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Its been quite a while since I have posted anything here at all.
Erraticeye.blogspot.com is now the first result on a Google Search though. I am pleasantly surprised and happy. Though I know that it doesnt make any difference, in anyones lives at all, I am still happy. Guess, it doesnt take much to make me happy then. Maybe it does. And maybe I am happy with some small things in life too. Does sound a lot like double standards. And a thought just struck me today, about double standards. People all over say things like, "I dont like hypocrisy. I dont like Double Standards", and so on. But the real truth remains that EVERYONE has a bit of a hypocrite in them. No matter how righteous a person might be, in some small, however insignificant way, everyone is a hypocrite. it is ingrained into everyone's DNA. I truly doubt that there can be a single human being out there who has not been, or will not be, a hypocrite at some point of time in his/her life. I am not posting this out of angst. Its just a thought that struck me today, which I realized is quite true.

On a completely different note, I just finished a quick editing process of my younger brother's novel, that he has recently finished, in what is his first effort as an author. It was quite a good read. While it may not go on to win the Booker, it is quite an interesting read. it has mostly to do with his life during college. A lot of reality interspersed with fiction. And he has done quite a good job. I have been meaning to write a novel myself for quite sometime now. The thought first struck me about 5-6 years back. But I did not back then, since I still hadnt experienced much in my life. Though I could have written it after, I kept procrastinating and still havent gotten 'round to doing it. I should though. And I probably will. My brother is a li'l bugger full of grit and determination (though some of his life plans leave me wondering), and now taking his determination as an example and motivational factor, i think I will start on that book soon. Tomorrow.

The Value of Rs.500

Yes, No, I Don't Know.

Every morning when I go through the paper, I start with the supplement, and then work my way from the back to the front. I somehow cannot start a newspaper from Page 1.
Maybe they should print the headlines on the last page. Would certainly serve me better.
Anyways, one of the last things I read in the paper is the popular Opinion Poll on some issue or the other. You know. Stuff like, " Should Lalu be given free train tickets?" or " Should Obama marry Oprah Winfrey on the Chandrayaan?" and such like.
Ok, I made up those questions. But its not the questions that are the issue. Its the answers. The answers are basically a multiple choice type.

A. Yes
B. No
C. I Don't Know

Please send an sms to 58822 with your answer. For Eg; If your answer is 'Yes', please type Choice A and send to 58822. Standard sms charges apply.

So everyone sitting on the pot, in the morning, send an sms or two with their choices.
And we get to see the results the next day in the paper.
Yes- 72%
No- 22%
I Don't Know - 6%

This is when I start having difficulty in understanding people. If you ahve a definite answer and you text it, it is understandable. Why the f**k would you want to send an sms saying, " I don't know" ? If you don't know, then why dont you just save that rupee worth of sms? You might use it to text your lover that one last cootchie-coo. Or maybe give a missed call when you are low on balance. Seriously. I think it should be made mandatory that everyone who sends an sms saying "I Don't Know' should be made to send across their names and phone numbers as well. And we can all bombard them with texts ranging form sympathy to abuse.

Cops?

Another caste war. I really wonder if we are progressing or regressing. Its a bloody shame that while ONE guy gets beaten up mercilessly, and then continues to get beaten up even after passing out, all the cops do is WATCH from a distance. How the FUCK will we ever have any sort of trust in cops? in humanity? in life?

I think they should probably get a new dress code for the Cops of Chennai. I would have suggested a sari and blouse, topped off with some bangles, but heck, that would just mean a real insult to women. What these particular gutless no-balls cops should wear is a string of leaves around their frontal genitals. And leave their rear exposed so that we can all give them a good kick. Shame on you Chennai.

smoke from the ears

This actually started of as a retort to a comment on one of my regular blog-reads, the Cow-Herd. And then it grew so long that I thought I might as well pen it down here.


Umm..
Avantika says why can't smokers be a li'l considerate? I have nothing against her. Infact I do agree with her, when it comes to people blowing smoke on your faces.

But one might ask, why cant the non-smokers be more considerate?
If they want smokers to move away fro a smoke (which a majorty of smokers do at any rate), why can't the ones who do not like others smoking move away too?

