Seafood Restaurants?? Naah!!!

Had gone to the famous restaurant Gajalee, at Phoenix Mills, on
Tuesday for dinner. The place had been recommended to Dad by many of
his friends, plus Bombay Times had also waxed eloquent about it. So,
we decided to give it a try. I must say we were totally disappointed.

The menu was way too limited. And all their specialities were charged
'as per size'. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't generally pay too much
attention to prices of individual dishes in a restaurant, just the
overall bill. But, here where you could be docked 900 bucks instead of
700 for a small increase in the size of the pomfret, you had to be
careful!!! Unfortunately, neither me nor my Dad have salaries that are
so fat that we can afford to blow close to a grand on a single dish!!!
So, alas, we had to opt for the plain jane Crab Masala, instead of the
Butter Pepper Pomfret.

But, wait!!! There was a feast in store for us the next day. Stung
that the maitre d' should choose to smirk at us when we declined the
pomfret on offer, Dad went off to the market and got home a huuuuge
pomfret. The kind Gajalee would charge 1200 bucks for, I guess!!!
Then, it was down to some good tasty homemade masala, courtesy Mom and
we had one of the most sumptuous meals we had had in a long time.

Cost of the fish - Rs. 250
Cost of the masala - Rs. 50
Cost of electricity for the microwave - Rs. 10 (approx.)

The feeling of satisfaction after preventing oneself from being looted
by a fancy hotel - Priceless!!!

You too, Brutus!!!

Came to know 2 days ago that a very good friend of mine was having her
marriage fixed. The unfortunate part is that I came to know this from
another friend, not from her. To top it all, she knew her groom for
over a year!!!

All this makes one think. Are all friends we consider close to us
really that close? Or is their definition of closeness different? I
was discussing this exact point with A yesterday. She was also close
to the friend in question. Needless to say, she was also in the dark
about this development. As A so aptly put it, "If I were to have such
a happy development in my life, I would want to share it with all my
friends. Then my happiness would increase manifold!!!"

Now, the question arises, "Do I have a right to feel hurt?" I
certainly feel hurt, but is it right on my part to think in that
manner? Should I tell her that I know about this and that I am
aggrieved that she chose not include me in her happiness? Do I have a
moral right to do so?

Man, I have never been this confused before!!!

The Working Phoenix

Owing to a complete lack of consideration for his well-being and
health on part of his company, this author has now slipped into a
temporary state of professional coma.

But he will rise.......only to be thwarted again!!!