Rendezvous with Roger

It would be an understatement if I said Roger Federer is my favorite player. He is simply the best and I love him. Recently, I had a chance to meet Roger and we had a gala time. Here’s a tête-à-tête with Roger, the Emperor of tennis world. Enjoy as I explore his life!!


Krishna (K): Are you REAL? What do you do to go on playing even when the audience is against you?
Roger (R): I focus even harder. I think it’s my focus that gets me through such matches. I assume you could see it very clearly when I played Agassi in the US Open final, for example.

K: Dear Roger, do you like tennis or do you love tennis?
R: I love tennis! I’ve always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it. There is no body contact but it is still very physical. That’s why I love it and always will...

K: Is your name pronounced the English or French way?
R: As my mother comes from South Africa, my name has always been pronounced the English way.

K: Do you have a pet name? My friend loves you. And fondly calls you Rogi. Do you like the name she has given you?
R: Rogi? Hmm….nice pet name. I kinda liked it the moment you said it. I would love to meet the person who gave me this name. Would she like to meet me?

K: Do you dream about your matches, the ones you lost and the ones you won?
R: Yes, sometimes. All other times, I just dream about Mirka. :)

K: If you weren't Roger Federer who would you like to be?
R: I’m OK with who I am!

K: Roger, Who inspired you most?
R: Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Michael Jordan.

K: Is there something you always carry with you for good luck, something that is very special to you?
R: Yes, a Tweety dressed like a ladybird.

K: What is your favourite ice cream flavour?
R: Strawberry

K: In your wonderful country you make wonderful Swiss chocolate. Which chocolate do you like most?
R: I love white chocolate and milk chocolate.


K: What car do you own and what is your dream car?
R: I already own my dream car :o)

K: I read that you are scared of dogs. Is this true? If so, why?
R: Actually just sometimes if I don’t know the dog. ;-)


K: All your female fans think you are the most good looking guy on the earth. What do you have to say?
R: Well, success makes you better looking. ;)

K: I’ve noticed that you wear a necklace while you play, what is on the necklace. Also what is your lucky number?
R: I have got several necklaces, most of them are presents from Mirka. My lucky number is 88 (my birthday: August 8).

K: Do you see the actual structure of tennis changing in the future due to technological advances?
R: No rule changes please. I am No. 1 with the rules in place right now! Every change would make me a horrible player and I would have to consider quitting. :))

K: Just wondering who your favourite actor and actress are.
R: Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and Sharon Stone.

K: Roger, fans are always asking you questions, what is one question you would like to ask the fans?
R: Why do you support me and why are you my fan?

PS: Subah ho gayi mamu. Ab to uth jaa. Din mein bhi sapne dekhta hai. Ailaa…was this a dream. Sigh!! I thought I was actually interviewing Roger.

Kaise kaise sawaal poochte ho ji

Last evening, a friend called me up after a long time. Now, when you meet or talk to a long-lost langotiya yaar types friend, you tend to become emotional. And that is what we became after the customery hello-hi-how are you lines. Our conversation went something like this…
Friend: Abey tu kahan tha ab tak yaar?
Me: Isi duniya mein yaar.

And the conversation continued for some 15 mins. till we had nothing to say or tell to each other. Now, in situations like these when both of you go silent (as if Mallika Sherawat just said I luv you to you), you tend to go blank as how to continue the conversation. Tabhi mera dost bol pada, “Kuch kaho?”.
Me: Kuch
Friend: Matlab?
Me: Abey tune hi to kaha ‘kuch kaho’.
And we burst out laughing.
Ab iss tarah ke aur bhi bahut saare incidents hain. Apni Dilli ki DTC bus ke conductors ko hi lelo. Bolte hain Ticket bolo..ticket bolo. Aur kuch yaatri maje lete hue kehte hain ‘Nahin bolunga…ja kya karega’. Conductor bolta hai ‘Abey gaadi tere baap ki hai. Ticket bol.’ Yaatri bolte hain, ‘Ticket. Ab kush? Aur kitni baar bolun ticket?’

In school days, we used to ask for lifts on our way back home. Ab jaise hi koi autowallah aake rukta tha..the conversation was like…
Me: Bhaiya Adarsh Nagar jaoge?
Autowallah: Haan
Me : To jao
:P

Doosra tareeka autowaale ko pareshaan karne ka…
Me: Bhaiya khaali ho?
Autowallah: Haanji Bolo.
Me: Hamare saath cricket kheloge. Wicket keeper ban jao.
Autowallah: grrr….

