Rebellion

Dubai, a city where dreams become reality, a city where everything that is wrong is censored like abusive words in "clean" versions of rap albums. People have been working monotonously like mindless robots for years and years hoping to give their children the best education possible, but has anyone even stopped to look around them and see what lies beyond the flashing lights, smiling faces on huge billboards and the false reality of a city that is perfect? Dubai to the lay man would be a city where nothing could possibly go wrong, not now, not ever. But within the period of a few weeks, all that has changed.

The workers strike that began at the end of October has brought Dubai in all its fictitious glory back down to earth and has brought uncertainty into every city-dwellers mind. The government so far had done an amazing job at brainwashing every person that enters the country, making it seem like a crime-free, depression-free, money-making paradise, every mans dream. To a certain extent it has been that city, but at what cost? Take the media for example. A typical local newspaper would contain the following "news": what the president had for breakfast, the Canadian president wishing the foreign minister a happy birthday, and the fact that everything you eat can cause cancer. This brings us back to the workers strike. What would a strike like this mean to the government? It showed that the voice of the people could indeed shake the very roots of the city. The most ill-treated and stomped-over community brought an entire city to a standstill, showing everyone that the shackles that chained every citizen to a life of droning labour could indeed be broken. So the government went into their default chain of action, no further news about the strike was carried in local newspapers, radio stations or tv channels, people who asked questions were quietly forced to keep their mouths closed and the usual veil was thrown over the whole issue. But this time around it was a bit too late, the message was sent out before anything could be done.

As of November, 2007, the government of Dubai no longer controls its peoples minds and can no longer manipulate the way they think. If the people have a problem, they can make sure it is solved. If the people want to have their say about something, they can make sure they are heard. The Burj Dubai was initiated to symbolize Dubais evolution, but it now symbolizes the voice of the people. It has become the centrepiece and a flag of sorts to show the leaders of Dubai, that the people do indeed think outside the box drawn around them. 40,000 workers have brought Dubai to a standstill, a feat that has never been achieved or even dared to be achieved by anyone. I stand back and applaud the fact that this group of simple people of different societies and cultures have done what none of us have one before, spoken for themselves. Learn from them, speak out against what is wrong and never let yourself be ruled by anyone but yourself.

The Shawarma

Its been 3 years since I left Dubai...

Ive realized that this place has gone down the shitter....

My one favourite item...

The one solice left in my life...

The item I run to in time of need...

Has been bastardized, degraded, humiliated and left as a mere shadow of its former glorious self...

The Shawarma...

Not only has the quality of tahini become inferior but it seems as if its been mixed with chemicals from China...

The introduction of the spicy chicken flavour of shawarma is paramount to blasphemy...

Shops are putting the meat in parathas instead of pita...

I didnt say anything when they started adding french fries to chicken shawarma but now theyve over done it...

And dont start aabout the garlic sauce...

What good is a 3 Dhs Shawarma when it now tastes like shit.

Raise our rents 500%...

Pay us 50% less because we are not white...

Treat us like shit at the airport...

Screw over the labourers from our beloved country...

That we can gladly live with...

But we wont have people messing with the noble and sacred institution of The Shawarma...

The good (non-passport holding, temporary) citizens of Dubai...

I say Rise...

Rise up and Resist...

I propose a conference.. .

I propose a protest...

A protest the likes of which no man has ever seen before...

A bhindaas guide to college

So you’ve worked your way through the dingy high school classrooms and sweat through the three hours of non-stop board examinations torture. Another month of results, proposals, sentiments, confusions, etc,etc, and its finally time to get your butt to college. And some time later after weeks of painstaking labour, running after admission forms, sitting and waiting endlessly for counselling sessions and gulping litres of cola in the hot Indian summer, its finally time to relax, you’ve made it to college and you think the tension phase of your life is over. Trust me, thats the biggest load of rot you'll ever hear.

You might have made it to college because your dad had connections, you had a lot of spare money lying in your backyard, there weren’t many applicants for the course you applied for, nobody else turned up for counselling or may be on the sole basis of merit. Whatever be the reason, the past is the past. Nobody’s going to care how charming, cute and intelligent you were in your growing years at high school. There are worse things people will ask you about and will want to know from you. So here’s my beginners Guide to College. Keep it safe, read it in the loo or distribute copies to friends, I don’t care, just read on.

