Durga's Random Thoughts.

What if Google started charging for the services it offered? Imagine! For every mail we sent, we had to pay some amount! For every page we read, pay. For every search result, pay. Scary! It will run Google out of business soon. Or at least bring the business down considerably! Most people rely on Google cos of its accuracy and security. And feasibility. People would switch over to other services li'l less accurate but free. Oh I have seen enough of ads to know about people falling head over heels for "Freebies". Cyberspace has no borders now. Now imagine if it did! Of prices, or laws, ettiquetes, politics.. -Accepted some spaces are confined. Like, if you search something in China, you get results different from the rest of the world. And France banning the sale of Nazi memorabilia.. And some sites providing certain services only to particular nationals. But other than that, I can generalize this I guess. - The seamless worlds most of us have built for ourselves, would d...

Daily News : Will reveal secrets, threatens Khan . Daily Dose : That is what happens when you feed a snake to help you. No one knows when it would spit the venom back on you. pss pss! India, are you listening? Someone is dissatisfied there. Use this, will you?! -----------------------------------------------------------------

News : " US Nuclear Gurus" see signs of more Indian nuclear tests. Daily Dose : Another Iran? They are poking noses, in the wrong "places", at the wrong time, for the wrong reason. And who called them gurus? If you wanna see gurus, come to us, we will show you. PS- I hope someone tests it on their heads. Idiots. At least we will know what makes them so thick. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Daily News : Court: IITs can’t throw out SC/ST students for poor performance. Daily Dose : They get in through reservation, live there through reservation.. And now, they don't have to study to pass out. Wow! Throw out the general students! And not them. 'Please' call this equality.. -----------------------------------------------------------------

I have been stuck up with exams... Will be back soon... -----------------------------------------------------------------

When a habitual winner loses, unless he is exceptional, he takes it to heart and it beats him. More than how much a habitual loser feels totaling the whole series of his loses. It just hits him hard. Imaginably, the picture of a winning loser is better than a losing winner.

Well, right now, I am too bad at probability. But you know, I just felt, gambling would be a science if you were good at probability. And quick in calculations. For a change I am watching movies. " 21 " A movie on Ben, a guy who finds a passion in math and probability, ending up gambling for his prowess in this. I am half way through the movie. Donno what is gonna happen through the movie. But I am enjoying this movie for sure. Anyone who loves math should watch this one. It beautifully explains the 3 door problem in probability. I was new to this some time back. But now, I know probability is far more deep than the lil things we learn in schools and even colleges. Deeeper than the theories we ever learn. And yeah, forgot to mention. Was into a series 'The Big Bang Theory' 2 days back. A marathon of all the episodes they ever broadcast, in 2 days. must be about 9GB of stuff. Amazing if you love science and relativity. And yeah, nerdy jokes. But really amazing it was, ...

A gal and a guy can be real close friends only for a certain amount of time. They get any closer or any longer, it is either love or parting. Please share your thoughts about this one.. I have seen numerous examples of this happening.. But not one refuting it.. Though I have heard about the friendship happening through media like radio, TV and journals I have not seen any incident on the friendship remaining..

News : India to give 2000 cr assistance to Nepal Pranab: Commodities will be imported if need be. Daily Dose : We have too much money with us. Dont we? :? -----------------------------------------------------------------

Just when you think things have settled down, they blow right up. That is Nature's way of keeping a balance between things. :) Though I completely hate it sometimes.. :)

I went out and drove long. I tried to make it look right all along. But then, I was gonna meet a 7 foot man. And ask him to return money he owed Joan. Now, Joan, is my crush. And him, her Ex- crush. If that makes a wee sense, with or without pretense. This ain't the old Knight. But I got an armor for the fight. With Justice and right. I go there, I knock once. He opens and stares. I tell him, "There, you should pay!" He tells me, "As if you can frighten me away!" "No I cant. But right is with me. Justice too. I am her Knight, here to fight!" "Oh! You will!.. Sure you will!.. But since I owe, you should have proof?" "No I dont. But you sure do." Things took a change and he had a smile. "Why dont we talk like men? Please get in while I get a pen." I get in and wait. He does reenter with his pen. ----- I drive back home happy as a bee. Whistling and humming, a tune she sang to me. There you see, he had given me proof. Writ th...

