- Biryani
- Poori
- Ghee Roast
- Toast
- Noodles
- Cookies
- Bhajji's
- Pakoras
- Chapathi
- Iddly
- Eggs
- Chocolate Cake
- and lots and lots of tea :)

Ahh...that was fantastic. Thanks Mom! and Dad! :)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Staying at home for this extended period was worth every second of it. Mom and I wanted to celebrate my Dad's birthday this year in at least a small nice way and so we started...Mom baked a chocolate cake and I got the rest of the stuff done (the gifts and the decorations) and somehow we got everything done on time. And when the clock struck twelve, we went in with the cake and then called sis over the phone, sang 'Happy Birthday' and then cut the prized cake. Then it was party time! Had one helping after another and soon we were all full to the brim. Boy, was that cake heavy! Dad was thrilled with the presents as well (including the one from my friends!)...yawn...time to hit the sack now. Nighty night!

Happy Birthday again, Dad!

...and now for something completely different.

"If the Ferrari president is right about the Singapore Grand Prix being a circus, then we have to be grateful to him for providing the clowns."
Bernie Ecclestone after the Ferrari pit crew allowed Felipe Massa to exit the pit box with the fuel hose still attached

"Dirk Kuyt is earning himself the reputation as Anfield's Prince Harry - in the frontline for three months and no-one knows anything about it."
Sun journalist Phil Thomas on Liverpool's non-flying Dutchman

"*!@!!*$!@!!"
Joe Kinnear reacquainted himself with Her Majesty's press, rattling off a world-record 52 swear words in five minutes.

"We will put in a report. I don't talk to referees. It's like complaining to your mother-in-law about your wife - it doesn't get you too far."
Mum was the word for Ulster coach Matt Williams after the Heineken Cup defeat by Harlequins

"I've been laughing - I said 'Dad, how do you crash a car at 30mph?'"
Lewis Hamilton after Dad Anthony stuck a borrowed Porsche in a hedge.

"It was unfortunate."
Hamilton not laughing four days later at the Canadian Grand Prix after crashing his car at about 30mph into the back of Kimi Raikkonen.

"Over the years whilst fielding at first slip, Dravid almost seems to have developed an ability to stick Kumble's balls to his hands."
ABC cricket commentator during Australia-India series.

"I've never been one for stats and milestones, I just try to do the best for my team. I'm the third fastest person in the history of the game to get 10,000."
Ricky Ponting showed remarkable knowledge for someone who was not one for stats and milestones.

"I should have punched him harder."
Eric Cantona revealed the main regret about the infamous kung-fu incident at Crystal Palace.

"The one thing Cristiano Ronaldo has is pace, quick feet and a great eye for goal."
Chris Waddle on Irish radio station Newstalk.

"Ghana are finding it difficult to impregnate the Cameroon defence."
Eurosport commentator during the Ghana-Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. Think he meant penetrate.

Journalist: "You lost to Tsonga three times. Why?"
Novak Djokovic: "Because he was playing better."

...and now for something comepletely different.

"He [Souness] has just gone behind my back in front of my face."
- Craig Bellamy

"My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7."
- David Beckham

"We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion!"
- Becks again,

"When people are talking about you, it means that you exist"
- Eric Cantona

"Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany always wins."
- Gary Linekar

"We're at the top of a cliff and we can either fall off the edge or keep climbing"
- Gary Neville

"I've always been a childhood Liverpool fan, even when I was a kid."
- Harry Kewell

""What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange." "
- Michel Platini

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year to one and all. This year, like its elder brother brings hope and promises to everybody. But here I am sitting at my desk hammering away trying to get some work done. God! The 2nd of the year and it's bloody boring to work! I drag myself to work on a few tickets only to get distracted by a call. "Yep. Happy New Year...thanks...Are you in a train or something?....". I hang up after a few more minutes.

Now, an IM pops up bringing a smile to my face. The same routine and the a few more lines and off she vanishes to get a cup of tea!...And I am still waiting. /:)

Ahhh....another call! bye for now!