the sadist in me
you think you choose
me? you'd be amused
to know how desperately
i cling to you.
i, who verily enjoy as
your soul writhes
in agony, your heart burns
in despair.
to the hymn of pain
i dance, wild, insane,
drunk, oblivious that
you is me.
yet, somewhere within
lies a voice free of sin,
that shames me so into
a guilt unknown.
a grim battle wages
between the the adages
of morality and the exacting
primal painlust.
but beware of me, for
i bring to you dark,
disturbing forebodings
of schizophrenia.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Ekla Chalo Re [Walk alone]
If they answer not to thy call walk alone,
If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,
O thou of evil luck,
open thy mind and speak out alone.
If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,
O thou of evil luck,
trample the thorns under thy tread,
and along the blood-lined track travel alone.
If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,
O thou of evil luck,
with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heart
and let it burn alone.
[rant]
This is one of my favourite poems by Rabindranath Tagore [Ravindranath Thakur to those who read his works in Marathi and Hindi]. This poem is dedicated to all those people who are trying to conform to something or the other, to those who have tried and failed, and to those who have succeeded and are living in denial, suppressing their spirit.
If they answer not to thy call walk alone,
If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,
O thou of evil luck,
open thy mind and speak out alone.
If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,
O thou of evil luck,
trample the thorns under thy tread,
and along the blood-lined track travel alone.
If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,
O thou of evil luck,
with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heart
and let it burn alone.
[rant]
This is one of my favourite poems by Rabindranath Tagore [Ravindranath Thakur to those who read his works in Marathi and Hindi]. This poem is dedicated to all those people who are trying to conform to something or the other, to those who have tried and failed, and to those who have succeeded and are living in denial, suppressing their spirit.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
This is too hilarious! I mean, these people didn't have to bother, Dubya takes his own ass without having to try. The female combing his hair episode was just too good. What's next, lipstick?
Look at this! Look at this! Why are Americans like this? Optimus Prime? What kind of name is that? Ok, I sympathise with this guy, his dad passed away and all, and the toy filled a void in his life and all. So how about going around taking care of children who have only one parent left? How's that for satisfaction that other kids might not have to suffer what he suffered? Changing your name to something like Optimus Prime is just stupid. And the damned general congratulates him...great...no wonder these people are shooting each other down in Iraq, they are STUPID!
Another thing, people who are thinking of totally depending on Salam's blog after Iraq TV was taken down today might want to take it with a pinch of salt. This fellow does have a point here, but I still have my doubts. Salam blogging from Iraq is something like the king singing 'Aapada Rajya Pada' [Calamity has befallen the throne].
Look at this! Look at this! Why are Americans like this? Optimus Prime? What kind of name is that? Ok, I sympathise with this guy, his dad passed away and all, and the toy filled a void in his life and all. So how about going around taking care of children who have only one parent left? How's that for satisfaction that other kids might not have to suffer what he suffered? Changing your name to something like Optimus Prime is just stupid. And the damned general congratulates him...great...no wonder these people are shooting each other down in Iraq, they are STUPID!
Another thing, people who are thinking of totally depending on Salam's blog after Iraq TV was taken down today might want to take it with a pinch of salt. This fellow does have a point here, but I still have my doubts. Salam blogging from Iraq is something like the king singing 'Aapada Rajya Pada' [Calamity has befallen the throne].
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
The Bush administration is expected to ask Congress for $74.7bn (�47.5bn) to pay for the war. (the BBC)
Now, investment recovery in 4 years? If I was a heartless venture capitalist, I would invest in this with my eyes closed. Bastards.
Paying for the Iraq war
Military operations: $44bn Call up of reserves: $10bn Munitions: $6.5bn Reconstruction: $1.7bn Humanitarian aid: $500m FBI: $500m Coast Guard: $1.5bn Afghanistan aid: $400m Aid to Israel: $10bn Aid to Jordan, Egypt: $1bn each source: OMB, Congress | (@) I think Mr. Bush should ask his "daddie" if he wants a blank cheque, umm? (@) Also, don't you think giving Israel $10 bil is little steep? (@) The government's budgetary deficit already stands at $300 bil, sans any war expenditure. (@) Why is the US sprnding so much? The annual returns from the oil in Iraq are $25 bil |
Now, investment recovery in 4 years? If I was a heartless venture capitalist, I would invest in this with my eyes closed. Bastards.
Monday, March 24, 2003
I was talking to an American friend of mine and she was all like we are a democracy, we have free press.
Well free press, my ass!
Donald Rumsfeld pressured the CNN into not displaying images of captured US PoWs.
Now I quote,
"It was a powerful insight into the enormous sway that the Bush Administration and the Pentagon exert over the media's war coverage. All stations that morning were in intense competition for Mr Rumsfeld and other major figures to appear.
Before the capture of the POWs, the media had little hesitation in running graphic pictures of surrendering, captured, dead or dying Iraqi soldiers, usually accompanied by US statements that large numbers of Iraqi troops were unwilling to fight for Saddam Hussein.
But the censorship of the POWs highlighted starkly what is and is not acceptable news on the war.
Virtually uncovered in the media are Iraqi civilian casualties. While all the networks ran the "shock and awe" bombing of Baghdad, scant coverage was given to the wounded. This was despite public statements from the International Red Cross giving figures for the injured.
And while Al-Jazeera has cameras in Basra where Iraqi casualties are more apparent, little of this footage is seen in the US.
The US networks run acres of material from "embedded" correspondents on ships as they fire off Tomahawks, from air bases waving off fighters, and from infantry forces firing off artillery. But there is little commentary or discussion of what happens when this ordinance hits."
Shame on you, Mr. Rumsfeld! Shame on your, Mr. Bush!
Another site suffers American censorship...
