Quotable quotes.

Indian Army's 10 best precious words : must read. Reading these gives a feeling of true pride.....

1. "I'll 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".

- Signboard (Indian Army) on Leh-Ladakh Highway

3. "If I die before I prove my bravery then I swear I will kill death".

- Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC

   1/11 Gurkha Rifles 

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've 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, Madras

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 is our job to get them to meet God".

- Indian Army

10. "We regret that we have only one life to give our country".

- A defence service personnel's ethos

Tailpice.

Got up at 4 thanks to Lekha's cellphone alarm. Went about our chores and we were ready well in time. Shelji came at a half past 6 and we kicked off on our long journey without much ado. Kittu saw us off, as usual but this time he wasn't sad as he was during the last time! He was feasting on the food Lekha had given him. Pulled out money and set our course southward. Lekha and I shared a Combo at the Ananda Bhavan, at Kalady. Had lunch at Letha's place at Kottarakkara. Lekha has finally settled down with her Rajan chittappan and Syamala kunjamma at PTP Nagar.

Reached the Foundation by a quarter past 5 and got into the grind, without loss of time. Interacted with the members of the staff viz. Sudha ma'am, Lekha, Shekhar, Guttu, Bijumon sir, Aji and Manu, who'd come to pick me up from the bus stand. Gopu and Kuttu were there and it was nice to interact with them after a long while! 

Secured by a quarter to 10 and settled down to a quiet evening at Maman's place. Saw Muthachhan's wrapped statue at Poojappura and was glad that the long period of wait is over!