Surely You Gotto be Kidding Me !
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Weekend News : 20th May, Saturday
Another disastrous day for the Sensex. 'Sad Saturday'. It went down another 400 points. And there wasn't even any trading today !!!
I am convinced Mohammad Kaif is one of the luckiest cricketers around. The Indians cant seem to drop him while the West Indians are dropping him all over the place.
The country is in outrage over the violence meted out to Delhi Medical college students over their anti-quota protests. The Police were involved in a mindless lathi charge that injured several students. But yesterday, a similar incident occured when the police lathi charged another group in Patna - quota supporters this time around. So who says our cops are not consistent? They are mindless and are easily provoked, irrespective of the situation. I dont know if I should be proud about this or not.
Did you know that a book written by Saddam Hussein in his native language has gone on sale recently? Its true. The book's Japanese translator, Itsuko Hirata, says that Saddam has been grossly misunderstood and he is not the villain we think he is. Well........can you blame the readers for misunderstanding Saddam? Its a Urdu book written in the Shi'ite dialect which has been translated into Japanese for heavens sakes !!!! It would be a miracle if anyone understood anything in the book as far as I am concerned : -))))
Here's something too funny. There are going to be elections held later today for the post of Governor of New Orleans, the city that had been battered by Hurricane Katrina. I think this is the closest to a Democracy that the US is ever going to come. Considering that there are less then 75 people still living in the city, the "elections" could be over in a minute. Everyone comes to the city center. The two candidates would be the 'the one sitting on the dumpster' and 'the guy standing next to the dead horse'. All those in favour of the 'dumpster guy' raise your hands. Ah......around 50 people......a clear majority......elections over.......Good night everyone :-))))
This piece of news is making a splash in the media today. Seems that a Chinese guy had a baby with an Indian woman in a first case of 'trans-ethnic surrogate pregnancy'. Whats the big deal? So the baby is a product made in China with help of cheap labour from India. More than 1,700 Wal-marts in the US are oveflowing with items that match this description...............
Once again, Britney Spears is in the news for the wrong reasons. This time, it seems that she almost dropped her 8-month baby when she tripped while coming out of the Ritz hotel. Had the baby been dropped on its head, it could have suffered irrepairable brain damage. But I wonder..........considering the IQ levels of Britney and her hubby Kevin Federline, the child was never likey to make it to Harvard or MIT anyways. Maybe we are over-reacting to the situation.
The Mittal bidding saga carries on. To make his case stronger, the Indian steel maker has increased his offer to buy Arcelor to an astronomical $ 33 Billion !!!!! Oh my god.....The last time an Indian offered someone this much money, Mark Waugh took on an alternate career as Pitch and Weather Reporter.
I am convinced Mohammad Kaif is one of the luckiest cricketers around. The Indians cant seem to drop him while the West Indians are dropping him all over the place.
The country is in outrage over the violence meted out to Delhi Medical college students over their anti-quota protests. The Police were involved in a mindless lathi charge that injured several students. But yesterday, a similar incident occured when the police lathi charged another group in Patna - quota supporters this time around. So who says our cops are not consistent? They are mindless and are easily provoked, irrespective of the situation. I dont know if I should be proud about this or not.
Did you know that a book written by Saddam Hussein in his native language has gone on sale recently? Its true. The book's Japanese translator, Itsuko Hirata, says that Saddam has been grossly misunderstood and he is not the villain we think he is. Well........can you blame the readers for misunderstanding Saddam? Its a Urdu book written in the Shi'ite dialect which has been translated into Japanese for heavens sakes !!!! It would be a miracle if anyone understood anything in the book as far as I am concerned : -))))
Here's something too funny. There are going to be elections held later today for the post of Governor of New Orleans, the city that had been battered by Hurricane Katrina. I think this is the closest to a Democracy that the US is ever going to come. Considering that there are less then 75 people still living in the city, the "elections" could be over in a minute. Everyone comes to the city center. The two candidates would be the 'the one sitting on the dumpster' and 'the guy standing next to the dead horse'. All those in favour of the 'dumpster guy' raise your hands. Ah......around 50 people......a clear majority......elections over.......Good night everyone :-))))
This piece of news is making a splash in the media today. Seems that a Chinese guy had a baby with an Indian woman in a first case of 'trans-ethnic surrogate pregnancy'. Whats the big deal? So the baby is a product made in China with help of cheap labour from India. More than 1,700 Wal-marts in the US are oveflowing with items that match this description...............
