Beauty in Five Minutes: Cost, one fourth of your yearly salary ONLY!!

A sign at MBK mall, Bangkok, Thailand.

Only 15,000 Baht? How could you resist? Botox X-press!! Its fast and efficient.  Just about one fourth  of  an (average) year's salary in the country.  One floor of this bustling mall called the MBK,  is dedicated 'beauty'.  Salons-cum-internet cafes are a perfect way of luring customers of all kinds.  Although this 'beauty hide-out' did not offer 'email check' or ''a round of video-game' services, you can see a computer on the side.  All over the mall people multitask.  Life goes, women feed their children, some children complete their homework next to a blaring speaker, at an electronics shop, and others are probably taking an online course and must have their computer around.  This sign reminded me that some things remain the same, in all cultures, across generations--a desire for youth!!  Here, you pay through your nose, for the efficiency, and immediacy --beauty in 5 minutes!! And like all countries, this instant gratification is available to those with thick pockets.  For the rest of us, we must bear the tear marks of that age old traitor--TIME!! 

At the Airports 2

And the trend of giving you shopping reminders remains truly 'Global'.  While the pictures in the previous post were from Bombay (Mumbai) Airport, the following one was taken at Arlanda, Stockholm, Sweden.

Lest you forget to pick up the last call on buying 'duty free culture!" 

And the following two pictures are meant to make you nostalgic, feel proud of give you a sense of 'aha, I am in the ABBA and 'Nobel' country!!

At the Airports

See those blue spots?  

The blue is actually tarpaulin to cover the shanty living arrangements, to prevent from water from heavy rains to seep in. This is what the SlumDog Millionaire showed. However, what you do not realize is many people living here might be sporting 22 karat gold jewelry.  Nevertheless, these massive, overbearing slums are a reflection of unequal distribution of wealth, more than the lack of it!!  PS: Please do not overlook the fact that these pics were taken from the airport!!  Ah so close to the dream., of flying away!!

Alright then, let us convert everything, every venue, every portal into a money making venture!!

Love, romance and the allure of 'what might happen, always works.  You can call the number for a certain fee to get the coordinates of your favorite air-hostess, send her flowers or woo her by taking her to expensive restaurants!! 

And the above screen very strategically and thoughtfully goes right below the business channel !!

Hmmm...Hmm

Women's International Day

Women's International Day is still far away, but I just had to share this......:))

All jokes apart, it is a fact that women work double time.  All over the world. While there is an erroneous notion that women in the developed world have won that battle, there is no doubt that women in the developing world work without ever realizing that they have 'rights'.