Hi,
The Mumbai seige is over, the defence forces killed the terrorists...some terrorists are still open at large... though the incidents in Mumbai have been taken care of... people have died... the heores have laid their life... the Defence minister has tendered his resignation...lets see what happens now... those who did it should be crushed COMPLETELY...Nevertheless, in midst of the eventful week... the title to this post mark the words of my senior...
My mother had gone to visit her sister... I planned to spend the weekend with friends but as you know my luck as it is... the evening on Friday took a drastic turn....at 8:00 PM on Friday night while I was STILL in office...I got an urgent query which had to be replied on Friday itself... it was a major restructuring query... we (the tax team, which on Friday at 8:00 PM consisted of only 2 of my seniors and myself... it was impossible to restructure the deal the very same day because it needed lot of thinking and planning...
I was asked to think over it, make a proposed structure and discuss... so I did... I made a structure and then discussed it with my senior at 11:OO PM on Friday night... the structure was approved and I was told that the same needs to be discussed on Monday morning with the Partner. So by implication I had to prepare the document by Monday morning... consisting the proposed structure of the transaction and all the indirect tax implication... and at the end of the conversation my senior said "now forget about the work and enjoy you evening...".
I smiled, said 'Thank you!!' and thought... I planned to have a relaxed and evenful weekend and here I was...a big task on my head which needs to be finished by Monday morning...
I decided no to spoil my weekend ...so I didn't... my cousine came along with me to my house and we woke up late on Saturday morning, watched a movie in the afternoon and then my friends joined us in the evening...and we chatted till 3:00 AM, went to Kumsum at Nizamudin Railway Station to have some grub, came back at 5:00 AM and slept..
I woke up only sometime back...
After a very very long time I relaxed and detoxed myself during the weekend... I am HAPPY..!!
But I will now have to work throughout the day to complete the task...which I am hopefull that I would be able to finish
adios
sam
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Different...11:40 PM, 27 November 2008
I am speechless...agitated...angry...sad...shocked and DIFFERENT...
Yes, I am diffent after the Mumbai attack...my attitude, emotions and viewpoint in respect of lot of things have changed...
The day wasn't good...I was following the news... at home and in office...
I am not in a position to write much...
May God bless the souls of all those who have lost their lives...
sam
Yes, I am diffent after the Mumbai attack...my attitude, emotions and viewpoint in respect of lot of things have changed...
The day wasn't good...I was following the news... at home and in office...
I am not in a position to write much...
May God bless the souls of all those who have lost their lives...
sam
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Bob..
Hi,
Today I want to share some of my dissonant thoughts with you. Yesterday...the day was smooth except for some questions which kept bothering me in the later part of the evening.
Lot of people must have written about what I am going to share…but I want to do it again… don’t know why…
An incident triggered some thoughts in my mind and I marveled on the human ability to embrace so many personalities within himself (lets call that human ‘Bob’ for ease of reference). It is amazing to see how Bob can behave differently in different situations/ state of minds and with different people.
I was wondering…whether Bob does it on purpose? Or Whether Bob’s personality naturally changes in a particular situations? Or Whether Bob lets his guards down in a particular situation?...How can Bob manage to accommodate so many personality within himself… I marvel…
Someone might say that Bob might do it on purpose or the change might be natural and ultimately it depends from person to person… if such is the case then my question is that why does it happen that some do it on purpose and for some it’s a natural change.
Bob might seem the most happy person in the morning but in the evening he might reveal his deepest sorrows… why would Bob do that… is it because the society demands it or because Bob wants it… I wonder… and I don’t have an answer to these questions…
These thoughts force me to believe that the first impression is not the last impression…
Also, I kept wondering throughout the evening… why isn’t anyone’s life perfect… I haven’t met any person with a perfect life with no incompleteness…Bob might not share or talk about it … but there would always be something which would be missing from his life… is it nature’s way of letting everyone realize that there is always something to gain…or is it a method to make people realize the importance of achieve something or .. is it the vacuum which enables you to differentiate between happiness and sadness…I don’t know what the reason is…
I might not even be making any sense to you… but I have these questions in my mind to which I don’t have an answer…
And with these questions…I start yet another day of my life… with the memories of the past and expectations for the future…
adios
sam
Today I want to share some of my dissonant thoughts with you. Yesterday...the day was smooth except for some questions which kept bothering me in the later part of the evening.
