India won th world cup today

India won the world cup today. Dint think I will be able to sy that in my lifetime after the seniors had made so sure that the baggage of history would be carried for generatins on. but this is different. This is a generation of of irreverents, who dont give a rats ass to the history of cricket or for anything else and who just do what is to be done. So Mr. Dhoni you just did it. Take a bow. you deserve it. You will talk about this for the rest of your life just like ol' Kapil and inshallah you will have the other world cup in your belt too. but today you have helped me enjoy my beer. Like Amitabh said in his ad" Kya waqt hai hai zindagi jeene ka" what a time to be an indian.
I saw Shahrukh Khan there today and was wondering - where are are the rest of our senior players. Probably tending to their injuries or their 'commercial' commitments. its quite a shame that a film star has the time to be preseent in a crucial final a\while our seniors spend the time at home balancing their accounts. Guys have a life.
I guesss Shahrukh was there because it was his fitrat - his nature. At short notice to cal up a few of his friends for dinner, say chak de india alound and ask for tickets for himself and his son. But it was a good gesture. At least he was there. just like that - almost. I wish I could do that someday. God you are listening right.?
But my pet grouse for today or atleast till this hangover lasts is - Where the F@%^k are the seniors? Tending to their injuries? Shame. Howeer, having said that, this much is for sure. I, am priviledged. I thank God for giving me this opportunity to enjoy my team's win and that too after beating Pakistan, England, South Africa,Australia and Pakistan again.
God - Bless my team. May there be consistency of the Australian kind.
As for me, I will tend to my hangover tommorrow and chart some course for myself for the day. Like they say 'in the end its you and your toothbrush the next day in the morning'
Over and out
PS: this piece has been writtwn in half euphoria and half beer influence at 00:30 in the morning.
Any spelling/grammatical mistakes may please be excused.

Survival of the sickest

A Medical Maverick discovers why we need diseases
Dr. Sharon Moalem
Jonathan Prince

Just started this but straightaway a recommedation. This book talks about something that many of us realise intrisically - that sickness and disease is by itself a very complex operation of the body and the pathogen. What this does is try to look at the root of our diseases froman evolutionary point of view. The central tenet that this starts from is quite simple - If evolution weeds out the undesirable trait over generations, why is it that certain hereditary mass killers still remain? The strongest case in point - Diabetes or for that matter obesity. Why is it that evolution has still not found a way out for these or to be more exact, why havent our bodies evolved to make us resistant to diabetes and obesity?
What he does move in to do then is to track the history of these hereditary conditions. Starting from Hemochromatis (excess absorption of iron by the body) to Diabetes and moving on to the other hereditary conditions.
Taking the case of diabetes, his postualation is that the current conditions of diabetes might be an evolutionary response to the rapid freezing during ice ages wherein the body would have to increase the sugar concentration in the body to avoid the effects of freezing. While it makes for good enjoyable reading, it still begs many questions.

a. why is that diabetes is prevalent even in populations not traditionally exposed to the Tundra climate. South India is a good case in point. The one plausible reason I can think about is that these communities, by the nature of their climatic and working conditions tended to be heavy users of carbohydrates and glucose. This would normally be used up quite quickly as one went about the dialy grind. But the rapid development in the way of living - a clear sedation of working atmosphere means that the bpdy does not do its share of work in removing the excess sugar from the system. and hence the problem of diabetes.

Additionally, all symptoms of diabetes point to a response of the body towards freezing. The body starts removing excess water through urination, the concentration of sugar increases in the blood. This is intriguing as the body apparently starts acting in a freeze response mode. Is it a case of the body's radar malfunctioning or just something else.

