Rahul Dravid is NOT a role model... just entertainment!

Been wanting to blog for a few days now.... time has conspired against me. On friday night I came across an online article in while a political leader addressing a youth rally spoke about how Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly were NOT role models and were just "sources of entertainment". He went on to add that during the freedon struggle the primary kids knew the names of freedom fighters while today's youth dont know even that. That wound me up real good. I wanted to come online and take this guy apart limb to limb for EVERY word in his article. I found his talk to be sad, sorry and not worthy of even printing out. Unfortunately blogspot was undergoing some maintenance or had a server in trouble coz I was denied access to my blog and it went on for over 90 minutes. So then I decide to post it over the weekend. Do I? No. Why? The internet account conks out and keeps putting up a message "invalid unsername and/or password". Weekend right? Can't get out to get the account up and running. Yesterday I was busy... so here I am today with the account all up and running. The article which was on rediff is not available right now. I have tried looking through the archives... looks like I might have to look a little harder coz I can't seem to find it. What was the politician's problem defies logic to the core. I f one were to look at Rahul Dravid... to me he would come across as a perfect role model as one who is dedicated, disciplined and a person who is not averse to out-of-the-box thinking whilst making sure every option has been explored. To a person like that... we have politicians who, by the way have been ever so highly presentable as role models (note the ever so extra coating of syrupy sarcasm), convey their displeasure over the "entertainment" people being made role models. This politician is talking about patriotism when his party leaders, a year or 2 ago, were on a stage singing the National Anthem, and THEY FORGOT THE WORDS! The media following the event had to sing along with them to avoid the embarassment. THEY TALK OF PATRIOTISM. Why dont they just shut up and do some GOOD developmental work for a change?????

What Type Of Weather Are You?

You Are Lightning

Beautiful yet dangerous People will stop and watch you when you appear Even though you're capable of random violence You are best known for: your power Your dominant state: performing

What Type of Weather Are You?

Nursery rhyme

Saw this on a picture on a person's profile on Hi5...

You WILL Love Me ...
Roses are red;
Bullets are lead;
Take me back now;
Or get shot in the head!!!

ok ok maybe it was a lil crude or maybe it was black humour... but the first time I read it I did smile.

Weekend workout?

well well, what a weekend! Seminars! eatouts! back-to-back movies! talk about busy days!
FRIDAY:
1200hrs: Decide to go for the seminar "Oil Pollution Prevention - Marine Engineer's Dilemma" by Mr. Gurmeet Singh Ranghar (from Barber Ship Management... seen him before when I was undergoing the course).
1530hrs: Laziness creeps in. Decide to surf the net and check mail.
1600hrs: Utter boredom. Decide to check out the test match between India and England. (Afterthought - NOT WORTH THE EFFORT)
1630hrs: Go online again. Meet an online pal from UK (to be precise- Cardiff, Wales). Meet after a while so convo gets interesting. She's quite a person to chat with.
1700hrs: Conflict. Do I go for the seminar? Do I stay back and chat with her?
1705hrs: Present my dilemma to her. She should be online for a few hours more and may be later too.
1712hrs: Rush to get ready to attend the seminar.
1725hrs: On ma' bike. I'm off for the seminar.
1733hrs: I'm at the venue. Meet some sailing Chief Engineers. Exchange pleasantries. Meet the Deputy Director.
1800hrs: Seminar starts.
1930hrs: Seminar concludes.
1800hrs-1930hrs: Interesting scenarios put forward. Excellent knowledge of the MARPOL rule book displayed by him. Put forward thought-provoking points (he did... not me).
1935hrs: A sir requests a drop to town.
1945hrs: Drop him off and I contemplate hanging around in town. Remember about the possibility of my online pal still being online. Go home.
1950hrs: HOME.
1955hrs: ONLINE.
1957hrs: She's there.
2030hrs: She leaves.
0200hrs: I hit the sack.

Saturday:
Nothing out of the ordinary. Out for a ride on the bike. Back home. Out again on the bike. Meet juniors from the course in town. Chit chat. Talk about this and that. A drink to re-live old times (small one.. 30ml vodka... never hurt a soul). Home. Online. Hit the sack Early.

Sunday:
0800hrs: Wake up.
0930hrs : Leave home.
1100hrs: Pick up pal.
1200hrs: Panjim. INOX. Checking the movies. Take tickets for "Memoirs of a Geisha". 1520hrs show.
1230hrs: CCD opposite the beach.
1345hrs: Lunch at FOODLAND. DRY DAY coz of elections. Pal upset. (Me? naah just had a small yesterday remember???)
1415hrs: SIFY IWAY. Surf the net to check out some mail.
1515hrs: Back at INOX. Take tickets for a malayalam movie "Thanmatra". 1800hrs show.
1520hrs: Movie begins.
1635hrs: INTERVAL. Pal goes out and returns with the news that the movie ends at 1755hrs!
1755hrs: Movie ends. Step out.
1800hrs: Next movie. Bracing for culture shock. From KIMONOS to LUNGIS.
2030hrs: Movie ends.
2115hrs: Drop pal back to hostel.
2120hrs: Back home. Watching cricket match. Australia v/s South Africe. Record score. INCREDIBLE.
2200hrs: Back online.
0245hrs: Hit the sack.

Thus ends my weekend. Memoirs of a Geisha is a damn good movie. Got no words for it. Maybe when I get words for it i'll put up what I think about it.
And today I end up at home feeling all bored. Got find something to do till they give me my call to board the ship man!
PEOPLE! HELP!