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Howhaveyoustartedaconversationwithastrangerofoppositegenderwhiletravelling?

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WhataresomeofthemostwellmaintainedhostelroomsinIITsorotherinstitutions?

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Viewfromthedoor:

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Whyisstealingmoneywrong?

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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestresponsestothestatement"Iloveyou"?

In8thstandard,Ireallylikedagirlinmyclass.Sheusedtositwithherfriendsbesidemybench.Myfriendsknewofmycrushonher.

Sooneday,myfriendsinstigatedmetoproposetoherintheclass.Itwasafreeperiod,myfriendswereconstantlyprickingmetomakethemove.Sohere'showitwent,

Rahul:"Priyanka(thegirl'sname),anirbanhassomethingtosaytoyou"Everyone'sstaringatmenow.I'mstarstruck,nervousandcaughtoffguardDeborpito:"Sayittoherman!"Priyankaandherfriendslookatmeinsurprisewonderingwhat'salltheruckus.Ilookathernervouslyandsay"ILoveYou"atthespeedoflight,whichwasbarelyunderstandable.AndrightafterIcommittedthisact,Iputmyheaddownonmybenchandhidmyfaceinmyarmsinshame.

Priyanka,amazedatmyactioncouldn'tmakeoutwhatIsaid.Shewasconfused.Thenmyfriendsandherfriendstoldherthatthisguyjustproposedtoyou.

Shewasstartledandsaid"Iwillaskmymomwhattoreplytothisandgiveyoumyanswertomorrow"

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Canberraairportsecurityguardanddog(beagle?)

Pleasedaspunchwithhimself,theguardwaspointingoutbinsandthedogdutifullysniffedeachinturn.Buttheguardmissedonethedoglookedworried,lookingbackandforthbetweentheguardandthebin.Completelyoblivious,theguardcontinuedhisroundandthenorderedthedogtostay,whilehecheckedthetoilets.Thedogsatobediently,waitedwhiletheguardwentthroughthedoorandthenshotovertothemissedbin,checkedit,thenshotbackandwassittingin

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thesamespotwhentheguardcameoutofthetoilets.

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Ifyouweregivenanoptiontopursueyourpassioninadifferentcountrybutneverbeabletoreturn,wouldyougoforit?

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WhyistherehatredinBengaluruforpeoplefromNorthIndia?

I'maKannadigabybirth.I'velivedinBangaloreallmylife(26years)

It'saFridayeveningaround7:30andI'mtakingtheACVolvoBMTCafteralongdayatworkfromMarathahallitoBanashankari.I'mcomfortableinmywindowseatontherighthalfofthebuswheretherearetwoseatsinfrontofmethatfacetheoppositedirectionofbustravel.

AgirlapproximatelymyageandalsoaKannadiga(IthinkIheardherspeakin

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Kannadawithsomeoneonthephone)issittingnexttome.TwoHindispeakinggirlsboardthebusnearEcoSpace,lookaroundandfindtherearenootheremptyseatsthantheonesfacingtheotherway.Oneofthem(she'sSfromnowon)saystoherfriend(V)inHindithatshecan'tsitthereasshefeelssickwhenthebusmoves."Tubhaitna"(Yousit)shesays.AndVsits.

ListeningtotheirconversationthegirlnexttomesogladlygivesherseattoS.StakestheseatandcontinuesjabberinginHindiwithV.Soloudlythathalfthebuscouldexactlyhearthembothveryclearly.IrememberquitewellthatonlyIacknowledgedtheothergirl'sfriendlygesturewithasmile.

Entertheconductorofthebus.VwantsatickettoSilkBoardandStoBTMwatertank.Thedriverwhodoesn'thavechangescribblestheamountbehindtheticketandmovesalong.SBhaiyyabhaiyya40dena!!(Brothergiveme40)Theconductorwhoobviouslyunderstandsherbutdoesn'tknowtorespondinHindigestureshertowait.StoVAreykabdegawoh?(Whenishegonnapayme?)

LoadsofloudHindichatterandlaughterfollows.

FastforwardtoSilkBoard(requiredalotoftimetofastforwardtoo)

Vgetsoff.Sallthewhileseatednexttome,turnstomeandsays"Soyouareworking?"(InEnglish)

Dunnohowotherswouldtakethesuddenquestionhurledatthem,butIwelcomedthelittlechitchatthatwouldfollow.

Afterafewexchangesaboutjob,traffic,andhometown(ShailsfromDelhi)sheasksmeifIknewHindi.TothisIsaidIcanunderstandverywellbutnotveryfluentatspeakingthelanguage.TherestoftheconversationwasinloudHindi(S)andnotsoloudEnglish(me).

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Stoldmethefollowing.1.ShewasinBangaloresincethreeyearsandhasbeenworkingforthepast6months.2.Bangalore'sweatherisawesome!

"Bhaiiyaa40rsdena!!"Andshegetsthechange.

3.Bangalorehasnarrowroads.4.BangaloreismuchsaferthanDelhi.5.Shefeelsthemostcomfortabletogoforawalkat10:30pmafterdinnerwithherroommate.SheneverwentonlatenightwalkswheninDelhi.6.Bangalorehasalotofjobopportunities.7.ShelikesMasalaDDosa.8.

"Bhaiyyajabwatertankaayegabatadena"(Brothertellmewhenwearriveatmystop)Theconductornodsandafteracoupleofminutescallsforherfromhisseat(Yes.Thelonelyseatonthefrontistheconductor'sseat)"Madam,BTMwatertank".