Once again, Britney Spears is in the news for the wrong reasons. This time, it seems that she almost dropped her 8-month baby when she tripped while coming out of the Ritz hotel. Had the baby been dropped on its head, it could have suffered irrepairable brain damage. But I wonder..........considering the IQ levels of Britney and her hubby Kevin Federline, the child was never likey to make it to Harvard or MIT anyways. Maybe we are over-reacting to the situation.
The Mittal bidding saga carries on. To make his case stronger, the Indian steel maker has increased his offer to buy Arcelor to an astronomical $ 33 Billion !!!!! Oh my god.....The last time an Indian offered someone this much money, Mark Waugh took on an alternate career as Pitch and Weather Reporter.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Headlines : 19th May, Friday
Its back to being hot again. Damn. It was so hot today that I was sweating like Mohammed Kaif waiting for the team news to be announced.
The Quota debacle continues for another day. Doctors all over India are on strike. In Delhi, the doctors have written a formal letter to the HRD Minister, Arjun Singh, asking him and the government to reconsider their decision. I think this is a doomed effort. For one, when was the last time anyone understood a Doctor's handwriting? And to top that, most of the Cabinet members dont even recognise their own name when they see it in English. So good luck with the letter :-))))
And this is just ridiculous. Of all people, Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy has voiced his opinion on the Quota issue. He says the government should focus on Quality rather than increase the quantity of seats in Institutions. Yeah, right. His company recruited more than 30,000 software engineers last year alone !! I am sure the quality factor was the first thing on his mind when was busy hiring the masses.........
The TNPCEE exams have begun yesterday. Students say that the first two papers - Biology and Physics- were quite easy. I am sure they were. Especially, since its highly probable that every student had a copy of the exam paper a couple of days in advance !!!!
Laxmi Mittal has made another offer to pay European steel maker Arcelor over 23 Billion and acquire the company. 23 Billion, no less. And yet, Arcelor calls it a 'hostile bid'. People can make anything sound bad. The last time an Indian offered someone so much money and still ended up looking bad involved Kapil Dev and a crying incident on BBC's Hardtalk.
I can't believe we are still investigating Netaji's death. In all probability, he has been dead for so long that he could be a source of fossil fuel in a few years time. Besides, when has anyone survived a crash involving an Indian plane? Sometimes, people die when there is not even a crash. Its the lethal combination of awful food served by overweight middle-aged air-hostesses that does the trick.
Something to be thankful about. Did you know that in Africa , it costs around $1,800 to download 1GB of data from the internet? Thats right. The next time you nonchalantly type in the search string ' Threesome + hot babes' in Google, spare a thought for those in Africa who have to use their kid's college funds just to satisfy this fundamental requirement of every human being.
The following news articles contributed by Srivats :-)
Lallu has inaugurated a broad gauge line between some where in Uttar Pradhesh. He said it was broad enough for his wife and himself to sleep on the track side by side.
The new AirBus A380 made its maiden flight to Heathrow. Its rumoured to be large enough to fit the Indian Cabinet.
Britney apparently wants to act with her Hollywood idol George Clooney. His only reply seems to have been "Good Nite and Good Luck".
They are planning to release "The Da Vinci Code" in Tamil, its called "The Da Munshi Pudhir".
When Information and Broadcasting minister Dasmunshi said that a big and legible disclaimer would be displayed before the screening the of "The Da Vinci Code" saying that it is a work of fiction. Apparently the Times of India has been using the same disclaimer for the past 5 years on all its newspapers.
The Quota debacle continues for another day. Doctors all over India are on strike. In Delhi, the doctors have written a formal letter to the HRD Minister, Arjun Singh, asking him and the government to reconsider their decision. I think this is a doomed effort. For one, when was the last time anyone understood a Doctor's handwriting? And to top that, most of the Cabinet members dont even recognise their own name when they see it in English. So good luck with the letter :-))))
And this is just ridiculous. Of all people, Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy has voiced his opinion on the Quota issue. He says the government should focus on Quality rather than increase the quantity of seats in Institutions. Yeah, right. His company recruited more than 30,000 software engineers last year alone !! I am sure the quality factor was the first thing on his mind when was busy hiring the masses.........
