Fifty years of 007

James Bond 007 has been  fascinating  us .....the audience with  powerful storylines, beautiful  cinematography and excellent visual effects for the last five decades. It has been fifty years since the first James Bond movie 'Dr No' was released in 1962 and now 'Skyfall' is the 23rd movie released in 2012. The fictional character of James Bond was created by Sir Ian Fleming in 1953. He is a secret service agent for the British government who uses some cool gadgets and cool cars to track down his enemies.Sir Sean Connary, Sir Roger Moore, George Lazenbouy, Timothy Dalton , Pearce Brosnan and Daniel Craig are the actors who have played this character of the most popular private agent in the world.

James Bond works for the British government under the supervision of a lady named " M". He travels all over the globe to  hunt bad guys. He has charm, charisma ,wit and also a liscence to kill !

THE CAMEL CART GUY AND THE PRESIDENT

I don't know if many  people know about the unusual friendship of a poor camel cart driver from Karachi,Pakistan and the President of United States Lyndon B Johnson. It all started in the early 1960s when during an official visit to Pakistan then Vice President Lyndon Johnson saw a man standing on the street in Karachi with his camel , waving at the vice-presidential motorcade . Vice President Johnson asked the Pakistani government officials to introduce him to the " camel guy". The camel cart driver whose name was Bashir Sarban was extremely excited to shake hands with the Vice President . He introduced himself in what little English he knew. Mr Johnson invited him to his ranch in Texas and to the White House.
Few months later as the guest of United States government Bashir Sarban flew to Washington DC . He was beaming with happiness at the airport. He was recieved as the official guest of US government and Mr Johnson himself was present at the airport to recieve him. He was given a tour of the White House, Capitol Hill and other monuments. Later he went to the Johnson Ranch in Texas where he enjoyed a ride in the Vice President Johnson" s truck . He also enjoyed a barbecue lunch.He visited and gave a short speech at a local school in Wasington through an interpreter,along with Mrs Johnson and her daughter .Mr Sarban was presented a Ford Truck by the Ford Motor Company as a gift.
On the day of his return to Pakistan Mr Sarban recieved a telegram from the US government that they have arranged for him to visit Saudi Arabia to perform " Umrah" in the Holy city of Mecca. " Allah o Akbar" .....God is great we're the words of the poor camel cart driver who had tears in his eyes and who was amazed at the hospitality of the US government and people.

Both President Johnson and Mr Sarban are not alive any more but to this day people in Pakistan and in Washington DC talk about this unique friendship !

DEBATE AMONG THE # 2'S

The first USVice-Presidential debate was held in 1976 between Walter Mondale and Bob Dole.Vice Presidential candidates are more relaxed than the Presidential nominees during their debates.It was Lloyd Bernstein who rather scolded the younger Dan Quayle by telling him "I knew Jack Kennedy , he was a friend of mine , you are no Jack Kennedy".Dick Cheney and Joe Liberman were quite friendly  during their debate in 2000. People were highly excited to watch Sarah Palin vs Joe Biden in 2008 mostly because of Ms Palin's sudden rise to stardom. Well Biden somewhat won the debate.
Today's debate will be between the cool,exercise buff........congressman Paul Ryan vs the folksy,America's favorite grandfather............... Vice President Joe Biden.All the best guys !

Analyzing the movie " English Vinglish"

English Vinglish is a new Indian movie released this month starring Sri Devi. It can be little comical, little sarcastic , at times . After leaving the theatre it gives the audience a strong reason to think about what is right and what is wrong ?
English Vinglish is the story of a mom and a wife who is an excellent cook especially makes very delicious " laddoos" ( Indian dessert) . She takes care of her family but is not properly respected by her husband and daughter because her English speaking skills are quite bad!
She learns English by enrolling in a crash course , while visiting her niece.
It gives her new self confidence . The motto behind it is : if you work hard and if you are determined you can achieve anything and everything.......Yes 100% true but the question what comes in my mind Why do we people who belong to the " Sub - Continent Mentality" give so much respect to those people who can speak English Language, why ? It is good to master another language besides your own : Hindi or Urdu .......but do you think people who can speak English are better human beings than the rest of us ? No there are many people who cannot speak English but are excellent human beings. Look around you most of our grandmothers were not fluent in English they joined the Independence Movement in 1940s , worked hard and raised their children to become extraordinary human beings.
I look at the chauffeur who works 20 hrs a day takes care of not only his but also his brother" s family he is a more decent man than his boss who wears expensive suits , speaks fluent English but is a very corrupt business man.I look at the domestic maid who works all day in people" s houses to support her kids, she is better than the lady who has hired her and who is busy in her fake/ superficial life which revolves around " showing off her wealth".
Just think for a few minutes and analyze....

i SAD

Today we celebrate the first anniversary of Steve jobs's death.A modern day Einstein who transformed the lives of ordinary people all over the world.He was given for adoption at a young age, a college drop ,a genius who worked hard and created : i phone,ipod and ipad,imac.................. "iphone" as the word says is  a computer,telephone,navigation device,contact info,road maps,even Siri a talking assistant all in one ............in a small mobile phone called an "iphone"...........

Steve Jobs made it easy to understand technology and to use it.

T -20 CRICKET CARNIVAL..................

The British created the 'Empire of Cricket' in which they taught their subjects the game of Cricket so they can be well connected with their subjects through this game.Even though most of the countries once under British rule are free independent nations now , people in all these countries still enjoy playing cricket from street corners to playgrounds.It all started with five-day cricket matches or more commanly termed as the Gentleman's Game ; cricketers wore long white pants and white long sleeved shirts. They had lunch breaks and tea breaks and also rest days.The game was played from morning to evening.It transformed into a One-day games during the 1960s.One day Cricket was also introduced in England where county teams played for the Gillette Cup in 1963. It was the Australian business tycoon Kerry Packer who introduced day/ night limited over games which were played under hundreds of bright  light bulbs  in the evening ,it was called World Series of Cricket . Fifty or sixty over a side cricket matches were played by each team with a lunch break in between.West Indies won the first two One Day Cricket World Cups held in England. These One Day International Cricket World Cup is  held after every 4 years in different cricket playing countries.
The phenomen of  T 20 tournament started in England in 2003 . It was a shorter version of the game where each team played 20 overs. The T20 Cricket World Cup is played every year , this new format was a huge success in the cricket world .Mostly all of the cricket playing nation organizes a national tournament where local teams compete against each other.The Indian premier league is the most famous  league which offers high paying salaries to players .These  leagues are mostly funded by Bollywood movie stars and Indian business personalities.
As Kerry Packer introduced the game under power lights at night with a white ball and colorful uniforms , the T 20 Cricket Series introduced players sitting on benches and the tie breaking final over in case of a tie.This T 20 Cricket format has totally changed the once long game into a short 3 hour media and sports extravaganza enjoyed by young and old.The first T20 Cricket World Cup was won by India in 2007 in South Africa.The T 20 Cricket Competition is considered more explosive and competitive in nature.There are 17 countries  playing T 20 Cricket tournament.