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Writing by shinda on Monday, 18 of September , 2006
Last Friday, I got to go check out Anokhe Amar Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji, that primiered in theaters. Suprinsigly enough the movie was being played at Famous Players Silver City, and from the ad’s I saw in the papers is being carried by a lot of the big screen famous player theaters around town, pretty impressive for a dharmic movie.
As far as Dharmic movies go, this was probabbly one of the best ones I’ve seen produced so far. Considering that nearly all Dharmic films are low budget and that they got there own obstacles, (as far as character’s go and all that). The movie did a good job creativly in getting around these things.
The acting is what you can expect from such films, some was good, a lot was bad, with the biggest problem off course being the over-acting of some characters, but then again given some time I’m sure this will get better. Fight scenes, were at best bollywood-esque, but then again maybe it’s to soon to expect an amritdhari Jet Lee style action hero. With all that said, what made this movie the best dharmic movie to date, is simply the sakhi of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji is worth accolades on its own, if a writer were to try to write about it, an artist to try and depict it, then even that honest attempt would bring them praise, regardless of all other short comings. Along with the comedy interjections this movie remained bareable to watch, and helped make it not feel like the 2 hours and 30 minutes that it turned out to be. For those never exposed to ithyaas, and espeically children not yet exposed to Hollywood blockbusters then I’m sure that they’ll get a kick out of it and take the most away from this movie, but I can’t imagine being a 12 year old and being able to sit through the entire thing, without getting restless.
For those concerned about depictions of Baba Deep Singh Ji by an actor etc, then take peace in knowing that the film makers did a good job in working around this by acting around it. Whenever a scene needed to show Baba Ji, sketch’s were brought in, and the actors would then paraphrase the events of what they were seeing and hearing.
The thing that really annoyed me with the whole film was the costumes. They were just too clean. You’d expect Singhs living in jungles to have a little more dirt/fade on there chola’s, but instead everyone was rocking sparkling bright blue or oranage and in the case of the moghuls green, as if they had a never ending supply of Oxy clean.
In the same regard the one thing worth noting was that all the Singhs used in the movie had real dharis, watch some of the other movies and you’ll notice the rented Santa Clause beards that the actors got on. Real is always good.
Overall, the movie by no means is a blockbuster, but should be checked out to at the very least to at the very least aknowledge and support the effort made by the film makers, and hopefully inspire other creative, and better peices such as this one in the future.
You know its that time of year, every year when you see the message boards [and now blogs], light up with threads on Rakhri, and how it needs to be stopped amongest Sikhs as it has nothing to do with Sikhi, its bhamin vaad, Hindu culture, etc.
Personally speaking I’ve never been a fan of the whole thing, and looking back as far as I can remember, I never was fond of it. Not because I felt it was against Sikhi, rather because paying $20 to my sisters for a piece of string, that I never wanted in the first place, didn’t seem worth it, and most of them weren’t happy with the ten cents I was willing to part with.
Nonetheless, a big deal is made every year with call for resistance of this Hindu ritual, that many believe has no place in Sikhi, whatsoever, which I question on a few fronts.
Firstly the main argument made against accepting or giving a rakhri is the fact that it shows a gender bias, with the implication that men are superior to women [hence them asking for the males protection], and thus has no value in terms of Sikhi. Yet this onus should be placed on the bibi to not give a rakhri so to not ask for protection rather then on the Singh to refuse it. Be it as it may, refusing the Rakhri on these grounds by any Singh only implies that the the Singh is refusing the gesture to give protectionon on the grounds that he feels his sister is capable of protecting herself. What if she feels the contrary, and therefore feels the need to offer this gesture, how can it then be refused. Also Singhs have long been known to be the protectors of not only their own sisters yet the wives, daughters, mothers and sisters of all people, so if those females feeling obliged to offer their brothers in arms a rakhri as a gesture asking for protection be adamantly refused? Point being, the onus should not be on the male to refuse the acceptance of this gesture rather on the individual Bibian to not make it.
Secondly, if the Rakhri should not be celebrated based on it being a cultural event then at the same time neither should birthdays in the manor that they are today. I’m not saying ban the doings of Kirtans and Sehaj Pahts that is customary among many families, but rather the whole gifts, cake, parties thing. Yet when it comes to this cultural norm there is a much more indifference to the whole matter. Same could go for Halloween, and what ever other practise one chooses to divulge in based on the customary cultural norms of there soceiy. If you’re not going preach against something based on the fact that its not part of the Sikh culture then its only right that you preach and obstain against all. (Considering of course that is your argument)
Lastly, in terms of Sikhi, Rakhri isn’t completly unheard of. In some Nihang Dal’s its common for Singhs to ordain their Shastars with Rakhri’s as a gesture of seeking protection. Of course this isn’t saying that this justifies Rakhri, and may just be a consequence of ‘morphing’ the occasion to fit into a Sikhi mould versus being a long standing tradition coming from Guru Sahib’s times, but I can’t see nothing wrong or against that.
