well back from my so called holiday to blore and chennai...
so called cos it was quite a trip...
right from the start nothing seemed to have been in my favour...
it rained cats n dogs the day i was leaving home...was quite a task reachin the station...
arrived at blore only to find it rainin even there...
barring the four hours of fun i had with my friends at their cosy home....everything else planned had not happened..
was to drive down to tirupati with a frend for a frends wedding ,lost our moorings
had a whole lotta "things to do" lined up, nothing was done...
had to cut short the trip by 3 days owing to a major domestic concern....
lack o sleep, un-timely meals, a screwed up chain of events....
the only positive aspect was the "learning"
understanding people and emotions with a compeletly different perspective.
a discovery of ones own person...
and the mother of all lessons....that no matter how hard one tries, something that has to happen will eventually happen...
even the best of efforts, sometimes, dont get us the intended results!!!
25 May 2006
devils advocate...aptly so!
well the 27 something percent reservation in private educational institutions....
how many 4 it, how many against it...
a million polls centring round this issue on the so many jobless media channels...
was viewing a programme on CNN-IBN called "devils advocate" hosted by karan thapar...
well initially used to dislike the guy when on another channel[ bbc methinks] ...
reason being...way too fast to even comprehend!
but now mus say...hes sobered down ..no longer runs with his sentences...
so...he hosts the show "DEVILS ADVOCATE" and mus say its an apt title when he hosts it...
his style of questioning can sure be a sticky position for the guest...
it was really nice to c him pin down the HRD minister arjun singh and his take on reservations...
mus say the honorable minister was either very diplomatic or was jus plain unprepared...
for almost every question posed, his answer was a consistent...i dont know....
picture this...
disclaimer!!
not verbatim...jus a gist...
Q.will the reservation apply to all classes in all generations...
A.i dont know...it depends...it might...i think the benefit should pass on to all generations
[ duh?!?!]
Q. will the govt stagger the process
A. i dont know...
Q.how is it going to be implemented..
am sure the answer is now evident :)
it was shocking to hear these responses come out from a union minister's mouth...
before theres unnecessary hype bout the whole thing...
methinks the people who thought of it in the first place should themselves have a blue print ready...no point passing a bill only to wonder what the next step should be....
how many 4 it, how many against it...
a million polls centring round this issue on the so many jobless media channels...
was viewing a programme on CNN-IBN called "devils advocate" hosted by karan thapar...
well initially used to dislike the guy when on another channel[ bbc methinks] ...
reason being...way too fast to even comprehend!
but now mus say...hes sobered down ..no longer runs with his sentences...
so...he hosts the show "DEVILS ADVOCATE" and mus say its an apt title when he hosts it...
his style of questioning can sure be a sticky position for the guest...
it was really nice to c him pin down the HRD minister arjun singh and his take on reservations...
mus say the honorable minister was either very diplomatic or was jus plain unprepared...
for almost every question posed, his answer was a consistent...i dont know....
picture this...
disclaimer!!
not verbatim...jus a gist...
Q.will the reservation apply to all classes in all generations...
A.i dont know...it depends...it might...i think the benefit should pass on to all generations
[ duh?!?!]
Q. will the govt stagger the process
A. i dont know...
Q.how is it going to be implemented..
am sure the answer is now evident :)
it was shocking to hear these responses come out from a union minister's mouth...
before theres unnecessary hype bout the whole thing...
methinks the people who thought of it in the first place should themselves have a blue print ready...no point passing a bill only to wonder what the next step should be....
:) :)
well...me off to blore this evening...my second holiday in xactly a months time :)
last month was off to pondicherry wid frends...a nice trip, good food, good fun...jus dat it ended on a slightly sour note
this one again is wid frends...hopefully will go off smoothly without ne hitches...
a major issue on hand ..well dont have a return ticket...heavily booked till god knows when...looks like il have to shell out a premium to get bk...
so much so far...
none more to add in..
last month was off to pondicherry wid frends...a nice trip, good food, good fun...jus dat it ended on a slightly sour note
this one again is wid frends...hopefully will go off smoothly without ne hitches...
a major issue on hand ..well dont have a return ticket...heavily booked till god knows when...looks like il have to shell out a premium to get bk...
so much so far...
none more to add in..
