Shit+Fan = A stinking bloody mess

Not an impossible equation to work out really - but yesterday at Hyderabad mallya was answering in platitudes and slagged me off for not knowing type ratings (when I asked about the fact that there is virtually no commonality in his and Jet's fleets) and how to run an airline. Obviously forgetting the simple fact that evidently nor does he. To be fair to Naresh Goyal, at least the chap has slept on the floor at one time in hisd life and actually sounded apologetic about firing people. Anyway, I don't want to make this an aviation post, but I really think that government money should not be handed out to rich mofo's who can't run their businesses properly. And since I believe that at least ten per cent of any bail-out package will fund the NCP, well that pisses me off further. By the way, India's favourite son-in-law (and I don't mean Dr. Tankha) was at the air-show today looking up private jets, Mummy-ji is making noises against the 'statuesque' Mayawati but Robert is already looking for a plane to fly out of India if things get hairy in April. Hmmm...
Plus, how on earth do people in Hyderabad read such tripe,, between them ToI Hyderabad and Deccan Chronicle have next to no news. ToI Hyderabad seemed to have missed the firing story concentrating more on the fact that there was an airshow where the Minister spoke - instead of the Laurel and Hardy act of NG and VJM (And I will get hell for what I just wrote)... but anyways. Oh and DC is well, horrible is maybe too harsh a term, but thank god for the internet. More when I get back to the city - tonight is Biryani night!

Whatever you say...

The government might put its head in sand and pretend that everything is still hunky-dory but just look at these charts and then pretend that everything is OK. Denial works if you are the parent of a teenage daughter, or a son that smokes far too much pot. What you can't see, you don't worry about. But these numbers are in clear view of Chiddu. Who must still be too busy looking up skirts as usual after he has finished counting money. And the Sangh is more interested in going after Christians than the bigger picture - wonder how many of their kids went to convent schools?
Anyway back to the numbers. Since January 2, 2008 - the first day of trading on the markets the BSE Sensex has lost 44 per cent of its value. That is a lot in any book, and even if you think that the India story does not depend on the few who make a pile of money from the exchanges, it is hard to deny that we live in difficult times.
I got a lot of positive notes and comments about the Vodka post - though hints I gave there allowed even more people to figure out who I was. Anyway, if you are in Delhi anytime soon and want to have an interesting lunch, and money is no issue, please do try out Varq at the Taj Mansingh. I did lunch there again and I must admit I was impressed yet again. Food might be expensive throughout Delhi, but my god, the city has a ton of options. Plus, I might be Hyderabad next week, and I'm travelling there after a while (spending a night, rather - plus I'm looking forward to the new airport) so if anybody would like top suggest something interesting to do in the evenings, please either email me or leave a comment.