A load of crap from an idle brain

Travelling tonight.  Will be back in Singapore on 15th.  Till then, adios.

Wishing you all a very warm Good Friday & Easter wishes.

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I came back to Singapore on the 17th from Bangkok.  Had a great trip.  Will write in detail about the 2 weeks of biwi ji’s holidays here in Singapore and Bangkok. Meanwhile, some pictures of Bangkok.

Baiyoke Sky hotel as seen from the 43rd storied restaurant of Baiyoke Suite Hotel.

Flipping omelet at the 43rd floor restaurant of Baiyoke Suite Hotel.

A view of Bangkok city from Baiyoke Suite hotel’s restaurant at the 43rd floor.

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

A big statue of the Samudra manthan episode according to the Hindu mythology in the Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport

The Grand Palace (Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang) is a complex of the official residence of the King of Thailand and a few Buddha’s temples.

The Grand Palace

The Grand Palace

Soldiers walking around in the Grand Palace compound

Emerald Buddha temple in the Grand Palace complex

A golden pagoda and temple in the background

Rama 8 bridge

Victory Monument

The world’s longest Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho)

Reclining Buddha’s feet

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Am going off to Bangkok tomorrow for a short holiday with biwi ji.  Will be back in Singapore late on 17th night.  The first Valentine’s day post marriage will be at the Thai capital, which also known as “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon” meaning “City of Angels“.

Meanwhile Muthalik and his chaddi gang with the active co-operation of BJP (with elections coming up they are already raking up the Ram temple issue) didnt anticipate public anger post the Mangalore roughing up of girls in a pub.  Perhaps, BJP and its chaddi gang allies still live in the notion that the people of this country want another form of Taliban in this country and that people are willing to vote for politics that was fashioned in the 80s.

There have been calls of pub bharo (fill up the pubs) on V-Day, carry chilli powder and pepper sprays, hockey sticks and bash up the chaddi gang members if and when they try to stop people from living the life they want to.

I would love to see some bashed up faces of the Ram Sene goons in the media soon.  When we have eunuchs like Ye dur dur dur appa and Chidhu in power, we simply cant trust them to deliver justice to us.  What we need to do is to not to beg for our rights, but to assert them, if need be with a bit of violence.

These chaddi gang members and other religious nuts have no business telling us the kind of lives we should live.  If they are so concerned about the Indian culture and values, they are free and go mate with some cows and drink their urine.

PS: Meanwhile, dont forget to send your pink chaddis to the cross dresser Muthalik and his gang members of Ram Sene.  I do have some stinking underwear with me and was wondering how to send it to them.

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Rakshabandhan wishes to one and all.  Meanwhile, wanted to share this extremely funny ad of Castrol starring none other than the Thalaivar Rajnikanth himself.  Have a good laugh.  Saw this ad first on Freehyd forums.

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Wikipedia on Rakhi.

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Some urgent travel plans have come up. Will be out of station for a week. More when i return. Have fun;)

Above picture courtesy: Futura Studios

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And so, it brings to an end 49 eventful days of this year’s lent season. Managed to hang on to my vegetarian spell all through. I thought it was a breeze this year inspite of the fact that apart from staying away from meat and fish, i also stayed away from egg. Iam a sucker for eggs. My favourite is a 4 eggs omlette with lots of tomatoes and cheese thrown in. That recipe, some other time.

Ya, ya cholesterol and all that stuff is not for me. Anyway, for the first time i didn’t wish for anything during this lent season. I just went ahead with it. But then surprise, some great things are happening for me. Will share them in due course of time.

Meanwhile, a good song to ring in this year’s Easter. “One of us” by Joan Osborne. A nice and meaningful song.

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What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

Above picture courtesy: Yahoo American Greetings

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Its been a festive weekend. Started off with Milad-ul-Nabi (the birthday of Prophet Mohammed) on Thursday, Good Friday on Friday, Holi on Saturday and Easter on Sunday.

A Muslim, Hindu and Christian festival. All 3 festivals celebrated with pomp and gaiety all over India. Now, that is what is called a true plural society. Something that no one country in the world boasts of. The country with the highest number of hindus, second highest number of muslims and a significant number of Christians. Still a vibrant democracy with full rights to profess and celebrate your religion. Isnt it something to be proud of? Unity in Diversity.

Probably an indication from nature itself that its sick of people differentiating between themselves on the basis of religion that 4 major holy days have come so close to each other.

Another reason for us to let our hair down and shout “Holi Hai”

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Picture courtesy: Good Friday Cards

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