My Blog Post on “Curry Bashing” received a number of comments, quite interesting I should say. There are 19 entries under “Comments”, some of these are my replies to readers’ postings.
Attacks on Indian Students in Australia continue, albeit at a slower pace. The short-term effect on Australian Education revenues will be felt this year – very soon as the admissions are in progress. The TV coverage in India has subsided though. The Australian High Commissioner complained last month that the perception of Australia and its Education in India is getting to be poor due to the 24 x 7 coverage on the topic by many Indian TV Channels. Welcome Mr High Commissioner to unfettered press freedom – one of the best in the world ! Your country, Australia, did not report the attacks consistently in the local press, nor did they acknowledge that racism played a part, till last week ! How is that for press freedom in what is considered to be the most advanced country in Asia ?
Well, this post is not about Curry Bashing per se. It is more about a piece I read in Times of India today on how Indian Students should connect with the local community wherever they are studying. Couldn’t agree with that more. However, the article goes on to say that Indian Students should compromise on their culture in some manner to accommodate the local environment. I could not disagree more !
While it is critical for migrant students to learn to “integrate” with the local community, that does not mean they cannot see Bollywood movies or go to temples of their choice, or eat their curries ! The article says that Indian students are worse off than the Chinese or Japanese students in this regard – I haven’t seen that, these other folks connect with their own communities better. I would argue that Indian students are more comfortable working with other nationalities, especially students from the host country, due to their comfort level in speaking English. The others struggle.
Well, it would be better for Indian Students to have “other” friends wherever they are, and eat more Western food ! May be they should do whatever the locals do in the University and Community environments. May be they should take up residence as Paying Guests with locals, rather than staying as multiple Indians together in an apartment. May be they should date locals !
Concrete steps would be – teaching Yogo to locals, teaching Maths/Science to local kids, community service, local sports, giving lectures on Indian Culture, et al………anything to connect successfully with the local community. The Universities should support and facilitate such work.
The consistent pattern of attacks in Australia leads one to believe that there is a sustained animosity. Government and City officials everywhere in Australia should work hard to ensure that the law enforcement officals execute their duties to protect law-abiding residents. And the Australian High Commissioner in India should work harder to build Australia’s battered image in India, rather than complaining about the exercise of press freedom in the world’s biggest democracy. May be they should come around to supplying Uranium to India and make amends in other ways as well !
Have a great week ahead,
Cheers
Vijay Srinivasan
5th July 2009
Mumbai
Even though I am used to it by now (3 years after returning to India), it still amazes me that people here shove around others to get their way ahead, especially in queues (sorry, I mean non-queues !). A prime example occurs at airports all around the country. Since Indian infrastructure is not up to world-class standards, multiple exit points to the tarmac after the flight is called do not exist – this means passengers from various flight counters bunch up towards one exit gate which is manned by one single security man, who is challenged with checking each person’s boarding pass, and the security stamp on his/her piece of baggage.
I saw last week that passengers tried to crowd around this sole security guy, and even tried to slip away into the waiting buses. Prime example of inefficiency and indiscipline. Inefficiency because the airport authority could have opened atleast two exit gates, as there are as many as 10 flight counters, and many a time multiple flights are called simultaneously. Indiscipline, because Indians just cannot fall in line in a queue system. They are probably afraid that their respective flights will leave without them, or they are paranoid of being passed over – something untoward may yet happen to them if they follow procedures and adopt discipline.
This happens everywhere, and what is more shocking is that educated urban people in good corporate positions tend to do exactly the same thing – there is no thought as to what is the proper behavioural norm, as there is no respect for the same from anyone around. If there is any such guy around who is patiently waiting to join the queue, he will be duly ignored. I saw a Chinese person holding his passport and boarding pass in the middle of this medley, and he was slowly and surely getting chucked out of the queue – he did not seem to understand the Indian Queuing Theory which was in full force out there. I had no option but to get pushed towards one direction – the exit door…….I went by the tide, though I did not like the 3 guys around me pushing me around. I was worried about potential crumpling of my shirt as I was going for a day trip to meet customers !
