Umm... Dude the charity cricket match was a great idea. Yes we did demolish them but it was still a good game and raised a lot of money, which was the whole point. This kind of cynicism really irks me.

Dude,

I don't recall saying that the charity match was a bad idea. I dont even recall having said that it was an unenjoyable game to watch (i was facinated to watch the worlds best cricketers in one game) nor do i recall saying that it didnt raise enough money.

So what was your point exactly?

I'm not being cynical. I am just pointing out that it is ironic that we choose a human disaster like this as the staging point for celebrity cricket matches, concerts, benefit gigs, TV specials, and other events that would normally be associated with celebration.

And lets be honest with ourselves. As a nation, we ARE celebrating! You cant tell me, as someone in a nation that was unaffected by the Tsunami, that you are not currently full of gratitude for that fact. So consequently we feel like celebrating. And why shouldnt we? That is only natural. After all, when you stop being grateful for life, you might aswell be dead anyway.

All i am saying is that we should stop pretending that our main interest in the Tsunami is in helping the people of Thailand, Srilanka or Indonesia.

Our main interest in the Tsunami is celbrating the fact that it didnt happen to us.