Supposedly written by a schoolboy; with all original spellings: The original inhabitants of ancient India were called Adidases, who lived in two cities called Hariappa and Mujhe-na-Daro. These cities had the best drain system in the world and so there was no brain drain from them. Ancient India was full of myths which have been handed down from son to father. A myth is a female moth. A collection of myths is called mythology,which means stories with female caricatures. One myth says that people in olden times worshipped monkeys because they were our incestors. In olden times there were two big families in India. One was called the Pandava and the other was called the Karova. They fought amongst themselves in a battle called Mahabharat, after which India came to be known as MeraBharat Mahan. In midevil times India was ruled by the Slave Dienasty. So named because they all died a nasty death. Then came the Tughlaqs who shifted their capital from Delhi because of its pollution. They were followed by the Mowglis. The greatest Mowgli was Akbar because he extinguished himself on the battlefield of Panipat which is in Hurryana. But his son Jehangir was peace loving; he married one Hindu wife and kept 300 porcupines. Then came Shahajahan who had 14 sons. Family planning had not been invented at that time. He also built the Taj Mahal hotel for his wife who now stays there. The king sent all his sons away to distant parts of India because they started quarrelling. Dara Seiko was sent to UP, Shaikh Bhakhtiyar was sent to J & K, while Orangezip came to Bombay to fight Shivaji. However,after that they changed its name to Mumbai because Shivaji's sena did not like it. They also do not like New Delhi, so they are calling it Door Darshan. After the Mowglis came Vasco the Gama. He was an exploder who was circumcising India with a 100 foot clipper. Then came the British.They brought with them many inventions such as cricket, tramtarts and steamed railways. They were followed by the French who brought in French fries,pizzazz and laundry. But Robert Clive drove them out when he deafened Duplex who was out membered since the British had the queen on their side. Eventually, the British came to overrule India because there was too much diversity in our unity. The British overruled India for a long period.They were great expotents and impotents. They started expoting salt from India and impoting cloth. This was not liked by Mahatma Gandhi who wanted to produce his own salt. This was called the Swedish moment. During this moment, many people burnt their lion cloths in the street and refused to wear anything else. The British became very angry at this and stopped the production of Indian testiles. In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi was married to one wife. Soon after he became the father of the nation. In 1942 he started the Quiet India moment, so named because the British were quietly lootoing our country.In 1947, India became free and its people became freely loving. This increased our population. Its government became a limited mockery, which means people are allowed to take the law in their own hands with the help of the police. Our constipation is the best in the world because it says that no man can be hanged twice for the same crime. It also says you cannot be put in prison if you have not paid your taxis. Another important thing about our constipation is that it can be changed. This is not possible with the British constipation because it is not written on paper. The Indian parlemint consists of two houses which are called lower and higher. This is because one Mr Honest Abe said that two houses divided against itself cannot withstand. So Pandit Nehru asked the British for freedom at midnight since the British were afraid of the dark. At midnight, on August 15, there was a tryst in parlemint in which many participated by wearing khaki and hosting the flag. Recently in India, there have been a large number of scams and a plaque, it can be dangerous because many people died of this plaque in Surat. Scams are all over India. One of these was in Bihar where holy cows were not given anything to eat by their elected leader. The other scam was in Bofor which is a small town in Switzerland. In this, a lot of Indian money was given to buy a gun which can shoot a coot. Presently India has a coalishun government made up of many parties, left, right and centre. It has started to library the economy. This means that there is now no need for a licence as the economy will be driven by itself. India is also trying to become an Asian tiger because its own tigers are being poached. Another important event this year was the Shark meeting at Malas Dive. At this place, shark leaders agreed to share their poverty, pollution and population
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Female Syrian blogger jailed for 5 years for espionage
Damascus - A 19-year-old Syrian blogger, Tal El-Melouhy, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday after being found guilty of disclosing information to a foreign country.
Her sentencing came just days after Washington called for her immediate release.
Washington also denied that El-Melouhy, who was arrested just over a year ago, had spied for the United States.
A statement from a leading Syrian human rights association said she was charged 'under the umbrella of emergency law.'
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights called on the authorities in Damascus to respect international obligations concerning the protection and promotion of human rights.
El-Melouhy's family had been unable to confirm her whereabouts for the first 10 months of her disappearance, until local Syrian news website dp-news reported she was held at Duma women's prison, some 20 kilometres north-west of the city.
At the time of her arrest, El-Melouhy was a student and active blogger, writing articles supporting the Palestinian cause and criticising the French initiative for peace between Israel and Syria.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Mark Makhoul, 2:48 AM, Benihana and blogs!
Mark Makhoul, a blogger living in the Middle East, is now the subject of a US$18,000 lawsuit filed by the Kuwaiti franchisee of global Japanese restaurant chain Benihana. Mark's crime? Posting a mildly critical restaurant review on his blog, 2:48AM (judge for yourself by reading his review here: http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/my-benihana-experience/). We’re sure that you’ll agree with us that a frank but even-handed review, even if negative, does not warrant legal action and that this is not how global brands like Benihana should engage with bloggers.
Despite a massive outcry on blogs, social and mainstream media, both Benihana in Kuwait and Benihana of Tokyo, the New-York based franchisor, have steadfastly refused comment and the court case is, as of the time of writing, still set to commence on the 8th March 2011. Although the suit is for minimum damages of $18,000, it could be for considerably more, being lodged in the distinctly un-blogger-friendly legal system of the state of Kuwait.
