Rains rains rains….

Its pouring here in Mumbai and also in many other places in India. Well, yes now you’ll say its good its raining we need it we need water. But why is it raining in October? Its not the time when it should rain. And it’s not like normal rain it’s raining cats and dogs. Flooding everything stopping transportation and creating many other problems.

Well, when it happened a few years back we blamed the government for poor drainage system and what not. But I guess its not about government anymore its us. We hear about global warming every now and then. but no one pays heed to it. We are happy with the way we are. Why to think about what will happen 100 years later?

But then what about the human who will be there on earth that time? Why should they suffer because of our ignorance? I understand its really difficult to live without electricity and everything. And its also very difficult to lead a comfortable life if we sit in dark or without fan and AC and that’s not all.. our life is very much dependent on other house hold appliances which leads to global warming. If we cant stop it then try to find an alternative.

Like if you don’t need AC much then start he fan. And if you are in the hall then switch off bedrooms light. Or turn off the TV from the main switch or remove the mobile charger from the socket when not charging the cell phone. And most of all.. plant trees! Stop using plastic bags.

I know all these things I mentioned might sound childish and something that we all know of. But are we really paying any head to it? During summer we are sick of the heat and during monsoon it rains as if it will drown the whole world. We all know what we are about to face in a couple of years and still not doing anything about it.

Its time people. Its really the time that we should stop sitting back home not caring about the future and thinking that someone else might be doing it. It has to be us now.

Just start by avoiding plastic bags and planting trees or planting small plants in your surrounding and using as much less electricity as possible.

Rains rains rains….

Its pouring here in Mumbai and also in many other places in India. Well, yes now you’ll say its good its raining we need it we need water. But why is it raining in October? Its not the time when it should rain. And it’s not like normal rain it’s raining cats and dogs. Flooding everything stopping transportation and creating many other problems.

Well, when it happened a few years back we blamed the government for poor drainage system and what not. But I guess its not about government anymore its us. We hear about global warming every now and then. but no one pays heed to it. We are happy with the way we are. Why to think about what will happen 100 years later?

But then what about the human who will be there on earth that time? Why should they suffer because of our ignorance? I understand its really difficult to live without electricity and everything. And its also very difficult to lead a comfortable life if we sit in dark or without fan and AC and that’s not all.. our life is very much dependent on other house hold appliances which leads to global warming. If we cant stop it then try to find an alternative.

Like if you don’t need AC much then start he fan. And if you are in the hall then switch off bedrooms light. Or turn off the TV from the main switch or remove the mobile charger from the socket when not charging the cell phone. And most of all.. plant trees! Stop using plastic bags.

I know all these things I mentioned might sound childish and something that we all know of. But are we really paying any head to it? During summer we are sick of the heat and during monsoon it rains as if it will drown the whole world. We all know what we are about to face in a couple of years and still not doing anything about it.

Its time people. Its really the time that we should stop sitting back home not caring about the future and thinking that someone else might be doing it. It has to be us now.

Just start by avoiding plastic bags and planting trees or planting small plants in your surrounding and using as much less electricity as possible.

safe sex

India, Sept. 25 -- From desktop applications to "condom parties" - condoms have gone from the most embarassing six letter word to possibly the coolest word in town.

It started when a condom brand launched www.sendsomerubber.

com, a site that lets you send an application to friends which ensures that, whenever your friend chats about sex online or types out "sexy" words such as '69' or 'horny', a condom drops onto the screen with a message to promote safe sex. Peter McCann of Ansell Ltd, who is associated with the project, explains, "Sendsomerubber is an initiative to bring forth a message of safe sex.

" With 66,648 online rubbers already sent, the application seems to be a hit. On Facebook, an application named 'Send Your Friend A Condom' has over 30,000 users.

That's not all. Recently, a 'Cocktails and Kondoms' party was held at a popular nightspot in Delhi, with an aim to create awareness for safe sex among partygoers.

