to microwave - or - not to microwave

I never imagined that this would pose as such a challenging question in my hectic (read boring) lifestyle.

It seemed as simple as walking in an store and walking out with a microwave oven, but beware, this tiny cuboid-looking electronic appliance, its a world in itself. They have types, capacities, functionality, variants and and and ... you need to take a dip in this ocean to believe the depth, go through your high-school books of physics, chemistry, biology. This exercise covers them all.

Though I was all convinced that I would stay on the surface of the ocean and be contended with the very basic version of it - people call it 'SOLO'. I can call it anything but that, 'coz though the name suggests a very simple and innocent appliance, its been consuming more than my tiny brain can deliver.

Actually, I must agree that I have been swimming backwards for sometime. Now that I have the brand and model finalized (I shall not disclose the names until the company agrees to reward me handsomely for publicizing them on such a vast and popular platform as my blog), I have begun to wonder whether this appliance is at all healthy. Needless to say, I have turned a new leaf and am highly health aware these days (proud smiles)

My research (Google to be precise) led to me few sites that shook my sheer faith in the appliance. I can share the information with the rest of the world as they give mixed opinions and have managed to increased my confusion to newer heights.

http://digestthis.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/microwave-safety/

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Microwave_Ovens_and_Food_Safety/index.asp

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf970670x

http://www.health-science.com/microwave_hazards.html

http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/Microwave-cooking-and-nutrition.shtml

http://www.cancersalves.com/articles/Microwave.html

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/18/microwave-hazards.aspx

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62310

I cant believe now that I actually read that many articles. I must be really desperate to find out the truth !!!

So done all that, now I am perched comfortably on a crossroad and seeking direction.

F1 F1 F1 (help help help)

It seems its only me...

It seems its only me... who visits my blog site and reads my blogs - two to be precise. Till date I have written two blogs..so I can't blame anyone for not visiting or reading my blogs. I have pathetic figures...

After fighting the feeling that I am wasting a blog id and that I should write more often, I have gathered all wits and wills to write. So kind people, brave people, who have actually dared enough and are reading this, I apologize right in the beginning that after reading this (if at all you can make it till the end) you might want to shoot me at first sight for wasting your precious time and mood, so please give yourself a 5 minute pranayaam session to cool off your head. I am trying my best to write sensible and rightful stuff but this matter is but a creation of the brain that is so sense-deprived that my level best may seem like cow-crap. Or is it crow-crap...never mind, both are equally bad...

All said and done...I hope this time onwards I behave more like a regular writer (at least 1 blog a month). This is for my own sake. For, when I read, comment and ridicule on others blogs, they might be thinking - what does this burger think of himself, never writes himself and goes on making fun of others. Hence, this is an open opportunity for all those people to take full and wishful revenge. Come on with your sharpest swords and deadliest spears, I stand alone in the open to face your blows. Was that too dramatic - who cares. I know that It Will Be Me and Only Me visiting and reading my blogs.

Gone too soon...

Apologies for stealing a line from MJ...but nothing seemed more appropriate to describe the demise of my dear friend in a road accident on new year eve night.

He was a pillion, I was told, their bike collided with a truck on the highway - The rider lost life almost instantly - My friend had a few breaths left till he reached the hospital - Put on ventilator, the doctors said he had bleak chances of survival - he gave up his fight few hours later.
What consumed a few lines in this blog, must have felt like a lifetime of pain and anguish for him. Probably he was too numb with pain to feel it or if luckier - unconscious.

People say - "Fate is sealed"...may be it is so, else who would have known that the guy who spoke to me few days back discussing career and frequent job-jumps would vanish from our lives just like that.

My new-year-wishing SMS was delivered to his mobile phone...may be that same time around he was on the verge of the last few minutes of his life...how un-realistic...how unfair..how just-not-done..yet all we have left are ways to cope with the facts and memories to fill the void he left.

No number of safe-driving warnings are enough to avoid such incidents. People reading this are requested to drive safe, and pass the message ahead. Its a hell of pain for the survivors. Family & friends.

Kya yehi blog hai....bolo...bolo na..

Imagine a lazy guy like me trying to blog...
Big Joke..Jokewa in fact..
Now thats it...thats all I could write nonstop and now I am scratching my head for further sentences. Tough job, this blogging thing.
So my imaginary hats off to all you guys who manage to do this quite well.
Make me your disciple. Bless me with your strength.

Requesting all blessings from Lord Ganpati, henceforth I presume to blog.

!! Jai Ho !! (The eternal Indian cry for year 2008-2009)