The same behaviour is replicated all over the place where several lines of people converge on limited space – like there are typically 7 lines of cars trying to squeeze into 3 lanes of a highway, just outside my building – amazing how they do it successfully. Constant horns, screeching sounds, centimetres of gap, irritated looks, occasional hands out of the car, “lorry manouevering boy” on the left side of the bus driver beating his side of the lorry to scare other drivers, et al……….just fascinating to see all these from a vantage point – I mean, from the back seat !
So, where is our so-called refined “Culture” ? Over 5,000 years old ??
At the end of this Culture argument, the real fact is that all of us have turned very selfish, very materialistic. The Spirit of Yesteryears, the Culture, the Religiosity, etc., have departed from our genes quite sometime ago. We just wish to get ahead everywhere, completely oblivious of others.
I saw vestiges of such behaviour in Singapore, especially at lift lobbies.
The orderly behaviour coming from a refined, cultured upbringing normally cannot be mandated, except in small places like Singapore. In Western cultures, it has always been heartening to see the orderly behaviour of people, drivers, and even kids. Just look at the way car drivers handle a circle junction, or what we call “round tana” here. And, compare it with the way drivers behave in Delhi at similar junctions – you know what I am talking about. Might is not always right in Western societies. Look at the way cars move in School Zones in the U.S. – just 20 mph, and very very careful. Look at the way drivers treat Zebra Crossings.
Where is Indian Culture ?
So, one has to come to the conclusion, though regretfully, that Culture is missing in India (except at weddings, and heritage monuments). Peoples’ behaviour is hardly determined by the Culture to which they belong. Refined behaviour that we encounter in five-star hotels and at corporate offices, are illusionary. These norms of behaviour disappear instantaneously when these same folks come out of those “elite” environments.
May be Culture still exists in Indian Villages, but I am yet to experience the same.
Have a great weekend,
Cheers
Vijay Srinivasan
4th July 2009
Mumbai
I fly every week. Well, almost.
Previously, I used to switch between Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines. Sometimes, I even liked Kingfisher service quality and the very well kept aircraft. Sometimes, I also liked the fact that Kingfisher was more punctual than other airlines, apparently because it shared ground services with Indian Airlines. Or, even despite that !
For the past continuous 6 months, I have stuck to Jet Airways.
Why ? The reason is simple. They remember my name !
Looks foolish, but it is not. Human tendency is to get surprised when a stranger addresses you by your last name. It is all the more surprising that he or she is not a business acquaintance or a classmate from the past. I am sure they do greet frequent flyers, but not always. In Singapore Airlines flights, I used to be always surprised when the air hostess offer a towel or drink to me, after addressing me properly, though in a difficult manner due to the toughness the English language and South Indian names pose to foreigners in a joint attack !
Well, Jet Airways is no different. I can understand that they can read out my name when I have ordered a special meal for instance, but it is always surprising when they greet me while I am disembarking. It is difficult to forget that memory and courtesy.
So, I have stuck with them. Jet Airways is more or less punctual, but not as good as Kingfisher. Further, they “bus” the passengers to remote parking bays. And, they take far too longer to land – ofcourse, not their fault. ATCs (Air Traffic Controllers) are notoriously ill-equipped in Mumbai.
The planes are clean, the food is pretty good, and the service is prompt. So, why switch ? Kingfisher may be equally good, but they have not made the necessary effort to woo and retain frequent flyers. Further, they are in big financial trouble. So, all this does affect a flyer, I would guess.
All the other airlines of India – IndiGo, GoAir, Spice, Indian Airlines – are not worth flying. Timings are not suited for business flyers generally in low-cost airlines. Indian Airlines gives pathetic service. So, Jet Airways and Kingfisher score over all the other airlines.
Look at Indian Airlines – a government-owned company which is seeking taxpayer funds of over USD 3B (Rs 15,000 crores) for fixing the losses of the company, essentially a result of mis-management or non-management. Employees can no longer hold the company to ransom – each and every employee is responsible for the state in which Indian Airlines finds itself in. It is a prime example of how not to be an airline. The firm posture of the government in demanding that the company come up with a plan to come out of the red in a definite time frame is a positive sign of things to come – no longer can the government be held to ransom by the unions and the communists. What about the consumers ? I would still expect a strike, leading to the government firing striking employees. Already Indian Airlines is pushing employees to go on a 2-year vacation !
The question is “who among all these airlines will survive the economic downturn and overcome the financial losses ?”. I hope Jet Airways does, because I have to keep flying with them !
