prison break

just completed season 4 of Prison Break with a heavy sense of nostalgia.. it all started in the final year of engineering.. after completing two seasons, i had a split of about 2 years after which i randomly decided to watch the remaining two.. i started on 27th dec 2010, and finished today on 18th march 2011 with the other two seasons... what distinguishes these western TV series with their indian counterparts is with their unbiased ending.. they dont really go all out trying to finish of the serial on a happy note.. Michael Scolfield should have been dead maybe 153 times before the 22nd episode of season 4, but when it made no sense to kill him, the producers go ahead and do just that.. maybe it could be a measure taken by them to discourage them from coming with newer seasons and to close it for good at season 4... Just a guess which does make sense... anywayz, i so truly enjoyed this!! chus - as they say in German'

some economics!

Commodity markets is not a zero sum game.. everyone can make money, also everyone can loose money.. only 3% of commodity trading is between producers and end consumers, rest all are speculators.. only 20% ppl in commodity markets make money!!


some comments on burgeoning food prices, is it due to speculators or simply demand-supply mismatch? as more corn is being diverted towards production of bio-fuel, this is leading to shortage in corn.. and since corn earns better than other agro-commodities, more and more farmers are diverting their farmlands from growing other crops to corn.. this is leading to lesser production of food grains, hence the demand-supply mismatch..
if maybe a system is put in place for absolute fair pricing of these foodgrains, and there is some way by which the farmers can transfer thier risk of growing food grains, then they will have more incentive for producing the same... it is in place in the form of derivates market for agro commodities..

another point to substantiate that speculators aren't involved - price of wheat has gone down 40% from its highs of March - 2009, yet the open position in these contracts is stil the same.. which means, the speculators still hold the same amount of position..

dont know what!

so what's happening in India.. so many things! what all do i know? inida's ranked 79th in some latest survey, showing the order of countries in terms of health, education, happiness etc.. finland, sweden, switzerland, australia are 1,2,3,4.. US of A is at 11th followed by Germany.. SO.. Do we seek solace that we r better off than Pakistan (89)? Lets analyze some latest buzzez buzzing in india.. Ministers (MP) particularly the yadav's (mulayam and laloo) have taken the house to task by demanding for an increase in wages.. from 30K to straight out 1.6Lacs.. i think now they woudn't get any additional allowances besides the latest agreed upon figure.. What a situation.. ministers themselves decide how much to pay selves.. !! Shoudn't those buggers have taken some external agency to do the maths for them.. anyhow.. CWG OC.. some interesting facts.. initially ccame out with Rs 69 cr for organizing the Common wealt.. raised it to 1110 Cr.. and eventually ended up spending almost Rs 1400 Cr.. yeh jo desh hai mera, swadeshh hai meraaa!!!!!!!! Hindustan motors which also makes vehicles for mitsubishi -- like lancer, pajero etc has decided to revamp their age old Ambassador.. Ambassodor which currently sells about 600-700 units per month in a 2lac unit pm month (gosh! who even buys the 600-700 odd pieces), hopes to raise it to abt 2K units pm.. the cost is phenomenal.. They are planning to rope in some brithish team to work on the designing aspect and also the engine's performance.. last straw for amby.. will it be ablo to do an Enfield?? i leave you with that friends..

preparing for summers

guys i dont claim to know a lot about the world of finance.. i dont actually have to;);).. Well India has done really well to check its non food item inflation.. However food inflation is something that it hasn't been able to manage well.. With about 60.5 million tonnes of grains lying with the FCi, almost 30% or 18 million tonnes are lying in open areas. That is enough to give each and every family of India below the poverty line, some 27Kgs of grains each month.!!! isnt that astonishing.. but in all likelihood, we are going to loose those 18 mio tonnes of grains.. look at the onslaught of monsoons man.. rain is falling chama cham cham... and all those bora's of grains will go waste... now lets come to another point of concern.. Pulses! Indian poor has very recently realized the high protein value of pulses.. we eat about 18 mio tonnes, however produce only 14 mio tonnes!! kahan se ayega 5 mmio tonne.. enter stud myanmar.. we import almost all of their produce.. and they are so happy to charge us heftily for the same.. but rich India being the golden peacock (some years ago!) we happily pay.. that is not what the contention is.. govt. needs to encourage plantation of pulses.. they have announced increased MSP in pulses.. (almost 30% high).. but alas, apna sarkaar.. this too comes at such a delayed stage.. when farmers have already sowed for the next kharif season... so a few laggards would probably gain.. long live India (it again shows how late to bed and late to wise makes ram shyam birju healthy wealthy and wise).. but thats how it is boss!! but everything aside, we really need to be self sufficient in food!!! http://www.mbauniverse.com/business-schools/mba-rankings-comparative-business-school-rankings.php check out IIFt at no 4...

