Day 17 – Of the approaching common cold and the awesome Litchi drink

I can feel it coming tonight. There is this slight sensation in my throat and around the nose which gives me a clear indication of things to come. It is just going to get worse, unless I’m very lucky and some miracle happens. If not, I will be suffering from full blown common cold tomorrow.

And how is that related to Sauratra? For starters, the weird thing is that all the while I was smoking and drinking I never really fell ill. Just saying. Otherwise, it really doesn't.

I got another suggestion today from a fellow Sauratra supporter. He says that I should start suggesting what people should do if they’re off smoking and drinking. Like how to make up for the absence of cigarettes and booze in your life. And I think I should act on that suggestion and give out some pointers –

1.       Save money and start buying things. Create assets which will help you in the long run. I just bought myself a pair of Nike’s. My first pair ever. It’s a dream come true. I have always wanted to sport Nike shoes and now thanks to all the money I have saved, I have finally bought myself a pretty decent pair. It will definitely help in the long run. Both figuratively and literally.

2.       Start going to places for the food instead of the booze. You’ll discover some amazing and awesome things which you always missed out because you were busy getting drunk and spending all the money on booze and then eating a hot dog at 24/7.

3.       Indulge yourself in productive activities post work. Since you won’t be getting wasted every day, you can actually end up doing productive things on a regular basis. Be it after work, or even early in the morning.

4.       Drink lots of Fresca Litchi drink. It’s awesome.

5.       Eat more Crax, guilt free, because you are saving money on both the smokes and the drinks.

6.       Eat more food and eat more expensive food. Now check out all the restaurants that you had been avoiding all this while because they were a little out of your budget. You are saving a lot of cash by not drinking outside. Use that money to explore all the good food your city has to offer you.

7.       Go out on a Saturday night to the most happening pub or a disco or a club and drive back home safely. Be that assigned driver for the night and ask your drinking buddies to sponsor your food for the night. They’d be happy to do so as they’ll be more comfortable with you and they’ll end up saving a lot of cash on the cab.

8.       Inspire other people into cutting down on drinking and smoking. But do not preach. Ever.

9.       Hype it all up and fleece everyone and create a fake movement like Sauratra and hope it goes big.

10.   Do not talk about Fight Club.

And with this my gyaan session for tonight gets over. 17^th Day completed successfully. All you detractors stay tuned, for there is more to come. On the 2^nd of July, you’ll all get a personalised message from me, in my moment of glory, when I will be in the position to say ‘I told you so’, but I will refrain, and gracefully thank you for helping me achieve all that I achieve.

Thank you.