All the best to Jet Airways ! It is as good as Singapore Airlines, and in some areas better. Let us see whether it would become the first truly global Indian airlines to fly the world’s skies.
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
27th June 2009
Mumbai
Monsoon Rains finally arrived in Mumbai on the 24th June, a Wednesday. This is the worst delay of the monsoon in over a decade for Mumbai. May be the El Nino effect ? Though the rains have arrived, so far it has been a big drizzle, intermittent though. The real rains for which Mumbai is famous for, haven’t yet arrived.
Well, rains are badly needed as the health of the agricultural economy of India is dependent largely on the timely arrival of the south-west monsoon. Bad rains spell bad numbers on the stock exchange in Mumbai !
Rains do not in any way deter the bad drivers of Mumbai. They still accelerate on pot-holed roads (to be filled with more pot holes as the rains increase in intensity over the next few weeks), do not follow road rules, beat the red signals, overtake indiscriminately, and do all the unnecessary things on roads likely to lead to a collision. And, they pat themselves when such accidents do not happen, as though they are road warriors and heroes !
One of their bad and dangerous habits is overtaking a bus or lorry, switching on their headlights, and try to get their way ahead in the face of oncoming high-speed traffic. Their assumption is that their head lights will deter the oncoming traffic to slow down, though they are coming rightfully on their lane ! Sometimes, this assumption could turn false.
I saw a very bad accident in Bandra Flyover this morning, where a Lexus LX470 (does India need such cars ?!!) had collided with three other cars and then crossed over the barrier into the other side of the highway. Excesses like these should be punished. Given the fact that it was raining, and also the fact that such large cars have momentum to cause huge damage, the least that can be done is to adopt a defensive driving posture. But how do we deliver that education to drivers who usually come from the rural villages, and not to be undone, to educated but haughty and rash young drivers of the urban land ? When most of the driving licenses are obtained through non-traditional methods ? When the new money has gone to the heads of the urban drivers ? When the law enforcement officials do not exercise their powers properly ? When there are no speed cameras, and no deterrence to bad behaviour ? When the rich and famous have caused damage on the roads, even killing poor people sleeping on the pavements, and then the prosecution cases languish in courts of law, they go scot-free, partying all the time ?
Well, this is why an unyielding law enforcement mechanism like what exists in Singapore, or the U.S./Japan, becomes an essential component of society’s well-being. The government of the day should take a very firm and clear view of how to ensure prosecution of offenders. They have to have a witness protection system in place. Policemen should be paid well, in line with the top five or six public service professions in the country.
Well, that may be a dream, but well worth dreaming !
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
25th June 2009
Mumbai
Does God punish sinners ?
Apparently not.
There are many individuals who commit sins, I am talking here about grievous ones like rape or murder. Mostly they walk free due to the judicial system’s lack of evidentiary proof required to successfully prosecute. But the key thing is that powerful and rich people are mostly able to buy off the witnesses or even the victims, who generally belong to the lower strata of society.
Countries also commit murders, I have written about the same in the past. Again, mostly these are powerful or indifferent countries who have to achieve their goals, come what may.
Going back to politically connected, powerful, rich and famous sinners – it almost certainly is the case that they go scot free due to the laws getting applied differently to them : I do not mean that the judges are differential, it is the way things happen in practice. For example, these folks get into judicial custody (away from the pressures of the police custody) and then somehow almost always manage to get a bail. Their release back into the normal world helps in the process of silencing the witnesses or threatening the victims, etc., So, when the time comes for prosecution to argue the case, witnesses turn hostile, or the victim suddenly disappears !
Those who are based in Mumbai will know what I am talking about. Such cases happen in other parts of India as well, especially in Delhi.
The end result is that the rich and famous guy walks free ultimately, and despite the innuendos and difficulties faced while prosecution, is almost sure to be accepted back into the high society. Isn’t that a shameful practice ? Apparently not.
When God is not punishing proven sinners, why should high society punish ? Given that high societies in most metros has no scruples, conscience or guilt feeling whatsoever in the first place. It will always accept and felicitate returning rich sons !
Moral of the story : Get rich and famous and that too quickly, as the entry price keeps going up. Further there is no issue if you become a sinner, for neither God nor high society will punish you !
