A dreary loss in Dallas. After looking very good in their wins over Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the Giants seem to be developing some cracks. Unlike last year, when they peaked at just the right time, this year the team seems to be faltering down the home stretch. Of course, one should not read too much [...]
Archive for December, 2008
NFL Week 15: From a Giants Fan’s Perspective
Posted in Sports on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Fairy Tale Win in Chennai
Posted in Cricket on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a fairy tale ending to a pulsating match and how wonderful it must have been to be in the stands at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday ! To watch as Tendulkar scored his century and ring up the win with his last boundary must have been exhilarating. I only got the news through Cricinfo, [...]
Ancestor Veneration : Remembering those who are gone
Posted in Asia, Culture, Life, Thoughts on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in January, my wife and I were visiting one of her uncles , a gentleman of advanced years,who was not keeping well. We had a good visit and as we were saying our goodbyes, he caught hold of her hand and said ” You won’t forget me when I’m gone, will you ?” We [...]
NFL Week 14: From a Giants Fans Perspective
Posted in Sports on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Meltdown at the Meadowlands. I had known of course that the Giants were bound to lose a game sooner or later but I didn’t expect it would be against Philly. I knew that the Eagles were a much improved team of late with Donovan McNab having regained his confidence and Brian Westbrook his form ,but [...]
Karaikudi Chettinad Restaurant
Posted in Food on December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Karaikudi Chettinad Restaurant opened a couple of weeks where Malgudi used to be.
I’m not quite sure when Malgudi closed down or why. They served good food and the place always seemed to be busy. And then one day, almost a year ago, it was gone.Passing its location on Oaktree Road, we used to keep tabs on [...]
NFL Week 13: From a Giants Fan’s Perspective
Posted in Sports on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Workmanlike Win in Washington: The way the G-Men started out I thought it was going to be a blowout. Eli Manning marched them down the field three times even though they had to settle for two FGs after the opening TD. The rest of the game was more sedate. The Redskins pulled to within [...]