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Friday, July 04, 2008

Offered without comment, a bit from Salman Khan's blog:

When I return home from shooting everyday, as a routine, I first spend time with my two champions, whom I’ve named Myson and Myjaan. They are my life and I am passionate about them. While I do not humanize them I dislike referring to them as dogs or my pets. This is because they are a part of me, my family and they share my every joy and sorrow. They understand me completely and there is such a big bond, such a rapport that I share with them that it moves me beyond words. The best time whenever I get a Sunday off is the time I spend being with them. Myjaan is far smarter and naughtier than Myson, she always insists I pet her first and creates a big fuss if I get to Myson before her. They are also my sounding boards, they ground me and help me to think.

When I go on long outdoor stints and cannot take them with me, I speak to them on the phone. I have an amplifier system installed at home, so that they can hear me loud and clear…and I can feel them close with the sounds that they make. (emphasis mine). My domestic staff tells me that they recognize my voice and respond to it.

Hmm. Well, I had heard of people doing weird things like trying to make babies coo into phones before they can speak. Who knows... some day, when I have a dog of my own....

¶ 12:52 PM

Comments:

Hey!

Lovely, lovely post! :) I've always sort of liked Salman but he does have a thing for exaggeration! But then, I haven't ever had a pet, so it's unfair to comment. Maybe true love is like that.

And it's just too much fun to read the comments to his posts. Hilarious! :)

# posted by

Swetank Gupta : 6:49 PM

cute... every time i travel, my folks put me on the speaker phone to talk to my dog. they tell me that she feels better after hearing my voice.... i shan't tell them about the amplifier :)

# posted by

harini calamur : 9:10 PM

Every dog has its day, but those 2 seem to have a day every day . Lucky dawgs.

# posted by

cipher : 11:57 AM

Sounding boards!!! Guess they are responsible for his choice of films too:):)

# posted by

pawan : 2:37 PM

well...while the focus is on the dogs...think of this, most men like dabling in electronic stuff...hooking up an amthe phone to a speaker system sounds totally in that league

heck i've got vague electronic stuff that i never have used beyond the first time

p.s. this is a nice idea come to think of it...should try this on my lil daughter!! hehe

# posted by

Rabin Stephen : 3:53 PM

big bond he says huh...?

# posted by

1conoclast : 7:48 PM

Celebrity blogs can be so entertaining or irritating, depending on how you look at them!

# posted by

D : 11:43 AM

so true....hmm....why do celebs start blogs? I'm not saying they shouldn't, but what's THEIR objective?
and the dogs...well...hmm...

# posted by

Mystique : 12:33 PM

well some parents do use walkie talkie thingys to keep an ear on the baby - since they are bound to cry when they wake.
(now please dont hrl brix at me for k-9-ising babies: )

# posted by

arunesh : 10:24 AM

You know it isn't weird at all... like if I am away and I know they are going to be missing me I call home and somebody let's them hear my voice, they react- dogs are very expressive, like little babies.

# posted by

Indian Home Maker : 6:12 PM