Lot of people must have written about what I am going to share…but I want to do it again… don’t know why…
An incident triggered some thoughts in my mind and I marveled on the human ability to embrace so many personalities within himself (lets call that human ‘Bob’ for ease of reference). It is amazing to see how Bob can behave differently in different situations/ state of minds and with different people.
I was wondering…whether Bob does it on purpose? Or Whether Bob’s personality naturally changes in a particular situations? Or Whether Bob lets his guards down in a particular situation?...How can Bob manage to accommodate so many personality within himself… I marvel…
Someone might say that Bob might do it on purpose or the change might be natural and ultimately it depends from person to person… if such is the case then my question is that why does it happen that some do it on purpose and for some it’s a natural change.
Bob might seem the most happy person in the morning but in the evening he might reveal his deepest sorrows… why would Bob do that… is it because the society demands it or because Bob wants it… I wonder… and I don’t have an answer to these questions…
These thoughts force me to believe that the first impression is not the last impression…
Also, I kept wondering throughout the evening… why isn’t anyone’s life perfect… I haven’t met any person with a perfect life with no incompleteness…Bob might not share or talk about it … but there would always be something which would be missing from his life… is it nature’s way of letting everyone realize that there is always something to gain…or is it a method to make people realize the importance of achieve something or .. is it the vacuum which enables you to differentiate between happiness and sadness…I don’t know what the reason is…
I might not even be making any sense to you… but I have these questions in my mind to which I don’t have an answer…
And with these questions…I start yet another day of my life… with the memories of the past and expectations for the future…
adios
sam
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
long day and best dinner,,,,
Hi,
The time is 12:03 AM and I am on my bed about to sleep... but before going off to sleep I thought that you must know about the best meal which I had in this month... but before that... a little bit about my day...
The day was hectic... suddenly while writing my last post I got 3-4 mails which had to be urgently replied to...so the whole day went by in preparing the responses... and then as my fate would have it...another mail at 7 pm... with deadline of tomorrow morning... so I was in office till 9:30 pm completing the task....
In the mean time... someone said that my website is a 'showoff'... and I am still wondering... by what standards is it a 'showoff'?... maybe I don’t realize that it is... but even if it... I don't care. In any case...I would request you to please let me know if my website or any part of this blog is a 'showoff'...
I left office at 9:30 pm and reached home at 11:00 Pm... on my way back I saw a guy selling peanuts (moongfali)... so I bought em and came home...
Mom had made "khichdi" for dinner… for those who don't know... its a very simple preparation of rice and lentils...very simple but tastes awesome and its very lite also... she had freshly made it so it was hot... I ate "khicdi"... had a hot 'microwaved' ladoo and then some very tasty peanuts....
ahhh....I am well fed and in the bed...all warm and cozy... nothing like it after a long day at work...thanks mom!!!
Ok!! Now I am going off to sleep... and yeah tomorrow I will tell you about my 2 latest acquisitions (not ‘assets’... one of friend found the word ‘assets’ very amusing for some reason)
till then...
good night...
adios
sam
The time is 12:03 AM and I am on my bed about to sleep... but before going off to sleep I thought that you must know about the best meal which I had in this month... but before that... a little bit about my day...
The day was hectic... suddenly while writing my last post I got 3-4 mails which had to be urgently replied to...so the whole day went by in preparing the responses... and then as my fate would have it...another mail at 7 pm... with deadline of tomorrow morning... so I was in office till 9:30 pm completing the task....
In the mean time... someone said that my website is a 'showoff'... and I am still wondering... by what standards is it a 'showoff'?... maybe I don’t realize that it is... but even if it... I don't care. In any case...I would request you to please let me know if my website or any part of this blog is a 'showoff'...
I left office at 9:30 pm and reached home at 11:00 Pm... on my way back I saw a guy selling peanuts (moongfali)... so I bought em and came home...
Mom had made "khichdi" for dinner… for those who don't know... its a very simple preparation of rice and lentils...very simple but tastes awesome and its very lite also... she had freshly made it so it was hot... I ate "khicdi"... had a hot 'microwaved' ladoo and then some very tasty peanuts....
ahhh....I am well fed and in the bed...all warm and cozy... nothing like it after a long day at work...thanks mom!!!