Listeningtoherspeakniceofmycityhadbroughtaboutasmileonmyface,untilshesaidthis"Nicemeetingyouyaar.Kyapata,shayadphirbusmemilenge.TabtakHindibaatkarnabhiseekhlena".(Itwasnicemeetingyou.Whoknows,wemightmeetagainonthebus.UnilthendolearnhowtospeakinHindi).

ThegirlwithwhomIearliersharedasmile,nowgrinned.

DidIhateSaftertheincident?No.

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WhatisAnkurWarikoo'sdailyroutinelike?

Imaintainmyroutineonthecalendarandamobsessedwithit.Ausualdaycomprisesseveralworkshopsanddiscussions.Asapolicy,Idonothaveanyreviews.Ihatereviews.Onlyworkshopsthat...(more)

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Event:Australiavs.India,3rdODIDate:October5,2007Place:RajivGandhiInternationalCricketStadium,Hyderabad,India

IndianCricketTeamwasbattingagainstAustralia,chasingthetargetof290setbythem.Itwaslastballof24thover.SachinTendulkarwasbattingfromIndia'ssideandBradHoggwasballingfromthesideofAustralia.Sachincouldn'thitthatlastballashewanted,andtheballgotintothewicketsandhewasbowled.

Hoggwasecstatichehadtakenthewicketoflegend.Nextdaywhenbothteamsweredoingnetpractice,HoggcametoSachinwithaphotographofthatwicketandaskedhimtogiveanautographonthatphoto.

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SachinsignedthatphotoofhisdismissalwithfollowingwordsandgaveittoHogg:

Thiswillneverhappenagain,Hoggy.

Anditneverdid.AfterthateventSachinandHoggcamefacetofaceongroundmorethanadozentimes,butHoggcouldnevertakehiswicket.

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FromwheredoestheWhatsAppearnmoney?

WhatsApp,Facebook,TwitterTheyfallintothecategoryofDataMiningCompanies.TheysellyourpersonalinformationtoMNCsandshowyouadsbasedasperyourinterests.FacebookbuyingWhatsAppWiththismastermove,Markprovedheisveryintelligent.ForinstanceIfyousendamessagetoyourfriendinWhatsAppthatyouliketheNikeAirmaxshoes,andlateropenFacebook,youwillseetheadofNikeAirmaxat30%discount.Smart,right?PSThisisnotillegal,youhaveacceptedtheclausesinthetermsandconditions(didn'tcaretoreadit,right?)

Edit1ForthoseofyouwhothinkthatIamtalkingstupid,here'sadetailedanswerPratikRatnaparkhi'sanswertoHowdoesWhatsAppmakemoney?

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HowisRahulDravidinreallife?

IrecentlymethimathishousetoshowaproductthatIhaddeveloped.

Ihadalwaysheardabouthishumilityanddowntoearthnature,Iwasnervousanyway.

Iwaswaitingathisofficeinhishouse,hecamedowninaround5oddminutes.

Justashecame,Istoodupandintroducedmyself,"HiIamMirik."Heshookmyhandandreplied,"HiIamRahul,nicetomeetyou".

Iwasawestruck,heintroducedhimselftome!Icouldnotreply,themanthatthewholeofIndiaandthecricketingworldknowsandadores,stillintroducedhimselfjustlikeanyoneelsedoes.

Lateronthinking,Imyselfthoughtthatduringmyteamastheheadoftheorganizingcommitteeofmycollegefestival,whenjuniorswouldhavecometomeetmetodiscusssomething,Iwouldnothaveintroducedmyself,assumingthattheyknowme.

Myrespectforhim,whichwasreallyveryhighbefore,wentupevenmore.

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Beingconfidentenoughtoeataloneatarestaurant.

Theartofstrikingupconversationswithstrangers.

Torevelinsolitude.Oneshouldnotneedcompanytohaveagoodtime.

Planningyourfinances.

Theartofgettingstuffdone.Youmightbeplanningaparty,tryingtogetyourofficialdocumentsready,buildingyourownwebsite,championingacause,anything,andyoushouldbeabletofigureouthowtodoit.

Managingyourtaxes.It'ssimpleenoughinmostcountriesandyoudonotneedsomeoneelsetodoitforyou.

Thevirtueofrespectandpoliteness.Beciviltoeveryone.Smileatpeople.Say"Thankyou","Please","Myapologies","You'rewelcome"moreoften.

Awarenessofone'sselfandconvictions.Haveanopinion.Fightforit

Butalsolearntorecognizewhenyou'rewrong.Andhavethecouragetoadmitit.Thereisnoshameinit.

Theabilitytoexpressoneselfbeitahumorousanecdote,agrippingstory,apost,asong,askit.

Nottobelieveeverythingonehearsorreadsorsees.Learntoapplyyourownreasoninganddigalittledeeper.

It'sfinetobescared.Tocrysometimes.Toletyouremotionsovercomeyou.Ifyouthinksomeonewillthinklessofyoubecauseofit,kickthemoutofyourlife.

Lifeprogressivelygetsharder.Butthatisn'tsomethingtoworryabout.Youalsoprogressivelybecomemorematureandcapableofhandlingallkindsofshitlifethrowsatyou.

Theartofhostingpeopleandmakingsuretheyhaveagreattime.

Peoplegenerallydonotthinkaboutyouasmuchasyouthinktheydo.Sodonotletirrationalfearsandinsecuritiescrippleyou.

Makinggoodfriendsgetsharderaftercollege.Socherishtheonesyouhave.

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WhyisDravidsooverrated?

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Whatwasthehardestthingyouwentthroughinlifeandhowdidyougetpastthat?

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Whataresomeofthemostunusualandamazingstoriesofmeetingyourspouseforthefirsttime?

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