Simon Cowell

Appreciate your patience. Has been quite a while since I last wrote, that is attributed partly to the lack of anything mentionable in my life and to pure old fashioned laziness.

Indian Idol is hitting our screens soon and well, the American version is playing on Star World these days. My interest in that series is frankly all about Mr Simon Cowell and his in-your-face and below-the-belt remarks. I have always held some British in high esteem for their sharp wittedness - The Black Adder aka Mr Bean, Michael Palin, Iain Wright, DLT being just some of the names that come to mind. Simon is ofcourse, known better as the acerbic judge who does not mince his words in AI. Just picked some of his quotes off the web. I am sure you will agree, he tells it like it really is.

"You have just invented a new form of torture."
"If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning".
"You're one of the worst singers I've ever heard in my life."- Simon Cowell on American Idol
"I'm going to reach out with a hook if you don't shut up."- Simon Cowell on American Idol
"If you had lived 2,000 years ago and sung like that, I think they would have stoned you."- Simon Cowell on American Idol
"There's only so much punishment a human can take. I can't take anymore."- Simon Cowell on American Idol

Do give him a view if you can.

More later. Cheers.

A city more expensive than a sackful of gold bricks

For someone who has been in this city long enough, the Hitec city region would come as a bit of a revelation. Back in the days when I used to head for school in our dilapidated buses, venturing into the Airport Area was a bit like venturing into the back of beyond. And that is where the current Hyderabad appears to get started these days. Why am I telling you all this?

Well, reason is part personal, part education. Well, all personal really.

There was this day about a couple of years ago when I was contemplating the purchase of a flat that was then in the region of about INR20Lacs (or 2 M Indian Rupees for the acronym-uninclined folks). I was out of money and definitely out of luck then. And that very property is going out for nearly INR60Lacs now. Sigh!!

Anyway, not to fret. Some other better things in life cost just about the same or even lesser now but you cant live in a DVD Player or a refrigerator, can you?! Someone did try but that experience did not quite work out to expectations.

Hope whatever is left of the work week fades off fast and we enjoy our weekends. Plan to head off into the countryside. That has been the plan for a couple of weeks now but could not get around doing that. Hope as always will prevail.