How ridiculous ?!!
The only way this is going to change is by effective and persistent prosecution. May be we should go and set up a Jury System, made up of normal citizens who have some standing in society. Common folks to judge the uncommon ones ! Cannot speculate on its effectiveness, as we have seen limitation on effective administration of justice even in the U.S. or the U.K. Many cases exist in the U.S. where the criminal has walked out scot free – the only difference being there is a wider distribution in favour of commoners rather than mostly rich and famous.
Prosecution and conviction rates have to go up in India, I believe the rate is less than 20% !
Well, hope the activistic Supreme Court of India will take cognizance of the poor situation and the case backlog across the country, and take effective action like it has done in so many instances. Criminals have to be convicted and cannot be let loose in the society, damaging the moral fabric of society. And injustice anywhere is going to affect delivery of justice everywhere in the country.
Have a good weekend,
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
20th June 2009
Mumbai
Would you buy a product simply because it is getting promoted on TV by your favourite cricket player ?
I will most definitely not.
Many cricket aficianados will say the same thing.
What relationship is there between a famous cricketer and a particular brand of scooter, a mobile network, or soft drink ?
NONE, whatsoever.
Some folks may fall for such advertising however. They are most certainly of the gullible variety, I would think.
The simple reason why famous cricketers in India resort to heavy product endorsements is very clear. They are making huge money while their respective stars are on the rising graph. And, that may not be for too long.
It is now absolutely clear that Indian Cricketers should focus on their cricket rather than on unrelated product advertising – that will not get them anywhere.
Look at their dismal performance in the World Cup T20 – they lost both to the West Indies and to England. In fact, one very famous cricketer boasted just before the match with England – that India would surely win and warned the English Team ! You know who……
Well, the result is there for all to see. Very poor batting, succumbing to spin bowlers like a pack of cards, easy catches, bad running between the wickets, et al. All that should have been avoided.
The poor judgement and the inexperience shows. The immaturity shows. The lack of teamwork shows.
Hope they would get a dressing down by the BCCI and some of the batsmen would be thrown out for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Otherwise, there is another disaster waiting for the “famous Indian Cricketers” and Indian Cricket.
Cricketers should focus on their performance like what they do in other countries. There is no need for them to become advertising celebrities.
I do not agree with Sachin Tendulkar’s statement on TV today that we should all stand by our cricket team at this hour. He further said that couple of losses do not mean that the team is bad. But the fact is that these losses happened in the World Cup ! And the lack of teamwork was evident !! We cannot blame the loss on the absence of Virender Sehwag or player fatigue !!!
What is needed is a thorough performance appraisal and problem fixing, rather than push things under the carpet in the traditional Indian way.
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
17th June 2009
Mumbai
Excellent Sauvignon Blanc !
Amazed at the quality of this wine which I picked up this Saturday, I rushed back to the same wine shop at the Food Bazaar on Sunday ! Only to be told by the indifferent non-English speaking guy at the shop (who was munching betel nut – Ow !), that the special offer is over and not available for this wine except for the smaller 375 ml bottle. Oh, what a shame. This is absolutely a delightful Sauvignon Blanc of world-class quality which kept me flying (2 feet above ground to be truthful !).
Well, the story goes that “Chateau d’Ori has been developing high density single cordon vineyards with choice vines since 2003 under the guidance of renowned French oenologist M. Fakorellis……..to produce this succulent and full-bodied white wine with an intense bouquet of exotic fruits and mango and hints of oak with vanilla finish.”
I could not agree more – this is absolutely a great white with a brilliant bouquet. Just a sip of the wine will indicate its complexity and sophistication. I have no doubt that I am now a fan of this great wine. The issue is availability. I did not see this at several places I frequent. At Rs 582 per bottle (USD 12) this is great value for money, but becomes even better on a sale when I got two bottles for this price. Amazing ! No wonder it flew off the shelves !!
Highly recommended – for me, it is a great new find in India.
Have a wonderful week ahead,
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
14th June 2009
Mumbai
If only Goa/India has the marketing mind of a Singapore, or Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand, it would be one of the world’s best sea resort destinations.
