Jinxed or what??

I am beginning to really think that I need to check my aura. You know, go to one of the gypsy kinda places just like they show in the movies and have one of those colourfully-attired women to tell me what is wrong with me. If it is just one or two isolated incidents, I would have just ignored it. But this is just too much. Every single time, I put my foot forward to do something there is always that horrible, sinking feeling of - “Now what’s going to go wrong?”

Most electronic products I buy are faulty in some way or the other. You can bet that if there is one faulty piece in production, it would surely find it’s way into my house. If I was one to buy stuff at flea markets or be stingy about parting with my money or argue to death with the salesperson about the price etc, I would still think that they gave me a faulty piece purposely. I am the kind who would buy something for full price at a half-price sale. Yeah, yeah laugh all you want! I know it is really funny, but that’s me. I feel it beneath my dignity to ask for discounts. I really find it uncomfortable to even ask for the free products that come with what I buy in a supermarket! Though I want it. I actually kinda hate it when they do not attach the freebies to the product. That way it would save me a lot of embarrassment.

Once I bought a Kinetic Safari. I really did my homework, compared prices and mileage etc and settled on this rather aerodynamic looking scooter. I felt very powerful when I rode it. I donated my previous scooter to a church. It felt rather good to do that. Anyways, a week after a bought it, several other snazzy colours hit the market. Were they waiting for me to buy??? Ok. I settled with it. Then soon the bike began giving problems. It often found itself at the garage. When a product is faulty, the mechanics of the parent company, often give some vague reasons. You know at some point, that they are bullshitting but I could not, for the life of me, get myself to ask them to give me an exchange.

About a year back, we bought a Hyundai Accent. My husband must have done the rounds of the car showrooms for at least two months and a lot of deliberation before settling on our car. Finally it arrived. We checked it out and then drove it home. When we reached, I saw that there were some scratches on the panel of the rearview mirror. When we took it back the next day and pointed it out, the refused to accept their mistake. It might have just cost 50 bucks but they would not accept. We settled with it. Then after a service, we found that the foot mats were soaking wet every time we drove in the rains. Like the water was just coming in from underneath. No amount of pleas would get my husband to take it back and give those guys a piece of his mind. I shudder to think what the underneath of it looks like.

The computer keeps conking off. The Internet explorer version 7, seems to be giving trouble. Recently I upgraded it. And yes, you guessed right - It is giving me trouble. I can now open explorer, only if Norton is turned off!!! Now is that not kick-me-in-the-backside amazing!

This Christmas, as I pray for good health, I also pray that this rotten luck goes away. What about you, what is your Christmas wish?