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“No ! Not in my terrace ! “ “ Yes Memsaahib . She’s there – three , too small , dark . “ “ Can you take them away ? “ “ The mother won’t allow anyone to come  near them . Besides I’m getting late. “ Audacity at her very best. “ Then  do something to prevent them from moving . I don’t want them in my house. “ Of all people on earth , why me ? Yeah ! Go ahead , try me. I  am terribly scared of cats . Phobia . And this  foolish mother cat had to start her crazy family on my terrace. On the top of it , Jatin was having fun at my expense. “ Are you sure you’re okay with my Delhi trip ? “ , he smirked. He would be away – I  have to handle the stray  cats alone. Bending over my dahlias , I replied “ Are you going to cancel the trip if I ask you to ? No !  you won’t . But you want to earn some brownie points. I can see through your plans Mr. Husband. “ “ In that case , no use trying, eh ? “ and he laughed like a zombie. After driving Jatin to the...

Funny and whacky. Yet sweet. Read further and you’ll know...... Year 2002 : A kid called T. Age : about 3 years He sees his parents’ wedding album and remarks ,” Oh my my!!! This is my Papa. Who is he getting married to ?” His mother gets red in the face. He got upset that no one invited him for the wedding . @ Abhishek Sim : T is the Fa guy. Remember ? Sniff…and Fa. Year 1991 : Name : P A young man of about 25 years Marital status : Single (Not even engaged or seeing anyone) Was caught riding a scooter during curfew in the city. Returning from the grocery. Police constables stop him. make moves to get him arrested. Breaking curfew is a crime, isn’t it ? P makes the most miserable face ever and blurts out “ My wife has just delivered a baby. I need to cook for her. Let me go” ,pointing towards his shopping bag. The policeman lets him off. Grins. P.S. : P is happily married now with a wife and two kids. P.P.S : Those who haven't met my Princesses should go to the previous post....

It was dark, raining and I was waiting. We had never seen each other before. I thought that I can recognize her. I’m an optimistic person you know. Finally she came and I waved to her. That was my first real encounter with Ria . We knew each other through blogs. She’s the first blogger buddy whom I’ve met in real. We never chatted though and then began our chatter over coffee. As goes the adage, a lot can happen over coffee. I had my tiny lil’ sis with me (Yeah,we come in a package deal.) We talked about our lives,interests but not much about blogging. I never knew that she belongs to my state. We split in English,Oriya and Hindi. (I do not know any more languages). She was such a mixing young lady. ( I refer her as “young” coz she said I look 18…) . The three of us had a good time together,discovering so many things in common ( No,we don’t share the same guy…..lol). The only hitch was a howling kid who spoiled the ambience ( I had never seen a MBBS in a CCD outlet before ). Maybe...