The TNPCEE exams have begun yesterday. Students say that the first two papers - Biology and Physics- were quite easy. I am sure they were. Especially, since its highly probable that every student had a copy of the exam paper a couple of days in advance !!!!
Laxmi Mittal has made another offer to pay European steel maker Arcelor over 23 Billion and acquire the company. 23 Billion, no less. And yet, Arcelor calls it a 'hostile bid'. People can make anything sound bad. The last time an Indian offered someone so much money and still ended up looking bad involved Kapil Dev and a crying incident on BBC's Hardtalk.
I can't believe we are still investigating Netaji's death. In all probability, he has been dead for so long that he could be a source of fossil fuel in a few years time. Besides, when has anyone survived a crash involving an Indian plane? Sometimes, people die when there is not even a crash. Its the lethal combination of awful food served by overweight middle-aged air-hostesses that does the trick.
Something to be thankful about. Did you know that in Africa , it costs around $1,800 to download 1GB of data from the internet? Thats right. The next time you nonchalantly type in the search string ' Threesome + hot babes' in Google, spare a thought for those in Africa who have to use their kid's college funds just to satisfy this fundamental requirement of every human being.
The following news articles contributed by Srivats :-)
Lallu has inaugurated a broad gauge line between some where in Uttar Pradhesh. He said it was broad enough for his wife and himself to sleep on the track side by side.
The new AirBus A380 made its maiden flight to Heathrow. Its rumoured to be large enough to fit the Indian Cabinet.
Britney apparently wants to act with her Hollywood idol George Clooney. His only reply seems to have been "Good Nite and Good Luck".
They are planning to release "The Da Vinci Code" in Tamil, its called "The Da Munshi Pudhir".
When Information and Broadcasting minister Dasmunshi said that a big and legible disclaimer would be displayed before the screening the of "The Da Vinci Code" saying that it is a work of fiction. Apparently the Times of India has been using the same disclaimer for the past 5 years on all its newspapers.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Headlines : 18th May, Thursday
Today, the climate was delightful in Chennai. So much so that all three elevators in my office were working at the same time.
Everyones waiting for the 4-member panel of the government to make the crucial decision. The issue is so vital to youngsters in the country and the concerned Minister does not want to make any hasty decision that would create even more chaos. So will The Da Vinci Code be released in India or not ?? :-)))
In related news, the movie was screened at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday with great expectations. However, the reviews for the movie were pretty bad and the media spotlight was firmly on Tom Hanks, whose performance has been described as awful and wooden . Not surprisingly, Aishwarya Rai was spotted in a corner pumping her fists and shouting 'Oh yes......yes!!!!'.
The Sensex has crashed like nobody's business. Down 600 points in a day. What could be the reason? Expert Stock Analysts are convinced that the cause is this piece of bad news that came in this morning - It seems that Netaji did NOT actually die in the air crash in 1945 !!!!!! . The Inquiry Commision has confirmed that there is no evidence indicating it and there is no positive info avaable about what the hell happened to him. :- )))
But seriously, does anyone really care if the old man is alive or not? And even if he was alive, I dont think he would want to come back to India - considering the state of the country. Just leave him alone, I say !!
Here's something sad. When Nepal's new Parliament gets over with its deliberations, King Gyanendra may be a King in just his name. The Parliament is expected to strip the King of his vast powers and confine him to a purely ceremonial role. When Manmohan Singh heard about this, he sent a note to King Gyanendra that said - ' Dude, welcome to the Namesake Club'. It was the same note that Abdul Kalam had sent Manmohan Singh when the latter was techincally appointed "Prime Minister of India".
Something funny. Did you know that the Ekta Kapoor's soap - "Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" is extremely popular in Afghanistan? Oh yeah, it seems the women in the country can be found watching it everyday without fail. Maybe they like it...............but also consider their situation. If a Afghan woman stares out of the window in her house, she is likely to witness a 'Jehadi' raping her neighbour or a US Marine having sex with a camel. If I were in their chappals, I would prefer watching "Kyun ki....." as well. Its not THAT disguisting :-)))
A man has returned, 20 years after leaving his wife, and murdered her at her home in Ahmedabad. Witnesses say that after stabbing her, the man was shouting at her corpse saying that she had ruined his life. The police are not yet sure if it was something deliberately planned or something he did on the spur of the moment. Helllooo......he's come back after 20 years to stab her.......what do the police think he was doing all that time? Meditating?