Daily News : Gujarath bans Jaswant book for remarks on Patel. Daily Dose : Give them power, centrally. We will be banned from talking. Call it their Democracy! -----------------------------------------------------------------

Daily News : India to help Nepal draft Constitution. Daily Dose : Yeah. Make sure to leave enough loopholes like ours has. -----------------------------------------------------------------

I had these dreams yesterday night. I have weird dreams.. Most of them make no sense when retold. But you know, these happened to be striking and understandable for the others.. 1) A 'man', looking like a devil, showing me a map.. Of a maze. Routes marked in green. and some green '6's in between. And he is telling me "This is the maze you crossed. And you have reached here." *Pointing the end of the path.* I see the map shows a graveyard surrounding the end point. "Hey, how do I go back?" "You cant. This is the end of your journey." Didnt know if I should have been happy I completed the quest or sad of its implications. I kinda had a numb feeling in the dream. The 'feelingless' feel... And dont know what made me see such a dream.. 2) This one is much more understandable. A slightly humorous situation. I am an onlooker of a military camp scene. A soldier walks out of the camp. And a commoner, who was waiting for his turn to get insid...

News : Students torch bogies of Shramjeevi in Bihar Daily Dose : Why could they not? They paid taxes. If not them [obviously, they have not started earning.], their parents. And their grand parents... They have been paying for bogeys to burn!

After toiling for long, I cook something and bring it on plates for my dad and sis. Sis takes her plate. Mutters a thanks.. Dad, does not even stop playing something stupid on his mob. Does not look up from the mob!! Man! He got guts!!! "OK! Take hold of this or I am gonna take it right back!" An angry me. "..... ... " "You get hold of this, or it is going back!! Do you hear me??!!!" ".... ... ..."* Hands on my hip. Typical fuming Indian lady. * "..... clickety clickety click!...." "Fine! I am taking it back! " :-| That indignant look [Friends call it a scowl, 'smiley face'.. :P ]. The look I am 'famous' for. "Click! click!" No reaction! Not even a look at me!! I walk back mumbling about how men deserve Nothing!! Putting the plate on the dining table, I shout "OK. Have it when you want. Dont let it get cold!" And return to our foyer. Thinking of settling down with something, I look arou...

There was sunset in her hair and dawn smiled upon her lips. She had dyed her hair burgundy and she was chewing pan :P

News : 2 President’s guards convicted of rape . [2003 rape. Convicted now.] Daily Dose : I pity their sisters and mothers. And our Presidents!

The rules: Link the person who tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Share the ABCs of you. Tag 3 people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. Let the 3 tagged people know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website. Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people, so that there is a big network of bloggers doing this tag. A - Aaditya, A name I love. B - Blogs, a very recent hobby of mine. Spend a lot of time reading blogs. Love to see the views. C - Carelessness. Most of the mistakes in my life have been cos of carelessness. D - Durga Nandan. My pen name. First made public in my poetry blog. E - 'Everything has a reason'. Something I believe in. F - Facebook. Something I never really liked though have visited it for quizzes. And just them. The site is all a mess if you ask me. G - GE, The first campus placement I seriously considered but left cos the profile didnt suit me. They were giving me HR. I...

Daily Dose has been opened for public. I hope to update it daily. Cheerz! DN

News : American Graduates Finding Jobs in China. Daily Dose : Slowly the The tables have turned. Bubbles have burst.

When everyone acts his age, the madness in the world increases.

News : SRK's detention at US airport! Daily Dose : Happy Independence day! :P

Recent News Flashes that provoked me... King Khan detained for 2 hours in a bloody american airport. Just cos he is a Muslim . I reckon it is also cos he is an Indian! Abdul Kalam was frisked by another of those effers . He remained a gentleman and didnt make a fuss about it. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom ( USCIRF ) placed India on its “Watch List” for 2009 because it 'found' the Central government had failed to take effective measures to ensure the rights of religious minorities in several States. And they were gonna send delegates to look into the 'problem' to India. Thankfully, Indian bureaucrats made it clear the delegates wont be let to put their foot in India. These are just the recent ones. Lots in the past. Some downright undiplomatic. And provoking! The US is trying to provoke India. Rising India is a threat to them. Like they provoked lots before. 'Pick a fight and destroy.' has been their strategy for a long time ...