19 May 2006
jus a thought...
if man proposes and god disposes...y at all propose...let bruce almighty take over complete charge..
if truth always triumph..
.. can the defence counsel ever win?!?!
if ignorance is bliss...
....y is knowledge wealth ?!!?!
honesty pays...
yeah right...sometimes one can pay real heavy...
mmhh me tryin to think of more...
but 4 now dats it...
if truth always triumph..
.. can the defence counsel ever win?!?!
if ignorance is bliss...
....y is knowledge wealth ?!!?!
honesty pays...
yeah right...sometimes one can pay real heavy...
mmhh me tryin to think of more...
but 4 now dats it...
irony !
well...wat else do i say...was sittin at home tryin to kill time and beat the heat...
the weather outside was not conducive at all to even step out...
and today when the weather is jus rite, pleasant and breezy... been cloudy for most part of the day...
planned to do a whole lotta things today...and here i am at home, writhing in pain since morning ...been down in the dumps...lower than probably that :(
reason, well, acidity...reason am mentionin it, cos people watch out, over eating and junk food consumption can have some real nasty repercussions !?! :(
mus say im slightly lucky to sit up atleast now and browse a lil...
which is y its probably sd "man proposes and god disposes" ..
either which way seems to work...jus as the climate outside improved, my system acted out !
neways....summer this time is real bad...and even the bestest of hotels aint gonna give u fresh food...so watch out ppl...wat with food rottin completely in tandem with the soaring mercury level!
am beginnin to feel tired..so me stop 4now...
the weather outside was not conducive at all to even step out...
and today when the weather is jus rite, pleasant and breezy... been cloudy for most part of the day...
planned to do a whole lotta things today...and here i am at home, writhing in pain since morning ...been down in the dumps...lower than probably that :(
reason, well, acidity...reason am mentionin it, cos people watch out, over eating and junk food consumption can have some real nasty repercussions !?! :(
mus say im slightly lucky to sit up atleast now and browse a lil...
which is y its probably sd "man proposes and god disposes" ..
either which way seems to work...jus as the climate outside improved, my system acted out !
neways....summer this time is real bad...and even the bestest of hotels aint gonna give u fresh food...so watch out ppl...wat with food rottin completely in tandem with the soaring mercury level!
am beginnin to feel tired..so me stop 4now...
16 May 2006
bored to death :(
the title says it all...
am completely bored to death...
have a summer break from college since the 28 of april...
the last few days were fun and interesting...dint realise the heat at all..reason being company of a loved one ;)
me also thinks we were lucky in one way as the heat wasnt at its peak as yet...it was bearable...
now theyre many factors adding to my boredom..
firstly, its sweltering hot outside...
secondly, not many o my frends here nelonger:(
thirdly,the heat is so enervating that stayin indoors is as bad...cant read much, sleep much....
fourthly, the scary traffic snarls, kills even that little desire to step out in the evenings...
am really bored to death wat with the mercury soaring regardless and boundless :(
ne suggestions???
am completely bored to death...
have a summer break from college since the 28 of april...
the last few days were fun and interesting...dint realise the heat at all..reason being company of a loved one ;)
me also thinks we were lucky in one way as the heat wasnt at its peak as yet...it was bearable...
now theyre many factors adding to my boredom..
firstly, its sweltering hot outside...
secondly, not many o my frends here nelonger:(
thirdly,the heat is so enervating that stayin indoors is as bad...cant read much, sleep much....
fourthly, the scary traffic snarls, kills even that little desire to step out in the evenings...
am really bored to death wat with the mercury soaring regardless and boundless :(
ne suggestions???
