My Two Pence of Change

So we are hearing a lot about change these days .. I decided to contribute some to this global change we are witnessing ..
Two Pence of Change

Two Pence of Change

 

So instead of becoming another Abdullah deewana in begaani shadi, better start something constructive ..
And no .. This doenst mean you start creating another strip like I did .. Though I wont call this a start .. I dunno if I’d really post more strips .. I cant draw .. and copy pasting in IrfanView and Paint is a nightmare ..

The bubble that burst

Here is nice read I found somewhere on the net describing the current economic scenario. Read it even if you dont know crap about markets :

Once there was a little island country. The land of this country was the tiny island itself. The total money in circulation was 2 dollars as there were only two pieces of 1 dollar coins circulating around.

(1) There were 3 citizens living on this island country. A owned the land. B and C each owned 1 dollar.

(2) B decided to purchase the land from A for 1 dollar. So, now A and C own 1 dollar each while B ownes a piece of land that is worth 1 dollar.

* The net asset of the country now = 3 dollars.

(3) Now C thought that since there is only one piece of land in the country, and land is non producible asset, its value must definitely go up. So, he borrowed 1 dollar from A, and together with his own 1 dollar, he bought the land from B for 2 dollars.

* A has a loan to C of 1 dollar, so his net asset is 1 dollar.
* B sold his land and got 2 dollars, so his net asset is 2 dollars.
* C owned the piece of land worth 2 dollars but with his 1 dollar debt to A, his net residual asset is 1 dollar.
* Thus, the net asset of the country = 4 dollars.

(4) A saw that the land he once owned has risen in value. He regretted having sold it. Luckily, he has a 1 dollar loan to C. He then borrowed 2 dollars from B and acquired the land back from C for 3 dollars. The payment is by 2 dollars cash (which he borrowed) and cancellation of the 1 dollar loan to C. As a result, A now ownes a piece of land that is worth 3 dollars. But since he owes B 2 dollars, his net asset is 1 dollar.

* B loaned 2 dollars to A. So his net asset is 2 dollars.
* C now has the 2 coins. His net asset is also 2 dollars.
* The net asset of the country = 5 dollars. A bubble is building up. Continue reading ‘The bubble that burst’

The Happiest Days of Our Lives

Spoiler : Well .. The title has got nothing much to do with the content of this post. Its just the song that I was listening to while writing this post and wondering if it did have something to do with the post .. Another spoiler: Most people wont know what I am talking about :P   .. Whatever ..

So I am remembering the unusually rainy day when I arrived this place dreamy eyed two years ago. As I’ve already blogged about my adventures in the year to follow, I’ve decided to recall and post some incidents that happened this year ..

So here are some notable incidents that happened this year :

  • Being scolded for coming late : Hahhaaa .. Man .. I tried defending my case by saying I stay late at office but my DGM says “Officers are on 24 hour on duty ” .. Someone tell him insomniacs cant reach office at seven .. They SLEEP at seven .. :|
  • SBI winning over TCS : So this was the first year that SBI turned the table and won more matches in this season. We in fact won a tourament too this time ( I wasnt playing though and it was NOT the cause we won :D ) .. My performance was just so so this season .. But I’m playing well in our local matches ..
  • I cleared JAAIB : Hahaahaha .. Thats not the news .. News is while I was taking this CAIIB exam, I was warned by the invigilator not to create a ruckus in classroom. He took my admit card and ID card away and I’ve no idea if he had reported me to IIBF .. If he’s done that my chances of being a CAIIB this year are gone .. I hope IIBF dont ban me or something … :( ( Continue reading ‘The Happiest Days of Our Lives’

Last.fm Client for Symbian phones at last ..!

So if you are like me who checks your Last.fm profile to see if the tracks you are listening to are showing up on your profile more often than you check your scrapbook AND you listen to a lot of music on your Symbian v3phone ? Here is a good news for you, now you can scrobble whatever you listen to on your phone to Last.fm. And its a freeware too .. :)

So the answer to our prayers is a little application called Mobbler. Just let it run in background and listen to music on your phone and it will do what it says. You can either be online and post to Last.fm in realtime as you listen to the music or you can be offline and it will queue up your songs list and submit it when you go online. Very handy if you are listening to music in Offline profile.

I’ve been using it on my Nokia N73 for a more than a week now and I differed writing this post untill I was satisfied that it really does work. And now you can hear me say that. So if you have a compatible mobile phone, then just download and install it on your phone… And start mobbling .. :)

 


What I'm Doing...

  • Cheese curds ...!! 3 days ago
  • Hahaha .. Saw this on a truck : Use 'diapers' in night ... :D 4 days ago
  • A retard sms that I got : Milaati hai dosti, juda karta hai pyar, Phir kyun dosti chhodkar log karte hain pyar? :| 5 days ago
  • It's not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about ...? 1 week ago
  • The last tweet from people I follow was two hours ago ..Makes me feel lonely and more aware of the fact that I'm still not able to sleep... 1 week ago
  • Raste na badle na badla jahaan phir kyun badalte kadam hain yahaan ...? 2 weeks ago
  • People fall in hole ... People fall in love ... So hole is love and love is hole ... :D 2 weeks ago
  • Having coffee in the Tree of Fulfillness cup and wondering if its an inner fruit or a joy ... 3 weeks ago
  • Hmmm ... MTNL aka CrapNL got a new unlimited broadband plan : 1 Mbps for Rs 999 ... Sounds good :) 3 weeks ago
  • Girls have this way of making you believe that all the bad things in the world were either done by you or by Dr Walter Bishop ... 2010-02-14
  • More updates...

What is this place ?

This is the digital playground of one Shahab Jafri who thinks he's good at bragging.He thinks he's got a twisted approach to look at things. He manages to blah blah once in a while when he's not sleeping or cooking. He actually doesn't know how to cook though.

What is happening ?

As Mr. Jafri pretends to be very busy all the time, you might not find it updated very regularly.. You can find some latest blah blah in Random category though. You can also visit his another blog :The Softer Side of Me for more updates.. Though its a mystery when he cannot update one blog regularly why is he keeping two blogs ..