The Crying Roger, a birthday party and the weekend that was

Roger rocks. The man who cried like a baby at the acceptance ceremony was the victor yet again, but for the first two sets, it looked like someone had finally figured out how the Fedex could be stopped. More here

Usually I watch acceptance speeches if I have seen the entire match as I did, if only to derive some inspiration, as some of the most memorable moments in human history are sporting ones. This one was no different. The fragility of a 23 yr old world champion was on show and the genius did acknowledge how important his fans were. I thought Marcos could have wise cracked that if he knew how much Roger would cry after the match, he would not have delayed it. And Marcos is still 20. In addition to Marcos' injury, some of the story is evident here Federer went up a notch in the 3rd and 4th sets, when it became obvious that Marcos was beginning to lose. Like Armstrong says in his 2 books, the moment to strike is when you know your opponents are hurting and then pull up your own performance.

After the 3 movies on Saturday, had a calmer Sunday with a run in the morning at Lalbagh. Did a lap with a friend at a slower pace and then did 2 laps at a pace I was surprised with! I usually take 16 min for 1 lap inside Lalbagh. I did 1.5 laps in 21 mins! If I manage to repeat this, my 14 kmph target for the year is well within reach.

The evening or rather the night was punctuated with a birthday party and was good fun especially due to the cauliflowers! And hey there was basil with the cauliflowers, but don't tell anyone.

Am now onto Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, which shall be finished soon, as promised elsewhere.