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PETTY SHOP.

Get down from the bike. Go to the petty shop for a break. Box shops are fantastic. The shop keeper is friendly. Exchange a smile with him. There are several customers for him. Cigarettes. ITC gold flake small, kings, gutkas: star, star premium, RMD. Some people are interested in beetle leaves. The light mild green variety: Amadi ElE. The darker green pungent Kari ElE. +Calcutta pan (larger leaves dark green with not much pungency, the whitish Banares pan. The small packets of tambaku flakes. Each person has got his own vice. A gutka in the mouth. Splendid. Tearing the pocket and putting the stuff inside the mouth is the first step for accomplishment. The bitter and pungent taste and odour makes good saliva secretion. Holding the saliva in the mouth....Oh great accomplishment. Spitting the saliva later: Tension relieved. Mixing the tobacco flakes with lime on the palm using the other hand's forefinger or thumb. A small powder formation is done. Clap it to remove the unmixed flakes....

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"Do it now" is a nik(c)e quotation. I have postponed and have totally forgotten to do several "do it now" tasks. I wanted to write something on the impact of quotations from learned people in my life. After several postponements I am doing it now! Quotations, like coffee or tea try to keep the mind active for some time. A proverb like "Too many cooks spoil the broth" gives me solace when some plan at the office or home de-rails, because of too many discussions and very many information's from all the members. But, "Many hands make light work" proverb is also there. When to use this? May be when the responsibility of work affects all?! I had saved many quotations for a rainy day in my memory. When I got the rainy day for writing this, quotations did not come back from my memory. So what? "Tomorrow will take care of itself!" "With age comes wisdom" – When I read this quotation my mind was very much poised, as if I had a spe...