Re: [nukkad] Please read this:

["Dr.M.C. Gupta" <>]

Dear Dr. Taher,

The diary is great.

And, the beauty is that it does not fade:)

MCG

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On 1/28/08, Dr Taher (डा॰ ताहेर कागलवाला) 
<drtaher@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Diary of an unknown Indian:
>
> May 2nd, 2003
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> I have just returned from the office after a long and exhausting day.
> I had to sit through several senseless marketing meetings and one
> sales forecasting workshop. Honestly, I am getting a little sick of
> this company. I would have quit it long ago if it were not for the
> fact that the salary is good, the canteen is awesome and I know the
> combination to the petty cash safe.
>
> Mr Ramanathan next door made Rs 100,000 rupees on the stock market
> yesterday. He bought his wife a new saree and a new fridge. My wife
> seems to know. She has not spoken to me all evening.
>
>
>
> August 21st, 2003
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Ramanathan just bought a new car. Apparently he had invested in
> Infosys. The wife is now spending all day in Ramanathan's house. This
> is bothering me. The least she can do is tell Mrs. Ramanathan (Miss
> Versova 1978) to spend equal time in our house.
>
> Maybe I will also do some stock market. Or something.
>
>
>
> March 3rd, 2004
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> I made Rs 600 profit in one day itself! And I don't even know what I
> did! I sold some shares of Reliance [Get Quote]. Or maybe I bought it.
> I have no idea. But I made 600 rupees! Yahoo! I am taking out the
> family for a movie tonight.
>
> p.s. Saw Mr Ramanathan standing outside the Oberoi while driving back
> home. The wife was not impressed. I need to beat that man. I will put
> another Rs 10,000 in the market tomorrow. I will buy something. Or
> maybe sell it. I don't know. I will do something. Reliance maybe.
>
>
>
> December 21st, 2004
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> I have not traded in six months. I have no idea what I am doing. So
> far I have made an overall profit of three rupees in the market. Also
> I have a few Reliance shares which I bought in July.
>
> Should I trade? I don't know. I know nothing about the market.
>
> Ramanathan bought a new car. Accord. Bastard.
>
>
>
> June 21st, 2005
>
> DEAR DIARY!!!
>
> I love the Ambanis! I love you! I love the Market! I made Rs 100,000
> in profit today! I am rich! Now I will show my wife what I can do. I
> will go online and buy her a surprise gift. Maybe a cool new ipod. Or
> even a cellphone!
>
> Woohoo! I am going to trade all day. Tomorrow I am also going to get
> cable at home with CNBC! Everyone who does stocks watches CNBC!
>
> p.s. I was almost going to buy an ipod when suddenly I decided to buy
> 1000 Cipla. Wife has not been informed.
>
>
>
> August 20th, 2005
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> There was a big problem in the office today. The complete petty cash
> vanished without a trace. Nobody knows what happened. (Hee hee.) We
> immediately had an inquiry team setup. I will be leading the team.
>
> Bought 1000 Cipla. And a little bit of Reliance. My new Demat account
> is working awesome on my new computer and broadband connection at
> home.
>
>
>
> September 8th, 2005
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> The Sensex crossed 8000! The market is booming! Everyone on CNBC is
> talking about the India story! Growth of more than 8% in GDP! What an
> awesome time to be in India.
>
> p.s. I lost Rs 300,000 today. Petty cash might get stolen again next
> month.
>
>
>
> January 1st, 2006
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Today I made the smartest investment move ever. I withdrew full amount
> on my credit card and put it into my Demat account. I have a feeling
> that the market is going to boom today! I will pay my credit card bill
> in one or two days at the latest.
>
> I saw CNBC all day today and read Economic Times cover to cover.
>
>
>
> March 3rd, 2006
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> The people from the credit card company met me today. We had a
> conversation involving my mother. I am very upset. I will never again
> invest in "Uday Shankar Transport and Software Company Pvt. Ltd."
>
> IT is supposed to be booming, no?
>
> I may have some problems with finances. But thankfully I have been
> doing a lot of overtime in the office and should be able to sell all
> the equipment from the Server Room next week.
>
>
>
> March 11th, 2006
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Our company is being closed for police investigations. Someone stole
> everything from the server room.
>
> I will be paying off my credit card bill today.
>
> p.s. I was being such an idiot. Why would I want to waste that cash on
> bills when Udayan Mukherjee said that the market is buoyant and that
> positive signals are coming from western markets on the back of good
> numbers in the US markets? I can easily pay off the bills next week.
>
>
>
> March 14th, 2006
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> No power today. I used the BEST bill money to buy Reliance. The wife
> is upset. She does not understand that the positive signals from the
> US housing market means that the Sensex is going to boom soon.
>
>
>
> March 15th, 2006
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Telephone got cut today. Wife has gone to native place with the
> children. I was very upset before I realised that I can use the
> savings from groceries, food and fees to buy into three new IPOs.
>
> p.s. Warren Buffet wallpaper on desktop for inspiration.
>
>
>
> May 22, 2006,
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Market crashed 1100 points. Oh shit.
>
> On the bright side I have discovered how much more efficient it is to
> buy fruits and vegetables every day instead of depending on the
> fridge. I don't think I need that any more.
>
>
>
> June 2, 2006,
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Wife and children came back today. And left immediately when they
> realised that I had sacrificed, in my fervour for participation in the
> capital markets, our furniture and kitchen appliances. She has moved
> to Mr. Ramanathan's place.
>
> I think I will stay off the market for a while till things improve.
>
> p.s. L&T is rocking. Sigh.
>
>
>
> September 26th, 2007
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Mr. Ambani is worth 50 billion rupees. I know that if I got one more
> chance at the markets I would make a few millions myself.
>
> Wife and children are back home. Things are going fine.
>
> Maybe if I buy just a little ICICI. Just a little. Promise.
>
>
>
> November 11th, 2007
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> I've been thinking a lot of how much my wife loves me these last few
> days. Does she even remember the romance we used to share? The
> evenings we spent holding hands in that cafe? That diamond ring I gave
> her at our engagement?
>
> I hope not.
>
>
>
> January 21st, 2008
>
> Dear Diary,
>
> Sub-prime something. Oh shit.
>
> --
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>
> -Dr. Taher Kagalwala
>
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