Thursday, December 01, 2005

Uddhav or Raj??

This must be the question on every shivsainiks mind.
The shivsainiks should first ask themselves some questions:

1. What has been the progress of the marathi manoos under their leadership?
["Marathi Manoos" does not include leaders of the party]
2. Apart from changing bombay's name to mumbai, what has the leadership done to improve the day to day conditions of the manoos?
3. Inspite of a fantastic local and rural support of the masses in terms of numbers, why has the leadership failed to guide and gain power?
4. Why is the personal growth of every leader in Sena spectacular whereas their constituency's progress miserable?


The answer to this questions is shivsena is short of leaders of substance and tragically the sainiks do not have much to choose from.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Ganguly Googly

The man is back. What needs to be seen is whether he will perform at his best or will we get to see a replay of Azhar's miserable performance under Tendulkar.

Dalmiya factor is at work again here, there is no doubt about it. Although the game is supposed to be bigger than individuals, apparently there are few individuals who are bigger than the game.

There have been instances of performers being neglected by the selectors in the past. The media hyped up a non-issue or was the media used as a pawn.??

Well dada ki dadagiri ka jawaab nahi...Will Chappell keep the ball rolling?

Town renames itself Secretsanta.com

Idaho town renames itself Secretsanta.com
New moniker comes with promise of cash, documentary deal


Halfway, Oregon officials say being known for one year as Half.com brought the city $75,000 and 20 computers for its schools. “Even to this day, we still have people come through and talk about Half.com,”


Read about it on http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10146800/

Hey thats a good idea, I think the BMC should put up all the suburbs for sponsorship.
We can change Churchgate to TATA Terminal, Bandra to Ambani Station and Andheri to Film Nagari [ Film City should take up the sponsorship ].

If we get good roads, excellent uninterrupted clean water supply than who cares if its ambani station or andheri station.

Email Fraud...continued..

Dear friend,
I seek your permission to introduce myself to you.
I am Mrs Suha Arafat,wife of Yasser Arafat the late
Palestinian ruler.

Before the death of my husband,I had to close my swiss
bank accounts and relocated the funds.I proceeded to
deposit the money as valuables in different private
security companies for safe keeping.This I did when the
French Prosecutors started an inquiry into transfers I
made into banks accounts I have in France.

Blah Blah................


Would you believe that!!, the fraudsters are running out of names of african dictators, i wouldnt be surprised if similar mails in the name of Indira are being circulated abroad.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

What Do You Have Time For?

There's a joke that goes like this: "What three statements are never true?" The answer is:
"My check is in the post;"
"Of course I'm not only interested in sex;" and
"I'm from Head Office and I'm here to help you."
I want to add a fourth: "I didn't have time."

What this pitiful excuse means is either "I didn't want to" or "I didn't know how to" or "I was doing something else more important to me."

Lack of time is an attractive excuse, because it implies you're blameless — a helpless victim of stress, overwork and external circumstances. Of course, you may object that you truly do have far too much to do and something had to be left out. But who decided what you did in the time available? Either you set those priorities yourself, or you're the helpless slave of some all-consuming power that decides how you spend every moment of your time.


An excellent post by Adrian Savage..read ahead

http://www.adriansavage.com/blog/_archives/2005/11/12/1381331.html

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

What is a Nigerian Email Fraud??

Dear Mumbaites,

Some nigerians have been arrested lately for the famous email fraud.I received this email. The email looks like below. Those who fall in the trap, are asked to shell out some money for a bag full of scrap, which they insist on opening later.

Read ahead.....
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Dear friend,

I am a consultant with the federal ministry of works
and housing here in Nigeria, and I represent a group
of top Government Officials that is interested in
engaging your service as manager for investment
Purposes of a large volume of fund in your humble
country. The major thing I need from you is assuring
me safety of this money when it finally gets to you.
Further information and arrangement will commence as
soon as trust; confidence and good working
relationship is established between us. I shall be
most grateful if you maintain the Confidentiality of
this matter. Please confirm your interest via the
below email address.

However, the fact is that there was an over-inflated
contract that was executed for Ministry of Works and
housing worth $32 million, which has been lying fallow
since the original contractor has been paid leaving
the over-inflated amount which was done by this group
I’m representing. They are in charge of the accounts
section and have perfected all documents to back up
the payment as to avoid any trace whatsoever which
makes the transaction 100% risk free. The issue of the
kind of service I request from you would be that I
need your assistance in receiving the amount of $32m
and thereafter you invest it for a period of 2 years.
Secondly, you would be entitled to 20% of the total
fund in question as the fund manager while 5% will be
set aside for any sundry expenses incurred by both
parties in the course of this transaction.

Meanwhile, I believed that you would be able to handle
this project trustworthiness and confidentially as
this is only what I demand from you as to protect my
highly exalted position without denting my image and
person in this regards. I really need your assurance
and I want you to give me your maximum co-operation as
far as this project is concerned.

