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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Zero is a size you attain before you become invisible
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The bone of contention at this point is not 'size zero' figures per se. For one thing, we had been quite unaffected by the subject until Kareena Kapoor wanted to try out the look in'Tashan'. Sure, the look drew more comments than the movie. We were happy watching Vidya Balan and Ayesha Takia and Kajol earlier while actresses in Hollywood were falling ill left and right form eating disorders induced by the size zero craze. In a country where almost 40% of the people live below the poverty line it is understandable why being stick thin is not strictly a matter of fashion. But yes, for people who can afford expensive doctors whenever they wish to, eroding into size zero may be a mad luxury.
Technically speaking, size zero is a women's clothing size as per the US catalogue sizes system, believed to be equivalent to a UK size 4 and an Australian size 4. Modern size zero clothing, depending on brand and style, is expected to fit measurements of anywhere from 30-22-32 inches (76-56-81 cm) to 33-25-35 inches (84-64-89 cm). Just to put you in perspective, an average eight year old has a waist size of 22-23 inches.
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Food Invasions - willing submission
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The chicken definitely came before the egg in this article. It will not be exaggeration at all if I say that the advent of globalisation in India to a large extent is marked by the crazy popularity of Chinese food. The chilly chicken and its many Indian versions represent a phase that certainly precedes the 'ande ka funda' health fad. We are, as a race, gluttonous. Okay, providing for a few exceptions, there is no denying the basic fact. And honestly, in my categorisation, gluttony will not be one of the seven deadly sins. Pretension would. So, let us just try to find out (in limited scope) what the discerning Indian taste buds have taken a fancy to in the span of the last two decades or so.
Chinese, talking about food, has been there for a long time. Only, its popularity seems to have picked up in the last seventies or around. Until then the archetypal combination of Chowmein and Chilly chicken had been a niche preference and not too popular with the masses. Well known restaurants specialized on different items on the menu and Chinese food was an integral part of occasional eating out. When the pace really picked up, there was to be no stopping.
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Boss - Kya Show Hai !
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Kamal R. Khan, fashionably calls himself KRK. Possibly to highlight being in the same league as other famous aliases. Oh, I am sorry. You don't know who KRK is? He is the Fam-mous 'Deshdrohi' who raised an angry voice against the North-Indian discrimination in Maharashtra. The problem is that he did not lower his voice ever after that. I have no idea why the media is labelling his eviction from the house of 'Big Boss' as 'unexpected'. His inclusion was more surprising to start with. What is it anyway? If 'Big Boss' is really a show that aims to be popular by pitting people against each other and rubbing them the wrong way, then we would prefer to see participants who need a little more of pitting and rubbing to reach the pit end of decency. Read twice if the sentence did not make sense the first time. Get it?
KRK was totally unbelievable. You have to watch him to believe how uncivil a man can be on the strength of his own self-importance. We already know from which country he imports his milk and which other country supplies his water and how much money he spends on his servants, who he claims are better off than some of his co-participants in 'Big Boss'.
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