Vancouver, Canada

@ The Sheraton Wall Center

Part of the Vancouver skyline. The circular structure is the Vancouver Lookout!

Chilkat Spirit Bear at the Canada Place

The bear Advancing Spirit near the Sheraton Wall Center.

Go HERE for the complete list of bears with pictures!

Vancouver, Canada!

North Vancouver


Looking north from tip of Canada Place.

North Vancouver (from Canada Place)- note the float plane taking off.


Part of Port Vancouver.. at night.


Mountains with snow at the height of summer!

Pursuit of Love..

Been thinking about love. The thing that we all crave and run after.

Pursuit of love is not so easy to define. Love exists at multiple levels and in multiple forms.
An orphan years for the love of parents and a widow years for the love of her dead husband.
But I am not feeling very clear headed about this... will post more on this... till then if anyone has anything to add please feel free.

The dawn is here; arise my lovely one
Pour the wine, but slowly, and touch the lute,
For those who are here will not stay long
While those departed never will return,

Many people have given their feedback on this post. I too have received a feedback from life itself. These days I am travelling. I am now in a place where I don't know anyone. Thousands of miles away from home totally alone and friendless for the first time in my life. So this has given me time to think and a look at things from a very different point of view.

Will share this with you some time in the future.. but for now here is what people have been saying (in the comments):

Ambrosia:

If I may add, "love" is a brilliant concept, perhaps nothing more remarkable exists. On one hand it can be a yearning and thus its vulnerable character, on the other it can give a feel of the ultimate sence of freedom.

Meera:

Your "Pursuit posts" are really cool and they do raise some very good points. Anyway I am so glad that you noticed that there is so many form of love. Have you notice how the world revolve around only one love ? I think 2 words that perfectly describes any true love would be "Unconditional & unselfish ".

Pursuit of Power...

Pursuit of power is something we all are involved in. Power not only over other people but also over our destiny, our family, our thoughts and our emotions. This is by no means an exhaustive list but I hope it is enough to convince the readers that power just doesn't mean having authority over other people.

I think this pursuit of power is an important part of our life. Right from day one we are involved in some kind of power struggle. As children we try and gain power over our parents, friends and associates. We are in a constant state of war with our surroundings. Be it to get a good mark in studies or to get a new toy. We also try and master our emotions and our behavior so the we can define a place for ourselves.
Then comes the power struggle to master various exams and entrance tests so that we get a head start in life.

Working life is perhaps the toughest and the dirtiest power struggle we may ever have to go through. Once that is over and we retire there is a new power struggle to conquer the fear of death. This last power struggle is perhaps the only one which we have a good chance of winning. After all death is the only certainity in life so we might as well accept it and stop fearing it.

The funny part is that pursuit of power always begins because of the right reasons.
We think that we must engage in a mental power struggle to get into the best schools, colleges because our life will then be much better. Same thing happens when we engage in a power struggle at our place of work. Thus the root cause of a power struggle is always positive. But how quickly the right reasons become the wrong reasons which lead to pain and suffering is quite amazing. The pain and suffering can either be within us or in our surroundings. But one thing is for sure.. the source of the pain is a power struggle.



This (image above) is one of the classic examples of how power struggles started for the right reasons (the upliftment of German people) went horribly wrong due to various well known factors.

It is amazing to see how we leap from one power struggle to another in our life always seeking to make ourselves happier and better off but just spreading pain and suffering around and within us.
After few years of this we just end up with a heart as hard as diamond and a mind as closed as a tomb where our free will, peace, happiness and love has been interred for life.

Why can't we feel happiness for the success of our fellow man instead of jealous.
Why don't we cooperate instead of competing.

Don't take life as a series of self improvements through power struggles. Take it as a chance to improve the lives of others around you through kindness and sacrifice.

Pursuit of Pleasure...

Today my housemate offered me the left over supari from his gutkha (flavoured tobacco often used as a mouth freshner). When I saw this simple but direct warning ('Causes Cancer') I burst out laughing. It was kind of funny in a very dark way.
But then I realised that whatever things we get pure pleasure from lead to harming us in one way or the other.
-Cigarettes cause cancer and other stuff.

-More sex we have higher the chances of getting some STD or cancer (since more sex we have more sperm is produced in our body, more the cells split and more is the chance of a mutation).

-Driving can get you killed.

-Playing computer games can screw up your eyes.

-Drinking can get you in trouble.

