shoe flinging and then regrettin??

I agree that our constitution provides us with the fundamental rights of expression; but its one thing to use the liberty to say what you want and another to misuse it. I dont know if im being hypocritical but i truly found a shoe being hurled at Bush funny. seeing an Iraqi journalist throwing a couple of shoes at bush may not mean much to me but seeing the same treatment to a union minister is no laughing matter. I know politicians in india are no longer respected, but Mr Chidambaram has atleast a few credentials to his name to be treated respectfully.

Tytler getting a congress ticket after being given a clean chit by the CBI in the 1984 Sikh riots and probably to add insult to injury Mr Chidambaram did dodge the question pretty well. whatever said and done; as a journalist the first thing to learn is to report the news in an objective manner. and how can someone do that when they cant keep their emotions in check and act off handedly.

hypocritical or not it was sadistic pleasure to see Bush being ridiculed, but it is hurtful and angers me to see a man like Chidambaram being treated like this; atleast in the former case he was in alien territory and had done sufficient wrong to deserve that.

the journalist has already apologised and regretted his actions saying he did not intend to hurt anyone. the damage however is done. i dont support politicians but a few them like Mr Chidambaram do deserve to be treated humanly and shown basic courtesy, about the rest i really dont care.

when best friends fight!!!

Some people ask do best friends fight? Well may be not all it really depends you know. There are best friends who understand each other totally, know immediately that something is wrong. You’d hardly see them fighting. And there is another set, who can’t seem to finish the day without a fight, it’s just as if it’s a mandatory part of the daily routine. But that doesn’t mean that they understand each other any less.

There are many who say that spending quality time, understanding each other, listening to them are the best ways to strengthen a relationship.

Not many will agree with me, but what I would add to the list is a nice healthy fight. Uh.. I am sure there are raised eyebrows. But with a few people it really does work... and i'm talking about the "violent conflicts" not conflicts in the literal sense, with not much of perceived or actual oppositions of views and needs, but violent yes!! (everyone cant afford a punching bag. can they?)

Each time the silly fight occurs; there is one who attempts the sincere apology and the other who stone heartedly rejects it. Only to say a couple of minutes later, I don’t need an apology from you stupid!! Sometimes it may take a little longer than a couple of minutes, but that does not mean there is a hard bricked wall, there is only a little veil that does not take more than a moment to throw off.

Each time the fight is over the smile seems to get brighter and the bond seems to grow deeper.

A cup of coffee

A perfect cup of coffee is a quest that has captivated men and women all around the world. my life is a cup filled with hot freshly brewn aromatic coffee... and for me it was perfect.. i felt i had conquered..

when you blend the 4 different ingredients of coffee; milk, water, sugar, coffee. and to spice it up a little the 5th cinnamon you get the perfect coffee..

each ingredient different and totally unique, and the coffee cant do without any of them.. you have to mix them at the right time in the right mix..
you dont need the understanding of physics or the laws of mixtures of chemistry for that :)

i thought i had got it right.. fixed up where i had gone wrong..with no shortcuts i gave it my best.. but i guess i was wrong again.. my coffee is beginning to go wrong? what do i do to set it right?? can an expert help me out???

B + :)

it has become habitual for me to start my day at work by reading my igoogle horrorscope. and today it said that i'm filled with positive creative energy!! Well did i really need an online forecast to tell me that?? not at all.
The one thing that i've always known but learnt over the last couple of months. thoughts are things, and you reap the results of your thoughts. these thoughts manifest our lives. like the vibs that emminate from each of us so do thoughts. and it is in our minds the kinds of thoughts we let. the laws of attraction work not only in physics. with negative thoughts you are destined to exepreience negativity and evil results.
Positive energy and positive thoughts help you operate at a level of bouyancy and cheerfulness, your more optimistic about everything, its a more happy and confident you.
Things go wrong, not sometimes but many times, its how one thinks that makes all the difference. and really its not very difficult, they key is SELF-MASTERY

All the Worlds a stage!!!

All the world is a stage said one
a wide universal theatre another
with a nod of agreement superficial i add
where "heart felt emotions" are artificial
the "Act" is not of seven stages
In seven stages they act.
Barbie smiles are on faces
thoughts and ideas are shallow
and most "like sheep" most seem to follow
where humanity is a sham
only as good as walking the ramp.
Cynical it may seem
but to make the world a
better place is only a dream!!

Are woman truly empowered??

when one is asked to define a woman.. its almost certain that they will fall back on the stereotypes and cliches of pink satin, softness, sensuality, who handles relationship, that of a daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend to perfection. it is true that she gives a lot to each relationship. earlier she was the perfect homemaker and now she is the perfect balancer.

Woman's Day is to celebrate the social, political and economic achievements of women. There are Sonia Gandhi, Oprah Winfrey, Chanda Kochar, Kiran Shaw, Shoba De, woman who have accomplished so much, achieved so much, much more than most men. but for everyone of them there are millions of women who wake and sleep, live and die in grief.

We live in the myth of the few thousand successful woman who have broken barriers and rules, gone past the glass ceiling. I'm not talking about the you and me but the millions of other women for whom Patriarchy, discriminatory customs and values are a part of the society where they are seeking a life of dignity.

Each human being is to be cherished for who they are, but more so a woman. for the millions "hers" for whom life is a constant struggle for survival. but they question is "is she ever going to feel cherished?" Are these woman who we call "empowered women"?

I'm not trying to take away anything from those women who have reached their goals in life, who made dreams reality and the impossible possible. the perfect daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, friends, professionals, it is they who remind us that "A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform"

I may....

I may not complaint
but i fell the pain
i may not ask for what is rightfully mine
because i just chose to wait for my chance in the line
i may not appear to be insecure
but i still might need your reassurance
i may know i'm loved
but i might want you to tell me that more often

i may be difficult to handle sometime
and i might "have the vocabulary of a mime"
and thats when i want to hear what i need to hear
think a little
and the truth will hit you between your eyes
i may strive for the elusive perfection
but i'm still most human...