Saddam and his final moments

Saddam Hussein lived his life like a true prick. A merciless dictator who killed innocent people in his country (in the name of law and revenge) and caused havoc in neighbouring countries (first by invading Kuwait, and later during the 2 wars in the Gulf against the U.S led forces).

Probably his sickest contribution to this world were his two misfit sons. Thank the Yanks for splashing pictures of bullet ridden bodies on the cover of Newsweek and Time.

Saddam and his kids hardly did anything to the U.S - or anything to endanger world peace (in the run-up to the U.S led invasion). Yet, in a way, it felt nice to see those rogues get sprayed with bullets. As for the old man - who did not have the balls to die like a man (yup, in a strange way, his misfit sons were better men. Atleast those bastards fought), watching him getting dragged out of his fox hole (or rat trap) was better than getting a &^%$#!@ - for a while atleast.
Even hanging him 4 days after his trial is fine by me... to an extent. I prefered him locked up in a 4 by 4 for the rest of his miserable life. But to make a martyr out of him this way... and now the cell phone footages make me sick. I've watched countless deaths on TV - but to watch the trap door open and Saddam hurl down just got my goat. It really felt sick. Abusing a dying man is not a manly thing to do... maybe to Saddam - he deserved everything he got... but whoever shot that footage and put it out - go rot in hell. Hope your wife gets shot on the k800i while she gives a moment of pleasure to your milkman... and the guard.

The Year End

I visited Bombay and Coonoor during the last week of 2006... and spent the New Year's in Bombay. A few of the 'struck off' points from the 'To-Do' list i prepared before I visited.
a) Met Puneet, Pariva and Harsh

b) Drove to Nariman Point/ Fort and Colaba at night
c) Bheja Fry and Chicken Baida Roti at Bade Miyan
d) Hard Rock Mumbai
e) Crab & fish at Mahesh Lunch Home

f) Sat at Marine Drive
g) Drank with Arjun & Dex

h) Mutton Rogan Josh and Rice at the Taj Land's end










i) One movie with Renu
j) Nalli Nihari at Kareems
k) Selected Curtains from Fab India
l) Wedding Bands
m) Griiled Chicken & Shawarma at Toss N Grill
n) Cold Chocolate at Cafe Coffee Day, Carter Road
o) Dinner at Soul Fry
p) Getting my music/ DVD/ book collection from Coonoor to Bombay and then to Singapore

Now for the things I could not accomplish...

a) Running in Coonoor
b) Meeting Sajjad & Charlotte
c) Massage at the Kerala Ayurvedic Centre (Prabhadevi)
d) Meeting my brother
e) Keeping my sanity in the traffic and noise (honking)