Whingings and Happenings

Another one bites the dust. So… who’s the one? Well.. if u ask me even I’d be at a loss to answer. The defunct parliament for one.. the esteemed upper house as well. Them biting the dust is no big deal. The moment the septuagenarian of the fairer sex was installed on the office that once boasted of the guy who made India a nuclear force to reckon with.. the credibility of the process of electing the first person in the country got lost on me. Many would argue that even the installation of “Giani Zail Singh” on the highest office was a similar situation.. but then theres a difference .. I wasn’t thinking or voicing my opinions at that point of time.

A group of good for nothings met and we got our nth president and the first one of the fairer sex for that. Pratibha Patil was installed in the “Rashtrapati Bhavan”. Nothing of note has actually been happening except work at my end and a few glances at the idiot box lets me know whats happening in the world. The most refreshing part in the last few days was that there was no HR or RS in the news (for those who didn’t guess it.. one is a singer that cant act .. and the other one is ??? well description fails me so I’ll let it out. RS = Rakhi Sawant”).

The eternal ciggy smoking puppet churned out a fourth film in the last 17 odd years in which he played the character and not himself , and in absence of HR or RS making news the media projected it as some sorta nationalistic crap. Jingoism at its best. It was a good movie but that’s about it. Are we so short of pride that we need such crutches to showcase nationalism or pride in our country? The idiot box isn’t any good either.. how else can u explain the box airing Rolnald Emerichs “Independnce Day” on 15th August. Its been reduced to just a couple of words now.The law finally caught up with a couple of bollywood actors but then there’s always a way out and so is Dutt.(he’s already out) and who knows the Khan may be out too…

Then the biggest one to bite the dust. “Club BCCI” has competition from another guy who’s got lotsa money. Wait and watch that one.. that’s gonna be interesting at least for some time.

The fifth estate have been giving us lessons in sleaze and grime for ages now. Ever since Rajat Sharma has got his own channel he’s gone haywire. But this time round after the blasts in Hyderabad they all went haywire. What were they doing showing decapitated corpses? I mean it’s one thing showing the scene of the incident. But then showing the gory details is just not done. What was being shown on TV was severed hands, a headless body etc.

The reality shows continue unabated with participants and judges unabashedly showcasing whatever they can. There’s yet another one called “The Biggest Loser” or something like “Biggest Loser Jeetega” the theme here is weight loss.. and the rest is the same old crap.

AHAK’s quit the organization for good in the quest for higher knowledge. Me n Komodo wish him luck in his quest in the journey ahead. So now its just me who’s remaining in the organization and I guess im gonna stay on for a wee bit more.

To round off on a brighter note... In the midst of all this coercion, apathy and chaos the ray of light at the end of the tunnel is in sight… Antya (Jr) will arrive in this world by the end of September. That’s something me n the missus are looking forward to.. Wish me luck folks..


Antya.