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कहीं पर मैंने पढा था !

वह पथ क्या पथिक कुशलता क्या
जब पथ पर बिखरे शूल ना हो !

वह नाविक कि धैर्य परीक्षा क्या
जब धाराये प्रतिकूल ना हो !

कितने सही ढंग से कहा गया है।

अगर सब कुछ ठीक ठाक हो तो
कोई भी काम आसान होता है।
मगर जब दुर्भर परिस्थितियोमे भी जो
काम किया जाये वह श्लाघनिय योग्य
होता है।

हर दिन मनुष्य जीवन एक परीक्षा
से गुजरता है॥ वह सब जीत के आगे
बढ़ना ही मनुष्य का कर्तव्य है ।

Me and Mouth Shut: :

I am a regular visitor to the portal called "mouthshut.com".

Here we discuss about products, quality, new launches, film reviews, comments, debates...

Before deciding on buying a new product / service, visiting a hill station, buying airticket, or watching new movie, it is better to read the reviews on Mouthshut ; hereinafter referred to as the "MS".

In MS community, there are some star writers who have long list of trusted circle.. a la followers .. i.e. whatever a * writer scribbles it gets applause and very good shabbashis etc... But yes, there are some very good writers also in the list. whom I do like very much.

Yet, there are some MS members, as it is alleged in MS and writing on the wall and so much of mud slinging about the copying, the review contents from some other sites etc... and the war goes on between the writer and other members.. it is just sometimes funny being there.. and read their comments....

MS in itself is a good forum to express our views and opinions about anything and everything.. and we have the right of expression.

The name Mouth Shut suits and tells it all and sundry..

... Q Please ...

Well, today early morning when I started from Bangalore to Pune, while standing in a 'Q' near the King Fisher - check in counter, I was thinking about the importance of 'Q'...

If there were no 'Que's in this world what would have been the scene.

Now a days, every where we see the Q... Whether it is for your Kids Nursery admission, a Rail ticket, a Plane ticket, for boarding the bus, train or whatever. Even for collecting Water also we need to stand in Q. For knowing the SB a/c or Current A/c or Bank credit card balance you will be put in Que over telephone.. and your waiting No. is... XXX, Some times it is irritating.. When the que gets longer and longer and no movement is observed.... Yet we have to compromise with the situation and continue to stand and wait.

Suppose you happen to be a frequent flyer on the Air Deccan, and call their customer care no.. at times you are put in 'Q' for hours together before they come online.

When I was in the European countries, I observed the importance they give for 'Q',

I was shopping in Disney Land, Paris, I chose some articles and handed over to the billing desk and asked her to wait as I had to pick some more .. after some minutes, I saw a long 'Que' near the Billing desk, and the lady at the counter was waiting for me to come back with all my pick ups and finish the billing before she can proceed for next shopper.!!!! amazing, I felt sorry for that and apologised to others, who were just smiling ... if it were in India...

Ohh.. the other day, we were in a 'Q' to enter for the Special Darshan at Sri Chamundi Temple in Mysore, all were having the special tickets to enter through the Direct channel. All of a sudden a lady (an aunty) came from nowhere and opened the barricade and tried to enter with her bandwagon of kids, when objected, she said ; they were waiting for so long under the sun.. and she thought there is no 'Q' and as if we were just standing... yet she managed to sneak through the barricade and enter the temple before any one of us who were waiting for so long in the Q.

During my high school days I use to jump 'Q', while buying film ticket. What we used to do :

-- Simply walk over the 'Que' (like spiderman!!) with the help of metal cages.. and land exactly infront of the counter.

When I grew up, I more often end up jumping the Q on the roads, trying to race ahead of other vehicles.

Bottomline: 'Q' is the best capsule for all traffic chaos, mismanagement, indiscipline and everybody should obey Q system wherever possible.

Ashwini Rai.. (Not less than Aishwarya Rai...!!!)

This young, talented, smart, bold and beautiful little girl from a small town called Belgaum in Northern part of Karnataka.

I met her first when I had been to the Northern Part of our state last month to attend a marriage of my cousin brother. Evening refreshments we had in Mr. Raibagi's place, which was quite homely and calm.. In the melee the second of the three daughters, this Ashwini came back from college. I vouch and rate her to be smart, intelligent and full of enthu. This little girl has so many dreams in her eyes and her attitude says, yes she will make them come true and she will prove to be a successful human being;

She came to Bangalore for some work and I had a chance to meet and speak to her once again and it is her will power and stubborn nature that she got the work done offcourse with little logistic support from me.

Only wishes and best wishes come to my mind whenever I happen to think about this little girl.

May God bless her in all her endevours...