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VERBAL DIARRHOEA: About!!!

Hey guys!!!! I've just started a new segment on this blog and it's called VERBAL DIARRHOEA ! Why? Because it typifies what I am and what I've been writing off late! What? It's basically my take on the happenings around, a warped opinion basically! When? Well, as of now I'm planning on making it a monthly segment... but who knows... might make it bi-monthly... it really depends on the time I can make and the fodder I can gather!!!Sigh! Of course, the pieces literature shall be churned out... but as far as now goes, the sarcasm, cynicism and the ideas that nobody else will listen to needs an outlet... So here goes!!! Hope u find it fun and refreshing!!! Cheers guys!!! Nive :P

Verbal Diarrhoea: CWG 2010- My take

The IX CWG touted India ’s Games has drawn to a close … the roof stands intact and neither has the floor collapsed beneath anyone’s feet! Indian athletes turned in a stellar performance with 101 medals … and the imperialists, the English… in honour of whose conquests these games are held were pushed to third after a tooth and nail battle which went on right up to the finish! But all this, as is common knowledge, has come at quite a price, 70,000 crores to be exact!!! The brick bats came 1 st , thick and fast … dirty loos, leaky stadiums and varying standards of hygiene ensured that the CWG got all the publicity, albeit quite a bit of it was uncalled for. But I suppose in today’s world, and I’m sure all you starlets out there will agree, it’s the publicity that counts and ‘good/ bad’ part of it is essentially secondary! And so as the world media poured in, and the rain continued pouring in (into the stadium)… the OC ran helter skelter to mend the leaks (again both litera