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Not much today except the fact that it was super duper HOT!! almost 92 I think. I am excited that it is Wednesday.. Mid week... 2 more days and then the weekend!
Work was fine...I enjoy listening to Mr. Jim Cramer these days.... I have kind of started listening to his stock picks. Today, I was listening a conference call for a Investing Fund called Davis Fund in NY, the investors had quite an analogy with volatile market and opportunities. The interesting example was that of a SUV and a subcompact car.

They were saying, if you are driving a SUV, because of the large size you are so confident that nothing can go wrong, you drive more aggressively and as a result get more exposed to the accident. However, on the other hand, people who drive sub compact car are very conscious about how they drive as they are a small car, they are more conservative drivers and because of that they get into less accident. I believe the whole point here was about "Risk" Vs " Perceived Risk." -- The same thing implies to the volatility and uncertainties in the market. Interesting notion I think....

I guess this much for a today. A little bit of the market world :)

P joined me on the bus ride today-- 't was nice.

Usual rambling..

I am trying to keep up with my writing...Enough of Procrastination..

So I call the Best Buy people on Friday. The guy whom I spoke to made me even more confused. I had called to ask about the update, but had to hangup the call as the conversation was getting no where. The guys was really nice, no doubt about that but, he just did not understand what I wanted to get out from him. I simply wanted to get the update, and he was basically empathizing with me for the loss of my hard disk..... One thing that I really hate about calling the so called - Geek Squad at Best Buy is that everytime I call, I have to repeat the whole scenario... even consistently asking them to update my information on their little box, they conveniently decide not to I suppose.... I do not know when I will get the computer at this point.

Weekend was nice. The weather was nice.. It felt like summer again.

I am yet not done with Anita's book..Everyone morning these days, somehow, I mange to take a quick nap in the train.... I get tired more easily these days... do not know why.. I get up.. reluctantly every morning wishing the fact that I had more time to Sleep and impatiently waiting for the weekend.

Work was fine.. doing more research on the Morning Star review. So Microsoft might potentially invest on Face book.. yup!! that so-called networking site has managed to drag inside their loop.. I am addicted ... :) I was listening to Ben Bernanke's speech on Education today.. for some reason, with his beard, I had different opinion about him, however, upon hearing his speech, I am totally impressed. His voice has a power... Despite all the criticism he has been facing regarding the discount rate and the sub prime loan, he has portrayed himself as a calm and good leader. Anyways, I was happy to listen to him on the Bloomberg TV today!

Gotta go.. sorry for the abrupt ending.. and typos :)

regular snippets!

September 20, nothing has significantly changed in the past few days. Still without a computer. However, I did manage to call the people at Best Buy only to get informed that the computer was not yet sent to the service center. Hopefully, it finally has at this point. I would need to make a phone call to get the status. The sad part is my harddisk is completely corruputed and as a result, all of my data is completely gone. All my MBA stuff and everything.... They were suppose to backup the data for 9 gig which was going to cost about 90$, but since the harddrive is corrupted, they said, to retrieve the data it would cost anywhere between $250-$1500....... no point in paying that much I think...

Somehow, I feel that laptop and I, we do not get along. This is a second laptop in 2 years that has been wrecked by my use. Well, this was was already dead and we managed to retrieve it after being in a coma for almost a year, but still, it died. My other computer's harddrive went off as well.That was barely a year old.. Such is life.. At least I am grateful for the fact that it nothing major happened ( lots did happen)when I was at school..

Nothing much is going on..Work is fine.. I am learning a lot. Today, I was doing an asset allocation for an International fund. It was an interesting analysis. Fed cuts down the discount rate again... news all over the place. This move is supposedly going to help the economy everyone says. Funny thing is I have not had chance to hear Bernanke speak. Just the other day I watched Alan Greenspan's interview. I am very eager to see Ben Bernanke's speech. Hopefully, in next couple of days.

I have got this ugly thingie inside my mout...mouth ulcer it is called and it hurts like hell.. I cannot eat properly and I cannot talk properly, it hurts so very much...

Reading wise, still reading Anita's Book!! half way done... That women was Amazing. My uncle had written me a mail the other day. He told me that Anita had visited our factory 8 times. I was small when she came to our house in Nepal and I had already left for Japan when she came the other times. I talk about Anita a lot with P. Anita Roddick and Carlos Ghosn are two people that I talk quite frequently.... Ireally wish I had chance to meet and talk with Anita... Her stories are truely inspiring and I am thorougly enjoying it!

S0 I am still without a Computer but making a good effort to keep up the blogs...which is bit hard to keep up to once, you have procrastinated for so long.

What happened to Mr. Abe... Why is he resigning...... ? Sometimes, in the morning you are bombarded with the news that you never expected to happen...

Happy Teej to everyone :)

My head is not thinking right, therefore, I do not even know what to write. All I can think of is good food :) and cashews for no particular reasons.

I went to the library and checked out Anita Roddick's book about her experience of opening the Body Shop.... The old book that I had read about 11 years ago. In the book, she talks about my uncle and her first experience travelling Nepal and our factory... it really took me back to my memory lane.

Book wise---I was suppose to read the book... "Random walk down the Wall Street".. which I have not even touch. Then my boss has given me 3 extra ones which I need to finish soon.. however, now that I have gotten Anita's book.. that is going to take all my time for next couple of days.

I am waiting for P to leave his work so that I could take the bus with him. He is busy at his work. I am tierd. I guess I will take a Nap or discreetly stare at certain people from across the room.

Back again

I actually managed to take some time off from my busy schedule to write my Blogs. My computer died.. AGAIN!! second one this time.. and I have literary been computer less. Actually, I am in the library and going through my emails and replying a long overdue ones. At work, everything is blocked so I cannot check anything. The only thing that I am really geared towards is the CNBC and the BLoomberg news. Now, that I have been doing my intern for month and a half, I have started to live a usual life without getting obsessed to Facebook and hi5. ( I know it is crazyy....)!!!!

It has been a while since I have updated my well being. Not much is going on except the fact that I do not have to go to the school anymore.. My studying part is done.. no more weekend cramming and late night studying and stressful life. So far, life has been a breeze.. well kind of. Not having to study every night indeed is a big relief.

Working at ML has been a good experience. Watching cnbc news almost 8 hours a day has been a good exposure to the money world. I have also developed some real interest in the stock market world and I actually enjoy watching the tickers going up and down and have managed to learn a good amount of symbols... and yes, amongst all, I was heavily following the Ben Bernanke's act on cutting the Discount rate... All these(bonds, t-bills, yield, tax, allocation....) words that I once used to hate has now become my best friend.. (ALMOST)

Dame Anita Roddick, the great entrepenuer and a great leader passed away yesterday. I was shocked. It really was an unexpected news. She has been a true role model for many... including me. My parents used to tell us her story about how her family had migrated from Italy and had really worked hard to lead a good life in England. Anita and her husband Gordan, prior to starting their well renowned "Body Shop International" actually used to sell their product on the streets of England. Following her dream passionately, she came this far. Since my uncles back home are involved with the Body Shop, Anita herself had visited our factory in Nepal 7 times and had also come to our house in Nepal. I also remember my mum making me read one of her books which was truely inspirational. And now, knowing she is gone is hard to believe..... She will truly be remembered for her effort and her passion! Passion for helping the people with AIDS, supporting charity events, getting involved in domestic violence causes and so on.....

Though too short, and though we miss her, her’s was a life well lived. The world really needs people like Anita to encourage all the women around the world!!

The church bell is ringing.. I think it is time to say Adieu. I guess this one is going to be an abrupt ending!!!