Now I agree that this is a redundant post on a subject that many of us could care less about, but I figure if it’s really going to hurt someone by refusing to wear a Rakhri that they want to tie then is it really that big of a deal, not like the strings going to last more then a week if even a day, or if you’re anything like me as a kid then anything more then 10 seconds after it being tied.
Actually I propose that for Singhs instead of tying Rakhri’s they demand a nice Karda instead and none of this thin alluminium ones that came from the SGPC factory neither. I’m talking about those old school AKJ amrit sinchaar type. The ones that always went missing before an Amrit Sinchaar..
Finally, if any of my cousins are reading this then now you know, and knowing is half the battle. As for everyone else annoyed by the time they wasted reading this post, then just know it was equally boaring writing this, but having people tell me I hadn’t updated in a while everytime you see them, really does get to you.
At about 30:09, someone sitting on stage or a little too close to an MD seems to let their tounge slip. Let this be a warning to all those sitting on and around the stage, becareful what you say, as you never know who may be recording and what site it may end up on. (Most likely the recording will go dead or be fixed, so listen to it and get it quick, before the Man, takes care of it.
If you never picked up on what I was talking about then check the recording below:
I’ve constantly been hearing about people these days having a hard time finding that special someone with whom they can spend the rest of their life with. Usually I just sit back and wonder why people are stressing so hard but then again I’m hopefully 4, 5 years from having to give the topic any serious thought, but still why the stress.
People crying about how its hard to find the right person because everyone has too high of standards or in some cases too low of standards that they just can’t live up to.
Here’s a proposal, GO TO INDIA get married and drop it. Think about it, India has a population of 1 Billion+, so I’m sure that special someone is just waiting for you.
Now that I got everyone’s jaw on the ground let me clear some things up. Firstly I don’t see anything wrong with girls from India let alone guys from India. Sure most the ones you meet are pretty pervy (well Guys anyways), but still they cant all be like that, after all some of my friends and people I know are straight pindoo’s (actually they were born and raised in Taksal, so they as Pindoo as Taksalis can get, but that’s besides the point), and I’ve never gotten a hint of perviness from them.
But still people don’t want to marry them because they want someone who has a real job, puhlleeze..to good for a truck driver, and you say its the guys who got high standards..
Honestly though marriage shouldn’t be so complicated. Lets not over complicate things with the fairy tales, dreams and all that other crap we’ve been led to believe is needed for a successful and long standing marriage.
What one really needs is simple, someone that wont kill them, wont shit on them, and wont rob them, everything else is just extra.
Now before people take the above as a sign that I’m down to marry just about anyone or everyone hold your horses, for just a minute, because that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying IF YOU are feeling desperate to get married dont complain about it, just settle for less, get a ticket to India and find someone who you know, even on their best day, couldn’t knock you out. (Girls I’m talking to you).
Personally I always get things with the extra’s, cars computers, I’m all about the bells and whistles so before you figure you got me figured out and want to send a rista my way ask your self the following:
Can you cook? - I hate cooking, so I need someone who’ll make sure I don’t starve myself.
Can you clean? - Yes I’m messy, so we need to balance this out with you being organized and clean.
Are you tall? - I don’t want short kids.
Can you run? - I don’t want slow fat kids.
Can you jump? - Yea I want a kid who can dunk before he’s in grade 9.
If you meet the criteria of the above, don’t hesitate to get in touch with my parents. Don’t bother getting in touch with me, since that will basically make me think your shook and scare me off.
Anyways I hope the above has helped any of you out there searching for that special someone.
Also please note, any hate mail you do decide to send me at least try at the very least to make it funny, and as far as the insults go, I’ll blog the best ones and we can rank ‘em, just keep them clean.
If any of you are forum goers, then you probably know about this whole beef going on with Amanpreet and some Concerned Individuals. For those who don’t know the just of the story, is that Amanpreet is the man behind a few popular Sikhi Websites and he got booked doing/saying thing’s that are not appropriate for a Singh. Apparently Singh’s approached Amanpreet, but he decided to make things a public issue and well that only backfired on him when the other side aired him out by making their own website against him.
Now I don’t know Amanpreet, so I won’t go into the whole issue, other then the fact that at its base seems to be the ever so popular MSN Messenger. Now Amanpreet’s not the first to get booked. There have been other Singh’s who got put into similar situations, such as Jatinder who got faded not so long ago, Manjit who’s now facing criminal charges for the things he’s done, even most the fights I got into back in High School came courtesy of these chat programs. Many people back in the Turner days also got screwed, when almost every desi’s ICQ history went public, and once people learned about Key Loggers, well let’s just say that hell froze over for many.
Realizing that no ones perfect, and that everyone’s has their faults, I write this in an attempt to help many you youngin’s protect yourselves, from making similar mistakes that many others have made throughout the ages. I thought I’d share whatever giaan I had on this topic, (considering I was around since ICQ first dropped, and been alive throughout the entire MSN, Yahoo, AIM revolution).
So I humbly present to all my Singhs, (Bibian you can use this advice too, just relate all the parts about Bibian to Singhs instead):
The 10 MSN Commandments. (You can apply this to other IM’s also)
Rule #1
Don’t add Bibian looking to start a relationship or get close. Unless you got a plan, be a man and do the right thing (Don’t add them with future hopes).
