did you know that BPL discriminates against its users? actually, when you get these sms reminders to recharge your phone account and they give you these offers like ' get Rs 50 worth talktime extra if you recharge today' and crap...they do not send the same message to all their users at the same time? so there begins the discrimination. you do not access the same information at the same time. why is that important ? you ask. well, if you happen to recharge your account even a minute before you get the sms offering you extra talktime, you are not elgible for the offer because as the dude at their customer service desk says, " Sorry ma'm, the server does not recognise your number as part of the offer. that's because you are elgible only after you get the sms.." and the whole thing works against you, coz even if you do happen to recharge your phone on the day of the offer, because the stupid server 'happened' to send you an sms a minute later than the others, you are not as equal as the others. i am guessing that other cellular operators also work on the same funda. the same server crap being doled out. what is worse is that it is now a machine that is discriminating against you...as the dude puts it, " sorry ma'm, but we are all slaves of the system."

it's employee appraisal time in office today. am guessing that while grading me, my editor might just ask me to leave for spreading separatist feelings in office. am guessing that my sub editor might just wonder "what is is separatist?" so now i know what it feels to be in the north east. not only do people have a stereotypical view of us (reporters) but Delhi (the desk) makes sure we stay that way.

waiting for your comments errorguy...