The CRACKdown begins
2 more days to go.
Or maybe a few more days, coz I don't think Bertie would be free enough to soak up the fun :)
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Monday, June 19, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
365 days.
That's how long it took.
An year ago, fresh out of college, started working.
New place, new faces, new names to remember, new concepts, new fundae about life, new perspective, new thoughts, new randomness, a complete new setup which I was never accustomed to.
Looking back, I should say every thing's not changed.
Few things remain the same but their context has changed.
People are same but their meanings have changed.
Faces are same but the character has changed.
The place is same but the address has changed.
I am the same but I have changed.
That's how long it took.
An year ago, fresh out of college, started working.
New place, new faces, new names to remember, new concepts, new fundae about life, new perspective, new thoughts, new randomness, a complete new setup which I was never accustomed to.
Looking back, I should say every thing's not changed.
Few things remain the same but their context has changed.
People are same but their meanings have changed.
Faces are same but the character has changed.
The place is same but the address has changed.
I am the same but I have changed.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Saturday, May 27, 2006
I said, what do I know?
Show me the right way to go...
"Rule is evil, and it is none the better for being majority rule/democracy....What is the ballot? It is neither more nor less than a paper representative of the bayonet, the billy, and the bullet. It is a labor saving device for ascertaining on which side force lies and bowing to the inevitable. The voice of the majority saves bloodshed, but it is no less the arbitrament of force than is the decree of the most absolute of despots backed by the most powerful of armies."
Democracy, one of india's few shinging beacons in the current state of world affairs. A tool, used as much to feel proud about ourself, as it is used to leverage ties with the prosperous countries...and even at times to beg for help in times of calamity.
Democracy, taught to young minds thoroughout the country as the best, most impartial, just and righteous system of all.
Democracy,where the voice of PEOPLE is above all........
But is all this actually true??Is the current state of political affairs in our country the best it can be? Hardly...
is there a solution? i want to vote...but who do i vote for?
is it time for a revolution...a change for the better? whom do we follow? marx? mao?...hitler?
i don't know.
"Democracy is nothing but the Tyranny of Majorities, the most abominable tyranny of all, for it is not based on the authority of a religion, not upon the nobility of a race, not on the merits of talents and of riches. It merely rests upon numbers and hides behind the name of the people."
Show me the right way to go...
"Rule is evil, and it is none the better for being majority rule/democracy....What is the ballot? It is neither more nor less than a paper representative of the bayonet, the billy, and the bullet. It is a labor saving device for ascertaining on which side force lies and bowing to the inevitable. The voice of the majority saves bloodshed, but it is no less the arbitrament of force than is the decree of the most absolute of despots backed by the most powerful of armies."
Democracy, one of india's few shinging beacons in the current state of world affairs. A tool, used as much to feel proud about ourself, as it is used to leverage ties with the prosperous countries...and even at times to beg for help in times of calamity.
Democracy, taught to young minds thoroughout the country as the best, most impartial, just and righteous system of all.
Democracy,where the voice of PEOPLE is above all........
But is all this actually true??Is the current state of political affairs in our country the best it can be? Hardly...
- mass protests by the PEOPLE against misuse of reservation as a vote-bank tool, still no political party speaking against it...
- the judiciary being mocked at again; and again...at the whim of the RULING govt
- absurd promises of free power being fulfilled, crippling the state economies...
- no money to build roads in the country, yet no hesitation in increasing the millions already being spent on the burgeoning bureaucracy...
- an imminent energy crisis about to happen in near future...in on of the world's FASTEST economy
- a food grain crisis ALREADY here
is there a solution? i want to vote...but who do i vote for?
is it time for a revolution...a change for the better? whom do we follow? marx? mao?...hitler?
i don't know.
"Democracy is nothing but the Tyranny of Majorities, the most abominable tyranny of all, for it is not based on the authority of a religion, not upon the nobility of a race, not on the merits of talents and of riches. It merely rests upon numbers and hides behind the name of the people."
Friday, May 26, 2006
Reservations. Do I care !!
Enough has been said and written about the whole Reservation for OBC's issue. But the matter of fact remains that only a handful of young, educated, urban youths cannot change the policy and no, I'm not a pessimist.