Yesterday, I was going through a random blog classifying students. The classification went thus, Front benchers, back benchers, outloookers [who look out always], the wise, the 'ever doubtful', and numerous other names for all kinds of people. Now I was surprised by the classification of 'the ever doubtful'.. It seems to be a 'universal phenomenon'. I was one of that kind. I am. I keep asking doubts - from silly, simple, hard, thought provoking, and simply provoking.- Now, I have always encountered jeers from the others in the class when I ask doubts. Especially the guys. They start commenting, sneering, this that.. blah blah.. Even gals were not bad.. A little giggle here, little giggle there.. And a sarcastic comment here and there. Most people just threw exasperated glances at me when I started asking something. I have noticed another thing. Experienced teachers welcome doubts, whereas the inexperienced young teaching enthusiasts join the kids in this sneeri...

News : The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) placed India on its “Watch List” for 2009 because it found the Central government had failed to take effective measures to ensure the rights of religious minorities in several States. Daily Dose : "Shh Shh!!! The world police is patrolling!" First deal with your racism. Then put your head into other people's problems!

News : 26/11 terrorists came from Karachi, says FBI . Daily Dose : More proof please. :P

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OK guys, one question! There was this guy Ram, working in a gulf country. In a textile shop. Once, while he was home on leave, his uncle Sudarshan, came to see him. Now, this man had come to ask Ram if he could take his son, Sharath, who is deaf, with him overseas. And ultimately, get him a job in the shop. Ram was reluctant. On one hand, Sharath was deaf. And he had a slight limp. He could not walk for long and cant hear. What job!! Now, since his uncle kept bugging, he agreed. Next year, Sharath left with Ram for The Gulf. One month into the job, the owner [of a chain of textile shops] sent Ram back home, in search of more deaf and lame people, for the other branches. Now the question. What was the job Sharath was given? And why was the owner eager to get more of the kind? I will tell you this. The textile shop surely made a noteable increase in profits cos of Sharath being employed. It is logic and pure practiality. Nothing else!

News : Split India, says China think-tank . Daily Dose : And The Panchsheel was signed for your grandfather? Dream on. You guys are jobless anyways!

സോമപാനം ചെയ്തു കൃഷ്ണന്‍, ഗോപസ്ത്രീകള്‍ തന്‍ തോയകര്‍മ്മം കാണുവാനായി ആലിലേറീ കാത്തിരുന്നു. നേരം സന്ധ്യ നേരമായി. വന്നു, ഗോപ സ്ത്രീകള്‍ കൂട്ടമായി. അംബരാദി പഞ്ചമങ്ങള്‍, തീര-ദൂരതിട്ടു തമ്മില്‍, ആടി പാടി സാരം ബ്രുഹി, ആറാട്ടിനായവര്‍ വാരി പൂകി. അരശുവൃക്ഷ മുകളിലായ്‌, ഈ കേളികള്‍ കണ്ടുകൊണ്ടു ആസനസ്ഥന്‍, കണ്ണനെന്തോ ലീല തോന്നി. മെല്ലെ താഴെ വന്നു കീഴെ വര്‍ജ്ജിതമാം വസ്തൃമെല്ലാം വാരിക്കൂട്ടി കൊണ്ടുപോയി ആലിലെറി ചെന്നിരിപ്പായി! ഗോപസ്ത്രീകള്‍ കര്‍്മ്മമെല്ലാം തീര്‍ത്തു തീരത്തെത്തി നോക്കി. കണ്ടതില്ല സ്വന്തമായിട്ടോന്നുമെങ്ങും പരി-ഭ്രാന്തരായി വീണ്ടും നോക്കി! പെട്ടെന്നെട്ടുനില പോട്ടുമാറുരു അട്ടഹാസം കെട്ട് തമ്മില്‍ ചകിതരായവര്‍ കൈകള്‍ കോര്‍ത്തു. മരക്കൊമ്പില്‍ വിരാജിക്കും കണ്ണനെ, കാണെകാണെ, നഗ്നരാമാവര്‍ നമ്രമുഖരായി, ചെല ചോദിച്ചവര്‍ താണ് കേണു. "മുകലിലേറീ വന്നു നിങ്ങള്‍ വസ്ത്രമില്ലാതത്ര നില്‍ക്ക!" കണ്ണനിത്ര മാത്രം ചൊല്ലി, തുണിയെടുത്ത്‌ കൊമ്പില്‍ തൂക്കി. വേറെ മാര്‍ഗ്ഗം ഒന്നും കാണാതവര്‍ പതിയെ മുകളില്‍ കയറി വന്നു. കണ്കുളിര്‍ക്കെ കണ്ടു കണ്ണന്‍*, അവരുടെ വസ്ത്രമെല്ലാം എടുത്തു നല്കി, അപ്രത്യക്ഷന്‍ ആയി. പോയി. ദധിധ...

