Thank God it's MARCH!

The month of March this year is of special significance to me....

Primarily because there are two major sporting events that start around the end of the second week of this month.

First, my all time favourite and the fastest sport on the planet - FORMULA 1's 2010 season kicked off this sunday with the first race being held in Bahrain. It has been a loong winter wait since the end of the last season in November. Usually, this period of NO races is boring and the only thing that keeps fans of F1 alive and breathing are the drivers reshuffling between teams and any major buy-outs or new- drivers. This last no-race period has been pretty exciting beacause of Micheal Schumacher's comeback and many other reasons (that can be found on my other blog )

And also the third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL)kicked off in the second week of March as well. The IPL has been a hit in its previous two versions and I am pretty sure that it'd do well t his season too. There haven't been any major additions to the teams but the Teams avoiding the acquisition of Pakistani players sure kicked up a storm on both sides of the border.

Both these sports promise to give me oppurtunities of excitement, pump my adrenaline to new heights, and provide anxious moments and moments of happiness and sadness (depending on whether the team I support wins or looses ;-) which is precisely why I happen to be such a big sports fan.

However, the catch is that I DO NOT have a television at my palce here. That's a bodyblow to any sports fan and it is to me too. I, however have made some arrangements for myself to keep myself updated on all the sporting action that will be ON. The internet is almost like a saviour to me. Now that the IPL is being broadcast LIVE on youtube, I can catch at least glimpses of the matches (i say 'glimpses' particularly because the youtube broadcast has been anything but good...the picture is hazy and I keep getting 'sorry...techinical error...please try after some time' as frequently as me having hiccups as soon as I have had something spicy). But hey.....something's better than nothing right?! So, I really ain't complaining.

As far as the races of F1 are concerned, ....I have deicided to save up on some 'x' amount of money every month just so that I can go watch the race LIVE in a sports bar in the city. I won't be able to watch every race (there are approximately 2 per month), but will make sure I catch at least one race per month. Sounds good right?! and I am pretty sure I will save that 'x' amount of money coz' everyone knows what a big 'kanjooooz' I am. I may have to sacrifice my weekly subway meals(very very difficult) and 'almost every weekend movie' plan in order to save the money.

I know there are other crazy ('stupid' may sound a better fit) people out there.....who will have done the same things I am doing in order to get something else for them (in my case- watching the races and IPL) and would probably say 'been there - done that' ...

think about the last time you desperately tried to save money to get something you really craved for ....and then probably I will not sound 'crazy' to you...

;0)

peace out!