By reserving seats in higher education for OBC's, the Govt. has accepted that it has failed.
It has failed to provide basic primary education to the people from backward classes.
It has failed to uplift the social status of the backward classes.
But, where it does not want to fail is getting the support of the backward classes.
So, will the Govt. listen to the Youth of India.
With virtually no party opposing the move and no support from student unions (the real representatives of Indian students, as claimed by them), I really doubt so.
What can we do?
We can keep on protesting till the bill is passed.
See that what happened in Mandal-I is not repeated (I'm talking about Goswami).
Stop sending reservation mails in the same manner in which we forward junk to fellow friends (Show some respect to this serious issue)
?? Out of Ideas ??
Interesting Facts -
Disclaimer - By writing this blog, I do not suggest that I support reservations or the protests should end. The more you'll protest, the more will you be able to come closer to your conscience. You'll be able to discriminate between Right and Wrong. You'll learn to stand up rather than hush down.
Enough has been said and written about the whole Reservation for OBC's issue. But the matter of fact remains that only a handful of young, educated, urban youths cannot change the policy and no, I'm not a pessimist.
By reserving seats in higher education for OBC's, the Govt. has accepted that it has failed.
It has failed to provide basic primary education to the people from backward classes.
It has failed to uplift the social status of the backward classes.
But, where it does not want to fail is getting the support of the backward classes.
So, will the Govt. listen to the Youth of India.
With virtually no party opposing the move and no support from student unions (the real representatives of Indian students, as claimed by them), I really doubt so.
What can we do?
We can keep on protesting till the bill is passed.
See that what happened in Mandal-I is not repeated (I'm talking about Goswami).
Stop sending reservation mails in the same manner in which we forward junk to fellow friends (Show some respect to this serious issue)
?? Out of Ideas ??
Interesting Facts -
- Though the last caste-based Census took place in 1931, estimates say 51% of Indian population is OBC. 51% OBC's restricted to 27% seats. That's interesting.
- It is a fact that the real benefit of reservation will go to the Creamy Layer, but that will only make these students more miserable. The OBC's in urban India are educated and can afford the best education. By taking the help of reservation they are going to achieve nothing but self-degradation.
- The pro-reservation front often says that students from quota go back to the villages and are the one who are really helping the country. Truth is after taking the help of reservation, they become so habitual of this extra-help that they don't even try for jobs in private sector. Govt. jobs comes easy (quota again) and you can make a lot of money (apart from what the govt. pays you)
- The medical students are the one protesting the most as seats in PG are at its minimum. Engg. students, on the other, have way much more to grab.
- I doubt that, out of those protesting, even 50% voted in the last elections.
- The only thing which makes me happy about the whole issue is that people will finally start VOTING. The fact that their votes not really contribute much to the total electoral list is another thing.
Disclaimer - By writing this blog, I do not suggest that I support reservations or the protests should end. The more you'll protest, the more will you be able to come closer to your conscience. You'll be able to discriminate between Right and Wrong. You'll learn to stand up rather than hush down.
Monday, May 22, 2006
We don't want no reservation......
Meritocracy : a system of government/society based on rule by ability (merit) rather than by wealth, race or other determinants of social position.
India in future : a place where each position/oppurtunity is presented based on caste and one's family.
You may think that's too dire and i am sounding like one of those doomsdayers but unfortunatley it's not far from the truth. On saturday, for the first time i attented an organised, anti-establishment protest. It was regarding reservations the government plan to bring in centres for higher education. The main issues i have with the whole thing :-
1. Denial of fair and equal oppurtunities to deserving candidates n making it hell of a lot tougher for them to get into the institutes of thier choice.
2. Creating a society based on incompetence. For example, just imagine 50% of the teachers in government schools will from quota seats. Ok, all of them will not be bad teachers but most of them will not be upto the mark. Now, governnment schools is where most of the children coming from the lower n less priveleged sections of the society go to. We should be providing these kids with gud teachers n nice schools....but !!
3. The ridiculous double standards and myopic vision of our politicians - the infamous Mandal Commission report gave a two pronged approach to tackle the problem of social inequality. One ofcourse was the quota's but it also said that the reservations without changes in our education system at grassroot level is meaningless n substaintial effort should go in that direction. In grab of catching votes the second n more important action has conveniently been forgotten.
