What happened to you? Why did you buy sixty eight bottles of perfume? Why did you eat so much? Why did you sit so much? What did you actually do with your life???

Do as you are told. Read the lifestyle magazines. Do as you are told. Wear branded clothes. Do as you are told. Copy the celebrity chefs on TV. Do as you are told. You make more friends if you hold cans of fizzy drinks. Do as you are told. Don't jaywalk. Do as you are told. Go to the right shops. Do as you are told.

What is relief? A trashy novel on a holiday, a walk in the rain, a spending spree on Orchard rd, perfume, a decaf late, Sunday at home, an aimless drive, surfing the internet, staring at the trees….

Wake up, light up, commute, choke up, work, cigarette break, pretend to work, smoke break, go home, light up…

Age 24, single, never married, no children, height 5' 9", wheatish complexion, slim body type, finance professional, American green card, non vegetarian, non smoker, gujarati hindu, ……seeks traditional wife.

What do you think of this statement? : Self-interest is functional up to a point and dysfunctional thereafter…

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The lines on my mother's forehead are made up the washing on the line and the tyre tracks from the army tanks that have just invaded. What is that ticking sound? Is it her heart or a bomb?

Shop till you drop. Buy, but why??