Monday, July 27, 2009

ABC Tag

The ABC tag.. Well, much simpler than writing "25 things about me".. I was tagged by Rohan..
So, here we go...

1. A – Available/Single? Neither of the two
2. B – Best friend? Well, have some people whom I consider really close to me.. Can call them my 'best friends'
3. C – Cake or Pie? Cakes.. Chocolate cakes.. Mouthwatering stuff for me.
4. D – Drink of choice? I am a coffee/tea/milk addict.. Can have them at anytime of the day.
5. E – Essential item you use every day? My cell & internet
6. F – Favorite color? Blue, the cooler shade of it. Also like shining black and red
7. G – Gummy Bears Or Worms? Neither of the two
8. H – Hometown? Pune
9. I – Indulgence? Eating, surfing, staying in touch with friends, ManU matches
10. J – January or February? Weird question.. I'll say February
11. K – Kids & their name? Well, every Indian is my brother and sister.. So, no kids.. :-)
12. L – Life is incomplete without? Love & friendship
13. M – Marriage date? Nah.. Not so soon
14. N – Number of siblings? Have a younger sis
15. O – Oranges or Apples? Apples
16. P – Phobias/Fears? Not any serious ones..
17. Q – Quote for today? Success is not final, Failure is not fatal.. What matters is how you carry on..
18. R – Reason to smile? Friends, satisfaction, relief, Imaginations
19. S – Season? Rainy season comes first and winter, a close second
20. T – Tag 3 People? Yes
21. U – Unknown fact about me? Though people think that I dont get angry and dont express feelings directly face-to-face.. Well, I have been many a times.. Its just that I believe, that I achieve much more by silence, than I can, by being angry.. Its killing, let me tell you.. So, you hardly see that angry side of mine..
22. V – Vegetable you don’t like? Just one.. Karlyachi bhaji!
23. W – Worst habit? I am always 5-10min late, most of the times..
24. X – X-rays you’ve had? Teeth, hand, finger
25. Y – Your favorite food? All sweet & milk preparations and also egg preparations. To name some, rasmalai, puran poli, gole-bhaat, halwa, pav-bhaji, south-indian snacks and lots more.. Like chinese too, also pizzas & burgers
26. Z – Zodiac sign? Gemini

Well, my time to tag.. I tag Manan, Darshan, Neil

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Real hard hitting forward...

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.

*Indian Version:**

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving..

NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering
Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.*
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter.
Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.

The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .

Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for ' Bengal Bandh' in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.

Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the winter.
Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & in Government Services.

The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, it's home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.

Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.
CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden '
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly. **

Many years later....**

The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar company in Silicon Valley , 100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India ,
AND
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers,

India is still a developing country..