its difficult to blog!

I have to admit....its not easy to keep your blog updated...especially here in DC and for a married person.

Well...coming online after a looong time.

Its sunday, and having a good time. Listening to Chocolate songs and having a nice strong tea...mmmmm...life is peace

Have to go a friend's place today for lunch...had invited them over for Diwali...

meanwhile... i am all excited about the India-Oz match...and at the same time shopping for some nice stock.
should i buy gold? or some technology?....hmmmm...

boy i am thinking thousand things right now...ok..for now..lets enjoy the steaming strong tea!!!

cheers...and have a good life !

India blogs

Suddenly, there seems to be a huge interest worldwide in the economy of India, the youth of India, and talent of India. I am really surprised to see so many blogs out there.

I am browsing through many of them, and in case I find some that are informative or interesting, I will recommend those blogs here. Ok then...back to browsing the numerous blogs out there in the 'blogosphere' :-)

Meanwhile, England have lost 1 wicket at lunch. It will be interesting to see how the pitch turns out and whether the british boys show the mean and aggressive side of their game in this match. It will be some contest!

Sold Avanex Corp (AVNX)

I exited my position in Avanex Corporation (AVNX). I had purchased teh stock at a price of $1.95
After that, I saw the stock plummet down to as low as $0.69. But alas, I did one of the worse mistakes an intelligent investor will never do: did not buy additional shares. And that is because I did not have any buying power at that time. This is something I have learned and will always make sure I have more cards to play with in the next round of game.
However, I held on to my stock-pick; I had a small confidence in my stock picking ability, and I thought I did not have anything to lose much further. Well, the stock has been rising for the past 4 months, and yesterday, I sold it for $3.48; a hefty 90% gain.

I just wish I had invested more money. For those who don't know me, I am still a novice. I am still playing with amounts as little as $500.

But I tell you, one day, I am going to be a big player; real big.

I hope to portray my journey here, and I hope that the story my journey will help you in some way; and if not, it will atleast provide an entertainment value ;-)

Take care friends, and have a good weekend!

Bhetuya!!

Bought INTC

Hello!

I bought Intel, Inc. (INTC) last week. I think it is a great value at the current price, and I bought it for a long term investment.

I am also closely watching Dell, Inc. I believe that Semiconductor and the PC industry will pick up in the 2nd half of the year.

Howeve, I am also thinking of buying AMD; it is giving some serious competition to Intel.

I will give updates as I buy more stocks.

Please feel free to post any comments or feedbacks. As I mentioned, I am just starting with this blogging stuff; I plan to atleast over the weekends if not on a daily basis.

Thank you for visiting, and have a great weekend!

india pakistan odi

Today...India & Pakistan are going to play the first odi...Pakistan really played well in the 3rd test match. I really like the young pakistani team. They are full of confidence, ambition, talent and more importantly they are enjoying their games. It will be a tough task for India to beat them.
There was an interesting article by Inzamam on the third test victory. I think there is merit in his comments, and the Indian team takes some points from his views. He mentioned about how India made a mistake by not going with a Opening Pair. He says you should stick to your opening batsmen whether or not they score; because an opening pair is an opening pair, and one-down batsman will always be a one-down batsman. This is a very interesting comment. No doubt as to who this comment was meant for.

But again, India are a wounded team after their loss. I know they will bounce ack. I don't think the Pakistani team even knows what they are upto against. Sachin and Veeru can wreak havoc in a One day game. The oppposition team doesn't even realize what hit them before they watch in awe the destruction that these two batsmen create...
it will be an interesting contest, and there is no entertainment in this world than a India-Pakistan one day match.

We will see this in the next few hours. so fasten your seatbelts, and prepare for the ride!!

Sold BCO & IED

Both BCO and IED were my short term buys. They met my targets of 4% and I sold them. I feel good since I am still a novice with stocks. In retrospect, I feel I might have sold IED early; there might still be some run left to it.

Anyways...thinking of buying Intel now that since it seems to be a good value.
But I am liking Dell too. Anyways...I will post my thoughts before I buy any of these two.

The weekend is almost over and have to start preparing for tomorrow's work. I will post more as soon as I get a chance..till then..

I hope everyone has a great weekend,
Take care all.

stocks are down :-(

Just arrived home..what a hectic day at work. I have to check my stocks today.

I should have sold LU early this month since the market is way overbought; however, will hold on to it through these crazy and unpredictable times.

I see that my portfolio is down by about $150; but I will not repeat my past mistakes of selling off as soon as there is a loss. Lets hold on and see what happens. In any case, I have kept a stop loss on two of my most volatile stocks.

lets see..till then..have a good evening!

hate this DC metro place

its 5 months now since i moved here..but am still trying to cope with the traffic, the indifferent and pomous people, and the high cost of living. dc sucks!

am wondering if i made the right decision to come here from arizona...oooh i miss AZ!

Happy Friday!

The new year has started. It was a great 1st week, as my wife & I celebrated our wedding anniversary as well as my birthday. What more, we were joined by my sister and my wife's sister.

anyways...one of the big resolution i have is to make a lot of money...in stocks.
i am not a big player...just started...lost money in some and gained in some...have a feel that i am going to like it a lot, but have to be careful with the money...

i think i will start posting my stock decisions here on...lets see how it goes...
will be back soon ...
happy friday and have a nice weekend!