Ramblings

So, the Carling Cup is ours . Sad to see the brawl almost at the end of the game . It nearly robbed the sheen of a good win over a very good competitor in a Cup Final. Arsenal dominated a better part of the game but luckily, playing experienced people in the final paid dividends for us. Also, the goal scoring machine Drogba clinched the match. Overall, a satisfying win barring the fact that Terry had to be carried on a stretcher during the match. Seriously hope that no one is added to our ever increasing injury list. As per now, Chelsea might be the only team that can play a Injury XI instead of a Playing XI. :-) Cheers, HP

The polling is now open for Indibloggies . Go and vote now! I have casted my votes and below are my choices for the particular categories. The Indiblog of the Year 2006 ---- Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind [ Recursive Hypocrisy was another choice for this category but guess, Nilu is above such awards ] Best Designed IndiBlog   ----    Ckunte.com [ Megha comes a close second this time for moi but she won last year. So, a new winner this time :-) ] Best IndiBlog directory/service/clique/network ----- Blogbharti [ They have done an amazing job in bringing in limelight some blogs/posts which otherwise we would not have been able to find. ] Best Entertainment Indiblog ----- Blogical Conclusion Best Group/Community IndiBlog ------- INI Signal [ Indian Muslims comes a close second ] Best Humanities Indiblog ----- Falstaff Most Humorous IndiBlog ----- Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind [ Gawker comes a distant second ] Best New...

With Parzania being not allowed to be released in the model state of Gujarat, the below cartoon  that appeared in the Hindu seems apt. The Hindutva factions operating over there have taken themselves to a new level. And for now, they appear bigger than the Indian Constitution and the law. Cheers, HP

Saket on his blog says that he does not find Madrasi girls hot and appealing. All I can say is that he needs to develop his taste better :-) Cheers, HP Update : In an update to this earlier post, Saket asks if he is a racist? The answer is NO. He was just plain insensitive and no, I don't feel bad if anyone calls me a Madrasi.  To not know Geography is not a crime, still. 

I got the below pics in a mail. Some of the pics are gruesome and anyone who is sensitive to such  pics, please do not scroll below. Note : All the copyrights on the pictures are of the photographers. 1957. The first day of Dorothy Counts at the Harry Harding High School in the United States . Counts was one of the first black students admitted in the school, and she was no longer able to stand the harassments after 4 days. January 12, 1960. A second before the Japanese Socialist Party leader Asanuma was murdered by an opponent student. 1963. Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist priest in Southern Vietnam , burns himself to death protesting the government's torture policy against priests. Thich Quang Dug never made a sound or moved while he was burning. 1962. A soldier shot by a sniper hangs onto a priest in his last moments. 1965. A mom and her children try to cross the river in South Vietnam in an attempt to run away from the American bombs. 1966. U.S. troops in South Vietnam are draggi...

After a really long wait, Anurag Kashyap's offering Black Friday is going to release tomorrow. The movie is based on a book by the same name by Hussain Zaidi. Black Friday must be one of those movies that must have been watched by a large number of people before its official release. I have read the book as well as seen the movie. When my friend gave the CD of the movie to me to watch it, he had praised the movie but added as an afterthought that the movie is pro-Muslim. Having read the book and seen the movie, I can't say that the movie is pro-Muslim or pro-Hindu but the movie is pro-truth. The demolition of Babri Masjid, 92-93 riots and the blasts that followed are an integral part of a Mumbaikar who survived that period. It is to Mid-Day , Tariq Ansari , Arindam Mitra and Anurag's credit that they have managed to make a movie on such a sensitive subject. Anurag is one of those jinxed directors who manages to make those movies which never get released. Hopefully, BF wil...

You know you are getting old when you and not your parents start getting invitations for marriages :-) Cheers, HP

Sachin ..Aaala Rey Aaala!!!!!! 

