Sports and people...

This is the season of sports and some really important tournaments. To start with we had the little boring Asia cup in cricket, and then there is Wimbledon, with some really interesting games, and of course there is the FIFA world cup in food ball. My summer holidays during my school days have always been aligned to the latest sport tournament. Like during the cricket world cup season, it was street cricket and room crickets and book crickets all the way, during Wimbledon, it was again street and room tennis (more of a squash with a tennis ball), and during football world cups it was football in the hallways and the terraces!
Ok, this is not what I wanted to write about. Now I am all grown up and don't dedicate much time to sports, but I do get to play some not so serious sports and games once in a while. And every time it was a different set of game partners and oppositions. And each one/team plays the game for a different reason. Consciously or unconsciously I always used to analyze some one's character based on how/he plays his sport. Here are a few categories, I have analyzed so far..

The play-to-win types....

The first of the categories are the serious competitors who play the game just for one motto, To win! They don't care who their opponents and what turf and circumstances they play on, they just want to win. They bring on the competitive and fighting spirit on to the field that it is just impossible for you to defeat them. They might just be average in that particular game, but then they have that never-say-die-attitude that it is impossible to get past them. In real life they are the heroes. Which ever task they take up, they give their 100% and try to succeed. But on the flip side, they are not great team players. They look at their success first before the team's.m

The "serious-about-the-game" types...

These are the bookish gamers. They always play by the rules. And never are ready to bend them. It is tough to play with these folks, as they often are about doing the right way. Like for example a friend of mine just refused to play a street cricket game because one of his team members had to leave mid way, and he said playing with an uneven team is not right!! They can be fun sometimes, when you are serious about the game and want to learn more about the game and the strategies. In real life, they are the honest, not so very successful people. Well they would be possessing the good qualities of a team player, but you put them into a totally new environment, they would take a while to adjust.

The "no-matter-what-the-game-must-go-on" types...

These are the zealous ones. They just want to go out and play. They dont care what game it is, who they are playing with, and how long they are going to play. They just want to go there and play. They dont even care if the game finishes or not. They dont look at the scores much, but they just wanna go on. In real life, they are the 'go-to' guys. You know they have the zest to go on and on, and you give them the tough job, they would not give up. They are the ones who really enjoy the work they do.

The "I-just-play-for-the-fun" types...

These are the "fun" lovers. They just play for fun. They dont care where, what and how the game is played. They are the ones that provide the "lighter moments" in the team and in the game. They are never good at the game they play, but still they play. Most get ridiculed and take it in the right spirit, or self ridicule themselves to give an opportunity for others to loosen up. You wanna play a serious game, just dont take them into your team. But if you are just playing to while off your time, they have to be there in your team, at the top! In real life, they are the fun guys in the team. Might not be very good at the job, but would definitely not be chucked out of the team. There would never be a dull moment when they are around.

The boring types...

The name says it all.They are just boring. They come play, may be because they were asked to, or they had nothing else better to do. They never want to know the rules, they never want to enjoy the game. They are just there, as another team member in the team. They dont show much interest in who's winning and who's losing. In real life, of course they are the boring types. Never take part in any team activities, come do their work, and do. Never go the extra mile to do something new. Quite the dull type.

These are just a few major categories.. there are still a few minor groups like the "I-have-to-beat-this-guy" types, a.k.a the vengeance group, the "My-girlfriend-likes-me-doing-this" types, the "I-am-not-participating" types, and the list goes on!

I know where I belong.. do you?

Pee cycles!

Summer time.. and guess what folks, unless u drink a lot of water you are gonna have a tough time surviving in India. Ah, the dehydration, the thirst, the parched throat. Well, as far as you get adequate supply of good drinking water you are still fine with it. But yeah, more the water consumption just means more visits to the rest room!! I donno if it is the water or the A/C, i tend to pee like every hour. And I always used to think that I had a weak bladder and I am the only one in my whole floor to visit the rest room that often.
But the surprisingly, I did notice there was another gentleman who frequented the toilet as many times as I did. Oh no, dont think that I sit near the rest room and make a note of whos visiting the loo how many times. It just happens that me and him have the same 'Pee cycles'. Nature calls us almost the same time, every time, to the rest room!
Well, everytime I visited the loo, there he was peeing or washing his hands after peeing.... i dint notice it the first 2-3 times..but then after a point I did realise that I see him quite often at the loo.... and he visits it almost the same time I do. And it is quite wierd how two people can have the same 'pee cycle' .. Next time I am gonna meet him in the loo, I am gonna ask him to visit my blog and check out this post :)