who is to be blamed???

This is for the Nth time that news papers report that civic agencies have failed to make plans for the rain water to flow & avoid flooding... How many times will the same fucking excuse be told. Better abolish the civic agency which sits there for nothing... or better do something useful.

Think its high-time for our people to take matter into their own hands. However, when there are the likes of Mr. X who would sit at home, making money in numerous ways possible, does not vote during elections, does not pay taxes, dumps garbage at neighbour's place, etc, how can those sensible citizens ever have the motivation to do things on their own through cooperation. Well, first of all, this sensible citizen need not have impediments hurling from the government [local, state, central, whatever..], its Mr. X who is their major hurdle to get things across - non-cooperation. Okay, when Mr. X tries to act smart, sensible & responsible by taking matters to his own hands, he makes sure this venture of his makes one of his numerous ways to make money. Fuck you Mr. X :@

Communities need not depend on the government to satiate all their needs. They can take some on their own, and when such things start happening, then it can set an example to others to follow. Also, the government can look into those major issues that people face frequently and try to alleviate them if they cannot help themselves.

The Maestro calls it a DAY!!!

This post has been on my drafts for a long time now & I found the apt time to publish it... The Maestro has retired from F1 racing & I wont get my dosage of him anymore... :(

But that's fine... He is old enough & not to be humiliated by Alonso & his likes... Nevertheless, I see that Ferrari was not keeping him at top speed; I could see the straight line speed of Renault was lot better than Ferrari during the Brazilian GP 2006.

Hail Schumi!!! He earned it & he deserves it PERIOD

Pasadena, CA

Today, 21st of October, 2006, is Diwali. And on that account, Cognizant account manager for Union Bank hosted a dinner at Saladang Song, a Thai restaurant at Pasadena, CA. After screwing the appetizer and dessert [entree was good however], we went for a walk on the roads of Pasadena. We reached Colarado Blvd, which was filled with life I should say. Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, GAP, Abercrombie, Cheesecake Factory, and many more in just one block. Oooooooooooooohhhhh

It was really tempting to enter those stores. And at 10 pm too most of the shops were filled with activity. Well, now I consider moving to Pasadena ASAP :P

The Open Door

This is the new album from Evanescence, one of my favourite bands. Their first album, Fallen, was really good & worth hearing, but this one is not that good, or bad rather. I don't know. That was the TOP OF THE MIND feeling I got. May be, like ARR tracks I might like them once I hear them few more times and end up writing another post that might say "their first and second albums were really great.." >:D

gourmand & gourmet...

After being more than an year in the US, I am tasting more flavours [this is deliberately not "flavor"] than ever before in my life... Well for most of it, credits go to Divi, my roomie... I should say that she has a good palate, which makes her a good cook; though it applies only partly to me [trying to sound postive]...

Of late, I have tasted more flavours - South-Indian, Mexican, Italian, Thai, Chaat - all at home - not outside. Period.

I've boosted my weight from 171 lb to 181 lb as of now [well I say its due to my work-out for the past 7+ months & not the fact what a "big-fat" eater that I am ;)]...

N.B.: Divide lb by 2.2 to get weight in kg [77 kg to 82 kg]