Year: 2009

Catastrophic news about the end of the world!

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My head is about to explode with the trauma of it all. I’ve just heard that the planet Mercury may collide with Earth and I haven’t been able to relax ever since. Now it isn’t definite BUT it’s possible that Mercury will do this terrible thing in about 3 BILLION years. Apparently, it’s the fault of Jupiter, don’t ya know.

What with swine flu, climate change, terrorism, the economic downturn and Gordon Ramsey’s tantrums, I would have thought that we had enough to contend with at the moment. But no, talk about kicking us when we’re down. It’s simply too unbearable to contemplate, so I’m just going to try to ignore the rantings of yet another research scholar who is short of a thesis topic.

Good news! I have investigated this TV story further (on Google) and have learned that the French researchers from Nature magazine say it could happen in the next 5 BILLION years, not 3 Billion. Phew! What a relief. Had me worried there for a while.

Do we need more legislation against racism in Australia?

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Violence against Indian students is big news in Australia because many of them have been attacked by hoodlums lately. Since not enough was done originally to protect the victims, there has been understandable outrage among the Indian community here and in India.

The Australian community is also outraged about these attacks and so some people have suggested that we need more legislation against such attacks. I question the need for more legislation. Continue reading →

Where is Kevin Rudd’s outrage about the bashing of Indians in Australia?

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Our glorious Prime Minister is ever eager to make an announcement of any sort. That’s whenever he’s not traipsing around the world, that is. So why isn’t he talking tough about the violent attacks on Indian students who come to Australia to study?

You wanna know something Mr Rudd, you should not leave it up to Stephen Smith, who is our Foreign Minister, to speak for the government. Mr Smith is the most sterile of speakers and his soporific assurances do not have any impact on us or the Indians.

The bottom line is, (to quote one of Rudd’s favourite expressions) that the Prime Minister should speak forcefully on the subject and condemn these racists attacks. I empathise completely with the protests that are taking place as I write. Furthermore, I congratulate the Indian students who are expressing their anger at these attacks. Good on them!

Where are you Mr Rudd and why are you tongue-tied? Oh that’s right you are in Singapore now. But how does that stop you from making an announcement? It is not enough to talk to the Prime Minister of India. You should condemn the attacks to the people of Australia and to the victims.

P.S.
Well, well, well, Prime Minister Rudd finally condemned the attacks on Indian students. He did it just two hours ago, several hours after I wrote the above piece. I still maintain Rudd took his time to do this and India must not forget this diplomatic gaffe when Rudd makes his play for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Kabul sounds perfect for a holiday, especially for idiots.

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A couple of people I know have just holidayed in Fiji. Luckily they weren’t caught up in the internal strife in that country, but what if they had? What if, despite the government warnings to avoid destinations where there is unrest and potential danger to Australians, this couple had been detained by the unstable government in Fiji? It’s not as if they weren’t aware of the risk they were taking because when they told me where they were going they sort of shrugged sheepishly and said “Fiji of all places. Oh well…” Continue reading →

Outrage at attacks on Indian students in Australia

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As an Australian, I must express my profound outrage at the attacks on Indian students by the scum strata of Australian society. These criminals who attack Indian students should be tracked down by Police and put in jail. And I don’t want to hear that Indians are soft targets because they are mild mannered and hard working. That is like saying that it’s the fault of the victims and I won’t have a bar of that kind of reasoning.

The attackers are racists. Simple as that. And I hope that Indians in the subcontinent will not think that all Australians are like these violent animals who attack in groups.

I am certain that if these scumbags had to fight one on one they would run a mile. Their behaviour is typical of gang mentality which picks on a solitary defenceless person who is simply trying to get home after a hard day’s work.

If I had my way I would send some tough Indians to Australia to teach these racist animals a lesson.

if Indians feel endangered and don’t want to come to Australia to study it would be a pity because Indians are very assiduous students. But I wouldn’t blame them if they decided not to risk coming here. That would be such a loss for us and for them. I sincerely hope that Indians will continue to grace this country with their presence.

We must not allow a bunch of animals to get away with these racists attacks. There should be more vigilance from Police here and when the attackers are arrested they should be imprisonned for many, many years.

These depraved bullies have brought shame to our country and I want to shout “Not in my name!”

Bioglan’s profiteering from Swine Flu fear

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Isn’t it amazing how a crisis brings out the worst in some companies. I’m referring here to the advertisement by Bioglan in today’s Australian.

Bioglan, a company which manufactures vitamin and nutritional supplements, has taken out a full-page, yes, full-page ad in an Australian newspaper (or newspapers?) to flog its Airborne Immunity formula. The ad describes the dangers of airborne pathogens (germs and viruses) in a enclosed area such as a train. It then claims that its specially formulated tablets will boost immunity. Sounds pretty good so far and then it goes on to inform you that you can purchase these tablets in stores as well as SURPRISE, SURPRISE http://www.flustop.com.au.

I phoned Bioglan and asked them if these tablets can stop the flu, especially the Swine Flu. They said no, but that the tablets would make you feel better once you had the flu. But that’s not what the ad implied. It implied Airborne Immunity which is the name of the product. The ad strongly implied that Airborne Immunity will stop Swine Flu without actually saying so. Continue reading →