Now this book i brought was an impulse buy. I did not really go through the contents of this book . I thought this was adetailed guide book of the travels of Jaswant Singh through the ancient silk route.
This book did disappoint me, reasons being
1. Jaswant Singh pratically flew everywhere,
2. It was what i was really loooking to for.
The historical data that was given was very minimum, One can argue about it by saying that the places visited by jaswant were not a very historical importance one by one (for instance taj mahal ) but it was the entire route which had the importance ( merchants carrying silk and having pitstops and stuff)
The book was like a personal diary of jaswant singh. It showes the failure of Soviet union and how it manupiltes its numbers and keeps a strict control in muslims, poverty, hunger and misery.
Well Jaswant did make the hard trip back on 1980′s. This is not really easy to do after the collapse of the soviet union.
Now this book has been out for 10 years now so my review will be a little hard.
This book has an hangover of the inscrutable Americans. This involves an American coming to India for a business deal which has gone wrong due to the local worker troubles.
The rest of the story involves the American working around India trying to learn the language and adapting to the conditions. A lot of Indian American hangover.
Although the book is a little pro BJP, but 10 years on it has lost its flavor and touch.
I just had my Lasik operation and I wanted to put in some afterthoughts on it .
I have been wearing glasses for 18 years now. For those who are wondering about my age I am 25. I have been wearing my glasses from 1993.I had a high power ..I am not too sure on the specification it was some -5 and -6 each eye.
There was so much I missed out on, Playing cricket , my glasses would get steamy after a bath, boxing, horse riding, becoming an astronaut or a cowboy.
But on the other side my specks saved me a lot too, I once had got into this fight which was totally not my fault (It never is) The only reason I walked out was because they too pity on me and me specks. Sad but true, not that I do not appreciate it.
I had got so used to them that ,I remember this one particular dream in which I had lost my specks and I was looking for them. I mean damn….that was dreadful.
Anyway, I finally have got my Lasik done. I had this done at Shroff eyecenter in Delhi.
So this is Delhi and the Country code is +91 then 011 and then the number.
So all those who are curious as to how this happens here is how
Step 1
Retina Test.
A week before the operation you have to undergo a retina test. This is to find out if you are a good candidate for the Operation.
So what I get from the doctors is that the size of the retina should be big enough.Normally people have a good retina size but in many cases the retina is small. The few things which makes the retina small or not a good candidate is Contact lens.
I am told by the doctor that contact lens should be avoided as far as possible. They tend to damage the retina. While wearing them and pulling them off they may cause damage to retina.
Ok don’t take my word for it but talk to the doctor after reading this.
I have never wore contact lens in my life. I think it is for girls and Sharukh Khan who wants to change the color of his eyes after killing some one (Baazigar)
The tests are one hour long which involve a test for color blindness, retina photography,Optimetry and what not
One test in particular where the doctor looks at your retina by focussing your eye in a direction. I was pretty impressed by that.The light is actually in your eyes but you do not feel the brightness.
This gives a very accurate picture of your retina.
I may be wrong with my optical terms here. The only word I know is retina and I am very liberal in using it.
As mention earlier I was the perfect candidate, I always am, may be I should apply for a position of a guinea pig in some research lab or something, I might have a bright future there.
So what the perfect candidate means in this terms is that, The effects of this operation will have the best effect on it.The side effects will be minimal. The side effects are dry eyes and low resistance to bright light These are temporary effects and last from a few days to a few weeks. These are to be minimum in my case. And the operation effects will last for a long time and it is very possible that I may not get reading glasses in older age. (Gonna be 18 till I die) But I will wear them just as to look intellectual and while I am at it I will paint my hair white.
The only person I can think of with white hair and reading glasses is Karan Thapar right now.
Also Manmohan Singh and Lal Krishna Advani.
Mannu has a Turban and very little hair ( I am assuming) and Lal Krishna Advani has NO hair, So Karan Thapar it is.
NO offence is Mannu or the Khalsa community, and Lal Krishana Advani. I have very dense hair (Ghaney mulayam kaley bal, khiley khiley Matwaley bal, Dabur amla kesh tel ka kamal)
And more over I like this chap for his aggressiveness and ruthlessness.
Where were we….O yes… the congress govt is sucking the country dry, No wait….O yes Lasik.
Step 2 The Operation
The whole procedure is about 15 mins. Before the operation is too begin, you will under go one final retina test just to confirm that you are still a good candidate. This means do not get into a fight or wear contact lens.
