Whisperings

The necessity to be present at one place and the urge to materialise at another at the same time was strong yesterday, yet it was not possible for a regular human being like me .

Each event was vital on its own merit; one was by me for me and the other with son for him.

No prizes for guessing which one gave in.

School decided to hold an info session yesterday, out of all days, starting at 6.30pm and concluding at 8.45pm just as the organisers of the seminar ‘Understanding Shares’ thought nothing can beat the Tuesday blues than to hold it at 6pm yesterday.

Needless to say I missed the seminar. They were addressing trading, monitoring and costs, gearing and capital gains, portfolio planning etcetera.

Oh stuff it!

Whining aside, lord knows I need discipline and education in this area. How many times have I burnt my fingers on the stock market? Too many, I tell you. I know what my pitfalls are, that is not the issue. I know I need to study the company I intend buying into, yet I take the easy road and opt to read analysts and experts predictions about shares I am interested in and base my decision on that. Majority of the time they are correct predictions, you know. Still education can never be an overload.

I once bought shares in an insolvency company that went insolvent. Is there an irony there? Top accountants were at the helm of this company. Blimey! I wonder about their number crunching skills and how they could have been blissfully oblivious of their sinking ship, quite  reminiscent of Nero playing the violin when Rome was burning.

Idiots! It was my money, what do they care!

Then recently, I read an article in a newspaper about a former senator, I used to admire and regard highly as an intellectual and an eloquent orator, is in the brink of bankruptcy. What’s more, article also claimed he was a counsel for the former insolvency company now renamed after bought over. What is the world coming to?

Re-birthing and restructuring of the company saw my shares dwindle to less than quarter of its original amount and with the new share price adjustment set next to nothing, it is as good as gone under. I might have grandchildren before I see any money from that. On second thought, perhaps grandchildren might be adults by then. Oh, boo hoo.

Yep, I would have benefited enormously by the seminar had I been able to attend.

I have already sent an email to the organisers of the seminar inquiring if they intend coming this way in the near future.

However, I have a feeling they won’t come just for me.

Yay, sun is out after an entire week of solid raining. I kid you not. What am I doing at the computer then, you ask?

Well, you may ask. : )

We needed the rain, or so they tell me, some parts were so dry they were on level seven water restrictions. We were only on level one. Everyone is happy the heavens finally decided to open and when it provides it tries to catch up for the missed times.

How am I going to take advantage of the beautiful day outside? What exciting things can I do?  Hmm…

Let me think…………

Yep, I think I will catch up on the washing and drying, and then may be wash the windows and mop the floors…………….

Then again, should I go outside and enjoy?  : )

Uh..Such a hard decision to make!

Hello Azrael, I believe this is for you!

First of all if I was marooned, it would be by chance and not by choice hence there won’t be any CD’s in my possession. In any case it depends how long I will be stranded, if it longer than a week, no amount of music is going to prevent me from howling at the moon and going loony.

If I was going to a deserted island, then I know it won’t eventuate. I am not a celebrity to crave solace in my own company or the need to get away from the rest of the world. No mad fans stalking me. Besides, I hate camping. I am all for creature comfort. If there was a five star hotel and a personal chef on the island then perhaps I will consider going. No, let me stand corrected, I will definitely go. Can I add a masseur too, or is that too much indulgence?

If that is the case, then I will take the following songs

Cadbury ads/songs - if there won’t be any chocolates, at least I should be able to dream about it.

In case you don’t know the songs, below are a few examples

1.Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was Cadbury?

 Riding in the car would be a tasty treat.
Changing gears would soon become a problem
Cadbury dairy milk is so good to eat
When you arrive at your destination,
You’ll be greeted with an exclamation!
Wouldn’t it be nice?

2.Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was Cadbury?
Chocolate roads and trees and birds and bees
Delivering all kinds of letters daily,
Every kind of purple parcel too.
And if the dog did try and grab a mouthful,
You could bite him back he’d taste delightful!
Wouldn’t it be nice?

3.Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was Cadbury?
Going to the pics would be so sweet
There’d be no need for munchies
Cadbury dairy milk is the perfect treat
If someone came and blocked your screen view
Just take a bite and make a hole to see through
Wouldn’t it be nice?

4. Does your mother know that you’re out? – Abba (cause that is the mother in me wondering about my daughter)

5. We will we will rock you - Queen (I will want to rock the person who stranded me)

6.  Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair –Sandy Thom (reverse the lyrics to be born in the late eighties, cause by this time I will wish, I was young and carefree to dance with flowers in my hair) 

7.  I believe I can fly –R Kelly (I will be dreaming of flying, to get back to civilisation)

8.  Is there anyone out there cause it is getting harder and harder to breathe-Maroon5 (by this time I will be suffocating )

9. I have nothing – Whitney (that is what I will sing to my chef when I have to leave and he refuses to come with me)