Random ramblings

It's been a while since I last wrote a post.I have become busy (surprised!!?...so am I.). So I shall scribble random thoughts from my head. 

Went to daily bread in Indiranagar a couple of days back.Ate a couple of cakes, named opera something and another I cant remember (no loss there). I have always wondered why they name their cakes so that way? exotically inclined, i suppose.But why should a cake be named opera? It dint sing it be picked,it certainly dint sing to me when I ate it, it actually just sat there, frozen. My stomach though, did groan in protest.Anyway, we also bought 'french village bread' there. So we're going back to our roots. We are now eating village bread, next we'll be living there and selling bread and making money...nice career option :), since 7 slices set us back a good 30Rs.

       Also everyone (and it is literally everyone I know) who's been out hunting for a project for Meghna can stop now. She's found herself a project in NIMHANS. Whether she's a project or she's doing a project is yet left to be seen. Saw a bit of 'Saawariya'.Someone said it's India most expensive 'blue film' heheheheheheheh. :P, I thought it was funny. If you've watched the movie, you'll think the same too. 

       Inflation still worrying most of us. Cannot buy vegetables without comparing it to gold prices. It's difficult for vegetarians like me who have to cut down on some vegetables because they are so ridiculously expensive. Power cuts are back in fashion again. They are like unannounced, unwanted visitors, they come and go as they please.We apparently do not have to worry as the minister says. I'm not worried. I spend a whole day in a temperature controlled office. Controlled to sub zero. So a little power cut is welcome. Also an excellent excuse to not do things.

      Pranitha bought us new curtains for our home. So a lot of time is spent admiring it and thinking I have such a good taste. In my defense, we had sad excuse of leftover curtains by the last occupant of the house. We were too lazy to buy new ones. So it's a nice change of scenery. Obama bought change to us too...heheheheheheh...

      So that's about all I can say. I can say much more, but have to go now. Will be back though. Not to worry about such trivial things. :)

Economic concerns and Lean times

The economy is not so booming anymore.The bulls are not snorting their dominance. The bears are. They have dug their claws well into the stock market. India has lost a bit of that shine. Companies are downsizing. New jobs are getting harder to come by.How is this going to affect us. A trite look at things that are going to change.

 

1  Vegetables are to be bought by the number. One tomato, three potatoes, five chillies etc.Fruits are deemed to be non - exist ant to ordinary people.

2  Fruit juices are luxury items. Drunk in place of champagne at special occasions.

3  Restaurants are something you say in past tense. Like ' in the good old days, we ate out at restaurants'.

4  Clothes is something bought as and when an absolute necessity arises. Like even after darning (at home) the fifth time, the seat of your pants still show a tear.

5  Shopping again is referred in past tense. Refer point 3

6  Cars..what cars?? Oh! those things which children play hide and seek in and where we sleep   when housing loans cannot be repaid.

7  100 Rs can buy only 2 tomatoes. Inflation is a glutton. It's a sin, we need to tell our dear FM.

8  Telegrams are to become a rage and sending letters by post, the new 'thing to do'.Frankly it's the only thing to do :)

9  People can be fashionably thin and wear fashionable clothes (read tattered, mismatched and tiny)

10 Entertainment is playing on he streets and socialising by neighbours. ( Doesnt sound that bad eh?maybe economic bust is a good thing after all)

11  Dinner is always 'candlelight dinner'.

     Hmmm..ON the other hand, maybe the environment will be healthier as people will stop using their own transport, consumption will decrease (and hopefully, so will procreation  ;)), people will learn the art of socialising and children will learn how to play without the TV for distraction and people will learn to take things a little slower. Good old days eh..? or Back to the future :) . You decide.