Stay United (Mumbai terror Attack)

We are all devastated with the recent terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Many lost their lives. The number of dead are still being counted. May all the departed souls may rest in peace and may God give strength to the families that lost their loved ones. This is not just an attack on financial capital of India, but it is an attack on our democracy and on the core values that this nation stands for. Thankfully, our security agencies have been able to curb the terror.

While our brave soldiers were fighting against the maniacs, the politicians in our country were busy playing blame game and trying to grab media attention. More than the terror attacks, I think the attitude of our politicians is more condemnable.

While the battle is over, the war has just begun. And this brings upon us some great challenges that we will have to face. Given the situation, the politicians will try the following things
· Blame other countries and try to deviate focus from the need to strengthen intelligence gathering and the social reforms that are required in order to curb terror attacks
· Try to gain political mileage by fueling hatred and possibly even violence amongst communities

We, the citizens of India, have a great responsibility to ensure that we DO NOT let our politicians take advantage of the situation and mislead us.
Through these tough times, we all must stay united, stay focused; on spreading a message of peace and harmony and ensure that the situation comes under control.

To begin with, we request everyone across the world to tie a WHITE BAND on their arms on Wednesday December 3rd 2008. Usually, we see black bands to express protest. We chose a white band because we want to convey a message to the terrorists and to the politicians. We want them to know that we will not bow down. We will not fall prey to their tactics of dividing us on the basis of our religion.

No matter what they do, WE ALL STAND UNITED.

RECENT UPDATE on MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK

Location Type of Attack
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station shootings, grenades
South Mumbai police headquarters shooting
Leopold Cafe, Colaba shootings
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel shootings, six explosions, fire on top floor, hostage
Oberoi Trident hotel shooting, explosions, hostages, fire
Mazagaon docks explosion, boat with armaments seized
Cama Hospital shootings, hostages
Nariman House siege, hostages. Home of the Chabad Lubavitch center
Vile Parle suburb, North Mumbai explosions

Terror Attack in South Mumbai 27 November 2008

In what appears to be a surreal sense of reality, television channels are airing footage from the various places in Southern Mumbai that are being attacked.

Ultrabrown writes -
A large-scale S. Bombay terrorist attack is going on right now using automatic weapons, hand grenades and possibly a taxi bomb. Commandos and military are supposedly being rushed in. Gunfire is still being heard on live TV.
And the logistics of living in a country which constantly finds itself under terrorist attacks. Meandering thoughts… writes
A friend called from Mumbai to find out if I'm fine and mentioned that he's actually made groups in his phone's contact list - one for each metro city of the country. Makes it easier for him to react and find out about family and friends every time a blast happens.
I'm beginning to realise he has a point.
Worryingly, there already is a sense of conflicting information from various sources. While some mainstream media sources suggest that the situation is under control, others give the impression that there maybe a hostage situation developing in some of the hotels, especially with foreign nationals being held by the terrorists.
Tweets from Mumbai were one of the first to break the news.

Manic Scribe writes.
A bunch of terrorist are in the midst of a co-ordinated attack on Mumbai, India. The reports first started trickling in on Twitter, of all places, as I follow a few people who live in Mumbai. They have actually heard the explosions.
India Retold writes
They are still there, firing and waiting to take the police on. The lobby of Oberoi Hotel has been set on fire. A petrol pump in Colaba has just been blown up, as this is being typed. Dadar station has been evacuated. An explosive laden taxi has been blown up in Ville Parle. Two terrorists have entered GT Hospital. They are exchanging fire with police near Metro cinema. Some terrorists have even commandeered a police jeep and are moving around in it firing indiscriminately. Incidents of blasts/ firing/lobbying of hand grenade have been reported from at least nine places. And the number is only increasing even at this hour past midnight. Live firing can still be heard on TV. It is 12:31 AM.
As the minutes go by, more reactions emerge from the blogosphere. An angry post at Doing Something For My Country!!
Makes me wonder what will make our so called LEADERS to stand up and notice of whats happened and again happening… They of course do not realise the importance of lives of INDIANS, otherwise some concrete action might have taken place… Calling the INDIAN POLITICIALS WEKELINGS AND COWARDS would be the understatement of the century…
The attacks came quite late in the night on a weekday. Chances are that the city will take a few days before things return to normal. (Once was) Mumbaiwallah writes
It's 00.17 on 27 November as I write. CNN on Twitter tells me that the city is under seige again. A grenade apparently went off at CST and shooting was reported in Colaba. NDTV.com live tv shows that the Oberoi lobby is on fire and an ‘encounter' is on at the Taj and Trident Hotel.
Trains on the central line have been stopped until further notice. 20 people have been reported dead at this time.