The Indian Derby 2010

Describe the abome mentioned in three words:

1) Chicks
2) Booze (cheap that too, courtesy Dr. Vijay Mallya who's UB groups the main sponsor)
3) Gambling

and then maybe horse racing... well the 3rd and the maybe part are somewhat connected, but what a glam man!!!! First experience to a derby and trust me, its so much like what they show in movies.. a lot of drama quotient, ladies with an opportunity to flaunt there well worked figure in gowns, gents in boots and leathers stuts and then the horses.. what beauties man... thrill!! gotta learn the tricks of the trade and be back next year and start gambling... and for the winner this year; jacqueline ridden by richard hughes took away a cool Rs 2.17 Cr INR... good career option mates....

DRUNK@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~ fIRANGI paNII//,,,,,,,,,

Just this morning I was thinking about something..I have quiet accepted that I am feeling not very in the moment these days.. Its been like this for a while now…Now what could be the reason to that.. I actually did not ask myself this question… I was under the presumption that its just sad and boring overall.. But then this morning while studying for MBA entrances, it struck me that MAYBE one of the reasons that I am sad is that I feel time is passing by and I am not really killing things around.( not really making the most of),,,, well just then that I realized that whats it is to worry… I shoudnt be fretting.. after all we are the masters of our own universe.. If I am worried about time passing by, then I am already thinking about old age.. Hpw sad is that.. isn’t it.. at 23 yrs of age, old age already frets me.. well, If not age then just the time that’s gone forever, gone where? God only knows.. are we leaving a parallel universe behind us every moment? The second before typing what I am typing, has that second frozen as it was in the gallery of time.. Or that is just over? Non existent after the clock ticks ahead? So strange are the ways of the world.. I don’t really think I am making a whole lot of sense right now as the title of this essay would suggest why..
Hum unko bhulA na sake, par jab who saamne the, toh yeh aazma na sake, kis pathar pe kismet likhi gayi hai hamari? Who pathar ko bhi mitti bana na sake.. apne khwaisho ka mahal bana na sake, par I sbaar hawaye disha badlengi, tuffon aye ya na aye, upper se paigam ayega, aur iss baaar who manzil hum paa ke hi rahenge!!!!!....

random - you may not agree - but its my blog!

Been trying quiet hard to come up with something interesting to write. But the crazy part is nothing interesting happening around. So what to write? Thought of blatantly cooking something up.. but that doest work… thinking hard doesn’t work either!! It gotta flow naturally.. The obsession of doing mba.. how sserious am I into it.. is it just a satiation of ego or I really want to do it.. no answers there.. what would I want to see myself doing 2.4 years down.. no answers there either… the absence of direction shouldn’t misdirect me is all I hope. The current job has atleast instilled one desired job that I would want to do.. currency options TRADING… (doing broking as of now).. that is quiet possible.. all I need to do is do masters from IIM’s MDI FMS… but is that possible is the bigger question… 3 Lacs students vying for 3000 seats.. STUPID COUNTRY…..

The problem I feel with the Indian culture is that there is too much of protectionism for your children. This does clip their wings/ the desire to exceed.. Well the desire to exceed may be there, but the need may not be.. having a very comfortable life since the time you remember can actually be a detriment to your success.. you gotta suffer in order to succeed is what I feel… well there are upsides of the care and growing up in cocoon too.. but more downsides is what I feel.. you gotta break the cocoon and take up some real hard decision man… well too much to write… too little energy in hand… goodnight.. more on this later