Maybe it is in human nature to seek pleasure in things which lead to our destruction.
Seeking pleasure in sin. Or maybe that is what keeps us from becoming a boring bunch of people and keeps us striving for the stars.

Flowers AGAIN!

Some flowers in my backyard.
Taken on a cloudy June morning.


I come to you with empty hands and hidden plans.
Yet, what I bring, you will need one day.

The Avon River Cruise

On Friday went for a River Cruise starting from Bristol city center. The cruise lasted about 3 hrs and it was great fun! Am posting the pics taken by me (using Canon S2 IS) along the way. It was some of the best 3 hrs I have ever spent. Saw a very different side of Bristol.


One of the many bridges on the River Avon. This one carries rail tracks from Temple Meads Railway Station


Old Canals. This pic reminds me of Half Life 2. The building to the right is part of the Temple Meads Railway Station


A bridge among trees. This looks more like story book England eh?


A random sight along the river.


Houses along the river.


The opposite bank.


Shades of Green


An abandoned building


Close up of the same building


The old railway bridge and some flowers along the river.


Under a bridge.


From the Amazon?


Dancing Dude. I wonder why that lady on the left is looking at me!


Through the bridge.. a hot air baloon!


The onboard music: Nine Volt Moon jazz band!


Sunlight Dancing on Water!


Balloons!


Another balloon.. the bottom view taken from the boat!


More balloons!!!!


Me, my camera and some 'fellow passengers'!

For Honey!

honey_blossom0: i didn't say whole of bloody england

I can't post the whole chat. But I swear to god honey is one of the most sarcastic person I have known. It is so funny! The way she puts things.

She has made me smile many times without knowning it!
Here is one just for her.
:)
KEEP ON KICKING!

Dreams, Questions, Struggles: South Asian Women in Britain

Dreams, Questions, Struggles
South Asian Women in Britain
by
Amrit Wilson


Just finished reading this book. It has opened my eyes towards many things which even though I was aware of, I couldn't fully understand or appreciate.
I would say this is one book which should be read by EVERYONE. Male or female. Especially those who are planning to marry someone in UK or thinking of settling down here.

This book takes you behind the scenes of modern British society and the role of the South Asian community. It touches the life of the people whos stories will never be told in a movie because their cases are just too common and happen almost every day.

From the issues faced by south asian women from their family members to the total lack of support (from the State) for their special needs.

The contrast between South Asian women and their western counterparts is also quite shocking.

The main question this book asks is:
"When your family is against you, society either hates or ignores you and the State just sits by and does nothing then what do you do?"

This is one question I would really like an answer to. It has been the theme of my discussions with Kalpalata and fillial connections.

The Cow VS The Lioness, December and Pain

This is a classic match-up.
The Cow is my friend Melissa (her sun sign is Taurus)
The Lioness is my friend Arti (her sun sign is Leo)

Both are perfectly like each other yet they seem so different!
Yet both think they are different from each other. Looking from my point of view their nature seems so similar!

It is amazing how people from different continents can be mirror images of each other if seen through the correct looking glass!

This accidental wisdom reminds me of another incident. A winters night in December 2003 when I fell so badly that the wounds are still with me. :)
Will I ever be able to heal them. I wish I hadn't been forced by Mom to go to that party! Damn yet the pain is sweet.

Talking about pain... well everyone has pain in them (due to various reasons!). We all carry it around like a little bag of precious gems. It is hidden well. But everyone has it. From the happiest person you know to you yourself. I think people truly become happy when they acknowledge that the pain is a part of them and some of it they can never get rid of completely.
Pain is a treasure for me though. My main aim in life is to dig a bit of it out of others and help them lighten their load.
I rellish the pain, I live in it and I shall die in it.

:)
Before people (I know who they are!) start wondering.. no I am not drunk
:)

FOR filial connections

Nice reply! You sound like a lawyer :) (Please take that as a compliment).

When you say labourers come to Delhi and other places where they find work because they dont have anything to live on back home you are right. I dot know if they migrate because of harassment from upper class. Yes they do migrate for work. But i dont agree that the plight of labourers is the way it is because they had to migrate. Yes they had to migrate for lack of work but when they found work in Delhi or Guaragaon or elsewhere their plight could have been better. How? If the State was doing its job.

Thats why I said 'the state is nowhere to be seen in such a setting'. State often either just caters to the upper classes (i.e. ppl who can afford bribes) or is just too ineffective to deal with such major issues (for various reasons such as lack of initiative).

