Global Turm"OIL"

Phew! Gas was $4.19/gallon this morning. Price of crude oil has doubled from $65 a barrel last summer to $135 per barrel this summer. Only if this wasn't bad enough; the cost of a barrel of gas is expected to skyrocket to $200 sometime by the end of this year. US is still one of the cheaper places (after Russia, UAE & Venezuela) to buy gas as compared to European countries & Asian moguls like Japan. Gas has crossed $10/gallon in Europe already. Petrol is still cheaper in India as compared to the rest of the world; about Rs 57 per litre because of the Government subsidies. These are simple statistics presented by Economic journals all over the world.

What do these numbers mean for the common man though? To me it means that it’s high time we start car-pooling & buy cars with high MPG. Using public transportation can help in a big way. I am sure Governments globally will think about improving public transportations in cities where it was not so developed in the past. I have developed a simple practice for myself; I club my errands around the same area & avoid frequent unnecessary trips to the mall. This situation more than anything has made me realize that gas is a perishable asset that controls global economy to a massive level. Looks like future has some shock in store for us, but we should be prepared for anything to everything. Just because some of us may be above median income level doesn’t mean we can waste gasoline as per our wish! It is our civic responsibility to use fuel efficiently. Conservation should be the mantra of the day, what say?

Confession of the day

Just some time ago, a friend of mine mentioned unitentionally that she found my blog a comparison between India & US. This struck me with more seriousness than probably what she intended. I would like to make it clear; it was never my motive to draw comparisons between India & US in my blogs! I always wrote my experiences, my opinions on life that I have experienced so far. My blogs are my personal opinions, interpretations, thoughts on changing times & societal functioning that I have seen so far. May be I have been right & wrong at times; like everybody else, but that doesn't mean I was trying to judge either cultures!

Baby "Blue"s

The news is out there! We are expecting & I am already in my 21st week of pregnancy. This is a very enthralling phase of life for me & Sanjay. Till now, it was all about us, now there is this never ending list of things to be done for our baby. BTW, it’s a Boy for us. My dad was against me finding out the sex of the baby, but I wanted to do to be prepared either ways, not that it really mattered but my curiosity took over listening to dad (once again!). There are so many things to be planned; his name, his day care, his school, maternity leave et. al. Right from coming up with a baby registry to deciding if we want to have his nursery done or not, there are so many decisions which need to be made. This reminds me of my young days, I mean we were born & raised with love but nobody ever bothered to have a nursery or selecting a theme of furniture for that matter! They say it takes a village to raise a kid, & I don’t want my son to be deprived of anything that a normal childhood boasts of.

This is going to be a huge step in life for me & Sanjay. From October onwards, we will have a permanent third resident in our home & lives forever & may be after that! Wish good luck to me my friends!!! These exclamations are witness to the fact of me being hormonal.