Why I blog??

Blogging is a new experience for me and I am grateful for it. And no, I don’t blog because I am a failed writer, a lonely person, hate editors, need to get it all out or because I want to make money. So why do I blog?
Captive audience:
I blog because I get satisfaction from knowing that a certain number of people read what I write . The individual post statistics help. Whether it’s through search engines, blog aggregators, or by clicking on ‘tags’ people who arrive come looking for something. On the other hand when I write an article for a newspaper, I am never sure of anything. Who reads and why.
Blogging is successful because it gives people the opportunity to read whenever they have the time. Why, you can read a post even a week later…archives are easy to access. No messy clippings required.
It gives me a high
I blog because I get a thrill from reading a meaningful comment. Quantity is not the thing here. Even if it is just one comment, if it adds to my article, makes me see things from a different perspective I feel I have grown as a person. This was one thing I never got on the job. This could be because people don’t immediately sign in to their email accounts after reading a newspaper article they feel something about.
Oh, to be free!
I also blog because there is freedom. No, not exactly freedom from editors. I understand that editors have other aspects to consider – like commercial success of a newspaper or magazine, the advertiser’s interest and in some cases the fear of the owner of the newspaper or some heavy weight politician. If I were an editor I might compromise…so no judgments here.
But at times an editor might truly have an opposite view from you. Ideas are subjective. I have often had to sell my ideas before selling my article. And I am proud of the fact that even when I had a regular job, the ideas have been mine 95 per cent of the time. With my blog I don’t have to sell my ideas to anyone. I write because I believe in it.
I want to make a difference
I have one clear objective. I want to make a difference in people’s lives and I feel that blogging could help me there. I know it seems too huge an ambition, and perhaps naive, but quantity is not everything. Even if an article of mine helps one individual in a small way I feel happy. And blogging gives me the ability to find out. :D
Lastly, I blog because I can write on a variety of subjects. I know there are blogging ‘rules’ which say one should not…but if I followed them, I would not be me. I have a wide variety of interests and yes, even several passions. Plus I feel very strongly about most things. If I force myself to write just about a few subjects I will not be being true to myself. And I don’t think I have the capability right now to work on five other blogs.
So readers, bear with me if a particular subject doesn’t interest you. I will try to make you feel with me. Either pro or against. At times you might shrug and go away…that’s fine too. There is always tomorrow...

poem !

What’s life like for a royal child?
Servants attending, all wishes come true!
The child comes to this world with a silver spoon,
Life is beautiful with complaints hardly few!

Go down the ladder to a normal lad,
The child leads an existence, ordinary yet joyful!
The extravagance is spared for all we know,
And the unfulfilled wishes may be plentiful.

But ever imagined life of a poor little child?
Living with the most minimum of resources.
There are hardly any wishes that might come true!
Lonely and alone, he fights life’s cruel and wretched forces!

The child himself earns the meagre meal he eats,
Sweating out every ounce of his ability!
Yet the child is discarded and shown the door,
And labelled openly a cheap liability!

What may I ask is the fault of that unlucky child?
Who works to survive each and every day!
Abused, exploited and cheaply treated,
when children like us live life the easy way!

What would the child grow up to be?
A misfit in society fighting social regressions!
What values would he be able to give his kids?
While hiding in the past of his own reflections!

So is it fair, the ordeal the child is inevitably putting himself through?
Is it fair that he’s made to face situations?
The treatment given is clearly unjustified,
The child clearly needs awareness and affection!

Does this child really have to suffer this way?
In the state of this disgraceful strife ?
We can help that child and we have to,
The child deserves another chance, to affection, to education, to a far better life!

Importance Of Accounting Profession in the society

The accounting professionals are getting more opportunities to explore the profession now-a-days. If we dig into the causes of the increasing demand for accounting professionals, the significant reason is the crucial & critical role they play in financial decision making, either directly or indirectly.

No business can survive without proper maintenance of records & books of accounts of all the transactions in the entity either material or immaterial. Hence, maintaining the above books is necessary for the business to flourish. Generally, the design & maintenance of such books is done by management. The supervision & guidance of the same is done by the accounting professionals.

 The scope of the professionals is not only limited to the financial information, they also take active part in financial management, strategic management, building strong internal controls etc. The most important field of accounting professional is taxation i.e   giving tax saving plans, advising about the most suitable investment scheme in compliance with the provisions of law and simultaneously saving money and so on.

 An accounting professional just doesn’t confine to book keeping of his clients or employment, the professional can also go to the court of law and can represent his aggrieved client in front of the honorable court on matters regarding taxation of all kinds, matters relating to company law, labor law, industrial law and so on, on par with an advocate who has a law degree.

 There are 3 types of professionals in accounting profession:-

1. Chartered accountant (CA)

2. Company secretary (CS)

3. Cost and works accountant (CWA)

 So, CA, CS, CWA are multi-dimensional professions to have fun, thrill, money & status simultaneously.

When My Friend Found a Love Bug :p

It was in my summer break when I found a chain email in my inbox. I wanted to delete it without reading it, just like the rest, but I am glad that I did not. This experience was different and hence I wanted to share it with you all.

This mail neither prophesied bad luck to people who don’t forward it and nor did it have any motivational content. In fact, it was addressed by some lady (whose name I don’t want to reveal) requesting that the mail be reached to her friend, whom she misses the most.

I didn’t know the actual reason myself but the message she had written as to why she couldn’t speak to her friend touched my heart to the deepest.

This email shared her experience in life about what she did after her high school (I guess that’s when the girls parted) and how she managed to find a job, but couldn’t find happiness. The reason she gave was because she stole her best friend’s boyfriend. Yes, another love crap mail!

She says that it was never her intention to hurt her friend’s feelings but she found her true soul mate and couldn’t let go of him. She is living happily with him, now her husband, and her children but peace be found only if her friend forgives her.

This brought back a vague memory of a dear friend of mine from school. I once had a major fight with her for silly reason. Our friendship broke immediately and we lost contact after I left school. I forgot all about her, may be because it happened a long time ago.

I took my old school scrap book and punched in her number into myphone. I was redirected to her new contact details by BSNL operators. I spoke to her for one hour or so. I felt good after speaking to her. We planned to go shopping and the good old days were back in my life again.

I felt funny for this girl to remember that moment while I don’t even remember the boy’s name. Of course there is no evidence as to such that this “email girl” was the same one from my school.

The lady in her email enclosed her family photo so that her friend can find her at the earliest. Curious as my nature was, I opened the linked picture without thinking. I felt bad that I was getting too involved in other’s private life. That’s when I realised my mistake.

~~Half an hour later~~

“Love can solve any problem “I said gingerly trying to cool my brother.

We were sitting in my room busy formatting the system which was now infected with virus “It was not even in spam folder. I think Google thinks some love letters-“

“All love letters should be spammed. It’s easy for intruders to trap people like you”, my brother scolded, “It’s high time you realise that Love is the problem”

I took the software installation CDs and gave him “Yes, But I was able to meet a lost friend”

”You don’t have to crush your system to meet a friend”, he grumbled angrily.

“Crush?” I smirked.

“Quit bugging me”, he yelled as I ran out of the room.