News : Mumbai: After Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, now bollywood actor Imran Hasmi says he has been denied a house in Mumbai because of his faith. Daily Dose : They might be afraid for their daughters. Heard you were taking private kissing classes...

I just imported one of my blogs to this address. Please bear with the sudden 33 post update that happened. :) Cheerz! Durga

For whose sins are the deaf, dumb, blind and the challenged born so? Why should they have to lose and suffer? I know lots do overcome their challenges and live better than 'normal' people. But my question is, why them? A child, born blind, is innocent and has not yet sinned. Why is it blind then? For whose sins? Like The Holy Bible says, for the sins of forefathers? Or for God's miracles to have a way to man? Or like Geetha says? Karma? Then why dont we remember our past life and its deeds, so we repent and regret it? Does the Q'uran say anything about this? Or for that matter any other 'holy' books? If God was all fair and good, why does he allow things like this?

Today morning, amma, appa, me and sis were having a chat over coffee. And it turned to our futures. Amma : Soon, you will be married off. Me : A bad topic. Sis : You really should get married soon. Me : Yeah, you are next in line, so the hurry. Right? Sis : Nah, It will take another five years after yours. Me : Then? Sis : The sooner you are out, the longer they [pointing dad and mom] will get, to get over the financial crisis cos of the amount they have to finally pay so that someone would agree to marry you. *tongue out* Me : Cross. *tongue out* Appa and Amma : Laughing their heads off. :-| After two secs of a cross face, when I could control myself no more, I joined the laugh. :P

May be, I should have gotten along with a single blog rather than the six, I own now. ------ I have read about Naranathu Branthan [a 'mad' man, an enlightened soul.], one of the twelve children of a ' parayi ' [ a dalit ]. Those twelve, ended up being good in their own fields. Now, one day, this Naranathu Branthan goes to his eldest bro's [Agnihotri] place. As they say, Agnihotri was taken in by a Brahmin family and considered himself of higher status than the rest of his kin. And had a lot of misconceptions 'cos of his this ignorance. So, back to the story, Naranath Branthan , reached Agnihotri's place in the morning. And asked the antarjanam [a brahmin's wife] to inform Agnihotri that he has arrived to see Agnihotri. And got an answer that Agnihotri was in pujas for Ganapathy. Naranath Branthan dug a pit with a stick in the front yard of Agnihotri's home, while he whiled his time. After half an hour, he inquired again and got the reply "Ag...

If men could travel in time, we would have already met someone from the future in the present. Which we have not. Time travel, hence is impossible. Any counters?

A first kiss should be something like a bumble bee on a flower. Flower, the silent invite and hidden wants. The bee, humming and making clear, the love and want of more.

