Purpose in Life

 Ok, it is paying taxes if you work.. according to the government. Unless you live in a tax-exempt country. Yes, there are a few. Oil rich ones, usually.

It is buying financial products every day, according to banks which send you mails about them. Or, taking a loan. So you won't feel a-loan- when the collectors visit!

Grocery stores think you are born to eat..

Liquor stores think you are born to drink.

Kids think your purpose is to be like the World Bank- fund the poor and unemployed.

Mosquitoes want you to eat well, so your blood tastes good.

Trump thinks it is to elect him, and hate Elon Musk.. who also helped elect him. 

Jewellery makers think your purpose is to be decked up 24 by 7.

Fake wedding party organisers - not sure!

RCB Wins IPL- Lessons for Us

 Who cares who wins the IPL? It's a commercial enterprise, unlike the matches between cricketing nations- particularly the Test Matches that test (literally) endurance and many other skills.

Well, that's true, but IPL seems to have a cult following - maybe for lack of anything better to do! So let's try and learn something from the phenomenon. 

1. A challenger can't be a winner. It takes time to convert! 17-18 years, to be precise. May be shorter than the waiting period for a Green card,- look on the positive side.

2. A liquor brand will eventually displace Cement.

3. Kings can lose their crown. History is replete with examples. Queens too, but IPL has none- gender bias? Could be. Though there are some behind the scenes. I saw Preity Zinta once in a match at Hyderabad.,,

4. Akshay Kumar could make a film about this.. possible title? Virat ki Jai ho!

Highways and Laws

The Supreme Court has stopped liquor vends, bars, etc. along highways, both National and State.

In response, some states have apparently redesignated their highways as low-ways- no, not exactly that, but something on those lines.

It would be interesting to see if the court wins this battle of wits, but some possibilities come to mind.

The bars can be converted into dance bars, as they are not banned yet. Some exercise would be good for the pot-bellied drivers who can also take care of their adrenalin rush during the drive, and go out to drive calmly after a Zoomba session.

You can play Hide and Seek along the Hi ways, maybe with a treasure-hunt style game, and hi-ly prized prized.

Hi-tea zones can also be substituted for the erstwhile bars, re-creating the oh-so-English tradition in our low-brow hinterland, thus getting back at our colonisers. What say?

My way or the highway, did you say? That's so old-fashioned, dude.