Melodic Medicine

Said I loved you but I lied,
This is more than love I feel inside...

Passing thought

Just as I pass my birth anniversary every year, I cross my death anniversary too. I just don't know when!

Automan Empire

The capital city has many empires. Apart from the known bureaucrats, politicians, legal administrators, land developers, corporate media, and some more, one in particular has been bugging me for a few years now. It is of the auto-drivers (automen, coz there's probably one female driver among millions- one I'd read of in the news ages back).

They come in many forms, and mostly beastly. Once in a blue moon I'll come across a driver who is willing to put his meter down- something whose charge was increased 2 years back. Or one who'll drop you to your destination two steps away after you've paid, coz they want to reaching comfortably. If prices of basic essentials increased, they did for all of us, not just for them. If their licenses are steeply priced, why should the passenger suffer? They should go to the government on behalf of their union- why harass us passengers??

Charging whatever they want- like they've fixed the rates from spot to spot. They seem most demonic in times of need, like when you have to rush home during heavy menstrual bleeding, or an embarrassing malfunction of wardrobe, or simply at rush hour. And when you ask them why they didn't go by meter, they mumble something looking away. Or they blame traffic, or cry that they won't get passengers from your destination- like any of these is your headache.

They have the guts to laugh on your face when you threaten them with police complaints, and some tell you "not be seen in this area again"- deserved some mob violence that one. Talk about attitude!

The time taken in bargaining with them could get them much more business, and also otherwise add to the GDP, since others would get to work on time.

On the days the city went out marching against corruption, these guys confidently charged twice and thrice as much. Arre service to the nation!

What to do ji what to do?!!