Monday, August 25, 2008

Time Stand Still..

Arbit Raj Chauhan is said to have descended from the original Chauhan first Family, the most famous member of which is Prithvi Raj and most infamous of which is Vigraha Raj. The former ruled Delhi a few years ago, around the birth of Jesus Christ. The latter came former to the former,in fact, he was his uncle by relation. In rather un-avuncular fashion, he killed PR's dad to get the throne. Not good PR by any means, since here we are, berating him after roughly 2000 years. The First Chauhan Family was one of tradition. The tradition was one of pride. And the pride was one of unparalleled bravery. Prithvi Raj could fight like no other Hindu before him. He took on the bloody Muhammad, euphemistically known in his time as Muhammad Gory. He won the first battle, but lost the war. Nevertheless, his tales of bravery are legend. On the contrary, Arbit Raj sells time-pieces on High Street. He particularly likes the Fossil brand. On his trips to the US, he buys a bunch of fossils for less and sells them in Singapore for more. They say you need to declare watches at the airport, but no one really checks, ask anyone. I know folks who have carried in cooked mutton curry from Dhaka made with the choicest malnourished and castrated goat, which is a bit hard to find on the island. Anyway, Arbit Raj has been quite succesful with the Fossil brand but not much with other brands like Tag Heuer or Rolex. The Monster retailer Mustafa kills him on these. Here we have Arbit Raj losing out to Mustafa, just like his ancestor had lost to Muhammad. Times change but do they? If you buy a Fossil watch by Arbit Raj, you may just find that time will stand still..even if the exchange rate doesn't.

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