Right from the time the Constitution was written any sort of affirmative action was for removing the social inequalities present at the time of independence and not economic upliftment of backward classes. There are a great many anti-poverty schemes for that. Weather they work or not is an entirely different issue. Now, people of my generation i think give a lot less importance to caste boundaries then say thier parents. one would think that deep rooted predjuices would go subsequently in time. But by literally dividing every classroom into two parts the government is bringing that issue to the forefront for this genration and many future ones too.
Some suggestions:-
- Even if we have reservations in some form, give a time frame to them, infact initially these quota's were meant to be reviewed every 10 years but no politician has the guts to remove them.
- The benfits of reservation should be available for only one generation in a family - otherwise it's pretty much the same bunch who keep enjoying the benefits and the people for whom it's actually meant for aren't even educated about it.
- Provide better primary education and health facilities to the less privileged classes and think of a mechanism so that the benefits actually reach the
people who need it.
The protest march itself was gud, remained peaceful inspite more than 3000 people turning up. Lots off people from my company went as part of a corporate initiative which saw some 500 people from different organisations show up. What was gud to see was IT professionals, CA's, eminent doctors, ofcourse medical students and people from a wide cross-section of society came. Most of these people are probably not directly affected but very much concerned. I don't know if it's the RDB effect or what but such protests are taking place in Bhopal, Banglore, Orissa...pretty much all over the country. It's about time we educated folks stood up and be counted to make the little diference in making this country a better place.
Visit www.youth4equality.org to support the movement
Meritocracy : a system of government/society based on rule by ability (merit) rather than by wealth, race or other determinants of social position.
India in future : a place where each position/oppurtunity is presented based on caste and one's family.
You may think that's too dire and i am sounding like one of those doomsdayers but unfortunatley it's not far from the truth. On saturday, for the first time i attented an organised, anti-establishment protest. It was regarding reservations the government plan to bring in centres for higher education. The main issues i have with the whole thing :-
1. Denial of fair and equal oppurtunities to deserving candidates n making it hell of a lot tougher for them to get into the institutes of thier choice.
2. Creating a society based on incompetence. For example, just imagine 50% of the teachers in government schools will from quota seats. Ok, all of them will not be bad teachers but most of them will not be upto the mark. Now, governnment schools is where most of the children coming from the lower n less priveleged sections of the society go to. We should be providing these kids with gud teachers n nice schools....but !!
3. The ridiculous double standards and myopic vision of our politicians - the infamous Mandal Commission report gave a two pronged approach to tackle the problem of social inequality. One ofcourse was the quota's but it also said that the reservations without changes in our education system at grassroot level is meaningless n substaintial effort should go in that direction. In grab of catching votes the second n more important action has conveniently been forgotten.
Right from the time the Constitution was written any sort of affirmative action was for removing the social inequalities present at the time of independence and not economic upliftment of backward classes. There are a great many anti-poverty schemes for that. Weather they work or not is an entirely different issue. Now, people of my generation i think give a lot less importance to caste boundaries then say thier parents. one would think that deep rooted predjuices would go subsequently in time. But by literally dividing every classroom into two parts the government is bringing that issue to the forefront for this genration and many future ones too.
Some suggestions:-
- Even if we have reservations in some form, give a time frame to them, infact initially these quota's were meant to be reviewed every 10 years but no politician has the guts to remove them.
- The benfits of reservation should be available for only one generation in a family - otherwise it's pretty much the same bunch who keep enjoying the benefits and the people for whom it's actually meant for aren't even educated about it.
- Provide better primary education and health facilities to the less privileged classes and think of a mechanism so that the benefits actually reach the
people who need it.
The protest march itself was gud, remained peaceful inspite more than 3000 people turning up. Lots off people from my company went as part of a corporate initiative which saw some 500 people from different organisations show up. What was gud to see was IT professionals, CA's, eminent doctors, ofcourse medical students and people from a wide cross-section of society came. Most of these people are probably not directly affected but very much concerned. I don't know if it's the RDB effect or what but such protests are taking place in Bhopal, Banglore, Orissa...pretty much all over the country. It's about time we educated folks stood up and be counted to make the little diference in making this country a better place.
