With exam season going on, my only respite from books is going crazy on my room. so after much "research" on various types of styles I decided to buy black sheets and turn my room into my pallete, working on redecorating it..!!
So here is the result. I am happy
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I have spent the better part of my last few days reading up and watching weird(for a lack of a better word) videos. As I spent my time studying(Shocker!) and working (the sad necessity of life), these videos were my time pass until I came upon one suggesting that Heath Ledger's death was a conspiracy by the Illuminati. With a serious face, I controlled my laughter at the absurd allegations and watched the video of this person who claimed to suggest that a group of Satan worshippers had done away with heath for he was no longer in their control. His reason range from why would the actor commit suicide when he had a young daughter and was recovering from drug addiction? Plausible enough and then he went on to say that the Illuminati gave clues to his murder from clipping of the last film, the actor did. Check out the video if you are really interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdSWSrpOYuk
Now, every reader and/or a Dan Brown fan would have come across Illuminati in his novel, Angels and Demons. Brown explained the group as a sect of Illuminates:the enlightened ones, scientists and academic people who were banned by the church for propagating beliefs not endorsed by the Church. hence, the anti-church/Satan worshippers angle to the group. Further research on the group led to the explanation of many symbols and practices which had been deemed controversial. The famous head of Satan, the horned god of Egypt, bapometh was a god of fertility. The all seeing eye, on the American bank note, a Freemason symbol as many founding fathers of the country were Freemason, nothing satanic about them. And then, Illuminati ceased to exist. And I stopped thinking about it. Until, I read how Brittany Murphy and her husband also her handler were murdered by the Illuminati. Strangely, their deaths were never explained. cardiac arrest at such age from no apparent reason, do court controversy. And conspiracy buffs were once again agog with the fact that the Illuminati predicted her death. Her last film, the deadline showed her getting killed in the bathroom, the same way she died in real life.
Then there is a series of Illuminati videos and material on the net that raises many strange questions and cites facts. The symbolism and references to death are stupid. But the strange events might not be. here are some of the points, I haven't really understood.
1.Michael Jackson always talked about the industry being racist and people being after him. After his death, his sister LaToya said to the cameras, "They have killed my brother and they know who they are." Jermaine Jackson talked about "they" on a TV show as did his mother and father.So, obviously, the whole family could not be paranoid. Could they?
2.The inexplicable deaths of so many celebrities at a young age from no known causes. It is creepy.
3.The defamation of celebrities who speak about such controversies. Like Charlie Sheen, who questioned 9-11 was suddenly held for domestic abuse and drug addiction.
4.The Assassination of presidents who spoke against such secrets and secret societies, read: Abe Lincoln and JFK. And no headway has ever been made into their deaths.
5.FEMA camps located in all 50 states of USA. Why do we need modern day concentration camp like things which can house millions. The government says its for a national emergency. What kind of emergency they anticipate?http://www.freedomfiles.org/war/fema.htm
6.Prince Charles talks about disasters occurring around the world for 4 years.He said this in 2008. A 2012 controversy?
7. Hugo Chavez said in a press conference that USA has a weapon called HAARP that produces drastic climate changes and is responsible for the earthquakes at Haiti and Chile and all over the world. He can't be delusional, can he?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program
8. Conspiracy buffs talk about an American holocaust advertisement which ran on MTV for two weeks. An indication of an upcoming American holocaust, they say.
9. And the many references to a New World Order by the president, the pope and the British Prince.
I am undecided on it. Maybe there is some other explanation for the Illuminati sounds too far fetched. But then again, truth is stranger than fiction.
This week heralded the start of what many of my college mates had been dreading. The final year, the end of a blissful college life and an entry into the real world.
Regretfully(NOT), I don't echo those feelings and I doubt I would ever do. It is not the sadist in me or the cold-hearted as well.Simply put, I am more excited about what life has to bring, now that in a span of 10 months we will be free from the shackles of the ordinary and expected and go on and live our lives on our own.
After school, we had a taste of independence, but this was limited to no curfew outings, shopping alone or partying. real independence is when we get to make key decisions in our life, live it the way want, are allowed to make mistakes and are responsible solely for ourselves.Despite the stress of real life, the finances, the houses, the job and social life, I am looking forward to it.
And I choose to enjoy this last year of engineering with as much gusto as ever and obviously will miss my friends who are now a family, the crazy outings, the non stop laugh sessions, Pajama parties, Gossip nights, Crushes and heartbreaks and always being there for each other.
Some snapshots of us. Love you ALL.
An article in a tabloid, today, prompted me to think about the fact that when it comes to the colour of skin, Indians can go completely from ludicrously bizarre to ridiculously absurd. The article spoke about how Hollywood and the American populace in general feel that Freida Pinto is gorgeous. The rudeness and racism was obvious in the last line when the writer finishes off the article with the quote, "Love is blind." Not only did I find it offensive, but belittling for the actress as well. Apparently, beauty is only skin deep, when it comes to the scale of "gorgeousness" our tabloids have.
