Faith and common sense

Yesterday, I came across an interesting situation.  My friend was buying a house. The seller is in Sri Lanka (Indian though).  The deal was supposed to happen a week back, but due to reasons attributable to the buyer (they did not have some original documents) the bank refused to give loan. The Bank gave a long winding process of FIR, Affidavit and a public notice.  The Registration was then advanced to next week.  The seller thereafter refused to come to Delhi and asked the Buyer to pay for their flight expenses.  Considering the stakes (she had already spent around 3-4 Lakhs) she agreed to book the tickets herself.  She sent them only the incoming tix. At the registrar's office, the seller refused to sign the sale deed unless and until my friend would first give the return ticket to them.  I found that both appalling and hilarious.

I mean imagine cribbing with somebody for 12,000/- odd (one way from Delhi to Kerala) who is already paying around Rs. 35,000/-.  Additionally my friend could have easily cancelled the flight ticket.  So even after my friend gave the photocopy of the ticket to these idiots, once these guys signed the Sale Deed, my friend could have easily cancelled the flight ticket.  It would just take a little common sense and faith to realize this...           

Of Comics, Super hero movies etc.

I recently saw a comedy serial called - The Big Bang Theory.  Strangely, I related to the characters.  Its about the life and days of four guys - geeks actually and one 'regular' girl.  These guys are the hardcore IQ guys who are into Super Hero movies and actually debate on these things.  Imagine someone saying that the possibility of Superman flying in to say Louis Lane when she is falling from the sky is not possible as Super Man being the man of steel, at the speed at which he is moving and the speed at which Louis Lane is falling, she should be sliced into three parts. :) They follow cult movies like Terminator, Star Trek, Matrix, Star Wars, X-Men etc.  They are also into the next level of video gaming.  Oh they are in MIT.  Obviously the girl finds 'em weird.

I wonder my liking them and my 'relating' to them (I am not even a science graduate) make me a geek.  Or is it alright to be into comics, movies, superheros without actually being a geek???

BTW I like Batman and Wolverine!!!
     

The Death of Osama

I wonder if there is any sense in writing this...the death of Osama while being speculative - in all manners, including the very fact that he has actually been killed (in absence of any proof/photos etc.), it is certainly a human right violation.  US inspite of its claims of being civilized has questionable Human Rights record.  The death of Osama and the manner in which it was carried out goes on to emphasis this.

What are the odds of one country sending its troops in another country (those were choppers! and they make a lot of noise)-into a territory which had defence presence, get into some ones house, kill someone (brutally I might add), take his body and drop him into the sea!!! Did the US troop actually follow the rites and rituals of a Islamic burial? What about the various laws which deal with extradition/trial by courts? Is Osama above all this - better still is US above all this? Will the same be tolerated if the terrorist was an US citizen and an Islamic country had done this?

Did Osama have the right of being treated like a human - did he have human rights!!!