Visit www.youth4equality.org to support the movement
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Monday, May 15, 2006
Cause it rained yesterday...
Ever been woken up at 2 in the night and then ended up being actually grateful for that? Happened to me last night, when the rain, thunder and lightening made a resolve so strong it made even me wake up from the slumber. But instead of feeling pissed, the feel of the fresh moist air, so rare in the Delhi summer, gushing through my window made me feel soo good, I actually got up and tiptoed upto the terrace to take in the feeling. And the sight was just unimaginable.
Pitch darkness of the night....the incessant, purple lightening rushing through the sky....drops of water being splashed on the face by the cold wind....
Who says you need some stuff to get high....
p.s.>just saw tht my Damn u Bertie-I am king-Hail Hitler(??) blog has reached 32 comments. Kinda like 32nd milestone (ugh)
Ever been woken up at 2 in the night and then ended up being actually grateful for that? Happened to me last night, when the rain, thunder and lightening made a resolve so strong it made even me wake up from the slumber. But instead of feeling pissed, the feel of the fresh moist air, so rare in the Delhi summer, gushing through my window made me feel soo good, I actually got up and tiptoed upto the terrace to take in the feeling. And the sight was just unimaginable.
Pitch darkness of the night....the incessant, purple lightening rushing through the sky....drops of water being splashed on the face by the cold wind....
Who says you need some stuff to get high....
p.s.>just saw tht my Damn u Bertie-I am king-Hail Hitler(??) blog has reached 32 comments. Kinda like 32nd milestone (ugh)
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Suspicious Activity
Has anyone recently noticed some funny thingies flying across the blog page...? I generally ignore such things cause frankly speaking most things we see on a webpage are useless anyways...but somehow a tiny bit of something zooming across the text when ur trying so hard to understand what's written can be a bit unnerving. Now try as I might, I cannot help but think about the reason why something wierd like this would happen on the blog:
- a mischief from a bored programmer at Blogger.com
- a trick by Blogger.com to dissuade us from wasting their preccciousss storage space with our worthless crap
- what the hell...wierd thigs are supposed to happen on a wierd blog like this
...............................................................................
A screenshot has been attached with a red mark for easy reference. Now some members may, and would, accuse me of being idle/work-less ( which FYI I am, wednesday onwards...), but taking a cue from a "How to make a presentation" session I was forced to attend, I could'nt stop myself.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Getting a finger, when it matters the most.
I am a good driver. Generally.
Riding in the correct lane. Not overtaking from the wrong side (bertie ??). Stopping at red lights when there's no one around etc etc.
Well, I was in bit of a hurry. Had to go to meet some ol' school friends and there was a big jam ahead of me. So I crossed the yellow line and was speeding away in the opposite lane.
Then suddenly I saw a car coming in front of me (opposite direction) and there was a girl driving the car with her middle finger in the air, pointed at me :(
Good to see responsible female drivers on road :)
I am a good driver. Generally.
Riding in the correct lane. Not overtaking from the wrong side (bertie ??). Stopping at red lights when there's no one around etc etc.
Well, I was in bit of a hurry. Had to go to meet some ol' school friends and there was a big jam ahead of me. So I crossed the yellow line and was speeding away in the opposite lane.
Then suddenly I saw a car coming in front of me (opposite direction) and there was a girl driving the car with her middle finger in the air, pointed at me :(
Good to see responsible female drivers on road :)
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Its the stupidity
Sometimes I'm forced to wonder how things around us, even the important ones such as television and the neighbouhood barber shop, keep slipping into a state of total squander without anyone batting an eyelid & thinking about salvaging them. Well, the bit about the barber may be exaggerated, but Indian television for sure has definitely become what can be entirely summed up as being utterly pathetic. I mean, when I look at the people around me, and then the ones on telly, there seems a divide so stark it feels almost unreal. There are women who can get away with multiple murders/forgeries, graduates who are called into board meetings at the office, sound effects that are borrowed straight from Star Wars, Gujarati families...well I can't even begin to describe their wierdity. Instead of waking up and trying something diferent for a change, all thse channels do is try to outrun each other in a who-makes-the-worst-family-soap race.
