Tu hi mere liye ab kar dua...

Last saturday, I completed my 5th fall in the same month for the first time... Yes I do keep on falling here and there, hurting myself every time, but 5th time in a single month is really too much. Normally I have a quota for 2 max 3 falls in a month, my friends even call me giri hui ladki jo humesha girti rehti hai :( but I really cant help it.

There must be something really weird about either my mind or my attention... Falling down while walking on the normal road, just vanishing in a 5ft deep pot hole (thanks to the road work going on since last one year in Kothrud), sliding from stairs, hitting my head on doers, all these things are routine for me... resulting in some fractures, all those blue-red-black marks and pain!!!

If anyone has any medicine/upay on this do let me know...otherwise as usual I keep on telling my parents n bro, keep on praying for me, atleast I would like to spend a single month without falling down or hitting my head anywhere....

Those cute lil things in life :)

Last week when I was at my home, my nephew came to me and declared that he is in love with one of his classmates. It was time for us to get shocked as he is just 6 yrs old. :) At the same time it was funny indeed to heard this from him.

Thanks to our bollywood movies and tv serials, we realize the concepts of love and affairs at quite an early stage of life... I mean yes I was also in love for the first time during my fourth standard. Love, crush, whatever they call it, that was not the time/age to think of it.

We were friends but always used to keep on fighting and beating each other for more marks, same place, same attention etc etc. I remember, one day my other friend asked me, haven't you seen the movies? Nafrat pyar ki pehli seedi hoti hai...n tum log itna zagadate ho that means you are in love... and banggg... I realized I was in love. Though I didn't tell him anything about it and even today I don't know what he used to think of it... we are still great friends.

After fourth, I changed my school and went to a girls school. All those five years I spent with girls changed my attitude. We treated ourselves like the greatest, intelligent, adorable creatures of god and nothing in the world can reach us. Eventually we evolved a theory that we don't need any boys and we can rule the world. That made us really arrogant in the boy's world. I don't exactly remember now why and how we developed this theory but it was fun dealing with such a feeling :P

I took almost 2 years to overcome this attitude after my school was over and to get habitual to the co-ed system. When I was in first year of my college, I fell in love again... On the very first day, a boy from final year helped me with the class directions and gave me some information about the teachers we are going to get. He was cool and I had "love" at first site :P Again I didn't tell him anything but as the year passed my friends told me he is a bf material and not a husband material. (yeah i forgot to mention, we had created certain categories of boys and used to apply it on every single guy we met. Based on the results we used to decide what kind of relation we can develop with that guy... It's so habitual that today as well my mind applies one of the category to every guy coming in my life :) It's a bit confidential so can't share all those categories ;) ) During second year, I used to like a boy but was a sacred to approach him... and nothing happened in third year :S

Later on when I joined my first company, I had a crush on 2 guys at the same time...that made me think, as per kuch kuch hota hai, love happens only once...is that really true? As time passed, I came to know that thin line between love and crush and started thinking maturely. But whatever it is, it at least gives some inspiration and there is something happening in life :)

No matter how much we grow.. still when I see any impressive guy, a though comes to mind - yes this is the guy... and I fall in love over and over again :P

Why Seven???

I happened to go for a wedding a few days ago. As we knew during Indian weddings, we have 7 rounds (which we call fere or Saptapadi) around the fire and then bride and groom ties a knot for lifetime. I was wondering why do we have 7 feres and not 6 or 8... Then I realized, there are many things which are 7.... wanna check? Lets start from the wedding rounds itself.


1. Saptapadi in weddings.
Initially I used to think as normally people say there are 7 human births a person can have. So each round might be a replica of each birth. But when I asked my grandpa, he said, with each round a couple makes a vow to establish a happy married life. These includes - providing proper food, being strong and complement to one another, being blessed with prosperity, being eternally happy, being blessed with children, living in perfect harmony and finally being always the best of friends.


