How much?

Last week, my cousins from Mumbai were here. While I was at office, they went shopping. My cousins are shopping freaks and I expected them to loot away the shops at Brigade road and Comm street. When i got back home after my work, I was shocked see that they had purchased only a small set of DVDs. For a second, I thought my cousins became matured in the past few years for the better. But then, out of curiosity, I asked them the reason for looting only a small bounty.Disappointedly they said, " Bahut mehenga hain yaar".

Over the past few years, the cost of living in Bangalore has soared up, even beating the odds of Mumbai! Even today at the airport I paid 60 Rs for parking for 10 min, for 10 min! When I saw the receipt that I received, it said, city tax 8%. I asked the ticket issuer what the tax meant. He said that its like VAT and passes on to the consumer, which is us... I did not speak another word. Paid the amount and got out from there. Even petrol or diesel is more expensive in Bangalore. If you move out from the city, the cost is less by 2Rs.

Time may soon come that you may have to pay to step out of the house and pay for every step you take. Dig that !!