I was just thinking about my life insurance investments. Its time to file the income tax returns and I have to do some serious calculations about saving as much as I can. Out of curiosity I did some searches about Life Insurance at random. I tried the keywords “future of insurance in India” and I saw this result on page one of Google Results. The title of the page reads “Insurance, the Future Boom Sector of India “. I know I am not an authority in English Language but that did not sound right or read right either. I checked the site for more details. Now this post is by some crackpot who claims to be a professor in one of the reputed management institute of the country. Tell me what the hell is a future boom sector.

Now I will share with you another episode form the Insurance Drama recently in my life. One distant acquaintance, my Dad's colleague's son, came over to my place this week. He was supposed to stay in contact with me as we are form the same distant city of Bhubaneswar, our native place. This way we were to help each other in the time of need. Now this guy is an MBA. But I was pissed off totally when he tried to sell me his insurance packages. I learned that he has been doing this for an year now. Is that what Managers are supposed to do? My roommate's share broker wants to sell him insurance policies all the time. Is that what you call a BOOM? Well in a few days when you go to the green grocer and ask for a Kilo of Potatoes he will inquire about your investments and start recommending life insurance policies. To hell with the Boom.

Just came across a Youtube video titled “Hans Brinker Budget Hotel Eco-Tour” and claiming to be the world’s worst hotel. Out of curiosity I checked out the video. I have embedded it here so that you can see for yourself.

The video starts with introducing various eco friendly features of the hotel. As the camera enters the old creaking doors and reaches the reception you find the attendant sleeping with a green tag – “eco staff”. Staff save energy by sleeping when the clients are not there ( even if the clients are there, who cares).

Next you have eco friendly elevators where the only energy utilized is the guest’s. Then they have eco friendly toilets that are never cleaned, green climate control system where you the guests have to open and close the window to control the flow of chilling winds. There are Eco friendly toiletries that are probably super bio degradable so not available for use. They also say in the ad that - please leave your towel on the rack, it won’t be cleaned. Leave it on the floor and it won’t be cleaned either.

At the bar the bartender cleans the serving area with a small piece of cloth to collect spilled beer and water and squeezes it back into the beer glass to make your glass of Eco beer. The hotel also boasts of an eco friendly courtyard that is heated only when the Sun is overhead (garbage every where too).

Now here is the best part the Hotel is riding high on the hilarious marketing stunt and is running 80 percent full in this low season. Remember it is a 650 bed facility. No doubt a new age of marketing.