Goa’s beaches are better than that of a Bali or Phuket, or Langkawi by miles. In fact, I was surprised to see pure white sand on the Colva Beach in South Goa. With its wonderful coast line of a couple of kilometres atleast (as far as I could see), Colva Beach is easily the best beach in Goa with less crowds and great looks, combined with less commercialisation of the beach. Actually, I believe Colva Beach alone is 20 Kms long !
Ofcourse North Goa is going to sneer at this remark. North Goa boasts of such world-class beaches such as Dona Paula, Calangute, Vagator, Anjuna and Baga. We saw all of these, and we were quite impressed with Baga and Calangute for sure. There were more tourists and heavy commercial activities in almost all of these beaches (except Vagator).
More crowd means more youngsters and more action ! But, we did not like the crowded beaches. Furthermore, there are no proper places to change after a swim in the sea. One has to depend on the poorly maintained “public” changing rooms of the Goa Tourism Department, which are crying for a better infrastructure and better facilities. There are so many well-heeled tourists out there in the beaches, I am surprised that the tourism folks haven’t felt the necessity for more and better quality facilities ! This is the same story everywhere in India wherein the administrators in charge do not, or refuse, to feel the pulse of the population or users.
So, finally our vote goes to Colva Beach, followed by Calangute Beach. The challenges of enjoying a good vacation in Goa are well known – Goa is pricier than a Bangkok or Phuket, so Indian tourists were moving away from Goa ; infrastructure and facilities are of a poorer quality and poorly maintained as compared to other world-class destinations mentioned here, problems posed by taxi unions especially in South Goa, no road signs for long stretches keeping the tourists guessing where they are going to arrive, highly commercialised beaches leading to pollution and unmanageable crowds, high prices everywhere, etc.,
Goa has to work harder to earn its rightful place in the world map. It may be there already based on past glory, but legacy influence is no longer adequate as the mix of tourists is changing from predominantly Western to more of Indian tourists, who have come to expect more value for money, more quality for any premium prices that they are forced to pay, more service for anything they shell out, and five-star quality that they can get abroad for roughly 70% of Goa prices !
All the best to Goa, nevertheless ! It is clearly one of the best beach destinations of the world. India and Goa Governments need to do more to preserve the beaches and enhance the infrastructure.
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
13th June 2009
Mumbai
With that grand sounding name, a hotel guest would have expected a lot. Atleast a lot of palm-fringed beaches. And, resort style surroundings.
But what one gets is indifference at the entry point from the security guards who just stare at you, from the receptionist who does not seem to care about the milling crowd waiting to be registered, from the housekeeping who do not respond to requests for hours together, et al. It is difficult to list all the troubles with this resort, its only saving grace is the swimming pool.
But the worst trouble that a guest faces is when he arrives on his own transport, and when he leaves on his own pre-arranged transport. The taxi drivers’ union at the gate (and also at the gates of the other South Goa resorts such as Taj Exotica, Club Mahindra, etc.,) harasses the guests. The security guards and the bell captain’s boys seem to be cooperating with the taxi drivers rather than appropriately servicing the hotel guests. This is nothing short of ridiculous. The hotel management is apparently completely indifferent to the hassles their guests go through.
I had pre-arranged my car for the entire trip using my friend of all times – the “internet” ! Nice clean Innova car to ferry the family wherever we wish to. But when we arrived at the resort we were appalled. It was pouring rain, and the security guard at the gate refused permission to disembark in front of the gate, and help take our baggages inside. There were taxis parked right in front of the gate, allowing no elbow space for anyone. This is what you call the “free-wheeling but indifferent Goanese culture” which does not care about tourism and hotel guests. It is my guess that 50% of Goan economy is based on tourism. If there are no tourists, many small time businesses would collapse in no time. I was told by our driver that Goa has been facing problems in tourist arrivals after the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, and after couple of murders involving foreign tourists. No wonder ! Combine it with antagonistic taxi drivers and indifferent hotel managements, Goa should look forward to a booming tourist-driven economy !
We had problems everyday, as the taxi drivers heckled at each hotel guest walking out, and shouting at the top of their voice about the taxi services they offered. It used to bother me the first couple of days, but then I decided to completely ignore them. Many taxi operators block your way, and start speaking to you, but I completely ignored them and kept walking towards our pre-arranged taxi which was parked a full 50 metres away for fear of getting harassed by the taxi union members.
