1) Telly - entertainment are on a all time high.One just has to zap through the various hindi channels,who incidentally seems to have taken a " Geeta pe haath rakh ke kasam " to ensure that the indian political class gets portrayed in the light which they inheritently deserve - as a source of " all bakwas and no sense " entertainment.Aaj Tak is the undisputed champion in the race though, with shows ranging from interview with Master Dinanath who used to teach Vasundhara Raje "English" in standard 4 to how Advani once fell off from his cycle to land in a heap of cowdung when he was 14.Last time I had seen the channel, it was a show named " ye kaisi dosti, ye kaisa pyar", with visuals of Amar Singh and Manmohan Singh with the song " dost dost na rahaa" playing in the background.Now you know how to save on your hard earned money on weekend movies - who needs those " gheesa peeta pyar mohabbat " when you can have export quality entertainment for free.Recession ka time hain bhai, money saved in money earned afterall.
2) And guys, just my two cents on some thoughts which I have been nurturing for the past few days. Happiness is something which we constantly pursue after, and which seems to ,more often than not, evade us.Last few months have affirmed my belief that somehow , Happiness is not necessarily directly proportional to money & fame, to IIM's & Harvard's , to beautiful cosmopolitan girlz and a stay in Hilton's .Now before you start wondering about any influence of Baba Ramdev in my life,I would rather stick to my inclination for "Kingfisher " and well cooked Pork, while laughing aloud on some third grade adult jokes of mah frenz.Maybe the word happiness is an illusion, something which you can experience only temporarily when your expectations are met.But meeting expectations in itself creates another set of expectations, which when fails,makes you suffer......
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