Rocking Moms

Heard of the different genres of rock music? Here is the latest addition to it.Its called the "Mom" Rock. Mothers across America (where else!!) are coming out of closets and singing for the sake of motherhood!And going by the response of the people, they are not doing a bad job of it at all.
Some of the bands that are a part of this "mother-of-all-rock genres" include Housewives on Prozac,Frump,Placenta,Mamapalooza and Rockin' Moms.
Where are we heading,people!Soon,lullabys will be accompanied by bass drums,electric guitars and anything else that creates sound.Well,well,from Desperate Housewives to Rocking Moms!!
Good!

Its not just about cigars!!!

In Cuba,divorces are so easy to get.The couple has to shell out just $3.5 and get a divorce from a govt notary,in 10 minutes!But the social stucture is weakened primarily due to low wages.In Cuba,a doctor,a waitress and a bar dancer,all earn the same amount of money,the average being $23 per month.But,government supports the children education and healthcare,both of which are free.Even the abortions are free.On an average,a Cuban woman has 4 abortions before the age of 30!!!
Most of the working class people live in small apartments,along with their near relatives,leaving no room for privacy.Social experts believe that this is one of the reasons for high divorce rates.

Whats tougher than Greek and Latin

I came across a news article which said that women form 54% of all bloggers.Why do women blog so much more than men?
Because no one listens to what they say in real life,so they vent their feelings in the virtual world!On a more serious note,I guess its because women tend to trust the unknown more than the known.They believe there is somebody out there who will listen to their voice.
may be they articulate well only in solitary confinement.
I can only speculate...female psychology is tougher than greek and latin..any day!

I do not like Bangalore

Its been 3 weeks in Calcutta(sounds so much more mod than the kolkotta),and with life kinda settled here for the time being(before i move to chennai in 2 weeks time),I have spent some time in analyzing why i do not like bangalore,because thats where i landed from.
For quite some time now,i have been nursing the feeling that B'lore is not a great place.Now,thats contrary to what many feel.Its true that B'lore is hip and is surrounded by a perpetual hype fuelled by the beeline of celebs,or the new R & D centres opened by big tech cos or the plain and simple BPO boom.
But the moot question is,what makes a city,in the sense,where does its soul lie?In its people,in its culture,in its history,where?
Bangalore,is devoid of any history.For all practical purposes it is non existent.And consequently,there is no culture that can be attributed to the city's history.But yes,every city does have a culture and this is where B'lore does not go down well with me.Bangalorean culture is so plastic and artificial.So westernised.i cannot find a single thing in Bangalore that is original except the patents coming out of Google,or TI or Intel.Take out all these and what is left?Every city atleast has a second line of defence when it comes to protecting its image.What has Bangalore got?
According to me the city of Bangalore itself is culturally divided.The young and the restless,basking in the software sunshine,and the old and the conservative,reminiscing the garden city's good ol' days.Still, this is fine.The problem is that everybody in the city seems to be aping the techie lifestyle.Everybody is in a rat race of the same mundane kind.The city's soul is bereft of the color,the charm that would have been so....fulfilling.Every one in Bangalore is trying to change,which is good(you need to move your cheese,once in a while),but some things are best left alone.

Calcutta!!!!!!

I am here in calcutta, soon planning a new post..