...Just pick the Shiny one..

Aab Use Dil e - Tabah Ki,
Halaat Naa Poochiye,
Benaam Aarzoo ki, Lazaat Naa Poochiye,
Ek Ajnaabi tha, Rooh Kaa, Armaan Ban Gaya,

Ek Haadsa tha pyaar ka, Gumnaam ban gaya,
Manzil kaa Raasta koi mujhe,dikhla gaya koi,
Yoon Zindagi ki Raah Mein, Takra Gaya koi....

Yoon Zindagi ki Raah Mein..

What a day! so surreptitious, yet so subtly profound, what a day!

But before i proceed - here i paste for future reference -- an interaction with a lady over the phone. Have not been able to tune myself into the Chetan Bhagat books, but here is an experience real time. She (again name undisclosed) works for a travel agency, in delhi, helped me get the the travel tickets back home. Its 5 in the morning there back in Delhi, and i believe the day after the budget, which talks of India shininig and rising and all that, has been doing so all these last few years...

I am wondering though, slowly how, they are sucking in, all such nice youth of India, with such work hours. I remember, once having heard of the fact, how, India's culture, that of waking up early mornings, doing the religious rituals, prevalent in the yester years, will undergo a sea change with these strange working shifts that the Outsourcing wave has brought in. And add to that, the rampantness i have heard people telling me about the life too, with such work hours introduced.

Its 6 in the evening for me, and this lady at 4 in the morning, servicing me quite meticulously seems to be so much at elan with herself!

Just a few hours ago, i again messed up quite naturally, as to which door knob to turn while entering my building. Here, everything is the other way around, and when i am lost, i just forget that its not the right one, but pick up the other one most times...Most such things i have noted over these last few months are the opposite -- the electric switch pushed up to switch on, the roads u follow the right, and the water tap, you turn the opposite way too...Nowadays i tend to ignore the specifics even, but let me not continue the digressions.time to enjoy the conversations pasted below:

Oh yes, why the shiny one, cos, the person entering from the other side, today taught me a nice lesson as to how to remember which door/knobs/switches/roads to go on or follow...Just remember the shiny one, the one more used with hands, the shiny one! So...

Here you go then:

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from SS..
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Dear Mr.Chatterjee,
Namaste and Greetings from MakeMyTrip!
Thank you for visiting our website and trying options, suiting to your travel plans.
Based on your search details, we have learnt that you have tried to make a reservation but due to certain reasons, you were unable to do the same.
We have tried to understand your travel plan and have worked out the below option: -- bla bla bla...
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from me to SS
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Thanks S..

You have been of great help. We talk tomorrow about the payment.
How do i receive the tickets? Hope there wont be any problem, if i pay you first and wait for the tickets subsequently. Also you wanted to send me something on the 'payment details' - nothing in this email. Is it possible in any way -- that i send you a cheque ? (in case I dont want to trouble my friend)
Please let me know.

Thanks again,

Cheers
Chirantan
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from SS to me
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As these tickets will be paper ticket so we will Fed-ex that tickets on your mailing address, for your convenience I will provide a fed ex tracking number so that the tickets can be tracked once dispatched.
There will not be any problem in this.
Thanks
S.
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from me to SS
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Hi S,

That sounds good. Thank you.

My mailing address:

Chirantan Chatterjee,
Doctoral Student,
c/o Ms Carole McCoy
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy & Management
Hamburg Hall, Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Tel Mobile - 001-412-720-8128.
Am getting back to you tomorrow on the CC details.

Cheers,
Chirantan
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From SS to me
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Hi Chirantan,

Thanks for your prompt reply. And one more as you are asking about Aerosvit Airline; it’s a 3 Star airline.

And airline is almost like our Air India. So I think not that much bad.

Thanks
S
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from me to SS
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S -- not that much bad, but not that much good either. As a student i cannot complain though, thanks dont worry, am fine by it...as an Indian one tends to finally leave everything to destiny - Karma. Hain naa!

Chalo, i will get back to you! I am your client and perhaps professionally i am not supposed to say this, but i am touched with your service.

Now go get some quick sleep -- the kinds doctors get when they do night shifts in the hospitals! :)
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from SS to me
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Oh Thanks A Lot.
Hey please don’t say client all this…………….bada ajeeb legta he.J
No don’t leave anything on destiny.
My shift is going to over after half an hour then only I will sleep.
Chalo……………….bye for today.
Nice to talk with you.

Thanks again.
Byeeeeeeeeeee, S.
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from me to SS
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:) ok ok wont say. chalo, bye!
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and i just got the last one, time: 8 by my clock should be 6.15 in the morning, there in Delhi from SS to me
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Ok thanks

Bye!
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time for the few beginning lines from the Mehdi Hasan ghazal...


Yoon Zindagi ki Raah mein,
Takra Gaayaa Koi,
Yoon Zindagi ki Raah mein,
Takra Gaayaa Koi,
Ek Roshni naa der mein,
Bikhhra Gaya koi,
Yoon Zindagi ki Raah mein,
Takra Gaayaa koi....

~Yoon Zindagi ki Raah Mein...