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Japanese Life – Entertainment

January 20, 2010
Japanese Life – Entertainment

Besides nano technology and other kick ass stuff that our Asian counterparts come up with, Japan is also famous (or infamous) for many other things that puts them under the queer category. For starters, they have a suicide club. Yes, many of our countries probably has suicide spots (locations that are frequented by...
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Speaking Tree Summit

December 5, 2009
Speaking Tree Summit

Recently, a Speaking Tree Summit was held. Trees of different countries took place. As the trees cannot move, the summit was held through phone conversations. As they don’t know how to use phone, volunteers from the human community who understand the language of trees were invited. I happened to be one of them. Oops!...
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World AIDS Day – Come Together Right Now

December 2, 2009
World AIDS Day – Come Together Right Now

December 1st was declared World AIDS Day in 1986, to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS among the masses. This year’s theme is Universal Access and Human Rights. To share some statistics: According to UNAIDS, in 2008, over two million children under the age of 15 were diagnosed HIV positive. That was just children alone. An...
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To bribe or not to bribe ?

November 2, 2009
To bribe or not to bribe ?

US of A is considering a bribe for the Afghan fighters to join their side. Honestly, I find this both interesting and hilarious. Some of the security analysts claim, these fighters were frustrated with local leaders, impressed with charismatic leaders from the Taliban, and promises that were made to them if they to...
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And the Nobel prize for peace goes to…

October 9, 2009
And the Nobel prize for peace goes to…

“THE BLOGGING COMMUNITY” Yes, judging by this year’s noble prize committee criteria for peace category, we, bloggers very well qualify for the award. Predominant of us write peace. We write against war. We write for social cause. We are a global voice for local cause. We, Write, We believe the now famous...
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Weird Taxes

July 7, 2009

Windows tax : No we are not talking about Microsoft’s windows but the actual windows of houses! King William III of England takes the credit of introducing this law in 1696 . The tax stayed till 1851 . More windows , shell out more taxes ! Urine tax : Believe it or not pay tax...
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Racism Down Under

June 3, 2009
Racism Down Under

Racism exists universally . Agreed . At least a  tint of racism exists in every society across the world. Its a naked truth that we have to live with. Racism  exists in India too . In my views , even the prevalent casteism is pure racism . So why this hue and cry about racist...
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Tigers Extinct : Prabakaran Dead

May 18, 2009
Tigers Extinct : Prabakaran Dead

The official news to come from Sri Lanka is that Vellupillai Prabakaran , the man who founded LTTE ( Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ) , the most feared , disciplined , focused militant outfit of the world , that fought Sri Lankan army for almost 3 decades. With this , an era...
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SOS : Save Sri Lankan Tamils

April 22, 2009
SOS : Save Sri Lankan Tamils

The tear drop shaped island in the Indian Ocean is literally in tears and soaked in blood now. Tears of hapless Tamil civilians and their blood. Thousands of poor ,  hapless , abandoned Tamils are caught in the battle zone between LTTE and Sri Lankan forces. Ironically , one force that arouse from within...
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Send Your Name Around The Earth

September 27, 2008

In my lifetime , i have remote chance of going to space . So i send my name around the earth today !!! By chance i stumpled upon a link of NASA which invites people to send their name to them . The names will be put in the orbit of earth for years...
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