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Google at its best ever… Google Earth is ADDICTIVE. Adjusting tilt is just a little too much. It feels like playing a video game with an unlimited terrain.

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This has always bugged me…. What do women find attractive in a man with a two day old stubble? I can understand liking a fully grown proper beard or a clean cut smooth face. But, what is it about this I-am-too-lazy-or-too-stupid-to-shave look?

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You can, too!

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Yesterday, I watched one of the most crappiest Hindi movies ever, on AZN masala weekend. My brother was visiting for the weekend and we had a blast watching it together. Missed the beginning and hence don’t know the title. But, the movie was so bad that I want to know the title. I tried searching on Google and on IMDB but, no success. If anyone knows the title please let me know.

Here are some clues… Raj Babbar was the villain, Kalicharan, the underworld boss. Dharmendra was the police commissioner who was fighting the underworld. His sister and brother-in-law (journalist) were killed by Kalicharan. So, it is a personal fight. A witness to the murder, Deepa, was the heroin of the movie. (We couldn’t identify the actress; seemed like she was from south Indian film industry) She was good with martial arts and did a lot of action. In stead of killing her off, the villains get her trapped in some silly plot and send her off to jail. She gets martial arts training in the jail. Dharmendra believes her story and helps her get paroled. Then, uses her as a deadly weapon to get to the bad guys. Aditya Pancholi made a guest appearance. Other names for guest appearances were Ayub Khan and Simran. These were shown in the end. Everything about this movie was bad: story, dialogues, acting, editing, songs, everything.

We had a huge laugh about the last frame of the movie which read “Remember, it was a K.C. Bokadia production”. Almost a warning… Don’t watch any more of K.C. Bokadia’s movies in the future.

Again, if anyone knows the title of this movie, I’d like to know.

Update: The title of the movie was “Gundagardi”. Please don’t watch it even if your life depends on it.

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This must be one of the supreme instruments for oppressing women.

Under Pakistan’s hudood laws, thousands of women who report rapes are imprisoned and punished for reporting rape.

If rape victims cannot provide four male witnesses to the crime, they risk being whipped for adultery, since they acknowledge illicit sex and cannot prove rape.

A woman witness is not acceptable (it has to be FOUR male witnesses) because women are not really humans in the islamic world.

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Pistons grind out Game Six victory to level series – Yahoo! News
Did anyone really not know that this was going to happen? NBA has become so predictable that I have lost all interest in it. Don’t know why they play 7 games when everyone knows that the series always gets leveled at 3-3. Why not play only the last game i.e. only one game, and be done with it?

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Thanks to JK for tagging me. Although I love to collect and read books, my book-reading habits have changed in last 2 years or so. 90% of the books that I read these days are children’s books. Hence, I am going to answer this questionnaire from my daughter’s perspective.

Total number of books I own: I have probably a hundred books and I am just two and a quarter years old. The picture above shows just a part of my collection. I love my books and I never ever tear them.

Last book I bought: Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. The star of the book is an inchworm that can measure anything. A good story to learn the concept of measuring. This same author also wrote Swimmy.

Last book I read: Last night, I read The Three bears by Byron Barton (Illustrator), for the seven millionth time. I know the whole book by heart and can read it to you even though I don’t know all my alphabets yet.

Five Books That Mean a Lot to Me: (today’s opinion)

1. The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle: This was the first book I ever laid my eyes on and I am still in love with that adorable caterpillar. This book has very colorful drawings of all my favorite fruits and a lollipop. It also got me started with counting and learning numbers. I have almost all the books written by Eric Carle and I like them all.
2. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator), Michael Rosen: It is a wonderfully illustrated book and the story is well written to sing along. The kids along with their father go out to hunt a bear. But, when they see one, they get scared and run back home.
3. Owl Babies by MARTIN WADDELL, PATRICK BENSON (Illustrator): This is one of the most beautifully illustrated book. The owl babies seem so fluffy and real. Their faces show anxiety, sadness and joy very well. I like the story too.
4. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss: I like the way this book has simple rhyming words. It is helping me learn how to read. I really liked the last word of the book: “seehemewe patpuppop hethreetreebee tophopstop”. This is also President Bush’s favorite book. After reading this book, I have learnt to hop on my dad’s tummy and give him some exercise.
5. The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton: This is a very nice book that helps me learn all the things to do while getting ready for bed: taking a bath, brushing teeth, finding pajamas, finally turning off the light and say good night. I have most of Sandra Boynton’s books. ‘Hey! wake up’ shows me all the things to do in the morning when I wake up. ‘Moo Baa la’ was my favorite when I was little. ‘Doggies’ teaches me how to count and ‘A to Z’ has all the alphabets.

Tag five people and have them do this on their blogs:
Aditya
Pseuofreud
aNYa

Can’t find two more people to tag who haven’t done this already….

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This is an essential accessory for all the “Pulp Fiction” fans out there. I would love to get one for myself, but, ‘boss’ won’t approve of it.

Some memorable dialogues from Pulp Fiction, one of the best movies ever made.

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Went to see the stars of the TV show, “Whose line is it anyway?”. They kicked off the three-week long Ann Arbor Summer Festival. They were incredibly funny. Laughed more in that one and half hour than whole of last month combined. I think I almost peed in my pants a couple of times. It was one of the best improv shows that I have ever seen.

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This series of Dilbert cartoons is so close to the real life…. especially the last one with consultant’s advice…

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