Frankthoughts

Happy New Year 2007! With every year that passes by, there are events that have taken place, which affect you in some way or another and change your world. Occurrences that leave an indelible mark on your memory, and change you forever. Each one of us is affected in a different way, and each one of us reacts differently to the same event. This year too saw many such events. I have listed three that affected tremendously and changed me in some way, forever. Ironically, all the three I have listed, transpired within a week of each other.   The recent football world cup will be remembered as one that belonged to the underdogs. Teams that were pitted to win the cup, like Germany, Argentina and Brazil, did not. Instead, two teams that were far from being at their best reached the finals. Both Italy and France reached the finals with a little luck and gritty football. The stage was set for a great game of football, and what a game it turned out to be! Two thrilling goals scored, wi...

As I sit staring at the computer screen wondering what to write, some random thoughts run through my head...have I nothing to say? Have I nothing to communicate? Has writing a few words become so difficult for me? Am I suffering from writers block? Have I become so addicted to online games that I cannot sit in front of the computer unless there is some animated activity going on? What the hell is wrong with me? Let me try and answer all these questions and try and figure out what the problem is?  I do have stuff to say and do have things to tell!  Here goes... I have just put in my papers at my current job and am going to be in Melbourne this July. I will be starting my Masters in Professional Communications at Deakin University! This will be the start of a new era in my life...I will be in a completely new environment...an entirely new country! I am going through such mixed emotions currently...I am excited about the newness I am going to experience, am anxious about wha...

In a suspected terror attack, 68 people, including some Pakistani nationals, were killed in explosions in two coaches of the Delhi-Attari special train Samjhauta Express for Lahore at Deewana near Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi.  Several people were also injured in the incident, which the Northern Railway (Indian Railways) said was a clear case of sabotage. The explosions in the train took place at 11.55 pm on Sunday night. The bi-weekly train left the Old Delhi railway station at 10.40 pm. Preliminary examination of the material found in the two charred coaches of the Samjhauta Express has revealed that a deadly mix of kerosene, sulphur and potassium nitrate (low grade) was used for the explosives, official sources said on Monday. These materials were packed in clothes and a timer device in suitcases, the sources said. A senior police officer said a Pakistani national has also given information to police regarding some explosive being planted on the train. Pakistan Pres...