I'm so pissed off. @!!!##@!!!
I can melt anything with a single stare. That's how mad I am.
*fumes*
And it looks like this might continue till 15th March.
The new semester has started at college and I hate my life already.
Will this never end?
And on a light note, I enjoy chases. ;)
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The one with the Nithari killings
I won't go into details of the whole story. I'll leave a link.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nithari-40-bags-of-human-remains-found/top/31238-3.html
I've been following the whole story every since it first emerged. Yes, it was during the exams. I shamelessly watched NDTV for hours. This the first time something so huge and barbaric has happened in "my time". It's like a milestone, full of gor.
I just want to assess how ignorant we are. The police and government in this case were ignorant. At the same time, they did do something about it. They had set up a team for a fortnight two years ago and arrested Mohinder once. I'm not defending them but their side has to be considered too. I could be making blatant assumptions but Uttar Pradesh I believe, is a lot less secure than other states. Crime is probably more prevailing there with hundreds of missing children and kidnapping cases. It must be hard for the police force with they're meager resources to crack every case.
We've seen that public pressure usually helps in these things. People need to be more aware of their surroundings. We're so ignorant. I blame myself too. I see something bad on the road and I just forget about it. If the police cannot prioritize well the we have to do that for them. We may have to work hard for it but that doesn't change the fact that justice has to be delivered.
I remember once on my way to college I saw this man violently beating up his wife and kid. There were about 5-6 other men just watching the entire incident. They did nothing. But is it right for me to blame them when I didn't do anything either? I know, I was in a vehicle; I couldn't just jump on the road or possibly get involved in the ordeal. But the fact remains that I was ignorant too.
This probably isn't the first serial killer. Others just haven't been caught yet. I hate it when people lap things up by saying that "things aren't as bad as they are in the US". No, in fact, things are much worse here. We don't have any less number of rape cases; more than half of them aren't even reported. So many children are missing. God knows how many of them are being abused, dismembered and trapped in child trafficking.
It's pure ignorance that's driving us backwards.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nithari-40-bags-of-human-remains-found/top/31238-3.html
I've been following the whole story every since it first emerged. Yes, it was during the exams. I shamelessly watched NDTV for hours. This the first time something so huge and barbaric has happened in "my time". It's like a milestone, full of gor.
I just want to assess how ignorant we are. The police and government in this case were ignorant. At the same time, they did do something about it. They had set up a team for a fortnight two years ago and arrested Mohinder once. I'm not defending them but their side has to be considered too. I could be making blatant assumptions but Uttar Pradesh I believe, is a lot less secure than other states. Crime is probably more prevailing there with hundreds of missing children and kidnapping cases. It must be hard for the police force with they're meager resources to crack every case.
We've seen that public pressure usually helps in these things. People need to be more aware of their surroundings. We're so ignorant. I blame myself too. I see something bad on the road and I just forget about it. If the police cannot prioritize well the we have to do that for them. We may have to work hard for it but that doesn't change the fact that justice has to be delivered.
I remember once on my way to college I saw this man violently beating up his wife and kid. There were about 5-6 other men just watching the entire incident. They did nothing. But is it right for me to blame them when I didn't do anything either? I know, I was in a vehicle; I couldn't just jump on the road or possibly get involved in the ordeal. But the fact remains that I was ignorant too.
This probably isn't the first serial killer. Others just haven't been caught yet. I hate it when people lap things up by saying that "things aren't as bad as they are in the US". No, in fact, things are much worse here. We don't have any less number of rape cases; more than half of them aren't even reported. So many children are missing. God knows how many of them are being abused, dismembered and trapped in child trafficking.
It's pure ignorance that's driving us backwards.
Bad start for a new year
It's obligatory to post mundane stuff, especially after going through killer exams. They were horrible. Much more difficult than I thought they would be. I am truly an idiot for underestimating things to such an extent. I think I'll pass in all. No wait, I HOPE I'll pass. The hell with first year Engineering.
How was my new year? Terrible. I was up working on complex numbers and watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in between. Ha.
And how was my birthday (on 4th Jan)? Equally depressing. There's not much to say when you have to spend the day doing chemistry and 3 hours trying to attempt a very harrowing paper. You come back home and there's no one to keep you company except friends who call (which I appreciate to the core. I love my friends!). Your birthday cake arrives at 10pm when there's no enthusiasm left. Yes, it was a fabulous day. A prefect 18th birthday.
I know I'm probably a bitch to even consider these petty things, but I can't help it.
I think I've changed over these 2-3 years in so many ways. I (sort of) know who I am and I love it. I think I was insecure and unsure of myself. I always needed approval of what I was doing just to have a clean conscious.
I'm much more independent now. I don't feel the need to rely or stick to people or even take sides. I just do what I feel is right.
My pessimism hasn't changed though. For every possible situation I only think of countless possible ways in which it can go wrong and fall apart. This has helped me in preventing some very disastrous things but I'm afraid that it might become my permanent mindset to think negative all the time. That's not healthy, is it?
I think I have a lot more trouble containing rage now. I don't turn the house upside down but I think it shows on my face when I'm angry or upset or I just start swearing more easily.
In certain ways I've taken a step backwards. I don't talk too openly now. I'm much more reserved now. It takes time for me to get used to people. I'm cautious about the friends I make. But it's made me more aware and self reliant. Is that good or bad? Maybe I should just stop contemplating and just let it be.
I think I've stopped expecting too much from people because it hurts so much when they don't reach that expectation. I never really blamed anyone else for this. I now it's entirely about the way I choose to see things. I've become more forgiving. I don't really hold grudges anymore. I just don't have the will to put up with that kind of hatred.
How was my new year? Terrible. I was up working on complex numbers and watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in between. Ha.
And how was my birthday (on 4th Jan)? Equally depressing. There's not much to say when you have to spend the day doing chemistry and 3 hours trying to attempt a very harrowing paper. You come back home and there's no one to keep you company except friends who call (which I appreciate to the core. I love my friends!). Your birthday cake arrives at 10pm when there's no enthusiasm left. Yes, it was a fabulous day. A prefect 18th birthday.
I know I'm probably a bitch to even consider these petty things, but I can't help it.
I think I've changed over these 2-3 years in so many ways. I (sort of) know who I am and I love it. I think I was insecure and unsure of myself. I always needed approval of what I was doing just to have a clean conscious.
I'm much more independent now. I don't feel the need to rely or stick to people or even take sides. I just do what I feel is right.
My pessimism hasn't changed though. For every possible situation I only think of countless possible ways in which it can go wrong and fall apart. This has helped me in preventing some very disastrous things but I'm afraid that it might become my permanent mindset to think negative all the time. That's not healthy, is it?
I think I have a lot more trouble containing rage now. I don't turn the house upside down but I think it shows on my face when I'm angry or upset or I just start swearing more easily.
In certain ways I've taken a step backwards. I don't talk too openly now. I'm much more reserved now. It takes time for me to get used to people. I'm cautious about the friends I make. But it's made me more aware and self reliant. Is that good or bad? Maybe I should just stop contemplating and just let it be.
I think I've stopped expecting too much from people because it hurts so much when they don't reach that expectation. I never really blamed anyone else for this. I now it's entirely about the way I choose to see things. I've become more forgiving. I don't really hold grudges anymore. I just don't have the will to put up with that kind of hatred.
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