There is never a good time to get into a fight but if you can avoid it then sure do.
Now the operation, There was an endless lines of eye drops being poured into my eyes, But they are very safe and they are inted to turn your eye numb.
Next was the operating table, it was nice and warm. lie with your face facing up and have second thoughts….What is that weird looking thing over there.?
I was shit scared now and for no particular reason, I tend to get scared at times.
Now I am posting the video of the operation …this is not my lasik operation but of some dude I found on youtube….
Viewer discretion advised. Esp females.
They cut off a slight layer over the retina (the Black part) and then focus the laser on the black part, corona is it called?
Now the question you all are thinking is does it hurt, after having got it done I would say no…it does not…it is a little uncomfortable, lot of pressure on your face, but no it does not hurt. Your vision goes blind for a second when cutting off the retina, that is probably because the shaver is in the way. The doctor was nice to tell me what she was doing and how it was going. It was very reassuring. The whole process is machine operated (I think, and the Shroff guys have been doing this for some time now.) With in no time my first eye was over. And then the second eye.
For rest please see the video. I was scared to shit the whole time and was praying like hell. Well I am saying, is that I have only one pair of eyes and what if the worst happened? How will I check out girls then ?
Step 3 NUMBER NEXT
After the surgery is over you are made to wait for 10 mins . The doctor descrubs (is that a word?) and another round of eyedrops and then you are taken for testing.
Now you are made to read the eye chart.
Now I had not expected that my eyes will recover so soon. I could read all the alphabets. Though they were a bit Hazy , but that was because of the eyedrops.
18 years I have been wearing them and now I am free.
Yiypee….
A few words of precation, No head bath for a week, No swimming for a month and then I am good for the rest of my life.
For those who think that the operation is a bit too graphic then please go for iLasik. I am told that it is blade free walk in and walk out. It is a bit expensive.
The normally Lasik costs Rs. 40,000 ($888.8888)
but iLasik costs Rs.90,000 ($2000) ASD or USD @ $1 =Rs 45
iLasik is blade free and is accepted in miltary and other rough and tough professions, Kick boxing, Karate and Quake 3
A video of iLasik (blade free)
Step 4 How do I feel
I feel great, though it will take about a days to loose the haziness in the eye but I can see clearly. I feel so weird with out my glasses right now. I can wear goggles and chase girls. The Goggles companies have one more customer to target. I can now shave a lot better, Move my eyeballs not having to move my head. I have 180 degrees vision Woo hoo.Now I can get into a bar fight , go hunting, look into a microscope,swimming, diving , bungee jumping, base jumping, horse riding, fighting crime etc………..woo hoo!!!. A complete change in life style. Though I have a complete belief that Money is needed for a complete change in life style but now I have the option …..I better buy me some lottery tickets.
Step 5 Medication
Dry eyes persist and you need to wear goggles as you cannot tolerate bright light for a few days. They will get better. I will keep you posted.Do not rub your eye for the first one week and you are good to go.
So all in all its a 15 min walk in and a walk you thing. If you have any question then please leave them in the comments section I will answer them.
O my God….I cannot take this anymore.It is just too embarrassing, and its only getting worse. A bridge collapsed near Nehru stadium a few days back. A 30 ton bridge collapsed.. How ..why…When .What was it made up of? A pack of cards???
“Common wealth bridge is falling down, Common wealth bridge is falling down, my fair lady
Built it up with iron and steel Built it up with iron and steel,my fair lady
Iron and steel will bend and bow, Iron and steel will bend and bow,my fair lady”
How corrupt can you get.. I mean really. This is a national showcase, people will be walking over this bridge for at least the next one month, can’t you at least make it last till then ??? Is it really that hard for you to do.??? We will be okay if it falls of after the games are over…but not on the eve of the games.
People shot in Jama masjid.
I am not all too concerned about the security issue. Delhi was always unsafe from its inception . All I know is it just adds up to be just safe and almost safe at times of need. You just need to avoid bad places that is it. And you definitely do not go to jama masjid. I have never been to the jama masjid in my 15 years of inhabitant in Delhi and neither do i plan to go there anytime soon. It will be a safe event and I believe there will be no stone left unturned for its safety.
I am following the preparations leading up to the commonwealth games closely. They are this close to become a national shame and well,I want them to. This will give a wake up call to the people to have a change in the govt. Down with Congress at the state and the Center.
