Archive for June, 2009

A pandemic so close

June 18, 2009

World Health Org. declared swine flu a pandemic , and I was confused about the severity of it. Massachusetts of course was initially affected by a couple of school children who went to Mexico and returned a couple of months back, and they tested positive. I was somewhat surprised when the HR folks at work [...]

“I eat like you, dream like you. I don’t feel any different.”

June 10, 2009

Those are the words of Jyoti, the 15 year old teenager who is a half-inch shorter than two feet.

The Daily Mail reports. She’s apparently making an appearance in British Television this week.
Another point to note is how the article mentions that people view her as a ‘goddess’, and maybe it adds to the crazy image [...]

Classic Ind-Pak-US

June 3, 2009

Last year, 173 people were attacked mercilessly for an objective that is still unclear, and quite complicated. But is quite perverted in the name of religion. Indian govt. and Pak govt., struggled with issues related to non-state actors, language problems, backtracked promises, false assurances, red tape and outright denials. Finally Pakistan buckled under international pressure, [...]