Interesting that you bring up Art. 21 of the contitution (one of the most hotly debated sections in the entire constitution of india). Actually it doesnt guarantee anything, it protects. It just says that no one can take away any persons life (which under its broader meaning includes human dignity - basic nutrition shelter clothes etc. like you said). So this basically means the labourer can file a writ petition in High Court (Art. 226) or Supreme Court (Art. 32) against the person employing him since his employer is in direct violation of a fundamental right.

And I am on your side when I say State doesnt play the role it is supposed to.

I say we can bring change through our actions because indirectly we are the ones who provide job opportunities for people. We pay taxes. We elect the govt. We elect the muncipality board. If we actively participate in these processes, pay our taxes honestly and make sure our vote is not wasted then it will mean people with vision and ethics taking up offices of local and regional power and more money in the govt. coffers to take up new projects.

How can you and me ensure a fast and fair justice system?

Well having had a ringside view of the Indian legal process, half a dozen lawyer friends and such like I came to the conclusion as have many people that our legal system is faulty.
And its people like you and me who file cases for no reason which take up court time the only aim being to drag it on so that the problem gets delayed by some time which will allow things to remain as they are. Only a few lawyers will discourage a person from filing a case.
Secondly stop bribing the court people not only to get work done but also to swing interim orders and final judgements their way.
Thirdly by understanding the concept and power of PILs and knowing our basic rights so that it can be used to bring change within the judicial system.
Finally support pro-bono legal support groups and charities and if possible do some voluntary work with them.

The current image of the judiciary is that of a lone warrior fighting the corrupt political and legislative in India. But that is a very wrong image. Judiciary is a warrior which picks its fights carefully keeping the audience and opponent in mind so as to give the best impression.


It is common knowledge that India is a source of cheap labour for all kinds of jobs..
and sadly that is one thing keeping India on track to achieve the target GDP growth.
Labour is cheap not coz it is a buyers market. Labour is surplus as we agree mostly people from villages come to the cities looking for work. Where the State is supposed to support them they get none. Thus when they come to the city due to presence of surplus labour they get exploited.
Exploitation is there in all forms and all jobs. It is just relative.
Wouldn't you say a call center employee gets his Art. 21 violated when he is forced to entertain a rude American or British caller who is often openly racist that too for pocket money wages. The call center owners know that demand is more than supply thus employees get exploited.

In UK for example racism is a criminal offence and if you even as much as raise a hint about it people get the fear of god in them. Here in a call center you can disconnect the call after giving the first warning. In India things are very different

It is needed to fuel the growth of the country at this stage because we need money, businesses etc coming into India. As the money starts coming in a part of it (hopefully) is being channeled towards rural development and helping set up support services (see later in this post).

You say the contractor should pay right wages to the labourer. I agree but the contractor is more likely to reduce labour intake and bring in more machines. Then what will happen to the labourer who now gets atleast some money? Since the State is not there currently to support him he will be left without even the meager salary he was getting. I say it cannot happen overnight because these are things with deep links to lots of factors...

You see it is an improvement for that young boy you talked about. The ball has been set rolling. At least he went to school. His parents probably never even went to one. And thats the point I was trying to make about gradual improvement. While I dont agree with you it can happen overnight you are right in saying it shouldnt take 20 years. I mean just look at the changes taking place in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games. Similar thing happened during the previous C Games held in Delhi.
Did anyone question why we cannot have the same speed of progress without an major international sporting event taking place? So there you are right it shouldnt take 20 years... and if you notice I didn't say it should take 20 years either. I just said it takes time..and that the process of change is often slow (especially at such a large scale).

H

ow easily you romanticize. They make sure their kids get a better deal, all parents want to do that. But that which is better for them is it enough? What is their means afterall after we have made them into cheap labour? The laborers child went to school yes but I also said he left school when he was barely 10. What importance of learning did it instill in him? Change is slow but the ball has to be set rolling. The change would have been put into process if the State had ensured he stayed in school and the slow change would have materialized when he could give his own kids a better deal because he did much better for himself than his father.

I dont romanticize.. I think you are basing your assumptions on a small sample. I have tried to look at life from all angles... let me tell you a story of 4 women. They are christians from Bihar. They arrived in Delhi not knowing a word of Hindi or English. Worked as maids in posh houses... now they educated (a bit), married and have kids (who go to english medium schools). Let me tell you a story of one of my friends in school he was the son of one of the sweepers in our school (DPS Mathura Road). Our school has a policy that all staffs children study in normal classes and full education/books/uniform etc is provided by the school. I can go on.. but the important point is that change is in the air.