++ Ragging: Till now you’ve seen it only in the bollywood flicks or heard about it from your dear cousins. It’s time to face the music. Ragging in Indian colleges isn’t the same as it used to be with the Government imposing strict bans and making it a punishable offence. But that doesn’t make your seniors chickens or someone you can screw around with, thinking you have the backing of the Indian army. So be a sport, go ahead and sing or dance to enjoy a little, these are the experiences that will stay with you forever. If it gets raw, the meat needs to be cooked up! My advice, don’t get cocky with the seniors straight away. Some of them would eventually be good to you. There will still be some $^#&#%& who refuse to treat you like a human being, dont spare em!!! Do whatever you can to make life a living hell for them, which may also involve blowing some of your preciously little cash on some effect inducing chemicals from the nearby department store. (hint, hint)

++ Boyfriends/Girlfriends: First things first. High school is over. Get over the dream, move on! College is the time when you’ll be exposed to a wide variety of the opposite sex, so the old high school crush can wait or if you’ve been thrown into a non co-ed college, God help you! Remember it’s your first week. First month. Don’t be an early Romeo or Juliet. Make your image, make your mark and wait. You’re in college now so interaction with the opposite sex will surely ignite someone’s interest in you sometime or the other. In case you dont have any interest in the opposite sex, then admire the library. Get a life dude!!!

++ Classrooms: These are small rooms with uncomfortable tables and pain-in-the-ass chairs packed with fans rotating at their own merry will and a black board which everyones supposed to look at for an entire fifty minutes. The best way to concentrate is to imagine the black board as the silver screen. Imagine you’re watching your favourite movie. Or you could just imagine your professor dressed up as King Kong and simply beating his chest and shouting for no valid reason. You won’t have to worry much about these, as these will be the rooms you’ll hardly be visiting over the next couple of years.

++ Labs: These are smelly rooms created to impart some practical knowledge into our innocent minds. The only things I learnt in labs was that its a whole lot better than sitting in classrooms (unless ur a mech, then ur screwd..) There’s nothing much you can do in these surroundings anyways, so bunking it is...

++ Canteens/Cafeteria: Your professor might complain of your attendance falling short of the minimum limit but the guy at the canteen won’t! Here’s the heaven where you’ll not only feed your hungry tummy but also dare stares at the hunks and the hotties. A perfect place for gup-shup over a spicy samosa and cola (bonda and tea, in my case). And if cupid has already struck then this might be the very shrine where you’ll get to worship your mate.

++ Entry/Exit points: Mark my words, this is THE most important thing to learn in college. Your seniors are the perfect place to start. You HAVE to be aware of all the entry and exit points at college. Why? You’ll answer this yourself pretty soon!

Thats all for now, the very best of luck to all you freshers out there. Remember, college life is not just about booze, girls and music, its about gettin your degree before the stipulated time you university has allotted for you. Follow the rules and keep rocking. Peace.

Metallica vs Iron Maiden: Metal Supremacy

Its about 3 in the morning and i found myself listening to "Face in the Sand" and suddenly a wave of nostalgia crept in. I remembered the days when our class was symmetrically split into two groups not by their views on some political issues, but by the supremacy of their respective favourite bands. On one side the old school rockers Metallica, and on the other "Up the Irons" Iron Maiden. I know i may be trying to answer a question that may never be answered, but hell, Carpe Diem Baby!!!

Why Metallica, you may ask, but if you do a simple search on Google as i did, youll find that there are a billion other people to answer that question for you. To cut things short, the line between these two bands is thinner than the hair on Bruce Willis's head. Both bands are arguably the legends of the metal genre, the first tier in a head-bangers quest to the ultimate... head-bang.

Iron Maiden are a relatively unheard of band when compared to Metallica, every teenage kid who wants to be cool in school would say their favourite band is Metallica and would walk around with t-shirts splashed with the faces of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, even though they didnt know the first thing about Metallica or rock for that matter. Not that Iron Maiden doesnt have its share of a massive fan following but it just doesnt reach the zenith that Metallica conquered a long time ago.

The distinctive voice of Bruce Dikinson added to the flavour of Maidens songs. Dickinson's recorded debut with Iron Maiden was 1982's The Number of the Beast, an album that claimed the band their first ever UK Albums Chart number 1 record. Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, etc. had all run their course by 1980, or were deep into decline. Iron Maiden spearheaded what was termed 'the new wave of heavy metal'. The guitar was clean and fresh, the vocals had a certain drama about them and the songs covered lyrical ground that made metal fans swoon like the times when Frank Sinatra was still singing his amorous tunes. Iron Maiden were refreshing the metal world after the pomp and ridiculousness that Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin had become. They had their fair share of controversies through the ages, especially when it came to band members running amock, but they held their course and are still going strong.