These days TOI ppl are giving a lot of stress on ‘I’. According to them, ‘I’ should not be written in capital, it should be in small caps as ‘i’. Reason: Other letters are also written in small case. So y allow I to be in upper case. Ye kaun sa editor hai jo Queen Victoria ke English ko challenge kar raha hai, bhai. So, in every article, the humble ‘I’ now appears as less than humble ‘i’. Kitna ganda lag raha hoga hamare ‘I’ bhai saab ko. Aisa feel kar raha hoga jaise John Abraham ganja ho gaya ho. But, I found the importance of ‘I’ only when a few days back saamne waale Chauhan uncle advertised for a vacant room by putting up a ‘To Let Available’ sign on his main gates. Now, gali ke ladke itne shaitaan hai ki beech mein ‘I’ daal diya. Ab batao, jo dekhe woh hanse. Kyon? Bhaiya mere, ab sign board per likha tha ‘ToILet Available’.
Last heard, some landlords have put the 'To Let' sign a bit above so that they remain out of the reach of shaitaan children. And some landlords of our colony are advertising for vacant rooms in local newspapers. After all, ‘To Let’ ka sawaal hai.
:)
You ppl have got any such things to share? Do tell me.

Isse kehte hain success...

At age 4, success is... not peeing in your pants.
At age 12, success is... having friends.
At age 16, success is... having a driver's license.
At age 20, success is... having sex.
At age 35, success is... having money.
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....At age 50, success is... having money.
At age 60, success is... having sex.
At age 70, success is... having a driver's license.
At age 75, success is... having friends.
At age 80, success is... not peeing in your pants.

Injection of Life

A day before my second semester French language exams, I was trying to gulp all that was taught in the class. The second semester had not gone well. My reputation of being a bright student had been dented. None other than Kavita Ma’m, my first semester professor, whom I had met a few days back in the corridors of AFD, told me that she was all praise for me while talking to Charu Ma’m. But Charu Ma’m told her otherwise. That I am not even 10% of what Kavita had told her. And I was all embarrassed facing Kavita. I could only muster “Don’t worry, Kavita, I’ll pass the exams.”
“Is passing exams your objective?,” replied Kavita, a little upset.
“Je suis desole. It’s not,” I said chokingly (God! Save me. She is gonna kill me now). “What not. Passing exams is not going to take you anywhere. You stupid,” Kavita scolded me.
Frankly, I was kinda shaken and stirred. I had taken the second sem lightly believing that I would anyway come out on tops in the exams. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to clear the sem. But I had promised Kavita of passing the exams. And at this moment, that was the best I could do to salvage my pride..and hers too. So, here I was slogging at the 11th hour. While I was going through my class notes, I just said to myself, “Uff…lagta hai first sem tukke mein clear ho gaya.” My brother, who was busy playing computer games, overheard my words and instantly replied, “Dost, tukke bhi achche khiladi ke hi lagte hain.”
As funny as it sounds, this is what I needed at that moment.
“Wow man! What a great thought,” I was impressed.
All my energy, which had gone on vacation, was back. Those words acted like magic and I must confess they reaffirmed my belief in myself. No wonder, I am now into my third sems (Why? I passed the exams with flying colours yaar.). And this time, I’m lovin’ it. J
At that moment, I realized how a few encouraging words said at the right time can rev up someone feeling low in life. Sometimes, when we are low on confidence, sometimes when we feel like giving up after all our hard work, a few words of encouragement from anyone can boost our morale and inject a new life into us. We need such injections to live life happily. Don’t you think so? Those few words act as elixir. Moreover, it’s not necessary that the words of encouragement come from your mentor. And, you don’t need to attend costly motivation seminars, listen to management gurus, or read motivational books to recharge your senses. It may come from anybody. Anyone surrounding you. May be an elderly person, a friend, your boss, your colleague, a stranger, or even a kid. For me, my brother was the mentor at that moment. And I am happy, I could extract something from his words. Some people have this habit of saying goods things at the most appropriate time, which has a magical effect on others. They are all around us. We just need to look for such people. We just need to separate the wheat from the chaff. So, whenever in doubt, just look around and find someone who can inject a new life into your beliefs.

VIVA TEQUILA

Tequila is fun. Is it? Haven't tried ever. Heard it's an exotic liquor. Has anyone out there tasted tequila ever? How does it feel? Do tell me..I wud luv to sip this exotic liquor. After all, life is a matter of taste. Ain't it? ;)

Meanwhile, see the life through tequila. :P