Routine Post Part Deux

These posts are getting quite common now (I resisted the temptation to call it 'routine'), maybe I should give it a special name ... riposte anyone?

• Lance Armstrong made his comeback to cycling in the Tour Down Under (Australia). He finished 29th, with Allan Davis being the winner. Lance says that he came back to raise awareness for cancer. That might be one of the reasons, but I think it's more because cycling is his passion.

• I condemn the latest moral policing incident by the cowards of Sri Rama Sena. One eyewitness and victim claims that the reporters and cameramen were there outside the pub, before the assholes turned up. If the media had information, why didn't they inform the cops?

• Talking of reporters. It seems that Barkha Dutt and her lawyers are after bloggers who wrote about her handling of the Mumbai terror attacks. I came across one such case. Where is the line between free speech and defamation?

• And talking of attacks against women, I feel that self defense is necessary for the common people who become victims. I came across Wing Chun recently. Legend has it that it was a martial art created by a woman of the same name. A warlord was trying to forcibly marry her, but agreed that if she could defeat her in a fight he'll withdraw his 'proposal'. And guess what? She wins the fight. The art works on economy of motion and efficiency. It's smooth and elegant to watch. The most impressive thing, which I found, is the rate at which they throw punches. By the way this is one of the styles which Bruce Lee learnt.