11 May 2006
duh?!?!
our constitution in its preamble declares india as a sovereign ,democratic, republic ...a purported government of the people, for the people and by the people...
so much for it...
im not gonna talk about the large scale, far fetched economic policies, infrastructure development..so on so forth...
i go down to a very basic, common man's perspective....
that traffic snarls are the inthing in almost every metro...that my apna hydbad is not laggin behind in this race for being the most congested city, is a well known fact...
wat is annoying ...like addin salt to the wound...is the VIP tantrums , we the commoners have to face...
any "vip", whether worth his name or not has a huge convoy of men and material..
causing immense havoc and inconvenience to "we the people...."
a 10 minute travel of the convoy, disrupts traffic for hours together...
is all this really required??
wat baffles me the most is the fact that the raison d'etre of these politicians is to serve us "the people"...ironical that it us ,they put at utmost discomfort!?!?
their random babble, false promises, stoopingly low levels...all of this kills my interest to vote for them... havent got my voters id yet..and surprisingly am not even bothered.now dat therez a party formed by the youth i may jus want to exercise my right to vote...mus wait n watch their performence.
dats it for now...
so much for it...
im not gonna talk about the large scale, far fetched economic policies, infrastructure development..so on so forth...
i go down to a very basic, common man's perspective....
that traffic snarls are the inthing in almost every metro...that my apna hydbad is not laggin behind in this race for being the most congested city, is a well known fact...
wat is annoying ...like addin salt to the wound...is the VIP tantrums , we the commoners have to face...
any "vip", whether worth his name or not has a huge convoy of men and material..
causing immense havoc and inconvenience to "we the people...."
a 10 minute travel of the convoy, disrupts traffic for hours together...
is all this really required??
wat baffles me the most is the fact that the raison d'etre of these politicians is to serve us "the people"...ironical that it us ,they put at utmost discomfort!?!?
their random babble, false promises, stoopingly low levels...all of this kills my interest to vote for them... havent got my voters id yet..and surprisingly am not even bothered.now dat therez a party formed by the youth i may jus want to exercise my right to vote...mus wait n watch their performence.
dats it for now...
7 May 2006
eveready , rin safedi, navratan cool.....
wat does the title refer to?? well activate ur memory bank..and lo behold...those are the brands our very own" angry young man" "badshaah" of indian cinema...amitabh bachan, has endorsed...
many questions cross my mind whenever i view these asinine ads on tv...
one...wat did the company have in mind when they thought of signin a super star to endorse their product...do they have millions of rupees at their disposal!?!?
two...do products like battery cells, detergent powder and hair oil sell better when endorsed by a celebrity???
three.... are, we, the end consumers that stupid to decide on a product solely on its "star value"...
i mean comon...wud i even care to buy that pungent "navratan thanda thanda cool cool" hair oil jus cos amitabh bachan , apparently uses it...wat am i thinking...will eventually have hair like him....????
i mean wat is the "ratio-decedendi" [reasoning]employed by the companies to sign in celebrities for products which are almost essential...which dont involve too much decision making...its use, non-use or misuse not making too much of a difference to the end consumer?!?1
i find it absurd on the part of the companies to think of its end consumers as a buncho dimwits...wat with they living in a fools paradise...sachin ridin a tvs fiero...yeah rite...thats the only thing he cud afford with his stinkingly hefty pay pack...
shahrukh khan pretendin to be a compaq salesman...wow i wud love to c his marketin skills....
y is it that actors cant jus stick to acting...leave modelling to the models...y where such a mask which aint even convincing....
at this rate...esp the rate at which amitabh bachan is moving ...i wudnt be surprised to find him endorse...ahem...whisper sanitary pads!?!?!
dont ask me y ...stick to the thumb rule of "caveat emptor" , let the buyer beware....
dont be fooled by the celebrity endorsin it!?!
many questions cross my mind whenever i view these asinine ads on tv...
one...wat did the company have in mind when they thought of signin a super star to endorse their product...do they have millions of rupees at their disposal!?!?
two...do products like battery cells, detergent powder and hair oil sell better when endorsed by a celebrity???
three.... are, we, the end consumers that stupid to decide on a product solely on its "star value"...
i mean comon...wud i even care to buy that pungent "navratan thanda thanda cool cool" hair oil jus cos amitabh bachan , apparently uses it...wat am i thinking...will eventually have hair like him....????
