Dying in a lamborghini

(Pl note - My sympathies for the family of all the deceased. May their souls rest in peace)


All of us have heard of this one - 'Money cannot buy happiness, but somehow, it’s more comfortable to cry in Mercedes Benz than it is on a Bicycle' 
Crying yes.... but dying ??? Is dying in a Lamborghini any more consoling than dying in Maruti mini?

When a 28 year-old  son of a 1600 crore real estate tycoon died last week when the Lamborghini he was driving crashed at high speed in South Delhi.... it didn't appear so.  The car rammed into a 50 year old cyclist was also critically injured. The cyclist is now out of danger but may be paralyzed for life.  

                                                                                                                                                          
The Rs 2.25 crore worth Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2, with Valentino Balboni rear wheel drive was manufactured in July 2009 and was a 250 unit limited edition piece, one of its kind in the entire country. The car can reach 0-100 in 3.9 sec flat and the victim was driving at 150 kmph. Tragically he didn't even  benefit from the cushioning of the cars highly effective airbags, since he hadn't belted up. 


Ghastly accidents involving sons of high profile businessmen and policians driving fancy set of wheels and fetish for high speeds are becoming common . Most of them have been 'hit-and-run' kinds. Looks like some of them become 'hit-and- die' type 


Barely a day fter a Lamborghini crash claimed the life of a young businessman, another speeding car crushed to death a senior executive of a multinational financial firm and his friend in Delhi who were out for their morning walk. This time it was a Swift Dzire involved in the accident registered in the name of the wife of an IFS officer, an undersecretary in the MEA. 

Yesterday, a 18 year old boy's birthday celebrations turned tragic when the BMW his friend was driving crashed into a road divider. He died though he was sitting behind while his friends were only injured. thanks to the airbags. 


Quite recently  my hubby and I were walking in our neighborhood road, when a speeding car brushed past us making us skip a beat. Had a driver lost control of his wheel, we would have been under the other wheels.  


Advisory boards are plenty - 'Don't drive fast . don't drink and drive'. etcetera. Tests for drunken driving are in place too,  but what do we advise those innocents walkers and  by-standers? 

• Don't walk on the road? 
• Wear helmets and armor and walk like an Egyptian? 
• Or believe in destiny and/or miracles? 

Any thoughts people? 

Filmy awards

This is that time of the year when there are awards and awards night .. Oscar, Bafta, Grammy and our very own Bolllywood awards. Live from the comforts of my couch, I got to watch the 57th Filmfare awards yesterday. 


Began with the customary Red carpet  - who wore what .. and then discussions on who was hot and who was not. 


The anchors Shahrukh and Ranbir were a delight to watch. They were mostly spoofing each other's films. Must say, Shah Rukh is quite a sport. Loved the joke he made on his own home production Ra-1, where he brought all the Ra -1 merchandise to the stage including the cap, water bottle, G-1 panty and ended the act by saying the only thing he didn't see in Ra-1 were the tickets!!! I also liked the one where Ranbir asks Shah Rukh whether he noticed his different looks in Rockstar for which SRK quipped.. "Yes .. sad.. sadder, saddest" 



Vidya Balan was clearly the Queen of the night scoring over the Khans and the Kapoors. Though her performance in 'No one killed Jessica' was just as good, she got accolades only for being 'Dirty' And she managed to get Shah Rukh and Ranbir get dirty as well. .. Chiffon Chameli and Leather Laxmi ( see pic)


Ranbir rocked by taking away both the Critics and the Popular award for best actor for Rockstar.. deservedly so. The Akhtar family collected a lot a awards too for Don 2 and ZNMD.  Wonder whats with the women behind cameras.. why do they dress up so hideously? Am talking about Zoya here..  .. but remember Kiran Rao, another Khan's wife?  


Deepika performed something more like a musical gymnastic  .. Edgy and provocative.  Kareena's dress seemed tacky and her tummy a little bumpy when she did her usual '2 left feet style dancing' . Priyanka was at ease and must give it to her for still staying on top with the younger lot, when her counterparts are busy nursing tiny tots.


Over all,  films are about entertainment and so are the awards night expected to be .. entertaining. 

Matching bottoms

I remember during my childhood days, when salwar kameez were not common in South India, people used to take the kameez material to the cloth ctore and say  'Give me a matching bottom'.  ;-) .. Over here I am referring to matching bottom as in real ones.


Most of us have heard that couples are usually matched by the sense of humor, height, social parameters etc. I read somewhere the most consistent matching parameter between compatible couples is the 'ass size'. Couples of the same ass size flock together

Decided to check it out first hand. What better occasion than Valentine's Day and what better place than a nightclub!  Of course theaters would also have been a suitable place, but the anatomical part in question would have been obscured since sitting would be inevitable at the cinema. Incidentally do you know the current term to assess the success of a movie? - it is 'bums on seat'.  Though Don 2 or Ra1 had Shahrukh, it still could not put in more bums on seat. Mr Khan probably need to avoid movies with numbers Good that 3 idiots had Aamir and '3' has Dhanush and Kolaveri. 


Let's come back to my research on the 'Deeply-in-love' and the 'Bored but staying together' (read married) couples  There was I, looking at people's tushies when they were peering into each other hearts  I know it sounds weird. But here is what I found. Yes.. there was significant matching. Older the couple, more the matching.. 


Now for the conclusion

When it comes to choosing, it seems we choose 'ass' wisely as possible. 

Bike or Barbie .. what say people?

My hubby has got a new interest, thanks to which I have no access to remote control till 11 pm. He has started watching TV serials... No..  not the      'Friends', 'Two and half Men' comedy sitcoms. He has started watching the 'Saas Bahu' kind of Hindi serials on Sony TV.  If there was one on romance between a middle aged doctor and an intern 18 years younger than him, there was another on adjustability issues of a newly married middle aged couple - all emotional drama which would interest only the female clan. I was shocked. I had always thought that these serials were for housewives or at least women. Men watched wrestling, soccer or cricket in India. After some introspection, what shocked me more was my stereotyped thinking. I always thought that my views were egalitarian but still I categorized serials into men and women based viewership. 


I guess this stereotyping starts right from childhood when we played with toys. Traditionally games and toys were intended for children to prepare themselves for their future adult roles -  girls were given dolls and houses and boys took to cars and balls. Today boys and girls will eventually be one anothers peers, employers, employees, romantic partners and co-parents. This gender apartheid has to go. Hamleys, a popular British toy store recently announced that it is abandoning the separate section for boys and girls and instead will have signs which say what type of toys are sold on each floor, rather than suggesting who should play with them. 


Balls, bikes or Barbie, it's time we let the little ones choose. Let's teach our sons to cook and clean and our daughters to be emotionally stable and financially independant. Last decade saw women entering the male domain, now its the turn of the males. The modern man grooms, shops, cooks,  and most importantly ... is sensitive.

 Women love nice guys 

 Nice guys finish last!