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Sanjay Dutt is behind the bars for the right reasons. The crime he had committed was not something for which he could have been acquitted. So many people lost their lives during 93 Bombay blasts and he was aware that this was to happen…How can anyone ever defend such a person…Keeping arms in his house for two days and then destroying the evidence is a crime, even a layman understands this. Though he might have tried to change his image through his movies - in which he succeeded to some extent - but the fact remains that no one is above the law. A mason and a millionaire are alike in the eyes of law. Yesterday it was a historical day for Indian judiciary. I was glued to Times Now before the judgment arrived. For a moment even Arnab the host was certain that Sanjay would be let off when the first judgment came…but later things took a drastic turn and went against Dutt.

It is my cribbing time again. As my mom-in-law and her sister are around so we decided to roam around Bombay on a weekend which is incredibly difficult otherwise due to my hectic schedule not to forget Bombay’s despicable traffic. So the three of us headed to Gateway of India first. Though my mom-in-law and aunt had been there years ago, it was my first visit even after being in the city for almost two years as my hubby is averse to visiting crowded places be it a tourist spot or a movie theatre.

It is world cup season yet again and I am so angry that I have to let my emotions out. Firstly, I am really disappointed by Indian team’s performance. It was shameful to see them losing to an unassuming Bangladesh. Secondly, even their world record of 413 runs in the world cup does not brighten their chances to remain in the league. It is sheer luck now that they stay in the game. Their poor run rate in the first game is might serve as an impediment even though every player tried his level best to score as much runs as possible against Bermuda yesterday.

I do not want Sehwag to stay in the team. He is out of form, though he tried to retain his place in the team by scoring a century, I still feel that his poor performance in the previous games have spoiled his image to an extent that it would take time and effort from his side to regain people’s confidence and respect. It was Dravid who had immense faith in him to back him up to such an extent in such crucial times.

I somehow like this quote by Ali ibn-Abi-Talib very much, which goes like - “Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.” How true this is…I have come across many a situation when I tried incessantly to put across my point of view but to no avail. I have realized that if you know someone well enough then you need not go on clarifying things. And someone who does not think well of you or one who is your enemy in crude terms will not understand how hard you try. Friends are always on your side be it sunshine or rain…so they understand.

I like the new season of KBC. I think it is better than last two seasons, but for one thing that the quality of contestants has dwindled drastically. I suppose people have lost the enthusiasm or the selection process which draws them to the big seat is not suitable. Not even one person has been able to reach the magic figure of 2 crore since the beginning of the new season. That is quite disappointing keeping in mind that the questions are not really that tough. The only saving grace is Shahrukh, who makes the atmosphere light as against Mr. Bacchhan who was always sophisticated. Shahrukh even has the guts to crack jokes on him self during the show. The new terms like ‘freeze kiya jaaye’ and ‘mujhe gale laga lo’ are like a breath of fresh air. 

T. S. Eliot had once remarked “Humankind cannot stand very much reality.” How true in today’s time when we are bombarded with reality shows. Big Brother Controversy has rocked not only India but the whole of the Britain so much so that Channel 4 is thinking of taking the most popular reality TV show in Britain off air. The remarks of Jade Goody to Shilpa Shetty have been termed as racist by the latter. Though I have not seen the Big Brother episode but whatever bits and pieces are available on Indian television do not portray a good picture at all. Jade has been finally evicted and the most shameful thing for her must have been that nobody came up to receive her after the show. The mass hatred for her is visible everywhere. After being evicted from the show even she has confessed that some of her remarks to Shilpa were indeed racist. A bid to patch up things I suppose… Hellen Keller had said that “The best result that education can provide to anyone is tolerance.” Going by this notion, the participants are not that well educated. But the fact remains that it is a reality show and things are supposed to go off the mark!

A nice thought-provoking poem to start the new year with…I received this as a forward.

I have in my hands two boxes,

Which God gave me to hold.

He said, “Put all your sorrows in the black box,

And all your joys in the gold.”

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,

Both my joys and sorrows I stored,

But though the gold became heavier each day,

The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black,

I wanted to find out why,

And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,

Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused,

“I wonder where my sorrows could be!”

The ‘Bigg Boss’ series has off late attracted my attention and I look forward to watching it daily. I had almost left watching television literally, but I must say that the promotion or the time of this serial prompted me to take this risk of putting in my time to such an activity. Of what I gather from the Internet, it is an adaptation of ‘Big Brother’ which debuted seven years ago in Netherlands. Of course, the series has been suitably ‘Indianised’.

In recent times, the television audience has been bombarded with the too much of such reality TV shows such as Indian Idol, Fame Gurukul and so on, but this one for sure has a different flavour to it. To start with it is not a talent show that is based on selection of the best rather it is a it is a reality show that is based on elimination of the weakest. That is what that drew my attention to it.

Got this interesting forward, and enjoyed reading it again.

Imagine you’re in London’s Heathrow Airport. While you’re waiting for your flight, you notice a kiosk selling shortbread cookies. You buy a box, put them in your traveling bag and then you patiently search for an available seat so you can sit down and enjoy your cookies. Finally you find a seat next to a gentleman. You reach down into your traveling bag and pull out your box of shortbread cookies. As you do so, you notice that the gentleman starts watching you intensely.

He stares as you open the box and his eyes follow your hand as you pick up the cookie and bring it to your mouth. Just then he reaches over and takes one of your cookies from the box, and eats it. You’re more than a little surprised at this. Actually, you’re at a loss for words. Not only does he take one cookie, but he alternates with you. For every one cookie you take, he takes one.