McEntire Air Show and Ground EXPO 2009

This has been My Second US trip for same Project and client! Fortunate ?
A Definite yes!
This Trip Endured me to visit places one could just dream of, and do things I never though I'd Do. From Grand Canyon to Las vegas , From Sky dive to F22 Raptor.

I Mind Boggling roller coaster with a fleet of Pleasant surprises.
One of those Rare treat was the Annual US Airshow and Ground Expo. This year's Expo was being held at the McEntire Air base Columbia , around 15 minute drive from My Current Location.

The Sheer Fire power and might of US Air Force Could be easily felt by an absolute Delight in F22 Raptor Kept at the very entrance ! ! !

The Show Began With Some Older Crafts and Tank Shows , Steering towards a modern Apache , Black Hawk , F16 Fighter Multiroll Combat aircraft.

The Enormous Power of Dollar , Petrol, Domination , Arrogance, and Technology Could easily be felt around you.

The air had an aura of Immense Thrust, With Big Len Camera All geared to Take a Click at the Kill, Engines Roaring aloud to declare the arrival and sustenance of Master hood, And to Top it all up , The Enormous presence of US Armed Forces - Marines, and State forces alike.

It'll be A devastating attempt to sum up whole of the 4 Hour stint in a few 1000 words, So here are a Few Clicks From The Air show.

Bigger ones van be Seen on My Flickr account.

Eager to see all astonished comments.

I know the King! ! !

Hello all...
Its been a disappointing day, Starting with a mild headache, Sinus , and what not..
Well thats my problems..
But what followed ... is OURS.
On my way to office (CSC Electronic Complex indore), we have to cross three POWER ZONES:

1. Malva Mill (मालवा मिल )
   
2. Pardesi Pura (परदेशी पुरा)
   
3. Patni pura (पाटनी पुरा)
   

Well Why POWER ZONES !
For all Not so good reasons.. This is one of the most PSEUDO SECULAR (POLITICAL) area of indore.
Every Festival is being celebrated with valor and vigor.(what does it matter if general public suffers).
There's Ganesh chaturthi , then there's navaratre , then deepavali, and so on and on and on...
Nothing wrong in that.
On that line ,

would like to add to all PSEUDO/NON PSEUDO SECULAR/NON SECULAR people, i love my festivals , my culture , my country , and dare you curse/taunt me on that.

Well..
So on regular days, its a triumph crossing malva mill , and then patni pura occasionally ..
today .. being late , was driving @ 50+ or so .. and there comes our BHYO (भ्यो) (indoree word for brother,uncle,dude,pal) speeding from atal dwar looking onto patnipura side bhyo...

and ..
I braked, avoiding collision.. BUT

Woaah .. i made the mishtake.. BHAI ke ilaake mein BHYO se panga liya ..
The guy kept on screaming , following , shouting until he realised what the hack .. i aint gonna stop.

Those from indore might know that patnipura , malva mill etc are bhai ka area from PSEUDO SECULAR ATAL FOLLOWER Party.

Am i being pragmatic ?.. neah not yet...

Retrospection .... looking back to my school days ...
Similar incident occured far back... RAGHOGAD, GUNA , the area of bigger BHAI , the then CM of state and my almighty super super super super senior of college , Gold medalist in Civil from SGSITS : Mr(Er.) Digvijay Singh (ji).
If you are an outsider, dare u speak to ny1 in raghogad/guna in a copetetive/convincing voice.
He'll just utter .. RAJI JI .. and u are done...

Well To hell with all above crap.
The point i wanted to make (unconvincingly from above examples):

1. Is this the type of Democracy we want to have? , Where government is by the people for sue , but is Of The (KNOWN) People Only , and For The (Selected few) People.
2. Ain't you(and me) one of those hypocrite as well , who would snatch every possible link , reco, SIFARISH to fulfill your goals.
3. Would it not be a better world if we were more sensible, more calm , and more real to our self. why do we always look for a mentor? Why do we make Someone GOD? , be it SACHIN, or DHONI. DIGVIJAY SINGH or KAILASH VIJAYVARGIYA. And why not so for the real heroes of the nation : eg. Technocrats, Soldiers, Scientists, Artists. We barely remember there names.
4. Why this Mentality of : I know the King, I Know the King maker, I know the King's Butler, I Know the King's Sweeper ???

WHY ??? And What the hack ... till WHEN

Finally , would like you all to have a trip to erstwhile CSC Campus , Via Patni pura , malva mill and LIG Square t have a better (bitter) feeling of life we live.
Till then
Chao.