Sex and the City

Some time ago I was hooked on to watching "Sex and the City" on FOX. Very interseting theme. It depicts the life of metropolitian girls looking for a life partner and how they go through the phase a dating (and mating). I can watch beautiful girls on TV and to an extent try to see the westerner way of life (And be thankful that I cannot be a part of that lifestyle!!).
Anyways...talks about finding a suitable lifepartner is history for me. But it is still a challenge for some of my able friends. I was bored to death of hearing the same topic over and over again. But lately I have started to look at it in a very different way. Its the same Sex and the City; only the 'morons' version. I laugh out when I hear them say that the kind of girl they are looking for should be something more than just being beautiful. I laugh because no one can define what things they look for when they say 'more than just beautiful'. None of them can lay down three simple things that they would be on a look out for in a girl. I am more used to the 'metric' thinking.
Off late there has been a fascination for doctor girls. Some say it looks good on the invitation card and also means that there is an annual potential of 150K. The biggest showman (after Subhash Ghai off course) feels that he should not go against the wishes of his parents. Its all for them after all. I think someone should nominate him for a humanitarian award this year for his sacrifices. And then there are others who are pestered by long distance calls at midnight by the girls' brothers in law (who are helpless beacuse they do not want to spent their nights on the couch). So overall its been very entertaining from the day I saw this differently.

The Buck has its revenge

Recently Sallu man had the Rajasthan HC hand him a 5 years RI for illegal porching of endangered species. A Black Buck.
Something that I found interseting to think about is that this same guy had run over a pedestrain while under the influence of alchole and got through without punishment. Makes me think as to what is the value of human life, the one who is supposedly at the top of the food chain? Is human life negtiable? Or is it more a case of not being able to cover up matters with the black buck cummunity. To me Sallu man should have heard this verdict while in jail.

And then there were reports that the guys mom is not doing too good with her health. Walk it off woman! You should have been concerned with his behavior long back. No reason to loose sleep now. Probably he is more sober and safe where he is than if he were outside.

Outcast

I have been closely reading about the bill out great politicians have been flaunting for a while now, the one which introduces reservations in IIMs, IITs and central schools. From what was published, the new bill would stipulate a 50% reservations in these premium institutes. Wow! just what a country on the threshold of breakthrough developement needed.

Let me analyse this in short. I am assuming that not everyone getting admitted on the 50% quote would be undersrving. Say 25% of the lot are undesrving. Then ther are reservations in job oppurtunities. So this candidate from the 25% of the 50% gets a job in the 50% of the available jobs. So the probability of this happenig is apx 6.25%. So out of every 100 candidates 7 candidates will be a the helm and will be badly out of league. The real irony of the situation is when one of these 7 candidates sits next to a 99 percentile guy. Why would this good guy not feel wasted. Not only has he paid more to get this education, but he fought with his back against the wall to get to where he is. Talk about brain drain....after this I would feel it is justified. Not only that I feel it would be justified to seek other avenues for education and jobs and giving your taxes. It is not only about giving back, it is also about- whats in it for me.

The other side of the argument is that some sections of society would never develope if not given an oppurtunity. True. But I think our great leaders misinterpreted the word oppurtunity. Oppurtunity is not reserving seats, but creating fair means and good training to develope the ability, skill and confidence to make it to the top. In a country where 1000 students battle it over for 1 seat in the IIMs, the reservations are bound to throw this ratio into the skies. What I hate about my country is that decisions are based on public sentiments and not on facts and figures. So much for democracy!