i mean wat is the "ratio-decedendi" [reasoning]employed by the companies to sign in celebrities for products which are almost essential...which dont involve too much decision making...its use, non-use or misuse not making too much of a difference to the end consumer?!?1
i find it absurd on the part of the companies to think of its end consumers as a buncho dimwits...wat with they living in a fools paradise...sachin ridin a tvs fiero...yeah rite...thats the only thing he cud afford with his stinkingly hefty pay pack...
shahrukh khan pretendin to be a compaq salesman...wow i wud love to c his marketin skills....
y is it that actors cant jus stick to acting...leave modelling to the models...y where such a mask which aint even convincing....
at this rate...esp the rate at which amitabh bachan is moving ...i wudnt be surprised to find him endorse...ahem...whisper sanitary pads!?!?!
dont ask me y ...stick to the thumb rule of "caveat emptor" , let the buyer beware....
dont be fooled by the celebrity endorsin it!?!
4 May 2006
human nature...a paradox!
well...where n how do i start off???
me for one am always amazed with the way human emotions are...
one same individual can be a source of immense joy and pride ....n the same individual can be the cause of tremendous heartache n agony...
a repeated visit to a monument, hotel.. jus bout newhere can have different stories to tell, based solely on the company....
i find it completely baffling mosto the times....y is it that the person we love the most, we hurt and (at times) hate the most...
yet despite all the emotional shit one goes through...we still tend to continue with it...
are all human beings, masochists, somewhere...
or is it the harsh reality, that, given a chance ,we all wud luv not to accept?!?
the bitter truth, that ,love and hatred are two sides of the same coin...that with happiness comes grief...
but hey however queer i find it ,i resign to the conclusion....dat to appreciate the good things in life...u jus have to bolt down a whole lotta bitterness....
unfair...but true!
me for one am always amazed with the way human emotions are...
one same individual can be a source of immense joy and pride ....n the same individual can be the cause of tremendous heartache n agony...
a repeated visit to a monument, hotel.. jus bout newhere can have different stories to tell, based solely on the company....
i find it completely baffling mosto the times....y is it that the person we love the most, we hurt and (at times) hate the most...
yet despite all the emotional shit one goes through...we still tend to continue with it...
are all human beings, masochists, somewhere...
or is it the harsh reality, that, given a chance ,we all wud luv not to accept?!?
the bitter truth, that ,love and hatred are two sides of the same coin...that with happiness comes grief...
but hey however queer i find it ,i resign to the conclusion....dat to appreciate the good things in life...u jus have to bolt down a whole lotta bitterness....
unfair...but true!
1 May 2006
"V" for.....vendetta, vandalism....
mmhh...jus returned home from watching " V for vendetta"...
an amazing, must c movie....
a grippin and xciting theme....a suspense that stays on even after the movie...
intelligent diction...
good to c and good to hear...
now for the theme...well its about this masked guy[ who remains anoynomous even now!!!] who feels the pressing need to change the existing system....an upholder of the basic values of life...a self acclaimed protector of the innocent...
a guy who believes that ruthlessness is justified if the need arises...
this and a lot more...to be honest find it a lil difficult to put it down in words!
its quite an offbeat, weird, creative movie...not to 4get that as usual tends to screw up in the end... mkin it a bloodbath and therby gory...barring that...a good movie to watch...in a very queer sense...
an amazing, must c movie....
a grippin and xciting theme....a suspense that stays on even after the movie...
intelligent diction...
good to c and good to hear...
now for the theme...well its about this masked guy[ who remains anoynomous even now!!!] who feels the pressing need to change the existing system....an upholder of the basic values of life...a self acclaimed protector of the innocent...
a guy who believes that ruthlessness is justified if the need arises...
this and a lot more...to be honest find it a lil difficult to put it down in words!
its quite an offbeat, weird, creative movie...not to 4get that as usual tends to screw up in the end... mkin it a bloodbath and therby gory...barring that...a good movie to watch...in a very queer sense...
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