Sundays

I live by my Sundays. The only day I get to do something which I have not done in the entire week is on a Sunday. Wish people around me felt the same way and not slept till late in the morning.

Indian Political League 2009 - 2

Its reaching the crescendo - honestly not much has changed in the parties and in the candidiates running for the elections. I will try my best to bundle what I am aware of whats happening .

1) NDA announces Advani as PM candidate .
2) UPA - the incumbent alliance has differences amongst themselves - Congress finds itself being marginalised in states where they are not dominant .
3) Advani appeals to youth -opens a facebook profile, goes to the gym ( a major PR campaign) to reach to the youth voters ( honestly this is very amusing to me ).
4) Third Front appears - a bunch of regional parties whom the BJP nor the Congress are willing to give weightage to but has to woo post elections.
5) BSP's Mayawati appears to be a strong kingmaker ( as I write this I am also watching an entire episode on her rise ) .
6) The actual campaign colours begin with the Varun Gandhi hate speech.
7) BJP and its allies attacks PM Manmohan Singh.
8) PM Manmohan suddenly bares his fangs - says he refuses to get into a TV debate with L K Advani for that would legitimise the latter's claim to being the next PM ( I loved his retorts ) .
9)The Samajwadi Party launched its election manifesto - and man its hilarious - ban computers ( what would friends Anil Ambani do with his Reliance Infocomm and Amitabh Bachchan with his blog !!)
10) The mood in electorate is somewhat like this - If Congress comes to power , I am ok with it.if its BJP then I would leave the country and if BSP's Mayawati becomes the PM - I would settle in Congo !!
11)Eventually everybody is moving in such a way that - 'you are my enemy, I dont like you ,I hate you and I cant stand the sight of you - but yes wait in case we are in a good position to form the govt post elections I am willing to sit with you and talk !!!!

All in all - wish I could vote online from here without going to my hometown .Its a huge excerise and needs to be carefully thought through, maybe someday it will happen...

Doing my "ings" correct

Recently my friend called me up and asked me how I was doing .I replied I was doing the usual - doing my "ings" correctly.

"Meaning ?"
"Oh , working,reading,watching TV,gymmimg,eating,sleeping and all such things "

Life after all seems to fall in that routine now where nothing would seem to go wrong

A Beautiful Sunday

Today was one of the most beautiful Sunday's in recent times.Breakfast-morning paper - movie on laptop-swimming and to top it up dinner at a Bengali restaurant.

I just dont want this night to pass.I hope it freezes and the sun never gets up tomorrow for this moment seems to be so perfect.

Under your wear

I was shopping today at a Hanes outlet near my PG for swimming costumes and I was amazed at the sheer collection of men's and women's undergarments available at one's disposal.

The designs,the styles ,the cut and to the extent of fabric being used has gone through a tremendous amount of change in the past fifteen years.I wonder if any B school has come out with a case study documenting such changes and about the brands in the current market.

I feel such changes reflect a change in attitude towards one's sexuality by the Indian consumer.A change in mindset about how they should feel inside to look good outside.

Hope such changes percolate deep further into the lower levels of the society - something which we Indians drastically need to improve upon.

Indian Political League 2009

Somehow this time's election does not look like an election at all.The sounds and sights are yet to be seen and felt.

It all looks to be a hung parliament with a coalition government. The BJP looks to be shooting in its foot with infighting and the Congress finding itself getting lost with its regional allies - first with NCP in Maharashtra and then RJD in Bihar. UP was always a lost state from 1979. The Third Front claims to have its own base but then again its loaded with regional stalwarts who have their egos as big as their regions they are in control of.

So whom does the Indian electorate vote for ? Not many good choices eh ?

Personally ,post elections I would want for a single party government at the helm atleast that way there would be no dilly dallying to make strong decisions. And yes of course some creative thinking in campaigning and the issues on which the elections are fought .

Next blog would be on what changes I would want in the Indian Political League

Eating with chopsticks

Last night dinner was with chopsticks at a Chinese restaurant.The impulse to do something out of the routine was so compelling.It was clumsy initially but it was good fun.

I guess this is what life is all about - doing things not done before and and enjoying those moments .