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I’ve been meaning to start blogging for as long as I can’t even remember. Glad I’m finally down to writing my first blog :) And obviously only getting down to it does not suffice… ok, what AM I going to write about. What I deem EXTREMELY important in life – a good sense of humour.

Most people appreciate humour. Invariably, there exist dissimilar brands of humour in different people, AND, the same people evolve to develop a predisposition and understanding of different kinds of jokes. As toddlers we’ve laughed with glee at Bhaiya or Didi making funny faces at us, pre-school and school gave birth to the devil in us, we took pleasure in Ramu Kaka losing balance and falling off his bicycle, and in watching mummy tire herself out, running after us with the plate of food we always wrinkled our nose at. Teenage changed our world, to the extent that focus shifted from family, uncles and aunts to F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and.. ahem… special friends too :D. This drastic change of orientation, and the typical obsession with everything ‘cool’, led to this silly yearning for scoring high on the popular-o-meter, a tendency to try hard to be funny, and our initiation into the infinite (and occasionally gross) realm of jokes which are unfashionably ‘carnivorous’ :P (Ok, there certainly are exceptions to the kind of progression I’ve described, a.k.a. ‘weirdos’, I guess I’m one of them :D)

A few of us have to be credited for growing out of adolescence to develop this awesomely awesome knack of striking the right chord, no matter what the occasion or circumstance. As far as they're concerned, from a deadly combination of maturity, childlikeness and forthrightness, stems a sense of humour, which I’m absolutely a fan of. I really admire people who have what it takes to make others laugh, at the cost of absolutely nobody’s sentiments, risking only a stomach that hurts like hell after a crazy bout of rofl. I’m kinda reserved, owing to which I don’t really open up to many, and inspite of that I’ve been fortunate enough to have come across these super people who totally dig situational humour (vote for that as the alltime fav), have this uncanny ability to pass funny comments, use super-witty word play to poke fun, make light of anything and everything, are lip-smackingly sarcastic, use high-voltage drama for effects and exaggeration, sniff out every possible opportunity to crack a joke.. these are the people who more often than not hog all the airtime and limelight, and are forever centre stage and very adorably so :) I’m not endowed with this gem of a gift, but do have the sensibilities to value and appreciate this in others, and am I glad or what.

I’ve realised most people who’re effortlessly funny, are the ones extremely candid, who speak their minds and hearts out with no holds barred. I’ve also realised how humour is this great adhesive which aids bonding as fast as araldite, this is from first-hand experience (special mention of ‘THE HAND’ here again :D). Cheers.. to those (my family and friends) who regularly inject this vial of humour in life, which keeps me going, the awesomest thing that ever happened to me :)