Answer this Simple Question

Do you love me because I am beautiful ?

Or

Am I beautiful because you love me.

Never Ever Lie to a woman

Howdy,folks...lovely story I just had to share. 'Never Ever Lie to a woman'

A man called home to his wife and said, 'Darling , I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss & several of his friends. We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough clothes for a week and set out my rod and fishing box, we're leaving from the office & I will swing by the house to pick my things up' 'Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas. ' The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked. The following weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good. The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish? He said, 'Yes! Lots of salmons, some bluegills, and a few swordfishes. But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to Do?'
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The wife replied, 'I did, dear. They're in your fishing box! ...'

Never Ever Lie To A Woman...!!!

Hard Time For US and also for U.S.

Indian economy is in dire straits. While double digit inflation has made the life of common man difficult, steep fall in value of rupee and a slump in stock market has shocked the investers. The foreign institutional investers have played a major role in this market slump. As per news reports, on a single day, yesterday, they sold shares worth Rs.1431 crores which led to the Sensex fall by more than a thousand points. It is really a Diwala for traders on the eve of Diwali.
Our imports are on the rise, while exports are stagnant and the gap between exports and imports is increasing. Most of the articles of our daily use have a foreign made stamp.
I am not an economist, but it is a matter of common sense that government must take action to curb imports and to encourage exports. Custom duty on foreign goods should be hiked and excise duties on the Indian goods should be lowered to enable them to compete with cheap imorted goods. Further, there ought to be some regulations for the foreign institutation investers.
These are really hard times for all of us. They say inflation has started declining, but I do not see decrease in price of any essential commodity- potato, tomato, seasonal vegtables, wheat, pulses, tea etc.etc. are costlier than they were a month ago.
Amid this unhappy economic gloom, I wish a HappyDiwali for all Bloggers and friends. May all your heartiest desires be fulfilled during this Diwali.

Lassi Confidence

George Bush was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang.'Hello,Mr. Bush!' a heavily accented voice said, 'This is Gurmukh fromPhagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab .. I am ringing to inform youthat we are officially declaring the war on you!''Well, Gurmukh,' Bush replied, 'This is indeed important news! How big is your army''Rightnow,' said Gurmukh, after a moment's calculation, 'there is myself, mycousin Sukhdev, my next door neighbor Bhagat, and the entire kabadditeam from the gurudwara. That makes eight'Bush paused. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command.''Arrey O! Main kya..' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to ring you back!'Sure enough, the next day, Gurmukh called again.'Mr.Bush, it is Gurmukh, I'm calling from Phagwara STD, the war is stillon! We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment!''And what equipment would that be, Gurmukh' Bush asked.'Well, we have two combines, a donkey and Amrik's tractor.'Bushsighed. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 1-1/2million since we last spoke.''Oh teri....' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to get back to you.'Sure enough, Gurmukh rang again the next day.'Mr.Bush, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselvesairborne.... .. We've modified Amrik's tractor by adding a couple ofshotguns, sticking on some wings and the pind's generator. Four schoolpass boys from Malpur have joined us as well!'Bush was silentfor a minute and then cleared his throat. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh,that I have 10,000 bombers and 20,000 fighter planes. My militarycomplex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites.And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!''Tera pala hove....' said Gurmuk, 'I'll have to ring you back.'Sure enough, Gurmukh called again the next day.'Kiddan, Mr.Bush! I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war.''I'm sorry to hear that,' said Bush. 'Why the sudden change of heart''Well,'said Gurmukh, 'we've all had a long chat over a couple of lassi's, anddecided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners of wars!'NOW THAT'S CALLED PUNJABI CONFIDENCE

I THINK YOU'RE THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY KIDS . . .

A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman waving at him. She says hello. He's rather taken aback because he can't place where he knows her from. So he says, 'Do you know me?' To which she replies, 'I think you're the father of one of my kids.' Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife and says,' My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the pool table. She looks into his eyes and says calmly, 'No, I'm your son's class teacher.'

Boys Or Girl Who is more Intelligent

I have a very beutiful mail from one of my close friend
Just Go through it
BOYs and GIRLs both u really enjoy !!!

One day, a girl, 16yrs old, heared from her mother that if she will do a regular prayer for 4 yrs, a divine "Devi" will come to her dreams & give her 3 boons(Varadaan). So she decided to do it. She completed 4 yrs successfully, doing prayer regularly.

Now it was a day for "Devi" to come. So she slept earlier with thoughts in her mind to ask. And, really a "Devi" comes in her dreams. Now this is the dialogue between
them.

