Re-Mona, Re-Lilly and so on...

Karamchand got new Kitty (OK, that does not prove my point, let me try again…) Loyan will get a new Mona Darling and not-silly Lilly (Will get? Still not the point, so let me start again…) Don got new Anita, and Kamini too (Finally…). Gabbar is going to watch a new “Mehbooba”. So I thought it better to get myself a 1985 (ke aas-pass) ka latest model (Calculate the age, then you will get it)…


Now that I have stretched the “Vamp-Revamp” metaphor to it’s limit (and some miles beyond that), let me tell you what I meant to say is that I have revamped my blogs.

1. 3–column template: Now, I don’t want to brag… Oh, who am I kidding, I want to brag: it took me about 30 minutes… for both my blogs… including 2 min coffee break… and some remodeling to get it just right.


2. Peekaboo: Every post on the blog will have a small post summary visible, which will let me put more posts on the home page and let people read any post they like out of that. Which should help me improve my “advertising” skills and (at least in theory) give me more “hits” (the hits have gone down in last 2–3 days). This was prompted by somebody telling me a typical person spends not more than 96 seconds on any page reading.


3. Babel fish: So that you can see my blog in Japanese, Nikichan, among other languages (but don’t tell me if something is wrong, I don’t know Japanese)


4. Top Posts: Both my blogs have links to Top 5 posts on the blog (“Eagle’s Top Thoughts” and “Top on Talons”), which will be updated every week. (But some posts are way ahead of competition, so don’t expect too many changes in coming weeks)

Coming soon:

• I have updated the list of books and series I have read in “My Book Reviews” list, and the links will be updated as and when I finish the reviews.


• The “Detective” series goes on…


• There will be some polls on the blogs which will let you (my readers) tell me which book review you would like me to write. (Or maybe a “Coming Soon” list till then)


• I am looking for ideas to improve “Book(?)…err Scale” and its use.

Any more ideas for me to plan a grand party for my main blog’s coming second b’day?



- For I am The Great Eagle...

P.S. Try saying “Re-Lilly” fast out loud 10 times

Bheeshmpratidnya

Main apne laptop pe haath rakh ke kasam khata hoon ki:

• I will not comment on India's performance in Cricket World Cup 2007. (Unless of course, India is winning or losing spectacularly)


• Given the long list of book reviews yet to be written, I will not read any new books or start any new book series till I have finished the backlog. (On second thoughts, till I have finished my exams. On third thoughts, that's too long, so no new book till I have made serious inroads in the backlog.)

And if I break any of these promises, let my net connection give me worse than dial-up performance, and let my backup hard disk crash. (I cannot imagine my laptop crashing)

Also, check out the new "Detectives" series on my main blog. Anybody who can tell me where the title of that post comes from gets to tell me what my next post should be about (from given topics, obviously).


- For I am The Great Eagle...

The Fount of Knowledge Part II

These being the words of The Great Eagle... Second in the series of the posts which will reveal the true meaning of life, and provide the "Definite Answer" you are seeking in this mortal universe. Following the advice in these posts will be advantageous in this and next life (we are carrying out studies to compile a proper list of "Things You Will Get").


As every other "Enlightened One" will tell you, the morals of today's generation are slipping. The people are getting selfish, egocentric, even vain and are not thinking about others...

But what others will not tell you is that where does this selfishness comes from... (which means I am going to tell you now, you ignorant ones)

The root of all this evil is in our TV serials and movies. We have all heard of how TV is "idiot box" and how the adultery and violance in those serials and movies is affecting today's kids. But evils of tvils and movils, sorry TV and movies go much deeper than just that...

I mean, we have movie titles like "Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rahte Hain" and TV serials named "Banoo Main Teri Dulhan", "Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki"... And this "maan na maan, main tera mehman" message is what the young generation is watching on the TV.

So, to avoid this, I am going to request all the producers to start using polite questions like, "Kya Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rah Sakte Hain?" and "Kya Main Aapki Dulhan Ban Sakti Hoon?" (I mean, at least give the poor guy a choice, he is going to get married you know)

This also has a further advantage for all the TRP-loving producers that all the titles will start with K (and you know what that means in terms of TRP). Call it "fleigerology".

Which means I will also start getting visits from the producers, not just the "general public". Seems my ERP just went up...


- For I am The Great Eagle...

S.P. 1. All the titles in this post are spelled using fleigerologically correct hinglish spellings. No numerology stuff for me...
2. ERP = Enlightenment Rating Points (more about this later)

Bollywood Bites VI

Bollywood bites... once more:

• I know Gracy Singh is MFA (that's Missing From Acting) for quite some time now, but this from the same newsite which uses the terms "Gandhigiri" and "Jaadu ki jhappi" is somewhat surprising, isn't it?


• I really want to go page by page on this article, but there is a not so distant chance that I may run out of adjectives and comments to use. So I will just stick to bare minimum:
  
  
  
  • Somebody should have read out loud the pet-name they are using for Fardeen Khan at least one, and they would have dropped it faster that "Pyaare-Mohan" dropped on the box office. Or is there a hidden comment in there?
  
  
  • Is blaming extra hairspray for a "stiff upper lip" of a girl really paying her a compliment?
  
  
  • Does "almost stealing the show" mean getting the best seats? And I am not so versed with celebritese, but isn't "almost" kind of a bad thing?
  
  
  • "Extra loud cackle"? Reminds me more of Hecate than Shetty... Oh brother, really!!!
  
  
  • When you say ABC is the brightest something and add that he is a close second to XYZ, doesn't it kind of lose the meaning?
  
  
  • Did Amar Singh give up his award next day when he said this?
  
  
  • Is it just me or do the "awards" mentioned at the top of pages remind of "The Dundies"?
  
  
  • "Dearies", "Darlings", "Hons" and "Hyuk Hyuk" in the same article? It is as I feared. I have finally run out of something to say...
  
  

- For I am The Great Eagle...

P.S. Still can't think of anything to say

Newsblast #4

4th in the n-part series of getting blasted by "news"

• The last time Indians blasted bombs in India, we were fighting oppressive foreign rule. And even then, I don't think any Indian died in that. So, why is this worth a news?


• If I am not mistaken, does it say 'chief girlfriend' in this article next to the picture? I know it is hard to pry your eyes away from the picture, but humour me for a moment (maybe that's why I am making the mistake)... G-in-C? Just put that headline out, and any satellites watching from the sky would see a green earth. (50% will envy the guy on right, 50% will envy the girl's figure on left)
  Also, doesn't the headline kind of precludes the last line of the article?


• Sometimes, news website with hyperlinked headlines cause unintentional newsblasts... Like when Rediff had reviews of movies "Lee" and "Bhupathi" on their front page. (Finally somebody is talking about the tennis duo).


• But it also results in the headlines like "India refutes United Nation 'racist' charge" and "Rajputs torch Dalits' houses in Karnal village" next to each other. Of course, the news items have very little to do with each other, except that the first is about caste system and second about its effects, but somehow it seems weird to read the two headlines one after another.

- For I am The Great Eagle...


P.S. That's all...