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Yo friends,Wowie! It's started rainin', the heat's started letting up and life looks pretty pretty good. Man, gotta tell you just how reliev...

Yo friends,
Wowie! It8217;s started rainin8217;, the heat8217;s started letting up and life looks pretty pretty good. Man, gotta tell you just how relieved I was to see those raindrops fall on my window pane. Pure manna from heaven, I say. What about you folks? Any complaints about them raindrops? OK, so you8217;re gonna get all wet and dirty and bothered but it8217;s better than being fried alive, right? Anyway, unlike the cooling off here, seems like things were hotting up last fortnight. Let8217;s see how8230;

The breakup of the fortnight
The famous five are now just the Famous Four! It8217;s happened, the phenomenal marketing success called the Spice Girls, whose music topped charts worldwide, are now sans Geri Halliwell aka Ginger Spice. The red-headed self-proclaimed leader of the band reportedly had a fight with the other gals and so the split. Always something spicy happening in the spice world, eh?

The song of the fortnight
Gosh, I do like the song Dekha hai aise bhi from the slow and easy Lucky Ali. I like the tune, the lyrics, the rhythm. In fact, I even like the Mahesh Mathai video. So, if you care for a good tune on a rainy day, apart from good ol8217; Samp;G, pick this one.

The comeback kid of the fortnight
Although Arantxa Sanchez Vicario won the French Open, it was former world number one Monica Seles8217; day to hog the limelight. By reaching the finals after beating world number one Martina Hingis, that too so soon after the death of her father, Seles was the quintessential comeback kid. She looks good and she looks like she wanna reach the top. Way to go, Monica.

The goof-up of the fortnight:
It was said to be a Re 1 hike, but the citizens were shocked to discover that they had to pay more than Rs 4 for their petrol the next day! Huh? Anyway, matters cleared when the Union Finance Minister clarified that it was indeed a Re 1 hike only and that there had been some miscommunicating regarding the excise rates which led to the ensuing confusion. Wow, what a price to pay for some crossed signals in the ministry!

The take that8217; of the fortnight:
Here8217;s a lesson for those who indulge in dictatory measures. The Union Defence Minister has decided to transfer three bureaucrats who were responsible in delaying the process of supplying army requirements to the Siachen glacier. Maybe it8217;s time the babus realise that it8217;s freezing out there and have a taste of the experience.