Its is not that we did not have enough money or time to do it. We had plenty of both. I was in Delhi from 2003 to 2009, the whole 6 years, nothing happened. I remember this particular stadium/range that was to be built, it was an a barren desert type lake, And it remained the same for 6 years, You could see a board which said that there need to be a stadium here, but no…Not a care in the world. At times we wondered if it was a bad joke.
I believe that we deserve the shame and embarrassment. Corruption is not my thing of concern. But what worries me is that the scale and magnitude they have corrupted the entire CWG, with the entire world watching it. They have become so fearless they are corrupting with out a care in the world. That is not even my problem, At least when you make buildings make sure that you make them in a manner that they do not fall apart every time some one pees on them or it rains.
I think the guys who made the wooden shayamana in my sisters wedding could have done a better job in making the bridge out of wood.
The guy who made this pandal could have done a better job in making in the commonwealth bridge out of wood
I think Congress has set its track record of being a corrupt govt unable to handle the simplest of the tasks and causing a national shame straight again.
Woo hoo Congress govt. Woo Hoo
I personally think that the congress govt should resign both in the state and center, CBI enquirey, Or what ever is left of it, should be ordered and put Kalamandi should be put behind bars for a long long time.
On the other hand you have China who is preparing for the Asian games and have already made the entire sporting complex ready and have handed it over to the organizing committee
This post is directed to my sister who recently brought a Iphone 4.
” Ha ha……you cannot use the phone you want to ” – Nelson Muntz
Give the hatred i have for the biggest con man of the century, Steve jobs, My sister , my own blood, went ahead and brought herself an Iphone 4g with out even my consultation.
And now she will be paying for it….very very dearly.With the legendary poor service of AT&T in America, and the fluctuating signals and the grip of death
Now before we proceed I think it is essential that you see this clip from “Futurama” season 6 titled “The killer App”
Coming back to the grip of death, this is what Steve Jobs had to say initially about it
Steve Jobs wrote back to one Engadget reader with a terse one-line response: “Just don’t hold it that way.”
And this is what Nokia said indirectly poking fun on the Iphone.
The Cup
The Thumb
The balance
4 edge grip
You can hold nokia phone in any direction with out effecting the reception and call quality
I mean really Steve? really, You are going to tell people on how to hold a cellphone instead of fixing the glitch.
Then came a series of so called “fixes”.
You need to buy a rubber bar for your iphone if you want proper reception
This is the iphone 4 g bumper that you need to BUY in order to make it work.
Now a few days later Apple guys came to an conclusion and announced that the glitch was in the phone s/w which calculated the bars to be wrong
Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.
Now I am wondering what good is a cellphone which cannot make calls?
Its just a Ipod touch, is it not.?
Anyway now after that email from Steve jobs there was one more rumour that Apple already knew about the glitch and wanted to ent up the sales of the its iphone covers
Interestingly, a user on our sister forums who took back his phone to complain about this problem was given a free £25 ‘bumper’ case – perhaps adding fuel to the rumor that Apple was fully aware of this issue before launch…
It keeps getting better and better by every single passing day.
I knew some thing was wrong when the iphone 4 demonstration went wrong at the keynote
Do watch.
I love the part when one of the guys says use Verizon !!!
A shorter version of the same
Steve sells you a iphone
Steve tells you how to hold a iphone
Steve tells you how to dress your iphone
Steve tells you who to call from your iphone
Steve tells you what to wear when you use an iphone
Steve tells you how to live with your iphone.
Ahh Steve..you never cease to surprise me.
New features of the Iphone 4
Video calling
My motorazer v 6 ferrari edition had video calling….. I brought it 2 years ago. I used it once as i thought it was redundant but i was very happy with the performance
Video calling, notice two cameras
Multi Tasking
I mean really, I never knew that the iphone did not have multi tasking until now….none of the iphones had multi tasking?
My Motorazer had multi tasking, my nokia N79 had multi tasking, My Blackberry ( my precious ) has multi tasking
No wonder the greatest con man on earth is Steve Jobs….
All his fan boys are like Zombies, o better put by this guy “like democrats”
Also to add that there is one more thing common between Apple fan boys and Aamir Khan fan boys…they will just buy any thing their leader has to offer…even Poop
So in short… to my sister…may the iphone 4g bring a little superficial and pseudo happiness in your life.
This is what happens when you deceive your own blood.
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