Not only popular media, but a regular person is also smitten by the charm of the white skin. More so in North India where the fairer you are, the prettier you are supposed to be. And it does not matter whether your nose is off center or your eyes are squinted. You just need to be fair.Period.
So, it comes as a no surprise, that even after so many years of "white rule", we are still stuck in this bubble of the rule of the whites. A talentless, non Hindi speaking girl gets into the film industry just because she is white and has no other talent, still, other than her white skin. And another white lady manages to ensnare a husband for herself, build a career out of no skills and talent in modelling and then in the film industry.
Even politics is not far behind, with the white daughter-in-law of Mrs. G making news, fascinating millions, producing two more white dimwits and ruling the country from the backseat. I have personally heard my maids and her friends talk about her with such fascination and awe that it is puke-worthy. One maid gained celebrity status in her community, after she managed to touch this white woman's hand at some rally in some god forsaken place.
And then, Indians are always too ready to play the victim when it comes to any incident in white people land. From the attacks in Australia(I still doubt they were racially motivated) to discrimination in USA and UK. We don't look at what we do, as country of mixed race. It saddens me deeply that people pass comments on the dark skinned ones ranging from calling them all sorts of names, talk about their plight in "Black states" and then wonder why these people hate them so. A little introspection, I say.
And it is funny when aunties gather around you and comment on how fair you have gotten(after a trip to the mountains) or how dark you have become(after a sea-side party).If I could, I'd rather comment on how fat the aunties have become, how cylindrical they are now, almost spherical, how nauseating their clothes' choice is and how much their breath stinks. If only I can.
It is a reflection that has caught my fancy and as I scrounged various newspapers, magazines and news channels available in plenty, I have come to the conclusion that Indian Journalism has lost its sheen which was so painfully acquired by a certain Barkha Dutt those fateful days, back in 1999. The newspapers, for a want of a better word are nothing but glorified tabloids with front page news covering the outrageously ridiculous antics of our politicians, the botox-ed, lip tucked, polygamous film stars and the omnipresent cricket team. Somehow, the lack of originality and issues to cover is a constant cause of intellectual drought that has been plaguing this world. I wonder what has happened to the basic principals of journalism, these papers are based on? Where exactly has the spirit to report, unearth a story and write disappeared? Why is it that world class papers have news covering every important aspect of the world, the debt crisis, the wars, the scandals and somehow our flawed narrow appetite for gossip has not been satiated. And it is absolutely ridiculous the way articles are being written in such journals.It makes me question the suitability of the reporters, supposedly "writing" the news. The fall of language, the lack of grammar and a coherence of thoughts only add to my linguistic woes, piling on to the intellectual feces that has accumulated over time.
News channel are a much cause of hilarity and I am not even going to waste this space on the crappy, shit-head, low IQ channels littering the air space. English news channels were still bearable with niche journalists like Pranoy Roy, Barkha Dutt and Arunabh Goswami at its helm.*respect* Other than few shows hosted by them and few others produced by them, the English news channels are just a melting pot of anchors sporting fake accents and news topics which have been lifted off the CNN and BBC. Its actually funny that they cover "important world news" like the Norway killing, Syria Attacks, Euro crises, the phone hacking scandal etc few days later than they actually happened. I suppose, they wait for the economist, the time and other magazines to get matter ready for them. And yet it surprises me that they could cover the death of Amy Winehouse(the same day as the Norway killing which were almost blissfully ignored) and the Will-Kate marriage(which received 24 hour live coverage) with full zest and proper timing. Its shameful that journalism and reporting has just become another name for tabloid trash picking in our country.
I wonder what is the reason for such state of affairs?Why is it that the Indian audience is considered so dim-witted and dense that they are fed a regular dose of gossip and political drama but nothing that could be held remotely close to the world class publications available.Or maybe, the Indian audience is stupid, maybe they do want their dose of TV serial gossip, who married whom?Rahul Gandhi's latest comments, which paani puri walah pissed in his foodstuff and which lonely housewife ran away with her much younger boyfriend.
A pity.
Lately I have been bitten by the shopping bug and much to the dismay of my parents, I love it.!
After abstaining from my previous spendthrift ways for almost a year, its good to be back on the shopping bandwagon.
My travels through different markets plaguing the city have taken me from the old yet well stocked malls of Gurgaon to skeleton replicas of the same in West Delhi, from cheap flea markets to the university shoppers' haven, knags.
Every shopping trip of mine has been a well planned execution of the day's budget, travel time, friends and pure shopping joy.
