And so they say, every cloud has a silver lining, but its more like what you get out of a bad situation - kinda like Indian fielding from the SA defeat, but more on that later :).

Getting back, I and wife dearest were shopping at the Reliance HyperMart in Sec-29, Gurgaon (you know, the one near Bikanerwala types) and as it happened, after the shopping, we queued up to the customer service desk for some stuff. After spending like 10-15 mins there, we left for a friend's daughter's budday party (Yes ! I am old :-)) at Bikanerwala. And as most things Ranjan go, 30 mins into the party it hit me that I did not have my wallet on me. A frantic search ensued, my friends looking inside Bikanerwala, me looking on the way from Reliance to Bikanerwala (they are like 2 mins apart) and Tanya (the wife) rushing off to Reliance. After no luck at Bikanerwala / the way, I trudged off to Reliance to discover Tanya do what she does best - enterprise :), she was in the Security Monitor room trying to get our footage from before. After a painstaking half-an-hour, we found ourselves on the camera and it was like time-travel cum reality TV !! And after another 20 mins, there it was - clumsy me leaving the wallet on the customer service desk and a typical Gurgaon Samaritan pushing off with it - look for yourself in the video below :).

So, there is the silver lining - I lost almost 3-4k in cash and all my cards (on which I spent some 2 hours blocking and re-getting) but I had myself on camera unknowingly - trust me, a once in a lifetime experience, and the amazing thing was the camera was almost too accurately positioned to capture it! The first time Tanya and I saw the "Act" happening, we almost hyperventilated - I guess its about getting closure and what better than seeing it live !

Well, and yes, if you can identify the culprits, let me know - I will like to sock them good for sure !

Hope you enjoy this :).

Ranjan