Tuesday, August 21, 2007

DELHI ON SALE!


No Delhi was not up for sale but I think each n every shop in each of the Delhi's markets had sale on…….I hadn't realized the implication that this sale would have on my shopping budget but in the end I bought stuff worth Rs. 7000 (approx 140$) for Rs. 4000 (approx 80$)………that's a saving what say??!!

The shopping had started on the pretext that both me and my sister were in dire need of a pair of jeans n even I couldn't believe what all I had bought at the end of the spree…….

………you see the problem with jeans n me is that the exact fit is very hard to find…..i had to go through hours of walking n shop visiting n atleast over fifty trials to actually land on one particular jeans that was the right fit, wasn't vulgar or didn't have a cheap look to it………since it was sale season I inquired about the price….guess what we were told…?there was NO discount on the jeans BUT if we shopped for rs 2000 (approx 40$) we would get another rs.2000 worth of shopping free….now this is a God's gift to any girl………I went ballistic………I mean do u know what that means? well I'll tell you what it finally boiled down to……. A pair of denim jeans with a touch of pink in it ………. A pair of denim capris………one white t shirt n a pink sleeveless top………I just cant explain the happiness I felt that day…..the whole day I was smiling ……..

Another pink top that i acquired isn't MY pink top.... its actually my sister's but I borrowed it from her for a certain outing ……its by Provogue………..when I first saw it I simply detested it……I mean pink!?n that too with a net lining along the collar…..it was on sale n I still didn't wanna buy it….but it was the first thing that my sister had actually demanded during the entire shopping spree…..so I just couldn't say no to her….. Then comes the best part …..the price…..well it was on sale…..the actual price was rs.700 (approx. 18$) but after the discount it came to…….your guess……!!!!hehehe…..it was cheap…..cheaper than I had thought ……n that was a branded t shirt mind you……….. Well it went on to buy another pair of jeans from Pantaloons and a matching white belt to go with it……(remember niru you always wanted me to have a belt!!) I even ended up buying a yo yo cause a friend who had accompanied us had absolutely given his heart away for it!! Imagine the situation was so desperate that we bought a rs. 150(approx.3$) worth yo yo which from somewhere else outside would have been dirt cheap(cant convert it anymore)……….but I finally bought it n u should have seen the smile ……….it was bigger than any that you could see on a girl's face if you bought her a diamond set!!.......:)

PS: after all this I had dreaded what my parents would do when we returned …..but except for a sly comment from my mom that it seemed that we had bought the entire market…….all was well n so I am writing this wearing the pink t n the jeans with a pink dash n the white belt to go………………

Friday, August 17, 2007

letter to the editor

THIS WAS A LETTER THAT I HAD SENT TO METRONOW A DAILY IN DELHI WITH REGARDS TO A PARTICULAR ARTICLE THAT HAD APPEARED IN THEIR PAPER....UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT PUBLISHED..........



Dear Metro Now,
It is quite commendable that no act of negligence goes unnoticed by your reporters & that you bring it to all your readers( AIIMS doctors leave towel in lady's stomach- Friday,10.08.07).
On that note i would like to bring to light that only the doctor is not responsible inside the operation theatre.There are nurses and other assistants who are also present to make sure all materials (like swabs,towels,etc) are counted before the start & end of the operation.So its not just a one man show!
On the same note i would like to ask why doctors are portrayed so grimly??Why don't you do an article on how many lives are saved by the doctors each day?!
With the inhuman working conditions, time constraints, extreme work load, mounting pressure of consumer protection acts & legal proceedings and newspapers after their lives its a wonder medicine is still one of the most sought after professions!!