While I was away. June 2013 [Part 1 / 2]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 6/9/2013 12:02:00 PM

'Okay, so you might have heard this before - India is a land of quirks!Carrying over from last month, Srinivasan gave his laundry list of demands and shuffled his feet long enough until we lost interest in what he and his cronies did and latched on to Raj Kundra. Sreeshanth placed his bets with God and stopped shaving and Dhoni got an honorable mention. And I laughed when Shilpa started complaining about how the media is treating her husband and her. Oh really?! It is the media (...)'

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The Lessons We Learned

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 6/1/2013 3:00:00 AM

'We've had Pilly and Gilly for couple of years now.While we had our doubts in the beginning, we'd gradually become fond of them. When we despaired, we looked at how happy and content they were.We have spent many many hours watching them groom eachother with love. Looking at how they would take turns caring for their eggs and later when they would hatch, we used to marvel at how God placed such divine emotions and roles even in the hearts and minds of the littlest creatures. Today as (...)'

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The chickens that didn't hatch: The truth you need to know

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 5/31/2013 11:34:00 AM

'So it is a fact that Arindamn doesn't like his critics.He is a sore loser and a cry baby.I feel compelled to post a series of links dredged from the internet on one of the largest education scams to hit modern India, so at the risk of getting my post banned/blocked with juicy lawsuits, here goes:Studying in this "B-School" [note the quotes] can make you the best in .. errr... who are we kidding - nothing. Tall claims busted.And if you'd still like to play Russian roulette with your (...)'

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While I was celebrating... May 2013 [2/2]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 5/29/2013 9:02:00 AM

'It was a month where we saw an unabashed love for money and power.IPL, the flavor of the month went through the regular wash cycles of scam and scandals, and you can bet (pun intended) your shorts that none of those arrested will ever be punished. Our greed knows no bounds and we simply don't have the legislation or the balls to punish the scum of our sports.Finally!In the finals, CSK went down without a whimper. It was a win-win. Indians could finally retire the god of cricket(...)'

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While I was celebrating... May 2013 [1/2]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 5/19/2013 3:38:00 PM

'I'm nuts about May!!I think it's because growing up, that was when my summer vacations started. And for a boy who loved getting covered in mud and the sheer thrill of adventure, May was the month. This was also the month of some of the craziest and insaneiest things we did.After marathons and walk-a-thons, some of us decided we needed to shag a lot and many of us used our hands and imaginations to good use in Philly. Now, to save you the trouble of searching, I've researched and fou(...)'

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While I was gone... Part 3/3 [April 2013]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 4/30/2013 8:22:00 AM

'The human mind is a wonderful tool! There are some who use it to do wonderful things and then there are others who don't know what to do with it. But there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't sell it for the right price. Shakuntala Devi, the 'human computer' and 'fortune teller of movie stars, kings and presidents' passed away the past fortnight.While I won't doubt her genius, what used to bother me is how she would put out kitschy ads in the local newspapers offering to r(...)'

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While I was gone... Part 2/3 [April 2013]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 4/21/2013 8:45:00 PM

'Violence in prison is not a bedtime story. While there is no honor among thieves, prisoners live by a unspoken code of conduct. Politicians and Bollywood bad boys enjoy the premium cuts, rapists and mass murderers fall at the very bottom of the food chain here. The past week saw another Delhi-16 rapist/animal experience the hospitality at Tihar. Fellow prisoners broke the arm of the bastard who starred in the most publicized gang rape in modern India. While I'll elect to send this b(...)'

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While I was gone... Part 1/3 [April 2013]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 4/10/2013 9:31:00 AM

'You've got to admit it - the last 10 days have been as colorful as India could be on Holi.Journalism is a strange bed-fellow. Virile, youngish men and women burn their midnight oil to write utter garbage. But this I say 'Journos, we are no longer shocked by anything that Indian men will and can do. Atleast not after the litany of "brutal" crimes against women since December 16, 2012. We know Indian men will do everything (in)humanly possible to any women they can lay their eyes on. (...)'

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While I was gone... Part 2/2 [March 2013]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 3/28/2013 1:28:00 PM

'Picking up from where we left, here's the second installment of that wonderfully hot month of March.totally unrelated picture... While Keralites call their homeland as God's Own Country. While we might have the lowest school dropout rates, forbidden sex is still our Achilles heel. The Suryanelli Sex Scandal, an unfortunate yet pertinent remainder of our countryman's sordid story of orgies and gang-rapes reared its ugly head again. We have such innovative names to our sex scandals. O(...)'

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When I was gone: Part 1/2 [March 2013]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 3/24/2013 12:07:00 PM

'The first half of March saw a torrent of 'Breaking News'. So much that I'm doing overtime just to get my head around this.Here's Part 1 of what you missed. As domestic airlines sold millions of cheap air tickets (with fine print), another MNC came under the scanner for alleged malpractices. Cadbury was found to be using an 'nonexistent factory' to avoid about $46 billion in taxes. While it has already been under investigation over its $19 billion takeover of Cadbury, this couldn't h(...)'