And, actor Ronit Roy, launched 'LOVE Condom', a campaign to promote AIDS awareness, in the Capital a few months ago. He said this generation is open about talking about sex and protection, "I've seen people go to chemists and ask for condoms in a hushed tone, but this generation is different".

Kaminey's Fatak song, which had actor Shahid Kapoor dressed up as a giant condom, has also been hailed for its message of safe sex.

courtesy - hindustan times

safe sex

India, Sept. 25 -- From desktop applications to "condom parties" - condoms have gone from the most embarassing six letter word to possibly the coolest word in town.

It started when a condom brand launched www.sendsomerubber.

com, a site that lets you send an application to friends which ensures that, whenever your friend chats about sex online or types out "sexy" words such as '69' or 'horny', a condom drops onto the screen with a message to promote safe sex. Peter McCann of Ansell Ltd, who is associated with the project, explains, "Sendsomerubber is an initiative to bring forth a message of safe sex.

" With 66,648 online rubbers already sent, the application seems to be a hit. On Facebook, an application named 'Send Your Friend A Condom' has over 30,000 users.

That's not all. Recently, a 'Cocktails and Kondoms' party was held at a popular nightspot in Delhi, with an aim to create awareness for safe sex among partygoers.

And, actor Ronit Roy, launched 'LOVE Condom', a campaign to promote AIDS awareness, in the Capital a few months ago. He said this generation is open about talking about sex and protection, "I've seen people go to chemists and ask for condoms in a hushed tone, but this generation is different".

Kaminey's Fatak song, which had actor Shahid Kapoor dressed up as a giant condom, has also been hailed for its message of safe sex.

courtesy - hindustan times

how i met your mother

Yay! How I met your mother is back! :D

After waiting for so long I was glad to see the season 5. but one thing made me think when robin and barney hook up and like for 1000 times. And in previous season robin was dating ted. I mean in India when your best friend is dating some girl that girl is somewat like your own sister. I have some across people who call their best friends girlfriend bhabhi or vahini ( in marathi ) and whats shown in HIMYM is completely opposite to Indian culture. I mean it shows how life really is in there.

Also in one episode its shown that barney tells ted that he would like have sex with his sister.and ted just takes it as lightly as if it was just another girl barney was talking about having sex. If that would have been in India barney would have been dead that very moment.

I am not criticizing the series, I love it myself. But there are some things that are so different in there and here. I mean you sleep with your friend and the next day you act just as casual about it. Or like sleep with your best friends sister or his girlfriend. Its like all they want is sex.

With all the modernization and Indians getting more influenced by the west world and their lifestyle. I just hope their lifestyle really don’t take over our culture. We have got some ethics which are worth preserving. And that’s what makes us different from them.

how i met your mother

Yay! How I met your mother is back! :D

After waiting for so long I was glad to see the season 5. but one thing made me think when robin and barney hook up and like for 1000 times. And in previous season robin was dating ted. I mean in India when your best friend is dating some girl that girl is somewat like your own sister. I have some across people who call their best friends girlfriend bhabhi or vahini ( in marathi ) and whats shown in HIMYM is completely opposite to Indian culture. I mean it shows how life really is in there.

Also in one episode its shown that barney tells ted that he would like have sex with his sister.and ted just takes it as lightly as if it was just another girl barney was talking about having sex. If that would have been in India barney would have been dead that very moment.

I am not criticizing the series, I love it myself. But there are some things that are so different in there and here. I mean you sleep with your friend and the next day you act just as casual about it. Or like sleep with your best friends sister or his girlfriend. Its like all they want is sex.

With all the modernization and Indians getting more influenced by the west world and their lifestyle. I just hope their lifestyle really don’t take over our culture. We have got some ethics which are worth preserving. And that’s what makes us different from them.

Reality shows

whats with the television people these days? I agree reality shows are fun sometimes but they are just going a bit over the top these days. Whats with the reality shows like rakhi ka swayamvar and perfect bride and pati patni aur who??