Benihana in Kuwait first deleted critical comments from its Facebook page and then blocked anyone who had been outspoken against them. Benihana of Tokyo has not replied to a single request made using the contact form on its website, despite a promise to return comments within 24 hours. Neither has it responded to calls on this from bloggers and journalists.
We believe that suing a consumer for expressing an opinion is totally unacceptable. We believe that a company arrogant enough to ignore the very real expressed concerns of thousands of consumers is arrogant enough to think it can press ahead with this suit – one which would set a very worrying precedent indeed for the bloggers of the Middle East who already post their views in an environment of widespread government and commercial censorship. We want to send a clear message out – that today’s consumer has the right to express an opinion online – whether that be satisfaction or dissatisfaction – without fear of bullying and litigation from companies.
If you’d like to know more before deciding whether to post something on this, some of the coverage this case has been generating is linked on Mark’s blog here:http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/media-coverage-on-benihana-lawsuit/
The full story is summed up here:http://uaecommunity.blogspot.com/2011/02/benihana-kuwait-and-justice.html
Just so we’re clear – this didn’t originate with Mark.
Have you been "Benihana" 'd yet?? #BenihanaKUW
So I am part of the Middle East bloggers community now - not very famous (hell not famous at all) but I am part of it. When a person of this community gets attacked for no reason at all, that is an attack on all the bloggers in the community!
Anyway, for those who were not following the Benihana case (to be truthful, neither was I until 2 weeks ago), it started with a pretty sharp but personal objective review of Benihana in Kuwait! The company in turn decided to sue this blogger. Problem? D-uh!!
Mark Makhoul is only one of Kuwaits more well known bloggers and his blogs (he has 2) have a very large reach. While the review was initially quite soft (to the naked casual eye) after the GM of Benihana Kuwait commented, it raised some eyebrows. No one cares much about Benihana Kuwait especially after the way they have conducted themselves, reacting to a sundry blog post. All they needed to do was bridge the gap with some love. Instead they created a fracas. Now the world is screaming and the voices have become louder.
I am now one more voice in this shouting! "I am Mark Makhoul! Come Sue Me!!"
Have you been "Benihana" 'd yet??
That is why, when Mark Makhoul gets sued for just expressing his thoughts, for writing his feelings and speaking his mind - IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND! Point is - as a blogger and a person with the right to free speech, I believe that I have the right to say it, without worrying about people getting rubbed the wrong way (unless these people are either a) a whack job of the first order or b) completely guilty [P.S. I am going for both in the case of M/s Benihana Kuwait - especially the GM]
Anyway, for those who were not following the Benihana case (to be truthful, neither was I until 2 weeks ago), it started with a pretty sharp but personal objective review of Benihana in Kuwait! The company in turn decided to sue this blogger. Problem? D-uh!!
Mark Makhoul is only one of Kuwaits more well known bloggers and his blogs (he has 2) have a very large reach. While the review was initially quite soft (to the naked casual eye) after the GM of Benihana Kuwait commented, it raised some eyebrows. No one cares much about Benihana Kuwait especially after the way they have conducted themselves, reacting to a sundry blog post. All they needed to do was bridge the gap with some love. Instead they created a fracas. Now the world is screaming and the voices have become louder.
I am now one more voice in this shouting! "I am Mark Makhoul! Come Sue Me!!"
Have you been "Benihana" 'd yet??
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Ooh - Now that is beautiful!
In more ways than one that is :)
I was recently introduced to Arva - a great food lover and reviewer as I found out later, but a great blogger to begin with!
I saw her blog and was blown away by the detail that each post covered with respect to the food, the behind-the-scenes look and all the intense detail that is every single compositing factor in a recipe! She takes great photographs (still need to find out what she uses to capture those moments!) and displays it with style!
Now this style is not limited to only her blogging style or the way she presents her photographs or her taste preferences... but her blog has also been tastefully designed!
Using basic wordpress.org, with an OS theme in the form of Sandbox, Autofocus and a penchant for all things beautiful, her blog just oozes simplicity, and just impresses me no end. I like her use of simplicity in every manner possible, and it becomes a part of the review and the way she addresses most things!
Do read her blog and send her your bouquets or send me your brickbats :)
Cheers!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Masdar City
These are only the photographs for the time being - Will write up the blog post in a while.
Here is a video of how we reached the main building of Masdar Institute.
Cheers,
Partha
Sunday, January 23, 2011
James and I
So it began on Wednesday 19-Jan-2011 that we had to bid for a few items for a good cause! Raise funds for the 8 Day Academy. (You can read about the 8 Day Academy on their website here.) There were a lot of unique products up for #twauction. The "#Twauction" was an auction on Twitter for several items donated including an iPod from Nahel, a Nicole bag from Tilly and Pinch, 3 James originals, home made Godiva cake from Nick, Niftee’s 2 beautiful T-shirts and a Shawl and so many more. If you’re on Twitter – follow #twauction #run41 and support the causes the best way you can.
Well I was bidding on a James original and a bunch of cupcakes - and guess what - I won the shirt and our team of Shaahima Fahim, Lenaro, Wajiha Said, and Ahmed Shaikh won 25 Strawberry Cheesecake cupcakes made by Nick! Well I have yet to get the cupcakes, but today I managed to get my James Original (I have the Autumn Pullover)!! It's classic really! Have a look at the pics and you will see that I am the proud owner of number 15 of 20 of this particular design of the James Original, and you can get yourself one as well.
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