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While I was gone... [February 2013]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 2/28/2013 3:00:00 PM

'So it appears that childhood is indeed the best time of your life, if you are an Indian man, that is. You can rape, confine, pillage and plumb a rod up her vagina or down her throat and no one can throw the book at you. Ahh! that golden age of juvenile innocence so beautifully protected by the high-priests of our noble country. Why would any boy want to hurry through childhood anymore? While there were lone screams to lower the juvenile age, by the time I'm writing this post, those (...)'

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I wish I .. [364/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 12/30/2012 3:00:00 PM

'As we end another year of turmoil, sweat, tears, heartache, victory, sorrow and happiness, I invite you to think back into what is the most important thing in your life. It is not that promotion you got or the house you bought.It is the small things in life. Family, Children, Time with your loved ones.I invite you to read 'The Top Five Regrets of the Dying - A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing' by Bronnie Ware. Read the author's experience and get to order the book online here.'

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AlrYeddy?! [336/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 12/1/2012 4:25:00 PM

'Finally, after many, many months of posturing and empty threats, he did it.He quit his party of 40 years to launch his own party and BJP did really loose one of its brightest petal.The real victim here is the middle class.The poor will get free biriyani and crores worth of goodies soon and the rich will be pampered silly for their votes. It is the non-voting middle class who will bite the dust. We are too indignant to accept biriyani coupons from politicians and too insignificant to(...)'

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Calling Quits [302/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/31/2012 12:10:00 PM

'So you've recovered sufficiently from your Friday hangover, and you have nothing to do since SMJ finished it's first season. After a leisurely brunch and some more napping, you are now fully rested and that's when reality slaps you hard- your weekend has finally finished! Its too late to do any of the things you wanted to do yesterday and too much of a nervous wreck to salvage whatever is remaining of today.Research proves that people experience some form of manic depression on a re(...)'

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The Storms are coming [305/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/31/2012 8:55:00 AM

'In the movie 2012, planet Earth is being ravaged by natural disasters leading up to the end of the world as we know. What's interesting is how everything happens almost simultaneously. Now, personally I think 2012 is a wonderfully done movie and plays to the survivalist streak in each of us. It outdid 'The Day After Tomorrow' in almost every technical department and grossed a ton of money too. A bunch of looney toons endorsed it and we even have a city that put up a countdown timer (...)'

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Rubbish! [304/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/30/2012 5:23:00 PM

'So what if we still don't have a comprehensive waste disposal system in place, we won't stop living it up. After a weekend of festivities our prudent authorities have confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza. Simply great!I love chicken and although I eat it a lot less than what I used to until 2 years ago, I still think chicken is an integral part of an Indian's diet. Seeing how a pandemic like this struck at the pockets of the small poultry farmers and tourism in other Asian count(...)'

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Hog Wash [303/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/29/2012 4:15:00 PM

'Unless you've been buried 6ft under, you wouldn't have missed all the hype and hooplah about the Great Indian Shake. And no, I am not talking about Deepika's shake but about the much planned yet delayed rejig in the central government. It was widely rumored that the most powerful son, Rahul Gandhi would have a right of say in picking his playmates (seriously, no pun intended). Like a bad SRK movie, after months of frenzied hype the changes that happened on Sunday was an anti-climax.(...)'

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End of an Era [300/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/26/2012 11:20:00 AM

'This week has been a sad week for Bollywood movie buffs.Earlier this week we lost Yash Chopra and then today- Jaspal Bhatti.Chopra will be remembered by the romance in his movies and Jaspal by his social and political satire.Death really does open the floodgates. We saw a barrage of celebrities and politicians paying their last respects to the two fallen heavyweights. A few weeks ago, one of Malayalam's most respected character-actor Thilakan died. I mourned. He used to live close t(...)'

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Mini Me [299/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/25/2012 11:02:00 AM

'A year after its most iconic CEO passed away, Apple has set the cat among the pigeons again. This time by releasing the iPad Mini.While it will be still a few months before we get to see the gadget in stores across India, the launch has created enough buzz to have some imported through your desi connections. As a matter of convenience I've resisted the temptation to write on technology because I prefer to know how a gadget will benefit us holistically rather than being just a object(...)'

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Overflowing.. [296/365]

Author : Navin Mathew      Blog : Hold the thought, Get the point      Date : 10/23/2012 2:23:00 PM

'Source: swordsharpeners.blogspot.comGive and you will receive. Luke 6:38Your gift will return to you in full-pressed down, shaken together to make room, running over and poured into your lap. While some might argue that the amount you give will determine the amount you get back, I say, the attitude with which you give will determine how much you get back.A decade ago, I met an incredibly resilient yet very poor lady. Shortly after she was born, she had juvenile diabetes and began to(...)'

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