Even the English channels are'nt much respite. Apart from a few good shows, they too show mostly crap about teen crushes and the crime scene on a hawaii resort. But at least the cast is gorgeous, making them bearable to watch. Unlike most Gujarati-family-soaps which hire the ugliest people possible to be showed on national television.
Thank god for Discovery, NGC and the likes. If it were'nt for them, I would have exchanged my television for something more useful.
What saddens me is that there seems no respite from this stupidity even in future. Same is the case with Radio. Why are the people in the business of entertainment, who are supposed to be the best creative minds of the country, be satisfied with the current state of affairs. Wish someone could just shake them up.
Sometimes I'm forced to wonder how things around us, even the important ones such as television and the neighbouhood barber shop, keep slipping into a state of total squander without anyone batting an eyelid & thinking about salvaging them. Well, the bit about the barber may be exaggerated, but Indian television for sure has definitely become what can be entirely summed up as being utterly pathetic. I mean, when I look at the people around me, and then the ones on telly, there seems a divide so stark it feels almost unreal. There are women who can get away with multiple murders/forgeries, graduates who are called into board meetings at the office, sound effects that are borrowed straight from Star Wars, Gujarati families...well I can't even begin to describe their wierdity. Instead of waking up and trying something diferent for a change, all thse channels do is try to outrun each other in a who-makes-the-worst-family-soap race.
Even the English channels are'nt much respite. Apart from a few good shows, they too show mostly crap about teen crushes and the crime scene on a hawaii resort. But at least the cast is gorgeous, making them bearable to watch. Unlike most Gujarati-family-soaps which hire the ugliest people possible to be showed on national television.
Thank god for Discovery, NGC and the likes. If it were'nt for them, I would have exchanged my television for something more useful.
What saddens me is that there seems no respite from this stupidity even in future. Same is the case with Radio. Why are the people in the business of entertainment, who are supposed to be the best creative minds of the country, be satisfied with the current state of affairs. Wish someone could just shake them up.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Along came a spike
Well that's how I picture our blog.
A certain time comes when, suddenly, all the brains start working - posting blogs, comments on blog, comments on comments on blog.
Then comes a dud period........
btw just noticed a thing. The blog description says -
Around four years ago two specimens of the ape-descended species, which inhabit this utterly insignificant little blue green planet met. After a few months of relatively formal chit-chat they realized that they shared amongst them a rare brand of insanity. This blog is an attempt by these very same specimens and their friends to share their plethora of thoughts which range from the insanely sane to simply, insane.
bertie, I think the blog has grown from - hum do, hamare none to hum do, hamare chaar (whoever hum refers to)
Well that's how I picture our blog.
A certain time comes when, suddenly, all the brains start working - posting blogs, comments on blog, comments on comments on blog.
Then comes a dud period........
btw just noticed a thing. The blog description says -
Around four years ago two specimens of the ape-descended species, which inhabit this utterly insignificant little blue green planet met. After a few months of relatively formal chit-chat they realized that they shared amongst them a rare brand of insanity. This blog is an attempt by these very same specimens and their friends to share their plethora of thoughts which range from the insanely sane to simply, insane.
bertie, I think the blog has grown from - hum do, hamare none to hum do, hamare chaar (whoever hum refers to)
Friday, April 28, 2006
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Of fat aunties and hungry children...
"I've had enough!! Me going and scolding that aunty", cooed my sister with nostrils flaring up n looking visibly angry. Next thing i see she does goes over to yalk to the aunty and then is picking up stuff from the floor.
So, incase u guys are wondering weather this post is like one of those movies where the cool stuff happens in the beginning n rest of the movie is spent retracing how it reached that point. Well, the answer is yes, it is one of those posts.
Flashback:-
So my sis n i are travelling comfortably on the metro when in walks an aunty with a small kid (abt 1 or 2 yrs old) with her. Delhi Metro is awesome...it's clean n pretty comfortable and although it stops almost every 2 kms...still it's a nice ride. It is the kind of public transport system this city was crying out for.
