tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88489999663506034632024-03-18T19:50:02.549-07:00This Place is TakenStatic Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.comBlogger731125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-31043201245491612922023-10-02T21:10:00.004-07:002023-10-02T21:11:41.875-07:00Running for lifeThere once was a runner so fleet
Who loved to run down the street
Each morning at dawn
They'd put on shoes and jog on
To stay healthy and fit what a treat!Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-72324453735101083152023-08-24T22:17:00.009-07:002023-08-24T22:38:13.768-07:00Change is in the airThe winter was long and quite dreary But now spring is arriving so cheery The cold winds now cease Warmer days increase As winter makes way for spring wearyYes. Things are changing. Mostly for good. But not always. It sometimes feels like time just flows. And sometimes feels like Groundhog Year. I once liked the fact that the newspapers in this new adopted country of mine is aStatic Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-82967541796848194982023-01-27T21:48:00.005-08:002023-01-29T15:17:41.573-08:00Thank goodness, I didn't go thereThe USofA. I am talking of the USA. It was one of my life's best decisions that I didn't go there. Already more than 60 people have been killed in gun violence in 2023. And it is still only January.There were 647 mass shootings last year.And this is supposed to be the most developed, and advanced country in the world.And now, top US companies have begun laying off employees. Andt these are Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-17656060431455019962022-08-15T15:22:00.000-07:002022-08-15T15:22:10.845-07:0075 years, and still waitingFunny times, we are living in. I can distinctly remember the hope and energy in the air 25 years ago, during the 50th year celebrations. Yes, political leaders lied even then, but somehow those lies seemed plausible. And the goals they set forth seemed achievable. Do-able. In our lifetime.Not any more.After 75 years, a nation still waits. While it slowly destroys itself.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-67291009030888913172022-08-08T17:18:00.002-07:002022-08-08T17:30:34.337-07:00A little warmer , pleaseNever thought I would say this, but this year's was a longer winter than usual. And also colder. Across Australia, average temperatures have been declining, due to the La Nina, and other unexpected weather phenomenon. It has been steadily raining, and cold these past few months. A marked difference from the days when this used to be a drought struck area. A freezing 2 degrees in the mornings, Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-74422666544940179722022-07-01T06:18:00.001-07:002022-07-01T06:18:07.428-07:00Jurassic World : Dominon. Or how to ruin a movie franchise. And so, it happens. I am going to type in here , something I never thought I woulds say in my life. They ruined my favourite movie franchise for me. I hate dinosaur movies now.Hollywood ruined it. Today I watched the utter trash that they called Dominion in a theatre today. And for about 5 minutes, I was so bored, I actually fell asleep. While a rampage was going on on the Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-62169559141246893402022-04-15T21:37:00.002-07:002022-04-18T21:39:44.151-07:00It takes courage to move on This is just an advice. Or it could be a rant. Maybe both.It takes courage to move on from bitter things.Remembering does not help. In fact, it keeps you back.The only true way to move forward, is to let go.I know it sounds easy to say. It takes time to apply.Here is hoping you find that courage.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-41633650408995147282022-03-08T15:53:00.008-08:002022-03-08T15:54:23.993-08:00How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal? The United States reported more deaths from COVID-19 last Friday than deaths from Hurricane Katrina, more on any two recent weekdays than deaths during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more last month than deaths from flu in a bad season, and more in two years than deaths from HIV during the four decades of the AIDS epidemic. At least 953,000 Americans have died from COVID, and the true toll is Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-20485077370680434532022-03-07T15:52:00.004-08:002022-03-07T15:52:46.703-08:00Double standardsThe War is still on in Europe. Russia has not yet managed to take over Ukraine. Day 11. And refugees from Ukraine are getting out to nearby countries. And now the double standards of the west are out in the open for the whole world to see.Nearly every country has welcomed Ukrainian refugees with open arms. The same countries which had turned away refugees from the Levithan region a few Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-1018189510448977072022-03-02T14:38:00.009-08:002022-03-02T14:38:57.769-08:00The only thing that allows evil to prosper is when good men do nothing India voted to abstain against Russia's invasion on Ukraine in the UN General Assembly.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-18404623333181249532022-02-22T16:01:00.003-08:002022-02-22T16:01:48.947-08:00Michael Crichton : Dragon TeethI have been fascinated by Crichton's writing since the day I started reading him. And the first book I read was of couse 'Jurassic Park'. The book was not available in my local library for years, so I read it about 6 years after I watched the movie. And I was surprised that only about one-third of the book made it into the movie. The book has more characters, more action, and a slightly differentStatic Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-50892411230985848862022-01-16T18:42:00.008-08:002022-02-20T15:16:21.410-08:00No-Vac DjokerAnd this, kids, is why No-Vac Djoker will never be in the same league as Federer and Nadal.