Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Welcome to Gibberish News

The news is full of crap. If newspapers were to be recycled, they would have to be recycled as toilet paper. So since the news in the media is already full of crap, i thought it might be a nice thing to start just another news channel, but i am a bit selfish here. The news is only for me, interpreted by me and written by me and applauded by me. Atleast, i am not wasting my time licking someones a** and clicking someones **@#(*@#* (read: parparazzi)

Here comes my first article:

World Cup:

India is a developing country. We are patriotic. We like to watch a few individuals playing and bringing India into the foray of World News. While some unfortunate souls slog their butt and bring India into the super power, most of india is engrossed in watching the willow play before hitting the pillow. The Carribean world cup.

Every World Cup, Indians spend millions for this team. They are eleven individuals, who grew up to play. They wanted their childhood to continue and make their country proud. They started earning big bucks. They are media's darlings. Media - they are the one who make or break a life.

Sehwag - he was supposed to be ousted from the team. What a dilapidating performance. But with Bermuda (I really thought the players were lads playing wearing Bermuda's) he hits a century. Probably, its a sign that Sehwag can lay better in gully cricket. But now he is back from the ashes. He knows his place is secure in the team with some four more sad dismissals. He will be under fire again before he hits another century. The media maketh the man, and media breaketh a man.

Indian audiences love to scream and dream. Everyone of us would vouch for India, we are all very patriotic. But deep inside we know there are better teams. When we lost to Bangladesh, all hell broke loose. India should come back on the 24th, some sentiments sounded so loud and clear. We know we play badly, yet every cricket loving Indian would be glued to the TV, waiting for a miracle to happen. We are a country of hope, and we believe in miracles.

I believe in miracles. I am waiting for a day when the media would be a bit more saner. Where important deeds and views would be reflected than some high profile wedding or a mild heart attack of an actor. There are much more important things in life than someone's extra marital or marital affair.

Another point to note. I like football and hockey. Not that i follow the game, but the beauty of these games other than cricket is that it ends in a couple of hours. A normal human being can go to work, take a break from work, watch the match and then get back to life. Unlike cricket, where the entire day is wasted and the entire night brooding about a loss of a match that would have made the players richer and provided them with more ad endorsements...

3 comments:

All Is Whole said...

Happy NEWS

smiles:)

Sigma said...

I love the opening lines :-)
But at the risk of committing blasphemy in a cricket nation, I must confess, cricket is not my cup of tea. Well, I do like it when our team wins, and feel bad when it loses, but that is about it ....

Sigma said...

Btw it is nice to have your own news channel/paper - at least you get to see what you like :-))