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The Test

Neil Shastri February 12, 2003

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#13 Posted by JohnGalt on February 16, 2003 9:59:12 pm
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Sadna, one is more likely to find chapati and batata bhaji in a true blue Marathi Mulga`s lunch box than aloo parathas ;)
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#12 Posted by sadna on February 15, 2003 10:22:41 am
When he opened his lunch box to eat, he would probably said `AAaai, only six aloo parathas, don`t you care about your son`s good health and future` :)

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#11 Posted by Essensaur on February 15, 2003 9:29:54 am
Welcome, Neil. :)

It has been some time hat I went through these episodes of frenzy myself, and enjoyed the deja vu feeling.

Have also asked my recenty married niece in San Fran to read this one - she is planning to do so soon as she completes her move to her new home.

Years before partition, an American lady journalist wrote about India, calling it a functioning anarchy. Good to see that the anarchy prevails in the minds of its youth a century later. Don`t let those muddled pieces settle down into a pattern too soon - keeps one young and healthy. ;)

AJ`s would be publications make an interesting and impressive list. Would be great to get a sneak preview of what he thinks of Ayn Rand, in his own hurried, muddled way.

Best wishes,
E
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#10 Posted by temporal on February 14, 2003 11:34:47 am
whoa # 3:

thanks!
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#9 Posted by cmp99 on February 13, 2003 8:39:59 pm
Neil, felt real. Are you sure about the midnight snack stuff being a medical fact?

I guess rsaxena and his brain-teaser puzzles will help him in GRE/GMAT.

When was the last time I opened a book and studied for something ... ahh ... one year back ... time to get back to those books. Excellence doesnt come at a cheap price.
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#8 Posted by Teunkens on February 13, 2003 7:59:20 am
Lovely :)), would be waiting for more.......
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#7 Posted by ashwindatye on February 13, 2003 6:50:22 am
Sounds familiar... Slogging at night never did me any good anyway... Stay away from that stuff...
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#6 Posted by Gulblah on February 12, 2003 11:39:53 pm
awesome, infact i am reading it at 12:41 at night.. and i got 3 midterms comming up next week.. lolz there are so many similarities.. ;)
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#5 Posted by Ras on February 12, 2003 11:39:53 pm

Welcome to CHOWK.

Great ending here Neil Shastri.


Ras
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#4 Posted by ana_dobarah on February 12, 2003 5:48:13 pm
Neil,
this was quite entertaining...nice work!

whoooaaah....
thanks for the translation!

:-)

--ana
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#3 Posted by oOOwhoaOOo on February 12, 2003 3:21:26 pm
Hey Neil .. Grrrrrrrrreat brother .. I know how AJ feels ;)

Translation for temporal:

Aaiiiii! Mazha daba kuthe ahe? Aaiii!!!!!! Mala late hotay! AAAAIIIIII!!!! Tula aplya mulachya bhavishyachi kahi kadarch nahi!!!!!”
>> Mommmmmmmm where`s my lunch box ?? I am getting late !!!!! Mommmmmm !!!! Dont you care about your son`s future ????

“Aaiii… aga aadhi sangaych na… aata mala late zalach na! Aaj mala late hoil… Aadhi test mag practicals.”
>> Mommm .. you should have told me before .. now I am going to be late anyway ... First test and then practicals

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#2 Posted by temporal on February 12, 2003 1:41:22 pm
Neil:

welcome to chowk...well paced...hope to see more here...can someone translate the following quotes?

“Aaiiiii! Mazha daba kuthe ahe? Aaiii!!!!!! Mala late hotay! AAAAIIIIII!!!! Tula aplya mulachya bhavishyachi kahi kadarch nahi!!!!!”
and
“Aaiii… aga aadhi sangaych na… aata mala late zalach na! Aaj mala late hoil… Aadhi test mag practicals.”

rgds,

t
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#1 Posted by Ansari on February 12, 2003 11:31:04 am
Sounds incurably Indian; itna bom kahe ko marta re. . .
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Interact Index

    #13 JohnGalt
    #12 sadna
    #11 Essensaur
    #10 temporal
    #9 cmp99
    #8 Teunkens
    #7 ashwindatye
    #6 Gulblah
    #5 Ras
    #4 ana_dobarah
    #3 oOOwhoaOOo
    #2 temporal
    #1 Ansari

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