One memorable trip was when I spent seven straight hours shopping with my sister and A. Right after the end of the college year, we spent hours scrounging the market for clothes."A" wanted to buy an outfit for this wedding she was attending and we rose to the task. Looking at extremely costly traditional wear in famous shops, trying out outfits and pretending to be oh-so-smart and experienced at such shopping by talking about the make of the cloth and design a la our mothers. But I still suspect that no one really believed us but we did end up buying a really awesome black dress suit.We even tried a shady looking empty restaurant where there was just one guy playing multiple roles, the chef, the receptionist and the waiter. Despite the slow service the food was good and the entertainment, hilarious( a couple sat in front of us and ensued much amusement and laughter.)And this was the trip where we walked around for seven straight hours(Yes, I counted) and by the end of it, my wallet was literally empty, having spent the last 20 bucks on the rickshaw.This was also the day A decided that FMS was not for her as the building was too small. Don't know if she has changed her mind or not.I have always loved shopping with "A", every time I am sad, its a cure for me.Shopping and a good dose of "A".
The next trip was on a hot day with my cousins. We had a fixed budget and a fixed item to buy.But I digressed from the plan(damn!). But it was good fun, we speed shopped, buying T-shirts and tops at random, filling in our bags.It wasn't our fault, really, there was a discount and the stuff was really good, ask my sister.And then, the heat got to us and we ran inside a noodle shop.Tasty, it was and we were back home in a record 4 hours.!
To cure, me of my flea market shopping spree, dad took me to the nearest mall and let me loose.He wanted me to buy "quality" stuff. But after spending so less for so more, it really gets hard to break the habit and ended up just doing a recce of the place and checking out the latest fashions, much to the disappointment of dad.:D:D
The next few trips were tame, shopping at "respectable" stores, buying "respectable" stuff. At least my dad was happier, despite a lighter wallet.
Last weekend I met my school friend after a long long time. Love you, E!! It was awesome despite a perpetual threat by my other idiotic friend.That was the day, I finally managed to get my hands on 2 awesome pairs of shoes and at a discount at that!! That shoes store made me fall in love with Gurgaon malls. Good stuff.
And the latest trip was once again in a cheap place for cheap roadside shopping. A day spent window shopping and buying anything that caught my fancy.
Thrift shopping has filled my wardrobe with a number of clothes, shoes, bags and accessories.And my wallet is happy while I can pretend I am shopping at a trendy fashion label(The clothes do look similar if you squint your eyes.)
Until, I read how Brittany Murphy and her husband also her handler were murdered by the Illuminati. Strangely, their deaths were never explained. cardiac arrest at such age from no apparent reason, do court controversy. And conspiracy buffs were once again agog with the fact that the Illuminati predicted her death. Her last film, the deadline showed her getting killed in the bathroom, the same way she died in real life.
6.World peace.( I was so tempted to write this.! :D)
The newspapers, for a want of a better word are nothing but glorified tabloids with front page news covering the outrageously ridiculous antics of our politicians, the botox-ed, lip tucked, polygamous film stars and the omnipresent cricket team. Somehow, the lack of originality and issues to cover is a constant cause of intellectual drought that has been plaguing this world. I wonder what has happened to the basic principals of journalism, these papers are based on? Where exactly has the spirit to report, unearth a story and write disappeared? Why is it that world class papers have news covering every important aspect of the world, the debt crisis, the wars, the scandals and somehow our flawed narrow appetite for gossip has not been satiated. And it is absolutely ridiculous the way articles are being written in such journals.It makes me question the suitability of the reporters, supposedly "writing" the news. The fall of language, the lack of grammar and a coherence of thoughts only add to my linguistic woes, piling on to the intellectual feces that has accumulated over time.
Other than few shows hosted by them and few others produced by them, the English news channels are just a melting pot of anchors sporting fake accents and news topics which have been lifted off the CNN and BBC. Its actually funny that they cover "important world news" like the Norway killing, Syria Attacks, Euro crises, the phone hacking scandal etc few days later than they actually happened. I suppose, they wait for the economist, the time and other magazines to get matter ready for them. And yet it surprises me that they could cover the death of Amy Winehouse(the same day as the Norway killing which were almost blissfully ignored) and the Will-Kate marriage(which received 24 hour live coverage) with full zest and proper timing. Its shameful that journalism and reporting has just become another name for tabloid trash picking in our country.
The next trip was on a hot day with my cousins. We had a fixed budget and a fixed item to buy.But I digressed from the plan(damn!). But it was good fun, we speed shopped, buying T-shirts and tops at random, filling in our bags.It wasn't our fault, really, there was a discount and the stuff was really good, ask my sister.And then, the heat got to us and we ran inside a noodle shop.Tasty, it was and we were back home in a record 4 hours.!