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Feelin' Blue

So the second edition of the IPL kick started on April 18 and now in the middle stages of the tournament, it feels as to when the games are going to end. Can't help but notice that 4 out of the 8 teams in the tournament have various shades of blue for their jersey color (Rajasthan, Mumbai, Delhi and the newest entrant Deccan). Whatever happened to the other colors, God only knows. Guess every one is turning a blind eye to the rest of the spectrum.

Kolkata is nicely sweeping the bottom of the table while Deccan are a surprising choice for the top. This is only the middle stages of the tournament so who knows how the points table might look towards the end.

The Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics played out a fantastic and memorable 7-game series of the Eastern Conference first round. Boston prevailed but not before some butt-kicking by the under-rated Bulls team.

Less than 2 months to go for the project to come to a close...unless...Wipro pulls out a bunny from the hat (once again...).

Summer is here..or at least I hope it is here. The winter has been long and cold to say the least. While the cold season gets over, it is scorching hot in India and the rains are going to be unleashed in a month or so.

Elections in Mumbai and the rest of the country were held on April 30. Nothing eventful or spectacular happened. Less than 50% voting in Mumbai (surprising considering the events on Nov 26 and the people vying for fresh leadership). Thousands could not vote because they could not find their name on the voting list. If the election is decided by a small margin, this could be totally unfair for the losing party.

With an uncertain future looming and the economy showing no positive signs of improving, I can't help but wish things were bright again but for now, similar to the IPL colors, I too am feelin' blue.

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