The following news articles contributed by Srivats :-)
Yes Barca has won the Champions League and yes Ronaldinho has been unvieled as the new Playboy mascot.
If Netaji was alive, would he be the same age as Karunanidhi.
India has been placed 117th in the FIFA rankings. Thats one below Antartica and thirty above Pakistan.
In a suprise revelation Sachin Tendulkar confessed that he writes a Diary. He forgot mention that he started writing it five minutes after he was signed by Reynolds as brand ambassador.
The Indian government has complained that Pakistan is yet to trun the screws on terror. The Pakistan government has retorted saying that India has not been able to control their men from turning the screws on women without their permission.
Everyones waiting for the 4-member panel of the government to make the crucial decision. The issue is so vital to youngsters in the country and the concerned Minister does not want to make any hasty decision that would create even more chaos. So will The Da Vinci Code be released in India or not ?? :-)))
In related news, the movie was screened at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday with great expectations. However, the reviews for the movie were pretty bad and the media spotlight was firmly on Tom Hanks, whose performance has been described as awful and wooden . Not surprisingly, Aishwarya Rai was spotted in a corner pumping her fists and shouting 'Oh yes......yes!!!!'.
The Sensex has crashed like nobody's business. Down 600 points in a day. What could be the reason? Expert Stock Analysts are convinced that the cause is this piece of bad news that came in this morning - It seems that Netaji did NOT actually die in the air crash in 1945 !!!!!! . The Inquiry Commision has confirmed that there is no evidence indicating it and there is no positive info avaable about what the hell happened to him. :- )))
But seriously, does anyone really care if the old man is alive or not? And even if he was alive, I dont think he would want to come back to India - considering the state of the country. Just leave him alone, I say !!
Here's something sad. When Nepal's new Parliament gets over with its deliberations, King Gyanendra may be a King in just his name. The Parliament is expected to strip the King of his vast powers and confine him to a purely ceremonial role. When Manmohan Singh heard about this, he sent a note to King Gyanendra that said - ' Dude, welcome to the Namesake Club'. It was the same note that Abdul Kalam had sent Manmohan Singh when the latter was techincally appointed "Prime Minister of India".
Something funny. Did you know that the Ekta Kapoor's soap - "Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" is extremely popular in Afghanistan? Oh yeah, it seems the women in the country can be found watching it everyday without fail. Maybe they like it...............but also consider their situation. If a Afghan woman stares out of the window in her house, she is likely to witness a 'Jehadi' raping her neighbour or a US Marine having sex with a camel. If I were in their chappals, I would prefer watching "Kyun ki....." as well. Its not THAT disguisting :-)))
A man has returned, 20 years after leaving his wife, and murdered her at her home in Ahmedabad. Witnesses say that after stabbing her, the man was shouting at her corpse saying that she had ruined his life. The police are not yet sure if it was something deliberately planned or something he did on the spur of the moment. Helllooo......he's come back after 20 years to stab her.......what do the police think he was doing all that time? Meditating?
The following news articles contributed by Srivats :-)
Yes Barca has won the Champions League and yes Ronaldinho has been unvieled as the new Playboy mascot.
If Netaji was alive, would he be the same age as Karunanidhi.
India has been placed 117th in the FIFA rankings. Thats one below Antartica and thirty above Pakistan.
In a suprise revelation Sachin Tendulkar confessed that he writes a Diary. He forgot mention that he started writing it five minutes after he was signed by Reynolds as brand ambassador.
The Indian government has complained that Pakistan is yet to trun the screws on terror. The Pakistan government has retorted saying that India has not been able to control their men from turning the screws on women without their permission.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Headlines : 17th May, Wednesday
Another typical day in Chennai. People were sweating like Kavya Vishwanathan at a Megan McCafferty book-reading session.
The DMK have made their first decision after coming to power. Based on public request, there are going to pass a government order to allow persons of any caste to become a priest in Hindu temples. Its good to hear.................... that someone actually wants to go to the temple these days.
