Ages ago, when the commercials were aired for the the premiere of the show, the humor caught my attention and I vowed to watch every episode of it. D-day came and went, and my 100% track record of NOT adhering to a time table was intact. As days passed, without much of a regret, I made my peace with not being able to watch the show.
One blessed day, as I flipped channels at the rate of knots, I paused at Star World, which was tuned to Channel Number 14 at that point.....30 mins later, Star World had made the biggest jump into the top 10, landing itself at No.5 (tennis fans should note that this was prior to Agassi jumping from 122 to 6 in 1998). Honestly, I have no idea if my 10 yrs and counting love affair with the show would have left base if the episode hadn't been 'The One with the Boobies', but then.....would Schuey be chasing his EIGHTH F1 World Championship if his father did not work at the local kart club?!!! I am just thankful that I caught one of the perfect episodes.
Now, as I watch each episode for the 50th time (and I don't think that that is an exaggeration), there I go, nitpicking on how the joke was poorly setup, or how it was just slapstick, or plain repetitive....but unerringly, at the end of every joke, I am either smiling, or falling off the couch laughing.
Thanks for the memories.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S Forever!!!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Sighter #2 - Andy Murray
This is titled #2, since #1 was the post on Davydenko during AusOpen 2006, even though it wasn't titled so. Of course, the numbers are in chronological order rather than ordered by significance.
Amidst the gloom of Friday and Saturday, with Argentina and Andre Agassi missing out on their respective dates with July 9th, Andy Murray elicited a smile. I had never seen him in action previously and realised yesterday that he had never been past the third round of a Slam prior to Wimbledon'06. But had read pages and pages that dissected his game and plotted his rise to World No.1 among other stuff. You guessed it.....he's British!
Anyway, within a few games of watching him playing Roddick, I knew that I had seen it all before. The deceptive movement around the court, the incredible angles and the clincher....the vulnerability to a power player. That's right....men's tennis has its own Martina Hingis!
Forza Murray!!! oops...wonder where the Italian influence came from. I mean, was it from the World Cup semifinal or the Ferrari 1-2 at Indy this weekend :D
PS: Actually, to be fair, we have had Fabrice Santoro for ages. For those wondering "Fabrice WHO??". Here's an FYI...7-2 Safin, 3-4 Sampras, 3-3 Agassi....that's his career H to H record against those players. In spite of these incredible stats, Santoro has never been able to put together good enough results to enter the elite top 10. Thus, he has hardly ever had the benefit of TV coverage. Exception: US Open'05 - played Federer on Center Court and I swear that it was one of the most enjoyable tennis matches that I have witnessed.
Amidst the gloom of Friday and Saturday, with Argentina and Andre Agassi missing out on their respective dates with July 9th, Andy Murray elicited a smile. I had never seen him in action previously and realised yesterday that he had never been past the third round of a Slam prior to Wimbledon'06. But had read pages and pages that dissected his game and plotted his rise to World No.1 among other stuff. You guessed it.....he's British!
Anyway, within a few games of watching him playing Roddick, I knew that I had seen it all before. The deceptive movement around the court, the incredible angles and the clincher....the vulnerability to a power player. That's right....men's tennis has its own Martina Hingis!
Forza Murray!!! oops...wonder where the Italian influence came from. I mean, was it from the World Cup semifinal or the Ferrari 1-2 at Indy this weekend :D
PS: Actually, to be fair, we have had Fabrice Santoro for ages. For those wondering "Fabrice WHO??". Here's an FYI...7-2 Safin, 3-4 Sampras, 3-3 Agassi....that's his career H to H record against those players. In spite of these incredible stats, Santoro has never been able to put together good enough results to enter the elite top 10. Thus, he has hardly ever had the benefit of TV coverage. Exception: US Open'05 - played Federer on Center Court and I swear that it was one of the most enjoyable tennis matches that I have witnessed.
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