Rule #2
Now listen close, because this one really gets ya, don’t add random people trying to make your list grow, because by now you should know, that the bigger your list the more people you got that can potentially screw you. (Don’t add people unless they add you first, is always a good thing to live by).
Rule #3
I think should have been number 1, but if a Bibi says she loves ya, then drop everything and run. Don’t stand still, because that shit always comes back to haunt you, and that’s just never any fun. A Bibi whose jonzed is as bad as aids, you’re just asking to get screwed over. Keep your kashera on tight boys, this rule you must remember.
Rule #4
Is often overlooked, but if someone’s acting bad, that mans probably shook. Don’t fight, never start internet beefs, block them cowards and give them a time and place that you can meet.
Rule #5
Be weary of strangers. More often then not random people who add you and spend hours talking to you often have other interests in mind, so be smart and pay attention and keep the things you say, in line.
Rule #6
Your msn list isn’t protected. Use protection and caution when you let your fingers speak. Last thing you want and need are your convo’s being shown to the world, and having the complete internet thinking you’re half of a man with his tail between his legs, chasing after girls.
Rule #7
Be smart with what you say and to whom, copy and pasting isn’t hard. Most people can copy and paste faster then they can type.
Rule #8
Is my favourite, I follow this one real close, when mans send you files, never accept unless you know that their safe. Your foes can be disguised as friends, so like Yoda, precaution you must take.
Rule #9
Watch the links that people send. Unless they tell you what their sending, don’t click it. At the very least make sure that they know their sending you a link. Don’t click on it first and ask questions later, because by then it could be too late, for both you and your computer.
Rule #10
Realize that your MSN’s always tapped. If it’s really important and you want to keep conversations private then tell your mans to call you or better yet discuss things when you meet up in person.
Now there are a few other tips that you should always remember such as it’s not wrong to block people. If someone gets annoying block them someone starts jonzing block them, someone says something stupid, block them. This feature is so highly underrated, yet can save you so many head aches.
Now follow these rules, and unlike others you may just be safe. For all you Singhs, if you can’t show your conversation to the panj pyarai without feeling guilty, then that’s a conversation you shouldn’t be having.
Now if you felt like I wasted your time, then you should have been smart enough to stop reading ages ago. If you’re offended by things I may have said, then there’s not much I can do for you.
Writing by shinda on Thursday, 12 of January , 2006
Everyone’s probably heard the sayings, “cheating gets you no where”, “cheaters never win”, “all your really doing is cheating yourself”, which leads me to wonder, who came up with these?
In sport, cheating is often credited to taking away from the win, which is true, after all nothing can compare to a winning a hard fought game, but then again loosing a hard fought game isn’t much fun neither, and I would much rather settle for the cheated win then the hard fought loss.
Same goes for school. When you spend days, nights and countless hours studying for a test, exam or working on an assignment, then get back that paper with 100% stamped on the front nothing feels better, you did it. Now, if you just agreed with me your missing out. After all, not studying, staying up late the night before procrastinating, walking into an exam and then getting complete and full darshan of someone else’s paper, and still getting that 100% feels just as good if not better. On the flip side, failing a paper when you could have easily cheated, but then got blocked due to someone else not letting you copy, well for most that’s enough to drive them into deep depression.
Now, over the years I’ve accumulated a vast knowledge of scams, excuses and ways to work the system. I’ve been blessed to have been around some of the most laziest individuals that you’ll ever meet when it comes to school. I’ve known individuals who spent 75% of their high school lives skipping class and still graduating with 80 + averages, without ever pulling an all nighter, let alone ever opening the class text book. University graduates who, while the rest of us where busy cramming where asleep snug in their beds, and then ended up graduating a year ahead of the rest.
I’d love to share stories and publicly swap tips of the trade, but that would just make it harder for future generations to practice this craft. As far as cheating goes, lets face it, some people can get away with it, others can’t. Personally I’m to lazy to cheat, where as others I know will spend more time planning the perfect scam then studying. If I’m to lazy to study, then you know I’m going to be lazy to devise a plan.
So now that I’ve totally appeased most of you looking for a quick fix, I will end this post with nothing more then anything else.
This blog for better or worse is an extension of my procrastination and boredom. It's not intended to convince, impress or convert you to be anything more then what you already are, but if it does then more power to it. Do be warned that the time you waste on this site, will be your own and I will not in any way shape or form be held responsible in compensating you for your losses.
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Now I don’t know Amanpreet, so I won’t go into the whole issue, other then the fact that at its base seems to be the ever so popular MSN Messenger. Now Amanpreet’s not the first to get booked. There have been other Singh’s who got put into similar situations, such as Jatinder who got faded not so long ago, Manjit who’s now facing criminal charges for the things he’s done, even most the fights I got into back in High School came courtesy of these chat programs. Many people back in the Turner days also got screwed, when almost every desi’s ICQ history went public, and once people learned about Key Loggers, well let’s just say that hell froze over for many.