Everyone's worried that Iran is going nuclear. To stop them from going ahead with their plan, the European Union offered Iran lots of incentives, including a light-water nuclear reactor, in return for giving up uranium enrichment. To this, the Iranian President's sarcarstic reply was - "Do you think you are dealing with a 4-year-old child to whom you can give some walnuts and chocolates and get gold from him?". The EU leaders have however picked up something valuable from his retort ( wrt the 4-year old child mentality reference). They are now going to make the same offer to George Bush. And they are actually going to use candy and some cookies as bait :-))))
The ICC has released the cricket calendar for the next 6 years. India is scheduled to play around 70 test matches and 200 ODIs during the period. Chairman of Selectors, Kiran More is already getting mentally prepared to explain 270 more times why Ganguly still doesn't deserve a place in the team.
The release of the movie "Pudupettai" has been getting delayed for while now. The Director, Selvaraghavan says it is to polish the look of the movie and improve it before the final release. I am thinking whats the use? There's only so much make-up you can put on Danush, right?
Hillary Clinton in a recent speech criticised the American youth for not working hard enough. She had said that young people these days take things easy after growing up in a "culture that has a premium on instant gratification". She later apologised to her daughter for using these harsh words. Hmmmm.....wonder where Hillary Clinton's daughter learnt this philosophy of "Instant Gratification" from.... : -)))
Did you read about the Brazilian police's exploits recently? They have tracked and killed off more than 100 local Mafia guys in Sao Paolo. And all of this in just a week's time. Wow!! All these shots on target........and the World Cup has not even begun yet !!!!
Looks as if the lead characters in the hit TV series 'Sex and the City' are keen on getting a movie made, based on the show. Its easy to understand why. Ever since the show was taken off air, no one seems to care about these girls. I dont think they are getting any Sex nor can they afford to live in the City anymore!!!
The DMK have made their first decision after coming to power. Based on public request, there are going to pass a government order to allow persons of any caste to become a priest in Hindu temples. Its good to hear.................... that someone actually wants to go to the temple these days.
Everyone's worried that Iran is going nuclear. To stop them from going ahead with their plan, the European Union offered Iran lots of incentives, including a light-water nuclear reactor, in return for giving up uranium enrichment. To this, the Iranian President's sarcarstic reply was - "Do you think you are dealing with a 4-year-old child to whom you can give some walnuts and chocolates and get gold from him?". The EU leaders have however picked up something valuable from his retort ( wrt the 4-year old child mentality reference). They are now going to make the same offer to George Bush. And they are actually going to use candy and some cookies as bait :-))))
The ICC has released the cricket calendar for the next 6 years. India is scheduled to play around 70 test matches and 200 ODIs during the period. Chairman of Selectors, Kiran More is already getting mentally prepared to explain 270 more times why Ganguly still doesn't deserve a place in the team.
The release of the movie "Pudupettai" has been getting delayed for while now. The Director, Selvaraghavan says it is to polish the look of the movie and improve it before the final release. I am thinking whats the use? There's only so much make-up you can put on Danush, right?
Hillary Clinton in a recent speech criticised the American youth for not working hard enough. She had said that young people these days take things easy after growing up in a "culture that has a premium on instant gratification". She later apologised to her daughter for using these harsh words. Hmmmm.....wonder where Hillary Clinton's daughter learnt this philosophy of "Instant Gratification" from.... : -)))
Did you read about the Brazilian police's exploits recently? They have tracked and killed off more than 100 local Mafia guys in Sao Paolo. And all of this in just a week's time. Wow!! All these shots on target........and the World Cup has not even begun yet !!!!
Looks as if the lead characters in the hit TV series 'Sex and the City' are keen on getting a movie made, based on the show. Its easy to understand why. Ever since the show was taken off air, no one seems to care about these girls. I dont think they are getting any Sex nor can they afford to live in the City anymore!!!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Headlines : 16th May, Tuesday
The heat wave in the North is affecting Pakistan too. More than a 100 Pakistanis have died last week due to extreme temperatures in the country. You know what this means for us. More terrorists relocating to Kashmir to enjoy a vacation from the heat.
