mera bharat mahaan?

And now, without an iota of doubt, I can say that Raha is a bad omen for India in general and Indian cricket in particular.

I returned his favour by updating him about the cricket match regularly. I even tolerated his, "Man, the bas***s can't $$%^&## bowl! The &^$%#^%, how the *&%$##@ did the &^$#@@@@%^ get selected in the #$%^^&%# team???"
I saw every single ball bowled yesterday and what happens in the end, we lose. The friggin' D-L system never ever favoured us! And that's probably the ONLY way Pak would've won the match anyway but Dravid bhai(I know, I finally gave up my dreams of marrying him. He's looking kinda old, isn't he?) how tough is it to defend 328? And the sad part is, we had 2 balls to spare!:(

And I told you about Manmohan didn't I? He openly agreed at his Press Conference that "the shared leadership is working very well". How shameful!
The Congress took over Hyderabad this January. I'm not kidding, the only things they hadn't painted on or stuck flags in were the people. The city was all ominous hands and what not. And the area around the Stadium where the Plenary was held was renamed Rajiv Nagar. And there was a poster titled "the Gandhis", with the Mahatma on one side and the bloody Italian on the other. They've hijacked the Mahatma and made him party property. All schemes in A.P. are either called some Rajiv(ex: Rajiv Nagara Bata) or some Indira(ex: Indiramma scheme). It's almost funny but not quite! The last time around, she promised a widow, who's husband was a farmer and had committed suicide, that she would sanction her one and a half lakhs. She has got only Rs. 40,000 so far. And it doesn't look like she's going to get any more of the promised money. This is the tip of the iceberg. When is all this going to end?

Oh and as was expected, we gave in to U.S. pressure this time around too. Can you believe we voted against them again? It was an ill-advised thing to do the first time itself and now it just goes to show that we have no "independant" foreign policy. When countries like Venezuala and Cuba could take a stand, why the hell can't we? We allow Mulford to make outrageous comments, to dictate terms to us and we bend our heads and accept it without anything close to a whimper! Are we so used to colonial imperialism that we will simply accept such blatant impropriety without any corrective action? Was it democratic to vote in favour of reporting Iran to the S.C? Why wasn't there atleast a Joint session where this was debated? When one case of Sati in Rajasthan can spur a heated debate in Parliament, why wasn't this ever taken up?

I am sick and tired of bemoaning the present state of affairs in our country.
I am working towards being the change I want to see. What about you?

it's the bloody radio's fault!

R: hey K said he cant make it for the movie. what do u wanna do?
L:(thinking oh great, so he's actually trying to patafy me! D was right!)
*acting coy* umm i dunno u tell me.. i really wanted to meet K
R: i know.. cool dude! ok then.. maybe some..
L: okok we'll meet but just for coffee.
R: (thinking oh great, so she's actually trying to patafy me! D was right!)
yeah good idea.. so should i pick u up on my bike?
L: ummmm.. no it's ok.. if it's CCD, i'll take a rick there.
*desperately hoping he'll ask again*
R: oh then we'll meet at any place other than CCD.(thinking he's brilliant for cracking such a god-awesome joke!)
L: *giggling hysterically*
R: (thinkin "haha.. hasi tho ..") so subway then?
L: actually i've been dying to watch RDB! (can't let this opportunity go and i can wear my pink top.. i need to ask D for her earrings)
R: good you said that, cos i already booked the tickets..(need to call D and ask her to book 2 ticks hopefully in the couples box, hope she bunked college as usual!)
L: really??
(i knew he'd say that! guys*rolling her eyes*!! oh but what shoes?? think there's a sale at loft)
R: yeah and only 2! i knew that bas***d wouldn't come!
(good D told K not come.. man hope we get tickets.. the damn theatre's been overbooked all week!)
L: u knew? wow u have ESP or sumthin kya?? hahaha
(i hope i dint sound too blonde..should i wear a bracelet or a watch? should ask D)
R: if only i was that lucky, i'd know what u think of me!(man, i rock at flirting, or do i? wat was that line i read on the flirtingforidiots.com the other day?)
L: dont fish for compliments okay.. but u're sweet.
(shit, i came up with sweet? that's like an insult for guys isn't it? let's see how he takes it. pumps or stilettos?)
R: sweet? that's what i'd have to say you are but honestly if beauty were an hour, you'd be a million lifetimes!(damn i should save some for saturday too!)
L: you've just seen my pic! i wonder what you'd say when you met me!
(i need to book an appointment at the parlour! also need to borrow the straightener from D!)
R: now look who's fishing! let me save some of it for saturday!
L: hehe okay then. call me later.
(should i have said that? i shdnt overthink it! it's just a date!)
R: i'll text you as soon as u hang up! take care babe.
(hope she doesnt take offence to that like all these tam gals!)
L:(oh he called me babe! should i tell him to shut up or smile it off?)
*in a vey high pitch* ok baaiieee!

R: called her. u're a genius and u were right, she's flat for me.
D: i told ya.
R: k lets c if this gets me some action.
D: dont be a bloody jerk. she's my friend. i'll kill you if she's hurt.
R: i already practised my lines! howz this? "did u know your hair and my pillow are perfectly colour coordinated?"
D: dont try anythin. be a good boy and the line sux..
R: how abt "you know what's on the top of my to do list? YOU"
D: i didn't know u were such a corny sob, i'd neva have told her abt u!
R: u know i'm kiddin! i'll try to b nice.. i..
D: hey call waiting.. it's L
R: call back n tell me wat she said.. it'll obly b good.. lie a li'l more abt me!
D: u r beyond ... chal bye

D: hey L, whassup?
L: u wont blv who jus called me up
D: tell me!!!! who????
L: R!!!!
D: no kidding!
L: yeah and i think we're goin on a date!
D: think?
L: ok it's a date. i need ur ear-rings and straightener.
D: sure so wat's the plan?
L: (narrates the entire conversation which you've just read word to word)
D: sounds cool.. i'm sure u'll have fun.. he's a really funny guy!
L: yeah he's cute and blah blah
D: babe i gtg.. call waiting.. it's my boyfriend
L: D i owe u one.. i'll come over tom
D: sure thing.. bbye

S: babe heard u've set up R and L! R's thrilled.
D: i know. i'm so amazing na..
S: hey L's calling me.. should i call u back?
D: yeah.. she'll bore u to death about her conversation with R.. have fun.. i gotta call R too..

D: hey R..
R: hey D, i was just gonna call L. i'll call u in a while..

S: hello..
L: *screeches* i'm getting a call from R!! i'll ttyl
*hangs up before S can say bye*

D: S, I think we've just lost 2 more friends to this craziness!
S: yeah, now i've gotta booze with my cuzs here..
D: hey it's 12. i think i should go to coll!
S: or you could open a matrimonial website, quickweddings.com
D: ur jokes are no better than his
S: atleast they're not practised..
D: gtg jaan, i'll call u at 4!
S: didya really think those lines were bad? i told him they were cool..
D: why am i not surprised? not everyone has my levels of toleration u know!! but thank god u dint tell him ur radio joke..

R and L didn't go for the movie cos R told L a very sleazy radio joke, which L took offence to. R blames S and S blames D.

And I'm off to college!