2. Seven days in a week
Have you ever wondered why there are seven days in a week? There were atleast 9 planets identified when the days, weeks and years into place, then why not 9 days in week, why 7? It may be due to the association of the seven celestial beings (the visible planets plus the Sun and the Moon) with deities in the minds of humans from probably an early stage in the development of intelligence up to the time of the advent of modern science. As we all know they include Sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn


3. Seven wonders of the world
The number seven was chosen for this because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty. However it still continues and now we have different sets of wonders but in number 7 :) like 7 wonders of ancient world, 7 wonders of medieval world, 7 wonders of modern world and etc. etc.


4. Seven colors in a rainbow.
Scientifically, there are many colours in a rainbow, almost infinite if you want to look very very closely. However we only have specific common words for 7 of them, and thus it is commonly known that a rainbow has the 7 colours red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. All the rest we dont see because they are too far away. Again why there are 7 common words for colors is again a mistery...


5. 7 Sur in music (Saptasur)
Indian Music has Saptak Swaras octats (sa re ga ma pa dha ni) which are basics of music, using which hundreds of ragas are composed. The seven notes of the scale (swaras), in Indian music are named shadja, rishabh, gandhar, madhyam, pancham, dhaivat and nishad, usually shortened to Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni and written S, R, G, M, P, D, N. Collectively these notes are known as the sargam (the word is an acronym of the consonants of the first four swaras)


6. Seven deadly sins
Wrath (Anger), Greed (a sin of excess), Sloth (neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive), Pride, Lust, Envy and gluttony (over-indulgence) are supposed to be seven deadly sins in the world.


7. Seven spirits of god
As per the old mythes there are seven spirits of god, which include the Spirit of the Lord; the Spirit of wisdom; the Spirit of understanding; the Spirit of counsel; the Spirit of might; the Spirit of knowledge and the Spirit of the fear of the LORD.


Also, as per Hinduism, there are seven worlds in the universe, seven seas in the world and seven Rishies (seven gurus) called sapta rishis. The sapta rishis include Bhrigu, Atri, Angirasa, Vasishta, Pulastya, Pulalaha and Kratu. There are seven virtues as per the catholic history including faith, hope, love, patience, kindness, courage and justice. According to Arthur M. Young there are seven levels of evolution. According to Charles Muses there is a seven-dimensional Q-universe which is the master control center of our 3-d universe.There are seven step pyramids in Mexico, seven step ziggurats of Mesopotamia. And the mystery of number Seven continues :)

Travel Diaries 1 - New Orleans, France

There is always something in life to be happy about....
June last week was one of the best weeks of my life. I was in France for a training session, though it turned out to be a great short trip for all of us :) It was a first onsite experience for some of us, so with a bit excitement we did all the R&D required.

The place we lived was Orleans, a small, beautiful city located on the Loire river. Situated about 130 kms from Paris, Orleans is a great place with a rich history. You can find very well structured roads, trams connecting all the city quite finely and grand cathedrals. Along with Paris and Roune, Orleans was among the three richest cities in middle age. After the heavy bomb crash on the city during world war 2nd by American air force, this was the first to rebuild with a great and strategic reconstruction and city improvement plan.

We reached Orleans on Saturday noon, so we had all the weekend to explore the city. The day in Orleans starts at around 5 Am and sun sets almost after 10 Pm, providing the longest day span. It was really surprising to us when we saw all the streets empty during the saturday-sunday as if there was a curfew. The beautiful houses seemed as if no one has lived over there for past few months. We were the only people roaming around there. Later on our french teammate told us that people from the city are quite family oriented and enjoy spending time at home with their families rather than roaming around. The only place where we could see some people were the malls at city center. But as the city was really striking and we being a cool group (:P) , enjoyed it the most!

From Monday, it was a time for Orleans jazz festival.
They have this festival at the start of summer. It was the best treat for us to enjoy good jazz music, see people dancing and celebrating on the road. The quiet and peaceful city suddenly turned into a great celebration with people enjoying there most and having the best days of their life. Apart from jazz, we listened all types of music and danced on various french and english tunes. (and yes it was really great having our italy and china team as well during our typical Mumbaiya dance :) )

Sharing some of the snaps of city that we tried to explore in our 5 days span over there :)

Miracles do happen.

Currently I am reading a book - Breaking Dawn. The last one in Twilight saga.
I always like such difference making stories. I mean an encounter between a normal human girl and a vampire who tries very hard to keep away from the delicious smell of her blood. Then their out of the world love story. Her best friend turning into a warewolf trying to resist falling in love with her human friend and a love triangle between human girl, vampire and a warewolf...Interesting hmmmm... And beyond that when I started reading the last book, there comes a new twist with the vampire baby...

I was wondering about such miracles which can happen only in books or movies but then I realized miracles do happen in our day to day life. Rising Sun giving joy and energy to the world, magical colorful petals of flowers opening with the rising sun, the seasons we enjoy in an year....aren't all these things a miracle? (Now science freak people will tell me the reasons behind all these things happening around but as I said earlier, I do believe in miracles.)
A little cute baby forming in moms comb, trying to walk, learning to eat, play, talk in childhood, getting a great family and awesome friends, mom-dad's care, warmth at home, enjoying fighting with bros and sis, feeling totally relaxed and happy by just a smile of your friends, I feel all these things are miracles. Music that makes us feel happy, hobbies we enjoy, games we play... We do consider all this as a routine life because it keeps on happening everyday around us and we neglect the importance of such things.

Someone has said it very correctly : Don't look too far for miracles, it's right next to you...and I do believe it.... Do you?

A rocking evening for a great cause....

On Sunday, we celebrated third annual day of AksharBharti (AB) at Pune. Akshar Bharti is an NGO which works for underprivileged kids from remote areas providing them with a set of various books. It is an initiative to nurture the reading habits in children between age group 5-15 years. We had various kids activities like preparing scientific toys, quiz based on general knowledge and some presentations for their teachers in the morning session. The evening session came with a rocking fun having the Avdhoot Gupte and Troop for supporting the noble cause. It was a fantastic eve for volunteers as well, as the program was a big success and we got to tune and dance on the AVG songs rhythm :)

It's been a great time for me being with AB since last 2 years. We set up a few libraries in various regions like Bhor, Yamagarwadi, Dhankavdi, Yeravada Jail, Hinjewadi etc. some of them with Cognizant and some with IBM. Every time I went for a library set up, it gave me a unique experience and showed a new side of a life. It's really a great learning being with kids, understanding their background, dealing with their issues, spending the most amazing time of your life with them and most importantly observing a smile on their face and knowing the reason behind it is you...believe me, it's an experience which I really can't express in words. Every new chapter of AB brings a new story for me and I always keep on waiting for such new things. You can get it's more information on www.aksharbharati.org

One more cool poem

This one I got while surfing on net.... Truly beautiful poem with a great thought..

Who are you to judge me,
Based on the way I look,
Do you always judge a story,
By the cover of the book?

Who are you to judge me,
By the way I dress and what I wear?
Who are you to judge me,
By the way I wear my hair?

Who are you to judge me,
By the things you imagine I do?
When you don't bother to figure out for sure,
What exactly is or isn't true...

That's my point,
You're no one at all,
You judge me for one reason,
So you can feel tall...

You judge me because you want to,
And because it makes you feel better inside,
Because my imperfections aren't yours,
But your flaws won't always hide...

I'm my own judge,
And you're your own too,
So judge yourself,
And the things that you do...

Because I'm tired of being judged,
By people who think they know me,
Who refuse to judge themselves,
Because they aren't as perfect as they could be...

Me, an interview and a job....

The increasing number of pages in accent shows the end of so called recession and people start to look for a change. I have given many interviews in last 2 years and every time there are some similarities, silly questions as well as the intelligent phrases.
Lets experience such an interview :)

Interviewer : Yes, come in. Tell me something about you miss.
Me : I am Madhuri etc, etc, etc....
In mind : Are dear, you have that whole CV in front of you, Read it, why are you letting me to explain the things again and wasting your and my time???


Interviewer : So why do you want to change your current organization?
Me : Well, my current job is good and people are co-operative but I want some more challenging work to do
In mind : Actually the thing is, it's very difficult to get a good hike in my old company. Even after the appraisals, it would be quite less. Changing the job is a better option.

Interviewer : What do you like about out organization and what is the thing that makes you to come and join us?
Me : Well, I feel you have lots of good projects covering a large set of domain. It would be a challenging and great experience to join etc etc...
In mind : Hmm.. I have already taken today's leave, so in the available time I thought lets try giving 2, 3 more interviews..and your office is quit near to my home..better option.
Also in the mid summer why to roam in 40' temp, better to sit in AC and give an interview...
Now could you please start with the technical questions???

Interviewer : Hmm yes, we do have a lots of challenging work over here. So where do you see yourself in the next ten years?
Me : Well, in next ten years, I see myself managing a project and people independently. Expand my competencies and acquire maximum knowledge in my work area.
In mind : Hehe what a question...I don't even know what I'll be doing in next 10 hrs and you are talking about 10 years man!!! For sure in next 10 min I'll be watching myself out of this cabin if you don't start with the technical questions now...

Interviewer : OK then lets start with the technical questions now...blah blah blah
Me : blah blah blah....
In mind : hmmm have i tried it? 7 security layers hote hai ya 8? hmmm not sure ek new create kar dete hai.... blah blah blah...
(Meanwhile I observe the office and get an idea about what package I can ask...)

Interviewer : hmm What's your current package?
Me : Well my ctc is ....LPA and other facilities include...etc etc...
In mind : are yaar...achha package hota to would not have taken a leave and come here for an interview...

Interviewer : What package you are expecting?
Me : I believe in challenging work and my preference is doing the work I like to do...However as per my knowledge and experience, I expect ... LPA etc etc.
In mind : kyu aise questions puchte ho bhai? If I say more, you will tell me how your company pay structure is and as per my experience, how can my salary be less than what I expected....If I say less, you will be happy and give me the expected offer!!!

Interviewer : When can you join us?
Me : In two months after completing my notice period.
In mind : Hmmm need to think, when should I drop this bomb on my manager and schedule all the kt activities...

Interviewer : OK, we will let you know in one or two days..
Me : Glad to meet you Sir.
In mind : huh...finally it's done...abe gadhe inta pakaya atleast ek cup chai to de deta....

Tracking Ghosts

There was an article in yesterday's Times with a header : Hum, Tum aur ghost. 4 students from Mumbai are doing a project in which they are tracking ghosts in various areas in Mumbai. Surprisingly they have found around 40 such stories in urban and crowded areas of the city. That reminded me of a discovery channel serial, Americas most haunted places. I used to watch it additively without missing even a single episode. Those painful stories of people and their deaths and how they have now became spirits and keep on roaming here and there and terrifying people around, used to fascinate me a lot! Later on I came to know that National Geographic channel also started a new series based on the same show in which they proved how we can create ghost stories and also ghost photographs. I don't know the truth behind it as who was right in this case but the Ghost thing always keeps on hunting my mind.
Since childhood we hear many ghost related stories from our parents, friends, relatives and neighbors. We make some assumptions about those and live with those in mind. I remember in my college days, we tried doing planchete to call the so called "Bhatakti Atamas" but got no results :( . However there are very few people who try to find out the realities and get answers the queries in mind. Existence of god, ghost and paranormal things is a big question for some people but also we can find many people around who can definitely say these things exist. In a developed country like America, they have largest number of ghost hunting groups, don't believe me? check the following details

Surprising right? Even on Google if you search, there are hundreds of sites dedicated to ghosts and their stories. Who knows what exists and what not, some people will keep on denying the subsistence of paranormal things and some people will keep on chasing those things to get the reality. Best of Luck for their search :)

Some Myths in and about IT

People do have some presets in mind about the people working in IT. Even while joining any IT firm, we also have many expectations and we tend to see those things from same point of view. But when we actually jump in the field we come to know the reality. :(
I am sure all the people working in IT will agree with the following things :)

1. Myth : Company Name matters
Reality : Only technology matters
Example : No need to give an example for this. We can see many people around us who have come from small companies but have a good knowledge in their technology and so getting fat packages and onsite opportunities.

2. Myth : College Name Matters
Reality : Only if it's a campus selection, otherwise no one asks you about your college.
Example : (Courtesy : PuneOnline) A person ABC, Engg from a small private college, not even government approved college, didn't even know the basic concepts like string comparison and all in third year. Did some certifications CCNA and moved in to ITIS. He got the job, works as a network consultant in London.

3. Myth : Marks Matter
Reality : No way... apart from campus selection.
Example : (Courtesy : PuneOnline) A person XYZ, Poor academics, didn't get a job in campus. joined a little company and worked on Symbian. A very rare technology hence earns multiples compared to the friends who got selected in MNCs and are in common technology.

4. Myth : If you are technically sharp, effective in communication, onsite chances are high
Reality : All depends on your manager, project and off course LUCK.
Exmaple : A person PQR, got almost 6 months of training in a technology which could have been done in 3 months. No knowledge of even using proper past, present and future tense in English, Working in US from last 2 years.

5. Myth : You know each and every thing in computers
Reality : We all know it, apart from the technology we work on, other knowledge is very less.
Example : An old person who lives near my flat, came once and asked if I could start his computer and fix it properly which was not working for almost an year.

I will add some more as soon as I find out the realities :)

No life without wife. :)

This is one of my favorite songs from Bride and Prejudice. Perfectly describes what a girl wants from her would be... Specially in arrange marriages, it's the question of every boy meeting her officially for marriage :- So what are your expectations from a husband?
To be frank even we don't know what do we expect from him...sometimes we overly-idealize the things as we see around us! Good job, great salary, nice home, caring parents all these things are there by default...But I really feel, it's not a product after all and we are not buying it from a market. We look for a person and not the materialistic things in life. Yes practical approach should be there but still we do care of getting a good human being with whom we can share our complete life...The following things may seem a bit bollywood style or unrealistic but yes girls do expect it...
1. A man who adores her, and respects her with all the flows.
2. A man who stands tall with confidence and thinks "thats my woman!"
3. A man who has earned respect, because of who he is to those around him, and not only to her.
4. A man with brains in mind and love in heart and life.
5. A man with a wit and ambition.
and obviously we do respect what his expectations from a wife and surely try to fulfill them. :)

....

One more day -

Morning @ 11 AM, place : Office
I logged in to orkut and one of my old friends pinged me. She said do watch my onsite snaps, I have just uploaded them on orkut. She is been in US from last 1 year. I checked the snaps and my mind started calculating (as every IT guy's mind starts for onsite). She is of the same age, same degree, less experience. She, being my good friend, I was very happy for her but somewhere I was a little frustrated....
Frustration level : 30%

Afternoon @ 2 PM, place : Office
Got a call from my friend, he switched his job in a big MNC...as the so called recession is over, got almost double hike...he also booked a flat in one of the best locations in Pune. he is younger than me...offcourse I was happy for him but again...
Frustration level : 70%

Evening @ 4 PM, place : Canteen
Another call from my school friend. She cleared her MBA from London and got placed in a nearby company with a well to do contract. Her wedding is been fixed with her boyfriend and would take place in June. I congratulated her, it was really great to hear from my very best friend about her success in career as well as love life...Yes I was glad for her.....but
Frustration level : 100%

Evening @ 5 PM,place : Bus Station
I was waiting for my 5:15 bus going to my hometown. A small girl about 8, 9 yrs old came near me. She was not a tramp but was wearing dirty and torn cloths. Excitedly looking at the people out there, the buses and was trying to mimic the bus conductor. She asked me if I want a ticket. I said yes please give me one, she gave me a piece of paper as a ticket and in return I gave her a chocolate. She smiled and it was one of the most temperate smiles I have ever seen in my life....I was going to ask her a few questions but meanwhile her mom came and said, "Pardon her, It's her first journey by bus and she is very excited. Thank you for the chocolate as she is eating it for the first time." I offered her a few more, she looked at her mom, her mom nodded, she took them and thanked me.

Evening @ 5:15 PM,place : In bus
I entered in bus, was still thinking about that small girl. In the seat next to mine, an old man was sitting looking very stressed and nervous. He was very thin, wearing a white kurta and dhoti. There was a middle aged man with him convincing him something. I tried to listen to them and found that the middle aged man was a member of an old age home. He was taking that old man to Satara's old age home. That old man started crying as the bus started, saying he still wants to live with son and daughter in law. The middle aged man was convincing him that it's not possible as your son don't want to live with you and has handed over you to our old age home. I couldn't recognize but strangely tears rolled out of my eyes seeing that old man crying. It was a mixed kind of feeling I was feeling bad for him but at the same time I had an urge to meet his son and daughter in law and ask them how can they behave like this....But It was not possible for me to do anything for him..

Evening @ 5:30 PM,place : In bus
Bus stopped at Swargate and few more passengers entered. A women with 3 children came and sat near me. Her 2 children were sitting at another seat and she took her 1 year child in her lap. Bus started moving and that women started a conversation. She was a bit talkative, though I was not much interested in talking with her, I couldn't stop her from talking.... In next one hour I was all aware of how her husband is, how her mother in law irritates her and how she was feeling good as she was on way to her mom's home. I asked her how she manages looking after her 3 children and she told her whole story. She got married at 16 and her husband was of 30. at 17 she got her first kid it was a baby girl, at 19 she got another baby girl and at 22 she got a third baby girl...her mother in law and husband were very upset with her and wanted a baby boy...everyday she has to listen to their taunts and say nothing keeping in mind that she has to brought her daughters up confidently and make them independent. She was just 23 and handling so much responsibility, I was shocked and touched....

I thought to share this with you as this day was one of the most happening days of my life. It showed me so many different scenarios and enlightened the most important aspects of life...Every time in life we compare ourselves with the other people, who is going ahead of us, we are ahead of whom, what the other person is getting and what we are lacking. We just need to remember every person has it's own ups and downs in life, life can be very lucky at times and very bad at another....Still people don't loose their hopes and keep on moving trying to make life happier, better and better....No Need to say, at the end of the day my frustration level was 0!!!

Turning 24...

Hmm It's the time I am turning 24, which is a bit complex feeling...
Happy since it's a Birthday but sad as coming out of the age bucket 18-23.

Girls do enjoy being in their 18-23...The "I Don't care" Attitude, Fresh, young blood with new ideas and innovations and different ways of looking at the world, trying to get into professional world, Guys flirting all around...Girls with everything still in the right place, some of them hopefully still single.

Even at 24, I guess nothing will change as such....The "I Don't care" Attitude now changes to whatever may it is "I Can Handle" Attitude. We learn to implement the ideas and innovations which were still on mind, the different ways of looking at the world now seem to be really fair enough and teach to think about each possible dimension of every thing, Girls with a glint in their eye, and not yet worn down by cynicism and doubt. Firm on the decisions and ready to take all the responsibilities in personal as well as professional front :)

Just had a look on how even our choices change, We listen to Radio 4 a lot and remember key phrases from the news and sport so that we can repeat them at work and pretend to have an informed opinion (:P). We pretend to hate cartoons and show "ohh that's not a my cup of tea" faces...but we still really love cartoons. Reality TV shows and feel-good gown-up versions of teen dramas are at their pick for us. We often pretend to be interested in fashion and style not as we are interested but just to portray that we are "Girly". We rarely use our phones for anything meaningful or constructive apart from getting snaps and organizing friends.

So that's enough for now... tired of thinking much and just in a mood to enjoy the life :)

Dil to bachha hai ji...

Yesterday was my friend's birthday so I called her and asked - so ma'am how old are you now?
I actually forgot we should not ask woman her age since the most reviled question for any girl is about her age and now a days even boys don't like it if you ask them :)

But whatever may be the age of person, there is a child hidden in him/her. Some people may say it as wrong but it's a fact that everyone likes to behave like a kid.
Every time I enter into office, on my way to desk, I always feel like I should tap on each head that is coming ahead. While watching a movie, if there is very emotional scene going on and everyone is involved in it, I feel like shouting aloud and making weird noise. Sometimes like asking - Itna sannata kyu hai bhai? In garden I love to play on see-saws, even if it is not allowed for so called grown-ups. Playing in rain is the most common thing we do when we are not in the office. Even the soft skills trainings we got during our induction had many games which were like kids games.

Tell me if you are in a meeting room, a person enters late don't you feel like taking his chair away while he is about to sit? Even if you are a mature person, you do like watching Tom and Jerry. We like to play with kids and become a part of their game. We do cheat in games if we are not in a winning position. So it's very true that whoever may we are and whatever may be the age, Dil to bachha hai ji....n it will keep on doing bachhojaisi harkate... :)

You must also be doing all these things..Don't you? Do send me some new ideas to keep my Dil Bachha... :D

Too good

This is one of my most favorite Marathi poems...
Now this is called ATTITUDE :) gr8 one by KeshavSut.

आमही कोण महणूिन काय पसु सी? आमही असू लाडके-
दवे ाच ेिदधल ेअस ेजग तय ेआमहांस खेळावया;िवशी या पितभाबल ेिवचरतो चोहीकड ेलीलया,
िदकालांतुिन आरपार अमुची दषृ ी पहाया शके
सारेही बिडवार येिथल पहा! आमहापं ुढे त ेिफके;
पािणसपशरच आमुचा शकतस ेवसतपंू ती दावया -
सौदयारितशया, अशी वसतस ेजाद ूकरांमािज या;
फोल ेपाखिडता तमु ही, िनविडतो त ेसतव आमही िनके!

शूनयामािज वसाहती वसिवलया कोणी सरु ांचया बरे?
पथृ वीला सरु लोक सामय झटती आणावया कोण त?े
त ेआमहीच, सधु ा कृतीमधुिनया जयांचया सदा पाझरे;
त ेआमहीच शरणय, मंगल तमु हा ंजयांपासुनी लाभत!े
आमहांला वगळा - गतपभ झणी होतील तारांगण;े
आमहांला वगळा - िवकेल कवडीमोलावरी ह ेिजण!

Some questions that make you think..

Here are some silly but intelligent questions that definitely make you think..
1. If the sky is the limit, then what is space, over the limit?
2. Can you breathe out of your nose and mouth at the same time?
3. Can you get cornered in a round room?
4. Why are people so scared of mice, yet we all love Mickey Mouse?
5. Isn't it funny how the word 'politics' is made up of the words 'poli' meaning 'many' in Latin, and 'tics' as in 'bloodsucking creatures’?
6. Why do companies offer you "free gifts?" Since when has a gift NOT been free?
7. Which way does a compass point in space?
8. Can you get cornered in a round room?
9. Why is "number" abbreviated as "no"? When there is no "o" in number?
10. If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?
11. Why do people call it an ATM machine, but they know it's really saying Automated Teller Machine Machine?
12. Why do people say PIN number when that truly means Personal Identification Number Number?
13. Why do people say, "you've been working like a dog" when dogs just sit around all day?
14. Why are there pictures of the sun wearing sunglasses when the purpose of sunglasses is to protect your eyes from the sun?
15. If marriage means you fell in love, does divorce mean you climbed out?
16. Is there anything easier done than said?
17. Can vampires donate blood?
18. If I think, and therefore I am, am I just a thought?
19. Is bad a bad word?
20. What if you're in hell, and you're mad at someone, where do you tell them to go?
21. If your plan is having no plan, do you have a plan?
22. Does anyone actually kill two birds with one stone?
23. Why do we say "bye bye" but not "hi hi"?
24. Can a guy named Nick have a 'nick'name?
25. If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight?

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Mom/Dad : Beta, you should get married...see all ur frnds are getting engaged now...Tell us if u love someone, we are ok with it...but please get married (10 calls per day)

Bro : Hey any luck with the list on the site? btw preferably get a guy having a beautiful, sweet young sister...(2 calls per day)

Relatives : So wass going on girl, what are you waiting for now? you know that 'x' ka 'y' vala 'z' relative? They are looking for a bride for their son...should we talk to them? (2 calls per day)


Friends (girls) : Hey maddy, we are getting bore of routine life now...need some change...If you schedule your wedding, we can get a long holiday and enjoy over there...Do something fast...(4 calls per day)

Friends (guys) : So miss, why are you still single...Can I help? (help = try) (no count here...)


Me : Ahhh god, please help me...get me out of here...send me to Antarctica, get me an igloo and I'll live with the penguins and blue whales over there (Switch off cell...)