The ban is definitely welcome, but it is so 'hazy' that one is just not sure where is one allowed to smoke now. What sense does it make to ban smoking in designated smoking zones at workplaces? What sense does it make to ban smoking in restaurants which already have smoking and non-smoking zones demarcated? Pray tell me, how dos it make any sense to come out en-masse on to the street and have a fag, since its banned in offices, restaurants etc? The other day I went to Xtreme Sports Bar, and on reaching that palce I see this huge crowd outside, and I thought that no way will be able to get a table here tonight. But on going in, I found out that everyone and come out for a smoke and the place was empty inside. Ridiculous.

Smoking is banned in a public place, and the place is a public place if there are more than 2 people standing there. This is what the definition is, really. Apparently, if you are on a street and are alone, you can have a smoke. But if you have 2 more people standing with you, its a public place, and you will be fined for smoking. But what if there are 10 people standing and smoking and no non-smokers around? Will they all be fined? Because they are more than 3 and hence it has now become a public place? Ok, what if there are 10 smokers smoking away to glory and one non-smoker standing around? Will the smokers be fined? Isn't it the duty of the non-smoker to move? Or just because he is a non-smoker (poor inconvenienced soul) all the other 10 should stub it out?

I am not against the ban on smoking. I am against the gross stupidity and blind-stubborness on the part of the govt. Agonise-many Ramadouche is a dip***t who has no idea how to do what. Last year it was something else, this year it is this ban and next year it will be something else. It really seems like he is someone suffering from an acute case of ADD and pulls these stunts to attract attention.

Besides, for all our cry of being a democracy, we keep doing some random dictatorial acts which makes absolutely no sense. The other day someone said that If he is so worried abt smoking screwing up pur health, why doesnt he go ahead and ban colas as well. PLEASE DO NOT give him ideas!!! He probably might just do that.

I am not a smoker myself, but it's this very stupid laws which rattle me no end because of the slow poisonous sign of killing my freedom. For eg; whats with the blanket ban on dancing in Bangalore? Are you nuts? Ah, are our morals and culture at stake? This coming from you, the same person who took a Rs. 200 bribe to push a file. Or accepted a plot of land to clear the land-title for making that Club in the first place? Or giving Rs.10000 to get your son admitted in the poshest school in town? Get a life really. Oh, you are worried about culture you say? I am not even gonna retort to that Mr. Cultured-man.Not after spotting you in a three-some at the private room of the same club. Screw your fake worry for culture and morals. I am sure it has a price. What and how much is it? I guess a coupla lakhs and 10mins of showing your face on tv (to appease your ADD) should do the trick?
Ban smoking if you want, but do it in a systematic manner and not do it in such an ad-hoc manner as to come up with an idea that you probably thought up while smoking a ciggie on your pot. And while you are on the pot, you might as well think of getting better medical facilities and healthcare across the country. Open more schools that impart education and information about teh hazards of smoking. Show that you care, but do not bulldoze your way into our lives just because you have been given the authority.

Weird weird weird.

The Nano is everywhere.

Heh..came across this while reading my daily dose of comics




I can't believe its global now! I hope they export most of the cars and sell a minority here.Please buy them up, o America!


If its already everywhere virtually, I shudder at the thought of our roads.
I had written about this, and now I am even more convinced! Tata No-No!

What a con!

Ok, I was on facebook, as I am wont to do when I have nothing to do. And I see this banner on the right screaming, " Want to meet your perfect partner? Check out excitinglives.com" or something of that sort. So being single, available, bored and at home, I thought I should give this site a check. Actually I check all new sites, to get more ideas for my entrepreneurial mind. No I am not a narcissist. I am an Entrepreneur. ;p
Yeah, so I checked it out. Looked good. Till I came across this - Charcoal Portrait !
Are you kidding?! This really has to be a con. Or maybe people don't use Photoshop as much as they think. Or so this site hopes! :)
I am starting my own Charcoal services soon!!! Heck, if people fall for this, I might as well take advantage of it, you know.

Ok, see ya around soon. I am off to design my site now!