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When stereotypes do make sense

In spite of the you screaming your lungs out over prejudices of the society and the evils thereof, there is one area where the stereotypes do in fact save lives. Heh heh heh... welcome to the world of medicine. The first time I learned that doctors routinely test certain "classes" of people for STDs or certain ethnic groups for mental problems, that is saying a lot. Regular, educated and well-earning people who are more predisposed to be adulterous because they are from a particular community? Ha hahaha.... oh yeah but it is true... hmm... so much for kleptomaniacs, etc. :P

Another gem from Half Ticket

Look at how naturally the voice of Pran merge with the playback, as does the on-screen Kishore Kumar's. Incredible talent of Mr. Ganguly - singing both voices. :)

Let loose the child in you

 In particular, look at the guy playing the dholak - I am proud of the casting choice for "झूम झूम कौवा भी ढोलक बजाये" :)

Ze art of negotiation

A pretty long video, but very interesting! Make sure you give me a commission when you negotiate your next salary raise :)

The trailer (placefillers) - the Return of the King

The trailer (placefillers) - the Two Towers

The trailer (placefillers) - the Fellowship of the Ring

Where, oh where, is the regular post?

So some people  have been telling me, that posting just a song or a TED video is not fair. That does not constitute a "regular" post, you say. Well, it _IS_ a real post, if I say so. And that is because, I say so - I am the blogger who posted those! This post, also, technically is not a regular post. Although I'd say it is. See, the purpose of this 30-day blogging marathon is to get out of the writer's block. I think I am out of it. But this constant pressure to write something everyday isn't fair. You have a life, so do I. And writing so much isn't possible. But the important thing is that I am still posting stuff. The post that I am writing now could have been a final summary post, you know, at the end of 30 days. But screw that! I have just realized that holding on to an idea, a post, or just a thought in the head that wants to be expressed isn't good. In fact, the pursuit of a "spectacular" post can lead to the death of the post itself. ...

A wonderful song for you

Tactical retreat

Never underestimate the stupidity of testosterone! :)

The eight rules of Fight Club

One of the best dialogues ever delivered. Do enjoy - and fight on your first night!

Sabotaging the railways

From the OSS Simple Sabotage Manual : Transportation: Railways (a) Passengers (1.) Make train travel as inconvenient as possible for enemy personnel. Make mistakes in issuing train tickets, leaving portions of the journey uncovered by the ticket book; issue two tickets for the same seat in the train, so that an interesting argument will result; near train time, instead of issuing printed tickets write them out slowly by hand, prolonging the process until the train is nearly ready to leave or has left the station. On station bulletin boards announcing train arrivals and departures, see that false and misleading information is given about trains bound for enemy destinations. (2) In trains bound for enemy destinations, attendants should make life as uncomfortable as possible for passengers. See that the food is especially bad, take up tickets after midnight, call all station stops very loudly during the night, handle baggage as noisily as possible during the night, and so on. (3) S...

Yes, the wait is over

Fellas, thanks to all of you who have been patiently visiting this blog all this while. This again is a placefiller to let you know that I shall begin posting this weekend onwards.Maoists, [scumbag] Kasab, marriage, ideas on education... all in the works! :)

Just in case you are checking for updates

Just in case you are checking for updates on the blog, dear reader, here is a placefiller. Have been busy with my wedding, as I mentioned earlier. Thanks a ton to everyone who sent emails and good wishes on Orkut/Facebook... thanks a bunch. Due to the hiatus, some new ideas have spawned in my head which I will be writing on soon. Met Sayesha Bhai on the way here... she is every bit as crazy as she seems on the blog. :P And God bless the institution of marriage.. have been treated like a king ever since I landed here. :)

Season's greetings

Hi to all my regular readers and the chance visitors. Wish you all a very happy Durga Dasami, Dusshera and Eid Mubarak. I am in India these days and well, quite honestly not in a mood to post much. Will write after I get back. Enjoy! :)

Say aye

Hi fellas,   I need an ego boost, seriously. So if you are reading this, please drop a comment. Even if to say "hi" or "never commented - like your blog", etc. Other things like what you like in the posts, what more you wish to see here, and what can be done better around here: please, anything... even if you are one of those hunting for a link back at any cost. Just say "aye".  Cheer me up, and I promise I have some cool ideas waiting to be converted into posts! :)