Arre, this Cleopatra business—my son was showing me some video about it on his phone. I told him, *achcha*, in my village we have a saying: "The queen's story changes with the one who tells it." Bas, I was thinking about my daughter's nursing fees—if she ever has to prove her own worth, she'll need more than a good story. She'll need those practical skills I'm paying for, the ones you can't argue with, unlike this ancient *tamasha*.

My son was showing me this new S8UL roster video, and I told him—achcha, these things take time, like fixing a cycle puncture for a school kid. You can't just scream at the tyre, you have to find the hole, patch it, wait. All these fans who want instant wins after one bad tournament, bas, they remind me of the committee types in my village who panic the moment soybean prices dip. Let the market and the players sort it out; I've seen enough harvest