What you say about brands and the cost of feeling good does hold a lot of merit. Perhaps you missed the last line of the post .. which mentions my re-visit to Hakim Aalim.

That said, I would like to re-visit this place, truly based on merit and not primarily based on lack of options.

Cheers!!

Only then I realised the worth of Hakim’s.

I had an hairdo that I never had got done in my life, I looked like a star.

Brand does matter, and the cost for feeling good about one’s own look is priceless.

I somehow disagree.

Talking about professionalism etc…you would never find in my country.Its not a ridicule but its a fact to be proud of sometimes, we aren’t formal to our family leave alone to the rest of our country fellowmen.

Although I am not sure of the pipeline theory , it is fact that very little substantial action seems to be to stop illegal digging up of roads or setting up speed breakers.
The only time there is even pretense of action is prior to elections, which is more of an exercise at cosmetic fixing of the roads than actual construction worth the while/time/effort or money.