I am 48% Indian!

[ ] you were born in India
[x] both your parents are Indian
[ ] your parents expect your spouse to be Indian
[x] your career choices are narrowed down to doctor, lawyer and/or architect
[ ] you have one sibling (no, I have 2 )
[ ] your aunt, uncle, parents and several relatives you have never met in your life have befriended you on Facebook.

X's so far: 2

[x] You have dhaal at least once a day( : O )
[x] Your mother at this very moment is under the unfortunate impression that you are doing homework
[x] You have black hair
[ ] You are a veggie
[ ] Zee TV is (at least one of) your favorite channel(s)
[x] you have recently listened to 96.8FM
[x] you and your best friend both have watched and discussed the latest Shahrukh Khan movie

X's so far: 7

[x] you have a circle of Indian friends, separate from your normal ones
[x] you speak in violent Tamilish with the above
[ ] you have a tendency to resent Britain's existence
[ ] more than half your wardrobe is salwars, churidars, patiallas/kurtas,sherwanis.( I have zero Indian clothing.)
[ ] a cricket ball has the power to obtain and control your full undivided attention
[ ] you are aware of and have visited BharatMatrimonials.com
[x] your surname is your father's first name.

X's so far: 10

[ ] you are a proud member of Sports-India.com
[x] you have bookmarked Cricinfo.com on your computer. (my father watches it)
[ ] Neither of your parents could care less about phys ed, as long as your academic grades are intact
(they forced me to learn Tennis)
[ ] if you are Hindu, you go to the temple at least once a week
[ ] if you are Muslim you perform namaaz five times a day
[x] you have no issues with either of the above
[x] you do, however, have issues with the bombings of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and the 26/11 Taj and Oberoi hotel bombings in Mumbai.
(The terror attacks have no relation to religion, god didn’t ask those faggots to do it, they stupidity did.)
[ ] you own a Nokia phone
[ ] this phone at least once has displayed something Desi as its wallpaper
[x] you are familiar with the term 'Desi'

X's so far: 14

[x] your iPod is teeming with Bollywood & Kollywood
[x] you could bite into a red chili and honestly enjoy it
[x] you are a fan of and are infuriated at the fact that Thumbs Up is not sold beyond Indian borders.
(My friend Christopher introduced it to me in India, and I have been an addict since)
[ ] you use the word 'arre' or 'accha' at least twice a day
[ ] your non-Indian friends have picked up on hindi words like 'yaar' or 'blah blah blah, NA?'
[ ] you have Bollywood posters in your room
[x] you have never called an elder by only their first name, you instead add or use alone 'auntie' or 'uncle'
[ ] you have read A Suitable Boy (Is it a book? I don’t do books)
[ ] you play an instrument
[ ] you are able to play a Bollywood song on the above instrument -

X's so far: 18

[x] your fridge has at least one Haldiram's box in it
[ ] your mother claims you were born as fair as the moon, but you have lately begun to doubt it
[ ] you own a Bose sound system
[x] you use fans whenever possible as opposed to aircon
[x] regardless of whether you are Buddhist or not you have a Buddha statue in your living room.
(We believe in him)
[x] you know what pani puri is
[ ] you are unable to handle chopsticks.
(I learnt how to use it since I was 8, how else to eat my favourite “mee poh”?
[x] Your TV remote is covered in plastic (I don’t want to explain it.)
[x] You are genuinely afraid of the Indian Gossip Circuit

X's in total: 24

Multiply by 2 to get your Indian-y percentage: 48%
after this test i am not sure to be happy or sad to have failed this test.

Now repost with the title "I am __% Indian!" and tag all the Indians you know
I am tagging Arvind, Shalini , Lemonade and all other Indian bloggers who are reading this.

Earth Hour!

This coming Saturday is polling day! This is the biggest election in which only one party can win, that is mother earth. To help curb Global warming all around the world everyone will switch off their lights and electrical equipment to safe energy and to vote for earth.
Know more about Earth hour here!

The past, the present and future

we can't change the past
we can change the future..
so there is no point pondering over the past.
think about the changes you can do in your present to change your future

-Vasanthan

AIG execs should quit or commit suicide!

The economic crisis is rocking the foundation of many companies in the world today. Due to poor judgments by top banks and financial institutions now the governments of many countries are suffering a huge deficit.

The American government, led by President Obama has decided to use Tax payers’ money to bail out American companies to prevent further damage to the country’s financial situation. $165 million bail out money was given to AIG and Merrill lynch was bought over by “Bank of America”.

What does AIG do with the money? Instead of trying to clear out the mess, they are using the money to pay Bonuses as huge as 1 million to selected senior members in the company.

This people are the very reason why the economy slumped.
What the meaning of Bonus? I checked in the online Webster dictionary, it says “something in addition to what is expected or strictly due”.
For a company which is performing below expectations, they are paying out above expected money to the culprits.

This does not make any sense at all? No wonder President Obama is Furious.

AIG has shown lack of gratitude to the US government and their investors. Like senator Charles Grassley said “AIG execs should quit or commit suicide”. As I heard in the news later, that he took back the later part of his statement.
Imagine I am a football player, I would have scored 3 goals in the game and created many, but if my team lost, there is no room for glory. Similarly, the bonus idea is unjustified; this shows your lack of intelligence in management of money. With that why you any one want invest their life savings with you?

Time to ask my mom to try salvage the 21 year saving plan she has with AIG. Although it is still premature, why risk losing it all?

I am currently jobless and still in the job hunt. I have gone 1 month without a job. I understand that the cause is not that I am under qualified; the problem also lies in the world’s economic situation right now. (At least that’s what I am telling myself to get myself going.) I am not going to whine about my problem, but shine with enthusiasm.
There are many others like me right now, unemployed, recently fired or recently graduated.

My word for you guys is, “Never lose hope or confidence in yourself” it’s not us that is the problem; it’s the world’s situation that is to blame.

Here is a story of a famous person who refused to give up even in difficult times.

1816 – His family was forced out of their home.

1818 – His mother passed away.

1831 – His business failed.

1932 – He was defeated in legislature. Lost his job and could not get admission into a law school.

1838 – He borrowed money from a friend and failed again in business. He later spent the next 17 years of his life paying off his debts.

1835 – He was engaged to be married but his sweetheart died.

1836 – Suffered a nervous breakdown and spend 6 months in bed.

1838 – Defeated in the contest for a speaker position.

1840 – Defeated for elector.

1843 – Defeated for Congress.

1846 – Elected for congress.

1848 – Defeated for Congress.

1849 – Rejected for a job as a land officer in his home state.

1855 – Defeated for Senate.

1856 – Defeated for vice presidential nomination, getting less than 100 votes.

1858 – Defeated for Senate.

1860 – Elected President of the United States of America.

It is none other than Abraham Lincoln.

For a person to be mauled by defeat and failure all his life he endured all and emerged the biggest victor. The point to note is that he didn’t change his path regardless to how many defeats he faced. Perseverance paid off.

All of us have goals in life, and would have seen a lot of setbacks. But every defeat should not make us weaker but stronger and still stand up right for the next hit. We will brave all insults and defeats to emerge the hero of our dreams.

To all of us to go through these hard times:
“Amen- Shanthi - Insha Allah – who ever, however we pray to. God bless us all!”

Sparks of wisdom

i Don't know Why people say
"Life or Death"
as if life is the opposite of death.
Birth is the opposite of death. Life has no opposite.
does it?