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• Back from a whirlwind trip to Delhi and Surat. Delhi was fun. At company expense, enjoyed a five star stay for a crash course in NewsX and got a bit of information on upcoming events in our company. Cant give out more information. :) In surat, i went to cover the total solar eclipse of the century. I cant describe it in words. Even if i didnt see the Solar Eclipse because it was very cloudy and raining... i saw the effect... it was a early dawn sky... and then at 6:21... it went pitch dark... like it was night... and then... three minutes later... the light came back. I was completely detached from it as i took it as just another reporting assignment. But when i reached the venue (from where we were going live) at 4am in the morning... i couldnt believe the crowds. People were there early in the morning waiting to watch a celestial extravaganza of the century. People from Romania, Japan and Germany had come. Not to forget our our Indian Brothers and Sisters. I did some good work... good lives... interviewed so many people and after 27 years on this planet... i finally discovered some curiosity for this planet, our existence in this milky way... brilliant.

• Also i went to Delhi after six months. The discovery that i made was the Delhi International Airport. SEXY is the word. :) Its world class, hep and classy. Had an awesome double shot expresso with a mediterranean sub at 5.30 in the morning. Classic. One thing is for sure. Next time, i wont crib about Delhi Airport. Next time, i will go a little early to enjoy the airport. Next time, i will be a little better dressed when i am at the Delhi airport. :)

• Amul picked me up from Surat. He was in Silvassa for work. So on way back, he picked me up. He showed his true love for me by co-ordinating his offical trip with mine. And i showed my true love for him by treating him to nice, hot and awesome Italian lunch in Surat. In return, he showed his true love by giving me his eye mask for two hours sleep while he drove in heavy rain. I, in return, showed my true love by allowing him to listen to Des Pardes songs composed by Rajesh Roshan.. some songs i had never heard in life but still kept smiling through. He, in return, when i woke up, showed his love by kissing my hands every 10 secs and i in return... smiled coyly and had some wonderful moments i will cherish for life... the love exchange continues... but lets not get into details please... :)

• Now i am back home. My mom had two best days of her life recently after she took a break from work to spend time with my mama and mami who came visiting from Mumbai. She was so happy when i spoke to her over the phone from Delhi and Surat. She usually is grumpy through the day... because of her school principal who gives her a lot of grief. But my Mama Mami's visit, with some nice sandwiches at Freezeland and some shopping therapy with my Mami, gave my mom some great reason to be happy. But always expect something bizzare from my mom. As part of my wedding preparations, my mother has bought a nice fancy double bedsheet with pillow covers. She plans to gift that to me. Now, how bizzare is this? Amul's house has enough bedsheets and pillows.. Why do i need to carry a bedsheet from home? Next thing you know, my mom will pack me soaps and toothpaste... God Forbid!!!!

• Must mention a line or two about the weather. Its been awesome since a week. Its been raining cats and dogs in Surat and South Gujarat. In Ahmedabad, its been decent. Its raining in favour of employers. I say so because it rains at night... through the night... instead of through the day... giving poor employees like us to skip work on the pretext of rains. Common clouds... you can do better than this... be kind to poor people like us. :)

• Ok!! Hooch tragedy refuses to die down. One more arrested. One more police press conference. One more story. And one more headache. As they say, every good thing must come to an end. Gotta go. Goodbye.