Mumbai Monsoon vs Hurricane Katrina !!!

I got this as a forward when I was on ship and being battered by another Tropical Storm near Taiwan. Felt even more sick after reading it. Here goes :


We couldn't stop making this comparison..


inches of rain in new orleans due to hurricane katrina... 18
inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1


population of new orleans... 484,674
population of mumbai.... 12,622,500


deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of katrina...100
deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.


number of people to be evacuated in new orleans... entire city..wohh
number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000


Cases of shooting and violence in new orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE


Time taken for US army to reach new orleans... 48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach mumbai...12hours


status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricty
status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and is business is as usual


USA...world's most developed nation
India...third world country..

The Portable Play Station

Yeah !!!!, I'm a very very proud owner of the Sony PSP. It sure is the gadget to be seen with this year. I have the Japanese model (P-1000) and it rocks. The image quality is the best i have ever seen at that size. The battery lasts at least 6 hours, the controls very cool and the games are great. The PSP will soon eclipse the iPod if it can have a inbuilt hard drive. Watch new movies on the UMD's or download stuff onto the memory stick and then watch. Either way it's fun. I'm pretty sure the Princess will agree ;)

Temporary Anchorage !!!

It's great to be back home indeed. After a short 1.5 month stint where I almost starved to death, it sure is wonderful to dig into a typical South Indian meal and Diwali sweets. There is absolutely nothing like home made food. Even Saravana Bhavan, be it in Singapore or Dubai has a different taste to the local one that I've been to all my life.

This trip will alas be short, I'll be leaving for Glasgow on the 20th of Nov !!!!

It'll be back to cooking my own food which I can guarantee is worse than starvation. Phew !!!!