Vote for me please

Request your keemti vote please!

Now like a politician I am asking for a vote.  Will not promise to set anything right in the country ……

Would actually laugh or rant!  Ah the foibles and quirks of humanity ….

But I appeal to the goodness of your heart and

I appeal out of the right granted to me as an entertainer

Made you laugh – didn’t I?

So now please hotfoot to the link below

http://multivote.sparklit.com/web_poll.spark/21900

Scroll down to section 14

Unhunh!!!  You scrolled too fast

Now scroll upwards – slowly

That’s right!  Section 14 is for best design

Ignore every one of the wonderful blogs there …..

Click on Weaving a Web

Thank you very much!!!!!

Mumbai 26/11 revisited

Once you fool me, shame on you

Twice you fool me, shame on me

In a way 26/11 was some kind of a rude awakening for us in India.  We realized that we could not rely on people we had elected to lead us.  We do not have true leaders.  We also realized that we grossly neglect people who are actually going to protect us.

This is a lesson we should keep revising, otherwise we are going to be in trouble.

I think 26/11 hammered the final nail in the coffin of the Raj Thackeray types.  There is no taker for the Marathi Manoos kind of philosophy.  Our forces are secular and they are the guys who are going to be our armor against terrorism.  We have a person from Chennai or Rajasthan who will protect us in Mumbai …. some one from Maharashtra who will protect us in deep south.

Another thing that I feel has happened is that we grew up a bit.  Its rather like kids squabbling in the yard for a bigger share of candy, and they suddenly find that a bully is attacking the yard itself!  We can no longer take comfort in the fact that we are a huge country.  We have internal divides so deep – they need to be patched up.  Cynical politics will ensure that the rift remains.

With China breathing down our necks right now, and the fact that we have never made friends with our other neighbors, we are isolated!

Another lesson we learnt was that the leadership failed miserably.  We do not have adequate systems in place.  Our democratic system ensures that the lowest common denominator is the winner ….. and we have bad leaders, chosen on a whim or a populist basis.

We had years, nay, we had centuries of apathy in us.  Not our fault.  We’ve been ruled by foreigners for a long long time.  So we have never been participatory in the running of our country.

We need to be participatory.  We need to question, to demand accountability.  People join the politics for certain reasons you know.  Of course self improvement and money is a biggg factor.  But somewhere in their minds is also a desire to do something for the country.  Unless we raise our voices, give them our feedback, how do they know that they work they are doing is adequate or not?  That they measures they take are reaching us or not?  We should not wait for the polls to give our silent and often shocking feedback.

I think the change has started …. it remains to be seen how effective it is.  Ours is a vast and overpopulated country.  But 26/11 left hardly any one untouched ……

The ripples started, and they should not be allowed to die down ….

Edited to add ….

Harish Krishnan of Blogadda wanted my views on 26/11, so I (never at a loss for words) send my two cents.  He published them.  I get to share space with Shobha De (!!!!) and committed social bloggers like IHM.  Oh wow!  I am truly impressed

Do check it out

I got cross posted

First my bimbo post got selected by blogadda as Saturday Spicy Pick.  Funny, I didn’t think it was that spicy.  I could tell you tales that would set the blogosphere on fire though!  However, age HAS caught up with me, and I am fairly circumspect now!  So I shall desist! 

Besides, I want U rating and I want the baccha log to read my posts too

No dont tempt me to set my blog aflame  

Tikuli is an old friend and she has started an interesting exercise.  She is putting up her favorite blog posts from various bloggers on her blog.

She started with me.  Do check out

The post Tikuli selected for cross posting

Of Bimbo bashing and other sports

 

 

Do you know what Bimbo means?

Here is what the dictionary has to say

bimbo |?bimb?| (also bimbette |bim?bet|)
noun ( pl. -bos) informal
an attractive but empty-headed young woman, esp. one perceived as a willing sex object.
ORIGIN early 20th cent. (originally in the sense [fellow, man] ): from Italian, literally ‘little child.’

So it follows that she (the bimbo) has to be pretty, kinda dumb, loves sex, is childish and so can be put down ……

Given that the world is an increasingly rough place to survive in, I doubt if a bimbo (in its pure form) exists – apart from in the mind of men (where a lot of other mythical creatures like adult women with Barbie like physical attributes/hostel full of lesbian women who are willing to enact H.L.A. action for their viewing pleasure/women who cook like Mommy and are willing to marry them/female bosses who are willing to trade promotions for sexual favours etc etc exist)

So what does the media and other platforms do?  They get us to make fun of sexy women so as to diminish them in our eyes, and make us trivialize our cerebral powers too.

And dammit we fall for it each and every time ….

Mallika Sherawat

Name: Reema Lamba

Image : Hot and sexy (with no reference to brain power).  Actually studied in prestigious DPS Mathura Road, and has a degree in Indian Philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.

Do you know what the cut-off for North Campus and especially Miranda House is????

Further consider this – she was married, divorced and then came into movies or rather started as an item girl and model.  Did some hit movies, some flops, worked with Jackie Chan, Abhishek Bacchhan, is currently working in a Hollywood movie.  She is one of the highest paid item girls, charging 1.5 crore for one song!  Bimbo???  I think not!  She fooled us with her well maintained bust line!

We make the same mistake with other women, you know.  Think Monika Lewinsky, Pamela Bordes, Helen (dancer of yester years) ….

We get dazzled by the cover, the well packaged exterior and wanna pretend that the ladies slept their way to the top.  Admitted that it may have had a certain role to play

But that is not all

These women have street smarts and more than their share of grey cells, and use them without hesitation

I recently met Ms. Lamba’s ex hubby and started reading up on her …

What ?  She a bimbo? Naah, though she sure as hell packaged herself as one to get to where she is ..

