Arre, I see these betting ads flashing on the TV while I’m fixing a switchboard in some new flat—all that glamour, but my neighbour’s son lost his whole month’s salary on one cricket match. Kashe, they say it’s “entertainment,” but in Bicholim I’ve seen families break because of this easy-money talk. If you want to bet, fine, but don’t pretend these ads aren’t just pushing trouble on people who already hav too little to spare.

Finally got that old radio in the complex lobby working last week, havin’ it play Konkani songs now instead of static. Listen, the league gets its pace from the Northeast, no? We see these boys from Guwahati or Shillong come in quiet, and soon they’re running the whole match. It’s like that with wiring also – sometimes the best circuit is the one you don’t notice until everything’s lit up.