Here are some interesting quotes from George W Bush found in today’s London Metro.
‘I have opinions of my own – strong opinions – but I don’t always agree with them’
‘Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.’
‘First, let me make [...]
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Dubyaman Quotes
Posted in General, tagged dubyaman, George W Bush Quotes, President Bush, stupid quotes on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tennis
Posted in General, Learning on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Started playing Tennis. Learning to play rather.
After one week into this, my feeling is that the whole thing is overrated really. Arguably from the fact that I suck at this. My movement in court is as if I am wearing heavy magnetic boots.
This cool picture is from flickr images of Andrew Caird
Antidote to market analysts..
Posted in General, Inspiration, Investments, Learning, money on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am reading ‘Taming the lion’ by Richard Farleigh. Been only through a couple of chapters, yet, I am hooked. His views are very clear and the reasoning is impeccable. Nice read and very informative.
On a regular basis, we hear analysts who predict multiple future events like “Sensex is about to re-trace to 12380 in [...]
Economics, Politics, Trust Vote, and a Little boy’s Dream…
Posted in General, Inspiration, tagged Dr Manmohan Singh, Dreaming big, politics on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Given below is the extract of the last part of Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech in parliament just ahead of trust vote.
The Management and governance of the world’s largest, most diverse and most vibrant democracy is the greatest challenge any person can be entrusted with, in this world. It has been my good fortune that I [...]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…
Posted in General on April 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Snow wanted some company this year , so it waited untill Spring when the daffodils bloomed ..
Our snow covered Garden on 6th April ‘08 morning
‘Susie and Calvin’ with their snow man..
For those who missed the bus…
Posted in General, Investments, money on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Indian equity market is providing one of those very rare ’second chances’ for those who missed the bus first time. An extended opportunity (some predicts upto several quarters from now) in which good value stocks are available at a price points they were almost a year ago. The real value has only increased in the [...]
Leadership and Management
Posted in General, Inspiration, Learning on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 2008 railway budget of India was presented by Union Minister Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav recently. The points which stood out to me:
The railways had a cash surplus of Rs 25000 crore in FY08 with an operating ratio of 76%.
Fare cuts across the board. upto 7% compared to previous years’.
Introduction of more Software based controls, [...]
Lifesavers for a Gourmet
Posted in General, tagged Food, Gourmet, Kerala Cuisine on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Picture courtesy: Shubhaytra)
Decided to try make some authentic Kerala dishes for dinner yesterday. Ready to eats from M&S and my once-in-a-week crash-cooking has taken its toll. If there is anything worse than a forced bachelorhood, its deprivation of good food. And hence I went in search for some nice recipes on the net.
In case I haven’t said [...]
Badminton
Posted in Excercise, General, Inspiration, Learning on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Had a nice game of badminton yesterday.
Sam booked a court in Kodak Sports Centre in Harrow, drove all the way from Ealing and showed up with a spare set of gears. When he pre-empted my last resort of defence by showing another pair of badminton shoes in his car, I knew I ran out of excuses.
So in [...]
Roots
Posted in General, Inspiration, Learning on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development.
-Aristotle
Took some time this weekend to read about the roots of Syrian Christians in Kerala. A largely inconsequential exercise, yet I found myself deeply engrossed in history. In case you are intrigued too, please [...]
