Ho Hum...

A few things that occupy my mindspace these days….

1.The Tata Nano finally launched on 23rd Mar. It brings a new dawn in the lives of majority of Indians, who have been chugging along in cranky 2 wheelers for way too long. This car makes it possible for them to fulfill their aspirations of owning a car that doesn’t burn a hole in their pocket. As the world touts the NANO to be the cheapest car in the world, a gimmick, a harbinger of doom etc etc, for an average Indian it’s no less than a dream come true. I salute the true genius of Ratan Tata for his vision and the power to fulfill his promise (which sounded unreal to begin with).Its Innovations like these that will propel India into the big league and out of the clutches of global recession, maybe sooner than the others.Meanwhile my inbox gets flooded with funny nano mails

2.The Next holiday-Though I have several places in the world circling my head almost every second of the day and I can’t wait to take off for another much deserved holiday….it seems like a faraway prospect for me. Why you ask? Watch the space!

3.Britney Spears, Jennifer Aniston’s character ‘Rachel’ from FRIENDS, my mom, Sarah Palin’s daughter, my friends- Alex, Sheenu, Meenakshi , Pooja, a girl called Attica…are some of the people who I think about quite a lot lately. Various reasons, various personality traits, a close look at their kinda lifestyles…hmmm

4.Food- I am always torn in a tug of war between eating healthy and eating yummy with yummy invariably winning. As a result ive compromised on the strength of my liver a lil bit and now more often than not I find myself doing a balancing act. This is crazy as I am solely responsible for the state of affairs at home, but what the hell, I am still craving yummy food!!!!! Chicken stroganoff, goan fish curry’s, Spaghetti Bolognese, ilish macher paturi…… yummy umm yumm

5.Frieda Pinto-I fail to understand why on earth she manages to grab so many eyeballs. She’s not drop dead gorgeous or talented. So what’s her claim to fame? An Oscar winning movie where she had bare minimum to do? 1st she goes to the Oscars and every other prestigious award function, then she bags a film with Woody Allen and Antonio Banderas! And now I read, talented Gwyneth paltrow being threatened by her with regard to her estee lauder contract!!!! I mean what’s the world coming to???!!!!

6.Soumya, Jigisha, Amann Kachroo-No mater how upset I get with the state of affairs, they haunt me and I sit back and think-If India is really a progressively shrinking society that it claims to be or is it just a bubble waiting to burst anytime now! Such unfortunate incidents not just destroy the moral fabric of our country but also send it 100 steps behind the back of beyond.Real Shame!

7.Jade Goody-When it comes to her, I am not sure of what to think !!!!! The ultimate feeling is obviously one of sympathy but I find the entire act of securing a deal to film one’s death outright bizarre! Despite the racism slur she unleashed at shilpa shetty during big brother neither Goody nor Shetty really matter to me. They are insignificant people and insignificant they shall remain! But Jade Goody’s heartening fight with cervical cancer and her ultimate death has touched me a lil! May her soul rest in peace

8.The upcoming Elections-I really dunno what to choose from-The bad from the worse or the worse from the never mind… given a choice between our kind of uncharismatic and worthless leaders, I believe India can just about do as well if not more…God bless India. I know I sound like a smart alec making smart comments without any substance but trust me guys this is one area where I need to be alert as its a matter of our country’s future and thanks to this new found alertness, I strongly believe that India as a country is quite miraculous and we can chug along together even without compromising. Having said so, my balance tilts little towards the Congress. Jai Ho!