Another whimsical attempt to dawdle on the pointless by yours faithfully.
This time we will together explore use of the word BUS. Also called bottom of the barrel fishing.
As in its phonetic presentation in English and couple of Indian languages.
Therefore the readers with non multi language skillset should quit here.
So on to the Bus. As in boarding the conveyance. You guessed right. I thought of this insanity while traveling on such a device. A Marathi local bus rider offering a seat to me would say 'ye bus'. Whence a Hindi bhai would say 'baas kya?'
Whence I would suspect that the episode is about to become a busketcase with all of the bus ye bus wo bakwas. So to bypass the oncoming insanity I would suggest to my fellow ridership - bas rehne do yaro kuch aur baatein karo.
So we move on to less basi items. When my Hindi friend pipes up - bas ek baat bataa - ye baas tujhe bhi aa rahi hai?
As I contemplate this sudden turn of events I spot an old Bong acquaintance heading our way who says 'Boss, tum ye boss pe ata hai?'
Not knowing if the baas or the Boss comment deserved an answer I decide to play safe and go 'ees baas ke baad to mein ye bus pe nahin aaoonga'.
On an informal mission to read one book a week as long as the eyes allow for such ambition. Fiction or non is not important as long as it entertains and /or educates. To that end the past few weeks have brought a bounty in the form of some wonderful and then not so engaging literature. Among the notables are - Non fiction category: 1. Good arguments by Bo Seo (how to handle a dispute or debate the most efficient way possible) 2. Genesis by Eric Schmidt (and former US Secy of State Henry Kissinger, who recently passed) - how AI might affect our lives as we know it 3. One in a billion - Zarna Garg (an autobiographical look at an Indian born American woman with a bindi narrated in a standup format - yes it is at times cliched but still funny) Fiction: 1. Personal by Lee Child (a vigilante story with Jack Reacher the giant, nomad protagonist of Child's novels goes hunting for a sniper) 2. Ramayana unraveled by Ami Ganatra (she might disagree about it being a work of fiction but oh wel...
Aur nahi bus aur nahi, gham ke pyale aur nahi..
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