The Rare Breed

Every person is like I am - I vote,i.e. when I am not busy with election duty and can't cast my vote due to my govt.-sponsored job.Why is it so? Well sorry to say it - we all vote (elect)politicians.So,you would ask,what is so special with it?Well,I think that they belong to a special breed.One eminent personality(British?) had said ages ago that"politics is the last refuge of scoundrels".
But I find that all that has changed - politics isn't the last but it is the first refuge of scoundrels.The Oxford Learner's dictionary defines that a scoundrel is one who is "a person who has no moral principal and no conscience, a villain".Period.
So,what is it that we actually do?IN the third world countries it is really very bad,actually worse than that of the first and second world countries.But,there are no good or bad politicians.Why?It's because we don't have a choice.We have to vote for some candidate,whatever that means.And what happens to our vote?Some scoundrel gets elected and gets the authority to rule us for the next four or five years.
I don't intend to say that all politicians are teribble.there are always exceptions - and they prove a rule - that there are a few hundred real imposters or good actors who are,as is known to us,good actors.So good they are as actors that they are actually liked by all and sundry.You see,we actually elected them.This goes on.The vicious cycle - get elected,share the loot,bag the loaves and fishes of office - and come back to the voters at the fag end of the term.It's marginally different in the developed nations.
It doesn't matter whether these nations need a saviour.No amount of underdevelopment will move these heinous creatures.They are after the gold.It's the best 'get rich quick'schemethat is available to all.Who knows,if I get a chance to contest elections,I too will become one of these scoundrels.No doubt about that.
Is there any way out?I don't think so.There's no doubt that all countries need good rulers,good quality representatives.But as long as there is no check or safeguard,HEAVEN help us.
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The War of USA

22:26 | TOPICS I was thinking about the topic that I would write on today;but, so far none has crossed my mind.I don't know what to do.How do I write without something concrete in my mind?Just kidding,I intend to write on a topic which has gone out of fashion recently,especially after the swearing in of Barrack Obama - Uncle Sam bashing.Poor George W.Bush - one feels for him even though he doesn't do the same and never did anyway for anybody - had to bear the brunt of all sorts of sarcasm,ridicule,satire,comments and what not.Just for the sake of his level of governance or the lack of it. The first scene that comes to mind is 'MY PET GOAT' - HE WAS LISTENING TO AND WENT ON LISTENING to the rhyme even after he was informed about the attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center.We all remember the expression on his face,courtesy TV channels. Next comes his funny,perhaps hilarious theories and speeches on terrorists.He,with his sidekick Blair,invented the WMDs and dethroned Saddam Hussein.Iraq was a peaceful country,well as peaceful as others in the Gulf.Many are ruled by despots.Saddam was one of them. It may appear that Junior Bush was trying to finish his father's unfinished agenda - the removal of Saddam which wasn't done in 1991 Gulf War.Whatever be the reason,he ,like many of his predecessors,chose to send in US troops to Iraq.The result is for us to see - no WMDs were found,Mr.Sidekick Tony Blair lost his job,the US lost hundreds of soldiers and are fighting an increasingly losing war that seems to go on and on.Finally,Mr.Obama is trying to negotiate a face-saving withdrawal within a year. The legacy of the cold war continues to haunt the US.Its foreign policy - of attacking certain countries - overtly or covertly, has cost it and will continue to cost it and those countries which are attacked.The CIA and its counterpart in some other countries,is ruining world peace.As a result,thousands of innocent lives are being lost.Can anyone forget how the US armed the Anti-Soviet mujahadeen in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan?Its effect is being felt even now.Many other proxy wars were fought in some countries of Africa and Central America,to remove communist governments.The list is endless.The UN is a stooge.It can do nothing. One knows what needs to be done but not how to go about it.All one can do is pray to the Almighty.Amen.

