Crezendo

There is a lot of hue and cry about this new condom by Hindustan Latex. It basically consists of a normal condom with a vibrator ring. The ring is supposed to increase the pleasure during sex. (You can now buy them online here )

The moral brigade says that it is a sex toy and should be banned. That it is unbecoming of a government owned company to “pollute” their culture. I have listened to all their points and find that it is all a farce. They say condoms are meant for family planning and not pleasure. * One tight slap * If the pleasure aspect of it is going to cause more people to use it, isn’t it an added incentive to use it? When you come out with all sorts of subsidies and policies to promote family planning, why are you making a fuss when there is a natural incentive to use these condoms?

They say it is a western influence and polluting our culture. *One tight slap* Our culture created all these temples with erotic figures sculpted on them. Our own culture came out with the Kamasutra. Our culture is also the one that created the caste system. Hence, our culture is already very very polluted by the same definition. Thus either go destroy all the temples and abolish the caste system, or shut up about it “polluting” our culture.

Ban it?? What is your problem with what I do in the privacy of my bedroom? Are we going to become a police state? Where you tell us what we can do even in our own homes? We don’t have any privacy?

I could keep on ranting and raving but a thought suddenly overtakes me. Who got hurt in this whole exchange? The sales of crezendo have shot through the roof. The MP who brought up the whole issue is looking forward to a posting in the RSS. The media got something to fill their 24 hour news channels with. Some Jane and John Doe’s got their 30 seconds of fame. I got you to read my blog. Guess there is no point in complaining because there is no such thing as bad publicity.

The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

We often hear recruitment ad’s say that they want people who think out of the box, creative thinkers, etc etc. Well, if you want a crash course in the subject or are a fan of out of the box thinking you should get your hands on this amazing book called “The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams.

You might have heard about the “Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy”, which is only one part out of the “Ultimate …..guide”, since it has been made into a movie. Now while I haven’t seen the movie myself I don’t think any movie could do justice to his style of writing. I do plan to watch the movie at the first opportunity I get. But I seriously recommend this book.

I went crazy with this book. I mean he can take the most mundane fact and create a whole new dimension to it. For example, more often than not, when we book a table at a restaurant we turn up much later than the time we specify. He takes this to the extreme of saying that the time we specify is the exact time that we will not turn up at the restaurant and hence became the basis for metaphysical calculations that should take place on a waiter’s notebook. Or mice being the most intelligent species on earth and they are actually observing us while leading us to believe that we are observing them. Ok. I am getting ahead of the story here.

Basically the book revolves around a book (please note the irony here) called the Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. DON’T PANIC is printed in bold on the cover page because you would probably only refer to the book when you run into trouble on your inter stellar travels. Inter stellar travel. Mr. Arthur Dent is the lone survivor of the demolition of earth for an Inter Galactic Hyper pass and is thrust into this journey with a humanoid alien life form.

The story line itself is vague and contradicts itself in places. So if you are the kind who likes a well defined story line and slow build up of facts and figures to a definite conclusion you shouldn’t really consider this book. You would find it a waste of money. But if you are looking to expand your horizons of thought and are ready to laugh at the idiosyncrasies of the human race, pick up your copy the next time you see it in a book store.

Counter

Well, I just realised that I haven't done any blogging in like a month. So in an effort to revive my blog I have added a counter at the side. Lets see whether this helps me put regular posts.

On the topic of the counter, this site seems to be amazing. The guy offers pretty advanced tracking and counting options for FREE. Yes. You heard me right. FREE. There is no catch. Read more about it here Best of all there are no Advertisements associated with this free service.