Assorted.

The Army's Memorable Quotes

1. "I will come back waving the tricolour or wrapping myself in the tricolour but I will definitely come back".  Captain Vikram Batra, PVC

2. "The extraordinary adventure of a lifetime for you is our everyday life". An Indian Army signboard on Leh-Ladakh Highway

3. "If I die before I prove my bravery then I swear I will kill death". Captain Manoj Kumar, PVC

4. "Our flag does not fly because the wind is blowing, it flies with the last breath of every young man who sacrifices his life to protect it". Indian Army

5. "You have to be good to get us, you have to be fast to catch us but you have to be a kid to win us. Indian Army  

6. "May God have mercy on our enemies because we will not". Indian Army

7. "Our life is our coincidence, our love is our choice, our killing is our business". Officers Training Academy

8. If a person says that he is not afraid of death then he is either lying or he is a Gurkha". Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

9. "It is God's job to forgive terrorists but it our job to get them to meet God". Indian Army

10. "We regret that we have only one life to give to our country". The ethos of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force

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The six husbands every wife should have

Dr Steven Craig talks about how a husband has to constantly grow, evolve and renew himself at least six times by the time he turns 60....

* 1st husband. At the time of marriage, the husband has to be fun, carefree, full of dreams and potential.....The couple should make each other laugh and feel good about each other.

* 2nd husband. After a couple of years, the husband has to grow out of his carefree, fun and life-of-every-party ways. He needs to get established in his career and begin preparing for a family.

* 3rd husband. When the kids come, the husband has to learn patience, be home as much as possible and scale down all his extra activities.

* 4th husband. As children grow, the husband has to again reinvent himself, be more focused on kids putting them first just as the wife does. The wife needs a 'daddy' more than a 'honey'. The motto must be 'family comes first'.

* 5th husband. This husband needs to help children become gradually independent; supporting them through their mistakes and growing-up pangs. He needs to be responsible and trustworthy.

* 6th husband. By the time the children leave home, the wife becomes more confident and assertive. Now she doesn't need a strong-but-silent man whom she can lean on - instead, the husband has to become vulnerable and sensitive who opens his heart to her and values her as an equal.

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a quarter to 10. Went about my usual work.

Participated in the 501st episode of Aazhchakkoottam : "Overcoming Cyber Crimes in the Banking Sector" by Mr Mathew Moses Kokkaad, Asst VP Risk Intelligence and Control Unit, HDFC Bank Ltd. An interesting lecture.