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Trisha and Sex are like Laurel and Hardy, Tintin and Snowy, Abhishek and Flops, Goundamani and Senthil, so tightly coupled that one without the other is inconceivable.
Oh no, we’re not talking of that Trisha!
Trisha is a must if you lust for endless fun all night long without endless questions later.
Oh no, we’re not talking of that Trisha!
Trisha in your mouth and, hey, there’s no end to the fun.
Oh no, we’re not talking of that Trisha! Continue reading »
After several years of living in America, we most definitely knew our adopted land was a nation of many crazies, whackos, fruitcakes and screwballs.
How else can you explain the popularity of Glenn Beck, Fox News, Cheerleading, Eric Cantor, Baseball, Sarah Palin, Tattoos and the Superbowl.
Come on, which sane person sports a tattoo or jumps up and down jiggling her tits because some big, fat zombies are engaging in another weird act, playing College Football in which you carry the ball and run.
But even we, yes, we, the immensely wise souls at SI never realized the extent of craziness that lurks beneath the Hi, How are You masses here?
A new study has put out the disturbing conclusion that nationally, 44.5 million adults in America aged 18 or older experienced mental illness in 2010. This works out to a rate of 19.7% of the adult population.
Well, this means that every fifth person we see in the U.S. is some kind of nut-job.
No, we’re not making up these ‘crazy’ numbers.
The study was conducted by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Remind us never to visit Rhode Island because that northeast state had the highest number of crazies at 24.2%.
Maryland had the lowest at 16.7%.
The study found 10.4 million adults aged 18 or older (4.6% of that population) experienced a serious mental illness in the past year with rates ranging from 3.5% in Hawaii to 7.2% in Rhode Island.
Arkansas, Idaho, Rhode Island, Utah and West Virginia had the highest rates for both serious mental illness and any mental illness.
We definitely believe that the really, really crazies hail from Arkansas.
After all, Bill Clinton hails from Arkansas.
Yeah, the same dickhead who was busy in the Oval House inserting his cigar into Monica Lewinsky’s twat and then shoving it in his mouth or shoving his dick into her mouth, all while he was talking to Senators and Congressmen on the phone on matters of national importance. Or, maybe he was ordering his generals to bomb Bosnia while he torpedoed and unloaded in that bombshell Monica’s mouth. Hell, if that’s not serious mental illness nothing else qualifies for crazy. Continue reading »
After leading a fairly dissolute life for the most part of our life, we’re belatedly discovering the virtues of good health.
Oh well, better late than never.
So, it was from the perspective of boosting our flagging health that we purchased the top-of-the-line Breville 800JXEXL 1000-watt juicer (there are two other less-pricier versions).
We all agree that fresh juice can only do good, right? Maybe even boost our libido, who knows. 
We’ve never been great fans of the mall or street juice stands in NYC, Philly et al – they are costly, they add ice and they don’t look too hygienic to us.
Keeping all these things in mind, we ordered the Breville 800 JEXL on Amazon on Tuesday for $289.99 and got it today without any extra shipping charges. Fast delivery, eh.
Neat Packaging
The box left at the door by the UPS guy was huge.
Packaging couldn’t be better. There are three concentric boxes in all with the juicer wrapped in polythene and sitting snugly inside the innermost (third) box.
So, there’s little to nil chance of any damage in transit.
Unpacking, assembling and figuring out the operations of the juicer took about 10-minutes. Not rocket science for yours truly.
For the benefit of the schmucks, a manual is included.
Like most things these days, the Breville juicer is also made in China. 
Robust Juicer
The main piece in the picture (above) is made of stainless steel and obviously very robust. There’s also a plastic juice jug (included) that goes on the right beneath what looks like a jutting pipe (see picture above).
The pulp drains out into the black basket (included) on the left. It is best to put a plastic bag into the pulp collector so that it doesn’t get dirty.
Besides the red on/off knob, there is a tiny lever that offers two speeds for the motor. You flip it up for lower speed and down to run at full power.
First, we made a quick test run with some carrot pieces and a small piece of tomato and beetroot. It worked fine.
