Aaah Goverment!!!

Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)

Monthly Salary : Rs. 12,000
Expense for Constitution per month : Rs.10,000
Office expenditure per month : Rs.14,000

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs.48,000 (For a visit to Delhi & return: 6000 km)
Daily BETA during parliament meets : Rs.500
Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times)
(All over India )

Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.)
Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free

Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units
Local phone call charge : Free up to 1,70,000 calls.

TOTAL expense for a MP per year : Rs. 32,00,000
TOTAL expense for 5 years : Rs. 1,60,00,000

For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : Rs. 8,54,40,00,000 (nearly 855 cores)

And they are elected by THE PEOPLE OF INDIA , by the largest democratic processin the world, not intruded into the parliament on their own or by any qualification.

Are they worth it, or would you prefer an IIM graduate (please think of this whenever you vote)

Mi Mumbaikar!!!!!

Things that proove that you are a Pure Mumbai-ite!!!!

1. You say "town " and expect everyone to know that this means south ofChurchgate.

2 You speak in a dialect of Hindi called 'Bambaiya Hindi', which onlyBombayites can understand.

3. Your door has more than three locks.

4. Rs 500 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.

5. Train timings (9.27, 10.49 etc) are really important events of life.

6. You spend more time each month traveling than you spend at home.

7. You call an 8' x 10' clustered room a Hall.

8. You pay Rs 10,000 for a 1 room flat, the size of walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal."

9. You have the following sets of friend: school friends, college friends, neighborhood friends, office friends and yes, train friends, aspecies unique only in Bombay.

10. Cabbies and bus conductors think you are from Mars if you call the roads by their Indian name, they are more familiar with Warden Road,Peddar Road, Altamount Road .

11. Stock market quotes are the only other thing, besides cricket which you follow passionately.

12. The first thing that you read in the Times of India is the "BombayTimes" supplement.

13. You take fashion seriously. You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.

14. Hookers, beggars and the homeless are invisible.

15. You compare Bombay to New York's Manhattan instead of any other cities of India.

16. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.

17. You insist on calling CST as VT, and Sahar and Santacruz airports instead of Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

18. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.

19. Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.

20. Being truly alone makes you nervous.

21. You love wading through knee deep mucky water in the monsoons, and actually call it ''romantic'.

22. Only in Bombay , you would get Chinese Dosa and Jain Onions

Amazingly True!!!!! I am proud to be a thorough Mumbaikar!!!

Mumbai--The So Called City of Dreams!!!!

Some Interesting Facts about MUMBAI---The city of Dreams!!!

Bombay has no bombs and is a harbour not a bay.
Churchgate has neither a church nor a gate. It is a railway station.
There is no darkness in Andheri.
Lalbaag is neither red nor a garden.
No king ever stayed at Kings Circle. Nor did Queen Victoria stay at Victoria Terminus. Nor is there any princess at Princess Street.
Lower Parel is at the same level as Parel
There are no marines or sailors at Marine Lines.
The Mahalaxmi temple is at Haji Ali not at Mahalaxmi.
There are no pigs traded at Dukar bazaar.
Teen bati is a junction of 3 roads, not three lamps.
Trams used to terminate at Kings circle not Dadar*Tram Terminus (DadarT.T.).
Breach Candy is not a sweetmeat market, but there is a Hospital.
Safed Pool has the dirtiest and blackest water.
You cannot buy coal at Kolsa street.
There are no Iron smiths at Lohar chawl.
There are no pot makers at Kumbhar wada.
Lokhandwala complex is not an Iron and steel market.
Null bazaar does not sell taps
You will not find ladyfingers at Bheendi Bazaar.
Kalachowki does not have a black Police station.
Hanging Gardens are not suspended.
Mirchi Gully does not sell chillies.
Figs do not grow in Anjir Wadi,Sitafals do not grow in Sitafal Wadi,Jackfruits do not grow at Fanaswadi

But it is true that you may get fleeced at Chor Bazaar!!!

Jaisa bhi ho.... it always is a City where everything is possible, especially the impossible.

