In Mumbai Bollywood,Cricket and VJTI Sells

Newspapers today are obsessed with VJTI . So much has been written about VJTI.TOI has specially assigned Hemali Chappa to scoop all the dirt she can find on VJTI.

Now it looks like DNA has also joined the gang.

I can imagine the DNA editor saying "Listen up people. I want you to blow this thing so much, i want you to sex up this story so much that it makes the Times of India look like Loksatta. If a prof misses a lecture i want to know about it, if the director's son buys a new underwear i want to know about it. Lets get into their lives people."

The Next "Sub-Prime" Crisis

Ever wonder which is the next crisis which could jeopardize the world's economy.

Well Peter Schiff writing for www.prudentbears.com points out it could very well be the credit card. The US credit card debt now stands at a whopping $957 billion or $3000 per American.(The sub-prime market is $1 trillion in comparison.)

There is a change in the behavior of American consumers. Credit cards earlier were used for unavailable cash and purchases were made over a period of time. But now the credit card is used for availing credit and is used for everyday purchases.

Also now-a-days credit card companies have increased the credit limit and the repayment period. Still what makes it worse is the inflation. Credit card users are just postponing the payments made at higher prices and compounding it with high interest.

Let's just hope that the American consumer repays his debt.

Time of Our Life.

This song has found a whole new meaning for me. It describes exactly as to what i am going through-the sorrow of change, the loss of a friend and the sadness of leaving college friends behind.

Listen to it.It's added in my playlist.

"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)"

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

RIP DP

Life's so fragile.

I lost one of my close friend Daidipya in a road accident.He was on his way home from college. Our college had just ended and everyone were looking forward to the journey ahead. There is so much of excitement,anxiety as I look and try to see what life has in store for me.I am sure DP felt the same way.

Sometimes God seems unfair and unkind.He should have protected him.

I came to know about this incident from my friend Ketan. It was quarter to 12. i was lazily browsing on the net and relishing my Butterscotch ice-cream.I have never received any call so late in the night. I got an eerie feeling.Something was wrong. Soon i felt it in his tone.I let the ice-cream melt. My hunger was gone. Next morning i couldn't listen to my Ipod.

Visiting his home was one of the most emotionally draining moments. i have been to condolence meetings before but this was different.The sheer grief and shock his family experienced is unimaginable. I hope my family never goes through this.

Everyday i am reminded of him. I am reminded of his face. It was so fresh and alive. It was like nothing had happened. Somehow i wished he would just get up.

I have learnt two truths in the last couple of days:
1. Change and death are inevitable.
2. Denial or rejection of 1 causes sorrow.

RIP buddy!