Good morning. I wake up saying to myself , as usual. One thing was not usual was my alarm didn’t go off with a blaring sound that can even awaken a politician. It was Saturday , Yippe Weekend…
SO I get up , If you think I will take you through the daily chores , or the visit to the idea generating loo , and my quality time on the pot ? Naaa sorry you would be disappointed.
The first real quality thing homo sapiens do , in the morning , is look at themselves. Mirror is the greatest discovery. Man what power to portray yourself to you. Attitude. It is always a different experience every morning. Something is different or something is amiss. For some it is a heartbreaking experience , where the thing you first notice is the grey hear as a flag raised by a Babu , or wrinkles making graffiti in your lost land called face. For some it is a life changing experience , New found love , Self confidence , or a new mirror. … But I felt nothing , it was weird , but nothing. I took the newspaper and tried to park myself in a distinct shape of my bean bag. Oops , the bean bag was stubborn , and I felt unwanted. It was an ego hurt , I chose the chair to be my companion , na wasn’t comfy too. Hmm Something is different today at the end . Then I decided to look into myself . I did and I realized the truth . Oh my god My hair could have made the ever barking golden retriever run for his money. Eeeeks I was erked . I realized time for a haircut and when I looked back at the Bean bag , man the attitude filled sack smiled at me with its lost shape.

It takes guts and money for a haircut. Guts as being a Calvin fan ,” Never disagree with someone who has a knife” and money , but obvious to not to disagree with the armed monster you have to pay him. I arm myself with guts, and money and on my journey towards self fulfillment.
The journey was exciting, Sunny day , and the air conditioned saloon . I reached there and a bunch of Vision 2020 youngsters are blocking the way. I thought if a film star is in for cutting the ribbon, but na they are on the same mission as I am , but probably started before than me. It was heartening to see the young battalion armed with newspapers. For all the critics who claim youngsters don’t read , visit a saloon , you will know what and how much we read. The saloon had multi lingual newspapers and Magazines that can put Higgin Bothams to shame. Suddenly a boy crawls amidst the crowd and says , SIR hALF an hour .
So now I know , whats the mission start time. So let me prepare for the war. I stand and stare the youngsters , some chatting with their beloved , excitedly telling her about the new hair cut they going t have , probably the last time he will speak to her , as a new haircut is risky proposition…Some discussing work , actually its fun to discuss work on weekends , you think about it on an altogether perspective. Wonder what happens on Monday morning,…..Some Studs showing off their new wheels , wonder to whom ? But it all happens in there in the small cul de sac . I was no different , wearing a pajama, and a tee I was a disgrace , as I thought it s a saloon , but could also see Tommy hilfigers , Lee hitting the saloon. Now I realize its not Hair cut anymore .Its Trend. Vision 2020 revisited.
It would have been 20 mins odd , and I was half way through another piece of article on Recession , and I get a call . Mera Number aa gaya. Ok the chair was grumpy , but still better than the sack back home. And it felt like a throne , as I waited for 20 mins and Vision 2020 , bundle of them staring at the image of me in the mirror. POWER OF THE SEAT. The same feeling our Beloved leaders would have got when they broke into Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
Man I was treated to fresh water spray on my desert like scorched hair..I looked at the guy , He had an admirable hair style done , cleanly shaven , and good hygiene. Made me happy . Work ethics ? you call it whatever .
Hmm two things were constantly on my mind. In fact three things . First Calvin and his philosophy on men with knife …
Second – Recession
Third – My future with my girl . Man she loved my hair . Probably she loved me only because of it. But The guy was not bothered about the first or the third.

But yes Recession , he was keen on . As he was about to treat me for one Recession of sorts. He asked me how would I like my hair style. I said keep it medium , keep the sidelocks on , make it look simpler but make sure not much hair is lost.
He smiled . CALVIN CAME ….I couldn’t figure what the smile is about. Is it because he cared damn about what I wanted , Man he had the knife . Or he understood his customer . Work centric executive ? Really don’t know . But there are times your whole life is dependent on someone else. And it was one of those moments.

He started . I knew He liked conversation. I heard him speak to the previous kid as well. Kid was scared at the end , as he was quizzed on mathematics .Poor kid , hair cut and mathematics?? He needs a Vacation for himself …
He started with me as well . Working ? He asked …Hmmm I was too scared to move my head and made sure my mouth was the only part moving . CALVIN is responsible for this Paralysis. I said yes . He asked IT ? I said no ….he said then you wont be making money …
Man this was the catch point …IT makes money and rest of the world are thumbsuckers . Gyaan from a saloon guy. One moment he was scared if I could even afford him. But then he went on. IT guys make money , they go abroad , they buy there , they come here they buy here. And then they keep buying but are still poor and default loans .
Man I was amused by the little knowledge he was talking . But two seconds the fourth thing came to my mind , the article on recession, IT GUYS default Bank loans., Hahah He has read it , More knowledgeable than me . I asked him why , does he have idea. And there was the beginning of a new era.

“You cannot have two scissors and one bald head “

Man this statement is all set to win Noble prize for Economics. Paul Frieberg of the world make a note of this . This is not a macro economic theory. But a simple theory says , when you are bald , buy a cap and not a scissor for the hair to grow and cut.
Hahahaha Fantastic , I was amused by the sheer brilliance of the liner . It said it all . And he guessed me right . I had no money to buy scissors and he was driving me bald. But too late to realize . The damage was done.

I came unscathed from the war , but the battle was lost . My hair stood all over the place , the same way my bean bag takes shape I mean does not take shape . OH MY GOD ..I Yelled . He was showing me a mirror for me look at the lost of field in the backside , Man but the front was so horrible to go on reverse gear.
I yelled , I shouted what on earth was this ? Recession effect ? And he calmly said , sorry sir , But I made sure you don’t have to spend on a scissor for 2 months.

Erked I was ..Was that a guess that I was bankrupt with the recession ? Or was he an investment banker who lost his job , in the turmoil who is advising me to save a penny. Or is It because , I was not from IT… God knows if he knows . But Calvin was still there . Didn’t have guts to quarrel . Didn’t have the right hair style to stand and quarrel. I asked how much he said Rs 40. I gave him and started my walk back thinking of the post break off with my girl ,the booze and bar I would visit .But it realy gave me a good lesson on much talked about recession

The recession is In your head and on your head …Simple theory …You always end up paying for something you lose ( I lost my hair , probably my girl and paid Rs 40)..
I end up paying for ice cream to make way for a fight with my girl ( its assumed I lost the fight )
I end up paying on myself and not on my mind….

Time is spent on buying scissors when the need is actually a visit to a Docs like Salman. Need gone , Recession is all a game, You play it and lose it. You don’t play it you lose.

With that in mind , and saving 80rs for next two months , I walk back . My phone rings ……Honey where have u been??

….I answer Hair cut …The line is cut ….