oh no!

I actually dont know if this is HORRIBLE or totally brilliant!

I'm so confused now...





I'm also wondering how I didn't know about it before. Its AGES old in electro terms.

What are you? 12?

Ah... the Vengaboys... truly a brilliant example of why I think the 90s was one of the worst eras for music.

And now, much to my amusment (read: Horror), they’re back!




Wonderful promo isn't it?

and here's the actual video...




Is it just me, or have they really really not aged well?

-----UPDATE-----
oh oh oh! Check it out!
http://www.lyricsera.com actually managed to make the song worse!
How is it possible to get lyrics so wrong?

Vengaboys - Rocket To Uranus


[Perez Hilton]
Eenie Meenie Miney Moe, this rocket ship has got to go!

[Vengaboys]
There is a house, in the heart of kings and town. 
A place that you never see.
The secret house, in the heart of kings and town, where we've been building our dream. 

Get up now, it's time to go.
Blast off, your standing alone.
It's there, I swear...
5 4 3 2 1

[Chorus]
I'm on a rocket to uranus, 
and the rocket's gonna take us, 
to the planet that'll save us.
Oh Woah Woah Woah
Fly! On a mission to a higher low,
the invitation you've been dreamin' of,
let's have a party on uranus!

There is a place,
3 billion clicks away, 
where you find freedom to all.
It's new, it's cool and the light can last all day.
Counting down, final call.

If you haven't got a thing to wear,
it doesn't really matter up there.
Come on, we're gone!

[Chorus]
I'm on a rocket to uranus, 
and the rocket's gonna take us, 
to the planet that'll save us.
Oh Woah Woah Woah
Fly! On a mission to a higher low,
the invitation you've been dreamin' of,
let's have a party on uranus!

[Perez Hilton]
Party time!
Look!
I can see it...
We're almost there.
Uranus is so pretty!
It feels like home.

[Vengaboys]
Oh woah woah woah
Fly! On a mission to a higher low,
the invitation you've been dreamin' of,
let's have a party on uranus!

[Perez Hilton]
That was a fast journey!

Vengaboys - Rocket To Uranus [http://www.LyricsEra.com]

I have to admit, "On a mission to a higher low" really does work better.

I'm BACK!

but then... maybe you didn't even know i was gone...

anyway...

back at work after ten (11? 12?) days roaming Uttarakhand, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri! pictures soon :) promise...


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UPDATE: many moons later

so no pictures... mostly coz they're up on facebook and i cant be bothered to get them sorted and put them up here... so sue me :P
and if u read this blog and aren't friends with me on fb then its a miracle in any case! (and i ought to call the Vatican)

More Heir Then Wit

So… I was surfing through the web yesterday in a fairly jobless fashion (despite the fact that it was a Tuesday and I was actually kinda swamped), and I came across this:

The Hermes Bicycle

Bicycle in lacquered stainless steel.

Frame, handles and saddle in Taurillon Clemence leather.

Kickstand, front and back lighting, carrier with bungy cord, mud flap and spoke protector.

$4,000.00

Can someone please explain to me why anyone would buy this???

Firstly, if you convert it, that’s about 1,88,000 INR (and to save myself the trouble, lets assume that all future prices that I dont mention in USD or GPB are INR)… let me just say OUCH!

Even thinking about it makes my wallet hurt.

Who spends almost 2 lakhs on a bicycle!!! And what’s worse… it’s covered in leather! How totally impractical is that? What if it starts to rain?

This is NOT what I would call a sensible use of money.

I guess you really know you have way more money then you know what to do with (or a complete disregard for Daddy's Dollars) when you start buying things like that.

(Oh! Check out the Hermes baby stuff while your there… now I know that most new parents can be made to buy practically anything for darling baby, but seriously! Who buys a US$930 plush horse? That’s almost 44 thousand rupees!)

So then I started to wonder, what are the really daft things out there that no one but a really filthy rich, and possibly slightly brain damaged person, would be suckered into buying?

And here are a couple of things I found.

You may have heard of a few of them before, but they were just too noteworthy not to mention.

Bling H20

(Water for the super rich and vapid)

"Comes in Limited Edition, corked, 750ml, reusable frosted glass bottles, exquisitely handcrafted with Swarovski Crystals."
Cost? US$40 a bottle. For WATER!

Weirdly enough reading the site taught me something new... who knew there were awards for water?

Oh, also, its not water for everyone... apparently "just those that Bling."