Where telephone bills make a person ill, Where a person cannot sleep without a pill.
Where carbon-dioxide is more than oxygen, Where the road is consideredto be a dustbin, Where a cycle reaches faster than a car

Where college admission means hard cash, Where college canteens are full and classes empty,

Where sky scrapers overlook the slum, Where houses collapse as the monsoon comes, Where the roads see-saw in monsoon, Where people first act and then think, Where the beggars become rich soon...

This is Mumbai my dear, But don't fear, just cheer, come to Mumbai every year!

Cheating v/s Honesty

Another such incident which makes me believe in BEST people more thn private Autowalas [For those who dont know BEST is considered to be the lifeline of mumbai (Road Public Transport Service)]. While the BEST was on strike, The autowalas harassed the public even more. Imagine charging a fare of Rs. 150/- for a distance which is usually charged Rs 15/- (not kidding). I myself have experienced it.

Dunno why but offlate i have had bad incidents with the autowalas in mumbai.

Today morning, Whn i caught an auto for usual station, the Meter reading was minimum, and there was no chance tht it wud increase by a rupee. But the guy actually took 2 mins just to turn his back and take the money from my hand. After i got down, whn the auto wala gave me a tenner back i was like its only 9 Rs. how come u r taking 10. He said meter reading was 10... i was so infuriated wid him, and not only him this is the case with usually all the autowalas, they turn their back only after 2 mins so tht meanwhile one meter falls. arrggghhhhhhhhh Classic Cheating Case.

Same day, Bus Incident (Too many auto and bus incidents, I know):

I took my usual bus and took the ticket (fare of which is Rs 8/-). Gave a Tenner to the conductor, and just walked off ahead after takign the ticket, forgetting to collect the change of Rs 2/-.I was surprised when, after some time in the crowded bus, the conducter nudged me and said 'madam , yeh lijiye aapke 2 Rs. aap bhul gayi lena'.

Not That the 2 Rs. Mattered to me or him. He could have very well kept the change and probably even i wudnt have even asked him, but appreciate his honesty.

What a Difference.... one person cheats to get one rupee, and other person takes the pain of returning 2 Rs.

Now say.... are Autowalas kind and nice or are BEST people??

Few days back I would have preferred Autowalas, but the way incident have been in last few days.... i would prefer BEST.

Rude v/s Kind !!!

Mornings are always Busy and Hectic..and if they are monday morning, All The Best!!!

Came across such mornings yesterday and today!! (read another post for today's incident)... where i had brushes with many types of characters.

Morning started late, cos i slept late... upar se was in a hurry for reaching office on time!!! I usually have a regular autowala who takes me to the station (East)... [Reason for mentioning the exact location - read ahead]. He usually waits for me to be his first passenger, because (he believes) that i am lucky for him (Please note how luck changes according to his mood, whims and fancies). now whn i hopped into his auto, i told him 'Chacha (thts wat i adress him as), aaj West Station le lijiye, der ho gayi hai'. I had expected him to drop me to west station, simple because in past often i have agreed to get down in east even whn i have to go to west cos tht time maybe i have some free time to spare, and also considering or believing the fact tht he always wanted me to be his first passenger. To my disbelief he asked me to catch an other auto, saying tht he doesnt want to go to West. I was like ek din ka sawaal hai, he still refused. In utter Disgust, i got down and caught another auto. Wat Utter Rudeness.... Wat happened to his Luck Charm, and stuff (I Sweared not to sit in his Auto Ever).

At same Time on the same day, I was just about reaching the Bus-stop,whn I realised that my bus is just about to leave the stop. I Tried my luck by showing hand gesture, asking the driver to wait for a moment, so that i could hop in, (Though I wasnt even expecting him to look at me, forget stopping the bus for a moment). To my Surprise, He not only stopped the bus, but also allowed me to get in from the front entrance of the bus (usually in mornings the driviers dont allow passengers to board the bus from the front entrance)... How kind of him, God Bless him :)

How each day we come across characters, who bring us surprise and disbelief at the same time. I had expected the Autowala to drop me to my destination, which he dint. and I never expected the Bus driver to stop the bus for me after leaving the stop, but he did!!! isnt it the general notion that autowalas are decent and bus drivers are rude?? Well, keeping this incident in mind, I beg to differ!!!