It's world cup season... not football/soccer but cricket! I have been following Cricket world cup in a completely novel way: following friends' facebook updates!! And then I followed the last match live on the internet - India vs. Pakistan game. I really would have liked to have watched the India-Australia match. I always liked the two playing.  I didn't watch it from the begining as it started at 4am (India-Pak match). What a game it was!

And D turned out to be a big Pakistan fan. As they seemed to be slipping and hope for Pakistan was slipping Divya became ever so cranky and fussy, I had to take her out of the apartment for a while. As soon as she saw our resident manager (who's from Pakistan), she was a happy camper! We came back to watch the last quarter of the match when it was still possible for either side to win! She cried when the match ended!

Good thing she's born an American and is on American soil and not in India... ;) 

I never was a big cricket fan. Growing up the boys in our neighbourhood wouldn't allow us girls to play the game. And once we left India we discovered other sports at school and I was never really sporty anyway. Tennis became something I followed. I guess mostly because that was what dad was following. It's amazing how much of an influence dad has been in my life and determining my tastes and choices! It's not surprising, but a lot of things these days I realise that dad would have done it this way.

And when I moved back with them to Malaysia, I began watching cricket with dad and became a quick fan! I miss the days of watching the match with him. Purposely acting ignorant to get him to talk about the game or give his opinion on it. Otherwise we would quietly watch it. But it was a good time. I miss that.

It only reminds me of how important it is for N & I to spend time with her and model good behaviour.

And tomorrow are the finals!! yay! If anyone is interested here's a great article written by an American discovering the craze about cricket in India. And you know you have come a long way when Americans casually ask if we watched the match and not go, "Cricket? The insect?!"