Yes,

Tatas were going to open Tata Bangladesh worth US $2.5 Billion dollars in Bangladesh. But with their (Bangladesh) national elections coming soon, both the national parties in Bangladesh put the plans in cold storage (so that nobody looks pro-India). Tatas are not pleased. Same about India-Bangladesh-Myanmar pipeline.

About 1-2 years ago, top Indian businessmen met General Musharraf and others. In the meeting, one of them asked, “Can we bid for ownership and direct investment for companies in Pakistan“. The answer was, “Not yet“. ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Commission) has bid for acreage in Pakistan. I am not sure about the fate. With new gas discovered in Rajasthan, they all want to look westward.

“Ignorant nonsense. East Asians do have a shared culture and history. Please educate yourself.

And their hatreds, like the hatreds between english, french and germans, havent prevented the japanese and koreans from investing massively in China. China is Japan’s biggest trading partner. “

What is with the name calling, roach? Investing in China doesn’t mean their progeny hang out and sing kumbaya. Arabs and non-Arab Muslims invest majority of their monies in the good old US of A….you get my drift? Hey, I am all for investing in Pakistan, they are the ones who are scared of the Hindu “baniya”.

And of course, they have something to say about all-inclusive brownness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feG7ubv-Xi8&NR

i think the beauty of frasier is that it expounded so successfully on what you knew was lurking in the somewhat timid, cerebral dr. crane, completely out of his element in a bar and usually bested by others and his wife. then he moves to seattle and blossoms in all his haughty, but not unsympathetic, and hilarious almost self-mocking grandeur. he finally has a buddy, Niles, with whom he can indulge in his own idea of “things guys do” – a source of mirth to others and great material for all the jokes about them having no other friends and “when you get one, you automatically get the other.” the contrast between them and their more “blue collar” father is well done and exploited (the episode where Martin thinks he’s not their father).

praise be allah!!!!

o believers, it is impermissible to mix with the unclean ones!
take not food or water from the hand of idolaters! take not food or water from the hand of the uncircumcized ones! take not food or water from the unbelievers!

o believers! let not the kuffars be covetous of your womenfolk! o believers, take the womenfolk of the kuffars and bring them to the nation of islam! o believers, increase the nation of islam! o believers, drive the pagans before you as the shephard drives the sheep! o believers, be glorious in the eyes of the lord most high!

It is sad to hear about what is happening in the UK with the stratification of Asians into different segments.

The segregation is much more between Muslim Asians and everyone else. Sikhs and the various Hindu communities mix pretty extensively, at least amongst the UK-born 2nd-generation.

Like I mentioned before, it wasn’t necessarily always like this.

Yes, Cheers was shown in the UK from the beginning right to the very end. I was quite a fan of it when I was younger — wasn’t Sam Malone an all-round really cool guy, at least if you were a teenager at the time ? — although I only caught the tail-end of the Coach/Diane years as I was quite young as well. Kirstie Alley was really hot then too (and fresh from Star Trek 2 !); I remember the plotlines with the millionaire Roger Rees character too. Hell, I can still remember some of Sam’s lascivious jokes.

Having occasionally seen some re-runs recently (which are on all the time here), I do think it feels quite dated in some ways, but that’s just a personal opinion. I do generally think Frasier’s better, although it helps that in many aspects it’s so different to Cheers.

Incidentally, Frasier was recently voted the best comedy show of all time here in the UK.