Heheee...this picture brought back memories ....

Christ ..those Booster injections ...which you have to take till you are 13 or something ...I remember I even slapped a nurse , when she tried to poke me ....
Another incident was...when i shook really hard and the needle got twisted ...was too funny ...
It took me loads of coaxing and of course ... ice-creams to complete the course of injections !!!
And then , some wise guy came up with Hepatatis vaccinations .... Oh noooo.....
The worst part is ,now you can't even throw tantrums in the clinic ...and btw its the same nurse who gives me the injections ...she take her sweet revenge , everytime i go there ....

Whoever invented injections !!!

Law Makers and Breakers ......

Barely a week after celebrating AIDS day , comes the good news .The Planning Commission is getting all ready to "legalise" the oldest of professions in India ..prostitution.A slap in the face of all those activists , and AIDS "hafta" collection(read donations) lot to spread the "awareness" !!!

After scores of debates with my friends about this topic , i yet yet maintain , that it's NOT the way out !! Just because our "phoren" counterparts are legalising it ...We do it ??

The reasons these law-makers give, make you wonder where the future of our country lies with politicians with pea-sized-brains and pumpkin sized pot-bellies.
"We wish to provide better education for their children , better health facilities , security ,check-ups and other awareness programs " .

Why not now ?? Do it now ...provide better facilities and health camps ...now !!! A particular prostitute on tv ...when asked to give her know-hows on AIDS and how she was exposed to it ...said this ,

" Mujhe tho AIDS ho hi nahin sakta , mein roj DETTOL se nahati hoon !!!" I possibly can't get AIDS , because i bathe using DETTOL soap !!

These ignorant women ,fight poverty , face the dangers of sexually transnmitted diseases , and live in the dirt of red-light areas , not forgetting the rejection they face from society.To add to the list now , is the long list of men ...er licensed men who seek their services , after the rule gets implemented.

Dont even think about security .. Most of the prostitutes , arrested ,are dropped back to their respective brothels after a day or two !!
Do i have to even tell you why !!

And for those who think , that it's not always Oh-those-poor-little prostitutes , and there are women willing to do the profession , let me tell you that the "AVERAGE" age of prostitutes in India is just 13 years!! Which of the abnormalest 13 year old thinks of becoming a prostitute ??

I am not one of those people who say that "prostitution be abolished ".
Its impossible to achieve that in a country where the sex ratio of women to men is roughly 600 women to 1000 men.

What the new law is going to do is "market the woman" as a commodity!
Sealed , stamped and certified , FIT FOR SALE !!

Sweets , gifts , greetings , SMS's , diyas , all saying the same thing ...Diwali's here ! Houses adorned with beautiful diyas and rangolis , last minute shopping , and ofcourse... people !! They're all over the place ...

Talking of light , days of happiness , prosperity , and good times ...makes you think of what the other side would be ...are there people who are not fortunate enough to enjoy Diwali like me ?

Sadly , the answer is Yes . To be very very specific , I would like to point out to incidents that happened recently . No ,I'm not talking about the bomb blasts , tsunamis , earthquakes etc ...these were things that we could not help to an extent. What i'm saying is a number of children who lost their lives , at a fireworks factory.It was due to an explosion in the factory.

Most of the workers at these factories ,are children. Sivakasi,TamilNadu is one of the most famous places for these kind of accidents. And there is no number to the number of children who lose their body parts , and those who inhale those poisonous gases ,and become victims to various respiratory ailments at such a young age .

Not forgetting , that these children do not come under social security or labour benefits offered by the Government of India!! . So , they are made to work like donkeys , and when their bodies are not capable of anymore work ,they're thrown out !! These kids are made to work in inhuman conditions , even without the basic facilities like food,drinking water and sleep( Refer to TOI , 31st Oct) Oh..did I forget education ?

During my school days , one of my friends once told me , its something that I'll never forget .. " If you are so interested in celebrating Diwali , and you just have to , have to burn something , just take out a 500 rupee note ...and burn it . But please stop stepping on the lives of those children.The 500 bucks will remind you of the money that you spent for crackers !" .

Thats it.And here I am writing this blog , asking everybody to "PUHHHLEASE stop buying crackers !!" You are encouraging those factories ..!!

For those , who just can't relate to what Im saying ...in short..

"BUY A CRACKER , AND HELP SNUFF OUT A LIFE " !!

P.S : Happy Diwali !!