A peek at the Guitar World magazine would list out the top 100 guitar solos of all time according to the general public. Metallica - 3, Iron Maiden - 0. The landslide victory in this poll could only be credited to one man, Kirk Hammett. Throughout Metallicas crusade into the metal world, Hammett made a name for himself as nothing less than a guitar god. Although most of his solos were purely pentatonic, his speed was close to light itself. Even after major setbacks like bassist Cliff Burtons death and Jason Newsted leaving the band, the band still thrives of its never-dying support from fans across the globe and the fresh talents of bassist Robert Trujillo. St. Anger, the bands latest album came under a lot of criticism for its nu metal feel, and rumours that Metallica had lost their roots. Not that im complaining, but St. Anger did have its weak points, but atleast it showed that the band was trying to keep with the ages and its fans. The sheer volume and range of the bands music made them leap head and shoulders above the rest. The hard-hitting vocals of James Hetfield and the crazy carefree drumming of Lars, maintained Metallicas position at the throne of the Gods of Metal.

The two bands are definitely right there at the top of the metal ladder, the punkiness of Iron Maiden and the thrash of Metallica. A Hobsons choice of sorts but in the end, being the ardent follower of Metallica that i am, my decision has to tilt towards the Masters of Puppets.

“Sleep my friend, and you will see that dream is my reality.” - James Hetfield

Just sumthing to think about...

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.................think about it........

Theory of perception - 2 - GOD

Note: This adaptation or application of the theory of perception has invited a lot of odd, angry and not to mention the ‘What-the-hell-is wrong–with-u!!!’ stares…not to mention the loads of death threats that go like, ‘u tell me that again and I’ll kill u!!!’…well…this post is a rebel against all the sandals and long slender ladies fingers that have hit me before and will do so when other girl friends of mine read this… (The guys don’t give a damn…except some Christian folks…and I was exaggerating about the sandals but it will soon be a reality…so I’ll let it be).

Now…even if u have understood the whole concept of perception being the very reason we see things the way we do…by manner of comparison with an existing idea or basic degree, you may find this idea or concept to be VERY rebel in nature as it questions the existing notion of god itself.




From times immemorial man has devised a concept of an omnipotent being who has created all that is living and everything else non-living and beyond. The concept I personally follow does not have any connection and in fact denounces the very institution of religion. The institution of religion today serves more of personal and private interests than the actual reason for the inception of the institution we call religion. The de facto interest of the founders of religion was to unite people under a common belief that would help to instruct and organize people in an easier way and also spread word about the omnipotent source of energy that exists in the universe. Those who created the whole idea of religion were obviously not normal beings; they were either gifted or enlightened or were of higher order…in other words…what we call aliens today were gods at a time. That idea was recently added to my thesis after having read a book of compelling and undeniable evidence – “The chariots of the Gods”.

Anyway, the idea of gods in ancient times was that of a being with powers so unbelievable and unique that he was revered…but actually the being that was being worshipped was but a representation of god…for instance, the Egyptians worshipped the sun god, Ra. Now Ra is just a concept of a being but in fact the whole idea behind Ra’s inception is the fact that the sun is the primary source of all energy and the gods supposedly came from the sun.
So, in reality the idea of Ra was in a way developed from a simple idea or concept.

Moving on to the heart of the matter, I’d like to pose a question…”Who is god??? What is his nature??? How do we know so??? And Who in order to justify this has actually seen god??? ”.

So, in reality no one has truly seen god or experienced his true nature. How then do we proclaim that god is loving and dear and professes unconditional love????? . When you take into account all the mindless violence around you in today’s world, have you ever thought to wonder what the true idea of god is??? What could be the actual professed word of god??? What could be his nature???…is evil a sign of god too???...if so, then why have the concept of a devil??? Could it be that they are both the same but simply different representations of the same being in two different states????

Now, if you simply apply the theory to this idea and suppose that god is good, then the question lies, “Then what is evil???”…the obvious answer to that would be the Devil. But then again, scrutinizing the situation more, I ask…”Is it not the same God that controls the forces of nature the one that takes lives with it???” So then I say; suppose then that our whole concept of god is wrong…suppose we idolized what we expect of others and what we want as the word of God???

