hi..
Dreams are usually supposed to reflect the state of mind in which the person was, before sleeping..! I really don't know what i had been feeling before going to sleep, because this particular dream turned out to be one of the craziest in my life..
the plot:
Venki, srikanth and madhu(my coll friends..), discontinue their college education, to educate the village children living below the poverty line.. They go into hiding and they kidnap intelligent people and force them to teach the children.. They kidnapped me(hurrah..! i'm also intelligent[:)]) and took me to a jungle somewhere.. When they untied the ropes, I started arguing with them about how important college education was, to me and asked them to release me immediately.. Venki, in turn, told me how selfish urban India is and how the politicians had totally forgotten the backbone of the country.. He then, requested me to help in their mission.. When this shouting match was going on, another captive was brought to the same place.. It was a school friend of mine.. She became scared and started crying.. My friends finally locked us in a room and went somewhere..
After they went, me and my school friend were planning to escape from that place, when I heard a strange music.. It was a highly annoying and irritating tune.. Can u guess what that noise was..?????
It was the alarm in my mobile..!!!!! kanavu kalaindhandhu.. I woke up to face the real world..
Wasn't it a very crazy dream..????
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sub-Prime Mortgage crisis
In the year 2005, the people of India added a new word to their dictionary. The word was
'tsunami'..! In the same manner, the people have learnt another word now.. 'Sub-prime
mortgage' is the word..! Yes..! The sub-prime mortgage crisis has shook the world and has
exposed the fallacies of the american economy and the anglo-saxon model of economy in
general. This has also brought to light, how irresponsible and short-sighted, the investment
companies were.
It also shows the consequences of incessant splurging, a characteristic of the United
states. the pity is that, the emerging economies and other producers in the world encourage
this splurging so that their products are sold..
Had every single person in America saved a portion of their income, the severity of the
crisis could have been lessened. In America, Banks look to wall street for their profits
because people enroll themselves in banks to borrow and not to save.
The worst part of it is that, due to decrease in the share prices, a lot of people have lost
their money. It is because, the share market is the investment zone for most of the
population. People should understand that wall street is just another las vegas ( dalal
street also is , for that matter).. Instead of playing roulette, people play 'trade' there..
Share markets do not and will never lead to development of the country.. In share markets,
credit changes hand. nothing else happens. Economy grows only when grain is produced or when
a car is manufactured.( I mean some commodity should be produced..).
The US government's decision of bailing out banks and other companies also sends out a clear
signal, that the government is encouraging the companies to commit this blunder once again..
It is like giving loads of cash to a gambler who has lost all his money..
We indians must learn a lot from this crisis. A few key points which the Indians should
understand:
1) DO NOT ape the west for anything and everything. Any development to brought into the
country, should be tailored to Indian needs. India shouldn't tailored according to the
development.
2) DO NOT SPLURGE. make sure you save a decent portion of your monthly income.
3) NEVER TRUST share markets. They are too risky and toooo volatile and hence cannot help us in times of need.
4) Future managers should not be short-sighted like these investment companies.
Let us hope india doesn't commit this grave error again in the name of globalisation or
development.
PS: I am an engg. student and I have no idea about terms related to economics. I have just voiced my views here. Please forgive me if I have said something wrong.I have
derived my views from the newspaper articles and also from the articles by mr.gurumurthy in
the tamil weekly 'thuglak'.
'tsunami'..! In the same manner, the people have learnt another word now.. 'Sub-prime
mortgage' is the word..! Yes..! The sub-prime mortgage crisis has shook the world and has
exposed the fallacies of the american economy and the anglo-saxon model of economy in
general. This has also brought to light, how irresponsible and short-sighted, the investment
companies were.
It also shows the consequences of incessant splurging, a characteristic of the United
states. the pity is that, the emerging economies and other producers in the world encourage
this splurging so that their products are sold..
Had every single person in America saved a portion of their income, the severity of the
crisis could have been lessened. In America, Banks look to wall street for their profits
because people enroll themselves in banks to borrow and not to save.
The worst part of it is that, due to decrease in the share prices, a lot of people have lost
their money. It is because, the share market is the investment zone for most of the
population. People should understand that wall street is just another las vegas ( dalal
street also is , for that matter).. Instead of playing roulette, people play 'trade' there..
Share markets do not and will never lead to development of the country.. In share markets,
credit changes hand. nothing else happens. Economy grows only when grain is produced or when
a car is manufactured.( I mean some commodity should be produced..).
The US government's decision of bailing out banks and other companies also sends out a clear
signal, that the government is encouraging the companies to commit this blunder once again..
It is like giving loads of cash to a gambler who has lost all his money..
We indians must learn a lot from this crisis. A few key points which the Indians should
understand:
1) DO NOT ape the west for anything and everything. Any development to brought into the
country, should be tailored to Indian needs. India shouldn't tailored according to the
development.
2) DO NOT SPLURGE. make sure you save a decent portion of your monthly income.
3) NEVER TRUST share markets. They are too risky and toooo volatile and hence cannot help us in times of need.
4) Future managers should not be short-sighted like these investment companies.
Let us hope india doesn't commit this grave error again in the name of globalisation or
development.
PS: I am an engg. student and I have no idea about terms related to economics. I have just voiced my views here. Please forgive me if I have said something wrong.I have
derived my views from the newspaper articles and also from the articles by mr.gurumurthy in
the tamil weekly 'thuglak'.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
A TV ad which I came across
Today (i.e.) on Oct 1st, I was flipping through all TV channels out of sheer boredom, when I came across this advertisement. It was about a certain 'Hash10' mobile showroom. The ad is basically centered in a market-place. A lady finds a vegetable-vendor(a woman) selling mobile phones as well. The name of the shop was 'Samiksha'( you can very well understand whom they refer to..!! ).. The lady then asks the shopkeeper information pertaining the mobiles she sells. The shopkeeper tries to hide her ignorance about mobiles and argues with the lady. Finally, the shopkeeper accepts defeat and adds that she is better accustomed to vegetables than mobiles. The ad ends with the lady conveying a message 'It is senseless to buy mobiles from vegetable shops.! Try Hash10 !'.
I found the way in which the ad attacked its competitor, hilarious. I couldn't control my laughter for like 5 mins. Poor 'Samiksha'..!! Please buck up..!!
I found the way in which the ad attacked its competitor, hilarious. I couldn't control my laughter for like 5 mins. Poor 'Samiksha'..!! Please buck up..!!
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