Miniature Home Chocolate Fountain
(Figured I ought to put in at least one thing which I would totally buy if I had the cash)

The Miniature Chocolate & Fondue Fountain is the ultimate accessory for every fondue lover and home entertainer.
The elegance and fun of the larger chocolate fountains can now be yours with a personal chocolate fountain of your own!

Depending on size and capacity, these cost between US$86 - 196.

Because what could possibly be more elegant then a chocolate fountain?


Charlotte Thomas Bespoke
(Sheets I would be to terrified to fall asleep on)

The most expensive bed sheets in the world - handmade, using the finest merino wool backed with hand-loom silk and thousand-count Egyptian cotton sheets, and threaded with 22 carat gold.

I imagine sleeping on them would feel awesome, they're reputed to be the finest bedding in the world.

How much do they cost?
Well, I'm guessing the Britt sense of propriety stepped in here, because the site doesn't say.
And its also probably a sliding scale, since the sheets are made to each buyers specifications.
But each individual pillowcase is about GBP1,200, so one can only imagine.
(For the curious, that's 92,400 bucks per pillowcase).


and lastly... just coz I find it hilarious that they're just pretty flip-flops (which you could probably find for about a 100 bucks here - and probably less in fact).


Limited Edition Havaianas
(They actually cost more then the chocolate fountain!)

The Limited Edition Slim Crystel Mesh Havaianas - your avarage "bathroom chappals" with a bit of bling.

And yeah, they're probably Swarovski Crystals, but it doesn't actually say that on the product page, so who says they aren't just glass?

I sure as heck wouldn't spend over 9K (US$198) on these, but that's what they cost!

But then, even the regular run of the mill Havaianas cost about 846 bucks at the very least!

And now I'm feeling exceedingly poor and totally weirded out by the things people will spend money on.

So I guess I'll go eat lunch, and leave you with this.

Reason Why YouTube is Awesome

1) Because I would never have even heard of these guys without it.

(sadly I couldn't put up the official video for this, since they took of the embed option... but you should go check it out... freaky awesome)

somebody please explain to me how its possible to do this stuff!

2) Because watching this is totally embarrassing and hilarious… what were we thinking!!

Augh... the boyband age! I can't believe some of these guys are trying to make a comeback [and let me just say... New Kids On The Block is really really the wrong name when you're all OLD]

Other epic-ly bad cartoons from when I was young - Gem, Ghostbusters (seriously, go watch one now, you'll see what I mean) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, CareBears, My Little Pony... can't think of any more [Thundercats and TMNT are still totally cool].

3) And because this is the kind of thing that people post

hahaha! I love how nonchalant that kanga is... hoppity-hoppity-BAM!

ouch...wonder how long it took him to find all his teeth...

“Do Not Forget Me Till Your Blood Is Red”

I swear I saw that written on the back of an auto last night on my way home from work… I have no CLUE what he was trying to say… but man… I can’t help but wonder… is he talking to his uptown girl? Is this some blue blooded reference? Or was that meant to be “Till your blood spills red upon the ground” which is a possibility… but frankly, kinda horrible.

Maybe I just shouldn't try to analyse it, auto sayings hardly EVER make sense…. For example, I’ve seen signs like “Trust A Sanke But Not A Gril” and “Lose Weight! Ask For Free Sample” and my personal favorite “Born To Bead” (I think they missed a gap and a B there)…

The problem is that it’s almost impossible to get pictures of these. Because even though traffic is always horrible, I will invariably be just a little too far away to take a cam phone pic. And if I DO get a pic (and in fact I do have one of the “Born To Bead” auto) its almost impossible to tell what it actually says!

But I shall keep trying!
Who knows… there may come a time when I’ll have just the right balance of funny, distance and lighting...

Is this cool? Or just plain crazy?

Clear proof that some people just have waaaay to much time on their hands…

or maybe they're just Baaa-rking mad (hahaha... sorry sorry sorry! I'm really sleepy and can't be held responsible for bad punning!)

Now THIS is a good idea :)

Haha… check it out… a gadget that makes it easier for you to stick your finger in a plug-point!

I’m pretty sure people would buy this just to see if it actually works… seems like a very “scientist-y” type thing to do in fact.

Oh… and btw… if u were wondering...

WikiAnswers says to the Q: How much electricity can kill you?