I have a wife with seven children; four girls, three
boys and I want to ensure that their future is secured
financially with this project,therefore, you can
understand my position towards this issue. I implore
you to include your private telephone, fax for safer
and more confidential communication. Please if this
proposal is acceptable to you, kindly get back to me
immediatly, so that we can work out the procedure for
the execution of this transaction. You can get back to
me on michealokeke@indiatimes.com May God bless you.

Regards,

Micheal Okeke

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Natwar's Exit

The PM and Sonia have once again removed the gas from BJP's ballon, by wresting the portfolio from natwar and sent correct signals to other partymen by keeping natwar as a minister without portfolio proving that the party will not ditch them on the basis of allegations only.

It will do natwar good to wait for the probe to get over if he is not guilty, and if he is guilty he may well be out of sonia's favour forever.

Monday, November 07, 2005

30 Things To Do To Change The World In 30 Seconds

Pick up the challenge to come up with your 30 things, read ahead and click the link below....

http://www.kamigoroshi.net/archive/2005/10/21/864

Think....

“I decided to acknowledge my fears and close off my exits.

Suddenly, my workplace became a place filled with people doing their best to either avoid deeper dilemmas or face them and grow.

The previous importance of titles and roles began to melt away before my eyes. . . . My own change of perspective led me to see a new organization without having changed anyone but myself.” — JEREMY FISH

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Happy Diwali....

Well the cricket victory made me RAP and blog it earlier...
See what cricket does to people...

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Indian Team Victory? Don't get carried away....

"The King is Back"
"Their [indian team] walk had a tinge of unity" [Y just a tinge i wonder..]

"The Wall has shown that he is a down to earth person and has all the makings of a great captain..blah blah blah.."

After the victory,

The Wall received a call...Boss says "dada is very much there - Don't get carried away",
The Wall received a call...Living Legend says "dada is the greatest captain - Don't get carried away"
The Wall received a call...The King says "Tennis Elbow still not cured - Don't get carried away"
The Wall received a call...Pathan says "Dunno how i did it, can i repeat it - Don't get carried away"
The Wall received a call...Dada says "I could've added another hundred - Don't get carried away"

The Wall rumbles and mumbles "Don't get carried away"

"Don't get carried away - Says the Wall.." [Sudden APPLAUSE..]

He has is head on his shoulders, the statement proves it, gushes a beauty on tv...

Moral Policing at its worst....

Read the remarks below by elected representatives and curse yourself for electing morons...

'These women who are opposing the ban, we will make their mothers dance ... .' (The comments have to be translated into Marathi to gauge its impact.) During the campaign we had been asked, 'Will you send your daughter to dance in a bar?' But on the floor of the House, the situation had regressed, from our daughters to our mothers! They sniggered: "Isha Koppikar ... she is an atom bomb, atom bomb ... " This evoked great deal of laughter and cheer ... "The dancers wear only 20 per cent clothes" ... More laughter and cheering ... "These women who dance naked (nanga nach), they don't deserve any sympathy". A round of applause.

An esteemed member narrated an incident of his friend's daughter who had committed suicide because she did not get a job. He said it was more dignified to commit suicide than dance in bars. And the House applauded! The message for women is clear: If you happen to be born in a poor family, you are better off dead!

Check out the article...
http://www.indiatogether.org/manushi/issue149/bardance.htm

Friday, October 21, 2005

Govinda Tapes

For nearly 2 hours, i saw govinda valiantly defend himself on TV.
The Tapes though a good find for the Intelligence Bureau, has nothing new to show.It's common knowledge that actors were bullied by underworld and made to attend shows and work in their films.
In fact what has been established by this interviews is that govinda was used by the criminals than, and now is being used as a pawn by the politician and the media.
Amarsingh requested him not to come to UP to campaign [the so called powerhorse from samajwadi was afraid of govinda...??].
Ram naik has the cheek to ask govinda to resign, i think we can cite many reasons for him to resign from an active life in politics.
Rajat Sharma does not think twice before threatening govinda live on tv "Hamare Pass aur bhi aise tapes hai aapke...hum chaahe to...", what journalism is this?
Instead of just presenting the tapes couldn't they have contacted the authorities and asked them whether they knew about it or atleast brought one current serving authority on TV along with a lawyer so that the public could be enlightened about what is criminal activity and what is not?
Bollywood is a soft target, show some guts Mr Rajat Sharma and show us tapes of Politicians and Police too who we know are not totally clean.....

Rape....by the Cops....

The police commissioner of mumbai was at pains to explain on tv abt what the police dept is doing to relieve the cops of stress by introducing them to yoga classes, counselling, mental relaxation courses such as art of living etc etc....

1. So does that mean that stress can be the only reason for a person to commit rape and that means he is different from other criminals or rapists and deserves a lenient approach.
2. If the above courses can be thought of and introduced by the top brass for the department, can it be made available to the prisoners too.?

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Slow Dance...

This poem was written by a terminally ill girl in NY, as per a forward sent to me.

Read Ahead...

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,

Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,"Hi"
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.

The music won't last

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,

It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Indian Judiciary.....1

FROM TOI Dated - 23rd Aug.

