The Small Voice

The media has started going crazy again. As Mrs Pratibha Patil’s tenure as a President draws to an end, various names have started to do the rounds. One amongst them is that of APJ Kalam, our former President.Why re-elect Kalam?  The august office has had a long history and has been blessed by many other worthies, including the current Mrs Pratibha Patil. Just spare a second to look back and admire her "illustrious" tenure. Every child knows the numerous achievements that are studded in a remarkable tenure. Extremely popular, she was, and still has a nation-wide fan following in pan Jalgaon-Amravati region. Given the platform, she has become greatly popular even on foreign soil, and as the Head of the state she has made several fruitful foreign trips to drive or rather FLY home the point. She has led the nation with examples of selfless sacrifice of personal benefits for the greater good. Who can match this impeccable track record? Sure there has been some contro

Got in the Vashi train well before time...the trains even started on time. The announcement mentioned 10-15 mins delay and apologised for the inconvenience. We, the bearers of the "spirit of mumbai" readily forgave them. After yesterday's 4-5 hour delays, a few minutes were nothing. Right? Wrong. For more than an hour, we were stuck between vashi and mankhurd. And first time, at 9 in morning, the trains going towards VT are empty but the trains returning back are full chock a bloc. Maximum "pained" city. Sent from my Nokia phone

Sitting in a over crowded train thats stalled outside Kurla station. The harbor line trains got a major hit as a fire brought the trains to a grinding halt. It took two hours in the morning for me for an hour's journey. In the evening, the situation continues to be bad. Trains are still not plying and hapless passengers are forced to sweat out the ordeal in silence. Once more the poor mumbai and its citizens are forced to bear the brunt of somebody's complacency. The mood inside the train is like that of a powder keg. If any rail official or politicians happen to step inside the compartment, they will get such a taste of the spirit of mumbai that they will never forget. Sent from my Nokia phone

Was EXTREMELY busy these days so could not post for a long time. I have started a secret diary thing, so that is where the usual frustrations will go, so this space should be saved of some frustrations at least.  BTW the wife and I, really dig some of the really cool and snazzy ads that sometimes make one look forward to the break. Here are some of the really funny ads we find on the idiot box that are worth a trip to the youtube: Voltas' AC: The unflappable Moorthy fights the evil boss with his trusty ol' sidekick, the  Voltas AC. Dig those lines delivered with subtle south Indian sing-song style by Moorthy, who landing up in Cherrapunji, finds the humidity intolerable. So its always “...taalking swetting, walking swetting even bathing swetting, ……but Moorthy, not swetting”. Because he has a Voltas, AC.Nice. Who needs expensive celebs to convey the message when its done better by Moorthy himself. Canon Cameras: Anushka (a