President’s Message
GET YOUR ZOOM ON!
So as we prepare for another week / fortnight / month of lockdown it’s become routine to grab the car keys, wallet, gloves and mask before heading out to work or on an errand.
And I’ve come up with some interesting almost humorous observations on my limited outings. The other day, I was driving on Warden Road and the shop window of Premsons – the ubiquitous high-end gourmet food and appliance store had a jhaadu and mop in its show window instead of one of the high end snazzy Italian espresso machines it stocks that
costs the equivalent of a 1BHK in Virar!
Husbands whose shopping list for the wife is usually something from Prada or Gucci on a business trip abroad are now being forced to make the jump from Selfridges to Sahakari Bhandar and are sending whatsapp images to their wives of packets of toor dal not knowing what it resembles in a packet!
And have you made the cut to a zoom birthday party?
I did. Believe me it isn’t something I look forward to in a hurry. Not only did we have to get dressed up in our fineries and sit at home, but each one of us had to hold up placards and prance around and we couldn’t even excuse ourselves by saying we had an early morning flight to catch!
My plastic surgeon buddy tells me he gets calls from hysterical socialites who want a “zoom face” – one minus the lines and wrinkles and when he refuses to see them they request for DIY fillers.
On a more positive note, our city that was choking with carbon monoxide and pollution looks like the Bombay of yesteryear. Parking at 12 noon on a Monday morning at Flora Fountain is a breeze and the incessant din from the car horn seems like a distant memory.
Friends and family are safe baring a few hiccups but we all have to be grateful for a roof over our heads and food on the table in these brutal times.
Framroze Mehta
President