Did you ever think to gather some people (even doing it alone!) and offering to teach that boy at home and provide help for them? Maybe if going to school for some time didnt instill the importance of education in him you could have done that?
You didnt specify but since you know the details of their case then I will assume that you did help them out in whichever way possible since you seem like a person who would help.

I did say: "In the short term it seems quite cruel and heartless... but in the long term we shall see these labourers as the heroes of a new India who (maybe unknowingly) sacrifice their today so that you and I can get what we have and in the long run the country can grow."

Who are we to sacrifice them? Why did we decide to sacrifice them? Who gave us the right to sacrifice them? Who told us they want to be heroes and martyrs. They just want to live. And it’s their right to live.

It is, of course, in every parents nature, like u said, to make sure their children get a better deal. Often we don't choose to sacrifice ourselves.. it is chosen for us. In any battle the general decides the fates of thousands of people (not just soldiers.. but also civilians!) who gave him the authority? It is a mixture of situation and his duty. He has no choice but to sacrifice for the future good. Think of this as a battle against poverty.
No one decides about sacrifice, it is fate. Heroes are created. Did anyone decide that the people who died in the Union Carbide incident were to be sacrificed and thus make the world aware of how MNCs exploit poor countries? If we treat their lives as sacrifice we elevate it above the normal day to day events. Its not just another '100 people dead..' story to be forgotten after a week.

Did someone choose the people people caught in the middle during the Partition? Did people choose to be born in British occupied India?

Also you know if everyone just wanted to live the world would be a happy place :) for one thing wealth would be more equally distributed and not hoarded by people.

Like I said since many people in India do get a raw deal it is better to refer to them as heroes. That ways we give due respect to their circumstance, maybe people can learn to respect them and thus fight for their upliftment. You see basic economics says 'you have what you have coz someone else doesnt have it' and that 'creation of wealth' is a slow process. So treat them as heroes and accept their sacrifice. That ways even if you cant help them directly you will help them through their children or through other indirect means. If the sacrifice of people like Bhagat Singh and war heroes can inspire people to be loyal to their nation and die for it.. maybe the sacrifice of the poor man can inspire people to be loyal to their fellow human beings? So that like we dont forget the people of the armed forces coz we keep hearing of the sacrifices made to protect the country... the same way we dont forget the face of the laborer toiling away down the street building a home for someone yet never seeing the inside of one.

You really think you, me and cheap labour are at the same level??

While I never included myself at same level as cheap labour and I dont know about you but certainly u cant say a person working graveyard shift at a call center, talking to idiotic customers, handling calls like machines just coz thats the only job they can do to support their family (I personally know 3 such people) is having a merry time doing it.
Having a proper work environment, dignity, self-respect and quality of life are surely not any less than food, shelter and clothes are they? Many call centers in India are nothing but glorified sweat shops. While they might have clothes and shelter and food... their lives are still not normal. They suffer mentally for their job. I don't need to tell you the issues with disrupted sleep cycles and elevated stress levels. The exploitation is there just that its nature changes.
Surely they should protest using Art 21 or some Labor Act against say night shifts. But what will happen then?
Forget people in India. People providing support in UK (from India on work permit) get paid less than graduate students and have to work 24/7. They have special cellphones which have to be kept on all the time. They can get things to do at 3 am. Again I know 4 such people personally.

India is all about cheap labour... both technical and non-technical kind that is the sad part.

The sab bit is also something which I have commented on before http://amachwe.blogspot.com/2006/03/sensex-at-11k-theory.html...
the profits being generated by Indian companies are not being put back into the improvement of the country and the sacrifice of the common man is being disregarded by many.


Finally

would like you to shed more light into is why you are so inclined to think that our talk is worthless discussion.

Where have I said that our talk is worthless discussion. :)
I said "Often change does start with talk but how quickly that talk turns into worthless discussion is amazing."
My basic meaning was without an open mind and willingness to BRING CHANGE (THROUGH THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS) intelligent discussion turns to usless talk quickly.
Going deeper:
What I meant was twofold. Firstly.. when we talk on a blog like this.. and post our views... it becomes worthless if people dont act on it. Maybe not immediately but in time words do loose their importance if not acted up. If it brings some fundamental change in our thinking process then I will say discussion is worthless. But I don't know how many people actually read this and understand the meaning behind it. And the way you and I are intereacting.. this may be the seed for future change. Maybe I can make you see things from a diff. p.o.v. and maybe you can do the same for me. But if say discussion keeps happening without translation into action or a change in thought process then we can just keep on discussing till the cows come home yet nothing would have changed outside.


