Time to perish???

Really!!! So it has been more than 6 months since my last post - my longest haitus to date. Acha tell me, why did my Indirank (ranking at Indiblogger.com) kept going up while I was on a haitus. Is that an indication of my quality of writing? Was I getting penalised each time I blogged - well, I will find out at the end of this month.

It wasnt long ago that I was this single carefree damsel bored with general proceedings of life taking seeking a refuge in the world of blogging. And suddenly I am this reponsible mommy who is feeling guilty about using the little time avialable during her daughter's nap to blog rather than catch up with daughter's laundry.

It wasnt that this blog was out of my mind. I kept phrasing all those posts that I thought I would put down as soon as I got some free time... well, the thoughts kept getting pushed away and here I am, wondering if I should ever get back to this blog.

The day after I delivered the baby, I wanted to blog. I wanted to blog about how life seemed so different than before but again not so different - the confusion, the overwhelming feelings, the tiredness, the self-doubt - motherhood seems worth it all when your baby smiles at you few months down the line...

Now since those smiles are coming my way, I would rather leave my blog to preish on its own.

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At the big firms...

Goldman is getting into something big!

"The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged Goldman Sachs Group Inc. with defrauding investors, alleging that Goldman let a big hedge fund fill a financial product with risky subprime mortgages and then failed to disclose that to the product's buyers.

The SEC said in the civil complaint that Goldman and Fabrice Tourre, then vice president, created and sold opaque collateralized-debt obligations, or CDOs, that hinged on the performance of subprime-mortgage-backed securities."

Innocent till proven guilty. But did you follow the other news - One of the Goldman directors, Rajat Gupta is being investigated on charges of having colluded with Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon fund guy. And the wsj article says that this would be second guy from Mc Kinsey who will be involved in the case. Former Mc Kinsey director Anil Kumar has already pleaded guilty on charges of insider trading. This coupled with the recent article by ex BCG employee, I am wondering if it is so difficult to stick to your values at these big firms! Any thoughts to share on this one?

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Being the bride

While I type this out, I am also watching "My fair wedding with David Tutera" on WE TV. Well, in a way I prefer watching reality shows - most of it could be made up for TRPs but at the end of the day, it isnt a script born out of a brainstorming session. There are always some impromptu moments in a reality show that makes it more endearing, esp to women.

I know where you are getting at... I am so jobless that I end up watching most of the junk that is thrown at me by the television. Ah well, not most, but I sure must have watched at least one episode of every kind of reality show. But I wonder how can people let the cameras dwell into every detail of their lives - right from their sex lives to the way they bring up the kids! Are they compromising on privacy for few moments of air-time or is it just a way of life?

As I said, I have watched all kinds - The Millionaire Matchmaker (a millionaire engages a matchmaker to find him/her the perfect bride/bridegroom), My fair wedding with David Tutera (David Tutera, a wedding specialist changes the whole wedding set up in three weeks), 16 and pregnant (pretty much self explanatory), What not to wear (a image makeover session with the specialists), Whose wedding is it anyway? (another one on planning a wedding), Top Chef (self explanatory again), Cake Boss (who would bake the most complicated yet most thematic cake) and many more.

Each of these surprise me with their content, with their knack of delving deep into the psyche of individuals featured on the show. But let me get to my point here - how would a bride know that she has picked up the right dress? Why is there so much emphasis on 'feeling right' when you wear the right dress. It beats me coz the way it works among my people, there isnt so much to deliberate upon. And I dont think a bride gets into the details of what color tablecloth should be used during the wedding feast - one less thing to worry about, I would say. I dont see why would people obsess themselves with such little details when they have the option to sit back and relax while someone else sets up everything :) Honestly, I like the way most Indian weddings are organized (I am not talking of the uber-formal weddings)- no rsvps, no dress codes, no seating arrangements, no return gifts and no schedule to adhere to...all that matters is tying the mangalasutra.

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