Mohit Hira

“I wouldn't trade our time for anything. It's all we are: the sum of our experiences. Besides, some of the best things in life are total mistakes.” Uma Thurman (Rachel Porter), Paycheck #quotes #life #memory #nostalgia

Katharine Hepburn, in her own words: "Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. That family made a lasting impression on me. There were eight children, all under the age of 12. From the way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have much money, but their clothes were clean, very clean. The children were well-behaved, standing in pairs behind their parents, holding hands. They were so excited about the clowns, the animals, and all the acts they would see that night. From their excitement, you could tell they had never been to a circus before. It was going to be a highlight of their lives. The father and mother stood proudly at the front of their little group. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking at him as if to say, 'You’re my knight in shining armor.' He was smiling, enjoying seeing his family happy. The ticket lady asked how many tickets he wanted, and he proudly responded, 'I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.' Then she announced the price. The wife let go of her husband’s hand, her head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver. He leaned in closer and asked, 'How much did you say?' The ticket lady repeated the price. He didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t afford to take them to the circus? Seeing what was happening, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and dropped it on the ground. We weren’t rich by any means. My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder, and said, 'Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.' The man understood what was happening. He wasn’t being handed charity, but he gratefully accepted the help in his desperate, heartbreaking, and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed the bill tightly, and with trembling lips and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, 'Thank you, sir. This really means so much to me and my family.' My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 my dad gave away was what we had planned to use for our own tickets. Although we didn’t see the circus that night, we felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus. That day, I learned the true value of giving. The Giver is greater than the Receiver. If you want to be great, greater than life itself, learn to give. Love has nothing to do with what you expect to get, only with what you expect to give—everything. The importance of giving and blessing others cannot be overstated because there is always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy through acts of giving." ~Katharine Hepburn

@thefullmohanty @dtptraffic @gurgaonpolice Notice the total silence from the tagged police here 😊

@mohitoz @dtptraffic @gurgaonpolice Those battery-operated scooter riders are the worst offenders. Lost count of the number of times I’ve seen them flout traffic rules with impunity. And our law keepers…well, less said the better! 🙄

Two wheeler motorists driving on the wrong side en masse on MG Road from Delhi to Gurgaon…who’s curbing this menace? @dtptraffic

@manujosephsan If the handshake was sponsored, and the captains were the beneficiaries of the large sums paid by advertisers, would they still refuse? 🤔

At least some famous Indians have some brains and other lobes.

@AshutoshSinha00 @sourabhmishra @Nishad If so, they should publish a large QR code. Or perhaps it’s there hiding and we’re expected to seek it out 🤔

@sourabhmishra @mohitoz @Nishad Well pointed out! The QR code is the most important, these days. The rest can perhaps be glossed over.

Is an apostrophe missing in the headline? Or is this acceptable usage today? @mohitoz @Nishad

@sourabhmishra @Nishad The apostrophe is becoming extinct. As are the colon and semi-colon. While the latter two can still be left out, my blood pressure goes up when some twits write “its” and “it’s” repeatedly.

And now we’re speaking to computers asking the AI agents to write stuff for us!

Congratulations @startupindia Startup India on your 10th anniversary, and for a decade of catalysing India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem! Ten years ago, on this day, our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodi launched this unique initiative.

It’s good to run clever ads. But too clever? Why would a brand blur its name so much that one has to hunt for it? Why would it spend a fortune on an inside jacket to keep readers guessing? Perhaps I’m not seeing (literally & figuratively) things right. What say @beastoftraal?

Now that’s what @airindia calls a high-flyer!

@IndiaPostOffice Is there any specific reason why your website shows up with Thai words when searched on Google? And before you reply asking where this was searched... it's good old Gurgaon. @JM_Scindia @PemmasaniOnX

Proof that Delhi is a wild city, and that pillion riders can get away without helmets!

@LloydMathias @TweetsAnup The chap has a loyal clientele who turn up very frequently.

@TweetsAnup @mohitoz Vyapar Kendra, Sushant Lok.

I skipped the COMBO OFFER with bun-maska but enjoyed the kulhad chai immensely! I’ve been a Mumbaikar for many years relishing the ‘real’ bun-maska at Irani cafés to risk trying a Haryanvi bun-maska.😉 PS: He cares about IP. Note, that the “handi chai” is trade-mark protected!

@thesatbir Has happened many a time with me too: the mere sight of a doctor cures the patient 🤓

Geyser not switching on for a week. Electrician comes. I switch it on to show it does not switch on. As it turns out, it does switch on. 🙄

@thesatbir There’s a simple revengeful solution for this: after the twit has parked his bag above 17C and sauntered down to row 28, get up, take his bag and re-park it above 22C. When it’s time to disembark, he’ll be the one going batty as he tries to locate his bag 😈

Air travellers who shove their bag in the overhead compartment above, say, 17C and then keep walking all the way to a row 28/29. The 17C person then goes batty trying to find a place. #dhakkan

@IndiaPostOffice And once I find that, if I got to the post office, will they have stamps? Or should I draw some at home and paste them?! Fix the problem please.

@mohitoz You are once again requested to kindly visit the official site to know all the details related to international postage rates.

Dear @JM_Scindia Thought it may amuse you to know that a post office in Gurgaon (Galleria Market) doesn't stock stamps if one wants to send postcards. The staff don't even know what the rates are for international postage, and refuse to check online (not that their systems work)

More trees being cut in front of Hamilton and Crosspoint Mall. When will we learn?! @cmohry @MunCorpGurugram @TheSanjivKapoor @DrJoyeeta @rajeshsawhney @LloydMathias

In 1973, Alistair Maclean wrote ‘The Way to Dusty Death’. It’s 2025, Gurgaon still has potholed roads that add toxic dust to an already polluted air. This road leads from IFFCO Station to Leisure Valley. And @cmohry & @MunCorpGurugram are busy pretending to clean filthy roads.

@IndiaPostOffice Have you “looked into it”? Surely your post office staff should know postage rates and have stamps in stock to be issued when needed? The Galleria post office needs a major overhaul.

@mohitoz The matter is being looked into and we shall revert to you shortly.

As the decibel levels go up, so does the pollution: with firecrackers bursting all over Gurgaon and the law being flouted, a haze has cast its shroud over the city. And the AQI level is scary. Not a very happy Diwali ☹️

@thefullmohanty @AEO …great jeans :-) It’s the American Eagle campaign and, I guess, this poster/ad didn’t require decoding because it had got enough unwanted exposure by then.

Grandtans? Greadans? Why in the world would you make this headline illegible? ⁦@AEO⁩