Friday, April 16, 2010

"Guilty" or "Innocent"

Hey chanz, thanx yet again for tagging. I just enjoy doing this tag more than blogging.
And this one is very interesting.

RULE 1- You can only say Guilty or Innocent.

RULE 2- You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you and asks!

RULE 3- Copy and paste this into your notes, delete my answers, type in your answers and tag to your friends to answer this.


Here i go..!!
Asked someone to marry you? Guilty

Ever kissed someone of the same sex? Innocent

Danced on a table in a bar? Guilty

Ever told a lie? Guilty

Had feelings for someone whom you can’t have back? Guilty

Kissed a picture? Guilty

Slept in until 5 PM? Guilty

Fallen asleep at work/school? Guilty

Held a snake? Gulity

Been suspended from school? Innocent

Worked at a fast food restaurant? Innocent

Stolen from a store? Innocent

Been fired from a job? Innocent

Done something you regret? Guilty

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Guilty

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Innocent

Kissed in the rain? Guilty

Sat on a roof top? Guilty

Kissed someone you shouldn't? Guilty

Sang in the shower? Guilty

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Guilty

Shaved your head? Guilty

Had a boxing membership? Innocent

Made a boy/Girl friend cry? Guilty

Been in a band? Guilty

Shot a gun? Guilty

Donated Blood? Guilty

Eaten alligator meat? Innocent

Eaten cheesecake? Guilty

Still love someone you shouldn’t? Guilty

Have/had a tattoo? Innocent (now)

Liked someone, but will never tell who? Guilty

Been too honest? Guilty

Ruined a surprise? Guilty

Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you couldn’t walk afterward? Guilty

Erased someone in your friends list? Guilty

Dressed in a woman’s clothes (if you’re a guy) or man’s clothes (if you’re a girl)?Guilty

Joined a pageant? Guilty

Been told that you’re handsome or beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said? Guilty

Had communication with your ex? Guilty

Got totally drunk on the night before exam? Too many Guilts lol...

Got totally angry that you cried so hard? Guilty


oh...goshhhhhhh. too many guilts. m sorry folks. But i enjoyed doins this tag, as it was objective and crisp.


Tagging time now. let me take the honor of tagging my beloved bloggers :

1. Nipun Mittal.
2. Chandrika.
3. Surabhi Raist.



Friday, April 9, 2010

Eunuchs- the Trans genders

One of my close friend had a blog on cross dressing and the situation she has been facing for some time when the shifted to their new house. The comments dropped by the followers encouraged me to share the following information:.

"Today, everyone is talking about 33% reservation for women empowerment and need of reservation for the scheduled castes, tribes and other minor communities. Silently, a strange group of people are fading away from the society's view.

Who are they?
The Eunuchs- the Trans genders- the third sex- the kothis- the Hijra's.
Whatever be the name, they are one species of the HUMAN race who are born with a male physique and grow with a female psyche.

Is this their problem?
Of course not! It is the game played by nature during the maturity stage of the male sex. Purely the male sex. This is the stage when they enter into the stage of severe conflict about their own identity and get carried away by an urge to find a new identity. Unfortunately, denied any kind of social support.

Then another pain starts when they start seeking for a group of their own identity. When they join the group of eunuchs for social support, they need to take up a gender transformation surgery (process of removing the male genital organs). Since this kind of surgery is still not legally recognized, they are done in the most haphazard manner i.e., other eunuchs (Guru amma) performing it in the most unhygienic conditions. No anesthetics- no theaters. The surgery is over. One can here realize the pain a eunuch is undergoing during and after the process of this surgery. If at all some private hospitals do such a surgery, they charge a handsome amount as it is against the law.

When people long for recognition, they are the ones who do not want to be or dwell in the fear of being identified. It is because of the wrong projection of these transgenders by the media. How do we come to know about them?

* Clapping their hands
* Asking for money during good occasions
* Making odd movements
* Unusual dressing

Are they just this? How do they live? What kind of security does this society or Government offers them? This is a question left unanswered so long. Because they are totally ignored by the society, these eunuchs are pushed into a state of taking up sex work or begging as their means for livelihood that too under severe harassment of the Gundas and the police.

When they are out of their homes, if at all they have any,

* How do they travel?
* Do they get a seat?
* Which toilet will they use?
* Whom will they marry?
* Who will protect them in their final days?