Secondly referring to talk with respect to formal discussions within and between govts. there is ample proof for that happening... take the Kashmir issue... how many talks have started and gone no where. There are such beautiful results from talks in the UN like the agreement which you site along with things like the human rights agreements. But are they any use? Was all that discussion any use when the States participating in it are not willing to implement it and attend the talks with a closed mind (or worse an indifferent mind)?

:)

P.S. Please excuse any spelling mistakes and my obviously faulty grammer.

Rock Candles

SIDE VIEW



TOP VIEW

I was trying to set a candle in this empty jar I found. But the damn thing wouldn't stick to the smooth glass. So I stuffed stones into the glass jar and poked the candle in between. Thus a different kind of candle holder! The candle looks real cool when it is close to the stones and the light shines through them.
Wish I had some colourful stones!

Why Worry?

FOUND ON THE INTERNET!

GALLS AND BUTS ;)

From a forward:

We've all heard about people having guts or balls. But do you
really know the difference between them? In an effort to keep you
informed, the definition of each is listed below.

GUTS - is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being
assaulted by your wife with a broom, and having the guts to ask,?
"Are you still cleaning or are you flying somewhere?"

BALLS - is coming home late after a night out with the guys
smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping
your wife on the ass
and having the balls to say, "You're next!"

Hahahahaha just toooo funny so had to post!

The Flower of Carnage

Translation: The Flower of Carnage
(From the movie Lady Snowblood and later Kill Bill Vol 1)

Begrieving snow falls in the dead morning
Stray dog's howls and the footsteops of Geta pierce the air
I walk with the weight of the Milky Way on my shoulders
But an umbrella that holds onto the darkness is all there is.
I'm a woman who walks at the brink of life and death
Who's emptied my tears many moons ago.
All the compassion tears and dreams
The snowy nights and tomorrow hold no meaning
I've immersed my body in the river of venegance
And thrown away my womanhood many moons ago
On the behalf of heaven, they're our soldiers, the loyal, invincible and brave.
Now it's time for them to leave the country of their
Parents their hearts buoyed by encouraging voices.
They are solemnly resolved not to return alive, without victory.
Here at home, the citizens wait for you.
In foreign lands, the brave troops
Instead of kindness from someone
I do not care about
I rather prefer selifshness from you my beloved.
Oh, it the world a dream or an illusion?
I am all alone in jail.

Arti Certified Human Male

arti17a: i always knew it and there are very few people who can actually dare to speak to me like tht

arti17a: way you talk even james bond cant

(note the sarcasm)


This is in reference to my total lack of knowing what kind of things to talk about when talking to a girl and of course my love for teasing people (esp. girls).
My way of teasing is quite indirect which many people can't figure out but I never get malicious or cheap.
Hahaha but my dear friend Arti has given me her stamp of approval!
So I am an Arti Certified Human Male ;)

Nationalization of Natural Beauty

First Read This

I think it is crazy when people get nationalistic about natural beauty (w.r.t. natural beauty). That is so because they did not do anything to make that place beautiful. Nature made it beautiful. It was given to all of humanity to treasure and enjoy!

Just because that piece of natural beauty happened to fall in your country doesn't mean your country or its people did something special to deserve it.

Yes you should be proud of maintaining natures treasures and providing easy access to them but not for possessing them.

I am from India as well and India has its places of great natural beauty (like all countries big or small I guess) but what I am nationalistic about is not the fact that we have these treasures.. but more because we have an equally (if not more) diverse culture.

So many cultures living within India is what makes me proud to be an Indian not the fact that the beaches of Goa or the Great Indo-Gangetic plain happen to fall within the boundaries of India.

Message in a Bottle

Everyone is familiar with the old 'message in a bottle' story. For those who are not here goes:

Next time you go to a beach or for a boat ride in the sea just take a piece of paper and write some message in it along with the current time/date and some info about you (maybe your email). Put that piece of paper in a glass bottle and cork it up really nicely so that no water is able to enter. Then (you guessed it!) just throw the bottle into the ocean and then check you email from that day on.
You never know when or by whom that bottle will be found. Maybe it will be found few days later by some fishermen or maybe a 100 years after your death it will wash up on some beach halfway across the world.

Such a trick was often used by shipwrecked sailors as a last resort to get some help.

