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To have or Not to have a Pet

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I bought a brand new Dell Keyboard today and I was so excited to check it out, but had no idea what to write. So here's something that everybody loves- Puppies. Ever since my childhood it has been my dream to have a pet of my own and dogs are my biggest fantasy. My parents were never pet persons so we never had any animal at home. Since I moved out 3 years ago I have always thought about it. Some two years back I made up my mind and got myself a tiny little fish bowl. It made me so happy. Over time I have upgraded it to a small planted aquarium with a few neon tetras and shrimps. But there is some reservations to call tiny little fishes my pets. First they are very tiny. Second they are not intelligent enough to understand me as their "hooman" . Third they do not response back with love and affection. Fourth their life spans are often very short. So you see fishes and aqua scaping are amazing hobbies but that's just it- a hobby. On the contrary bigger mammals like

My bad flying experience...

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I am not a very frequent flyer. I generally prefer Railways over Flights. This year in Jan I travelled to-and-fro to home after my exams to meet my family after a long time. I was flying after a very long time. Thank fully my friend was accompanying me to my layover in New Delhi. Before the flight I was scared that I might get air sick. So as per my text books and advice by my friends I took an Avomin tab right before the first part of the journey. And Oh boy! It was a bad idea. The tab has a very strong sedative side effect. As soon as I boarded I tried to entertain myself in all possible ways but it was all in vain. My eye lids started feeling heavy, and nothing would keep me awake. I am a 6 feet tall person and the space provided by Indian economical airlines for a person is hardly enough for a 6 year old, all to increase their margins. I dropped my tray and crashed my head over it but it was so congested on my seat, my legs felt numb coupled with at least 4 crying babies made