Saturday, May 24, 2008

Have a nice day


If this piece is not getting documented i really don't know what should be.
I SAW JOHN BON JOVI LIVE.......
I know am 36 but hey what the fxxxx? i am still in cloud 9..
Not only did i get the chance to attend a live rock concert but also it was my all time favourite BON JOVI.
That was last tuesday and it was heavenly.
I never expected to be that excited in fact before going to the concert i was in a lousy mood due to work pressure but as soon as the guy appeared on stage aaaaall was forgotten and i could only sing along and sway and jump(though my feet were killing me).
Finally AD had a meaning...no that was a little bit exaggerated..but i am sure that was my best night in Abu Dhabi yet.
Seeing your favourite performer live is certainly different it's like falling in love with him all over again.
It's amazing how it changed my mood, though it evapurated the next day at the site of people in the office but it was worth it.
A thought hit me while watching them:These guys are damn lucky not only do they enjoy their time but they also get paid for it.WOW. Dunno wish i could do that even if only for one night.
In the mean time some marching band keeps its own beat in my head and if anything i am sooo enjoying it
Have a nice day!

Friday, May 9, 2008

The Balance sheet


To those of you my dear friends with no accounting background a balance sheet is a two sided financial document. One side for credit and another for the debit
The credit is all the plusses of the organization like assets, cash, loans etc.
the debits are clearly the costs.The break-even point you reach when both sides are equal.
To reach a gain the plusses should surplus the minusses and ofcourse a loss is the oposite scenario.
So by now you should have a approximate idea what i am talking about.
A month back a colleague of mine who obviously posesses some vision advised me to do a balance sheet of my LIFE.
He was referring to my Love life!!!
Anyway i didn't pay him much attention or as i usually do i pushed the bad thoughts in the back of my mind, coz this particular exercise would have ended with lots of sobs, self pity, lots of reflection abt lost oppurtunities and wrong decisions.
And this is the last thing i need right now.
But i could not help thinking about one decision i took a couple of years ago.
This one if anything needed some balancing.The decision is me coming to the UAE.
Ok The Credits are:
-I switched my carreer path from trade finance to retail marketing which is
deffinetely a plus
-I got promoted, sthg which i could never achieved in Egypt with the tempo i
experienced there
-I made new friends became familiar of new cultures.
-Better life
-Independence
The debits:
-I miss my parents
-I miss my friends
-I am missing out on important occasions(happy and sad)
-I am not there to give my parents and friends the support they need and God
knows they need it.
OOH dear could it get more complicated, the credits are about my carreer and peace of mind and the debits are about the people i love the most.
I can't even see a breakeven,I can't make out anything out of this balance sheet.
I don't even know what i want anymore clearly going back won't be a source of joy and me staying here is not delightful either.
My country is beautiful but i cannot live there.
Such a harsh position and a decision that could be neither right or wrong.
Simply a decision, which God only knows its impact on my life.
Anyways, i'll try to push this thought aswell to the back of my mind coz it's bugging me like hell.