Like the Doctors in Delhi, there are doctors protesting on the streets in Chennai as well. But this is not about the quota system. These are the doctors who have been assigned the job of keeping 83-year old Karunanidhi alive for the next 4 years !!!
As we all know, all 3 major contestants ( M. Karunanidhi, JJ and Captain) promised rice would be made available to everyone at dirt cheap rates. However, the public chose to trust Karunanidhi's words. Wonder what they were thinking. Maybe they had a look at Jaya and Captain and reasoned that, based on the visual evidence, these two dint look like people who have always shared their food with others, do they?
I have often heard people say that ex-IIT students do a lot for their college but not much for the country itself - in terms of giving something back. Nonsense is what I say. Why, even in this Assembly elections, the government has made crores of rupees from the forfeited Election Deposits of Lok Paritran contestants. :-)))
Sachin is trying to get back his touch by practising in the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. Heres something ironic. In spite of their best efforts with the 'promising' youngsters in the country, 45- year old Dennis Lillee is still the fastest bowler in the Academy. !!
The following news articles contributed by Srivats :-)
The Ambanis dint wait till Mothers Day to give their gift. They gave it six months back to their mom. She now owns two companies instead of one. !!!
Arjun Singh has apparently rejected a re-think on the quota farce. A fresh round of protests have started all over Delhi on the use of words 'Think' and 'Arjun Singh' together.
Two girls have been caught by the army while try to cross the LOC to meet their boy-friends. Is any body calling Yash Chopra to the crime scene ?
Is Bush Ready to Fire Cheney? asks a news article. The question should have been : Will Cheney fire Bush?.
The famed Cannes Film Festival has started. As you would all know this is the festival that invites Aishwarya Rai every year to participate in the "Palm de make an ass of thy self" category.
Like the Doctors in Delhi, there are doctors protesting on the streets in Chennai as well. But this is not about the quota system. These are the doctors who have been assigned the job of keeping 83-year old Karunanidhi alive for the next 4 years !!!
As we all know, all 3 major contestants ( M. Karunanidhi, JJ and Captain) promised rice would be made available to everyone at dirt cheap rates. However, the public chose to trust Karunanidhi's words. Wonder what they were thinking. Maybe they had a look at Jaya and Captain and reasoned that, based on the visual evidence, these two dint look like people who have always shared their food with others, do they?
I have often heard people say that ex-IIT students do a lot for their college but not much for the country itself - in terms of giving something back. Nonsense is what I say. Why, even in this Assembly elections, the government has made crores of rupees from the forfeited Election Deposits of Lok Paritran contestants. :-)))
Sachin is trying to get back his touch by practising in the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. Heres something ironic. In spite of their best efforts with the 'promising' youngsters in the country, 45- year old Dennis Lillee is still the fastest bowler in the Academy. !!
The following news articles contributed by Srivats :-)
The Ambanis dint wait till Mothers Day to give their gift. They gave it six months back to their mom. She now owns two companies instead of one. !!!
Arjun Singh has apparently rejected a re-think on the quota farce. A fresh round of protests have started all over Delhi on the use of words 'Think' and 'Arjun Singh' together.
Two girls have been caught by the army while try to cross the LOC to meet their boy-friends. Is any body calling Yash Chopra to the crime scene ?
Is Bush Ready to Fire Cheney? asks a news article. The question should have been : Will Cheney fire Bush?.
The famed Cannes Film Festival has started. As you would all know this is the festival that invites Aishwarya Rai every year to participate in the "Palm de make an ass of thy self" category.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Mothers Day news !
I am sure everyone is aware yesterday was Mothers Day. Or as they call it in Hyderabad, a day when all the children in the US decide to call their mothers in India and ask them to send fresh stocks of pickles.
Everywhere around the world, Mothers had a grand time. Except in Tamil Nadu, where 'Amma' had to play second fiddle to a Grandpa with a yellow scarf.
For youngsters of this generation, this day has a whole new meaning. Its a day when you can SMS ' Mom' to 8232 and win yourself a pizza or a ticket to Dubai.
The spirit of the day got to everyone. Auto drivers in the city did not overcharge women. Policmen did not collect mamool from ladies. In fact, Eminem called his mom 'a selfish bitch' and let it go at that !!!
