Friday, August 29, 2008

Unbelievable !!!

Most of the posts on this blog are really quite interesting. Do check it out !

This one particularly has me amazed !
The Victoria Falls situated on the Zambezi river between Zimbabwe and Zambia, where during the low season, you can actually stand right at the edge of the falls!! Keep in mind that this is the largest waterfall in the world in terms of volume. Easy access from both countries and good rail and bus links, make it a popular and inexpensive destination. Tourism in the recent years has increased rapidly, to a million visitors a year.

Swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls

Politico.blog

Barack Obama: first African American to be nominated as a Presidential candidate from a major political party. Thurs Aug 28, 2008: exactly 45 years after a man with a dream stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before a 200,000 strong crowd, an African American has almost risen to the highest possible office and made that dream a reality.

Obama's speech was moving to say the least. He touched upon all the issues that he promises to bring change to, and everything had a personal touch. Democrats who are often described as "bringing a knife to a gun battle" can be proud of their candidate, who fearlessly threw quite a few punches John McCain's way. After 8 years of tough talking and little action, America needs to stand up. "Change doesn't come FROM Washington, Change goes TO Washington." Point by point he refuted all the charges laid against him by the GOP, half of which are ridiculous. The only thing which some people might have felt was lacking, was a reach out to the Hillary supporters.

These persons spoke to Larry King on CNN:
For all those in the Just Say No Deal coalition, all I can say is, you have no principles. Cynthia Ruccia, a strong Hillary Clinton supporter now supports John McCain. Reason? The Democratic Party shouldn't be rewarded for their behaviour during the campaign which they feel was sexist. Is she against the war in Iraq? Yes. Is she pro-choice? Yes. Does she know McCain's views are exactly the opposite on these issues? Yes. But all this takes the back seat. WomenForFairPolitics.com and sexism. That's what she feels is more important! Not better healthcare, education or lower taxes for 95% of working Americans.

Elizabeth Joyce, of HigherHeels.com, another Clinton supporter, feels Obama 'hasn't earned her vote.' Don't listen to Clinton for whom she worked so hard, who now is throwing all her effort into backing Obama. She is waiting for a personal request from the man himself. McCain hasn't asked for her vote either. So her policy is this: He who asks for my vote, Gets it !! Where are your principles missy?? Don't you have a mind and don't you know what you want for your future? If spending billions on a war that shouldn't have started in the first place, and drilling for oil is what you want, stand up and vote for McCain. Don't do it cause you feel left out by Obama.

All I have to say is, GOBAMA !! \m/

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Test Post

/* Read further only if you are 18 years of age or older */

With the wonders of the internet, the things you can do are unlimited. Google in itself is a Godsend. With close to little effort I can carry out an interesting study. Hence, this little experiment of mine.

Aim : To study the influence of "popular keywords" on site traffic
Apparatus : Google Analytics
Procedure : Randomly filling in keywords that are (I think) commonly searched for

london 2012 stock price sex porn free mp3 download celebrity wallpaper nude F1 NBA dhoni NFL NASCAR naked movie trailer tendulkar rooney beckham gasol bryant olympics phelps barack obama hillary clinton mccain biden web 2.0 osama iraq iran manchester united facebook torrent lyrics online lottery britney spears paris hilton pamela anderson madonna justin timberlake american idol cnn bbc horoscope tattoo cartoon network 50 cent kanye west coldplay metallica daughtry iPod janet jackson yahoo lycos passion.com blogger american idol greenday jessica simpson eminem WWE naruto pics beyonce lindsay lohan rune scape fantasy football fergie jessica alba saddam hussein george bush dmitry medvedev carla bruni nicolas sarkozy lewis hamilton kimi raikkonen felipe massa WRC desperate housewives pushing daisies hillsong oil and gas war global warming pollution al gore hybrid car solar wind energy ronaldinho super bowl maria sharapova christiano ronaldo red sox yankees amy winehouse owen wilson harry potter the OC hannah montana anna nicole smith iTunes sony playstation xbox nintendo wikipedia orkut HDTV ubuntu aishwarya rai mallika sherawat katrina kaif aamir khan salman shahrukh IPL T-20 cricket world cup youtube map radiohead google second life daily motion hi5 musharaf benazir bhutto rafael nadal serena venus williams roger federer deepika padukone sania mirza sonia rahul gandhi


Results : To be posted at a later date

Saturday, August 23, 2008

It's Britney Bitch !!

I was watching the Jimmy Kimmel show on the telly a few nights ago. Its killer by the way ! And well he pointed out that his band leader and saxophone player Cleto Escobedo III (such a cool name, has a touch of royalty.. makes me wish I was named Alexander III..) looks kinda like Adnan Ghalib, Britney's latest boy toy.


