A Royal Baby cometh !!

For once Pippa Midleton was relieved that her derriere was not the focus of the tabloids. It was a certain equally cute thing, the Royal baby or the new born of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge had their new born but the entire United Kingdom rejoiced as if it was their own. On 22nd of July, the Royal family marked the arrival of the royal baby and the third in line to the much coveted throne. Poor thing, what pressure already  !!

There was immense media coverage with paparazzi going wild with glimpses of anything and everything. Be it the baby bump of Kate or the nurse who attended the duchess. The paparazzi just wanted snaps of the new His Royal Highness (HRH) so much so that when he barely touched his face with his palm that was deemed to be the first royal salute. It maybe a Royal salute for tabloids but its a big Facepalm to British media. Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney like this status update already !!

This royal birth took British media by storm in terms of both coverage and revenue. Alistar Cook and his English teams cricket exploits were sent packing to the less lucrative middle pages and one off interviews. Rugby Lions also received a similar fate. Russel Brand found it disrespectful that his latest exploit wasn't taken notice off and he called it absolute 'Bollocks' !! Piers Morgan expecting such a change has already moved to Twitter fr his antics.

Well the baby was named as George Alexander Louis. The fans of Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander with his screen name as George Louis Costanza will be super proud. The sort of out of work actor atleast is remembered and is having his two moments of fame. The only hope is that this royal George doesn't look like this namesake George otherwise HRH will be seen more in anti baldness cream adverts of Telebrands. British betting sites like Ladbrokes & BetFred went into overtime to place bets for what will the name of HRH will be. Weirdly Messi as the name was a front runner too, cant blame UK if they want their own Messi. But somewhere I felt it was not thought off till the end. For a boy named George Alexander Louis will always have an acronym of GAL, its good that he owns half of UK otherwise this would mean lifetime bullying in school.

India was kind too in reception to the Royal baby. Either its the love for cute babies or just old attachments to colonialism by the British. All social networks were abuzz with the expectations, actual news of birth as well as post delivery overview. Ram Gopal Verma has announced to make a movie on the Royal birth saga and name it 'GAL ka birth'. Poonam Pandey and Sherlyn Chopra have already put their hand up for being George's girl friend and have promised they will maintain themselves with their Nasha & kheera respectively. Gourmet restaurants across India introduced a special 50% off on Fish n Chips to commemorate the royal birth.

Royal baby however has a rival across ocean in India, the very own Rahul Baba. This kid throws more tantrums than the royal baby will ever throw. Backed by his mother, baba is all set for ruling a democratic nation and need not stand in line behind individuals for his turn. Speaks a lot about British courtesy and Indian jugaadu approach. However one thing which is common is that both are darlings of the media, one way or the other.

But in all this buzz and chaos one particular individual is not taking it particularly well. You know who !!

Curious Case of Edward Snowden

The story of Edward Snowden is nothing short of an epic blockbuster movie and there will soon come a day when a biopic will be released on him with possibly Ashton Kutcher as Snowden. Who needs facial and character similarities if the twitter following of the star is beyond millions.

Snowden who is an American former technical contractor for the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) leaked details of several top-secret U.S. and British government mass surveillance programs to the press. He leaked the information to the Guardian which inturn published the information during July 2013 to make quick news and bucks. The events and the media coverage followed soon and as of now its Run Snowden Run. Apparently Lola is damn pissed after the spotlight shift.

Last heard Snowden had made Moscow airport his own and settled there till the international ruckus had died down. USA is after him like those hounds behind that rabbit like its hunting season. Its only fitting that Snowden is looking for asylum in the third world countries with pleas after pleas. Suddenly the influx of stationery to Moscow airport has increased a lot and likes of Staples are thinking of setting up shop there. It seems that Domodedovo market at the airport has already 'Snowden Sundays' for special discounts to the travellers who come there with a their picture with Snowden. Looks like Snowden took Tom Hank's Terminal way too seriously.

The newest of allegations are that Russia is making their stance through Snowden. Making a guy charged with espionage and theft of government property their indirect spokesman for other world matters, what a move Russia. *Slow Claps* This aside, why doesnt Snowden understand that with his actions he makes our very own MMS very insecure. At this age he doesnt need competition for Gods sake !!

Speaking of India, like always we were stuck between a rock and a hard place. On one side it was pressure from USA and the siding with the stronger just to make good of the political relations. On the other side it was the pressure of being a tolerant country pro towards being very sentimental in its outcome towards a problem. Now I know how star son actors like Tushar Kapoor feel. Movie goers dont want to see them featuring in any movie as a lead while their fathers/sisters/brothers/gardeners want them to feature in a movie and will spend a fortune. So as expected India chucked out and criticized his act as one not in the spirit of World betterment plus declined his plea for asylum as well. India whining in this case !!

But had India given him asylum he would have fit in easily. We are a society of people who take leaks here and there on the roads and along the highways and this Snowden leak would have made no difference. Speaking of asylum, we give unofficial asylum to half of Bangladesh and some firangs too, one more wont make a difference. Not so gloomy, he might even become a celebrity with games and mystery novels depicting him like 'Find Snowden' picture books and 'Where is Snowden' board game. Indians know how to make a quick buck or two.

Now every theatrical story should have its very own romantic twist. This curious case too has one. Many maidens around the world are going ga ga over his whistleblowing exploits. However ex Russian spy Anna Chapman went the distance and proposed marriage to Snowden on social media. Did not know whistle blowing leads to blowing of kisses from pretty maidens. So when this bombshell proposed on Twitter, obviously little birdies were tweeting .. oops chirping inside Snowden.

Snowden obviously tired of running around or staying put in an airport and in search of the much needed asylum, will look for something concrete. Nothing is more concrete than building his own fortress or a stronghold. Mr. Edward Snowden will start his own country, the magical land of Snowdenia. The country is no Narnia or Transylvania but the realities of life elsewhere will be covered with blankets of hallucinations. It will be a place where the likes of Bradley Manning and Daniel Ellsberg will find solace and peace. Julian Assange for once will enjoy not being in spotlight. Rather than facing the press, he will be sitting on a easy chair sipping cocktails and watching the sunset. Snowdenia will have areas like Whistling County for enjoying your vacations and perhaps a Breaking News fun park for all the enjoyment. Main thing will be that the land of Snowdenia will be free of surveillance. No one to snoop even if he has a big ass magnifying glass !!

A phase never experienced at Manchester United

Its an account on the current state of Manchester United after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson and arrival of fellow Scotsman David Moyes. It gives some of the expectations and feelings of Manchester United fans and what the season holds for one of the biggest clubs in football.

The article can be found out at the following link:

http://www.khelnama.com/130703/football/european-league-2012/english-premier-league/commentaries/it-will-be-interesting-moyes-will-take-time-adjust-man-united/10392

Please note that it is included here purely as a form of collectible on the author's private blog and not published.