India's series win in England

What is it with us Indians that we never get to appreciate pure hardwork and dilligence. Always mesmerised by the spectacular, we rarely give enough credit to the hardworker. For us a Dhoni, Sehwag or a Tendulkar is spectacular and for whatever ephemeral moment they seem to be in the tick - god's gift to us. But when it comes to a Dravid, its mostly one of a grudging acceptance of his contributions. Make Dravid and Tendulkar play the same number of Tests and invariably Dravid would have around 2000 runs more than Tendulkar but even at that stage its a comparison and a vote would place tendulkar way higher than Dravid.
As a culture, we seem to have a childish fascination for instantaeneous miracles that turn the tables around. What gets ignored is the diligent and disciplined approach. Even our mythology is rife with this same mentality. One never hears Hanuman having to practice day in day out on his long jumps or for that matter, Arjun on his archery.One just hears them coming out of the blue and doing what makes them famous. So an impressionable boy listening to the Mahabharatha comes out with only the belief that either you are talented (God's Gift) or you are worthless. What most of us dont respect too well (this I know is changing though) is the other path, that of diligence, discipline and hardwork. And
thats where one needs the likes of Dravid and Kumble around. These are players that have toiled and adapted themselves themselves to the conditions. Never flamboyant always diligent.And, as shown in many cases - Practical. So when part of India is fretting about how India lost the chance to go up 2-0 in the series against England, Dravid at least has ensured that India at least has it wrapped up 1-0. Because, with all the talent sloshing around in the current team one can never be sure.Can they?

So bravo to the team for achieving this feat. They have to take it a level higher the next time. do it all over again in Australia - where the last time we actually did try to go for the 2-0 and ended up 1-1.

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CREATIVE MUSINGS OF IDLE MINDS

(Apologies upfront to Ghalib’s spirit and his followers.)

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From: Syed Yusufmiyan
Sent: 30 April 2006 13:14
To: Karthik Rao
Subject: kya haal hai...

Kya Sirji,

Kya haal hai?? Idhar to thuki padi hai… sala pure Qatar me cement hi nai hai…. Aur cement nai hai to concrete kaise aayega… currently 2000 cum ka kaam pada hai concrete ke bina …. Shuttering laga pada hai … wo bhi nikal nai sakta.. to naya kaam kaise hoga… sab log baithe hue hain… Design change ki wajah se finishes bhi start nai kar sakte… to finishes bhi band hai… Interior designer revised drawing bhi nai bhej raha to wo bhi band…. Client ne material bhi hold pe rakha hai to procurement bhi nai… hahhahaa That’s what called FUBAR condition…..

Aap batayiye… kya chal raha hai..

Syed Yusuf
Planning Engineer
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Doha - Qatar
Ph: +974 4830768 (Ext: 128)
Cell: +974 5887210
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From: Karthik Rao
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:59 PM
To: Syed Yusufmiyan
Subject: RE: kya haal hai...

Janaab,

Main to kahta hun patte lejao office. Poore din patte khelte raho.Ya to fir who plastic ke bade bath tub aate hain na. site ke tanker se paani bharo, ek chhatri upar lagao aur chill. Waah, ek haath me beer ki bottle dusre me kitaab. Kya kismet payee hai janaab.

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Yusuf

Kismat bhi meri kya hoti gar ek haath me chhatri aur dusre me kitab hoti,
Kyon roz P3 me EOT banata, paas me koi Arabi ko na bithata…..

Lekin khair, bahot kam hain duniya me jo sochte hain wo paate hain,
Hum to bus “GHALIB” wo soch ke hi dil bahelate hain…..

Aadab arz hai janaab…

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Yusuf

Kya baat sirji..

Kal aapne Ghalib ke sher ki taarif nahi ki…. Aur kya haal hai batayiye…. Taang kaisi hai?? Aur hamare photographs ka kya hua?? Ek ek kar ke bhejne lagiye janaab….

Baaki sab khairiyat se hai na..

Take care

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Kartik

Arre nai sahib,

Main thode kaam me masroof tha. Aur aapke sher ka jawaab soch raha tha. Koi nai kabhi aur sahi.

