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11:20 AM - let me call Prashant...."Prashant, actually they have scheduled Pest control at my apartment today and it was a short notice. They have asked us to vacate our home for atleast 6 hours." Prashant: "Oh ok..why don't you all come to my home?" Me: "Yes. That's why I called you. Devyanee has gone to school and Mugdha will come to your home now. Is Shilpa available at home?" Prashant: "Yes yes.. she is at home. ask Mugdha to go to our home." 12:30 PM (at office) - Prashant: "Anand, I have a meeting from 1:00 to 3:00, so I just came from lunch after picking up Radhika from school. You can go to my home during lunch time for lunch...." 2:00 PM (at Prashant's home) - Anand: "No no..I am full.. I cannot eat more.." Shilpa: "No you need to take one more Chapati (bread)" 3:00 PM (at office) - Prashant: "So how was the lunch? we will go to my home together and have Tea there...." 6

Abhinav Bindra aimed the bull's eye and made India proud. India's national anthem was played for the first time for an individual medal in the olympic history. I could not hold myself from seeing the video again and again. Abhinav was standing as calm as nothing has really happened. The glamour, media attention, and anything else that was going to change his life forever did not seem to be in his thoughts at that time. He was enjoying the Indian tri-color raising at the top. Just browsed through his blog and he is a terrific person. Thanks Abhinav for making us proud and setting a possible stage for good days for India at the olympics.

About six hours from now, on 8th August 2008, at 8:08:08 hours, world's biggest sports extravaganza gets underway at Beijing China. With more than 8 years of hard work and dedicated efforts, China will definitely be successful in hosting a spectacular show which will be remembered for a long time. This success would be more remarkable looking at the natural calamities and political friction and the dark clouds of terrorist threats. India at Bejjing... We are participating with 57 athletes and 42 officials (heard that one of the official is Sania Mirza's mother). As history suggests, we would be more than happy if we get even one or two medals. I was reading an interesting report yesterday related to an economical,social and cultural analysis of 80 countries which won atleast a medal in the olympic history. With India's economic growth in past few years, the report suggested 6 medals to India....I am hoping and waiting for the report to be true.. In the mean while, the

It was late evening yesterday at the grant park Pasadena, we were chasing 23 runs in 3 overs. A half minded run between the wicket saw me fielding on the leg side bourdry on the last ball. With 5 runs to get, Prashant was facing one of the fine ballers we have. My heart was saying he will hit a six but mind was just against it... And Prashant hit a very nice shot and I started watching the ball coming in my direction. For a moment I thought I will have to dump my team's win by taking the catch....but wow..the ball had a joyful trajectory out of the fense. We found a new hero yesterday and the satisfaction of having a Javed bhai in our team and Chetan in the opposite team...

Devyanee said this morning "Baba (Daddy) I like it when you go to office over the week days..and also when you work late in the night.." I know I am not working late nights for last few days and worked from home today...I know deep in her mind she is happy for me..