I am sure they will get the highest TRP’s but they are just making fun of the most sacred relationship in India. I mean now swayamvar is over, well I watched it myself I found it really stupid yet a fun way to laugh. With just one show like that was ok… but now it’s a bit over the top. Now there is perfect bride where they will find a perfect match and get them married and then there is pati patni aur woh where they will married and take care of a child. Now I guess its not far away that they will start a show showing the honey moon and how to impress your mother – in – law and how to keep your husband in your control.

Reality shows

whats with the television people these days? I agree reality shows are fun sometimes but they are just going a bit over the top these days. Whats with the reality shows like rakhi ka swayamvar and perfect bride and pati patni aur who??

I am sure they will get the highest TRP’s but they are just making fun of the most sacred relationship in India. I mean now swayamvar is over, well I watched it myself I found it really stupid yet a fun way to laugh. With just one show like that was ok… but now it’s a bit over the top. Now there is perfect bride where they will find a perfect match and get them married and then there is pati patni aur woh where they will married and take care of a child. Now I guess its not far away that they will start a show showing the honey moon and how to impress your mother – in – law and how to keep your husband in your control.

Thalassemia

Raj and madhuri were recently married and soon to have their first child. Raj was a very loving hubby and so took all the care of his wife during pregnancy. Raj was a sweet guy since his childhood. He was excellent in studies as well as sports activities and so he was the favrouite of his teachers as well as his class mates. And the same applies to madhuri. She was talented as well.

They had their first baby a very normal delivery. The kid was loved by everyone. He was the darling of the family and even the neighbors. It was after about 3 to 4 months of the birth did the child started getting irritated kept crying the whole day didn’t eat properly. Raj and madhuri discovered this change in their childs behaviour. They took the child to a doctor.

Doctor informed them that their child was a thalassemia major.

Raj and madhuri were confused at that moment. They thought it was just another normal disease that their son has got. And asked the doctor for what was supposed to be done now. Which medicines to give and what precautions to take.

That was the time when doctor told them to listen properly, he said, “ your child is a thalassemia major. Means from now on to the rest of this life he is needed to be given blood every 15 days or he will die. And because of the blood given, iron will be accumulated in his body which has to be removed or else it would also lead to the death of the child.”

Raj and madhuri were completely shocked. How can this happen to their child? They both were perfectly normal they never had any such thing then how can this happen to their child?

The doctor explained that, this might have happened because they both were thalassemia minor. Thalassemia minor is not a disease or anything wrong. Thalassemia minor is the normal human. You wont even realize if you are a thalassemia minor.

What happens is. If you are a thalassemia minor and your spouse is also a thalassemia minor then you have 25% chance of giving birth to a thalassemia major child. A pre needle test is done when the girl is 2months pregnant to check weather the child is safe or not and if he is found to be a thalassemia major, well then the doctor himself will recommend you to abort the child. And if either of you is thalassemis normal then the child has no threat of getting thalassemia minor.

Thalassemia is a thing that doesn’t change for your whole life. Ie if you are tested thalassemia normal now then you will be a thalassemia normal for the rest of your life. No matter what you do no matter who you get married to or you smoke or you have sex with anyone else you will always be a thalassemia normal.

What I want to conclude is, raj and madhuri made just one mistake they never tested themselves for thalassemia, if just either of them would have been aware then their child would have been able to live a normal life like you and me. Where as now, he has to be depended on the blood bank for blood and he has to get an injection every day and sleep with a needle inserted in his stomach to remove the iron.

If raj and madhuri would have done one simple test in their whole life, then they would have been able to give a normal life to their own child.

Its just that, one simple test once in your life and you will be able to give your child a very normal life.

The percentage on thalassemia patients are increasing so we need to get aware about it. Even I didn’t know anything about it. But it was yesterday when I attended a social awareness and a social service activities with some of my friends did I realize this. And I thought it was my duty to let as much people know about it and make the aware that do a test for thalassemia.

And as I am writing this… I would also like to tell people please donate blood. It is equally important.