Now one thing i have noticed travelling on the Metro is how Indian middle aged women are badly outta shape. I mean no disrespect or discounting the fact that indians have a tendency to put on weight but it's like they are being subjected to gravitational fields in 10 different directions n the poor'ol bodies can't quite decide where to go. So one after the other aunties with bloated bodies walk in. So if ur comfortably sitting in a seat the ladies stand near u giving sinister looks or at times even ask you to 'thoda shift ho jao. Unfortunately, that 'thoda' is not quite a little bit n by the time they have wedged themselves between the coupla poor souls sitting on that seat the souls are clinging on by the tip of their finger nails with more than half the ass mid-air!!
Point is that the ladies (n Marvin, i may add) should gear up and get in shape to avoid inconvenience to themselves n other people. Also, this tendency in India of people piling next to each other in public transport/queues inspite of there being some space avilable. It violates personal space and is frankly disgusting.
Anyways, so the aunty n the kid have settled down n the woman thinks it's time to give the baby something to eat. She decides to feed him Kurkure of all things in this world. Now that's straight from the bestselling "The Good Guide For Parents". First of all she tears the packet open n throws some part of the cover down on the floor. My sister, who till now has been in semi-commatose mode n ignoring my presence all together suddenly wakes up nand has that
troubled expression on her face. Now, if she does have a mind there was definatley something on it!! The kid, surprisingly does not apreciate the Kurkure treat he is having n seems thirsty and half of the stuff is falling down anyways. Just then a man walks past and unintentionally steps on a poor kukura smashing it and further dirting the floor. So the sibling rises and goes onto have chat with the aunty.
Well, she didn't quite scold her...but asked her not to feed the baby and spread crap around n then proceeded to pick up the cover. It just amazes me how ppl here have a tendency...almost habitually complusive to spread crap around. And these are perfeclty well to do educated people. The hypocricy of it all is that the same junta will keep their own homes really clean n be proud of it!! It just gets to me the high ground we Indians take at times - we so civilised n our rivers are so pure and blah blah....but we don't think twice about throwing away crap all over our filthy cities n towns. Agreed we don't see too many trash cans around the place or the sanitation department is not the best in Delhi but that makes us even more responsible in keeping our city clean.
I myself don't walk up ppl spreading garbage around n tell them off....but if we don't spread it ourselves this place won't be half the garbage dump it currently is.
"I've had enough!! Me going and scolding that aunty", cooed my sister with nostrils flaring up n looking visibly angry. Next thing i see she does goes over to yalk to the aunty and then is picking up stuff from the floor.
So, incase u guys are wondering weather this post is like one of those movies where the cool stuff happens in the beginning n rest of the movie is spent retracing how it reached that point. Well, the answer is yes, it is one of those posts.
Flashback:-
So my sis n i are travelling comfortably on the metro when in walks an aunty with a small kid (abt 1 or 2 yrs old) with her. Delhi Metro is awesome...it's clean n pretty comfortable and although it stops almost every 2 kms...still it's a nice ride. It is the kind of public transport system this city was crying out for.
Now one thing i have noticed travelling on the Metro is how Indian middle aged women are badly outta shape. I mean no disrespect or discounting the fact that indians have a tendency to put on weight but it's like they are being subjected to gravitational fields in 10 different directions n the poor'ol bodies can't quite decide where to go. So one after the other aunties with bloated bodies walk in. So if ur comfortably sitting in a seat the ladies stand near u giving sinister looks or at times even ask you to 'thoda shift ho jao. Unfortunately, that 'thoda' is not quite a little bit n by the time they have wedged themselves between the coupla poor souls sitting on that seat the souls are clinging on by the tip of their finger nails with more than half the ass mid-air!!
Point is that the ladies (n Marvin, i may add) should gear up and get in shape to avoid inconvenience to themselves n other people. Also, this tendency in India of people piling next to each other in public transport/queues inspite of there being some space avilable. It violates personal space and is frankly disgusting.
Anyways, so the aunty n the kid have settled down n the woman thinks it's time to give the baby something to eat. She decides to feed him Kurkure of all things in this world. Now that's straight from the bestselling "The Good Guide For Parents". First of all she tears the packet open n throws some part of the cover down on the floor. My sister, who till now has been in semi-commatose mode n ignoring my presence all together suddenly wakes up nand has that
troubled expression on her face. Now, if she does have a mind there was definatley something on it!! The kid, surprisingly does not apreciate the Kurkure treat he is having n seems thirsty and half of the stuff is falling down anyways. Just then a man walks past and unintentionally steps on a poor kukura smashing it and further dirting the floor. So the sibling rises and goes onto have chat with the aunty.