A: It only takes a very small amount to kill you. .1 milliamps to be exact. However this is not definite many things have to be taken into consideration as to weather or not it will kill or harm you. Personally I've been hit with 100 amps and walked away with no problems. But given the right conditions .1 milliamps is all it takes. and even things as simple as household light switches commonly carry at least 2 amps.

Star Wars Theme Songs

I just heard We Walk by The Ting Tings for the first time today… and you know what struck me first? Well… it doesn’t really sound like We Walk… it sounds like Ewok.

And actually as a theme song I think it really fits!

These are the lyrics… and for your convenience I’ve substituted Ewok for We walk…

So tell me…. Am I right? Or am I right?

You never alter, you're always you
Everything's breaking, but I don't care
Smash the rest up, burn it down
Put us in the corner 'cause we're into ideas

Take these edges, they're inside out
No one will notice, they're looking elsewhere
We can be honest, we call it off
We've got the choice if it all goes wrong

Ewok, Ewok

Ewok, Ewok

You see the changes in things that come
Its how you deal with it when switching off
Make a decision, a precondition
We've got the choice if it all goes wrong

Ewok, Ewok

Ewok, Ewok

When nothing makes you feel good

Then nothing makes you feel good
When nothing makes you feel good

Then nothing makes you feel good

We've got the choice if it all goes wrong

Ewok, Ewok
If it all goes wrong
Ewok, Ewok
If it all goes wrong

Ewok, Ewok

If it makes you feel good, if it makes you feel good
Ewok, Ewok
When it all goes wrong

Ewok, Ewok
Ewok, Ewok

Can’t you just picture these tubby guys singing away?

Anyone want my cold?

only asking coz of this.... (UPDATE! oops... sorry, ebay took that link off a while ago - but this was what i was talking about)

and look at how much its going for!!!
i dont know if i should laugh or gag...
one more post for the People are just Weird archives

(although it is for charity... so maybe that's why people are bidding so high.

Really... does it get any better then this?

hahahaha!
more on the theme of some people are just NUTS!
a fairly good rendition of Angels We Have Heard On High.... wait for it....
played on a Broccoli Flute!
oh man...

Bathroom for Rent

hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha

Check out what one of my friends just found on Craigslist.

i really wonder if she got any takers...
:)
people are just plain nuts!

Crazy ol' world

I don’t actually know what to post…
The world is just nuts. Or maybe that’s just this country. After all… in the last few weeks we have had; a riot caused by the death of a film star. A riot that killed 5 and injured 200! We have also had bomb blast in one of the primary religious compounds in our capital. See? Nuts.
I don’t know why Mother Nature even bothers with things like floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and diseases to try and keep our population under control. After all, we seem to have gotten really good at killing each other off. But maybe not quite at the rate she would like…
Although, I don’t usually consider myself a radical activist type, recently I’ve begun to wonder if Ra’s Al Ghul doesn’t have the right idea. Wipe out the human population, or the majority of it anyways, and start from scratch. But, the major problem there is, who gets to choose who lives and who dies?
A simple farmer is not educated enough, but the more educated have all the traits we don’t like in society today. A true conundrum. And no matter who gets to choose, or who is chosen. The results will not be fair.
‘FAIR’. Another unique invention of the human mind. No other creature thinks of ‘fair’. It is, or it isn’t. I have or I have not. You have, I want, I take, I have!
That is possibly the most complex thought process that any non-human creature has.
At least, I don’t think animals feel emotions like envy, or jealousy, or even competitiveness. They compete to survive! Not in a vain attempt to impress other people, to create an image, a mask to show the world and to hide behind.
No. All those feelings, thoughts, emotions… all, are exclusively and fascinatingly human.

Mass Media is a wonderful thing!

The strangest thing just happened. I’m listening to Virgin Radio, and on the news they said that there was an earthquake in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. 7.3 on the Richter scale… and none of us at home even knew about it, coz we haven’t watched any news this morning yet… weird. Wonder why it’s not in the paper tho, probably happened after the presses had stopped rolling.

what else?

sorry, that deserved a post all on it's own.
and
HI D!!!!!! dint forget u!!! just dint know u were reading this. seemed a lil silly to thank someone when they aren't even going to know. :D so let me rectify that error now. thank u!!!!! :)
when did u get a blog?
Ok. Now for the reason of this post. These stupid rules that are restricting (and murdering)the BLR party scene are really getting bugging! nothing open after 11:30 and now no dancing!!! what is wrong with dancing!
idiot government. idiot cops.
sigh... gtg got a film script to write. if i can just get started... sigh. again. :)gnite