Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 U shocked me,for a while Renuka,b'cos I knew,about sleepwalking across from one room to another,but I never knew,I could sleepwalk from one country to another and that too, along with my family. Sure Renuka,we would love to visit u all and have a great time seeing ur wonderful country,but some engagements, keep us from going anywhere outside India, during our yearly 35 days vacations,and probably soon,say by next year,we may arrive there, unannounced. " Humey dekhna,Hum dekhenge,humey zaroor ana hai..... " Sorry got carried away by Rajiv's speech style. Actually,with so much happening in last 10years,from LOVE-LOVE,to Love-Hate,to Love to hate, relationship,between the middleast states and Uncle Sam,the visa procedure from Saudi Arabia to USA,which in the past was a very routine procedure, now is like giving a mini MD exams,with first having to file in an appointment 30-40days prior departure.Be present there with all ur details including ur birth certificate issued 40yrs ago,by some shoddily written clerk in a rural hospital....etc etc. And after passing through all those channels,finally most of the times,been told,Sorry,u r not eligible..... Hopefully,someday,maybe,it will change for better. We would also love to see,how the daring '84 batch couple,whose marriage made firstpage headlines,in Sewagram's local mouthpiece,live today,15 years down the line. Bye. Shyam(84). BTW,sleepwalking se mujhe yaad aya,ki Brajpal Tyagi,of our batch had this habit,so during those hot days of summer ,when we would all sleep on the terrace of the boys hostel, one of us on a turn basis would have his leg strapped to Tyagi's leg,just to be doubly sure,Tyagi is not found the next day morning, on the groundfloor. Re: Oh God! Shyam! > Dear Kishore, > > I read the book some months back...but it didn't strike me that > our Shyam was speaking!!! The book is interesting initially, but I > got fed up of reading too many books with God preaching (Robin > Sharma's 'The Monk who sold his Ferrari', Mitch Albom's 'The five > people you meet in heaven'and then this). > > I liked Chetan Bhagat's frst book, Five point someone, better. > > Anshu > > > On Mon, 22 May 2006 Shah wrote : >>Now I don't know how to tell this, but here in simple words is >>the >>chronology of what happened. >>I read an email from Shyam saying that he does not believe all >>this bull >>shit about talking with God, and I could not have agreed more >>with him. >>The same evening, my wife bought a novel named " One night @ the >>call centre " >>by Chetan Bhagat. (Rupa Publishers) >>Neither my wife nor I had ever read this author. In fact it was >>his second >>book. >>I read the book in one sitting. >>The hero of this book is a character called Shyam and he has a >>conversation >>with God. >>I urge all of you, who have the time, inclination and interest to >>read this >>book. Though it is a bit about America bashing, uncannily, it is >>just as if >>our own Shyam Kamath is speaking out through the pages of this >>book. >>As a bonus, it is a great insight into the young lives of Modern >>India. >>You have always wondered what these young boys and girls do in >>those >>abnormal hours at the various nocturnal call centres. Now you can >>find out >> from this call centre at Gurgaon. Go for it. >>And then email me and tell me, is it not our own Shyam talking in >>this book? >>Kishore Shah 1974 >>------------------------------ >>Website: www.mgims.org >>------------------------------ >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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