10 yrs later, 2 get 3-yr RI for Rs-1500 robbery

Mumbai: A sessions court on Monday sentenced two men to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for stealing Rs 1,495 in 1994.
Suryakant Talkar and Anand Langde were both 29 years old at the time of the incident. The duo robbed a roadside vendor, Navnath Birje, selling boiled eggs at Kalbadevi Road on April 13, 1994 by threatening him with a knife. They robbed him of the Rs 1,400 he had earned during the day and also snatched Rs 95 from a customer S Patel. According to public prosecutor Ashok Deshmukh, when Talkar and Langde tried to flee the spot, they were nabbed by passers-by and handed over to the police. They were booked under the stringent sections for “voluntarily causing hurt’’ while committing a robbery. Talkar and Langde were identified in court by their victims and sentenced to undergo three years’ rigorous imprisonment.

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Just a few days back i was at the andheri court with a application to withdrew a case filed some years back. The application typed by a vendor at the court said the complainant wished to withdraw the case due to the long dates that he has been receiving for hearing. The judge on reading this asked me whether i would still like to go ahead with the case and he promised in 2-3 months time i can get the summons. I told him the accused [ the case was about bounced cheque ] is not available and is absconding than the honourable judge asked me to mention in the application later that i am withdrawing the case not because of the long dates of hearing but becoz the accused is absconding. The lawyer did the necessary.

After reading the above article, i am compelled to think that i could fend for myself and family but what about the people mentioned in the article above. They are daily wage earners, they have a family to support and can ill-afford lawyers. Is this justice.?

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Indian Judiciary.....Hmmmph....

A single / sane man's life is ruined. he is in prison for 54 years without trial on the basis of allegation. he pays 1 rupee as a personal surety to be released now.

Would this be taken lightly in any other country? Forget the western world, where the judiciary and the police would be sued for millions, even the middle east would have been better than india.

You also realised why the north-easterners consider India as a foreign land....dont believe it ? Go for a trip there.....read the story in the link below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4712619.stm

Amit Varma of India Uncut also a link...
http://indiauncut.blogspot.com/2005/08/54-years-and-one-rupee.html

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Please DO it for Mumbai....

Dear All,

A public interest litigation is filed against the Govt; BMC, MTNL, Railways & Police for the blatant apathy of the Govt. & Civil admin towards our City. We have guaranteed that the citizens of Mumbai will not sit back this time and are determined to get 1 million signatures to reitrate our collective anguish. If you agree , SMS " jaag and your full name" to 8558 also send this to all those who wish to make India a true Democracy.

Please SMS to 8558 as it's good for us only.

[Eg: Jaag Raj Khanna]

Friday, July 15, 2005

The Conspiracy Theory.....

Had a conversation with a office colleague...

Me: This Salman is a nut yaar...Cant keep his trap shut once drunk...His poor father has to write a open letter in the media to ask him to get married...
Pal: Yaar, yeh sab game hai, badi game...

Me: Game!!?
Pal: Is main salman, aish, police, government sab saammil hai...

Me: [Dumbfounded]
Pal: Dekh Salman ki picture release ho rahi hai, thode din main Rising bhi ho rahi hai...Varma ki James bhi ho rahi hai...islye Big Opening chaaiye....kuch naatak...kuch dhamaal...controversy is big money in bollywood...

Me: Accha!? But..[Interrupted]
Pal: Tum public log yeh sab real main le lete ho....Hindustan Times ka Launching pad kitna zordar raha yeh news ki wajah se....Paper wale ka faayda....picture hit salman ka faayda....Aish aise bhi bina hit picture ke news main rehti hai...uska bhi faayda....Government ka bhi faayda....

Me: Government ka kya Faayda??
Pal: Media busy rahegi - behind the scenes, shivsena ko todne ka game chalu rahega jo speaker ne kiya hai...samjha kar yaar....itna simple theory nahi samajte tum log....Chal Shaam ko kya kar raha hai....

Me: Kyu?
Pal: Salman ki MPKK ki do ticket hai....

Me: [Felt like banging my head...ouch still hurts...]

Friday, July 01, 2005

Mind your business, say angry corporators

Read this one on http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=137138

Who are citizens’ groups to check and seek accounts of how we used our funds, ask over dozen corporators

I can’t do any work because of ALMs. Please get this harassment stopped
— Kavita Rodricks, Congress corporator

[ People getting organized and following up on community work is harassment !!]

Tell ward officials that ALMs are not MLAs’ men
— Waqarunnissa Ansari, Congress corporator

[ MLA ka aadmi ho to kaam karne ka kya? ]

Gang war. That’s the only word to describe their working
— Prakash Bobdi, Congress corporator

[ True, That is your domain [gang war], people should not encroach on it!!]

Are ALMs going to contest elections? Who are they to demand information on how we used our funds?
— Trushna Vishwasrao, Shiv Sena corporator

[ Kalyug hai yaar! Vishwasrao pe Vishwas nahi!! ]

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The fact is people are still not minding their business, if they had, you all would not have been corporators.