7.5 perusa illa 38 ah ????

Sensational hit this is from MSD, what a time the captain decides to find form. The HELICOPTER has finally arrived at the Chinnaswamy. 187/5 in their allotted quota of 20 overs and the Mumbai Indians have an uphill task ahead of them but don’t forget; they have the LITTLE MASTER.. Just before the Eggstraaaa Innings T20 could commence, I snatch the primary controller of the idiot box from the ATM of the family and out of the blue we land at a random news channel spewing information that PRICE of PETROL  has mounted to a new high of Rs.77.94 which speaks of an increase by Rs.7.54. *Aathadi*. I was still in a trance till I rubbed my eyes and stared disbelievingly into the 32’’BRAVIA. A glass of water was all my father ordered and by the time I bought it, he was already pouring into an excel sheet on his COMPAQ.

            Allow me to handle your senses for the next 3 minutes. All of us will definitely have that “OMG, Not Again” reaction on our faces when we see this on the newsprint. “Route irukku, Road-e illa, Bike irukku, PETROL illa.” But not more than a handful of us will have this thought lingering in our minds for more than a couple of days until who’s  going to make the IPL finals takes over. A drop of Rs.2 is expected to the current rate but my question is, despite all the taxes we pay, IS THIS HIKE STILL NECESSARY ? A popular tweet said “Let us make friends with Iran as petrol is 6/liter over there.” Sadly, this is the current state of our country. They say don’t add fuel to the fire, Oh yeah,  we can’t, as the price keeps mounting. It seems our *honourable* President, Pratibha Patil spends majority of the year in foreign countries and spends close to 12Crore as personal expenses. Apparently 26Crore has been used to buy gifts for the P’s and PM’s of other countries. And whose money is she floundering? OURS! Where is the Income Tax Department going to hide its face now? Not to forget that we spend crores of money on a *well-wisher*;who claimed 100’s of innocent lives in Mumbai; by feeding him with special biryani and chicken. ATTITHI DHEVO BHAVA.

  

             Instead of looking at politicians,why don’t we take some time off and stare at the mirror for sometime and try to think of ways to counter this issue. Rs.7.5 per liter for a biker who uses at-least 50 liters of petrol or a 4 wheeler user who consumes a minimum of 100 liters means around Rs.350 and 700 increase in their monthly budget respectively. My folks were used to earning close to Rs.15000/month which they had to use to get their own house in a locality in the vicinity of the beach, educate their son and daughter, buy jewels for their daughter and now are in a position to marry her off. They did agree to our whims and fancies but never did they let it affect their skilled management. It’s not just my folks , almost all of you have had the COMFORT LIVING. This was about 25 years ago. Now, 700 is your weekly pocket money. Weekly hangouts with friends in the beach. Xperia, N8, Galaxy Ace, i-Phone, i-Touch, Alienware, Inspiron, All in one mixie grinder air-conditioner, WE HAVE IT ALL. Having a Credit card IS NOT A STYLE STATEMENT. A swipe here and a swipe there.

A: Avengers 2 is coming soon da machii, we’ll book ticket ah ? 

B: Ok da.

A: Hello, Sathyam Cinemas?

Job done .. Delivery charges , Rs.60 Sir.

Adidas, Nike, Puma, Jockey, Levis, Tommy Hilfiger… All Original. Just  Rs.999*da. Everything branded. You contribute wonderfully to the foreign exchange market. Its not just PETROL, its spending on frills that actually dent your budget. Car-pooling is an option. Adoption of Electrically powered vehicles where you sacrifice speed for the sake of your environment.  Walk in their shoes for a couple of minutes and you’ll know what it takes it to save money and relish every bit of it. Your BMW’s and Audi’s are not bought on SPOT-PAYMENT, all are on EMI’s only. Sooner or later we may have to invite Ramar Pillai over to commercialize MOOLIGAI PETROL. The world is not going to change in a day or just because someone gives an outstanding speech. You, Me aur Hum must work inch by inch in achieving this. This blog, I hope will remain in your memory for more than a couple of days and hopefully not get burnt in the price of petrol itself. Your patience is more than appreciated.

Yours Sincerely

#Frustrated Indian!