Happy journey, dine in style and where is Karnataka???

1. A very comfortable car ride from Mumbai to Pune. Pinda has work in Pune, so he offers me a lift back home. The prospect of coming back so comfortably is so inviting, that I postpone my plans of coming back on Sunday evening itself, and accept his offer. Pallu hops on board too, and we have a merry ride to Pune, laughing and chatting...
2. There's super excitement in office. The new-year gift from the company is being distributed - a very pretty white dinner set with delicate blue flowers. When the rumors of the gift being a dinner set were doing the rounds, no one wanted it! And now, after seeing it, no one's ready to give it up, even though its a heavy box.
3. 'Karnataka is in Hyderabad..' "Oh really...?!" 'Oh! no... I think Karnataka is in Andhra Pradesh... isn't it?' "Oh izzatso? Then where's Bangalore?" 'Ohhhhh!!! That's right! Isn't Banaglore in Karnataka?' "Yes, Bangalore is in Karnataka, and Karnataka is in Hyderabad. Problem solved" - Snippets of a conversation in office, punctuated by some people rolling with laughter, and others with confusion on their faces....