Actor Simbu wanted to give his mom something that no else had. So he gave her a brand new DVD of his movie ' Thotti Jaya'.
I had originally intended on gifting my mom some Gold Jewellery. But my plan was foiled at the last moment. Damn all of you who voted for DMK !!!
Saurav Ganguly was really keen on spending the whole day with his mother and helping her out in the kitchen with the cooking. Just like he has been doing for the last 6 months...... :-)))
Ashton Kutcher thought he had spent the special day with his mom. He was too drunk to realise that it was only Demi Moore he was hanging out with.
Kavya Vishwanathanhad touchingly dedicated her book to her mom. After subsequent unpleasant developments, she was forced by her publishers to change it to ' This book is dedicated to my mom and McAfferty's mom and Salman Rushdie's mom and Leo Tolstoy's mom".
HRD Minister Arjun Singh threw a party at his house to celebrate the occasion. However, he caused some confusion when he added that 70 % of the seating at the party was reserved for 'Mothers'. There would be no separate seats for the fathers and daughters accompanying the mothers. They would just have to manage somehow.
Maverick singer and lyrics writer Blaaze agreed to let his mom call him by his real name for a day. His actual name is Lakshminarasimha- Vijayarajagopalaseshadri. No kidding. Can you even imagine how painful it must be for his mother to call him "Blaaze" when she lovingly gave him such an orthodox Hindu name? :-)))
Esha Deol and her mom, the gorgeous Hema Malini spent the whole day shopping in Bombay. They were followed everywhere by fans who came upto them to wish Hema Malini a great ' Mothers Day'. However, the two of them decided to call it quits when increasingly many in the crowd mistakenly started congratulating Esha on being such a great mom. !!
Overall, there was love all around. I am sure that even Mother Earth must have felt the warmth with all the love in the air. Or at least, from all the industrial and automobile fumes that are polluting the atmosphere !!!
Everywhere around the world, Mothers had a grand time. Except in Tamil Nadu, where 'Amma' had to play second fiddle to a Grandpa with a yellow scarf.
For youngsters of this generation, this day has a whole new meaning. Its a day when you can SMS ' Mom' to 8232 and win yourself a pizza or a ticket to Dubai.
The spirit of the day got to everyone. Auto drivers in the city did not overcharge women. Policmen did not collect mamool from ladies. In fact, Eminem called his mom 'a selfish bitch' and let it go at that !!!
Actor Simbu wanted to give his mom something that no else had. So he gave her a brand new DVD of his movie ' Thotti Jaya'.
I had originally intended on gifting my mom some Gold Jewellery. But my plan was foiled at the last moment. Damn all of you who voted for DMK !!!
Saurav Ganguly was really keen on spending the whole day with his mother and helping her out in the kitchen with the cooking. Just like he has been doing for the last 6 months...... :-)))
Ashton Kutcher thought he had spent the special day with his mom. He was too drunk to realise that it was only Demi Moore he was hanging out with.
Kavya Vishwanathanhad touchingly dedicated her book to her mom. After subsequent unpleasant developments, she was forced by her publishers to change it to ' This book is dedicated to my mom and McAfferty's mom and Salman Rushdie's mom and Leo Tolstoy's mom".
HRD Minister Arjun Singh threw a party at his house to celebrate the occasion. However, he caused some confusion when he added that 70 % of the seating at the party was reserved for 'Mothers'. There would be no separate seats for the fathers and daughters accompanying the mothers. They would just have to manage somehow.
Maverick singer and lyrics writer Blaaze agreed to let his mom call him by his real name for a day. His actual name is Lakshminarasimha- Vijayarajagopalaseshadri. No kidding. Can you even imagine how painful it must be for his mother to call him "Blaaze" when she lovingly gave him such an orthodox Hindu name? :-)))
Esha Deol and her mom, the gorgeous Hema Malini spent the whole day shopping in Bombay. They were followed everywhere by fans who came upto them to wish Hema Malini a great ' Mothers Day'. However, the two of them decided to call it quits when increasingly many in the crowd mistakenly started congratulating Esha on being such a great mom. !!
Overall, there was love all around. I am sure that even Mother Earth must have felt the warmth with all the love in the air. Or at least, from all the industrial and automobile fumes that are polluting the atmosphere !!!