Well, she didn't quite scold her...but asked her not to feed the baby and spread crap around n then proceeded to pick up the cover. It just amazes me how ppl here have a tendency...almost habitually complusive to spread crap around. And these are perfeclty well to do educated people. The hypocricy of it all is that the same junta will keep their own homes really clean n be proud of it!! It just gets to me the high ground we Indians take at times - we so civilised n our rivers are so pure and blah blah....but we don't think twice about throwing away crap all over our filthy cities n towns. Agreed we don't see too many trash cans around the place or the sanitation department is not the best in Delhi but that makes us even more responsible in keeping our city clean.
I myself don't walk up ppl spreading garbage around n tell them off....but if we don't spread it ourselves this place won't be half the garbage dump it currently is.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Worldspace - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Got my own Worldspace, thanks to people @ Siemens (who were way too contended by the stuff that plays on Delhi FM Channels)
Spent an hour, fixing the thing.
It needs to be oriented towards the SE directions. And sadly I can't see the Singapore from my balcony. So now there's a big 6 feet pole hanging horizontally from my window with the worldspace antenna on one end ;-)
The Good Part –
The Bad Part –
The Ugly Part –
In all, a good buy if you love MUSIC*. But in case you prefer Himesh Reshamiya and their ilk’s, stick to your daily dose of Red FM, Radio Mirchi and Radiocities of the world.
* Music can have different meaning for different people.
Got my own Worldspace, thanks to people @ Siemens (who were way too contended by the stuff that plays on Delhi FM Channels)
Spent an hour, fixing the thing.
It needs to be oriented towards the SE directions. And sadly I can't see the Singapore from my balcony. So now there's a big 6 feet pole hanging horizontally from my window with the worldspace antenna on one end ;-)
The Good Part –
- Dedicated channels for Classic Rock, Alternate, Jazz, Country, Chart toppers, Classical etc. etc. (Punjabi, Bengali, Art of Living Channels also included)
- No ads, No chattering RJs, Superb Sound Quality
The Bad Part –
- No Intelligent Display (The songs will play on-and-on and you won’t be able to get any details about the songs)
- Still haven’t heard all the CDs, Cassettes, downloads that I have, talk about listening to new stuff.
- Could have been great if they had a portable receiver which you can carry anywhere like your iPod. But since it’s a satellite radio service, wanting something like this is near impossible.
The Ugly Part –
- The radio set provided by Worldspace (BPL Diva) *ucks (as pointed out by zz9 – thou shall not suck). It can only store 10 channels. No speakers. Bad Display.
- Wiring cumbersome (Imagine a wire coming from the window to your table, in case the table is diagonally opposite to the window)
In all, a good buy if you love MUSIC*. But in case you prefer Himesh Reshamiya and their ilk’s, stick to your daily dose of Red FM, Radio Mirchi and Radiocities of the world.
* Music can have different meaning for different people.
Damn You Bertie!
For putting this chatterbox of a blog in withdrawal mode with your recent retire-me-I'm-done posts
The posts have dried up worse than Delhi's taps ( cudnt find a better/worse comparison :( )
As have the comments...
To me it seems this blog is ready for cabinet...er...member reshuffle mode v1.0. It has reached a certain maturity level of idiocy...and can be expanded with a reasonable risk to accomodate new wierdos.
So try finding people around you with the zest for pouring out their unwanted-in-the-outer-world-thoughts...and resusciating this dying blog.
For putting this chatterbox of a blog in withdrawal mode with your recent retire-me-I'm-done posts
The posts have dried up worse than Delhi's taps ( cudnt find a better/worse comparison :( )
As have the comments...
To me it seems this blog is ready for cabinet...er...member reshuffle mode v1.0. It has reached a certain maturity level of idiocy...and can be expanded with a reasonable risk to accomodate new wierdos.
So try finding people around you with the zest for pouring out their unwanted-in-the-outer-world-thoughts...and resusciating this dying blog.
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