Kevin Sites, the CNN's correspondent in Iraq's personal blog has been suspended.
Well free press, my ass!
Donald Rumsfeld pressured the CNN into not displaying images of captured US PoWs.
Now I quote,
"It was a powerful insight into the enormous sway that the Bush Administration and the Pentagon exert over the media's war coverage. All stations that morning were in intense competition for Mr Rumsfeld and other major figures to appear.
Before the capture of the POWs, the media had little hesitation in running graphic pictures of surrendering, captured, dead or dying Iraqi soldiers, usually accompanied by US statements that large numbers of Iraqi troops were unwilling to fight for Saddam Hussein.
But the censorship of the POWs highlighted starkly what is and is not acceptable news on the war.
Virtually uncovered in the media are Iraqi civilian casualties. While all the networks ran the "shock and awe" bombing of Baghdad, scant coverage was given to the wounded. This was despite public statements from the International Red Cross giving figures for the injured.
And while Al-Jazeera has cameras in Basra where Iraqi casualties are more apparent, little of this footage is seen in the US.
The US networks run acres of material from "embedded" correspondents on ships as they fire off Tomahawks, from air bases waving off fighters, and from infantry forces firing off artillery. But there is little commentary or discussion of what happens when this ordinance hits."
Shame on you, Mr. Rumsfeld! Shame on your, Mr. Bush!
Another site suffers American censorship...
Kevin Sites, the CNN's correspondent in Iraq's personal blog has been suspended.
All Mumbaikars who had no idea what Hutatma Chowk is all about, please read this and smile in content, since the people you elected are just like you, they don't care.
Sunday, March 23, 2003
I was quite happy that someone was making a movie about Mahadji Shinde, but I did not know this. Found it when I was checking up some info on the movie.
Does anyone know who this Balaji Natu was? Or is this Dhakt'e Peshwe Bajirao? Do any Punekars know?
Bloody, we Indians are so misinformed, I am sure most Mumbaikars think that Hutatma Chowk is some freedom struggle monument, and they are up-to-date with what Washington did after the win at Topeka, Kansas.
I am filled with general shame towards the so-called educated Indian elite, at how they know nothing about places and people 1000 kilometres from where they live, but know everything about America.
I spit in their general direction.
Does anyone know who this Balaji Natu was? Or is this Dhakt'e Peshwe Bajirao? Do any Punekars know?
Bloody, we Indians are so misinformed, I am sure most Mumbaikars think that Hutatma Chowk is some freedom struggle monument, and they are up-to-date with what Washington did after the win at Topeka, Kansas.
I am filled with general shame towards the so-called educated Indian elite, at how they know nothing about places and people 1000 kilometres from where they live, but know everything about America.
I spit in their general direction.
went to rohan's house to see the final.
there was a gaggle of chigs there. now, i've always have had a 'hello-bye' relationship with the chigs, save a few good ones, but what some of them did today was unpardonable.
sin 1
zahir had just gone for 15 in his first. srinath had beet thwacked in his first too. cypher said that now sourav would call in nehra. so this chig says, "vo bhi pitega. fir harbu ko lao. vo pitega, fir kumble ko lao."
mera matha t'hanka
go. leave. unless you have explicit support for india, leave. he shut up. i appreciate people who accept their mistakes.
but there were others who took up his cause.
sin 2
"why can't i be patriotic without having to support the indian team?"
"the same way you can't be a promiscuous virgin or a peace-loving terrorist.", i retorted. cricket is a matter of pride for india, hence, having accepted this statement, you should support the indian team only.
i thought that would be the end of it. but no. there was this bastard who was cheering everytime gilchrist hit a boundary and ooh-ing in apparent despair when the ball was intercepted on other occasions. As such, we were tolerating him.
sin 3
Then he said, "Nehra ko kutte ki tarah dhone vaale hai", we were all like, "saale mooh band rakh".
as the saying goes, though, the shameless are always happy. so he countered, "is my saying going to change anything?" what a lousy bastard. obviously it won't. but then again, calling a person names does not make her so, but it does infuriate her, does it not? i had the pressing urge to belt out some choice abuses addressing his family just to make my point, but i held my peace.
in the end, though, the negative energy in the room was just too much for anything. i am with my brothers and sisters in this time of grief. this calls for revenge, primal and exact.
there was a gaggle of chigs there. now, i've always have had a 'hello-bye' relationship with the chigs, save a few good ones, but what some of them did today was unpardonable.
sin 1
zahir had just gone for 15 in his first. srinath had beet thwacked in his first too. cypher said that now sourav would call in nehra. so this chig says, "vo bhi pitega. fir harbu ko lao. vo pitega, fir kumble ko lao."
mera matha t'hanka
go. leave. unless you have explicit support for india, leave. he shut up. i appreciate people who accept their mistakes.
but there were others who took up his cause.
sin 2
"why can't i be patriotic without having to support the indian team?"
"the same way you can't be a promiscuous virgin or a peace-loving terrorist.", i retorted. cricket is a matter of pride for india, hence, having accepted this statement, you should support the indian team only.
i thought that would be the end of it. but no. there was this bastard who was cheering everytime gilchrist hit a boundary and ooh-ing in apparent despair when the ball was intercepted on other occasions. As such, we were tolerating him.
sin 3
Then he said, "Nehra ko kutte ki tarah dhone vaale hai", we were all like, "saale mooh band rakh".
as the saying goes, though, the shameless are always happy. so he countered, "is my saying going to change anything?" what a lousy bastard. obviously it won't. but then again, calling a person names does not make her so, but it does infuriate her, does it not? i had the pressing urge to belt out some choice abuses addressing his family just to make my point, but i held my peace.
in the end, though, the negative energy in the room was just too much for anything. i am with my brothers and sisters in this time of grief. this calls for revenge, primal and exact.
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