Sunday, May 3, 2009

Something for our taste buds !


Someone who says 'I don't like black forest cake' is supposed to be considered either a diabetic, or a person who should be placed at the nearby museum.


Just imagine. Typical Indian summer. Huge appetite. You got this placed in front of you. Come on. Attack attack.

Got a golden chance to dine at Le Royel Meridien, and it was just a feast.


Yeah. I would not wanna miss out on anything.





Thanks to the 'bandh'

Of course, i do not have ANY idea about the political and actual reason behind the bandh that was announced against certain evil sources. I certainly respect whatever is bound to be respected.

Special thanks to the bandh that was observed in the city of Chennai last month. I could observe some more cleanliness on the roads, during peak traffic hours.

[1. Near Spic building , Guindy]

[2. Kathipara Grade Seperator , Guindy]

[3. Towards Chennai Trade Centre]

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE CLEANLINESS MAINTAINED !!!!! [ also my 2megapixel camera phone :-) ]

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Friday, May 1, 2009

VOTE VOTE VOTE !!!

Alright folks. Its election time. Don't just be satisfied with the fact that you get a full day or a half-a-day off from your working/studying routine to rest your back(s).

Voting percentage has always been the major challenge for all democratic nations.

Actual Scenario: You have a class of 10 students. It is told your duty is to vote one person among the 2 or 3 who represents himself/herself to be the leader of the group. Only 4 of them cast their votes and the leader is chosen.

My perception: This is not what we mean by being democratic when we choose our leaders.

A leader is a person, very much from the group, and among the group, who is unanimously chosen by everyone to represent them.


We often complain that our mighty politicians are not doing their job properly, and we always end up throwing all the blame on them. No. I am not denying that completely. But i just think that we need to accomplish our duty first, before we complain.

What we usually witness is the fact that a majority of people, who are stated to be living below the poverty line, get attracted by the campaigns that the political parties conduct, and innocently cast their votes with smiles on their faces. Boy. You should see the beautiful smile that comes to people and how proud they are, when show the nail of the index finger, painted in blue.



Oh come on. I would say that this blind belief is much much better than the lazy educated people who s(h)it at home, watching the results of the same elections on the television channels with bloody attractive newsreaders. (Am not blaming them. They are doing their job).

Just look at the pathetic state of the educated and lazy people who are into a perception that voting never really matters in any form to choose a leader for them.

These jerks are taught about all these basic things when they are in schools. They talk about politics. They praise, they scold (which happens the most), they fight with words, they watch all these people who fight with words, but they won't vote !!!!

Why cannot we have a rule which goes something like,

Your citizenship for this country holds valid only if you vote (unless you stay outside your country). Or may be the fact that your citizenship gets renewed or something, when you vote.

You can vote anywhere in your country.

I certainly doubt if this is available on the books. Our duty as citizens of a nation:
  • I have to vote.
  • I have to make sure that the members of my family and my society also cast their votes.
This is the least contribution that we make towards developing our nation. And, please do not expect results over night. Keep in mind, the population of our country.