Patience is life

Back to my favourite topic of investing..at times I wonder if the experiences of stock market simulate real life...or help you in real life.

One virtue is patience..I have generally never been patient in life, if someone doesnt return my call, I think what has happened, maybe she is angry, maybe she doesnt want to talk to me etc. And I tend to keep msging, calling back till I have bugged the person.

Missing virtue..patience.

Another example, I fight.argue with my friends/family..I never give ppl time to get over their anger, all I tend to do is keep calling/talking to the person..which again bugs them.

Missing patience..

another and maybe a familiar experience..
I go for a job interview, its all gone well, my dream company..1 hr goes, 2, 3 and now ONE WHOLE DAY..Imagine why hvent they replied, maybe they didnt like me. maybe they got someone else..and what do I do, call them up..hey how did yu guys find me ? ?And yu know what that results in.. a bad hike..a bad designation..

Missing patience..

Since my days of active investing I sure have learned to be patient. For one, the returns in the share markets are not linear, its not that in 6 mths if the rise has been 10%, you can assume that every six months you will get 10%, for all you know the stock maybe a laggard for the next one year and then in one day it gives you back 100% returns..so the key is patience.

One really has to be very patient when investing in the markets..One bad day shouldnt let you down, coz there is always a next day..

I have realised patience is the key..be patient and good things will always follow.

To the moon and back

To the moon and back..

I surely had a trip to the moon ..Last weekend I had gone on a one day trip to Niagara (from the USA)

Couldnt have had a better gift..

The day started on 29th June, I was not sure till the end if I will be able to leave/make it to the trip..but allz well that ends well and I could go to the trip.

To give a background, the falls are physically in the USA, hence to see/have a view, we should be in Canada. But for a one day trip, USA is as good as Canada.


Two main attractions in Niagara:
1. The maid of mist : Basically, there is a ship which takes you literally inside the falls. You wear the raincoats and go take a boat ride.
The first fall is a small one or rather we didnt go inside the falls. The next two are the big ones and the ship takes a circle where in you are up close and personal with the falls. And if you dont wear a head gear, you will get wet.
And yes I had removed my head gear and got drenched :) ..Couldnt take pictures for fear of spoiling my camera. But it was an amazing view, looked like ice/snow/fog//

Once you get off the maid of mist, we took some steps to see the falls, close and personal.

2. Cave of the winds : Last but not the least, we saw /went to the Cave of the Winds. And it was the best !!! I literally felt like imitating the famous titanic pose :), I am the king of this world !!!
You are literally standing below the falls and the way the planks have been made, you dont get scared, but yet feel the full impact of the falls. Most of us were shouting our guts out..You have to be there to feel it

This is a must see for each one and we saw the rainbow as well

And you can see the pictures..on the flickr..