It was such a delight, when I read somewhere that one girl liked the word 'beauty' the most because of the way it sounds. Really 'beauty' is such a great and mellifluous word. So, what can be even sweeter - the most beautiful words ? I googled to find whether anything like this is even discussed. To my no-surprise, there exists a polled-list of the most beautiful words in English. Here are the top ten:-
1. Mother
2. Passion
3. Smile
4. Love
5. Eternity
6. Fantastic
7. Destiny
8. Freedom
9. Liberty
10.Tranquility
The selection is hardly surprising, for all these words do exhibit emotion, spirit, belief and peace. And indeed they are beautifu, aren't they?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
My favourite cricket journalist
I would be considered another schooled reader, if I say that Sir Neville Cardus is my favourite cricket writer. He is the doyen of cricket journalism, but I haven’t ready much of him.
It is a mere reflection of times, but it does suggest something. The writers have to be relevant to the topic and time. That’s why a guy named, Osman Samiuddin, is my favourite cricket journalist. He writes on Cricinfo but he not only writes but also creates.
He is Pakistani, so he was initially assigned to write on Pakistan cricket only. He brought out the party and poignancy of Pakistan cricket in no uncertain terms, and it was a joy to read his articles. Call it a quirk of fate or misery, Pakistan lost out on much of cricket last year, so his articles became less in number. But still he came out intermittently with some amazing writings, probably better then before.
His last one is both straight and shrewd. It is also hilarious and metaphorical.
Money Talks, Money Shrieks
Who the hell would have thought that Pamela Anderson, Dolly Parton or Muntazer Al-Zaidi (whoishe) had something to do with cricket? You wanna know, go through it. But also don’t miss the cricketing insight and information in between.
It is a mere reflection of times, but it does suggest something. The writers have to be relevant to the topic and time. That’s why a guy named, Osman Samiuddin, is my favourite cricket journalist. He writes on Cricinfo but he not only writes but also creates.
He is Pakistani, so he was initially assigned to write on Pakistan cricket only. He brought out the party and poignancy of Pakistan cricket in no uncertain terms, and it was a joy to read his articles. Call it a quirk of fate or misery, Pakistan lost out on much of cricket last year, so his articles became less in number. But still he came out intermittently with some amazing writings, probably better then before.
His last one is both straight and shrewd. It is also hilarious and metaphorical.
Money Talks, Money Shrieks
Who the hell would have thought that Pamela Anderson, Dolly Parton or Muntazer Al-Zaidi (whoishe) had something to do with cricket? You wanna know, go through it. But also don’t miss the cricketing insight and information in between.
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