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-37525879244439738212021-12-29T19:46:00.025-08:002021-12-29T19:46:00.196-08:00Mixed Year, Missed YearThis is difficult, writing this down. 2021 has definitely not been the year we all wished we had. After an entire year of gloom, sickness and death, the whole world was looking to return to normalcy. Nothing fancy, just a normal life like it used to be. Whoever said that 'normal is boring' had no idea what fun it is to be stuck in public transport with random strangers, and eating out at Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-28442301492496829602021-10-27T07:17:00.002-07:002021-10-27T07:17:00.189-07:00Happy Freedom day Anniversary !!Happy anniversary ! Of what , you ask ? Of the day we got back our freedom. This time last year, the city opened up after more than 100 days in possibly the longest COVID related quarantine lockdown. Remember ?Well, in case you don't , here is page to refresh your memory. It was a hard earned victoria. For all Victorians.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-62985213394568826262021-09-29T17:21:00.001-07:002021-09-29T17:21:20.004-07:00Earthquake !!22nd Septmber, 2021. It began like any other day in lockdown, me logging in to work from home, on a cold, grey day. Promise of sun later in the day. First meeting ended about 5 minutes past 9am. I remember thinking: goodness, its only the first meeting of the day and it already went overtime. What a promising way to start.And then, it happened. About 12 minutes after 9, my table began to shake. Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-22148403607307529712021-08-14T14:45:00.002-07:002021-08-14T14:45:33.022-07:0015th August. Is it worth celebrating ? All the news is now about COVID, that sometimes other news just gets buried underneath. It was only yesterday I heard that this year India will celebrate its 75th year of Independence.75 ! Wow. We have come a long way. Or have we ?What are we celebrating ? Should we ? It is worth it ?And how fast time flies !!I remember the year India celebrated its 50th year of IndependenceStatic Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-31912816833017661412021-07-04T22:31:00.002-07:002021-07-04T23:08:45.614-07:00Most aspirant migrants won't be able to. Another half year done ! It is officially winter again in Australia, and summery-rainy in India. And with countries starting to take this vaccine-race seriously (except ScoMo, who prefers a stroll), things are starting to look better. Already countries are trying to remove travel bans, and come up with vaccine-passports, to allow unrestricted and un-quarantined travel internationally. Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-44913882897942391072021-06-05T19:01:00.000-07:002021-06-05T19:01:55.565-07:00It was good while it lasted Yep. We had a good run. And it was good while it lasted. I am talking of the relative COVID-free time that the State of Victoria and the city of Melbourne enjoyed for maybe about 6 months. Victoria had come of out a severe and extended lockdown by the end of 2020. Cautiously, and tired, people ventured out, to celebrate a well earned summer break. It was beautiful. The sun was out, Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-6038489941215205532021-04-28T16:24:00.002-07:002021-04-28T16:24:44.331-07:00We should not forget this happened Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-17464610412370780852021-04-21T16:15:00.006-07:002021-04-25T16:26:22.867-07:00India's second Covid wave Failure of governance.Overconfidence.Celebrating too early.This is what all this has lead to.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-15538523811643333922021-04-18T22:24:00.003-07:002021-04-18T22:24:17.369-07:00A nation celebrated too early.This was reported in March , 2021. Before the second wave hit India. Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-89116904706420288472021-04-16T23:33:00.002-07:002021-04-16T23:33:28.127-07:00Nation doomedIndia has long lived in a state of denial. And now it is clear the country is doomed. It takes guts to do the right thing. And none of those in power there has these guts.Somebody please lock the country down already.Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-41103753873850326882021-04-11T20:46:00.003-07:002021-04-11T22:42:03.027-07:00How India lost the vaccine warText from the-ken.com/the-nutgraf/how-india-lost-the-vaccine-war/If you’ve been following the news, two really important events happened last week. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced that all adults across the US would be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the next two weeks. Earlier, the US had expected this to happen by 1 May. Things are going so Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-55957286016282390112021-04-06T18:46:00.001-07:002021-04-06T18:46:22.679-07:00One quirk I hate about life here.This is not a rant. At least not 'that' kind of rant. But I had to write it down somewhere. There is this one thing I hate about life in a developed nation like Australia. It is not a first world problem per-se. But it looks like one for someone who just came in. It is about doctors. Doctors in this country simply don't want to prescribe medications. There, I said it.If GPs here had Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848999966350603463.post-259031808873360652021-03-04T16:24:00.001-08:002021-03-04T16:24:20.269-08:00Summer's out !I think we can officially say this, Victoria's summer's out, until December this year. Just checked the accuweather forecast , and the temperature is not expected to cross over 27 for the next 3 months. And I still don't know they can do it this accurately ( they are pretty much spot on), but they usually able to predict temperatures months ahead, with a variance of 3 degrees ! So that's it,Static Variablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802455246444561949noreply@blogger.com0