Finally...Long term capital gains, capitalised!

"...At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom..."
This is one of the phrases that makes me remember my class 3- that's a 15 yr old memory. Class 3 was fun. The only other memory from class 3? I wrote " I want to be a char-ten-count-ten when I grow up" when I was to write "5 lines on myself". In those days I never knew the correct spellings of Chartered Accountant, let alone knowing what a CA does.

And now, 15 years later, on 13th August,2009, almost at noon, while the world is imprisoned in office and other redundant work, I AWOKE TO LIFE AND FREEDOM.! I finally realised that much seen, much fantasized and much prayed for dream of being a CA, and that's really a lot if u ask me.

And now I realise how the world used to treat me, and me treated the world. And I can't stop comparing the pre- and post-13th aug era!The world is suddenly a wonderful and awesome place (it's raining in Delhi since 3 days, so maybe that's how everything is so awesome now). Everyone and everything is so charmy and nice. And I can't stop grinning from ear to ear (but in a sophisticated, professional way, not like a clown).

And I suddenly realised some of the "things to do post CA" were really stupid- either they are useless now, or I've outgrown them - both - things and people. It's like I've suddenly grown up. The last time I felt this grown up feeling was on 28th May'04, at exactly 5.45AM, when my class 12th results were about to be announced. But things are different now.

And now I realise living a CA life is not that simple. With great power comes great responsibility. This is my gift, and this can be my curse too! I've to uphold so many things - integrity, confidentiality etc etc. (basically all the adjectives in AAS-1). And I am supposed to behave in a much more sophisticated and professional way (though I don't think wearing shorts in public would tantamount to professional misconduct). And I guess am not supposed to do bird watching (atleast let me say that ;))And I realise that now I am supposed to do all that job hunting, the interviews, and the job itself- and that's giving me jitters.

Will write more later, till then, keep appreciating my blog, and keep giving your true and fair disclosures (like I disclosed material facts in this post). And keep depreciating, thou dear earthlings ;)

I want to be a dog!

Yeah, you read it right! I wanna be a dog. Why? The reasons are many. A dog doesn't have to slog and study. It doesn't have to go to office, or worry abt recession, or worry abt savings and investments and taxes, or for that matter, abt properties and estates. And then a dog doesn't have to worry abt clothes or being groomed.

Then again, given a choice, I wanna be a stray dog instead of being a pet dog. Why? Simply put, a stray dog's quality of life is better than that of a pet dog. How? A stray dog is not supposed to "fetch" stuff at the whims and fancies of its owner. It doesn't have to take a bath and stuff (am not against taking baths, but a dog should not have to take a bath). Moreover, a stray dog does not have to wag its tail when the owner comes back, to earn its meals. And yeah, the most imporant thing- a stray dog is not kept on leash in the mating season! ;)

Did anyone say "It's a dog's life!" ???