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> IIT M maybe famous for many things but the only attraction for me there is the cheap and good food outlets
> As I go into one, there are many female students snacking, chatting, even gorging...
> I spot something peculiar then
> Every single female (student) is sitting with one leg crossed on top of another (even crossing posture it is called.. yes yes.. I googled this phrase)
> The old timers might say that this is arrogance
> The Gen Y probably thinks it is confidence that makes them do this
> As I age, I am not sure which one is right
> But the one thing I am sure of is that the IIT figures are way hotter than the CEG ones...

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Location : Nameless Hair Salon, Velachery, 11 am
> I enter into a hot, crowded hair salon.
> I quickly get across to a Dhina-Thanthi (Tamil newspaper) to fan myself (No power supply in Tamil Nadu Boss)
> As I await my turn, I try and eavesdrop on the conversations that are happening around me
> One reasonably groomed fellow says to another " I was not available yesterday da. Went to Vellore to see my sister. She has given birth to twins"
> He goes on.. "Both of them are girls. Now they have 3 girl children.."
> The other person chimes in now "oops. Their lives are screwed.. ain't so?" , he says.
> "No no. The brother in law is trying to sell these twins. He is looking for interested parties inside the hospital itself. Maybe he will get hold of a broker"
> I am shocked.. stunned.. I don't even know how to react to what i have just heard.
> As I exit the salon only one thought comes to mind... This country will forever be a Third World Country...!

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Location: Taramani, Chennai; 2 pm
> People around me stand in a synchronized motion
> They say that the earth is shaking
> I can feel nothing really but all are asked to evacuate the building
> As I try to get out, I can feel the building shake
> I see scores of people trying to get out through a cramped staircase
> Some people are genuinely scared; some were exiting anyway to get a smoke
> As we wander out, people say a Tsunami is going to hit us in 3 hours
> 2 thoughts come to my mind instantly on hearing this
> 1- I should have a sumptuous dinner tonight. Probably with ice-cream
> 2- Will the IPL game be cancelled then?
> Now I know what my priorities are in life...!

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Location - Taramani, Chennai, 12 pm
>I get into a Share-Auto with 8 other people on a sweltering day to get to my workplace
>Violating all safety & emission norms, the share auto zooms past several traffic cops interested only in harassing motorcycle riders
> An impoverished frail looking old lady extends her arms for a ride to a street 100 meters across the current location of the auto
> The auto driver is happy to take her in and charges twice the amount for this distance
> The old lady is dissapointed
> I look towards the auto driver only to see a glaring red badge
> The following letters are imprinted on it along with a picture of a sickle- CITU
> Now there is one ideology that has NOT GONE WRONG...!!!

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> Location: Grocery Store, Chennai, 11 am.
> I stand in a line at the cash counter. middle aged guy stands in-front of me
> guy says to his son - "dei, i asked you to bring goldwinner oil da".
> son says "appa, i brought that only no?''
>Dad goes into the store to get the correct item
> I think to myself "what a prick of a guy. the little kid is right"
>comes back with the same oil as the son but with more number of items-cream biscuits, cakes, cool drinks, chocolates and other snacks.
>The son's face lights up. He hugs his dad
>Apparently like love, sometimes, parenting can be beautiful too....!!!