finally, it's over

months of campaigning. months of speculation. it has finally come to an end. post analysis may continue for some days and weeks perhaps but we will soon get going with hope for the future.

the interesting part of the campaigning has been media coverage. every news channel shows a marked preference to one particular candidate and they only show and talk about events and words and actions that proves their case - twist them if required, because ultimately all is fair in love and war. that is journalism today. maybe it is no longer journalism but just media.

one thing i like about the elections in this country, the candidate has to really work hard. two years of campaigning and sticking to your guns is not easy. well, when compared to what happens in our country. you dont know who will be the prime minister until the elections are all over like it happened last time. yes, we got the best bet we could have got however in MMS.

i too hope that politics changes in our country. for the better. with more accountability and transparency. with more young and educated and bright people taking to politics. if we could change politics from being just a dirty word. i know this is not mere day dreaming and hoping, because ultimately the cycle of change will catch up and with rising awareness it wont be long before change comes to our country. it is bound to happen. just a question of when.

the block

i loved math when i was in school. seemed to understand most of it. except for when it came to stocks and shares and probability. two areas that seem to have eluded so far.

stocks and shares now has extended to finance. it took me years to understand how the stock market worked or why guys stayed glued to the stock ticker thru whole day thru. so after resolving i was going to get to the bottom of the stock markets, i slowly and steadily make progress reading up stuff, researching ... i thought i had finally figured it all out.

i go invest in some stock and in some mutual funds. the times are good and i was making money. i encouraged my husband to invest too. it is not all that bad, if i can do it, you can do it too. so he goes and researches and gathers fundas and he invests. and since my grand advice was given and taken, the whole world has been shaking up. the economy is in turmoil and the markets are volatile. yes, you guessed, the mutual funds are no longer doing well.

my block returns - i thought i broke through it. but i am as baffled as i was when i was in school. the markets and their volatility and the probability of their recovery - they will recover but when and how soon or late?

i dont think i will understand finance and stock markets, one is based on rational, analytical, logical and mathematical principles - or so i think and the markets are based on pure emotion - well, mostly fear.

what works best when it comes to the markets - intuition/gut instinct or rationality based on past experiences? iw ish someone would tell me...