Simple but Effective

The idea of Ugandan Memory books covered on BBC news.

It doent happen in Indyiah!

The mystery of Ireland's worst driver screams BBC. I wonder how many times this happen in India? Maybe not, since when have police simply noted a driver's address to send the parking fine? Here we usually pay it upfront, discount if you don't demand a receipt : )

The most unlikely movie

Its been a slow day as you can make out. So here I stumble onto this short brilliant piece. Have fun reading :)

सुट्टे पे ban: collateral damage

सुट्टे पे ban लग् गया
कोने पे बैठा पनवाडी lower middle class से गरीब हो गया

ps: its bad to smoke, for your health and for those nearby.

Synaesthesia - 5th dimension Movie

Synaesthesia - where the senses mix so you might end up hearing a picture or seeing a sound(read the BBC article here)? Remarkable thing if only moviedom could harness it.
Imagine a drug or a method that causes this temporary condition for say a couple of hours while u watch a movie (or play a game). Each of us will then sample the movie the way (s)he wants it. And no lousy audio systems to mess the pleasure.
You hear scene, taste a dish on the screen, feel that car lurching!

Indian Museum of Human Development?

NYTimes has a report about an impending auction of some artifacts of science history. How I wish one of our Indian agencies/corporate buys up some of these and makes a science museum. Its such a pity that the land that gave the world such wonders of science like the decimal system, the zero, had plastic surgery during the time of Sushruta in 6th century BC does not have a decent science museum while we spend millions on statues year on year.

We can start with a nucleus of such a manuscript library and slowly build it up (hopefully adding few remaining Indian manuscripts on science etc. It might rekindle the scientific spirit in some of its wonder struck children visitors.

Just cricket?

Just happened to tune into CNN-IBM the other day. The caption for the program said "India's war on terror". What was being discussed was Indian team's performance in cricket against South Africa.
Finally we admit that these fast bowlers have been terrorizing us on pitch for long enough. Indian minister (as in all other fields, the cricket board is headed by a politician explains the state of our game nah? ) probably declared a war on other teams or some such thing. It must have been because we won the game. Ye Ye

Life Saving Tips

I'm again in God mode so here are some tips that may keep you alive in those rare situations. Like all good gospels I take give no guarantee that if you preach to a lion it shall not devour you in the process and thank me so these are just tips no assurances
Hmmm now the valuable information that my trolling human knowledge has bestowed on me
1. If marooned in sea in a dinghy but no food or water, you catch a fish do not try to eat it. Raw fish is hard to digest and will make you thirsty. You can live maybe a month without food but not a week without water. instead suck its eyeballs to get some water and spew the rest out. Note to fish: if you see a dinghy with folks swim away for your life.
2. If buried in snow in Alps and the rompy Bernard comes with brandy around neck, chuck the hooch and hug the pooch, its warmer. brandy shall make the blood go to the skin and loose more heat. You may keep the brandy for later log fire story session though.
3. If a she asks you "do I look too fat" pretend to choke on air and practice temporary loss of voice. while doing this keep shaking your head in "no" kind of way.