But today I am not going talk about being shipwrecked.
This is about an 'electronic' message in a bottle.

November 16, 1974
Imagine a hot afternoon in Puerto Rico. The impressive Arecibo telescope towering above you. The sun blazing down. Suddenly the dish comes alive with a terrawatt of power (1 trillion watts) for just under three minutes and transmits out a binary coded message, using a concentrated narrow signal beam, to a distant cluster of stars known as M-13 (a famous Globular Cluster in the constellation of Hercules).

This is not the starting sequence of a sci-fi thriller. This really happened and here is the message:


The M-13 is one of the most famous globular clusters in the northern skies. It is about 23,000 light years away (23klc) and contains about 100,000 stars contained in a cluster. The message which was sent about 30 years ago on that November afternoon will take 23,000 years to reach. But in reality the message will never reach the cluster since then due to normal celestial movement the cluster would have moved out of the path of the beam.

This is the 'message in a bottle' sent by humanity to the stars (for aliens?). It contained information about our solar system, our DNA and many other things such as our counting system. The main purpose was to test out the new upgrades made to the telescope and a secondary benefit of course would be to announce the existence of humanity within the infinity of space at the same time leaving something that will surely outlast humanity.
More details here.

Maybe it was an appeal for some advanced (and hopefully peaceful) aliens to come and rescue humanity from itself.


When will we realize that in the scheme of things we are very lonely and very insignificant (both as a race and as a planet)

About Women...

The thing which really makes my blood boil is when women are treated badly. I just can't stand it.
Of course when anyone (man or woman) has done something bad then you have all the right to blame the person. But abuse of women (verbal/emotional/physical) is something that I cannot tolerate.

There is this excellent book by Amrit Wilson titled "Dreams, Questions, Struggles".
It examines the lives of South Asian women in Britain. Are their lives really that different from South Asian women. Does the 'evolved' western society offer them more freedom and space to breath.

One would assume that women would be less oppressed being in the 'free and developed world' but that does not seem to be the case. They end up having to fit into two patriarchal cultures. One at home and one outside.

The home culture prohibits them from having relations with BMW (Black/Muslim/White) boys and going out to nightclubs. The outside culture forces them to look sexy, to drink a lot, to smoke and of course to have sex (basically they have to be 'cool').

There are stereotypes everywhere and just because the country is considered to be 'western' or 'developed' doesn't mean people are actually free to be and do what they want.

I think there is this human tendency to be a part of the group. To give up the last ounce of individuality and go with the flock.
The important point is why do we give up this individuality.. is it forced out of us or do we give it up ourselves?
It also depends on which alternative provides us with an advantage, standing out or following the crowd?

In case of women often individuality is forced out of them due to various pressures and it is to their advantage to follow the crowd. Since if they don't then their mental, emotional and often physical well being is threatened.
As they say its better to bow your head rather than have it chopped off.

But this must change.
Some women are stupid (I happen to know many such specimens) as are some men (ditto).
That doesn't mean we as members of society (whether male OR female) have been given any right to influence the individualism of anyone.

While we cannot force people to be different (they themselves may not have courage) and in certain situations it is desirable for people to conform to norms (say for example following traditional marriage ceremonies and rituals) we must always guard against the use of force.
It is better to guide a mind to make its own decisions rather than to block it and channel it in one particular direction (whether of conforming or rebelling).

What started out with a post about oppressed women turned into what is wrong with our society.


When society starts to rot, sniper rifles come into the picture...

"What is not given, must be taken" - Self

Any women listening? :)

A Long Range Weapon for a Long Distance Relationship

A Long Range Weapon for a Long Distance Relationship


CheyTac Long Range Rifle System - Intervention sniper rifle (USA)

This is one of my favourite weapons. It is a sniper rifle with a range of more than 2000 meters (thus it can engage targets more than 2 kilometers away!).

Comes with a targetting computer which can be used for greater accuracy.

I just love the thought of being able to target something 2 kilometers away.

This rifle is fired lying down on the ground. It is to heavy to be fired like a conventional gun (it weighs 12 kgs!)


Caliber: .408 CheyTac
Operation: manually operated rotating bolt action
Barrel: 762 mm (30")
Weight: 12.3 kg
Length: 1400 mm (stock retracted), 1220 mm (stock collapsed)
Feed Mechanism: 5 rounds detachable box magazine



MORE INFO AND PICS HERE!

I know guns are bad and all that.. but this is a piece of amazing engineering and that is what I am appreciating along with the power it gives its user.