These are some issues that pester the ultimate existence of the transgenders. Should they go through such a pain for the biological craziness? Why do we- educated, supposed to be rational human beings- absolutely ignore the existence of the third sex? When we know that there is a third sex, why don't the columns in application forms carry an extra word in the column of sex? Just because of this issue these people are devoid of

* Their citizenship rights
* Property rights
* Human rights
* Right to vote
* Eligibility for passport
* Obtaining driving license
* Ration card
* Opening a bank account
* Enjoying any Government scheme

Since this exploitation starts at the schools itself, they fear to face such an environment, thus discontinuing their studies. So no education- no job- no earning – no savings. How do we expect them to live? Because they are eunuchs, they need to pay more house rentals and face many such problems."

There is a strong need for a more sensitive approach in exploring these issues is required. The Government, NGO's and common people should start focusing their attention on addressing the needs of the third sex. As an educated class, we should strive to work for the advancement of this gender through:

Exploring opportunities and suggesting possibilities to the policy makers.



Courtesy: Ms. G. Barani

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

They walk amongst us !!

My neighbor bought a new fridge for her house. To get rid of the old fridge, she put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: 'Free to good home. You want it, you take it...'


For the next three days the fridge sat there without anyone looking twice. she eventually decided that people were too mistrustful of this deal. So she changed the sign to read: 'Fridge for sale Rs 1000.'

The next day someone stole it!


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While driving way back home from the office, I stopped at Mc Donald's and ordered some fries.

The girl behind the counter said "would you like some fries with that?"





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One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when someone shouted....
'Look at that dead bird!'

Someone looked up at the sky and said...'where?'

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While looking at a house, my brother asked the estate agent which direction was north because he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning.

She asked, 'Does the sun rise in the north?'

My brother explained that the sun rises in the east and has for sometime.

She shook her head and said, 'Oh, I don't keep up with all that stuff.......'

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My colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, when we overheard an admin girl talking about the
sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the beach.

She drove down in a convertible, but said she 'didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving'.

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My sister-in-law has a lifesaving tool in her car which is designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped.

She keeps it in the car trunk.







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I was hanging out with a friend when we saw a woman with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My friend said, 'Ouch! The chain must rip out every time she turns her head!"

I had to explain that a person's nose and ear remain the same distance apart no matter which way the head is turned....

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Recently i had a business trip to Patna and I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area and went to the lost luggage office and reported the loss.

The woman there smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and said I was in good hands.

'Now,' she asked me, 'Has your plane arrived yet?'....
(Thank god, i landed safe..!!)



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While waiting for my order at a pizza parlor I observed a man ordering a small pizza. He appeared to be alone and the person on the other side of the counter asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time then said 'Just cut it into 4 pieces;

I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.

Friday, March 26, 2010

one sleepless night..is longer than many nights of sleepless fun...

...today is one of those toughest days of my life and the night is even longer as i am scared of something i shouldn't have been otherwise. i along with two other friends of mine decided to take elisa test... 'm sure the name itself may give goose bumps to many. so i thought, i would share some useful information with all my followers.

HIV is infamous as Human Immunodeficiency Virus. A surveys says that it takes around ten years on average for someone with HIV to develop AIDS. However, this average is based on the person with HIV having a reasonable diet, and someone who is malnourished may well progress from HIV to AIDS more rapidly.

HIV is found in the blood and the seminal fluids of an infected person, and in the breast milk of an infected woman. HIV transmission occurs when a sufficient quantity of these fluids get into someone else's bloodstream.

The various ways through which a person can get infected with HIV:

  • Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person: Sexual intercourse without a condom carries the risk of HIV infection.

  • Contact with an infected person's blood: If sufficient blood from somebody who has HIV enters someone else's body, then HIV can be passed on in the blood.

  • Use of infected blood products: Many people in the past have been infected with HIV by the use of blood transfusions and blood products which were contaminated with the virus. In much of the world this is no longer a significant risk, as blood donations are routinely tested for HIV.

  • Injecting drugs: HIV can be passed on when injecting equipment that has been used by an infected person is then used by someone else. In many parts of the world, often because it is illegal to possess them, injecting equipment or works are shared.

  • From mother to child: HIV can be transmitted from an infected woman to her baby during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.

  • Certain groups of people, such as injecting drug users, sex workers, prisoners, and men who have sex with men have been particularly affected by HIV. However, HIV can infect anybody, and everyone needs to know how they can and can’t become infected with HIV.