Imagine, think…the holy books are filled with a lot of loopholes…literal translation of the books would give you more and more nonsensical ideas…so obviously the wise men of the past have written such that those who are worthy alone understand what is truly written. So, those who profess religion may bend the way they translate the texts. So what if the texts are just fables…those which depict a part of godly nature???…what if it is not true entirely??...after all how can we say??...experts believe the Bible has either been tampered with or something along the way has gone wrong as there are inconsistencies.

So, what if the true nature of god is truly not all Goody-goody??? What if there is evil in him too…whoever professed that god is all good and no evil anyway???
In Hinduism, the lord of destruction, Shiva has been depicted to be good to his believers and those who praise him irrespective of his nature and at the same time delivers punishments of death or curses to those who defy him or anger him.

So, if we consider the present idea of god as we know him to be wrong is it not possible than god is all powerful but not all good and no evil??

A friend of mine once told me about Jesus (No offence to Christian readers but this is an already tried example). What if Jesus was not truly who he said he was?? What if he was the so called devil who lets say is actually all good who took human form on earth to spread his word. Then wouldn’t it mean that god is not all good but evil too. Otherwise too, people speak of the devil being the master of deception…so then why not??? If u don’t agree it is because u find it hard to let go of the concept that has been taught to us from those who never thought otherwise.

Even in the institution of Satanism, he is considered to be an omnipotent being that resides as energy within us. Though, their manner of worship and induction into the order appears more sane and thoughtful. They base their religion more upon the unseen force in the universe, that which they call Dark energy rather than a figure of power. Seems rational doesn’t it??...thinking caps if u please….so then why is it not possible that we have been following the wrong path…what if we are supposed to follow violence when necessary…

Think about it….is who we believe to be god truly god???...could it not be that our ideas of right and wrong, Devil and God are wrong??...

Theory of perception -Part 1-

Heres sheddin a lil dark shadow (its not easily accepted u c) on our present idea of right and wrong,god,etc.

In today’s world it’s pretty easy for sum one to assess a situation or an action to be right or wrong, for a person to be normal or abnormal. The same goes for sum one being judged by the public; but why exactly and how is a person judged so or better yet, how is it possible for someone to be judged so???

If u have ever wondered about this and thought about the answer but haven’t come up with an answer that quite satisfied you, then this piece of writing is for you. All that is explained by a simple theory called the theory of perception.

This theory works in any situation, so much so that most of the optical illusions are also explained by this theory…only difference being that the way of explaining the phenomenon is different and it deals with a different type of perception (optical).

Anyways, the basics of this theory can be simply put by saying that nothing but nothing can be rated without being compared with anything. This means that anything can be described or compared only by keeping a model of comparison.

Take this situation for example; some one is dancing for the first time. Now, if someone were to comment on him it is understood that he is making the comment by comparing the person with someone. Otherwise there wouldn’t be a comparison to be made.
Similarly for the optical illusions, we see the odd illusions because or eyes focus o one part of the picture and not on the other half. In some others movement is perceived because the eyes keep shifting the point of focus from one part of the picture to another, leading to an illusion of movement.

Now if u have got the have got the hang of the theory and thinking in using its principles…and you think I’m crazy I suggest u please read the theory again…coz your just comparing me to what u think but u find hard to change your point of view…heck I’m sane but you’re the one with a mental block!!!! Anyway, now comes my point of view…understand the theory and read it once more once more before thinking of what comes next.

If it is to be that people seem different to us because we simply compare them to a basic person we hold as a basis of comparison, it only means that the person is very much normal, all that matters is our comparison. To put it simpler, imagine a person of your exact same height, when u are referring to the height of the two of you say that your both the same height but u cannot make a comparison that makes one of u any shorter or taller. That is to say, if your point of comparison is the same as that which u are comparing there is no abnormality. So if we were to hold no comparison and take anyone as the way they are then there is no oddity perceived in a crowd…everyone is normal.

Now to turn the plates it’s easier to say that the person who thinks you are weird or different is the one who’s taking the wrong side…he’s got weird comparisons!!!!!
So why worry??? Your sane…. he’s the one who’s got issues!!!! ;)

The next posts may not be in favour of a lot of peoples viewpoints so if u plan of givin me death threats r sumn...id like u to know i've already had lots....u dnt scare me js cz u dnt think my way!!!...so there!!!........