It’s a beautiful day, today, except for a few tidbits:

The driver was absent (as has been since last 4 days). His wife called up, mentioning his illness and need for an advance payment.

SQL Star, where I completed the Advanced Java courses last year, is still trying to figure out why I haven’t received the certificates.

My Daewoo fridge compressor died. The repairing agency quoted Rs. 5,200/-.

Both of my ACs sound like a truck engine on a ghat, but do nothing to the room temperature.

The sun is as hot as ever and the electric company is bent on observing countless Earth Hours, everyday.

Yet there is no effect on my electricity bill, which is now in excess of Rs. 6,500/- per month.

So, obviously, I need to run up-and-down to-and-from the ATM. But the ATM machine software went kaput and it decided to deduct Rs. 50,000/- from my salary account, when it gave me only Rs. 25,000/-.

Now, I need to add to my already high phone bills by talking to numerous agencies for fixing this-and-that. But, Thank God! My Airtel landline is dead again! So, I quickly complete the conversations over a hesitating mobile connection. After all, the other person can hardly hear anything on the poor Airtel network in my home.

Sometime ago, the HSBC Bank had already predicted my future. They told me, “Take this card and use it! — — later!”. I used it so well that I became an expert, but I recently realised that those 5 dashes mean “Pay us”.

Have a beautiful day!