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A Bolt From The blue

Today's armed attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team has shocked one and all.Imagine a team going in a omnibus to play a cricket match and suddenly sourrounded by well-armed gunmen.These miscreants begin to fire at the team.A few players are injured.Five cops are killed.We see TV shots of the gunmen,armed to the teeth with assault rifles and grenades,running around with ease.Kudos to the cops who made the supreme sacrifice to prevent a mayhem.
First and foremost,it reminds one of 1972 Munich Olympics,when Palestinian gunmen took 16 sportsmen hostage and later flew out with them.They were killed without any resistance.There was no way in which they could have been saved.The Israeli athletes were unlucky.
Back to Lahore.The policemen who made the supreme sacrifice deserve a salute of the highest degree.They prevented the killing of the Sri Lankan players with the bravery of the highest order.Its true that a few Sri Lankan players were shot.But the timely action of the cops prevented more casualties.Otherwise,this day,the 3rd of March,2009 would have become the worst day in the sporting history of the world.Just imagine the headlines the following day in the press - "Sri Lankan cricket team gunned down"
God bless the cops.Their heroics will not go unsung.They deserve posthumous medals for their bravery and their sense of obligation.The world SALUTES them.Best Blogs

Of Friends

Friends are for real.Even if you meet them after 15 years.They still have the affection.It's like a real company.Long lost friends are like old wine,they get better with age.They go out of their way to help you.
But why am I writing about long lost friends?It's simple.I relocated.And at the age of 35,it's a cumbersome process to make new friends.At this age,only one's colleagues are one's true friends.Because they stay with us all day.Working and spending time together sure makes for some friendship.Thus,one's colleagues are the only friends one has.And if they are kindhearted,then God bless them.They will go out of their way to help you.
My past has a somewhat exciting phase about female friends.There were scores of girlfriends.I was so accustomed to their company.It made me feel on top of the world,at that time.Now,in a new town,I don't have even one.I don't intend to profess that I am a lady killer of some sort.But it's a fact that I had a lot of female friends,more than male friends.
With increasing age,that has stopped altogether.I no longer enjoy the attention of ladies,young and not so young.Moreover,my spending less time out in the pubs has also taken it's toll.I have become a loner in some way or the other.
How do I get rid of this problem?I intend to start dating again.Ours being a commuter town,it becomes empty during office hours,one has to set a perfect time in order to meet sweet ladies.So I will get back to my earlier form I guess sooner or later.It hurts when one sees a pretty thing go past by in the company of some other guy.Isn't it disgusting?
So I have made up my mind to try seriously to restore the whale of a time I had.
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Amen.

Just days?

Destiny is the ruler of all human beings.No doubt about it.Otherwise,why do we fall prey to certain situations always?It's like a vicious cycle.One can't avoid it.We pretend that we don't bother about it but all the same we go through it,suck it hook,line and sinker.We don't know of any other option.Its like a roller coaster ride - there are ups and downs.Just as the people riding the roller coaster scream out of fear due the drop in altitude or the rise,for that matter,the drop;we somehow adapt to it.Same is the case with human beings;they gradually adjust to it.
Let's think of the hundreds of people worldwide who are losing their jobs.The recession has turned them into have nots overnight.They don't know how they will lead their lifestyle in the next few months.How will they make both ends meet?Gone are the secure lifestyles.Now it's more a case of making both ends meet.Among these people,those living in countries like USA with a social security system are much better of.They don't have to bother about certain things.
But not every country has a social security system as superb as that of USA.In some countries,none exist,e.g.,in India,where I know for certain that many would go without many dear habits for the sake of losing their jobs.
So as I was saying,Destiny or the unforseen is like a leveller - a great leveller.It sort of brings people,at least some,down to the earth.And who do we blame for it?Destiny itself.It was etched in the future of a person.It had to happen.
And how does a person with a negative destiny bear it ouit?Don't worry folks,one just has to clench one's teeth and bear it.For better times will come.That';s for certain.It's nice to know that that the bad days are passing away."If winter is here,can spring be far behind?"
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Down But Not Out

