MNIK/SRK Triumphs

After the heated dispute between Bal Thackerey and SRK, that too for no reason, finally MNIK releases today. Ok, now lets look at what actually happened. SRK just expressed his view that Pakistani players should be allowed to play IPL Season 3, which sounds pretty normal to me, as it happened in the season 1 too. I mean its not like we are asking the terrorists to come and play, its just cricket players after all, just like everyone from other nationalities and faiths. But I don't know what Mr. Thackerey interpret it to, that he demanded an apology from SRK, which clearly he is not interested in. So, all Shiv Sena supporters went on a rampage against SRK, MNIK, Karan and anything vaguely related with the film. But, amongst all these controversies, the film was released today. And, the film opened to full house everywhere in India. Well, not just in India, it got a spectacular response even in Berlin Festival. Everyone loved the film, and the way it was dealt with the subject. Personally, I haven't seen the film yet (which I plan to do this week Inshaallah), and nor am I such a big fan of SRK or KJo, but I'd want the film to do well, just to prove a point to the freaks over here in states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and alike, that India is a democratic place and everyone has freedom to express what they like. They can't just disrupt peace by their amateur thinking and actions. I was happy to hear that most of the multiplexes were screening MNIK in Mumbai, and to the surprise of Shiv Sena, they were running packed, with advance bookings also going full. Way to go, SRK. We all are with you. And just for the record, I want to close the post with this "My name is Mohammed, and I'm not a terrorist".

The Snake & the Frog

Few days back, while me and some of my friends were sitting at the Reddi's near the Guest House gate of college, we see people gathering around looking at something, and then when we went close we saw a weird sort of creature (well, thats what I thought initially). But, then later on we figured out that it was a snake, with frog in its mouth. We also discovered that it was a small cobra, by that very peculiar mark on its back. The scene was actually disturbing in a way - a frog trying to get away from it to save its life, and we were just standing over there, watching it die. Not just watching, but taking photos and videos, too. Sad, indeed. But, no one could do anything. The snake was very small compared to the frog, as in, I didn't think that it could gulp the frog with its mouth being so small. Initially, the frog actually got off the cobra, but by this time, the cobra had already infected it with its poison. And it had started its effect already. We waited there for like 45 minutes, by this time the frog had probably died, but the cobra was still unsure of where to go, because there were so many people standing around it. It took a lot of time for it to find a passage to go. This was the third snake incident I noticed in college this semester. In the first one, the snake was shedding its skin(the process is called Moulting) near our civil department. The second one was right outside our Mega Hostel Mess, where a rat snake was confused as to where to go.

I'd taken some shots of the snake eating the frog. Here they are: