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Ever wondered from where the term “flavor of the month” came into being? Can months also have flavors of their own? Well… can’t say about the other months of the year, but December definitely does! It starts with the air itself! Mumbai suddenly starts witnessing sweater vendors on the road! People, bundled up in layers of sweaters and scarves, are a rare and amusing sight! The mellowed down sun gives way to soothing breeze that caresses your face. When this happens at noon, it’s especially a unique experience for our concitoyens! And in this season, one HAS to try doing a little journey sitting on the first seat of a double decked bus to make most of this opportunity! The month also brings another reason to cheer: Christmas! Unlike what most people believe, you neither have to be a Catholic nor a kid to savor the excitement of this season! There is so much joy that Christmas offers; just choose what suits you the best! Take your kids to shake hands with Santa, be a (secret) Santa to so...

Bidaai is not when u leave someone behind... thats not y u cry. You cry because u let go of the most special people in your life to make place for another special person. Its the best example of tears of joy n sorrow together.

याद होगा आपको हमारा प्यारा मुस्सद्दीलाल चक्कर काट-काट कर जो रहता था अक्सर बेहाल? अब उसका बेटा मुस्सद्दीलाल जूनियर हुआ है "अडल्ट" जो अब तक था मैनर ले ली है अब इसने अपने हाथों में सारी भाग-दौड़ बनवाना है इसे अपना लैसंस, वीज़ा और पासपोर्ट जी हाँ भैया अब यह जायेंगे परदेश परंतु निश्चय है, कर के पढ़ाई लौटेंगे अपने ही देश! पासपोर्ट ऑफिस के बाहर मिले भाटिया एजंट "३००० साहब, पासपोर्ट चाहिए ना अर्जंट?" "क्यों दू मैं आपको ३०००? जब की ओफ़िशिअल रेट है १०००?" "कहाँ साहब यूँ ही चक्कर लगाएँगे? पिताजी के तो घिस गए, आप भी जुते घिसवायेंगे?" बिना इस बात को बढाए, M2 चला गया भीतर ना लाच, ना चोरी, ना कोई ग़लत काम इतर लाईन में खड़े रहें, १००० चुक्ते किये १५ दिन बाद पुलिस ने घर पर दस्तक दिए बाहर निकलते ही पटेल इंस्पेक्टर ने पूछा, "भाई साहब कुछ देंगे?" "नहीं!" शांति से बोला M2 "काग़ज़ात दिखा कर रवाना करेंगे!" जब गए यह लिसंस ऑफिस, निकलवाया इसी ईमानदारी से काम मुश्किल नहीं था, बस पुचा नहीं सामने से "शुक्लाजी, क्या है आपका दाम?" भले लगे यह...

Kabhi tum mujhse pyar karte Kabhi yun hi ruth jaate Jab marzi ki gale lagaya Jab mann kiya raub jamaya Na tumhe, na auron ko, Na kisi ko dekar apne jane ki khabar Chali jaungi ek din Chhod tumhe yunhi bekhabar! Tumhari Mashuka Zindagi.

The young man at the signal under the sun, Was selling the little toy soldier with a gun. I asked my seven year old cousin, “What do we call him?” “Terrorist!” she said, without looking grim. I regretted, for a second, asking such a question For a second, I looked up to the heaven! How do I explain, to this little girl of seven, The difference between the two men in question? I pointed at his uniform, “A soldier, darling” He protects us from terrorists, that’s his service.” Of that uniform, seemingly taking no notice She immediately asked, “So, whom is the terrorist serving?” I wanted to explain that terrorists serve nobody! That it is just another form of insanity! How do I tell her, “They serve their God”? “You shall be punished by God, If u hurt anyone in action or thought” Is what she has always been taught! How to answer such a question In such a bloody world Where one wakes to the fear of killed in a blast Thanks God at the end of the day if he does last! Where terrorism and corr...

"Crying has become your hobby", he said I hung up, kept crying, went to bed Kept crying this morning in the train Tears continued to flow in the rain... Suddenly, in the rain, the rain very same Saw a little girl playing an innocent game With a fallen sari of her mother, happy galore Not knowing, she didn't have a home anymore I cried again, crying being my hobby Reminded of a book, read in my marble floored lobby What Colette says with a lot of conviction, Love is not an honorable emotion!

Decide where you want to reach and then you will be able to choose your path well and enjoy it thoroughly. You will know which opportunities are enriching for you and could make the best out of them. Of course, little digressions on the way are always welcome to make the journey even more interesting. But the bottom line is, KNOW WHERE YOU ARE HEADING TO! But then you meet people of all sorts on this journey. And the dangerous species, or rather let’s call them influential species, are those with no destination at all! Now attention, there are two sub categories under this: the loafers or the wanderers are the first sub category. Simply put, they are lost! There is no purpose, not even a short term goal of pleasure in what they do. They do things just because they are told to so or because someone else is also doing it. And the second sub category is the: Behti hava sa tha woh… Udti patang sa tha woh.. Humko toh raahein thi chalati, wo khud apni rah banata Girta, sambhalta, masti se ch...