The heritage....

i was taken aback, albeit on a positive note, by this news in a national daily.. a prominent US colonel who was in charge of military operations in Iraq takes initiatives and is the sole driving force behind a mission to retrieve Bagdad's ancient treasures looted from the world famous museum...

it all started when a bold british journalist charged at him saying that he should be bold enough and determined to bring back those invaluable pieces back to the museum rather than crushing innocent victims to pieces.. he took her word, and is now leading that mission to bring the history and culture back in place.. collecting antiques from anyone/everyone who owns it, whether they have looted or purchased from a wayside vendor.. from places as far as syberia to tokio to the rustic market places in old delhi.. and this indeed is an achievement... i salute you colonel...

so long
roy

Currently reading... The Clinton Book!

I myself am amazed at the pace of my reading, of late.. took the famous Bill Clinton Auto a couple weeks ago and am still struggling to get into my usual rhythm.. it really goes page by page.. literally crawls... most of the readings happen while waiting for my daughter's school bus in the afternoon... and the time in itself is not so conductive for reading... i would think it is more suitable for a nap after a fiesta.. LoL...

anyways, the book is marvellous... Mr. Clinton indeed is a good story teller.. i like the way his narration goes, especially his childhood days.. i have always been fascinated by the growing up of american kids.. especially their life styles.. their schooling, neighbourhoods, food habbits, cookies, wine, lambs, hams and lot more.... the book has met my expectations.. dunno when i would finish this though.. and vol2 (my presidential years) comes next...

so long
roy

The tagging game is back.. albeit in a different form..?

It would be interesting to introspect, dig deeper into one's self to uncover hitherto unknown facts..was doing this in a different dimension altogether.. what are the 20 great idiosyncracies about me? here ya go...

1. am simple, to the extent it calls for
2. am affable, to the extent it is demanded
3. am capable, to take up a task and complete it with a touch of mine
4. i love watching Nik Gowning in BBC World News... love his mannerisms
5. i am not a social animal.. am not a nerd either
6. i am a family man...
7. i love reading out stories to my kids at bed time, everyday witout fail..
8. i love talking to my wife, endlessly.. over a cup of coffeeee....
9. reading is my hobby...i nurture a compulsive obsession for books that captivate my imagination
10. i love driving... only if the kids and/or wife give me company
11. am a fitness maniac.. waking up at 4:30AM everyday looks more like my routine
12. i do love my friends.. but bad in maintaining relationships..
13. am good at public speaking.. but not getting a chance of late..
14. a management degree, from a top B school, is my dream....
15. writing a pulp fiction comes just behind..
16. i dont loose my temper easily...
17. i love to live my life till about 80 years, only if my wife gives me company...
18. i dont dance, i would love to learn
19. i believe in my abilities.. no matter what others perceive!
20. i dont give a damn about people who boast about their achievements in life..

so long...
roy

Media going crazy????

yesterday, i was watching leading news channels in TV at noon. all of them were prompt in reporting the sad demise of our ex. president Mr. K.R Narayanan, with articulated expressions, flashbacks from his early lives, interviews with his bereived family members, condolence messages from leading political persona etc... later in the evening, i was reading news about the ex. president still surviving on LSS, sinking, to say euphemistically... and it was at about 5:45PM that he took his last breath, well after 3hrs the media had reported the sham, hastily in an effort to grab a peice of that air time... all shams!! the veracity of facts reported are in peril... and the fact that the victim is a VIP does not make a difference.... Jeeez... do ya care to dig out the facts before going on air???

so long
roy

Keep blogging... Keep going...

was literally out of the world for the past few weeks.. maybe, more than a couple of months?? lost track of times.. LoL.. no blogging, no chats, no browsing:-) believe me, raising kids all alone is no fun! i standup and salute those brave men and women elsewhere who bring up their kids with the label of single parenting..

if u go by statistics, their numbers grow in an alarming rate.. but mine is situational, occupational and more.. how many times do i yell to the world that i miss my wife more than anything else..? how many times do i assure my kids that their mom is gonna be back after a week? my daughter keeps asking me the same and is forced believe that papa is a born lier!!! probably, i keep the trauma off the little one by constantly showering them with new stories from toyland... thanks to the lending library i frequent:-)

BTW, it was raining milk and eggs in toyland yesterday when Noddy's kite was dragged off high in the air, with a milk can and a bag of eggs tied to it:-)... it was fun and the kids loved the story..

and dont think papa is interested only in stories from Toy Land.. presently reading Bill Clinton's autobiography, Vol 1..... the book is interesting, all the more when the man on the center stage is one of America's most featured presidents.. i will be back with a detailed review of the book later..

till then tada..

roy