The last couple of days have been hellishly hot on the East Coast. A harbinger of the hades for all us poor sinners, desis, goras, kallus and spics alike (btw, is there a pejorative desi word for Hispanics?). New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Delaware and further south too – it’s been terrible. Some regular SI […]
IIT Kharagpur alumni and quality guru Subir Chowdhury has won the ‘Outstanding American by Choice‘ award handed out by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service to recognize the outstanding achievements of naturalized U.S. citizens. Here’s what the 42-year-old Subir said on hearing the news of the award: Whatever I have dreamed, America has always […]
Only in Incredible India, folks. Only in India. An indefinite fast by a politician for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka lasts but six hours and fails to achieve the ceasefire demanded. What else can you expect when the politician in question is the Loose Paiya (crackpot) a.k.a. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi, who claims the […]
A few days after describing LTTE terrorist leader Prabhakaran as his good friend, Loose Paiya (crackpot) and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi has embarked on an ‘indefinite fast’ drama, the enduring staple of Indian political theatre. The so-called ‘indefinite fast’ is ostensibly for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka but let’s not forget that elections […]
Ha ha ha ha. We haven’t stopped laughing. Facing certain defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan Army, the LTTE terrorists have announced, yes, prepare yourself for this mega-joke, an unilateral ceasefire. Yes, sir the same LTTE terrorists that wrought ceaseless misery on Tamils, Sinhalas and other ethnic groups for over 25 years and […]
Just finished watching Chop Shop (2007) on DVD. Written and directed by young Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani with a cast of ‘non-actors,’ the 84-minute-long Chop Shop is a nice movie centering around a young boy Alejandro (Alejandro Polanco) working in an auto repair shop in Queens, New York. Displaying a maturity beyond his years, the […]