When we left the resort, the same problem recurred. The bell boys refused to carry the baggages to our car, stating that they can only take the baggage if the taxi is from the pool outside ! We carried our baggages outside the hotel, but the taxi drivers barred the way, which led to trouble. I continued walking, ignoring the shouts of the taxi drivers, and asking them to leave open the road for us to walk !
Is this not ridiculous ? We have stayed at the Ramada, and Park Hyatt before – we had no such problems. I can only conclude that RCI made a serious mistake in having this useless “Royal Goan Beach Club at Royal Palms” in its list of time-share resorts. This is the first time we stayed at a RCI Resort and it was totally lousy experience. May be we need to rethink about RCI itself. Club Mahindra resorts are much better, though I believe they have the same taxi union problem at their South Goa resort.
We enjoyed Goa itself when we went out to see the places and the beaches (separate blog post coming !), but did not like or enjoy this RCI Resort. May be the Goa Tourism Department of the Government of Goa should take heed of the tourist complaints like this, and take necessary clean-up action. One positive suggestion is for the taxi union to enter into a formal contract with each one of the resorts in South Goa, have the hotel publish the rates before the guests arrive, and give an option for them to choose. For example, we were very clear we wanted only a Toyota Innova air-conditioned SUV. The taxi union does not have such a car – they have mostly sedans and Maruti vans which we do not prefer. You cannot force your guests to take what you have, even if they do not prefer.
South Goa needs to learn more about how to treat tourists in a welcoming, non-threatening and non-abusive manner.
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
13th June 2009
Mumbai
I am totally against promotion and consumption of sugary soft drinks.
In a country which is the diabetic “capital” of the world, consumption of soft drinks should be de-promoted by all, specifically the government. While the Indian government has finally come around to almost banning cigarette smoking in public places (considered by many as successful), and advertising gory images on cigarette packs to dissuade would-be smokers, I believe time has come for a public campaign against consumption of sugar-based soft drinks.
Everyone, including the government, knows the power of the multi-national soft drink companies. A few years ago, a government-affiliated agency (can’t recall exactly which one) went against some specific brand of soft drink, after a chemical analysis which revealed the dangerous constituents of the drink. There was such a backlash against that agency, eventually the whole thing died down. This was despite the fact that some MPs sought more action on the matter.
What would a common man derive from this ? Ofcourse, the same derivation that any man with common sense would derive. That these companies have marketing, public relations and money power. What can the health department of a poor country do, or what can an average Indian do ?
Well, people forget. Further the advertising of soft drinks evolved over the past few years to target the younger generation, even the kids. It is depressing to see that some of these companies and their advertising agencies go to an extreme during the cricket matches and tennis tournaments. With a young captive audience, it is no wonder that the advertising is having a good impact. My son always demands a soft drink, a chilled one, and we always refuse as responsible parents. We ask him to take fruit juices with no added sugar.
Obesity – that evil disease which leads to coronary ailments and diabetes – is the result if we allow uncontrolled consumption of sugary drinks and food. On a recent trip to one of the best supermarkets in town, I was pleased to note that out of the 6 shoppers in front of me at the billing counter, only one had a 2 litre bottle of soft drink. Am I dreaming ? I have always seen almost everyone ahead of me carrying atleast one or two big bottles, and may be a dozen cans for some party or whatever.
Well, people are getting more educated everywhere in India. And, fortunately the soft drinks are priced much above 25% of the daily wages in rural India, thereby limiting consumption unless they come up with 10 ml sachets as they did for shampoos ! Hopefully the soft drink consumption won’t increase in the villages, but I do not have statistics.
I am all for water – not even bottled water. Just boil, cool and drink ! Or, fresh fruit juices. Or, fruit juices which claim that they do not have any added sugar or preservatives. But nothing more. One of the best drinks is Soy Milk. Lots of proteins as well !
So, let us avoid soft drinks of any type – Indian or Foreign. It is better to control our waistlines, and avoid health problems. And, do not forget, that our children are prone to extreme advertising and we should not initiate the soft drink habit at all – they will keep drinking all their lives ! We keep no soft drinks at home, not even for parties. Throw these unhealthy drinks out !
Have a good weekend, folks, and do not drink harmful soft drinks !
Cheers,
Vijay Srinivasan
6th June 2009
Mumbai
