चिऊ काऊ माऊ, ए माऊ काऊ चिऊ

ए चिऊ काऊ माऊ, ए माऊ काऊ चिऊ,
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ का  येऊ

चिऊ काऊ माऊ काऊ माऊ काऊ चिऊ काऊ
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ येऊ येऊ
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ येऊ येऊ

या रे या, रे यारे या रे सारे
या रे या, रे यारे या रे सारे

यारे यारे, सारे यारे
थोरं पोरे  सारे यारे
यारे यारे सारे यारे थोरं पोरे  सारे यारे
गम्मत जम्मत करूया सारे

तुरु तूरु जाऊ कि पुढे पुढे जाऊ
तुरु तूरु जाऊ कि पुढे पुढे जाऊ

तुरु तूरु तुरु तूरु फुर फुर फुर फुर तूर तूर तूर तूर फुर्रकन जाऊ

चिऊ काऊ माऊ, ए माऊ काऊ चिऊ,
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ का  येऊ

चिऊ काऊ माऊ काऊ माऊ काऊ चिऊ काऊ
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ येऊ येऊ
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ येऊ येऊ

कुणी नाही वेडे आपण म्हणूया पाढे
म्हणतील पाढे  त्यांना मिळतील पेढे
एकी एक ,
एकी एक दुकी दोन तिकी तीन चौकी चार पांची पाच सानही सहा साती सात आठ
एकी एक दुकी दोन तिकी तीन चौकी चार पांची पाच सानही सहा साती सात आठ

पाढे झाले पाठ सारे पाढे झाले पाठ
संपला आता खाऊ
घरी आता जाऊ

चिऊ काऊ माऊ, ए माऊ काऊ चिऊ,
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ का  येऊ

चिऊ काऊ माऊ काऊ माऊ काऊ चिऊ काऊ
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ येऊ येऊ
खेळायला येऊ का, येऊ येऊ येऊ
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How to play this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKp0A3Nu-CM

This is a cute song I learnt from two of my great friends Ashwini and Neeraja. Found this video uploaded by Pawan which is also super cute!

Accidental introspection

There is a saying that whatever happens, happens for the best. Although I don't believe in it, I think that we should be finding some opportunity from the adversities that we go through.

Recently, I and my family met with an accident. If not for two gentlemen, I would have been dead. My lungs were punctured, and there was severe bleeding from the chest. I was in the hospital for 12 days and had 6 weeks of complete bed rest. I don't have memories of three days since the accident. I couldn't eat for 6 days, and could not walk without any help until 2 months after the accident. It will take up to one year for me to be able to run.

Most importantly, I put my daughter and my wife at risk

My wife is still not completely recovered. She still has problems on the left side of her face. The nerves are still not completely functional and she doesn't have sensitivity in her teeth. Her left eye is still not lagging in the responses and eyelids still don't completely close.

Worst of all, after the accident, my wife got unconscious, I was trapped in my car and our 2-year-old daughter was with us facing this crisis.
In short, it is a horrible situation and I brought this on my family. 

Am I a rash driver? Am I reckless? 

I think many of the people who know me would answer this as NO. This is because of our expectations of reckless driving are lowered to such an extent that we don't feel unsafe even with extremely risky situations.

I realize that, now. 

I was trying to overtake from the left. I was driving a Wagon-R at 100kmph. We didn't have any airbags. My wife did not put her sit-belt on.
We don't count these as mistakes anymore. If I had died that day, these would have been highlighted, but not anymore. Now that I am saved, everything is being put behind.

We move on with our lives to repeat the same mistakes. 

I still see my friends and cab drivers doing the same thing. We act like we are immortals and nothing is going to happen to us. We don't think our head is breakable and it needs a helmet. We don't think that airbags should be must have a feature in every car.

How to act in case of accidents: 

1. In the case of accidents on a highway, call 108. That's the best way to get primary health care. I was saved just because I got the oxygen in time.
2. Convey to police immediately, let them know that you are taking the injured to hospital.
3. Please do not hesitate to help. I hardly got any trouble from Police after the accident.
4. Keep the emergency numbers on your phone. Go through this link to save contacts as emergency contacts. Add some contacts outside of your family in that list. People should be able to contact for help in case all of you go unconscious.

Financial learnings:

1. My company gave us health insurance as a Diwali gift (just 2 days before the accident). The company insurance was insufficient to cover all the cost but it much more helpful than not having any insurance at all.
2. I did not have personal health insurance. I was working in some good companies in the past which used to cover all the medical expenses. But relying on third parties for your safety is not wise. We should look for our own insurance which should not have any riders.
3. This brings to an important topic in health insurance selection. Choose one with no sectional limits. Some of the plans will have limits defined in each sector. For example, max 2500 on per day room rent. This kind of limit does not work in real life situations where you don't know how the hospital is going to break down the bill.
4. Life insurance: one must have  sufficient risk cover through life insurance policies. We do not live forever, and we must take care of situations where we might not be there for people who depend on us.
5. Let somebody from your family know about these insurances. One has to notify to the companies for medical cover and it is of no use if the people who are going to help you do not know that such a thing exists in your case. Ideally, you should keep the health insurance card with you.

Life lessons. 

1. It was a revelation of short my life could be. We take it for granted but life is unpredictable and we shall spend our time wisely.
2. Decide what you want in your life, allocate a part of every day for that activity.
3. Share some time with your loved ones. Try to enjoy as many moments as you can. You are not going to get those back.

I wish and hope that this blog would help you to learn something without making the same mistakes.