Union Budget 2012-13: Aam aadmi Chelsea's expectations!

My second Indian Budget with www.moneycontrol.com and I am as psyched as ever. (Just work with me on this)

Time to reflect. The learning has been slow, sometimes frustrating but I think I can say I have learned about business news, albeit a tiny fraction of what really is out there. I have tons more to digest and churn if I ever wanna be confident about business journalism.

Let's be honest, I am not smart. Lol. Understatement of the year. But I work hard and I hope this pays off in the long run for me cause I am investing time in my frugal fragile career (not to mention trying my hand at the jittery Indian stock market with my limited trading knowledge).

Yet, at the end of the day, if all else fails, I continue to stick by my principal line - What goes up must come down, what goes around comes around :D

I sincerely hope Pranab Mukherjee delivers a Budget which gets India out of the gutters and back on the fast track to growth. The mandate should not be about coalition politics but about what can help us bring our twin deficits - current account and fiscal account, under control.

The mandate should be to increase the tax bracket for the middle class to rise in society and for those starting out their careers to enjoy their first earnings or maybe save and invest rather than see it pilfering away in the government's coffers.

The mandate should be about how to alleviate those who are Below-Poverty-Line (BPL) and what can be done to make them an integral part of the India Shining story. 

The mandate should be about giving Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) and Retail Investors a REASON to invest in India's infrastructure, economy and growth.

The mandate should be about giving corporates some breathing space. And honestly, you can't lay the blame on either your door or their porch as it's the Opposition stalling key reforms and bills from being passed. Do what it takes to get the Opposition on your side and if they fail to listen, Manmohan Singh & Sonia Gandhi and chillar party may be shown the door, along with you of course.

On a side note, getting rid of a Railways Minister like Dinesh Trivedi who after 10 years decides to stand up to the Trinamool Congress or rather Mamata Banerjee - well he deserves an award. A rate hike is needed if you want to improve passenger safety, modernise our crumbling rail tracks and boost revenues.

So Pranab da - Aam aadmi ki awaj suno. Vote karenge agar unki ichhaei puri karonge.

Give the Indian people something to believe in, an India to believe in, a future to look forward to.

Trust me you won't regret it.

Love,

~CBS

P.S: Stick to policy changes and not poetry ramblings.

It's All About Being Human

The scars they heal, yet the burn keeps it real.

~CBS.

My Daily Dose of Corte Chai

I just want my 'Perfect Days' again. It's been so long that no matter how often I play Lady Antebellum on loop, I still do not feel. As if the music has been wiped clean off me.

I miss my gay and carefree laugh, my effin innocence, the random breaking out into lyrics... It don't get much better than this...

I so wish I could get my act together and get better. It should have been better by now cause it definitely can't get any more worse than it already is.

Will cocaine help to get her out of her blues? She don't mind, she don't mind, she don't mind... Cocaine

Gettin fixed or gettin a fix ain't as bad as it sounds. I remember one of my deadliest lines - To get over someone, get under someone else. I should follow my own advice. It could work.

One week to go... hey hai ho!

What goes around, comes around
What goes down, shall be frowned upon.

Was I everything you ever wanted?
Fool you, fool me, cause we both lost it.

The music, the moment
The love, the lust,
The life, the laughs
The memories, the minutes.

I remember everything, I remember 'Being Different'
Funny thing about that - I revel in being IT!
The lies you told me, the lies you told your soul
What you have sown you will reap, mole.

Just a classic example: You & I.

"No more grey clouds, only blue skies from now on"

The Rest Is Still Unwritten

I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard, I had tears in my eyes

I can't remember the last time I smiled, a genuine smile.

I can't remember the last time I saw your face, But I sure do remember the first time.

I can't remember the last time anyone ever bought me a single rose for V-Day or B-Day.

I can't remember the last time I let myself go, free-fallin types.

I can't remember the last time I looked away from my mirror without cracking under the weight.

I can't remember the last time I said those three 'unspoken high-risk' words people say in front of God, in front of men and meant it.

I can't remember the last time I held back my tears when I watched a sad goodbye, in person or in the movies.

I can't remember the last time I held someone's hand and sang to them - Don't worry, about a thing, cause every little thing, is gonna be all right!

I can't remember the last time, I relished, savoured, tasted what I swallowed.

Pune Expressway 2012

I can't remember the last time I slept with a smile on my face, reminds my wet pillow.

I can't remember the last time I said 'never-ever-ever' again, and I did it anyway.

I can't remember the last time I was happy, 'never-say-die' attitude dead at 26.

I can't remember the last time I slept without waking up startled, dripping sweat.

I can't remember the last time I dreamt.

I can't remember the last time someone touched me and I didn't jump from fear.

I can't remember the last time I felt something. Oh wait, I can. 11-11-11.

I can't remember the last time I felt my heart beat.

I can't remember the last time I had a heart.

I can't remember the last time.

I can't remember.