Adnan______________________Cleto

For those of you who know me well enough, I used to be a lowdown sleazebag celebrity reporter myself. So every now and then, I like to keep up with the industry news. Boy oh boy is gossip alive or what !! One of the umpteen celeb sites gave me the dirt. Adnan who used to/ still is a paparazzo for photo agency FinalPixx, seems to have found a place in mizz spears' heart (and bed.) PS:he's already married.

Like it is in these fast and easy times, the multitude had their bit to put in. From him being a Muslim but wearing a cross, to arguments over whether he's a Paki or Afghani (fcuk you racists) everyone had had their say. Though one guy's comment seemed to sum it all up quite well :
"This news story is about as mind-expanding as watching paint dry…"

Thursday, August 21, 2008

White Girls Can't Dance but White Boyz can rap homie !!

Watching the Ellen Degeneres show most afternoons just confirms this fact : White girls can't dance! (They oughtta learn to bump n grind from d honeys in da club with a lotta junk in their trunk.) This bring to mind Canadian born comedian of Indian origin, Russell Peters' famous observation while walking down Sunset Blvd. A nightclub was playing a song so loud, that you could hear it on the street. "...white people who were walking by and driving by, stopped dead in their tracks, to do the yyyYMCA. "
No offence though, and I must add I love her show. The silly antics and wise cracks too. Though her show lacks the personal touch of the Oprah Winfrey show that does truly touch you, one is spared from the Dr. Phil sessions.

But when it comes to rappin', (woop woop MC Serch), white boyz from the burbs bring the heat as well. Gone are the days when only haters from the hood have the club bangin'. This is a shout out to my homie Em and G-Unit for gettin me hooked. Who else can spit such dope rhymes and killer hooks?

Peace out !

"nowadays everyone wants to be black.. ..until the cops show up!"

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Of the Olympics and Blogging

With all the excitement of the Olympics, I've got quite immersed in it all myself. Phelps has been phenomenal, Indian shooter Bindra's success was plain luck (stfu.. he said it too!!) and boxing is my latest passion. The opening ceremony was mindblowing, something which only the Chinese have the skill and discipline to put up. Although DD, the only Indian channel with broadcasting rights for the Olympics lost transmission halfway through, it wasn't too bad a loss, what with the monotonous Hindi commentary.

The only blotch on that almost perfect Olympic opening ceremony, came to light a few days later. 7 year old Lin Miao Ke who had an audience of more than 4 billion worldwide listen to hear sing 'Ode to the Motherland', was only lip syncing to Yang Peiyi's voice, who was not allowed by show organizers to perform as she has 'buck teeth'. Putting on a perfect show eh mister? A raised middle finger from me for that. Still, the song is brilliant and has me playing it on loop. You can listen to/download it here
A big thank you to my new found pen pal in China, Chenxi Shen.


That reminds me, Posterous is quite a cool site. Not that posting on blogs was oh so difficult, but they've just made it way easier. Just send out a mail with attached photos/mp3s/files and its made into a blog post. Way too cool !!

Later !

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Original

This person has done one better and gone and actually written a poem about a toilet !! Must've had a terrible case of diarrhea !!

Ode to Toilet
In sickness I have sought
your cooling grace
and you have received
without question or shame
the parts of my being
that I could no longer contain.

You have soothed
the cramping of my bar-torn body,
supported the thorough cleansing
of my noisy soul
when no one else would listen.

You have tolerated
all the vile projectiles
I could hurl,
always remaining constant
refreshing my view of life
allowing catharsis
epitomizing receptivity.

Oh Goddess of the Toilet
I thank you

Niuka
1/14/99



Reproduced without the prior written permission of the author.

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Art Appreciation : AA101

Alright.. Monet, Manet, Michaelangelo, Raphael etc.. most of these erstwhile dudes' works are take-your-breath-away-ingly beautiful ! No question about it. They leave the admirer with a temporary case of breakaway lower jaw.

But post Renaissance, the evolution of this 'Modern Art' is something that is much debatable. Who's to say a painting with random lines and colors wasn't made by a baby crawling on a canvas while the parents weren't paying enough attention??

But honestly writing, when it comes to art, I'm as clueless as George W. Bush at a science convention! Something that might come under the hammer at Christie's for the total worth of a small nation, I might pass off as pure junk.

Hence I feel art appreciation classes should be held for laymen like me. Anyone with a sound knowledge of anything arty, get moving and do something to enlighten those of us without uummmm light.

(The author of this post is a strong human rights activist. Protesting the atrocities of the Chinese government especially on Tibetan monks and civilians, he is on an indefinite hunger strike. This has affected his thought process and some attempts at humor might have fallen quite flat.)

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Hypocrites

I can be thus classified, hence I abstain from saying anything on the issue, just Read This.

