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One of my all time favourite quote -

Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience.

Happiness for rupees 10 ;)

He walked into the shop a little confused.

He: Perk kitne ka hain?
Shopkeeper: 10 Rs.
He: Kitkat?
Shopkeeper: 12 Rs
He: 5 ka kya kya hain? [Anything for 5 Rs?]
Shopkeeper displays him various options but he is not impressed.
He: Pepsi cola kitne ka hain?
Shopkeeper: 2 Rs.
He [with a glad smile]: 4 pepsicola dena aur 4 eclairs.
Saying so he removed a 10 rupee note and gave it to the shopkeeper. Just as he got out of the shop, 4 ultra enthusiastic kids jumped on him and finished the treat he had just bought for them.

It was just amazing to see 10 rupees giving so much pleasure to so many people.

Power of faith

It was a Saturday.She was sitting next to the Hanuman temple and selling oil in small glasses. Hordes of devotees came to her, picked the oil glass and went inside the temple to pour the oil on the deity. The payed for it and returned the glass only on their way back. There were approximately 200 devotees at any given instance, wanting to please the lord with the oil offering. She sat quietly, accepting the money; murmuring only occasionally when someone asked her the price of the oil filled glass. As I went to pay her I couldn't help but ask if people really paid her and returned her glasses. Her reply, "Do saal se yahan baithi hoon aaj tak kabhi gadbad nahin hui. Koi agar bhool gaya toh agle shaniwaar aakar paise de jaata hain" (Since past 2 years I have never had a problem with my accounts. Even if someone forgets on a Saturday they come back and pay the next time they come)

Ain't it cool in the era of 2G scams? Tightens your belief that everything is not yet wrong................

2011 World Cup is ours!!!

Not a cricket freak at all but no one can stop me from savouring the moment. India is the new cricket world champion..............The icing on the cake, as almost all the players said, we won the cup with Sachin Tendulkar in the team! He definitely deserves it, as do the billion other Indians who eat, sleep and live cricket.

Congratulations!!!!!! Let the party begin!!!!!!!

Mood Cricket

Aah! It’s great to feel the vibes of anticipation in the air. Everybody is looking forward to probably the greatest clash in sporting history. India vs Pakistan always evokes this kind of euphoria. Irrespective of the outcome it’s amazing to watch the two nations go hammer and tongs to fulfill the expectations back home.

You can't help but be affected by the mood today!!!!!!!!!!


Update:
India won this match and even the generally reserved public figures couldn’t contain their excitement. I will never forget the way Sonia Gandhi's arms flew up in the air after we won. It was heartwarming to see the always reserved leader open up a little ;)

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In the movie, Italian Job, Charlize Theron, who is a safecracker has the habit of listening to music in her headphones when she is working on her complicated jobs. "It makes me feel I am alone" is what she says when asked about the peculiar habit. I never thought about it until recently when I seem to have developed the habit too. Yeah and the argument too is the same :)

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My friend, Anu would always taunts me that no matter where I go, however new the place, I always end up meeting old friends. However, ever since I came to Mumbai it was not the case. Although I knew a lot of people here somehow I never bumped into them.

This week however I met 2 old friends - one at the train station and another, a classmate, recently joined my project. The look on her face when she saw me was worth a dekko ;)