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Five Wise Men: 01/01/09
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Thursday, January 1, 2009. The many failings, a new start. Excuse the loose emotions in this post. . Whatever I write under the influence of apple vodka cannot be used against me in any court of law. . I have survived another year and escaped with minor injuries, so a vodka will kill me now? In retrospect it has been a great year and a terrible 365 days of hope struggling against despair. . Work place was fun, working long hours tiring, but it was also sheer drudgery some days and exhilaration on others.
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Five Wise Men: Things Not To Say To Your Shrink When He Thinks You're Cured
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Sunday, February 22, 2009. Things Not To Say To Your Shrink When He Thinks You're Cured. 1 All of us here think you did a great job, don't we Tanya, Natasha, Roan? 2 I will go now. They are coming for me. 3 Why don't you come home sometime? My wife will love it. She gets lonely in her attic. 4 Mmmmm.zzzzz.what? Hummmmm.zzzzzzz.yes, you were saying? This buzzing is really annoying. 6 That's what I said. What zzzz.buzzing.zzzzz? 7 Tha' medicine was really GRRREAT. Except after the 8th spoon, really. View m...
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Five Wise Men: Sins of the flesh - being fat in an anorexic city
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Thursday, March 12, 2009. Sins of the flesh - being fat in an anorexic city. Looking at thin women I have often felt what the starved might feel at a banquet they were not invited to. In short mortally hungry, dissatisfied, depressed and neglected. It is very hard being fat in a city of plateau chested, thin waisted women, where fancy under wear is for the under sized. So what is it like living in an anorexic city? I have woken up every single morning for the last two years promising to go slow on the ri...
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Five Wise Men: 03/21/09
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Saturday, March 21, 2009. Indian reality TV - a series of 'beeps'. I have been watching MTV Hero Honda Roadies on and off for the last two years. When the Roadies started out it promised to be the mother of all biking shows on Indian television. . A brat pack on bikes, hitting the road, fighting to survive challenges and internal politics while a camera crew clocked their every single waking moment. . Sadly, it hasn't happened. . You have your reality television. For those following MTV Roadies like one ...
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Five Wise Men: Gay is as gay does
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Sunday, July 5, 2009. Gay is as gay does. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.". I have been meaning to write on the decriminalisation of homosexuality by the Delhi high court but never got the time to collect my thoughts. Lets see if I have this time round. I always found it hard to fathom the many d...
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Five Wise Men: 01/12/09
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Monday, January 12, 2009. Satyam all the way. Conscience is a bothersome thing. The more I think about it the more annoyed I get. Hitler did fine without one. Gandhi had loads and still got shot. It is that persistent nagging voice that makes a mess of a great bank robbery. Or lands you in jail for fudging your company's profits. You might argue that with the failed Maytas (Satyam spelled backwards) acquisition deal, the truth was to come out sooner or later. But writing out that dramatic letter. They ar...
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Five Wise Men: 02/04/09
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009. And then there was one. I can't believe its been a month since I last posted. I'm tempted to pompously claim that I have been very busy etc. and thus the delay. . But my boss might be reading this and call my bluff pronto. Damn connectivity and bringing people closer. . The past few months have not been very good for the media. We have come under fire from every quarter. Many have lost jobs post a worldwide economic slump. . The blogosphere has been buzzing with criticism...
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Five Wise Men: 02/15/09
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Sunday, February 15, 2009. VDay: Don't you just love a binge! You know, objectively speaking, I'm not sure whether these Ram Sena blokes do not actually have a valid point. Valentine's Day and all the hoopla that goes with it is a tad tiring if I might say. The Karnataka police of course have no sense of fun, throwing Muthalik behind bars on February 13, effectively ruining his V-Day celebrations. We are a nation whose overworked security personnel shoot themselves on being denied leave. We are hard ...
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Five Wise Men: What can you throw away from past?
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009. What can you throw away from past? There's an old Chinese saying. If you try to get rid of junk, be careful of what you encounter. Or something to that effect. The Chinese had so many of these useful sayings. Guiltily, I took it out and looked it over. The stuffing was coming out at places and it badly needed a wash. But the best quality in stuffed animals that humans sadly lack is their inability to talk back or point accusing fingers at their owners on neglect. A polythene...
