So Finally the long awaited rains in Bangalore are here..and so are the not so awaited power cuts. Funny aint it how our system works. Rains or no rains power cuts have become an integral part of our lives. Jut like our daily meals. The power goes off daily 3 times. Once for Breakfast, then for luch and then for dinner, and if at all it does night shift, it goes off for a midnight snack. And I thought it just survives on Water.
While it had been raining outside this week, it had been raining inside our office as well. Rain of a different sort. The one which nobody enjoys. Well its been competitive everywhere with all the economic downturn and all. But when it starts taking the juice out of you then it means it time to halt, look back and start all over again....nah.It means its time change jobs. So , anybody with a good offer with a special clause stating "ONLY 8 hours of work", please please let me know.
Remember the ad where the sun just sucks the juice out of the kid while playing cricket and comes back home all worn out, I feel the same when the folks in US and a few people back here take the juice out of me with their requests which even they cant comprehend and i ultimately end up home good for nothing.And i dont have my mom here who can prepare a glass of Glucon D for me like in the ad. I consider Preparing a glass of juice cooking and i dont cook. So i dont venture into the Kitchen area much. And finally at the end of the request they have these 4 most dreaded words..."ASAP". In our office it just does not mean "As soon as possible " but "As soon as possible Yesterday".
And yea, amidst all this work they also give us long weekends once in 3-4 months. This time being Memorial Day in US . Friday is given off so that we can bug other people by blogging and Monday, which is when the Memorial Day is observed ,is given a holiday in India to fill yourself with enough juice for the next round of juice sucking.
Anyways I have exams coming up in next 2 weeks. I have been stuck with CA since the time i remember. Its kind of become a hobby for me to collect the Income tax books every year with the latest amendments. I have lost count of the the number of IT books i have.And the best part is they are still all brand new.....Damn!!!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Show Me the Money!!!!
Remember when we were young and we used to wait for our Pocket Money and the joy and the happiness associated with it. Well its the same feeling i get every 1st day of the month. and unfortunately that's the only good feeling which has been carried forward from my younger days.
Come the first day of the month and we can't wait to grab the salary what we earned for. No matter , whether we were just warming up our seats or staring aimlessly at the computer . It's the beginning of a new month. A whole month of experience gone by and another whole month of paying bills, bills and more bills.
During our younger days we would spend the money on all the fun things in life. Then we didn't have to prioritize and even if we had to we had to it was between 2 good but different things. But now It's a challenging thing of prioritizing what needs primary importance. Loans v/s a Fine dine at a good restaurant, Movies v/s Payment of Instalments etc etc
Credit Cards a.k.a Plastic Money a.k.a The Persuader. They will be the first to know when we are short of money as they both are neighbours in the wallet. They would shout out "Use me and Buy NOW, Pay LATER" and as the human mind goes we give in to their persuasion.Thus we blame it on the human mind. And its amazing to see how quickly the LATER comes when we buy NOW. Days have lost its consistency. It would be short one day and longer the next day and the days are smart too, they adjust as per our inconvenience.
How much ever we say Money isn't everything, ultimately we run behind money. We go to a store we bargain, we fight for salary hikes, the companies are trying to cut cost in order to have more money. Ultimately it all ends up having more money. and we say Money isn't everything. Well it may not be everything, But its definitely a lot more than something.
Come the first day of the month and we can't wait to grab the salary what we earned for. No matter , whether we were just warming up our seats or staring aimlessly at the computer . It's the beginning of a new month. A whole month of experience gone by and another whole month of paying bills, bills and more bills.
During our younger days we would spend the money on all the fun things in life. Then we didn't have to prioritize and even if we had to we had to it was between 2 good but different things. But now It's a challenging thing of prioritizing what needs primary importance. Loans v/s a Fine dine at a good restaurant, Movies v/s Payment of Instalments etc etc
Credit Cards a.k.a Plastic Money a.k.a The Persuader. They will be the first to know when we are short of money as they both are neighbours in the wallet. They would shout out "Use me and Buy NOW, Pay LATER" and as the human mind goes we give in to their persuasion.Thus we blame it on the human mind. And its amazing to see how quickly the LATER comes when we buy NOW. Days have lost its consistency. It would be short one day and longer the next day and the days are smart too, they adjust as per our inconvenience.
How much ever we say Money isn't everything, ultimately we run behind money. We go to a store we bargain, we fight for salary hikes, the companies are trying to cut cost in order to have more money. Ultimately it all ends up having more money. and we say Money isn't everything. Well it may not be everything, But its definitely a lot more than something.
And if you feel your friends are getting away from you or are forgetting you, Just borrow some money and give the payments a miss. One of the best ways to make people realise that you are alive. Trust me. It works. I've tried it
So Money talks my dear friends and yet it can make one silent. Money is undeniably the one of the strongest asset in the world, rich or Poor, Money is definitely crucial to life.
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