Thursday, May 15, 2008

Tennis again!

After almost three months of break, I am feeling I have started playing the game again! Yes, ever since, I shifted to Vidyaranyapura from the erstwhile Kaggadasapura area, I had been in search of that magic box to wield my racquet again! But, unfortunately, I could not find one near-by. Two days back, I met my new teammate, Kiran, who lives in Sahakar Nagar and has been playing in the magic box for the past three months! :-) So got hold of the box and its beauty again!

One major difference I noticed between Murugan's courts and Hari (the coach for the Sahakar Nagar courts)'s courts is that not many regulars frequent the game. The courts are three in number and the baseline area is spacious to accommodate a good set of strokes. There is a good-colored wall for the practice too!

One more significant difference that I have found is that Murugan was people-friendly, while Hari is court-friendly! For Hari, court means business. Period. Of course, Murugan too does business with his academy et al, but he customizes his interactions with the people. It has been only two days now with Hari now, so perhaps, more time with him might bring some more details in future!

I am happy finally that I am back in the box again after a long long time! (Yes, three months living out-of-the-box means a long separation from the first love!) :-)

PS: I will try to post a few snaps of the courts in the next post.