Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Opportunity Cost (in Accounting terms)

Imagine this... You have a nice little mobile phone. Its about a year old. The only problem you face is that the sound output isn't satisfactory. You come across an offer that a much better but a bit expensive cellphone was going at a discount. You think if you should give up your current phone for simply failing to stand up to your musical standards or continue with it 'coz hey the phone's always been there by your side. When your 2nd boyfriend dumped you for that hot girl or you dumped your 3rd boyfriend 'coz he couldn't stop leering at your best friend. The phones been your best buddy by connecting you to other people and helping you spread rumors about those guys... Hence after some more pondering and maybe some kinda emotional attachment to your old phone or merely the new phone not being worth giving your dear old phone up for, you finally decide to stick with the old piece. But after a week or so you start to get restless. You think you should have taken the new phone during that discount offer. But now a week later you realize its too late and the offers gone and now u will be stuck with your old phone.
Sounds familiar? Maybe not a cellphone but some other object. Or maybe a person as in you have a boyfriend who doesn't have time for you and then a much smarter guy asks you out but you decline as you don't want to dump your old boyfriend nor cheat on him 'coz you think you still love him and he will find time for you but even after a week's time he doesn't and then u regret not grabbing the opportunity (read: the smarter guy's hand).
Funny isn't it how being attached to something can be a loss-making deal? You knew it was time to move on but you're so afraid of change that you just cant let go. What do you do now? Try to be satisfied with the old cellphone or just go and get the new phone anyways? If you say get the new phone will you but the same piece that was previously at a discount or get some other handset this time?

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Not getting any better...

Yeah, I know its been quite a while since I posted anything after contracting the pretty pathetic Cold... Remember my Secret Seminar? Yeah, that was the best decision I ever took in my life Anyways what do you know, September & October 2007 are bad months for me health-wise. Or maybe I've just become a Defective Piece now.
No sooner did I manage to rid myself of the Cold that I came down with something called as Contact Dermatitis. Don't worry its not as dangerous as it sounds. Its just a type of Allergy to something. Except I still cant figure out what I'm allergic to and hence the allergy keeps recurring. Anyhow I've almost recovered from it by now and I guess God was a little jealous that I'm good to go now so He gave me something new to deal with.
Conjunctivitis it is. Yes, Itchy, Reddened, Swollen and Painful eyes. As though someone punched you right in the eye. And if its just your left eye thats affected today, it will be your right eye too tomorrow. See how much your right eye loves your left eye?
Well I'm sure you know of other people too who are suffering from Conjunctivitis these days coz almost 30% of the people I know are. Including a couple of other people at my place. And also a lot of people in not just Mumbai but Hyderabad too, I hear. So I guess mera number bhi aana hi tha.
But I hate being ill all the time. I wish I had taken up Medicine instead of CA or maybe had more Doctors for friends. And who knows, maybe its the Pharmaceutical Companies that make medicines for Conjunctivitis who are spreading the disease which is slowly turning into an epidemic now.
Well God, I hope this is the end of bad-health period for me. Else if I don't do well in my exams you will be responsible. Also you too please pray for me so that I get well soon. Loads of Thanks in advance :-)