RIP ManU....

I don't get it. Last Saturday ManU looked like the ManU of old: a team that could actually dominate their rivals on pitch. Scholes had scored after a long long time, Rooney though not at his best was still impressive, Van Nistelrooy clinical with a delightful lob over the Portsmouth goalie, and Rio finally looking like he could actually rival John Terry. How then did ManU manage to lose to Benfica, especially when Scholes gave them the lead in 6 minutes? I did not watch the game. By all newspaper and website accounts, ManU gave possession away carelessly. But then, ManU has never really played possession football like say Arsenal or Real Madrid. They depend on those lovely crosses from Giggs or Ronaldo who have the talent to just skip past defenders, and they look to RVN and Rooney to score of them. What went wrong?? Apparently Sir Alex started with both Giggs and Ronaldo, along with RVN and Rooney. Based on current form ManU should have managed a draw comfortably at the very least.

There's one thing that I'm sure of though: it must have been Wes Brown who screwed up. Even though he was not used, I'm sure that he must have sabotaged the game from the sidelines. He probably emptied a packet of purgative into the drinking water of the team thinking that it was Vitamin C. Just confirms my suspicion: as long as Wes Brown remains, ManU will never be able to win a competition.

Jokes apart, this one's a serious set back though. ManU loses out on a lot of money because of this, and that's seriously going to hamper their prospects of buying a good player in the January transfer window. That means sticking with Wes Brown for some more time....... Oh no............

Of Sobranies and Dunhills...

Me and B had decided that we were not going to get our eight figure salaries in our respective fields, and we would probably need a MBA from an IIM to sustain our refined and expensive tastes. Actually, make that my refined and expensive taste, coz B's a moron. Anyways, we decided to apply the same formula that had served us in good stead during our board exams: study together. But now since both of us had taken up smoking we needed an empty house, and B's flat fit the bill PERFECTLY!! On Saturday when we met up at Goal Park, I got a packet of Dunhills anticipating a brilliant night. Turns out that I was wrong. Apparently B had a hundred and fifty bucks to spare, and since we usually don't differ on cigarettes, we got a packet of.... SOBRANIES!

I was previously under the impression that the Dunhills were the best cigaettes that there were, but the Sobranies have changed my opinion completely. You should have seen them. They come in this amazing package that looks like a cigarette case and not a simple flip-top box. And the filters are made of this golden paper that makes you feel so damn rich when you smoke one... What's most interesting is that each and every one of those 20 cigarettes have a subtly different flavour. Personally I feel that while the Dunhill's are stronger, the Sobranies offer a richer and smoother experience. I still have a couple of Sobranies left, but Saturday's so far away... and they are good... I don't think B's gonna get any of them this week... ;-)

My First Blog........ Finally!!

Well someone had to come and show you people how to do this right.... So here I am.. Yours Truly.. ME.. (did I hear applause?? Please people, restrain yourselves..) Well now that I've finished my modest introduction, I am going to take you on a tour of my (fascinating) personal opinions on a variety of subjects: ranging from FIFA to food to the masochistic gay tendencies of one of my friends. I will skip the part about what my name is, etc, etc. Check out my profile if you are interested..........

On a more serious note, I appreciate you taking the time to read this blog. Thank You. Really.. I mean it. I hope I'd be able to interest you in coming back often with my future posts. Till then, this is me..
- Lancelot.