How can this be identified ?


ELISA test, a biochemical technique is used to detect the presence of an antibody or an antigen in a sample. The ELISA has been used as a diagnostic tool in medicine and plant pathology, as well as a quality control check in various industries.


Suggestion:
 
I never had any of the bad habbits which could infect me but why to take risk with my future partener. Life is precious, so lets do not waste it. Please go and check with the nearby hospital or pathologist to get the test done for HIV - I & II. It is conducted for free at most of the places and if at all you feel embarresed then go to any good private hospital and get the test for 500 buks.
 
Trust me, one sleepless night..is longer than many nights of sleepless fun. I am expecting the results tomorrow... Just pray for all of us three that the test is negative.


Next Day:

Yupiieee..!!
Its negative...for all the three... Now do believe me... main accha baccha hun... :P

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

2010 - are we moving ahead or going back..??







26th Jan 2010, 10:00 am.

as the nation celebrates its 61st Republic day, i was just trying to catch up with the ongoing republic day parade in the morning. All i could see on the television screen was a typical Dilli-foggy morning. But it has always been a family tradition to wake up early (9:30 is too early to wake up on a holiday) to turn on the television screen and switch to Doordarshan to watch the Republic day parade.

It makes me proud to be a part of the largest democracy of the world but i must admit at the same time that we are certainly not the best democracy in the world. If democracy means only a system where people elect their representatives to form the government, then ours is really a true democracy. But people like Mr. Raj Thackrey play smart politics to make fool of people.
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9th Mar 2010, 6:00 pm.


The long awaited women's reservation bill has been passed from Rajya Sabha. The country has taken a big step by allowing women a real say in the governance and provide 33% reservation in parliament and state assemblies. When passed, this bill will change the political landscape of the nation by helping women reach the place which other wise remains a male bastion. This Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 12, 1996. Though it has been introduced in Parliament several times since then, the Bill could not be passed because of lack of political consensus. But why did this take so long to pass a bill of such high importance ? How has this been possible now ?
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@ease says: 

In democracy, every one has equal right, then why reservation ? As the world is moving ahead, would this really help ? Are we really moving ahead ?

Women who have proved time and again that they are at par with men. More than reservation, they need education, empowerment and uplifting. Reservation is not a solution to empower women. Legislation may help to some extent but what needs to change is the mindset of people in our country. To administer a country, we need merit, not reservation. I wish this Bill is not mis-utilized, as in the past we have seen the uneducated wife of an ex-CM take-over his post solely on the merit of her husband.




Sunday, February 21, 2010

as you grow old with me..!!

I know the time is hard,

And, Fate is playing its card;

I promise this pain is ephemeral,

Because our Love is eternal.


The cloudy days will soon be past,

Smiles will adorn the lips at last;

I know it seems difficult though,

But, Love will make a path to flow.


The eclipse will soon be overcome by bright rays,

Let the patience tie knot with positive days;

I agree the journey ahead seems an ordeal,

But, Love will soon garner some zeal.


Let Love mature like Banyan Tree;

As you Grow old with me.




courtesy: shweta

Thursday, February 18, 2010

..'m not well



I had visions, I was in them

I was looking into the mirror

To see a little bit clearer

The rottenness and evil in me




Fingertips have memories

Mine can't forget the curves of your body

And when I feel a bit naughty

I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes

(but no one ever does)




I'm not sick but I'm not well

And I'm so hot cause I'm in hell




Been around the world and found

That only stupid people are breeding

The cretins cloning and feeding

And I don't even own a tv




Put me in the hospital for nerves

And then they had to commit me

You told them all I was crazy

They cut off my legs now I'm an amputee, goddamn you




I'm not sick but I'm not well

And I'm so hot cause i'm in hell

I'm not sick but I'm not well

And it's a sin to live so well




I wanna publish zines

And rage against machines

I wanna pierce my tongue

It doesn't hurt, it feels fine

The trivial sublime

I'd like to turn off time

And kill my mind

You kill my mind




Everybody's coming to get me

Just say you never met me

Im running under ground with the moles

(Diggin big holes)




Hear the voices in my head

I swear to god it sounds like they're snoring

But if you're bored then you're boring

The agony and the irony, they're killing me




I'm not sick but I'm not well

And I'm so hot cause I'm in hell

I'm not sick but I'm not well

And it's a sin to live so well