after the game, I went home and there straight to bed to make up for the sleep lost in the morning. around noon I got ready to meet dr. archarya, the professor of german at university of pune, whom I call by her first name swati since yesterday, for lunch. we went to a descent and air-conditioned indian restaurant where I could present my finger-eating capabilities. interesting conversation and very tasty food!
during lunch, I was again reminded how small the world is: one of swati's colleagues happened to have lunch in the same restaurant with a friend of hers. noticing that we were talking german, she immediately introduced her friend who works for the united nations in bonn..."are you kidding me?" I almost shouted with surprise.
in this very moment, I watch cricket on tv. the "ipl" (indian premier league) is on since today. the ipl constitutes an attempt to establish a popular, that is, suitable for tv broadcasting, domestic cricket league in india. 2009 is only the second year this tournament takes place, played in a form of twenty20. eight indian teams participate in this competition which spans one month. right now, the bangalore royal challengers (fielding) are faced with the rajasthan royals (batting).
the sad part of the ipl story this year: the tournament, as aforementioned conceived as an domestic indian show, is actually carried out in south africa. in the aftermath of the 26/11 attacks in mumbai and with elections being held from mid april to mid march, the different states conceded they could not guarantee for the overall security. the two options discussed were the uk and south africa, with the latter one now hosting the event.
as to my health: the tonsillitis is slowly retreating. in one moment I believe it completely gone, in another it strikes back with full force. we'll see what them pills can do...
here some pictures taken this morning near the cricket ground; india does surely have its beautiful sights...
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