Zee News has been running this campaign called ‘Boycott China by giving a missed call at this number‘, for a while. Everyday they will harp about it by screaming at the top of their voice and saying something along these lines, “As of today, over 75 lakh calls have been made on this number. Support… Read More »
Me: “Hello! Yes, can’t hear you. The connection is shoddy. Could you speak in English and a bit louder, please?“ Voice at the other end: “(Inaudible) … Emma John…“ Me: “What now?“ Voice at the other end: “(Inaudible)… from Emma John… (inaudible)“ Me: “Emma John?“ Voice at the other end: “Yes, Emma John. Your package… Read More »
As protests, riots, and mayhem wreaked havoc across the US recently because of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota cops, I couldn’t help but remember my days in the US and a few of my encounters with American cops/America’s Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs). I spent over a decade in the US.… Read More »
On a recent flight, I was sitting next to two very chatty gentlemen. I had no intention of eavesdropping on their conversation. However, I had no choice but to hear them talk, as they were sitting right next to me and yapping nonstop. Both of them were chain smokers. They reeked of cigarette smoke and… Read More »
Politics is derived from the Greek word Politiká, which mean “affairs of the cities” or “civic affairs“. Put differently, politics is about governance, the power of governing, or the “organized control over a human community, particularly [by] a state.” Politics, as per the dictionary, means the art and science of government. Therefore, a politician, by… Read More »
The scientific name of humans is Homo sapiens. Carl Linnaeus in 1758 had coined this taxonomic term. ‘Homo‘ means ‘man‘ and ‘sapiens‘ mean ‘wise‘. In other words, Homo sapiens is Latin for wise man. Wise man? O RLY? Fuggedaboutit. Humans may have been wise once, but many aren’t wise now. Many of us are dumber… Read More »
I rarely watch any television, but once in a while I will pause for a minute or two to watch whatever is playing on TV and, man, do I instantly regret making that mistake. Holy Beelzebub, are the shows awful? No wonder television is also called the idiot box. The dull television programming surely destroys the… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – July 04 2016 edition will discuss: Avenge a murder by raping a 10-year-old. Reveal some skin in the photograph included in your résumé and get called for job interviews. Only applies to women, it seems. Men don’t try this, you will get arrested for… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 27 2016 edition will discuss: Commit a murder and go to jail; after a year fib to get parole and then disappear into thin air. Damaging claims about the Clintons in a new book by an ex secret service officer. Be a… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 23 2016 edition will discuss: Bystander effect. How humans have become inhuman. “Boringwood superplanet” says “he felt like a raped woman.” Now, Indian Olympic Association is thinking of dropping him as the Goodwill Ambassador. Well, can he now become the Goodwill Maruti… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 21 2016 edition will discuss: India is considered the worst place to do business, a distinction we shouldn’t be proud of, but we have nobody else to blame except ourselves. Take the test to ascertain how dark is your personality? In China,… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 14 2016 edition will discuss: Suffering from the affluenza bug, I guess. Mow down people in cold blood then tell authorities to collect compensation from dad. Morons at the helm of affairs. Trying to block access to escort sites, when such measures can… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 10 2016 edition will discuss: Our country’s obsession with a male child strikes again. A month-and-a-half old girl child strangled to death by her own dad. When the rain gods can make or break your life, you will surely pray to him/her to be… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 9 2016 edition will discuss: Honor killing in Pakistan. Burned alive for marrying against the family wish and dishonoring the family name. Rich are getting richer and the poor poorer. A revolution is surely coming, but it won’t be televised. An alligator,… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 8 2016 edition will cover: A US Marine killed a 11-year-old boy by stabbing him 20 times. Psychopaths running wild. Human body retrieved from an 8 foot alligator’s mouth. You are playing with fire here, Mr. Alligator, be careful now. Dogs were… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 7 2016 edition will discuss: Sister charged with murdering her twin; Albinos in Malawi being murdered for their body parts; How much wealth does anyone need to have before they can say, “…that’s enough. I cannot possibly spend all this in my lifetime…” A… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 6 2016 edition will discuss: A tell-all book on Bill and Hillary by a former secret service officer. If you are a false prophet, you can fool most of the people most of the time. A life taken away too soon. One-year… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 3 2016 edition will discuss: How a dad went after a serial killer in court; Big Brother is watching you all. It is only a matter of time, before the final act is revealed. Facebook eavesdropping on your phone conversation; Ripley’s believe… Read More »
Sumit Singh introduces us to “english spoken classes for starters or beginners in bihar.” He shares with us “…something about spoken English… and knowing different different type of techniques to introduce ourselves.” He talks about how “…lots of peoples today having a different different techniques to represent themselves.” He mentions that not introducing yourself properly “…will… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 2 2016 edition will cover: Women burned alive in Pakistan for rejecting a marriage proposal; Live healthy and contract HIV through blood transfusion. That’s what has happened to more than 2000 Indians. Project experiencing cost overruns because of wandering cows. It happens… Read More »