Meeting at the office

The whole purpose of a meeting is defeated if there is no proper exchange of information. I think most people blindly believe in the statement "Boss is always right" - may be he is most times, but he may not be too, he is human after all. I can't understand how people can sit through a meeting without voicing their opinions, knowing very well that they don't agree with what's being discussed. Reasons could be :

• Boss may not be open to suggestions
• May not be willing to see the team's view point
• Boss may have different kind of pressures at his end.

Our team is fairly new, and we work under tremendous stress, which is accepted and acknowledged by all. In such a scenario, there are more chances to voice our opinions and be heard too. But most of my teammates operate on the premise that the boss would not agree to what they say. Another reason being, if the team challenges the Boss and for some reason beyond their control, are not able to prove their point, then they get into a much more difficult situation. So they feel, they are better off taking orders. Ultimately I feel this reflects poorly on the team as such, because the outcome is not in line with expectations.

The universal truth about financial markets is that, nobody can "time" it, and perception differs from investor to investor. Unless the team gives proper feed back on investor sentiments and mentality, it would be very difficult for a financial institution to structure a reasonably good investment product. In today's market, it's possible to come up financial structures of varying combinations. Markets are mature and technology is superior, and this can be used to the best advantage of the investor. But when there is a bunch of jokers discussing exotic financial structures, using hi-end jargons, without any clue what they are talking about, how can one expect proper dissemination of information. I have in the last six months seen my teammates going ga- ga over investment products in front of the boss and later on breaking their head over the terms of the structure. And when finally after the deal is done and the structure sinks in, they realize it was not that good after all.

In our meeting today, we decided the future strategy would be to target big tickets - meaning USD1mm and above. I had to try hard to control myself from laughing. Guess, I don't fit there!!

Life......

Life is such a beautiful BITCH !!!

Restlessness

It’s a restless feeling, searching for something is bad enough, but what's worse is not knowing what you have lost or what you are searching for. One way to overcome this feeling is to be in company. But I treasure my solitude and silence. Very rarely do I come across people with whom I would like to share it. These people don't break into my solitude and don't shatter my silence, they are present but hardly seen, the presence is felt every moment. They rarely speak but yet they convey so much, I can't hear the voices, but there's a dialogue.

Is it my mood or I?

I don't know if I have met these people, but at different stages I'm sure I have experienced their presence. Do these people exist or is it just wishful thinking? I don't know, because 'm quite capable of confusing fictional characters with real life ones. However, I feel it's an insult to the intelligence of the writers and brilliance of these characters to call them "fictional". Well, that's another story, for another day.

Music Time

A song that has appealed to me after a long time:

♫ Mein ne dhil se kaha ♪ doond laana khushi, ♪
Nasamaj ♪ laya ghum, ♪ tho yeh ghum hi sahi ♫

Anybody reading this, who knows the singer and the movie, please do let me know.

Random Thoughts

The idea of starting this blog was to capture those fleeting thoughts, which are either amusing or enlightening. And I wish I could say the demands of everyday life, don't permit such luxuries of time. But that's not true, although it may partly be true. The day of revelation could have been a busy day, and I could have missed recording it here.

Nevertheless some thoughts don't fade that easily and so here it is:

Don't search for non-existent patterns accept the randomness of life. A very important lesson learnt from a person who, it now seems, was destined to meet me just to impart this "gyan".

Another life-time to live my un-lived dreams, for there is so much see and savor in this world, sometimes I feel one life time is not enough. Of course being a Hindu helps, the belief in rebirth keeps me going. Whatever happens or changes one thing I know for sure, I would like to be born a woman again.

Hong Kong, Live it! Love it! How true. The best things about Hong Kong are the walks and the Octopus Card. Oh what a relief not handling coins and not worrying about credit card statements.

Worst of all heartaches is unsolicited romantic love, another lesson learnt.