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A very good attack on our useless politicians and the rotting beauracratic machinery. It was nice to see someone on Page 3 make an attack on our so called leaders. And being appreciated by the masses.

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Green 2.0,   Internet 2.0 and now terrorism 2.0. The last one is the evolution that Darwin had not thought of.  With the recent attacks on Mumbai, terrorism has been taken a whole new dimension. This  is a complete makeover.

Gone out are the beards, pathanis, affiliated color and other associated characteristics.  In come the Terrorist 2.0. Young, smart, educated and Sassy. He is as comfortable loading a gun as he is in routing his email via Russia. He plays with technology with ease. He kills with pleasure. He could be the guy sitting next to you on the air plane. Or the guy who just rented the flat above yours.  Or the guy you share your train ride with. He has no religion. He has no emotion. And he is not afraid of dying.

Not surprisingly, our authorities, and by that I mean the politicians, who actually control the decision making for our armed forces, police and intelligence wings, refuse to learn. Blast happen out of the blue. And in comes ‘condemnations’.  Promises of investigations, the quest for the truth, promises of compensation to the kin of victims have all become standard statements. The meanings have been removed and they are just stats. Period.

All our so called leaders do is ‘condemn’ the attack on phone from their holiday homes, or in person attired in the best Armani or Cavalli has to offer.  Our leaders have proved time and again to be helpless and useless. While India grows , Indians are becoming more and more insecure.  As far as I am concerned, that means negative growth.  Sufficient attention has not been given to our ability to tackle terror. We still want to go the judicial book rule way of handling the terrorist. Capture and file a case.  And wait.  And the wait turns anger into faded memories of the past. Dates are etched in history books for our next generations to know about and write a paper on. And then another attack happens.

Sometimes I miss TADA.  Sometimes I feel like crying. And sometimes I do.

In all this evolution, all that remains the same is the fate of the common man. He still suffers.  I think it the time for us to act has come. It is time for “A Wednesday”.

Ahh…Finally I have bought my first car. I took the delivery on Dussera day. The emotions are mixed, still, and I can’t believe that I have done it. Mind you, I do consider it as an achievement.

After months of endless research and sparring sessions with experts, budget reviews, and long term ownership concerns, we finally settled on the Getz Prime 1.3GLS. We test drove a lot of cars before finally settling on the Getz. The other options I considered were Swift Vxi(ABS), Palio Sport, i10 and Chevy U-Va.

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This is a post where i tell all my critics…”I told you so!”

So a long time ago, when i told every one that i will await till the real estate rates crash here , and when every one told me i was off my rocker, i finally see the situation as i predicted it would be.

First there was the sub prime crisis in the US, following which the financial institutions crashed, and real estate rates in the USofA went splat! As if on cue, or maybe before it, the Reserve Bank of India decided that people were having too much money to spend on useless things like expensive homes and swanky cars, it decided to hike the interest rates. Consequently, the home loan rate sky rocketed, and every one who was anyone, excluding me, because i am no one, bought 2 and sometimes even 3 houses, were suddenly caught with their pants down and a hole in the pocket!

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Further to my post Living on a Prayer, where i mentioned some basic things that we as common citizens can take to make our lives smoother, here is an example of someone already putting my words to action.

This is a prime example of how a common citizen can step up to take charge of a chaotic situation, in this case a traffic jam. Every one is in a hurry to reach somewhere, but this civilian, spares some time to make sure that everyone gets where they want to safely.

Hats of to this guy.

“We’ve got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it’s all that you’ve got.”

These lines from a cult Bon Jovi song have never been truer. The times we live in have become more unpredictable than ever before. All of a sudden, the variables in my life seem to have multiplied a hundred times over. Suddenly tomorrow looks so far away.

Anything can happen, anytime, anywhere.

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Five serial balsts have ripped across the capital New Delhi! Reports inform that there were 2 blasts in Conaught Place, 2 in GK Market and Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh in a time span of 45 minutes. All areas are very busy business district. Over 70 people are reported injured and over 20 reported dead. What the actual figures are is anyone’s guess.

According to IBNlive.com:

“The first blast took place at Ghaffar Market in the Karol Bagh area at about 1815 hrs IST in which at least 20 people were injured. Immediately after that two explosions took place in Connaught Place in which at least 10 people were injured.”

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Finally Mr. Anbumani has had his way. No Smoking in Public places from October 2nd onwards. The directive goes on further to define what Public places constitute exactly. According to Ibnlive.com

“Starting October 2, 2008, there will be a countrywide ban on smoking in public places like offices, restaurants, pubs, bars, railway stations, airports and bus stops.”

And what is more surprising is that companies will no longer be permitted to have smoking zones in their campuses. If you need that drag, go on the road, as the damage to passive smokers is minimal there. The fines for breaking this law are Rs 200 initially, and may be extended to Rs 1000/- per offense in public spaces, and Rs 5000/- per employee caught smoking in a private company premise! [Read the rest of this entry...]

It is that time of the year again, when every one, literally every one, gets caught in the frenzy of Worship. It is the elephant God’s time of the year! Ganpati Bappa Morya!!!

I have been witness to this festival for almost 4 years now, and every year, every damn year, i am amazed to see the enthusiam and fervour with which people, especially in Maharashtra, welcome Lord Ganpati in their homes. Even Salman Khan waits year on year for the lord to come and bless him.

 
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This latest from RGV stable raises the issue of the age old conflict between belief in the Almighty and faith in the power of Science. On one hand, there is this sect which believes in the balance of nature- that if there is a god, his power can only be seen and understood when compared with evil powers. On the other hand, there is this group who believes only in the power of science and technology.

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