Now this is something every guy needs ... something I've been looking for a long time. Big thank you to our girl S for the link. Can't wait to try the Baingan Patiala ... looks very tempting!
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OK - Been a while, hasn't it? Yeah. The Rao's and Patil's have lost their seats, the BJP has lost Rajasthan, and we have a finance man in the Home Ministry. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if he throws in a Security Cess next budget .... if only to upgrade the NSG from a bunch of SWAT men into real anti-terrorist commandos. I was shocked, at the same time slightly amused, to see them talking away to the media and taking photos of themselves on their mobile phones outside the Taj. Killing a vastly outnumbered enemy after they have taken the lives of 200 people is not a victory really. And lets face it- this round they won. They had the balls to take on the collective strength of our police and defence forces in the heart of our nations financial capital with the kind of bravery, however misplaced, I wish we'd see in more of our policemen, not the kind of cowardice they displayed at the CST.
Another reason I say they've won is because at the entrance to a mall today I saw people being frisked, bags being checked and what not. Suspects in our own country is what we've become. I didn't see any bags being checked or people being frisked in America, except at the airports ... so why's it happening here? Because the government cannot be trusted to do its job, that's why. Something that became very evident to me as I was boarding my Delta flight to New York this September. After going though all the security checks at Bombay airport I was surprised to see a bunch of 7 to 8 Delta ground staff positioned near the entrance to the aircraft waiting to check us and our carry-on luggage again. And I gotta tell you the sight of them with their rubber gloves had me scared somebody might stick their hand up my bum! Thankfully that didn't happen, but they did put their hands all the way down into our bags and frisk us thoroughly, even going to the extent of feeling the insides of our shoes.
Anyway, it is what it is. Something we just gotta live with I guess. Been a crazy week at work ... so much to finish before the holidays. Our man NBZ will be down in a couple of days and then there's the wedding happening (not mine). Really looking forward to all the festivities. The friend of a friend who was shot at the Taj is doing ok, btw. Bullet's been taken out and he's home from hospital.
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Shahrukh's new movie is crap I hear, don't watch it. Have you seen how he's been doing the rounds of all the news channels condemning the Jihadis and in a way trying to tell everybody what a good Muslim he is? Yes dude, we know you're a good Muslim, even though I bet if given the chance you'd happily shoot Salman in the ass!
Bowie and Queen ... Under Pressure.
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OK - Been a while, hasn't it? Yeah. The Rao's and Patil's have lost their seats, the BJP has lost Rajasthan, and we have a finance man in the Home Ministry. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if he throws in a Security Cess next budget .... if only to upgrade the NSG from a bunch of SWAT men into real anti-terrorist commandos. I was shocked, at the same time slightly amused, to see them talking away to the media and taking photos of themselves on their mobile phones outside the Taj. Killing a vastly outnumbered enemy after they have taken the lives of 200 people is not a victory really. And lets face it- this round they won. They had the balls to take on the collective strength of our police and defence forces in the heart of our nations financial capital with the kind of bravery, however misplaced, I wish we'd see in more of our policemen, not the kind of cowardice they displayed at the CST.
Another reason I say they've won is because at the entrance to a mall today I saw people being frisked, bags being checked and what not. Suspects in our own country is what we've become. I didn't see any bags being checked or people being frisked in America, except at the airports ... so why's it happening here? Because the government cannot be trusted to do its job, that's why. Something that became very evident to me as I was boarding my Delta flight to New York this September. After going though all the security checks at Bombay airport I was surprised to see a bunch of 7 to 8 Delta ground staff positioned near the entrance to the aircraft waiting to check us and our carry-on luggage again. And I gotta tell you the sight of them with their rubber gloves had me scared somebody might stick their hand up my bum! Thankfully that didn't happen, but they did put their hands all the way down into our bags and frisk us thoroughly, even going to the extent of feeling the insides of our shoes.
Anyway, it is what it is. Something we just gotta live with I guess. Been a crazy week at work ... so much to finish before the holidays. Our man NBZ will be down in a couple of days and then there's the wedding happening (not mine). Really looking forward to all the festivities. The friend of a friend who was shot at the Taj is doing ok, btw. Bullet's been taken out and he's home from hospital.
***
Shahrukh's new movie is crap I hear, don't watch it. Have you seen how he's been doing the rounds of all the news channels condemning the Jihadis and in a way trying to tell everybody what a good Muslim he is? Yes dude, we know you're a good Muslim, even though I bet if given the chance you'd happily shoot Salman in the ass!
Bowie and Queen ... Under Pressure.
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Glad you liked it - i honestly believe that it has been the perfect source to learn cooking :D
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