Well after I put up my email id last time I really did not expect anyone to write in, so it was a pleasant surprise when I found mails from some of you my faithful readers asking me why I had not updated the blog in a while, since I did not recognize the mail ids and you’ll didn’t sign the mails I can either assume you both (yes there were only 2) are either the loneliest souls on earth with an internet connection that only logs onto my blog or that I am the saddest person on earth getting pity mail from my one faithful reader masquerading as two.
Regardless I chose to take this as a sign that what I write is actually being read by someone out there,thank you for writing in, it was nice to know that people i have possibly never met actually connect to me through my blog.And so “THIS GOES OUT TO ALL MY FANS” (I can now strike shouting that out, off my list of things to do before I die)
Ever hear a girl you once dated (but who has since gone on to date a couple other guys) get drunk and sing “You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you donch you donch you” at a party where you and said other guys are all present? Well that happened to me in the not so distant past and we were all scratching our heads wondering … who exactly was it that screwed this chick up so bad that she made a whole song and half a dance about it. But then I’m not vain so I guess that song wasn’t about me.
July 3, 2008
Read THIS article and I just realised wthat i`ll never be able to buy a flat in the city i love any time soon. For those who don`t know,Ive been searching for a flat of my own for the last few months, but with real estate prices sky high,bank loans being expensive and my salary being what it is I decided to keep this purchase pending (PS3 here I come),besides that Jains and gujaratis deciding that they only wat their “Own” kind around them have severly reduced the number of flats in the city ,but that is a rant for another blog post.
Meanwhile politicians are falling all over themselves trying to give free flats to slum dwellers who go right ahead and sell the flats for a neat profit and return to set up slums either where they were earlier or some other location,they do this secure in the knowledge that eventually the cut off date for “regularising” slums will get extended perhaps enabling them to get another house free some day.
June 13, 2008
You`ve seen him many times before on Orkut or facebook or myspace, you hear them bellow during every match and you even periodically see them on internet chat groups and message boards. They are the unpaid critics of things popular.
These creatures get a sense of belonging and worth by rabidly opposing anything and anyone that is popular not on its merits or lack of them,rather as the crux of their very existence. The guiding priciple of all these groups seems to be “I hate <insert popular figure or team name here> and i love <insert name of not so successful and much less popular ,hence elite personality or team here> hence i am an expert “. (more…)
June 13, 2008
A friend of mine when recently in a reminiscent mood about our college days quipped “Oh what we wouldn`t give to get those days back”.This got me thinking,If he had to reminisce about his childhood days would he then think “Oh what i wouldn`t give to wear diapers again”.
Now don`t get me wrong,I don`t enjoy making fun of people who are in love with the past (well not atleast I`ve had my morning coffee at any rate),but this kind of statement just says that you can`t handle life and find it too hard.Boo Hoo life is tough and nobody wants to listen to me,waa waa waah,Grow up! I had fun in college but I grew up and moved on,got a job and still have the same amount fun I used to have in college with the added advantage of having earned a salary and living on my own.So if you find yourself thinking back about the good old days when people wiped the poop of your backside (acceptable between the ages of 1 and 70 only if you happen to be royalty) then the list i wrote is meant for you and is pretty spiffily titled:
3 Most Deepak Chopraesque Tips to moving on and not being a 20 year old infant (more…)
June 10, 2008
Yesterday`s win by Robert Kubica was overshadowed by a spectacularly stupid crash by Lewis Hamilton.After the safety car was brought out to remove Farce India`s car driven by Adrian Sutil, all the leaders expectedly pitted.Doing a quick stop Raikonnen exited ahead of Hamilton and alongside eventual winner Kubica.
Both the Ferrari of Raikonnen and Kubica in his BMW braked at the pit exit for the Stop Signal (still active to allow the Safety car back in). Its at this point that Hamilton possibly not seeing the signal but desparate to get back as close to Raikonnen hits the brakes late and turns to the left,avoiding Kubica (who he normally would have hit) but instead plowing into the Ferrari.
The upshot of this is that both drivers were out of Canada with no points and Hamilton goes into Magny Cours with a 10 place starting grid penalty.
Post Edit:Just saw THIS article about Hamilton Sr. crashing his car a few days earlier,like Father like son?
June 9, 2008
A post (Reddit HERE) by one of my friends on the 20-20 IPL league got me thinking, if all the outrage on the demise of cricket was justified.
I personally hate cricket, I find it boring, monotonous, tedious, dreary, mind numbing, tiresome, exasperating, and irksome and generally a waste of time. If you ask me should India really want to be a World leader all she need do is export cricket to the U.S., China, Germany, France and any other country that you care to add to the list of developed Nations while at the same time banning its broadcast over here.
Imagine the man hours lost should a test match take place, offices in all these countries would come to a grinding halt, productivity would fall to zero, leaving the only productive people on the planet in Mera Bharat.
One day cricket was touted as the supposed faster version of the Test game (Incidentally my theory goes that its called a test match cause it tests your ability to stay awake and not fall into a coma after watching Rahul Dravid bat) but any thing that takes 7 hours to complete cannot be fast can it?
Thus I was one of the few that actually enjoyed watching 20-20 cricket, cheered India as they made it to the world cup finals and in spite of my misgivings with the name “Mumbai Indians” I cheered for them in all their matches. So maybe the players get paid too much and maybe we need more scantily clad cheerleaders but I long for the day when the IPL becomes an every weekend things and countries only ever play each other once every 2 or 4 years at the world cup.
June 2, 2008
At first glance it may seem like the headline justifies a call for me to be branded as “Marxist – Leninist Lite” but I assure you dear reader I have no left leanings.
But in this case Messer’s Prakash Karat and his Bengali friends are right; there is no case for an increase in fuel prices. Yes all indications do point to a rise in crude oil prices, but consider this at 4$ a gallon (one gallon is 3.78 liters) U.S. consumers complain that the prices are record high!, 4$ a gallon= 4×40 =Rs.160 a gallon=Rs. 42 a liter, do you by any chance remember when was the last time you saw the price of petrol in India at Rs. 42 a liter? (more…)
June 2, 2008
Just out of college and you got that dream job? Well time to get into shape bucko, and the most important thing to note at the office is the way you dress, dive right in:
Step 1: Buy clothes
Step 2: Wear clothes
Step 3: Repeat from 1 as much as needed
Ok Ok, you did take the trouble of visiting my blog and did actually read this far, so the least I could is give some actual advice:
Guys First:
1.Make sure your clothes are neat at the very least, no visible stains, no loose threads sticking out. A good tip to note is that if your shirt is stiff and you have`nt starched it, its time for a rinse cycle. (more…)
May 22, 2008
Sonia,Advani and Mulayam have just announced their decision to join forces and form a united coalition which present voters with what political observers describe as the worst of both worlds.
The surprise decision was announced after yet another unsuccessful debate in Parliament on the 123 agreement,reservations for women,the price rise and whether Ganguly should be included in the Indian team. (more…)
May 22, 2008
Q: What do you get if you cage a rhino for 25 years without letting him get some?
A: He tries to hump you and you die
This is sadly what happed to this guy when Shiva the Rhino got tried of waiting for some poon tang and tried to show some love.
This got the Municipal Corporation to sit up and take notice and they started searching for a half a ton of love for our “Horny” Romeo, a mate was found in Madhya Pradesh and Shiva was on his way to fornicating bliss that was until the Guardians of Morality (now working for the Forgotten Thackeray ..Raj) decided that if they couldn’t get any, they`d be damned if a Rhino got any.
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May 20, 2008
