Quotes...by yours truly!

1. After traversing the "same" path for years, it's amazing how school friends part ways to find "unique" roads to their ultimate destination

2. It's amazing how money is mistaken to be "the end" rather than "the means to an end"

3. It's amazing how people sacrifice long term, sustainable benefits for short term, fleeting gains

4. The stock market is the biggest casino in the world - The house always wins!

5. The stock market is a zero-sum game: Every trade has a winner and a loser

6. Management mantra #1: Over promising and under delivering is the worst thing one can do

7. There are 24-hour ATM's in India that are open from 8 a.m to 8 p.m!

8. We have become slaves of technology: It has started controlling the world

9. War, rule-breaking and corruption can never be eradicated: Money and power are here to stay

10. The number of rule breakers is directly proportional to the number of rules

11. Man is the penultimate component of the food chain. It eats everything, including itself.

12. Often I have heard: "What can one individual do to change the system?"; "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em". If everyone thought that way, nothing would ever change.

13. Are superstitions limited by geographical boundaries? Do Indian superstitions apply to people residing in India or to Indians all over the world?

14. Competition is a necessity: Without it, there can be no innovation

15. Eradication of poverty can only be done through education: People need to be given the tool to earn money, rather than the money itself (aids/grants)

16. Often, we treat the symptom, not the cause

17. Every person in this world is a hero and a wonder, containing tremendous amount of energy and potential

18. Everything in this world, whether animate or inanimate, has a life cycle

Some random things about Chennai that I have experienced till now:

1. The first question people ask at Irevna: "Are you a CA or an MBA?" My answer: "Neither"

2. The first thing one must learn in Chennai: To decipher whether the ambiguous shaking of the head means a "YES" or a "NO"

3. What one must be prepared for: A Rs. 50 roller-coaster ride everyday on the Chennai auto!

4. House hunting flowchart:
i "Are you a bachelor or a family?" If answer = "Bachelor" Then "Sorry, look for another house"
ii. "Are you a vegetarian or non-vegetarian?" If answer = "Non-vegetarian" Then "Sorry, look for another house"
iii. "Are you a Tamil brahmin?" If answer = "No" Then "Sorry, look for another house"

5. The reason auto drivers give to fleece you: Recent hike in petrol prices (whether or not prices have been raised!)

6. Places to visit in Chennai: None

7. 35%: The percentage of Irevna staff that hails from Calcutta

8. 10,000: The number of people at the 8-floor Sarvana Stores on Saturday at any point in time