Now, I had this friend in school, who was beautiful by all normal and extraordinary parameters. Fair, plump with right amount of everything in the right places, tall, sweet talking, brainy in the slabs of more than average and what not! Now, I -OK that is a confession, so what!- used to go jealous on her. A lot. Guys just flocked behind her and every time she appeared around one of the corners, guys just turned heads in unison. Instances like me talking [or rather arguing with] a guy, when suddenly she turned around one of the corners and he stopped everything to ogle, always *made* my day. OK, in the jealousy stuff and Pink love, I am a perfect gal. But then, you cant blame me. :P Blame my XX. I was that average Jane with nothing more than passable looks and a lanky figure and tomboyish attitude. I used to get into fights with guys and was considered a feminist even by my teachers. Still am. But now they call me someone for equality than for feminism. My views on that would require y...

खुदा से बड़कर, अपनों से ज्यादा, करती हु मोहब्बत, क्यों, ये मुझसे, कभी भी पूछना मत.

Things are getting better. Geet jaise thankyou bolu tho "Thankyou babuji!" :) A friend of mine, after a long wait, got his marriage fixed with his love. Another, has finally ended up in a job after much wait. Yet another, having had his share of trouble, is finally happily settled in his job. Another, though not in a college of his choice, has gotten admission in a college for the course he wanted and hence stopped missing a year. Another, heartbroken soul, found solace in a gal again. So on and so forth. People find life better. I see happiness all around. Ab meri baari! God, mujhko bhi tho lift kara de!! :)

Yesterday, I was mailing someone and suddenly I realized I had hell lotta nick names.. Just jotting them down. :) Jo [-meaning sweetheart. Almost all call me this. ] from a poem JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO by: Robert Burns (1759-1796) JOHN ANDERSON my jo , John, When we were first acquent, Your locks were like the raven, Your bonie brow was brent; But now your brow is beld, John, Your locks are like the snaw, but blessings on your frosty pow, John Anderson, my jo ! John Anderson my jo , John, We clamb the hill thegither, And mony a canty day, John, We've had wi' ane anither; Now we maun totter down, John, But hand in hand we'll go, And sleep thegither at the foot, John Anderson, my jo ! Yeah it addresses a man. But somehow, the meaning does not change. :P I still am a sweetheart. :P Joe [ -Meaning an average person. I have barred people from calling me that. :) I am not just a Joe. I have others like Jomol, Jokutty and similar variations of 'jo' in the list. But not men...

Today something sweet happened. :) I was getting forwards on phone for friendship day. Some heartfelt, some otherwise. Early morning calls from close ones. That was all for this friendship day, I thought, remembering that it was not my college days anymore. Never thought someone would remember me enough to make my day special. So, as usual, class chali gayi, bina kuch preparations ke. Class me, log planning kar rahe the. [Aakhir 'GREAT managers in making!' :) ] Kaise celebrate kare? Aur cake mangvaye. Kaate. Sirs bhi aaye. Joseph sir hamse ye friendship zaari rakhne ko kaha. Mein soch rahi thi, chal sabse, tho practical nahi. Mein kuch logon se zaroor hamesha 'in touch' rahungi. :) 'Kuch log saath rahthe he. Par phir bhi saath nahi. Kuch, saath nahi, par hamesha apne dil me.' Unhi se. Waapas bus stand tahal rahe the. Mein aur ek classmate. Suvarna. Ladki bahuth sweet he. Baath bhi sweet karthi he. Cute he. Ham baath kar rahe the. Us hafte me kya hua.. kya nahi.....

Zindgi beeth rahi thi aisi, ki achanak ek din,.... Varsha eloped. With a guy who was her classmate since KG classes. It made a hell lot of commotion. Her parents came over. And asked us about her affair. I was questioned the most. I hung out with her and was her roommate. "What does she do in her freetime?" "Did she inform you where she was going?" "Has she talked about this guy to you?" Crap! I should have known behind this silence, a mind was working things out. Teachers, the hell of gossips, questioning stares, it was pretty difficult to live with all that. Was ground with questions for almost a whole week. Finally they got some info from a person who lived in the locality Varsha and the guy rented a home. She had gotten married. Her 'would have been'? Donno. Now stop questioning me! Tiring week. I took leave for a week after things diverted from her 'friends'. Me. And took time to relax. [If you could call it that. All I could think was...