Buh Bye TomKat.

The EURO Cup has been eating up my blogging time mi amigos. In case you're wondering, I support ITALY. The way they've been playing, I feel they have a damn good chance of the lifting the cup on Sunday.


Enough idle banter and on with the show.


BIG news is the TomKat divorce. 
Yessiree, after 60 months, it's splitsville for one of the most high profile families of Hollywood.


Read the details here.

picture courtesy Fox news


Frankly, I'm surprised. They looked like they were in love and were handling fame and public gaze in a balanced and respectable manner. He was doing films so was she. Their daughter was also famous, as paparazzis chased her every time she went out shopping or pooped in her diapers 
But looks have again deceived us all.
Tom wasn't expecting it, so he says. She felt like a 'robot'.
Did you all see this one coming?


Aaah yes, the big question.

Eh, so, how much does love cost?
Big moolah to be divided for sure.
The way I see it, busy days ahead for them; custody of the kid, pre-nup agreements, moving out, separation,divorce, dating, marriage.


Oh well. it's just another day in Hollywood.


Cheers and thanks for being here.
Would love to hear your comments as well.






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Remember the King? No, not Elvis.

1992.
An L.A. resident is videotaped as he is beaten by L.A. police officers mercilessly, as he lay on the ground. He is bleeding, seriously injured and almost dead.


The man is RODNEY KING. The scene is the start of the L.A. riots of '92. 
Rodney king died last week, at the age of 47.

Then...

Now..

Read about it here.


For many people, like me, who were not in L.A. at that time, nor in America, it was just news . 
But L.A. was literally on fire. Why?
"WE FIND THE DEFENDANTS NOT GUILTY".

NOT GUILTY ..for this.

These words caused an uproar inside the court and outside in the black community. The depth and  magnitude of those words would be measured in an unprecedented manner, and  L.A. was going to pay for it. Blood for blood.
The domino effect was set in motion. The cops went home, the black community went into the streets.Seething with fury and seeking justice, it was the start of a tsunami of violence.
L.A. bore the brunt.
Fires, looting and killing. Police were at first reduced to onlookers and later forced to retreat, due to overwhelming crowd numbers. L.A. was a free-for-all.


Rodney King, however miraculously survived the vicious beating and even pleaded for calm on T.V. His words would become legendary " Can't we all get along?"


He lived a not so placid life after that. He won close to $ 4 million for his beating.
 But  he was no poster boy for the law. He had many run-ins with the law. 
He was into construction , reality TV and other jobs.



Read about him on Wikipedia.


You can wake up to a beautiful day but  at the end of it, you may have lived a nightmare. But you come out of it stronger.


Life is strange.Life is beautiful. Life is precious. Life is short.

Life is a road and we are just travelers.

Picture courtesy http://www.theroseman.net/

Mrs C..you rock.

Well, well, well. She not only stomps on men and other political fledglings who dare come in her way, for a living, she also knows how to partayyyy. 
I have honestly admired her right since her role as first lady, during her 'cigargate' days until now. She stayed behind her husband and now she leads America from the number 2 position. I don't follow her political life to the 't', but she has seen it all and if there's one person who can say 'been there, done that'..look no further.


Mdm Hillary rocks here.


Totally. A look at her lighter side here.

Check out the brand!! Right on  Mrs C.

P.S. This hairstyle suits you better. :D


Well after a hard days work ( more like tearing opponents apart ), who doesn't wanna cool down at the watering hole ( read campaign flight) . This was taken when she was on her campaign trail , eons ago. Now how cool is that??? 




Another story that caught my eye..here. 

Call me when it's the weekend.

Weird.Imagine a real life sleeping beauty. 
Nothing cool about it though. Stacey sleeps right through her school, exams and projects. Ok, that's definitely cool. But imagine missing your own birthday and other cool stuff. Grrr..sucks don't it??
Truth is definitely stranger  than fiction.


And oh yes, it is a medically acknowledged and documented syndrome, called, yes all together now.." SLEEPING BEAUTY SYNDROME"
As per Yahoo news, this affects ONLY 1 in 1,000 people. Now that is scary as hell.
Know anyone with the SBS?




Cheers.

FB runs on us. Not the other way round.

So this is what I run into the other day while browsing.

Read about it (here)

Interesting idea, but its just a joke. Or is it?

But seriously..


Watch this very interesting video here

FB has affected, infected, dissected, entertained, captured and altered our daily lives. For some, more than others. 

Lives have been lost, controversies created, businesses bloomed and children who are just out of being breast fed have an FB page. Ok, that may be wild, but you know what I mean.

Don't believe me?

Then chew on the fact that they have actually opened up an office in Dubai just because of the gargantuan volume of FB users in this Middle East region. 

Advertising has tripled on FB, just look at any page. Apps are easily downloaded, ask any kid. Coupled with the fact that, once access was limited to PC's and laptops, the smart phones have taken it one step ahead. 

Conglomerates, celebs, movie studios..you name it..they're all in here. But they are here for  business. They got motives. Selfish ones.

And now FB has gone public. 

Am I not on FB? Yes, I'm on FB, you wise guys. 

FB is for fun and games, and that's what I use it for. I log out and move on.

FB is a social tool. Use it wisely and you will get to be old and wise. 

YOU RUN FB. FB DOESN'T RUN YOU.

Chill and have a great weekend.

Hmmmms from India.

Two incidents from India. No, it's not another Bollywood potboiler release.Well, not yet anyway. Hmmmmm..


1. Don't know if you all read it. The bizarreness details here.


 It's scary enough when they are 10 feet away, but when they start attacking...brrrr. Would even give our neighbourhood Spidey a tingle, I bet.

"Hey, this calls for some damage control."

2. Ok, now this IS from Bollywood and it's definitely scary. 

Boohooo, boohoo. It's confirmed here. Hmmmm...

Damn, she so fine!!

Wedding bells for the glam princess and her Khan BF. Her first, his second. Adieu to films, is it then for the Mrs?

Goodbye Big Ben. Well, almost.

To celebrate the Queen of England's Diamond Jubilee, Big Ben is getting ready..to be reborn.
Read about it here. Big Ben 

Imagine that!!
The whole country is for it and parliamentarians are just days away from making it a reality. 
The London Olympics 2012,  of course is another big event due later this year (July 27- Aug12) in England, which will make the UK one of the most sought after destinations this summer. 

Have you got tickets? The opening ceremony is gonna be a scorcher.
Read about it here.

Live lip sync proposal.

Once in a while, something comes up and you realize that love isn't dead and that our world is worth loving and our life is worth living.


Issac Lamb decides to crown his love for girlfriend, Amy, and ends up doing the world's first lip sync proposal. Yes, indeed!!


Read about it here. You simply must.

See the amazing video below.



Hmmmmm..Cupid is working overtime and alls well with the world.


Wish I was friends with them. I think it would be great to go for their wedding.
Good luck guys.