Here she is in her favourite spot on the balcony. Lazing away in the afternoon sun.
February 8, 2009
Little Miss Sunshine
Here she is in her favourite spot on the balcony. Lazing away in the afternoon sun.
February 5, 2009
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Radio Indigo Bangalore
On Thursday, 05 February 2009, radio Indigo 91.9 FM aired a talk with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at 10 AM. The funny thing about the talk as per me was that in the less than 5 minute conversation between the radio jockey and Mrs. Bachchan, she never answered the questions which were asked, maybe excepting one.
Let me explain. The RJ asked questions regarding her doing films with Abhishek and how it was to be doing movies with him before and after marriage. Then he asked about how her in laws were away from the limelight.
Now the answers, she never answered anything about the in laws question. She in fact did not even answer anything regarding her in laws. She spoke about her movies with Abhishek and how marriage changes a person. Now why would any person say something completely unrelated as this. Then is when I realized that this interview/talk was never meant to be for Radio Indigo! This is something she might have spoke to some other Radio channel, maybe in Mumbai (just a guess) and this has been just aired the same here. Now I would think that the RJ would at least have procured the questions asked and repeated the same to make the ‘talk’ look authentic enough. But he did not do that, and we ended up listening to a complete haywire session.
Prior to this incident, I regarded the Bangalore Radio Indigo as decent, excepting for some completely unforgivable programs. Why would they require portraying this talk as being directly to the Bangalore station and spoil that image?
Let me explain. The RJ asked questions regarding her doing films with Abhishek and how it was to be doing movies with him before and after marriage. Then he asked about how her in laws were away from the limelight.
Now the answers, she never answered anything about the in laws question. She in fact did not even answer anything regarding her in laws. She spoke about her movies with Abhishek and how marriage changes a person. Now why would any person say something completely unrelated as this. Then is when I realized that this interview/talk was never meant to be for Radio Indigo! This is something she might have spoke to some other Radio channel, maybe in Mumbai (just a guess) and this has been just aired the same here. Now I would think that the RJ would at least have procured the questions asked and repeated the same to make the ‘talk’ look authentic enough. But he did not do that, and we ended up listening to a complete haywire session.
Prior to this incident, I regarded the Bangalore Radio Indigo as decent, excepting for some completely unforgivable programs. Why would they require portraying this talk as being directly to the Bangalore station and spoil that image?
February 3, 2009
LEGO
Check out here a truly charming work of Lego which I have seen.
They are not huge construction projects, or grand expanses covered in lego. These are just perfect things which we see everyday, all captured in the Lego World.
I am just amazed that this is one toy which has not died out after all these years. There have been many, Mechanix and Electronix, and what not, but Lego is just plain LEGO!
They are not huge construction projects, or grand expanses covered in lego. These are just perfect things which we see everyday, all captured in the Lego World.
I am just amazed that this is one toy which has not died out after all these years. There have been many, Mechanix and Electronix, and what not, but Lego is just plain LEGO!
Animal Foster care
Working with and for pets are something which I have forever dreamed of. I wondered how one could manage something like this when they are working and most of them do not have time for a full time pet. I read a blog regarding foster care for children without homes or who are waiting for their parents to turn around before returning to their home. This led me to a search online for foster facilities for stray animals and abandoned pets. They are mostly at the shelter and for them, this is a very different environment from what they are used to. Many have been abused and are scared of humans due to bad experiences at bad homes or the brutality of being a stray cat/dog.
I came across the Animals Friends Rescue Project and PAWS; they need foster home volunteers so that they can save more animals from shelters and mainly the sick, old or helpless animals. These animals stand to be euthanized (humanely, they say) first as compared to the better looking and younger ones. Hence most foster homes will see animals recovering from trauma, illness or maltreatment. That in a way I think is what we can offer to these animals for their love and affection.
I think this is also a very great way to teach children about tolerance for animals and also to teach them that being good to your pets is not the only important thing. Even if it’s a stray animal, you do not hurt them for no reason, and in most (not all) cases I am sure the cases of kids hurting stray animals and stray animals hurting children also have some linkage to how children are taught to interact with animals.
I checked with CUPA at Bangalore, whether they had any Animal Fostering program, which they did not. They have facilities in conjunction with the vet hospital, and as they have a huge campus they say they do not require foster care for the animals. I have visited the facility, and I think if they do start a foster care program, they would be able to give some more time to the needy animals and leave the generic feeding and caring to be done in a more homely environment by a foster care provider.
I am sure I would be keen on fostering animals for a few months prior to their adoption. I think its the perfect solution for those who live alone, who travel abroad and would not want a full time pet, but nevertheless love to offer any help possible to animals.
Would you?
I came across the Animals Friends Rescue Project and PAWS; they need foster home volunteers so that they can save more animals from shelters and mainly the sick, old or helpless animals. These animals stand to be euthanized (humanely, they say) first as compared to the better looking and younger ones. Hence most foster homes will see animals recovering from trauma, illness or maltreatment. That in a way I think is what we can offer to these animals for their love and affection.
I think this is also a very great way to teach children about tolerance for animals and also to teach them that being good to your pets is not the only important thing. Even if it’s a stray animal, you do not hurt them for no reason, and in most (not all) cases I am sure the cases of kids hurting stray animals and stray animals hurting children also have some linkage to how children are taught to interact with animals.
I checked with CUPA at Bangalore, whether they had any Animal Fostering program, which they did not. They have facilities in conjunction with the vet hospital, and as they have a huge campus they say they do not require foster care for the animals. I have visited the facility, and I think if they do start a foster care program, they would be able to give some more time to the needy animals and leave the generic feeding and caring to be done in a more homely environment by a foster care provider.
I am sure I would be keen on fostering animals for a few months prior to their adoption. I think its the perfect solution for those who live alone, who travel abroad and would not want a full time pet, but nevertheless love to offer any help possible to animals.
Would you?
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