So,the ad and search giant did not approve my application.In any case that had to happen.I was not in touch with the latest rules that had been framed."No Indirect Website URLs"One has to have an URL of one's own as it appears.I don't so I get the boot.Enough punishment for not keeping in touch with the revised rules even though I surf the Internet for 2 to 3 hours daily.So what do I do next?Search the web for a few sites that host blogs.The problem is that these blogs are more of an"senior aunty-type".They have funny rules.One says,"ours is not the place where you can write whatever you like,you have to follow our rules for ,let alone writing,even writing the title".It seems they are in the grasp of advertisers who make them follow whatever they say and want."Yes Sir, we will comply with whatever you command,your wish is our command,etc.
So I had enough of that and left it far behind.NO more writing for sites who have funny rules.Better to get a domain and publish a blog everyday or so.But it can wait.I want to polish my writing skills for a while and then get a domain.This will not only help me to write better and of far superior quality but also milk the creative juices that I had in the past(25 years back)I have lost my ability to write( of a superior quality) due to the fact that I have lost my touch with my literary roots.I did what no one should - stop writing,even if for practice.
So friends and foes,I will be back with a new blog - complete with domain names,et al,but only after I learn again some of what I had done in the past - write good literal English.And believe me,I was not, after all a bad student.My teachers were fond of me for my style of writing.Due to the lack of writing,my style has gotten - how do I tell about it - pedestrian.How much time does it take to polish one's skills?One or two months at the mosrt.Then I will write again and try to become a perfect blogger - one who has a lot of fans.
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Yeah,It Can Be A Problem

When I sit down in front of my PC to write a blog,I can't quite decide what topic to write on.A host of topics crowd my mind and it takes a while before I really decide to jot down my thoughts on one.What I write is straight from the heart - totally spontaneous.So there isn't much of a problem.On some days though this problem of a huge number of topics crowding the mind often happens.I feel rather strange.I am not a writer.On the contrary,I hate writing.So how do I choose a topic?
I sometimes think of what other bloggers write.Some write just for the fun of it,some do it for the purpose of generating ads,and so on and so forth.(Please correct me if I am wrong)But for me it's an outlet.I blog to let out some feelings,pent up, that is.And at the end of the day,I like what I am doing.My feelings need some attention,don't they?What better way to think about them than blog.
The other and perhaps more important reason that I had written about in one of my earlier posts is to make some honest,part time money.Not big,mega bucks,but a small income which will help me in some way or the other.Writing is a satisfaction.It provides me with a sense of gratification.I was a student of English Literature so i don't have any problems as far as writing is concerned.I feel happy about it.But I generally remember that I hate writing.PCs have,to a certain extent, solved this problem,as one doesn't have to write with a pen but just use the keyboard.Lo and behold!A new post is ready.This new habit of mine gives me a lot of pleasure.It is slowly but surely becoming a hobby.Thank God.Best Blogs

Isn't it true?

This is an important week.I got hooked to 2 things.Not that I like getting hooked,certainly not at my age,with kids and all other stuff to be taken care of.But since both of these are very superb and good,I decided that I would jot down a few lines on these 2 things.Excitement shouldn't be stifled, rather it is to be shared with all and sundry.Thus sayest me.
I am a fitness freak.I work out with religious regularity.The benefits are immense.An hour of gymming can give boundless energy and endurance.Plus,it makes one feel young in body and mind.It has the capacity to cure many illnesses.Besides,the vital organs of the body remain thoroughly great.But I did feel certain problems - not with workouts as such but with certain physical problems like backache,spondylitis,lung problems etc.
This are all curable without medicines,yeah,believe me,it's true.It is the ancient Indian physical breathing exercises called 'pranayam'.What one has to do simply is to follow the instructions and sit and breathe accordingly.It doesn't need any effort,certainly not physical effort.The only thing one has to do is to exercise each and every day for as long as possible,maybe for years.When one starts doing 'pranayam'a lot of oxygen goes to the body and the various channels in it.This cleanses the body and slowly cures various ailments.It also reduces weight.But,once one starts doing it,he/she shouldn't stop it as the diseases might return.And it needs to be practised for only about an hour everyday.What benefits!Boy,am I hooked.
The second thing that I have got hooked to this week is writing for my blog.Great fun.A simple description is what one needs about things and very soon it becomes a habit.I thank Almighty.Why have I discovered it so late-I mean I should have found it out much earlier.
What is the third thing that I will get hooked to........Any guesses?