Thalassemia

Raj and madhuri were recently married and soon to have their first child. Raj was a very loving hubby and so took all the care of his wife during pregnancy. Raj was a sweet guy since his childhood. He was excellent in studies as well as sports activities and so he was the favrouite of his teachers as well as his class mates. And the same applies to madhuri. She was talented as well.

They had their first baby a very normal delivery. The kid was loved by everyone. He was the darling of the family and even the neighbors. It was after about 3 to 4 months of the birth did the child started getting irritated kept crying the whole day didn’t eat properly. Raj and madhuri discovered this change in their childs behaviour. They took the child to a doctor.

Doctor informed them that their child was a thalassemia major.

Raj and madhuri were confused at that moment. They thought it was just another normal disease that their son has got. And asked the doctor for what was supposed to be done now. Which medicines to give and what precautions to take.

That was the time when doctor told them to listen properly, he said, “ your child is a thalassemia major. Means from now on to the rest of this life he is needed to be given blood every 15 days or he will die. And because of the blood given, iron will be accumulated in his body which has to be removed or else it would also lead to the death of the child.”

Raj and madhuri were completely shocked. How can this happen to their child? They both were perfectly normal they never had any such thing then how can this happen to their child?

The doctor explained that, this might have happened because they both were thalassemia minor. Thalassemia minor is not a disease or anything wrong. Thalassemia minor is the normal human. You wont even realize if you are a thalassemia minor.

What happens is. If you are a thalassemia minor and your spouse is also a thalassemia minor then you have 25% chance of giving birth to a thalassemia major child. A pre needle test is done when the girl is 2months pregnant to check weather the child is safe or not and if he is found to be a thalassemia major, well then the doctor himself will recommend you to abort the child. And if either of you is thalassemis normal then the child has no threat of getting thalassemia minor.

Thalassemia is a thing that doesn’t change for your whole life. Ie if you are tested thalassemia normal now then you will be a thalassemia normal for the rest of your life. No matter what you do no matter who you get married to or you smoke or you have sex with anyone else you will always be a thalassemia normal.

What I want to conclude is, raj and madhuri made just one mistake they never tested themselves for thalassemia, if just either of them would have been aware then their child would have been able to live a normal life like you and me. Where as now, he has to be depended on the blood bank for blood and he has to get an injection every day and sleep with a needle inserted in his stomach to remove the iron.

If raj and madhuri would have done one simple test in their whole life, then they would have been able to give a normal life to their own child.

Its just that, one simple test once in your life and you will be able to give your child a very normal life.

The percentage on thalassemia patients are increasing so we need to get aware about it. Even I didn’t know anything about it. But it was yesterday when I attended a social awareness and a social service activities with some of my friends did I realize this. And I thought it was my duty to let as much people know about it and make the aware that do a test for thalassemia.

And as I am writing this… I would also like to tell people please donate blood. It is equally important.

Ganpati Visarjan 2009

Hey ya people. I know I am late to post this thing, but I really never had time to write and whenever I was free I was feeling very lazy to write. So I guess, better late then never.

So it was a few days back, during ganpati visarjan, I go to watch the visarjan every year with my mom but this year mom was out of town and I had to go all by my own. I got up at 8 and was all set to go though I knew I had to reach there by 2 but I was so very exited for the thing that I could hardly sleep.

I reached there at 2.30pm and I was still very early. I went to the girgaum chowpatty it was clean and everything arranged properly so that the ganpati visarjan will go smooth. There were even loads of police men, RSP and NCC students standing in a line to control the rush that will come in a few hours… as ganpatis started coming I started my way in the reverse direction to see the ganpatis in a quicker way. I have uploaded some of the photos here as well..

It was really a wonderful experience to wander around alone. With absolutely no idea of how I will reach home and what will happen next.it was sort of like a adventure when you know that you wont get a bus home and you wont find an open restaurant or any shop to ask directions for.. you’ll be surrounded by people, but you wont dare talk to those people because their appearance itself will scare you off ( they are all red and yellow, cause of the gulal they use ) and all fireworks around. Its different and its fun :D