It is a duck. Take aim and shoot. That what these pickpockets have done. Taken me for a sitting duck. God knows how many cell phones I have lost to them. Ofcourse I know how many! Now I will not divulge the number of phones I have…err…shared with this bunch. I would be hurting the sentiments of some people, you know, if I did.
These pickpockets are people, just like you and me. Regular people trying to make a living. Why are they attracted towards ma bling is anybody’s guess really. Now, this very good friend of mine got an iPhone recently. And hold your horses! He still has it, fingers crossed! But you know, there’s always this look on the face of people (including myself, once upon a time) who just got or have one of these fancy handsets. Always those lines of worry on their forehead. They put in a lot of money for this piece of junk or got someone else to burn a hole in their pocket. Either way, there is a lot of money at stake. You can’t afford to see a lil scratch here or there…or worse, see thieving good for nothings make off with it. And when something like that happens, a lot of things come in perspective. Makes you think. Makes you admire the talent of that guy. Really, they’re pretty smooth. Ask me, I’m a veteran. Also makes you wonder, why did I ever get that phone?! MP3 player, Radio and a gazillion megapixels camera?! Common! They’re just gimmicks!
The basic functions of a cell phone are to make/receive calls, SMS and most important of all-to protect itself. Yes, you heard it right- to protect itself. From physical damage and even more importantly, from these God damned pickpockets. You want to listen to music on the go? Get yourself an MP3 player. You want to take pictures on the go? Get yourself a camera, they aren’t as big as they used to be anyway. What else? Internet? Learn to be more patient, wait to get home/office. Or just get a laptop with a datacard or something. Whatever! My point is, God made mobile phones so that people can keep in touch, wherever, whenever. But we just had to tinker with it, just like everything else, didn’t we?! We just had to stuff them with endless functions and possibilities. And what happened? Half of these funky cell phone owners don’t know how to operate their own phones! The others, who do know, are just a mix of wannabes and nerds. Believe me, I’ve been there!
A real person, as per me, uses his handset to make/receive a call and exchange text messages. The way it was meant to be. They really don’t have the time to fool around. Because this fooling around is costing us a lot of money! Phones, they just keep getting more expensive! God damn it, they have phone insurance now! What for? For an instrument which was just meant for simple communication!
Phones these days have the technology to launch inter-continental missiles. True story. They can even land un-manned spaceships on the Moon. Very soon they’ll even cook your dinner and do your laundry. Yeah right. They can do all this but they can’t protect themselves! If you drop your phone, it’s your fault. If you were careless enough to lose it someplace or to someone, it’s that thieving guys fault! Agreed? So why can’t they build a phone which can protect itself? ’cause if they did, no cell phone would ever get displaced and they- the Nokias, Sony Erriccsons, Apples and BlackBerrys would have to wait for you to repeatedly drop your phone until you couldn’t tell one piece from the other. Now that would be bad for their business. So they’ll give every other function under the tree, except a phone which can protect itself. Something which could throw laserbeams or balls of fire at the intruder!
Naah, that aunt gonna happen. Ever. And I figured all this out just yesterday. But subconsciously I had known this for quite some time. That why I got the most basic Nokia handset available in the market. Rs.1300 for a phone which has its basic features, endless battery backup and a torch too! One more thing I got with it and that was peace of mind! Really isn’t a bother for something which you could buy just for a lil over a grand. If I lose it, I could always get another one, without worrying about the monthly budget. And trust me, no self-respecting pickpocket will go for my phone. No sir, they won’t. And if someone does, he/she (there are female pickpockets too) would be the sorriest human being ever. Enough said. Peace.
and now outclassed by the Lankans. Its so frustrating…like nobody cares at all. Millions were on the Indian team and now its all gone-thats all they care about, their money…Cricket as always is on the back burner. Dunno what was all the hype about. A layman would have told you that the team didnt look ready…for anything. Yes, their makeup was in place and they made sure it stays that way. Cant believe players of the caliber of Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly will end their careers without a major tournament win…And someone like Laxman will never get to play a World Cup…wtf was he left out? Only Dravid and him can bat on difficult pitches…and why was Ramesh Powar left out? Harbhajan isnt a really wicket-taker these days…Powar can take wickets and make a few quick runs…anyway…so whats next…Dravid has a couple of years in him but I dont see him leading the team in the next world cup…who’ll take over? Sehwag? Yuvraj? None of the two are very dependable…and what about Chappell? He’s contract is awaiting a renewal and I hope he’s sacked…naah he isnt the deal…would have loved to see his brother take the team under his charge…or Woolmer…
Damn you Pakistan Cricket. You killed him. Yes you. Its certain it was a murder and I’m pretty sure theres foul play involving the team and the PCB authorities…there just has to be…Woolmer took a very big risk when he chose Pakistan to coach and damn he was wrong this time…they didnt deserve him…or anything good for that matter…damn Woolmer will be missed…he was one of the big-4 in the cricketing world whose opinion made sense to me…Woolies gone…
That is one more chance squandered. Sigh! But we deserved it. You can’t leave everything to chance. Even the weather gods had enough of the lackadaisical approach of the Indians. Except the bowlers and a few batsmen the rest just didn’t want to apply themselves. Jaffer and Ganguly should never ever be selected to play for India again. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Jaffer playing that shot he played to go back and warm the benches. What was he thinking? I think he has been given enough chances to prove himself. Thanks but no thanks Mr.Jaffer. Indian Domestic Cricket is where you belong and just….stay there! I hope Ganguly’s bhakt-jan now know why he should hang up his boot…Except that fifty in the 1st test, what has he done right? Today it seemed as if he was trying all different shots to get out to…thankfully for everyone Ntini ended his misery and he did to the entire Indian top-order. Ganguly, I’m sure will make to the third test as well but I don’t want to see him ever again after that. Jaffer has had his chances. Its time Gambhir gets a look in. And I’m praying he makes good of it. He’s talented enough to make the grade. All depends upon how well he applies himself. Pathan has been sent back and if it weren’t for the way Jaffer has performed, Sehwag should have been made to accompany the Baroda-all-rounder. As has been said earlier by many its not scores he’s getting out on, it’s his dismissal-his inability or reluctance to learn from them. What can one say to such a player? Don’t care if India lose the next few matches or pre-maturely crash out of the world cup, DROP SEHWAG! He is a player Indian Cricket needs and if he cant take it upon himself to correct his flaws then its time others ways are used to set the wheel in motion. And just when Tendulkar seemed to be getting his groove back, these umpires can’t get one decision right! Poor Dravid. He would surely have bailed India out if it hadn’t been for them. Happy to see Laxman bat the way he should be. Am not a big supporter of the idea that he should be in the ODI team but considering the way things are, he should be made the vice-captain of the limited overs side! Chappell needs to speak to Dhoni and make him realise his importance in the team. Dhoni batted so well for the forty he made and then played that horrible horrible shot. A lil more perseverance and he can be as good as his idol-Adam Gilchrist, if not better. Kumble-Sreesanth-Zaheer are doing it just right. So guys keep doing it! VRV isn’t ready for int’l cricket. He wasn’t exactly setting the Ranjis on fire either. Made it here just on his pace. Hopefully Munaf will be fully fit to replace him for the Cape Town test. Would have been very wrong to have Ishant Sharma here in SAF. Let him learn the ropes first. RP Singh would have been the right choice. But more than anything else, the tourists have to get their attitude right. It’s the last match of the tour. Pretend it’s the very last one of your lives. Give it your all. Make it an event to be remembered (for the right reasons that is!). Common India, dikha do…please, please, please!
