Economy Today - A few reads

No bank closures in India, no bankruptcies declared, but the US seems to be going through a very tough time. No recruitment, and no spending !! What a pity !!

From an Indian, in whose country, there are millions who sleep in hunger and dwell on footpaths, with no sight of money whensoever !! How does it matter to us, who never saw any overwhelming progression, who never experienced international funds poured at every citizen's feet for no takers even at zero interests ?!?!?

Neways, philosophy aside, news to be watched and jabbed about is just below (may help, or may be stupid as always, but am just trying to catch up with every bit of professional reading required) -

Updates from REUTERS on Banks' closure in 2009 in the USA show numbers close to a 100 banks. Most of them were small ones, started with RICH MEN's private funds, or society banks sector (akin to cooperative banks in India) and analysts predict that this time, its a W-SHAPED ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR USA. While Sub-prime and real estate have taken their pills in the first bend of the W, it seems to be the turn of Commercial Real Estates to Wreck the US economy, next. Why not ? In a layman's terms, "workers first, the employer is next" !

But what could be The impact of COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FALLOUT on / in INDIA ?
Asking myself...

• Probably good -because we become the obvious choice of alternate options and RELATIVELY cheaper infrastructure (are we ready yet ??),
• Probably bad - That involved parties to be building infrastructure for India, have had a good brunch off this followed by a blissful nap, losing on project time lines and the time value of money ???

While US is in distress and INDIA resides in a conservative / calculated risk mode, (for, we cannot afford to lag or recede any more ! ) CHINA is having an IPO PARTY reported by a CHINESE DAILY

Enjoy !!

Words on a bungled barricade !

Dreams battle its strife, of this, a loathing life
Illness beams as distant cousin, to souls within
Whence thou stand un-erect in fears, of mirrors
Lonesome wanderer despises forlorn, as I mourn !

Cloaked are the bounty and plush, as rivers gush,
Raking for prosperity, I pay prostrate posterity
Unknown, unseen, let go of dreams fine, in vain
I sulk and pass, in company of tines, and wines

Good ones !!

I skimmed through my bulky mail boxes, trying to replicate 30% of it, to meet IBM standards ;) and found this ...

Work-life balance

A funda that is only given to those who don't balance their life in the hope that they don't do it eventually !!

Now, to the background -
A good old friend of mine, Amit, and I had a discussion over an internal communications channel at office, on 03 May 2007, about my grievances of how my inspiring Mr.perfect boss, was always so pro-employee, yet smartly adjudged people based on the ability and interest to stretch... in turn, the topic was work-life balance.... lets leave aside my personal grumblings about being inspired by such people :P I was ashamed, to be caught of less, rather low hanging fruits

The conversation is here ... only to record it, and not to bore through your precious time, may only be pass-time read, I warn...

LN... X ne usey bahut sawal kiye .. (X had been my most favorite boss till then)... sare sawalon se mujhe yehi dikh raha that ki ye ladka kitna stretch karega; which means all managements recruit with the expectation that the person shd stretch & then its nice to give funda about work life balance??

Amit P C... thats the top most requrement... agreed with u

LN... buri baath nahin hai, yet another hypocrite ? (shocked at the revelation, but not an innocent response)

APC... that funda is only given to those who don't balance their life in the hope that they dont do it eventually

LN... thats just ultimate !!

Widom Quote to those who shell red fuel, in the name of Lord stretch and extra mil(l)er

Till date, there hasn't been a better quote on this that I know of ... lol !

Dormants' blabber

In melancholy mood, for reasons none but causes a plenty, plentiful I.

Learning French part-time, settling into a routine life !

Unwandering, I stand by shores,
Awaken, I await my oars
To steer life by commands
Of all, that my soul demands !
At loss of words, as dear delusions erode
In despondents' war, derision will corrode

I would love to add my five cents to philosophy, and the knowledge about karma. Since it has been attempted well at advaita, I won't duplicate further. If we are all running towards attaining naishkarmya (state of being actionlessness - attaining mukti), and are looking to evade the viscious cycle of actions and reactions, (karma and karma-phala), then my dormancy is well justified :) .. While trying to be dormant, I am trying not to act. Thus, letting time take over me. Am I attaining salvation through short-cuts ?

Jokes apart, there is a different meaning to naishkarmya. One has to fulfill all the lawful duties of the body, society and the supremem power (i..e,soul). This is referred to as karma-yoga. Once a person attains karma yoga, salvation is duly blesssed when one exhibits inactivity, tapasya and bhakti. Attaining karma-yoga is every individual's dharma.

There lies the catch, dispossession and actionless presence, take one, closer to God. But he wouldn't accept you before you fulfill your assigned duties either. While expending your duties, if you did slip off your track, salvation walks farther away from you. Indeed, it is a great feat in itself, to attain salvation.

Caught between the understanding of karma and dharma, I wander, in search of the ultimate truth, awaiting death, expecting salvation and expending a dutiful life. At times as this, I can only sing this to myself, "punarapi jananam, punarapi maranam!" .. verse off Bhajagovindam

Leaving it incomplete and unspoken, for my duty at work, invites me to my karma !

P.S - I quit drinking, a few months ago, so this ain't hangover math!

June 23rd' Happy Birthday Eyoks !

Materialism and Unconditional love

Gluttoning across the table with my best friend around, is all I do, when I am in company of extreme emotions, trying to laugh it away in anything less than alcohol fervor, yes, the ice cream mania solves it all... barely managed 500 ml of ice cream today, seemed heavy against triple its volume that I can normally beat my stomach upto... !

Undigressing, I know am solitaire this hour, in company of myself, after a long time, thinking aloud, explaining to myself, all the unanswered questions being nocturn !

Materialism believes "matter is the only reality", and unconditional, means unrestricted and boundless according to Oxford and Webster.

Now, what do they mean to me? Every action word has its own protocols, Am only trying to find my vertices within the large scope of languages. In short, taking the easy way out.

Is it humanly possible ot love someone unconditionally? in this materialistic world? may be yes and may be not... I too say, and feel as well, yet, the word "want" magnifies the hypocrite in me. (m listening to this song now.. ) .. Wanting from / of the other is a double edged sword, in a relationship that epitomises togetherness, intimacy and dependence ... When someone says "I love you", it means that they wish., and are sincerely trying to unlearn themselves to love you unconditionally. Successful at times and not so sometimes. Expecting this in action, in its entirety, is the first mistake people do. I know for sure that actions are stronger expressions than mere words, but shredding the material world and walking into boundless love does take time.
Music changed to Sudie's favorite, just one of everything I like about him and his likes.

Rambling !

Expectations management is fun. I remember having attended the character pattern making class a few years ago.. they told me i am a task master and focus too much on tasks.. list making, and sticking to the list are all that matters to such men and women.. who lose sight of emoitions and care for people, while looking for data :P whatte fun daar ji ! but my lists always remained incomplete and unfinished !

Stargazing artisan, am I !

Every letter in here should be kept off eyes of pervert.. try crackin’ this, and I know ;)