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Economic meltdown . Floods . Decline . Riots . Job cuts . Global warming . Ozone layer holes . Murders . Slowdown . Lay-offs . Lock outs . Shut downs . Strikes . No hiring . Pollution . G8 . Tear gas . Conversions . Rising sea levels . Melting glaciers . War . Bird flu.  Drugs . Underage . Buy outs . Liquidity . CRR hike . Carcinogens . AIDS . Underworld . Credit crunch . Epidemic . Climate refugees . Slavery . Temperature rise . Nuclear Winter . Bonded labour . Honour killings . Rape . Student gunmen . Suicide Bombers .Climate change . Terrorists . Women suicide terrorists . Separtists . Death . Famine .  Suicides . Failed Bailout . Doomsday . Acid attacks . Depression . Insolvents . Systematic investment disasters . Market plunges . Crude prices . Take overs . Conflicts . Bandhs . Unemployment . Recession . Hijacks . Child soldiers . Strife . 

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Mumbai fun all thanks to.....

   We , my family went to Mumbai with our accompli-aces from cox town . Mukundappa , Jaya aunty Krishna and Amala . Right from the word go there was fun filled excitement from all quarters for everythin i wanted to do . Interlaced with my dad's Preachings of yogic principles and interpretations of the Bhagavath geetha it was manna for the soul , body and mind all the way .

    Mr and Mrs Soumen and little Aditi were our guides in the big bad unconquerable marathi heartland , most gracious hosts that they were . 

  Eating one of our greatest endevours as we tried to savour everything on the menu . Everybody gained a couple a kilos , no harm done . Trekking to the Dam(damn i forgot the name) in lonavala was undoubtedly fun , a little less than catching and passing around frogs in the derelict swimming pool . The " kids " also behaved , making our stay a rapture .

   The adventure with the gypsies had us excited like kids at christmas . The ladies were elated carrying kids' of the goats and posing for photos . The chai at the wayside tea shop was always fun with the lazy men swaggering in late most of the times . Amala's rapport for animals be it sheep , kid , dog , kitten , frog , puppy had me at a loss , so was Jaya aunties " powers of positive thinking " . This doesn't sound to bad " rock on jaya aunty !!  " does it ??

      

   We rented a taxi sometimes and butted ourselves into it , all 8 of us and in most cases with a moderlately large amount luggage . At the other times we had Mr Soumens Honda city thank God .

  The revelations of M uncles' adventures in his youth made me wonder a long time after he was done talking . I bow my head in awe and respect . 

  Krishna was the one who almost took offence for being called a kid . The other two were kinda lost most of the time . It was great having someone to really talk to . 

  A great excursion , all thanks to the pleasurable company we had . 

     when is the next one ?