another holiday !

YSR dead. Another holiday. This time even in neighboring states !!
Indians are so used to these holidays. Do we need holidays if some leader is dead ?
Well if you are in such a trauma, because some one is dead, then you don't go to work. Why do you have to slap it on everyone !?? 1 day of no work in 3 states, does any one know how much loss in terms of economic productivity. It will be in order of hundreds of millions.

Btw Obama is using US clout to get 4500 Swiss accounts in UBS bank under taxnet, which will give government whopping 18 billion dollars. When do we get some daring act like that, which can put swiss bank accounts money into some use ?!

random update !

Bit of low tide @ work place.
So finished 3 books in last month.
1. Angels and demons - Picked up partly because of hype sorrounding it and recommendation by Shruti ! Did not like it much- no where near class of Da vinci code.
2. Selfish Gene - Great read, theory which complements evolution by Darwin.
3. Liar's poker - Autobiography of Investment banker @ salomon brothers during start of mortagage boom in america.
Amazing book, made me understand intricacies of things like Mortagage / treasury bond trading, mortagage boom and bust ! How greed takes front seat. All these serious topics, have been conveyed in very witty and funny manner.

And how can I forget great party @ amar's place.. vodka shots !!

being atheist... !!

I think being atheist helps in many ways. You do not believe there is some thing beyond death. So it's like this is the only one life you have. You would try to live life to the fullest and happily. It gives a kind of clarity in thought about what you want to do and the way you want to live your life. You are not busy paying any dues for some kind of ticket to heaven after death. You are free from many burdens that come with it.

You know this life is survival of the fittest, based on evolution over the years. When we are down, there is no refuge we can go to. There is no point in being a crying baby. We are responsible either directly or indirectly for our state of being. And we have to get up and continue the game. Need to earn what ever we want and no pretense for not doing things.

But definitely this is not everyone's cup of tea! Lot of people lack desire/qualities for being like this. Btw Most of famous scientists (Einstien, Edison) US presidents (Lincoln, Franklin) great philosophers (Aristotle, Voltaire) we know today, were atheists !!

sense of duty or desire ?!

Some one made me think recently !
What makes a relationship click. Is it like whole stretch of time you like some one or is it in bursts ? you like some one a lot at one moment, and other moment that person seems stranger !
This may be very natural :P I think just the desire may not make the cut. There needs to be some amount of sense of duty to make things work. So many boring / mundane things may come in between which both persons may need to endure :) How much ever emotionally, sexually charged up or passionate things are in the beginning, I guess some blend of sense of duty is required to make things work in the long run.

How does your vocabulary changes after reading business magazines..

Its really amazing how your vocabulary changes after reading business magazines.

Before : After

selling stuff : liquidating assets
Company went bankrupt : Filed for chapter 11
its in loss : its in red
they are in profits : they are in black
bail out money : TARP Fund
bought those shares : went long on them
avoid risk : hedge it
Gasoline 2.8 usd per gallon : Crude oil 70 usd per barrel

Gun pointing at your head !

Yesterday, was watching a thriller. There was situation, where everyone could die in matter of hours. With snipers waiting for you everywhere. Ever wondered how it would feel when you are facing a gun pointing at you ?! In a matter of minutes you may be no more. What would a average human being with no combat training would do ? Would he freeze there or act smart ?

What do you cherish most ? !!

Its really so interesting we cherish so many things.. with different people valuing them differently.

How do you remember your days or years ? whats your currency of counting !! ?

Some people remember the cars they drove. Some value the places they visited or people they met. Many will keep the women they dated very close to their heart. For some people weeks go on with movies. I saw this movie this weekend. That's how they keep track of life. Some intellectuals remember the books they read. Some hackers remember the years in terms of websites they defaced or codes they contributed ! For some all that matters is bank balance, the money they were making. Some value the photos they took. Some gizmo freaks will tell you the days in terms of models of mobile phones or laptops they had !!