Yeah,so its back to the alley stuff - The blind alley.Or cul de sac.I think that every person is into a cul de sac whereby he/she is into some sort of a dead end - be it in the form of a job or a relationship or some other thing that he is compelled to be in or to do.(am I insane?)Anyway,as I had earlier said,the cul de sac motivates us all to do all that we do in our everyday lives for each and everyday of our lives till a certain point of time.
So while I was looking for an extra source of income,all the while unaware of blogger.com,I learnt a few valuable lessons mainly concerning the cheats and scamsters that thrive on the Internet.Gullible people fall an easy prey to these type of people.And added to the fact is the problem of spam.I get scores of messages everyday which are spam.Sometimes,one has to endure what one cannot cure as is with spam.The spammers are so great that they somehow get to know all the e-mail IDs and deliver their trash everyday - for years on end.Some websites we use could also be in league,who knows?They may sell our e-mail IDs all the while professing that 'don't worry,we won't let others know your e-mail ID'.
So while we are stuck in our cul de sac s,we gotta find an extra source of income, like me,with a whole lot of problems,mostly financially.So I thank Google Inc. for its innovative blogger.com which allows ordinary people like you and me to get a chance to earn some extra cash without any problems.But,all the while,I am aware of the fact that I won't be earning sums like $50,000
everyday,as said by the scamsters in their webs.ites.
In fine,an Internet connection is all that one needs to make a part time income.And when it flows, the result is as sweet as honey,if not more sweeter.Why register with websites that offer you a discount the moment you try to sign out,thus proving their lies.
Lastly,I request readers to advise me on how to make my blog more attractive,in whatever way possible,for which I will remain forever grateful to you all.

Cul.D.Sac?

1. Yes,cul.d.sac.As said earlier,in one of my previous write-ups,I was badly in need of a second income.It's not that I lead a high flier lifestyle.The job(profession?)I am currently in is one of the best paid in the country.It needs to be added here that I am from India where salaries are not very good,like say in USA.So it's not a very comfortable one.
2. But all those darned alluring money-making(supposedly)websites were,well,most of them,scams.Thank God,I did not lose any money.But I tried my hand at MT training and failed miserably.A few grand bucks went down the drain.
3. It was then that I discovered Blogger.com.God bless Google.One can atleast start with a website.And blog.This is not a problem as jotting down one's thoughts is easy.I am told slowly,very slowly,one gets a few ads on the blogs and later there is a scope of some income.Well,something is better than nothing.At least, there is no fear of losing one's money.
4. It is with this hope that I have started blogging.A few lines everyday will certainly do it for me till I get the welcome email.That is what I am waiting for.

Yes,we all need to wait for the gravy train,at least some time in our lives.Like I am doing right now.Had thought that earning a part time income on the Internet would be as easy as saying 1-2-3.You have websites that offer various ways and means of earning and all one has to do is to enlist and follow easy intructions and VOILA, a part time income is yours.

Well in the last 5 or so years,the above hasn't happened.Now,when I saw the perfspot.com hubpages,I was once again enticed to try.Simple,I thought - writing a few blogs.Unluckyly,only the moderator is allowed the liberty of posting blogs.So let's try the simple and easy blog phase,I thought.

I am sick and tired of the scams on the Internet.Everybody wants dough.Luckily enough,I didn't send a single dime to any company,so there's no question of getting scammed.But the question remains - how do I earn a part time income from the net?Blogging is not that easy - one has to be original.I am not easy with it.

So readers(thanks for reading this nonsense),please suggest ways and means of earning a part time income on the internet.I will be truly grateful to you.