Haddock, To establish myself even as a small fraction of those luminaries you mentioned would take light years, I am therefore contented just to be an imitation John Galt. I write for myself, and have been surprised that a second-rate article like such draws more attention than Amber’s post - one of the finest stories I read in recent times. I make mistakes, I am opinionated, I write in a personal paradoxical state and post it without editing, but then it is merely an article, why should anyone take it so personally. Some prefer being good critics some accidentally choose to be a prey; I am one of the latter. Since you never tried to rummage the morale of this article, I shall save myself from answering it. Refer to the other posts if you need a clarification. As always, thanks for visiting. Mazemyan, I am extremely thankful that you chose to read my gibberish. On one hand I feel ecstatic that you actually visualized the ambience of Jackson Height(s) through my words but at the same time I am worried I made a desi locale look so stereotypical. I apologize if I accidentally gave anyone my aversion towards Indian people when it does not exist at all. Sdny, scarlett, Juggy and freak, Thank you for not seeing past my depiction towards queens, every other things that I had narrated was purely personal as I do not want anyone’s dissent/accord. Pervertedmind , Flippy and latoboy Perhaps it is my incomprehensible and flawed choice of words that I often seem to deliver incorrect message to all sajhaites, I am glad you guys deciphered the fact with ease. Thanks for visiting. Dr. Strangelove, Excuse my ignorance, I am just a hick from South, I simply cannot compete with geographical experts like you. I had once eaten in rock center café between 5th and 6th avenue, I am too indolent to memorize the street number so I took retreat in the nearest possible road I remember best. I would be glad if you think there were more to read in that post than just few commonplace errors. Eyefusion, I marvel your visual acumen that browbeats every letters in my post. Not everyone is a meticulous reader like you and that is perhaps what ordinary writers like me take advantage of. I admit that my knowledge about New York is as limited as a Yankee who believes Mississippi flows across the state its name. So kindly pardon me from the errors I have unknowingly made. However, picking bones sometimes makes people so critical that they actually read between the lines overlooking simple facts, rather a belittling act. What mentality is that? Please enlighten me here. The underlying motif here was to criticize immigration policy of United States, nothing else. Shanti was catapulted all the way to New York from Nepal when she expected the least, whereas thousands of students who were subjected to tuition and taxes for eons still look on with ambiguity. I respect every profession irrespective of their complexity; I am simply appalled by the random selection of DV lottery. Gq, If I do not remember the street number between 5th and 6th avenue, asking me a similar question simply would make a mockery out of my aging memory. (Off the record) I believe it was Yak. Mr Truth, Thanks for complying, I was merely talking about the uncertain rules of permanent residency that makes deserving candidates struggle to live. Some have failed to understand the fundamental idea behind this story just like the way I often failed to understand the corollaries of immigration. Samsara, Blame the US immigration for making it seems so easy for a few and making it impossible for million others, the ulterior motif behind DV lottery is inviting all the "skilled workers" to work diversely in United States. My question is, why initiate a lottery abroad when there are million skilled immigrants looking for work here? Camoflaged I appreciate your kind words, and your concern over the immigration issue, all I have to say is there has to be a win-win situation when all immigrants are concerned, I have nothing against Shanti, in fact I am happy for her for I have always believed in "live and let live" hypothesis. Conversely, I am displeased that it is not happening for millions of us who have struggled in this country as modest denizens. Poontedai/ Republican, क्या अफ्ट्यारो मा पार्या भन्या, आफूलाई मुख देखाऊन गाह्रो भैसक्यो. Bestowed by your kind comment, and brimming with gratitude, I am in complete loss of words at this moment. However, I never disrespected any profession, we all have to survive one way or another, similarly I never criticized an individual's qualification although waiting a table, in general, somehow seems to be relatively easier than writing a Java Script. All I wanted to outline was the aberration of regulation that suddenly embraces few and alienates others. Moreover, when one has to live one day at a time, magnanimity is a little too much for ask for. Nails, I understand your reaction, but it is advisable to subdue it at all other times. Thanks a million for visiting. Meera, Those three words actually did wonders, I am suddenly elated. Hakuna Matata!!! Npl2us and lunatic, Well, it might have sounded a little prejudiced, but it was certainly not intended to mean so. The reason I had compared Shanti with myself was simply because of an outcry that silently screamed – "I deserve it too" NOT "she does not deserve it". I am glad you found this gibberish worth reading; I am pleased.