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The best time to blog, once again, is at the airport, in between hand luggage, the senseless local channel hosting couple of dancing idiots, the cramped lounge with almost all the passengers coming too close to the next one (one place where one fears intimacy), the security checks, the pressure of boarding and the last minute rush to delay boarding till the last precious second. One just doesn’t want to disengage and one doesn’t want to fly. The sky’s unknown, the land isn’t. Well, frankly, the time gods aren’t favoring certainties either. With elections a couple of weeks away, timeline’s menacingly vague; parties are obnoxiously hopsacking their way to the finish line; and loyalties are mostly scarred by greed. Changing faces, changing friends are not surprises one expects during pre election periods; these are a given. What surprises a citizen of this land is the insistence of leaders repeating history in the same doses and eventually cursing the led. Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina exchanged pleasantries and had blessed the Armed Forces Day, a couple of days back. The entire media couldn’t have been happier, and there couldn’t have been a better photo opportunity. Also, there couldn’t have been more talk shows on this rare meeting. The nation has declared itself eternally grateful to their glances and smiles. Terming ourselves unfortunate maybe the worst understatement of all ages. A nation that celebrates the 2 minutes meeting-cum-Colgate event of its two leaders couldn’t have been more unfortunate. I am not surprised that general people don’t want polls. Apparently 70% of the surveyed, according to yesterday’s local daily have voted for continuation of the present government. Helpless and hopeless encore! The ‘doctoral elites’ have returned the country to disaster and yet we want them! Some even want more uniformity in attire and are opting for the khaki. Nation, do get ready for being raped once again. This time, just watch your ass as you may lose your vital organs along with your virginity. The world’s all about whores. Get used to that.
