TREATS TO BEAT SURTI SUMMER HEAT...............
The heat is on in Tapi town. It’s not only just polls and politics that are adding to it but also the Fibre to fabric fair that displayed hot and happening Surti products. Lalas braved the summer heat to proudly showcase Surti talent that none other can beat.
Even as Torrent power has promised not to torment; the Sun god seems in no mood to cool down for the moment. So, here are a few fun ways to beat the heat. Take your pick to cool down this week-

1. Leave for Saputara and spend a week within the clouds.

2. Sip lassi at Gokulam in Adarsh society or Raja lassi at Galemandi.

3. Join a swimming course at any of the private clubs or municipal schools.

4. Wear cotton tank tops, ganji, mulmul jhabhlas bought from Surti streets and make them look fashionable.

5. Those with permits drink chilled beer those without sip on Sosyo.

6. Spend your afternoons watching movies in cool multiplexes.

7. Eat chilled, cold gulkand filled paan at Parle Point or Citylight paan shops.

8. Put up natural fibre mats on your windows and splash them with water. [Even makes A.C.more effective]

9. Fill a tub with cool water, add gulab jal from Hakim Chichi, rose petals from Ambaji temple flower shop and relax.

10. Have a salad lunch at a suburban restaurant.

11. Buy baby powder or Hula Hula from stores around town and splash it on 4 times a day.

12. Read a book and sip iced tea through the afternoon in the T3 lounge at Taj.

13. Relish juicy succulent watermelon titbits under tents set up at Ghodod road, Chowpatty or Bhagal crossroads.

14. Visit the circus and enjoy ice skating within the A.C dome.

15. Go for a walk under the shady green tree tunnel at Police parade ground road.
16. Order in matkis of chilled Rosogullas and mishti doi from Muditas.
17. Apply a thin layer of Vicks vapour rub on face and neck [avoid eyes] splash off with cool water.
18. Nibble on kesar malai kulfis from Agra or Shiv Shakti sweets.
19. Buy a water spray from plastic ware shops in Chautapul and use it as an atomizer.
20. Shop for soft cotton from Hafiz brothers and Tata fabrics and design your own fancy yet comfy kurta –lungi-jammy nightwear.
21. Gorge on Surti sancha ice cream from Sampoorna in Divya Kanti or various Janta outlets.
22. Visit the river bank in the evening and hitch a ferry ride at dusk time.
23. Enjoy chuskis of ice goals from kiosks around town in multi flavours of kachi Keri and kala khatta.
24. Visit A.C. and refrigerator showrooms enjoy the chill [since they are already on] without feeling guilty of not being eco friendly.
25. Hydrate with Soda shiquanji, sherdi ras and mango milkshakes at roadside kiosks.
Think positive and take a chill pill, because, the hotter it gets, the sooner we will have Surti showers.
Tapi town tattle –What has Vijay Mallya nicknamed his most expensive IPL player? ‘Paisa vasool Pietersen.’