Ok!! Now I am going off to sleep... and yeah tomorrow I will tell you about my 2 latest acquisitions (not ‘assets’... one of friend found the word ‘assets’ very amusing for some reason)
till then...
good night...
adios
sam
Monday, November 24, 2008
"Drive Carefully - We Need Taxpayers!"
Hi,
I see this line everyday printed on the coffee mug kept on my table...
I wonder....does this line imply that the tax payers should drive carefully so that they could pay taxes to the government and keep fueling the economy or... does it imply that the tax payers should drive carefully so that they could hire and pay consultants like us for an advise to pay less taxes to the government...
Tricky question with several interpretations... do let me know in case you have any views on it...
…
…
…
Its Monday morning and like any other person I am also suffering from Monday morning blues. Especially after a relaxed weekend there is nothing exciting to look forward to…. and it takes some effort to start working... the only saving grace is that MAYBE I like what I do…
The weekend was fun... as you must have read...I spent most of the time designing my website and figuring out which server could host my website and not charge me anything... I wasn't in a mood to shell out any money to host the website... Also, I did not want the host to put ads on the website... after a long search I found one with no ads, free of cost and easy to use... therefore I uploaded my website… (http://sameerj.hostrator.com)
After the website was hosted I instructed my domain registrar (http://www.rediff.com) to forward everyone who enters my domain (http://sameerj.com) to the host (http://sameerj.hostrator.com) ... and there I was with my own website... it feels good!! :)
Apart from working on my website....I slept, visited my relatives, watched TV and attended a wedding on sunday evening... I also made a plan to do a road trip in January to the Himalayas or Leh (hope it works out)
Today I reached late to my office... a new cab was allotted to us the driver did not know the way to my house...so he got late... and thus I got late...
And now as I write this post... the mails keep pouring in my mailbox... expressing their urgency to be attended to immediately ... I think I should get to work...
More about the day later…
Have a nice day!!!
till then...
adios
sam
I see this line everyday printed on the coffee mug kept on my table...
I wonder....does this line imply that the tax payers should drive carefully so that they could pay taxes to the government and keep fueling the economy or... does it imply that the tax payers should drive carefully so that they could hire and pay consultants like us for an advise to pay less taxes to the government...
Tricky question with several interpretations... do let me know in case you have any views on it...
…
…
…
Its Monday morning and like any other person I am also suffering from Monday morning blues. Especially after a relaxed weekend there is nothing exciting to look forward to…. and it takes some effort to start working... the only saving grace is that MAYBE I like what I do…
The weekend was fun... as you must have read...I spent most of the time designing my website and figuring out which server could host my website and not charge me anything... I wasn't in a mood to shell out any money to host the website... Also, I did not want the host to put ads on the website... after a long search I found one with no ads, free of cost and easy to use... therefore I uploaded my website… (http://sameerj.hostrator.com)
After the website was hosted I instructed my domain registrar (http://www.rediff.com) to forward everyone who enters my domain (http://sameerj.com) to the host (http://sameerj.hostrator.com) ... and there I was with my own website... it feels good!! :)
Apart from working on my website....I slept, visited my relatives, watched TV and attended a wedding on sunday evening... I also made a plan to do a road trip in January to the Himalayas or Leh (hope it works out)
Today I reached late to my office... a new cab was allotted to us the driver did not know the way to my house...so he got late... and thus I got late...
And now as I write this post... the mails keep pouring in my mailbox... expressing their urgency to be attended to immediately ... I think I should get to work...
More about the day later…
Have a nice day!!!
till then...
adios
sam
Sunday, November 23, 2008
website...
yayy!!!
after 2 days and one night of efforts....my website http://sameerj.com is up and running...
its very preliminary with only 3 pages...but thats the best I could do in this short span of time...
I will try to add more pages over the weekend
you can now visit my blog through the website...
please do let me know your feedback and suggestions (if any)
later...
adios
sam
after 2 days and one night of efforts....my website http://sameerj.com is up and running...
its very preliminary with only 3 pages...but thats the best I could do in this short span of time...
I will try to add more pages over the weekend
you can now visit my blog through the website...
please do let me know your feedback and suggestions (if any)
later...
adios
sam
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