Devi: O Girl, you prayed to me regularly within last 4 yrs, so I am very very happy with you. I will complete any of your 3 wishes. You can ask anything you like, but there is one condition.

Girl: Condition!, what is that?

Devi: You have a boy-friend?
Girl: Yes.

Devi: When you were doing a prayer, he was waiting for you, so he also sacrificed same as you. Moreover, he didnt know anything about boon and all, so he is also eligible for the boons. So whatever you will ask, he will get 10 times more than that of you. If you are agreed, then proceed for the 1st boon.

Girl: (After thinking for some time ... ): Yes, I am ready.

Girl: 1st, Make me 10 times richer than the richest person in the world.

Devi: But your boy-friend will be 10 times richer than you.

Girl: It's OK.

Devi: Be as you wish!

Girl: 2nd, Make me 10 times more beautiful than the most beautiful girl in the world.

Devi: But your boy-friend will be 10 times handsome than the most handsome boy in the world.

Girl: It's OK.

Devi: Be as you wish.

Devi: Now the last boon remains.
Girl: O Devi, please give me a MILD HEART-ATTACK.
Devi: What? Are you sure!

Girl: Yes. Very sure!

Devi: Be as you wish.

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what happened to her boy-friend, he got a severe heart-attack & died
at once, while the girl remained alive. Thus, the girl became the world's most beautiful girl and the richest one, too.

Moral of the story: So intelligent the girls are! Girls are really more
Intelligent than

we believe about them to be. So be careful boys!

Now, girls please stop reading ... boys continue till the end of the mail
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Dear boys, dont worry, actually what done is something different than what
you all think!

Actually, the girl's boy-friend got a heart-attack, 10 TIMES MILDER than that of the girl. So the boy-friend lived longer than the girl, being world's richest and the most handsome boy.

Moral of the story: Dear boys, the girls are not really that much
intelligent than what we believe them to be. So dont worry if you
think that you have girl-friend, intelligent than you.

In the mood for love

I saw the movie “In the mood for love” by Hong Kong based director, Wong Kar Wai some days ago. It left quite an impression on me. I have seen a couple of movies by the director. I like the way he uses music in his films. I also like the way he plays with colour and the way he builds the characters in his movies. I think I like “In the mood for love” the best among his work. This movie has received a lot of international acclaim and awards. What I specifically liked in the movie was the way he showed the 2 protagonists. The background score. The lovely heroine in her very beautiful and stunning cheogsams (1970 style dresses). I am not a big fan of skinny, thin women, but Maggie is so beautiful and ethereal. Her long swan like neck and the silhouette she makes has to be seen to be believed. I hope the You tube link works. If not then, do go and watch some clips of the movie in You tube.I know, many of you might find that the pace of the movie too slow. But all in all, I loved the mood the director has created.
I was wondering if I should put a disclaimer saying that the title of this post is about the movie and not about the way I am feeling J. That brings me to the question, what mood am I in? I have gone through myriad different moods over the past few weeks. It has taken me a long time to finally get myself to write something. Renu dear, I am definitely not going the Frozy way. Frozen sun is apparently neck deep in work and hardly has the time to breathe. I have had some intermittent bouts of “busy- ness”, but nothing alarming. There were some unexpected heavy showers in Mumbai today. Maybe that is what got me in the mood to write this post. The weather had become unbearably hot and sunny and I was bracing myself for the ‘October heat’. That is when it started pouring. I loved the way the rain looked from the glass window at office. Nice! Very nice!
October has been a good month, so far. Lots and lots of public holidays. Last week we had 2 day’s holiday and tomorrow, we are getting a holiday for Dussehra. I wish you all a Happy Dussehra. The thing is that I was looking for a nice short vacation this time of the year. I was thinking of a 5 day vacation. I did try and make plans, but sadly nothing panned out. I so wanted to get away from Mumbai at least for a couple of days. I could have gone to some place touristy, but I didn’t for want of company. Isn’t it ironic? When I was still in good terms with my husband, I used to say that I will go vacation on my own, in jest. And now, when I really can go and have a vacation on my own, without having to bother about calendars matching etc etc, I wish that I had company.
Maybe it is the way we humans are wired. We look before and after and pine for what is not. It was not so bad being in Mumbai. I did go for a concert by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. It was a good experience. It was great to listen to them perform their hits from over 10 years in Bollywood. It’s a pity that there were no good movies to watch in theatres. “Drona” and “Kidnap” both didn’t live up to expectations. I gave them both a miss. I have been watching some movies at home, instead. Maybe I ought to find new options for entertaining myself. More concerts maybe. Plays, theatre, community service.
And about getting in the mood for love, I still think I am very jaded and cynical. So, no love for me anywhere, anytime soon.