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neartheprimroses's avatar

this was so interesting to read!!

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

Thank you! 😁

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Rehan's avatar

Arey arey arey... When you opt for paper straws to drink the coca cola, did you forget the plastic bottle it came out of or the killing of union leaders?

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

None. I also remember the fine plastic that lines that 'paper straw' in some cases :D

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Anshulika Bansal's avatar

Haha! 🤣

This was an amazing read…

Well, I do carry books while I travel… if not many… then at least 1 is a mandate. :)

Ummm yes… see… I was naive and I loved the movie at that time… but now I’ve outgrown it.

I don’t believe this fantasy that someone can run behind their dreams without a care for their friends and family.

Only Taran and Aditi makes sense :)

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

I too carry books, but not the ones prescribed in my course. Naina was reading MBBS course book on a trip. That felt, odd xP

thank you for reading this Anshulika. Glad you enjoyed it :)

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Anshulika Bansal's avatar

If you don't mind me asking, how did you include those GIFs? Please let me know... I've wanted to do that but I can't embed them here. I can only embed when I am on Wordpress but not here on Substack...

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

I just copy from giphy or tenor and add their source link.

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Anshulika Bansal's avatar

Oh okay okay… I was copying their embed code…maybe that’s what I was doing wrong…

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

could be. I just drag and drop from their page to mine and then copy the URL, this always works

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Anshulika Bansal's avatar

Okay. Let me try this.

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Vera's avatar

Was the purpose of that poem to laugh uncontrollably for a few minutes? Because it worked. Haha. Brilliant. Your humor just keeps getting better. Keep at it! 🔥

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

thank you Vera! love seeing your comment :)

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Namrata Gohain's avatar

“freedom comes with the dilemma of choice.” ….now that was as deep as DP’s dialogue!

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

right? thank you! :)

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Rakhi Kurup's avatar

That first translation was ROFL. Total justice.

Best - Farting closure.

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

hahaha. I should look for a job in susbtitles :D

thank you for reading Rakhi :)

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Jigyasa's avatar

Woahhh

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

Woahhh

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Kanika Pal's avatar

Funny one, Abhishek. :)

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

Thank you Kanika!

And you haven't seen this movie! What! you should see it, when you get time. It is good :)

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Kanika Pal's avatar

Also, I am glad you didn't go in full on mode to spoil this movie for me. 🙈

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Rahul Paul's avatar

Heheeh!! If I were your teacher, I would have definitely given you C+ Grade. 😁

Anyways, I love how you always bring a sense of relatability in small sense- like Winrar’s premium subscription 😄

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

C+! Kya itna bura hun main Maa song plays in the background :D

Thank for being a constant support Rahul. I love your travel stories :)

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Naira lune ✨'s avatar

The translation got me lol , for a moment I thought - may be I just skipped a line .

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

hahaha. mission accomplished

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Gargi's avatar

I found myself chuckling at this. I do carry books even if I don't read them, it gives me a sense of choice. I enjoyed reading it.

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Abhishek Singh's avatar

thank you Gargi. Naina carried course books while on trip. Carrying non-course books is all okay and common but carrying your electrical engineering/medical books while on a trip is not common for me xP

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