Chalo aapke fotos aaj se upload karma shuru kar raha hun

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Yusuf

Janaab,

Ulajh jaoge khud hi gar Ghalib ka jawab sochoge.. (2)
La jawab hai ‘Ghalib’ - ye sab yun hi nahi kahete….


Waah waah…. Kya sher likha hai janaab… yaar me to pakka shayar ban gaya hu… ghalib bhi kuchh aisa hi likhta tha…

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Kartik


Mian,

Ghalib ki laajawabi ka humko bhi hai gumaan,
Gila unse hai jo Ghalib ki aad me apni tareefi karaate hain

Woh kehten hain ki lau ki aanch se hi diya khud ko jalata hai
Par yeh kya ki diya lau ki shakshiyat pe apna haq jataata hai.

Zara Gaur Karen…..Aapki lajawabi ka hamen intezaar rahega
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Yusuf

Janaab,

BAHOT HI BHARI MAARA HAI JANAAB, hum to sar se le ke paaon tak hil gaye hain…. Is bar to in sab ko save kar ke rakh hi lijiye…
Me jawab soch ke bhejwata hu…. ‘Ghalib’ abhi soch rahe hain….

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Yusuf sahib ka andaaz e bayaan

Adavat nahi hamari koi ‘Ghalib’ marhoom se….
Samajhna khudko ‘Ghalib’ ye tauheen-e-Ghalib to nahi hai..

Khuda se “khult” me kahete honge ‘Ghalib’ - shuqr hai, Yusuf us waqt zameen par nahi the…
Warna is ‘Ghalib’ ke nishan duniya me ab tak nahi hote…..

Khult : Jannat ….
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Yusuf:

Janaab,

Sunayiye sunayiye….. hamare kaan aapki aawaz sun ne ko be karar hai….
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Kartik’s bayaan e andaaz

Khuda ne kabhi Ghalib se farmaya hoga,
Bhool hui ki tumhe Zameen par bejha Ghalib,

Barson tak Jannat pe veerana chhaaya tha.
Alfaazi jaadugari ka noor
Ballimaaran ki galiyon me jo aaya tha

Tum to woh thandi hawah ka jhonka the,
Jo sulagti ruhoon ko sukoon pahuncha gaye,

Par aajka taareeq-e-aalam to dekho,
Tumse barabari karne kaise kaise log aa gaye

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Yusuf

Ye zaroor mara hua hai….. kidhar se dhapa hai batao…..

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Yusuf

Hum nahin wo jo alfaazon ki jadoogari bikherte hain…
Na hi lafzon se aap (khudki) kismet ko tarashte hain…

Ab shakhsiyat hi hamari kuchh aisi hai, Parhezi apni taarif se kiya karte hain.
Aur auron ke liye Chirag-e-manzil ban ke jal jaaya karte hain….

Isiliye Ghalib ko vaalid-e-shayri kaha gaya,
Aur Yusuf andheron mein hi khush ho ke rahe gaya……


Vaalid: Father

Aadab arz hai janaab,,

Sirji, aapke bheje hue photo ka pahela lot mil gaya hai….jo maine party di thi jaane se pahele wali buffet uske… baaki ke photo ka intzaar hai…. Arabi me kahete hain… “ana muntzir” I am waiting…

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Yusuf

Janab,

Labz kho gaye kya?? Ya masrufiyat zyada hai…..?? lagta hai logon ke haath me agar ye sher aa gaye to jaise “tumhari Amruta” thi waisa koi famous play zaroor hoga….

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Kartik:

Miyan,

Maana ki shayari roohani zaroorat ko pura karti hai

Par pet bharne ke liye Ghalib ko bhi kaam karna padta hai.

Yeh cheezen to dimaag ki upaj hain

Par use chalaane ke liye bhi pet ko nivaala khilana padta hai.

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Yusuf:

Aapse aise ghatiya sher ki ummid nahin thi

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Last heard:

Kartik Sahib is in hiding after the last of his pretentious acts in creative shayari got so badly lampooned. Anybody having any idea of his whereabouts can please leave a message at the link below.

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