Show me the Money !!

I recently came across a post in which a young (of legal age) girl proudly displayed the fact that she had just exercised her right to vote.

4 years after I gained that right, the undeserving candidates do not yet have an excuse to thank me, (neither have they wooed me). In my lifelong quest for justice (more benefits less taxes), I have yet to come across a deserving candidate.

But my level of nincompoopness has drastically dropped over the last 5,25,600 minutes, and I hereby solemnly swear to get my finger stained the next time opportunity comes a knockin'. You see, I now understand the not so intricate workings of a rarely oiled political machine. I have a solution (opinion) to every little crisis that has/ is/ will come up. How things work is, good (high GDP, low inflation, abundant monsoon): ruling party can smile, bad (terrorist attacks, communal violence, US butt kissin): opposition party can shout and ugly (anything debateable): alliance partners veto it claiming it aint in public interest.

Every tiny weenie issue in this country can be (is) thought of along political lines, with the almost sole intention of wooing the vote banks. Cutting the crap, why the title? I still don't find anyone worthy of my vote! (I get enought exercise just pushing my luck) Still: CONGRESS \m/

Friday, August 8, 2008

Rarer than an asteroid shower

In September 2003, scientists warned of a possible asteroid collision with the Earth in 2014. But they say the probability is just 1 in 909,000 and the risk of impact is likely to decrease as they collect more information.

Pray why do I speak of this possible Doomsday ? Just to compare the slim chances of it actually happening, with the event that brought me here to put down my thoughts.

There I was peeing into the toilet, when I sensed the sensation of an oncoming sneeze. My best efforts to hold it back were futile, and there she blew with an accompanying fart at the other end !! Needless to say, the projectile diverted from its intended trajectory ( the physicist lingo is due to the fact that my current readings include the autobiography of Richard P. Feynman ) and there were unexpected showers in other parts of the territory.
After calm was restored, the first thought that struck me was, "How often does such a phenomena occur ?? This is something I need to write about."

Hence ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the one and only.. Myself !!

Ode to the Toilet

As you might have noticed, my previous posts invariably contain some mention of a toilet. So to discontinue the trend, without taking away well overdue importance from the issue, I dedicate this post entirely to the Toilet !!

India's age old practice of open discharge toilets in the railways is finally being given some thought. At the World Toilet Summit (which in itself deserves a good laughing at) held in the national capital last year, Railways minister Laloo "jab tak samosa mein rahega aloo" Prasad was urged to fight for the cause. Apart from hurting the delicate olfactory epithelia, the pee and poo corrode railway tracks which under 'normal conditions' have a life span of 30 years, and now have to be replaced every 2 years.

"We are probably the only railway system in the world that has open-discharge of faecal matter," said Raghuraman, an obviously not in the least bit famous toilet expert. The vacuum-retention system, in use all over the world on trains and aircraft, got a lot of vocal support. Personally, a skeptic of the always mushrooming low-cost airlines in our country, I choose to stay out of the known flight paths of aircrafts also.

On the exact same note: A pregnant woman on a train in India, went into the latrine and gave birth to a child who fell through the 'toilet' onto the tracks when the mother fell unconscious. Mother and child are alive and doing well.

On a very similar note: One out of every two persons in the world who does not have access to a toilet, is in India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

On a slightly similar note: Yo mama's like a railroad track, she gets laid all over the country!

Singing a totally different tune: Rap n Hip-Hop music r dope !! Peace homie \m/

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Blogging Credentials

Do not be fooled by the date of my first post. No I am not new to blogging and no I don't read the newspaper each morning in the loo. Yes, I have no idea why those two totally random sentences came together right there.

Back in the day, when tight at the hip flared at the bottom pants were IN, MJ in the news only for his music and air travel was not for the masses, I used to blog! Turning out tasty treats about our favourite celebrity divas and bitches, I had my not my own sleaze blog.

Working as a summer intern with a small but quite successful Indian startup, I learnt some interesting things about blogging, web-hosting, SEO, RSS, PHP, JDS, BJP, TDP and DMK.
This company now hosts quite a few web portals, one hugely popular with the teeming Indian junta, which offers free SMS service within the country. Texting rates in India are quite high: $0.002 within the same state and $0.04 elsewhere.

Designing my own pages with Wordpress, reporting daily on That's not Hot bitch who loves to do it and Brad Pitt's pitiable ex, I gained quite some experience. Don't believe me? JFGI. As I was not getting paid, I was still young and living off my parents, which btw I'm still doing, I was attracted to the many ways you could make money online just blogging. Hence my patronization of Google to this day.

(Events may seem randomly out of sync with the known happenings of the time. This is due to the fact that that diabolical Stewie's time machine malfunctioned. Luckily Quahog was saved, but Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa was forever lost to the airwaves).