Running in my head...

After chatting online and stuff, I was very keen on traveling the world and getting to visit some of the most beautiful places in the world some day. In this excitement, I asked a friend of mine where she would like to go if given a chance. And guess what reply was…… "But you didn't tell me for what reason, for studies or working or what?" Now that's a typical medical student.

Finally saw The Da Vinci Code today. Glad to have gone through all the fun again. I think although Ron Howard has done a pretty good job of directing the movie, it still isn't the best it could have been. The problem it seems was that they had to fit a lot of information in a stipulated time limit. And that has led to many things from the movie to be edited off. But I feel that has reduced the whole fun of the chase and the revelations. It doesn't seem as exciting as they solve riddles in the movie as it does in the book. So sadly people who have not read the book may not be able to make sense of a lot of things and definitely will miss out on a lot of fun. The brain storming sessions in the bank and in the library have been completely deleted. In spite of this, I quite enjoyed seeing the visuals. But maybe they just wanted to cash in on the success of the success of the book and hence just made it up. But the book definitely deserves better. Was fined today as my pillion rid...

Read an article in the T.O.I written by an American tourist about her experiences in Mumbai's discotheques. It was so utterly disgusting to read this truth about our country. It really is. She says although she had experienced much more sexually colored pick up lines in the U.S., she was not at all expecting the kind of behavior that was shown in our country. There was groping and pinching and touching going on in every discotheque that she visited. Guys just took it as a free for all kind of an opportunity. She says that in a country in which there is so much moral policing going on, kisses in movies looked down upon, she definitely didn't expect anything like this. Now what do I say to this? This brings me to one of the closest subjects to my heart. I've thought about this a lot. I've been angry about this a lot. But still I don't know what can be done about it. This is one of the harshest realities in our country and one many refuse to accept. On my la...

The Magic, it's there, we just don't realize it. Have you ever paid attention to the sensation of touch? We hardly ever notice it. But it forms a huge part of how we perceive this world. If we lose it, we won't know where the ground is and walk stamping the feet on the ground. We won't feel our clothes, which you would say we never do any ways, but we do and it makes a difference. As we don't feel anything we might injure ourselves all the time. Even a simple thing like walking can injure us. That's the reason why Leprosy patients are seen with lost fingers. The injuries continue till the fingers are lost. You won't feel the water when you bathe. And perhaps the worst of all, you won't feel the touch of your loved ones. I believe in the power of touch. It is more important that we give it credit for. Touching shows affection. It does make us feel good. If we are feeling sad and a friend holds your hand or rubs your back it affects us. We feel happy. This...

Oh what a game! Argentina vs. Ivory Coast came on just when I was thinking nothing could better T&T vs. Sweden. It was a similar game with footballing giants taking on the newcomers. But Ivory Coast did worry Argentina a lot. These new teams are just so positive and motivated at this world cup that they feel no pressure playing such giants. They attack with flair and defend with strength. They don't show these teams too much respect as teams in such condition are expected to. Drogba is definitely one of the best strikers in the world. He was single handedly scaring the wits out of the Argentinean defense. Another match I saw was Portugal vs. Angola. It was a footballing 'Lagaan' virtually. Portugal colonized Angola till recently and thus there is political animosity among the countries. That made it even more intense. The Angolan players did their country proud by keeping the Portuguese players on the back foot for most of the match. Luckily they had got a goal pret...

Just watched Trinidad and Tobago(T&T) draw a match 0-0 with Sweden. Not much in terms of excitement you would feel. But I am sure it was the best match until now in the World cup. The FIFA World cup is here!!! I know everyone knows that. Even the doodhwala must be knowing it even though India has nothing to do with it. The media attention it's being getting is enormous. And am quite surprised to be honest. People who never think of football are discusssing the chances of various teams and their players as enthusiastically as though they are world renowned experts in the field. It's funny you know, how people with absolutely no inclination towards sports come and talk about football with so much enthusiasm. Not that I am complaining... I love football. Have been a football fan since about 5-6 years. That's all the time when I started playing it. My life revolved around the English premier league matches, Champions league matches and our own matches then....

This is addressed to all those who claim to be the fighting for equality in India. A Dalit in a village in Rajasthan was happy and excited as he was getting married that day. His family too was excited. They thought having the groom on a horse would be more fun, in a traditional sort of way. The news reached the upper caste people of the village. They reached the place in numbers and forcefully made the groom climb down from the horse. This was as supposedly lower castes didn't have the right to climb a horse for marriage. The groom and his family were threatened against approaching the police. They still did. The police filed a complaint according to the Scheduled castes and tribes Act. This led to a boycott of the community by everyone else in the village. They are not allowed to have anything from the shops. They are not allowed to have water from the 4 tankers in the village. The family has continuous police protection around their house fearing an attack. But the family is s...

The media has gone bonkers it seems. There are so hungry for something sensational and so busy sensationalizing every piece of crap they have got their hands on that the news gets lost in between. I remember the time when 'Breaking news' first came on the scene. It was used only when the news was really …you know…big. Like an earthquake, a war, or something. Now every new development, every new report is 'Breaking news'. It's not long before we see stuff like these…"Breaking news- Shah rukh Khan has a hair cut", "Breaking news-Sonia Gandhi uses Pepsodent instead of Colgate today.", etc... I still remember the footage when Suryanarayan's body was brought to his house. It was one of the worst things I've seen on TV. The body was brought there so that his wife could see him for the last time. But alas..several reporters witheir respective cameramen were present making the sad household a battlefield. Then the ambulance came. And as soon as...

I know we have all heard discussing is the best way to solve mutual differences. All differences can be sorted out by dialogue. I think it's a farce. It's just a way devised to avoid people from resorting to violence. It can't actually solve anything. Here's an example: Person A: I think this is the right thing. Person B: I think this is the right thing. (…referring to the opposite thing, of course.) A: No you see this is the right thing because of this reason, this reason, this reason see there are so many things that prove that this is the right thing. B: I don't think so. That isn't the right thing. What about this? And this? And this? A: What are you saying? This is so clearly the right thing. Look at all these arguments… B: No, I don't think so. I think my argument is more powerful. A: I believe you are wrong. Please try to look at it from a neutral point of view. B: No, you try to look at it from the neutral point of view. I am looking at it from the r...