I seriously don't remember when was the last time the top five players of the team have been out for zero and the team is reeling at 0/5. No, not even when we were playing in our school/college days. If anyone knows about a first class team having a more pathetic start, then please  let me know. btw, Mumbai still mamaged to win :-) Cheers, HP  

You can access Gmail at http://www.careerdiscussions.com/gmail/. Enjoy!!! Source : Asif Cheers, HP

Dear Henry, Thanks. Heartfelt Thanks. I have never considered you as a great player and have always been against you while arguing with my friends. But , after your vital Sunday's goal against the Devils , I am just full of gratitude towards you. The moment your head butted the football into the net, I was jupping around with joy and glee and the jumping around doubled when my brother entered the room. :-) So, please forgive me for all the things that I have said against you. This goal has redeemed you and from now on, I am not going to take anything said against you lying down. Yep, thats a promise :-) You have kept alive the hopes of the fans of the Blues. And, we just hope that Jose gets over his sulking and gifts us the 3rd premiership title on the row.  Cheers, HP PS : Come on Chelsea, pull up your socks and gift us a treble this time. Come on guys. You can do it. 

jaage hain der tak, hamein kuchh der sone do.. thodi si raat aur hai, subah to hone do.. aadhe adhoore khwaab jo poore na ho sake, ek baar phir se neend mein vo khwaab bone do.. ek khwaab toot jaane ka ehsaas hi to hai, thodi si raat aur, sehar paas hi to hai Lyrics from the movie Guru...Need to see the movie soon... Cheers, HP

Churumuri has a funny post on PM Singh's vision of a united Indian sub-continent. Do Read!! Cheers, HP

Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true. --- Buddha

Seriously, someone tell me that this is a joke and nothing else. Please... A UP minister has apparently assured people of his potential voters that if SP comes back to power, they would have the luxury of having as many children they want and infact, the government would give a token amount per child. How, I wish that instead of such gimmicks, this minister had promised that for each child going to school, he will be promised a class which has a teacher and the essentials. Wish he had promised a state where children would be free to play and live their lives instead of being perennially afraid of murderers and pedophiles. Wish he had promised a society that would not discriminate against them because of their religion,caste or their ancestors. How I wish.... HP

The below pic conveys the fact that just like beauty, objectivity too lies in the eyes of the beholder. We always consider those opinions,people unbiased whose opinion more or less matches with us. If not, then we are ready with all kind of labels for them. I am not saying that people cannot be unbiased but just that, sometimes with the prejudice and the brainwashed minds of ours, we find it difficult to be objective of anything. Also, it is always difficult to be unbiased. We always have some preconceived notions about most political, social matters and more often or not, when we read something , we expect the writer to massage our egos by reiterating those opinions and if the writer takes a different path, then depending upon our stand, the labels are pasted upon the writer. Just another of my tangential rants! Menawhile, enjoy the pic and the comment! Source : Churumuri “WHY CAN’T THEY PRODUCE A FAIR, BALANCED, OBJECTIVE AND NON-PARTISAN NEWSPAPER—THAT REFLECTS MY POINT OF VIEW?” Al...

I always keep hearing people say 'God is One','God is One'.. But, in my new religion 'God is Zero' :-) Cheers, HP

During my under-graduation days, I always wondered why we were being charged so little for the education that we were receiving. If the rest of my life, I am gonna earn my bread and butter based upon the education that I am receiving today, surely they can charge better than the couple of thousands that Mumbai University used to charge me. Anyways, Abi at Nanopolitan has a post about replicating the Australian model as a fair mechanism for funding our universities . Will reserve my comments for later. But, certainly a thought that can be worked upon. Cheers, HP

Welcome Back Dada.... Cheers, HP

Navjot Singh Sidhu has been convicted in a murder case . The High Court convicted him by overturning the acquittal by the lower court. Wonder what is in store for Paaji now!! BJP MP and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was today convicted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for causing the death of a Patiala resident following a scuffle in 1989, overturning his acquittal by a lower court. A division bench comprising Justices Mehtab Singh Gill and Baldev Singh found 43-year-old Sidhu guilty of culpable homocide not amounting to murder and fixed December 6 for pronouncing the quantum of sentence. Well, the judgement is yet to be delievered and the mandotary appeal in the Supreme Court is also to be done. Lets see where this story goes now. Hope the next judgement, if their appeal in Supreme Court gets accepted is not delievered after another 18 years. (hat-tip via. Acorn ) Cheers, HP