Then we embarked on a full run with 11 carrots, 2.5 tomatoes and a small beetroot. Continue reading »
You schmucks can scream Mera Bharat Mahaan and India Shining till you are hoarse but India stands tall on the global stage only for all the wrong things.
Like for instance, travel diarrhea, rape, frequent random violence, treatment of minorities, extra-judicial murders by the police (encounters) et al.
In this post, we intend to examine the danger travel diarrhea a.k.a. Delhi Belly poses to travelers making the mistake of visiting India.
India continues to be one of the highest risk countries in the world for travelers ending up with travel diarrhea.
What is Travel Diarrhea
UK’s Health Protection Agency defines travel diarrhea as:
Three or more unformed stools in a 24 hour period, often accompanied by at least one of the following: fever, nausea, vomiting, cramps, tenesmus, or bloody stools (dysentery), with symptoms usually starting during or shortly after a period of foreign travel.
While rarely fatal, travel diarrhea can, however, be a very unpleasant experience and ruin your vacation or business trip.
Causes
Travel diarrhea can be caused by bacteria (like Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp, Shigella spp and Campylobacter spp), protozoa (Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Cyclospora spp) and viruses (norovirus).
Travel Diarrhea – India Stands Tall
A recent report by the Health Protection Agency finds that India had the highest number of Delhi Belly victims (581) for travelers from England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2008 and the second highest rate (64.85).
HPA Advice to Travelers on Preventing Diarrhea
• Wash your hands after using the toilet and before eating or preparing food; if soap and water is not
available, carry alcohol hand gel with you.
• Investigate the destination before you go; is the tap water safe to drink? If it is not, then do not drink
it or use it for cleaning your teeth. Avoid ice in drinks.
• Make sure any food you eat has been recently prepared, is properly cooked and piping hot. Avoid raw
fruit and vegetables unless you know they have been washed in clean water or peeled yourself.
• Practise good swimming pool hygiene. Do not swim if you have diarrhoea and make sure any babies and young children wear suitable swimwear while in the pool. Take care not to swallow any swimming pool water.
Of course, if you ask the wise souls at SearchIndia.com, the best and safest thing travelers can do to avoid Delhi Belly is to strike India off their itinerary.
All ye couch potatoes nibbling on Paneer Tikka Masala and digging into Chicken 65, get off your couches NOW.
And start walking if you want to keep your brains working well.
Walking Slows Cognitive Decline
A new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago says walking could slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as in healthy adults.
“We found that walking five miles per week protects the brain structure over 10 years in people with Alzheimer’s and MCI, especially in areas of the brain’s key memory and learning centers,” said Cyrus Raji, Ph.D., from the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. “We also found that these people had a slower decline in memory loss over five years.” Continue reading »
(A Public Service Blog Post)
OMG, OMG, Rats, mice, vermin and food contamination issues?
Chola NYC – Restaurant or Pig-Sty?
Say, is Chola NYC on E.58th St in Midtown Manhattan an Indian restaurant or a filthy pig-sty.
Folks, Rats, Mice, Vermin, Sewage and Food Contamination issues are some of the hygiene problems identified by the NYC Health Department on August 26, 2010 at Chola, the flagship Indian restaurant of Bollywood actor Shiva Natarajan in NYC and the favorite of Indian movie stars like Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai.
Do Hollywood stars Harrison Ford and Woody Allen also come to your Rat & Mice place oops Chola, Shiva?
Geez, Harrison Ford and Woody Allen would have a heart attack if only they knew how dirty Chola is!
Chola NYC – Dirty, Really Dirty
Guys, if we’ve said it once we’ve said it a million times – Bollywood actor Shiva Natarajan is irresponsibly careless when it comes to hygiene at his NYC restaurants.
Repeatedly, Shiva’s Indian restaurants get pulled up by the NYC Health Dept. over evidence of rats, mice, roaches and other serious hygiene issues.
In the latest instance, the New York City Department of Health and Hygiene has put out a highly damaging report on Shiva’s Chola Indian restaurant that gives it a massive 40 violation points.
And the report is so damaging that Chola and Shiva Natarajan are both in deep shit.
Here are the Sanitary Violations Highlighted by the NYC Health Dept (Critical violations marked by Health Dept. in Red color):
1) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
2) Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
3) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
4) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
5) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. Continue reading »
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