today times of india covered the perspective makeover of "Lalu"... not that i am surprised either by the makeover or by the coverage, but was just wondering where have all the days gone when the leader were judged by the work they did, not by the "image" they portrayed to the media.
i guess it is one of the hazards of media or maybe that leaders do not do any actual work so they need images or maybe the public would like to just believe the image and look into the work they have done or a combination of all.
(just wondering)
Jun 23, 2005
where have all the leaders gone?
Jun 22, 2005
savior lions
Ethiopian girl reportedly guarded by lions from msnbc
strange story i wonder if it is actually true. i read it in a couple of other places too.
common practice
Indian girl, 14, wins a divorce from bbc
how the hell did she get married in the first place!!!!!!!!!!
read it carefully... :)
"One bright day in the middle of night two dead boys rose to fight. Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot one another. A deaf policeman heard the noise, and saved the lives of the two dead boys. If you don't believe this lie is true, ask the blind man, he saw it too."
quotes
"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."
-Buddha
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
-George Washington
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
-Elbert Hubbard
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
-John Churton Collins
Jun 20, 2005
horrendous... yet again
A free woman from indian express
"I sympathise. From Karachi to the Khyber Pass, Pakistan is one of the most hospitable countries I’ve ever visited. So, President Musharraf, if you want to improve Pakistan’s image, here’s some advice: Just prosecute rapists with the same zeal with which you persecute rape victims.
Mukhtaran says she can’t talk about what happened after the government kidnapped her. But this is what seems to have unfolded: In Islamabad, government officials ferociously berated her for being unpatriotic and warned that they could punish her family and friends. In particular, they threatened to have the father of a friend fired from his job."
quote
WAR IS PEACE; FREEDOM IS SLAVERY; IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
-- George Orwell, 1984
(i think this is so applicable to current world politics)
kids grow up too soon....
Violent teenagers article from hindu.
though it might not be the best written article but it sure does bring up the point where this society is going in terms of bringing up the young.
kids r not kids anymore they grow up too soon. with all the available information or misinformation that is accessible to them. there use to be a time when the younger years were the formative years, the years to learning. where even the games we played or the stories we read were modeled on the fact that they will leave a significant impact on us. now everything is market driven. gone r the days when people would say that is more important to good man than it is to be a important man. now children r taught, either by active or passive means, that money is above work, seek material over knowledge, presentation is more important than the content.
there are years in human life that they need guidance and protection, and no better place than family to get this. we all can be individuals but there is a need to put relationships above individuality.
(rough sketch of my thoughts after reading the article.)
Jun 18, 2005
Bangladesh... going great guns!!!!!
Australia lost to Bangladesh... by 5 wickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can't believe it....................
Bulletin
Jun 17, 2005
for all linux lovers
Is Linux For Losers?
there might be some truth to this... i might have to try OpenBSD myself.
thought
there is a thought that is stuck in my head which is itching to come out and it cannot find the right words... it might show up in my actions instead.
Jun 16, 2005
Australians crash to humbling defeat
:) can't beleive it. but with aussies they will bounce back...
here is the bulletin from cricinfo.
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