No one’s gonna pay me 1.5 crores for a song dammit!

College Reunion, A 55er

Ignoring her, they gathered in a corner sipping their chai, envy making them bond in bitchiness. Desperately they hunted for flaws in her life. Why did she have everything, rich husband, young lover, and perfect kids? How did she manage to remain slim and wrinkle free?

How dare she highlight their flaws by showing up?

I got interviewed

I was contacted by Webneetech for an interview some time ago.  I quickly typed my replies and mailed them and forgot all about it.

Just found out from a comment by Gopinath Mavinkurve  that it got published!!  Thanks Dude, or I would have missed my own party!

Here is the link

Ritu Lalit is on her way for weaving web

Not quite Page 3 …. but will do nicely Thank You

Lament of the heavy lover

I saw her on Facebook, sent her a friend’s request

She added me, and then we also met on Twitter 

For sometime it seemed that we’d remain unmet

For she had Gchat, I felt Yahoo was much better

 

Once where a poke or a LOL would suffice

She wanted us to meet, it caught me by surprise

I am fat and balding, my profile pic was photoshopped

She was comely, and witty, I felt my stomach drop

 

Reluctantly after a few weeks I have had to agree

My love story I think is coming to an end

We meet today, This is my poetic lament

For who would love a man so bald and chunky

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The girl’s reply

Do not think that I am dumb or entirely lacking wit

As soon as you said you worked on the internet

I knew you were shy,  had glasses and were fat

I had to break the ice, make moves, its a fact

 

I want a man with whom I can be comfortable and free

Not another male hunk who ogles at girls who are chesty

You techys will drool over gizmos and talk greek

And wont fuss if dinner is simple sandwich and coffee

 

If you like we can talk on chat box the whole day long

You wont know if I havent dusted or the curtain’s torn

You will drool over browsers, talk in HTML code

Why, you may even someday type me an ode

 

You never even noticed that my skin was pimply

That I am dark, plain and am quite skinny

I have met other men who are quite fussy

You dont know yet, I think it is you who I will marry

 

Its gonna be a great thing you just dont know that yet

Besides computer geeks earn a lot of money on the internet

Please give me your valuable advise

Inspired by IHM , this blog entry is done in poll fashion

Go polldaddy go!

Well a friend that I had done some work for (ahem, turn up nose and look pompous) in my customary efficient fashion came up with a proposal

Ritu, he said, Why dont we sell the banner space and the side widget of your blog to people who want to advertise there!

I was like … My blog!?  Its a personal blog and I never make any money from it.  My adsense account has 9 measly dollars for over a year’s blogging?!

But being dumbstruck the canny businesswoman I am I just said – Tell me more

So guys, what do you think?

Aww c’mon guys.  That poll was way to brief to give a sense of satisfaction.  So here we go again!

Some faltu ka melodrama

You know the classic melodramatic dialogue one came upon in our Hindi cinema …. during the sixties and seventies

Hai Rabba/Hey Prabhu (pause for effect) isko dekhne se pehley meri aankehn band kyon nahin huien

Or the other alternative

Hey Ram, mujhey is ko dekhne se pehley kyun nahin utha liya

Here is a list of things that would make me say that

1. Amitabh Bacchan as Genie in Aladin

Why dudes, why???  The fake beard is horrible!   I love to believe in myths and this movie seriously makes it difficult to.  It is such a conviction-less, horrible insipid movie.  Abhi toh summer vacation bhi nahin hai …….

2. Rakhi Sawant in any avataar

I dont care if its her swayamvar or she is baby sitting some cranky little tyke.  This female is toxic, and I dont wanna see her.  Did you see the sleazy photos verging on soft porn of her’s (of course she will say look alike) doing the rounds?

3. Yet another tirade by Behn Mayawati

Not interested, dont care …. Next please

4. Yet another interview of Lalooji

Get someone else, dudes.  Even India TV is showing some innovativeness now.  The lines are old and so is the guy now …..

5. Another doomsday prediction about 2012

We’ll die when we have to, or when the dharti maata splits into two and takes us into her bosom.  Why freak un-necessarily?  While on the topic, will someone loan me a crore or two, to be returned in 2014 if the earth is still spinning on its axis

6. Yet another swine flu statistics

They’ve started boring me to death – without even giving me the swine flu

7. Another Munna Bhai kind of act by Sunjay Dutt

Enough already.  It was a hit, we enjoyed it …. Now you dont look hunky but chunky.  Lets give it a rest for a while shall we?

8. Another young skinny boy wearing his jeans low

Dont wanna see butt cracks.  Never wanted to and thankfully the fashion has come and gone.  Update your skinny pimply self please

9.  Priety Zinta playing item girl

Seriously lady, this is not happening!  Dont tell me you’re out of work!

10. Yet another lame ass colleague telling me how sasta things were about five years ago

I know, I know.  It pinches me too.  Dont rub it in please.  Ask boss to give us all a raise.  Do something about it.  You’ll be doing all of us a favor and will go to heaven instead of dharti mata ki godh mein in 2012

11. And lastly people who bitch about young people these days … you know the standard “Kya Zamana Aa Gaya Hai”

If I hear one more word about it, Gosh, I’m coming to your side of the town/road/parking lot ….. in my car, and I’m an awful driver, so be warned!  Times have to change and the change in youth morals is the life blood of all gossip sessions.  Agar yeh log kartab nahin karengey, where will we get our entertainment from?