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Bhaichung Bhutia, a buddhist from the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim, and captain of the Indian football team, refused to carry the Olympic Torch to show his support for the Tibetans and their struggle.
India has notably disallowed protests from Tibetans. So much for democracy and free speech!
I was thinking about this same thing yesterday. I admire Bhaichung Bhutia for taking this stand. And on the other hand, we have Aamir Khan- THE badshah…who seems to be doing anything for publicity. His video, where he talks about his decision of being the torch bearer reeks with boredom and illiteracy. He uses sentences, such as “It’s a great sport! Such an amazing sporting event, that is world’s best sporting event!”…and “This year’s theme is based on Environment preservation. We need to preserve it. I do a lot for it. I’m careful about the quantity of water that I use. You need to be careful. You need to be very aware..” and so on and so forth. And the interviewer says that he’s a true “social activist”.
april fool’s day gmail style.
this is pretty funny.
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A short passage from NY Times Article, that explores the prominent flirting style in India : Flirting by Text Messages. Each text message only costs around 4-5 cents and Indian cell phones companies don’t charge you for incoming text messages (why should we pay if someone wants to tell something to ME? That person should pay! Makes sense). So, it is very economical and gives the average, shy Indian guy the perfect weapon to find “girlfriends”:
“Dating of any kind is minimal in the countryside, where two-thirds of Indians live. In big cities like this one, posh bars and clubs attract a relatively small Westernized elite who date as if in Paris or New York. But for middle-class men like Mr. Chettri, much persuasion is required even to induce a woman to have coffee with you, and that may be as far as it goes.
If a text suitor makes it to the next step, say an invitation to the movies, new challenges arise.
“She will come, but she will come with two, three friends,” said Vaibhav Shingre, 25, a co-worker of Mr. Chettri’s and his wingman of sorts. “You have to specify, ‘Please come alone.’
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Young Indians, girls especially, are taught not to show any interest in the opposite sex. The prohibition extends to such behaviors as giggling at a man’s jokes. “Jo hansi, voh phansi,” goes one old Hindi staying. (If a woman laughs, she is already in the net.)
Most young, middle-class Indians live with their parents, leaving few opportunities for trips back to “my place.” They often share rooms with siblings into their late 20s, making it hard even to speak privately by telephone. And should they canoodle in public, they risk being found out by ubiquitous uncles and aunts and family friends, who are likely to snitch on them.
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Farther east, in Jamshedpur, a steel company town, the desire to text became so fervent at one all-women’s college that students began renting burqas from Muslim shopkeepers, according to a local news report. From under the folds, the women typed amorously to boyfriends and arranged secret trysts off campus.
Dr. Prakash Kothari, India’s best-known sexologist, said some clients had begun approaching him with problems about texting. “They say, ‘Hey, Doc, I’m receiving these SMS’s day in and day out. How should I respond?’ ” he said.
“— Woman stuck after two years on toilet - TelegraphAn American woman’s body had became attached to her boyfriend’s toilet after she sat on it for two years, police in Kansas said.
Mr McFarren told investigators that he brought his girlfriend food and water, and asked her every day to come out of the bathroom.
And her reply would be, ‘Maybe tomorrow’, Mr Whipple said. According to him, she did not want to leave the bathroom.
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Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking, according to a research. Cell phones have been linked to certain types of tumors and their effect will become clearer in the next decade or so. Time to stop buying those iPhones, no?
I have never been a fan of cell phones. Thank God.
I get really pissed off when people don’t return calls!
So…since the past one week, I’ve been calling up #1 and #2 everyday, and I’m sick of people saying, “Ma’m, I’ll be happy to assist you. We will return your call asap”. And of course, nobody returns the calls! The customer is the servant.
I’m highly annoyed and distracted because of all this crap administrative work. It takes all day and is completely fruitless.
I want to make these things on my own-
Looking for a new webhost… I feel like I’m in a too-big supermarket: Too many choices that none stand out to me. Need to step back. Help!
You can give A Small Orange a try. They are very reasonable and their Customer Service is amazing! Also, a full money back guarantee if you don’t like their service.
“ Sex is the woman’s right, not the man’s. A man has a duty to give his wife sex regularly and to ensure that sex is pleasurable for her. He is also obligated to watch for signs that his wife wants sex, and to offer it to her without her asking for it…it is one of a wife’s three basic rights (the others are food and clothing), which a husband may not reduce. ”— Judaism 101: Kosher Sex
“ At Terminal 5 everything has been streamlined and designed to make your journey through the terminal calm and relaxed. And this morning we saw all the planning fall into place. ”— BA, on the opening of Terminal 5.
Kansas does the Periodic Table - full pictureDon’t get me wrong I like Kansas, but this is kind of funny.
On my way to Colorado, I was driving through Kansas. Went for hours before finding a gas station. Now I know what it means to be in “the middle of nowhere”.
turns out hillary and ms teen south carolina read the same material…
ROFLMAO. Probably she can take some tips from Miss Teen SC- how to appear in talk shows and justify your actions, even after making a fool out of yourself.
“ Be under no illusion. There are women employers who are more ruthless than men. They are more conscious of not employing other women because they feel they’re not going to get the value of work out of them ”— Sir Alan Sugar in The Times (via gauntlet) I know all about it. I’ve found male bosses to be generally kinder compared to female bosses, who scrutize your hair, your face, your nails, your blouse, shoes and finally…your work.
Bless google.Nice
Very good! March 29th: 8 to 9 pm. Earth Hour. Don’t forget!
Randall Munroe (XKCD) on Web 2.0
The Ocean of Subculture is very amusing. I have seen a similar picture, where the buildings and the streets have been named after various web 2.0 companies. It’s there somewhere in my tumblelog.
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