Clash of the Titans

The right to protest is indeed a fundamental right...but shud it be trampling on the right of free movement of others??Its tiring na, hearing pros and cons of hartals and bandhs and still everytime one of those are called or uncalled for, u juz feel depressed! I mean while at school and college, it was really fun....but after that what fun u can have sitting at home and not able to roam about, worried that the next flying object is gonna land on ur windshiled or ur head, depending on mode of transport. Then why is that our so-called leaders resort to such pre-historic means of protest??well its juz for that....u need to be poked and shown ur place to realise that they are protesting for u....and wat u do in return???keep on complaining...so why dont we juz forget about it and move on...well thats when the latest form of protest caught the attention of the media....An young American blogger decided to protest against a cleric's statement that earthquakes are caused by women who dont dress modestly, how, well by asking fellow women to wear dresses showing their cleavage on the 26th. Over 200,000 women joined her and strutted their stuff and lo next thing u know Taiwan is rocked by a massive quake. Well she was shaken, but not stirred. She had called her protest "boobquake" and in protest against that there was another group calling themselves "brainquake"calling on women to show off their résumés, CVs, honors, prizes, and accomplishments. OMG!! so u see there are many ways to protest....juz need to choose the right form.....now those who are in any way offended by the above, dont protest against me...juz sharing protests!!dream on...........

Masti ka Padhsala

We r very proud to proclaim ourselves from the state of cent percent literacy...reading newspapers is a fad and u will be surprised to find people from all classes and social status devouring not one, but all the different newspapers with a fervor which is hard to explain...in short, news is our daily energy drink...but then how do u explain the phenomenon that we top the list for being the most duped??well two recent news headlines underline this fact..one's about an internet geek who seduced girls and women by the dozen, married them and then left depleting their bank accounts. He was using chat rooms for this purpose and was found to be very effective with his eloquence. Another enterprising mallu, called up young and upcoming VJs and models and posed as famous film diectors and asked whether they were interested in joining films. When the nubile maidens replied in the affirmative, he told will send son to take snaps and believe it or not these movie crazy gals accepted the offer. Well, u cant blame them, rite??After all they are innocent and not aware of the predators prowling around...and their parents???...so wat do we read in papers???is it sports???is it only about the latest potboiler or is it about politics??and wat about all the Manasaputhris u see on tv??they spread the message that its ok to kill and maim as long as ur ends are met...then why we r still duped with goat,teak,japanese mattresses and god knows what all schemes!!Guess we read cos we want to find new enterprising ideas to trick the public into scams so-hard-to-believe-its-true!!After all wat can be so bad in Gods own country!!do we see a light at the end of the tunnel...well to quote Navjot Sidhu...we do..but thats the light of an incoming superfast train...Live on....

Turn Back the Clock

Thats the title of one of my all time favourite songs.....how many of us have wished that...living in the past is something we all do time to time...but some like me gets bogged down by errors made in the past...well its not about making things rite...its that even though technology is taking us ahead, making things easier, it has also made life more stressful! how??well to cite an example u r not safe to go to any trail rooms in shops or rest rooms in hotels without fear of being CIA ie caught in the act!!Another ones the way sports played nowadays...take IPL...is that cricket??i mean after the first week really whos interested in following all these 8 teams playing each other 100 times or more....anybody can bowl and bat and be the star of the day....that wonderful nite still lingers on ur mind..in front of the tv and Mohinder getting the final wicket and taking the stumps to proclaim us as the World Champions....it was the full team which took the credit...then take tv....the wonderful Doordarshan serials...Hum Log, Buniyaad, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Rajani, Udaan...will we get some gems...never...now only Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Vamp Thi...Movies were about stories and not situational comedies...Songs were about lyrics and not words without meaning...so I wish that i could turn back the clock...bring the world of time to a stop....back to the days when love was so much better....and the errors i made...well its juz that i wish i could have kept my friendship with all my friends from school onwards...never was able and now find myself singing this Johnny Hates Jazz number...