The Daily Observer: 1st July 2020

😎THE DAILY OBSERVER-28:01 July 2020 / 03:43 😎

SAWAN(T) KA MAHINA...

PAWAN KARE SO-O-O-RE.......

Monsoon brought out the best in Sawant,as he along with his equally good lady partner on Smule, sang this melodious number to cheer up the afternoon session after a lazy morning.Earlier,Vidur started the proceedings with a post on "Zohnerism". No, it's not another type of harmonica but a way of twisting facts to fool the public--- something at which our politicians seem  to be experts. SBT presented a good old item number while Sawant posted a Gazal. Alfred posted an old pdf of a quote by Arthur Ashe which Pitamah felt should be gone through on a regular basis by all - " Why Me " ? Prabhat Jha made a valiant attempt to bring the intellectuals of the group to mother earth with a kiddie song or two. Suresh Dikshit thought it wss time to remember our martyrs with Lata's immortal number. Satish posted on suitable Indian replacements for the banned Chinese apps. S Murali on spiritual mode posted a video and described the glorious Varkari tradition of Maharashtra further elaborated upon by SBT, Vidur and Satish. 

Saxy and Shiv posted some good laughs. Sanjay Mishra posted yet another video on the Chinese situation by Khan and Navnit gave it his stamp of approval - this Khan is a genius indeed. Watch all his videos and get to see the overall larger picture. Far better than wasting any time on our hundred-and-twelve inch chest thumper screaming the news of the Chinese apps ban as if Beijing itself had been conquered --pointed out in a post by Pitamah later at night. Sanjay Mishra also opined  on the misinfo being spread by some Hindi news channeis. These rabble-rousers seem to be itching for the next World war which all sane people are dreading.

Shiv introduced an enchanting gazal to occupy the waiting time for the 4 pm address. While Sawant and Shiv went gaga over it, Vidur rightly likened it to the Band Baja Baraat address of the CDS. Some discussion on it followed. Saxy had some telling comments to make on this issue and so had Sanjay Mishra. S Murali strangely stayed away but made an appearance later in the night asking Sanjay Mishra some pointed questions about the Gandhi family- as seems to be the order of the day whenever questions are raised on the present regime's actions. Bharat Bhushan and Ashok Chauhan posted the same video featuring Amrinder Singh - watch. Satish closed the day's proceedings with yet another video-joke. 

So ended not only another day but half of 2020. Here's hoping for a better second half and a Happy Wednesday !

The Daily Observer: 30th June 2020

😎THE DAILY OBSERVER-27: 30 June 2020 / 03:04😎

Sometimes, a stray remark is all it takes to unleash the Superman in us leading on to globe-changing consequences. Sanjay Soi felt the same last evening, when his neighbor asked him," aur Soi sahab,ye Corona kab band karwa rahe ho?" He felt so good on hearing this that he shared it with the group and found an appreciative audience in Sirohi, Tekan, Navnit,S Mishra and Saxena. 

Hitech Murali joined in with the news that he was preparing Cherry pickle.Trust a Thambi to come up with something like that while in England. Bet no Pahari ever even dreamt of that. Things warmed up and before one knew it Joe Dhillon broke the news that the GOI had banned Tik-tok and many other Chinese apps. So another feather in this group's cap. If you recall, a motion to this effect had been passed some time back after a heated debate with objections by Brother Gurvinder. We could also throw the Chinese out at once if only Murali would stop using his Veto power and agree that they a border intrusion has occurred. The way Nawnit is going steadily and surely towards that end, he is bound to succeed. It is said that sometimes when you constantly battle one enemy, you become like him. Navnit is like that -- a constant stream of announcements, documents, statements and supporting arguments about the Chinese intrusion. But Murali is also like that--- nothing doing till either Modi or Mukesh Ambani say so. Earlier in the day, Nirbhye likened this group to a bus driven by a nut. This  line of thought went on to describe this group as a bunch of nuts and bolts--more nuts than bolts, some of which have dropped along the way.Time to gather the dropped nuts and bolts and enjoy the ride. Saxy's joke on the Boss's secretary was much enjoyed by Somayya. Alfred's posts on a petition to the PM by ex-servicemen and an appeal by a General's wife to avoid war make interesting reading.But if you read through both of these and watch the video-post on Covid by Shiv (58 mins) - not only your whole day is gone but your head also ends up being pickled.There was much discussion on the Thapar family. Earlier in the day, Satbir and Saxy kept the goings -on lively with jokes and witty remarks. Rajbir came up with the telling observation that no regime is perfect, so any criticism on them should be taken in the right spirit. Naithani wrote about how we have to improve our own work culture before being able to compete with/overthrow Chinese goods. Vidur also added that everything should not be viewed from a political angle and hard facts should be acknowledged, no matter whose fault. PK Sharma's joke about the parrot in the freezer is worth going through. Pratap Ghosh posted a list of traffic signals with cameras installed---those in the capital city may note .In case you do not know about the Spanish Flu, dada has provided no less than 14 photos on it. Uttam Sarkar's joke about the sardar running away from the ticket checkers even though he had a ticket is hilarious.

Those who missed the last webinar on the leadership series can watch the video posted by SBT. Part -3 of the Old Monk saga was released by Arun in the wee hours, do read and get yourself updated on the subject. Sukhi posted a latenight joke for Adults only.Tips from psychologists to tackle the Covid situation posted by Satish is a must-read.I almost left out Pandit Tripathi's video-posts on the Chinese situation and Anil Ambani..Please do go through and let us all know if there are any new angles to this much discussed subject. There is also a video-post by Sanjay Mishra in which Kumar Vishwas questions Modi about acche din. Tip of the day: Just take out 10 mins and listen to Hitopadesh, posted at 17.22 hrs - pearls of practical wisdom as compared to bucket loads of  theoretical knowledge You will feel much more at peace with yourself and the world--guaranteed. 

Enjoy your Tuesday.