Rahul - you seem to be onto something. The only hitch is our cobra is based in US Or maybe he switched US to UK.

It was an interesting read nonetheles.s

Mumbai Rocked by Seven Bomb Blasts Hopefully when these terrorists are caught,
1) They should listen directly from the families first of those affected in this WAR(as termed by many, I would just term it as Inhuman, cowardly act) and if they(terrorist) have any soul, they should be tormented every single moment of their alive life.
2) They should be set up for public beating from those who were directly affected with these bomb blasts. Its not going to bring the families anymore closer to peace but does take care of the initial anger.
3) The terrorist should be roasted alive, inch at a time, in public, which is a future deterrant to any other terrorist.
The last one is the toughest, Indian govt. should grow some balls and try to deal with the situation more efficiently.

There is one image, where ppl look forward to India as key sense of economic power and on the other side just ``no balls``.

Mumbai Rocked by Seven Bomb Blasts #125 ``One thing I am quite sure of is that it cannot be an unprovoked attack``
-Did the people who got killed touch the terrorist`s sister or mother?

``I do not think any citizen can be termed as innocent anymore; however, there are just two catagories that citizens can be categorized into - survivors and the dead. ``
- One hopes and wishes, you come into the latter category you mentioned ASAP.

``Terrorism is not an act of war, it is a political expression``
-When the above categorized latter comes true, One would love to state the same on your Epitah.

A Wedding Night in Boston...

Superstitious Me: Pappu decides to marry for Allah Umm delightful indeed! Hell of a writer to watch out for. Kudos! Mera ribbed condoms ka packet kabb aayega?

Hole walli Haveli Oh God this was hilarious.. haha.. I bet Dadee chuckled from heaven puttin her dentures to good use.

Maelstrom phew! It seems so surreal! The abuse! The transition from carefree to abuse was little abrupt. I enjoyed readin it.

All said and done, I would want to be in such kind of relationship. Guess I m sick too or perhaps I am too dominant to be dominated myself.

Down the Memory Lane aww ritu.. I miss jojo too now and my very own silky.. absolute charmer she was.. I loved her more than anyone else at that point of time in my life.. she worshipped me with such utter devotion and I loved her back withholdin nothing back.. from the days I had to pee and potty train her to the days of findin the perfect groom for her.. to the days she delivered 8 puppies to the day 1 of them died.. Ppl dont believe me when I tell them you can read yr pet`s face.. I could tell when she was smilin and I could make out the fatigue on her face when she had to take care of her pups.. her fierce loyalty and understandin.. I miss her so much.. I ve seldom cried in my life and that day was really tearin when I had to part with her.. she was/is the baby I never had in my life..

That Whore ``The donkeys had again turned into philosophers; standing motionless under the tree, contemplating. `` - That was so God damn funny. lol. Overall a good interesting read. Keep it up Urstruly.

Roll it up Maryam : I searched for the mocha flavored cigarette, but in vain. Could`nt find it anywhere - cigar shops, super market dispensers. Would you know of any shop in or around NJ/NYC carrying those?

Simply WOW!

It somehow echoed the emptiness one feels at times. The loneliness is so over-bearing that the only thing that you think has struck around you in times good or bad is a mere cigarette.. Reminds me of a sher(not sure who the author is, whoever it is - kudos!)

Bewafa sanam se to kambakht cigarette achi hai,
Jo dil to jalati hai,
per hothon tak to aati hai.

That said, except for potraying the emptiness, not sure what author wanted to say. Who are these characters - Sehgal and Umer.

I am jealous of people who can always think black and white. The gray is what interests me but often leads me confused. What the heck it was always supposed to be simply complicated, a`int it?

On Tolerance I think one of the important classification ppl usuallly forget is Culture Vs Religion. How much it is about faith Vs how much of it is about beliefs?

What drives me to be an intolerant person might not be my religion, but culture. A culture cultivated to create mistrust and intolerance towards being of other religion.

Urstruly brings out a point about being unjust to women and thus the children growing up intolerant. Doesnt in your perception - a father be blamed for thus as well? Rather I would say, children are often a shadow of their parents. The learning starts at home and reinforced in school and exposure with a world outside of home.

If a child is intolerant - the blame should lie with the parents, teachers and society on the whole. If an adult is intolerant, there is no one but the person himself/herself to blame.

I wish the religion would evolve with time. Be more adaptive. Something that held true when the religion was created might not hold water today. Give more reasons to enjoy than cause anguish. More relief than pain.

Even though hinduism is touted as a preacher of one of the most tolerant of religions - incidents such as Babri Masjid demolition still happen.

I would rather like the religion to grow with me Vs me growing with one.

Roll it up Good piece of writing. Though cant conjure up taste of choclate and smoke together in my mouth.

Always wonder after the last puff(or last love).. what next - yearning for another cigarette(another love)??