Friday, December 16, 2005

koyla.. the rooftop elysium of mumbai

hi... yes i know its been a while... but ive been busy... doing what you say.. working... ! ok and with lots of alcohol as well... so this is my long overdue post on koyla... the rooftop elysium of mumbai... now... quick background... there is this shady place called the gulf hotel in colaba, somewhere in the bylanes behind the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai (clap!! clap!!).. and this paradise ironically happens to be on its rooftop. It offers an excellent view of the south mubai harbour and a sense of idyllic comfort. Of course the fact that they serve sheesha and can make a decent head adds to the whole experience... but overall, its a place to take you away from the din of mumbai, soulfull and exciting as it might be it is tiring, and you need to recluse sometime.. so this is the place to do it... low seating, open air, cusions, fresh (or as much can be expected in mumbai) air, good kabas, decent service and soothing sheesha... blissful....

so the next time you're looking for a place to get in touch with yourself... or someone else... or jus mumbai from a secluded recluse.. this is the place to go to...

*and if you suddenly find yourself in fields of gold with the sun streaming down upon you, do not be afraid, rejoice instead, for you are in elysium... and already dead



*cf: Maximus Desimus Meredius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions

Friday, November 25, 2005

mumbai & futures...

I have discovered a new love, okok, I haven't yet paid up for the earlier one I'm about a third done on that.. but this is connected...

im in love with mumbai... its brilliant.. im never leaving... also... im in love with futures trading... its the best... equities and mutual funds are allright if ur forty and already earning a 100,000 a month, if you're twentyfour and earing a quarter of that futures trading it is... its approx 20 times the risk of equity ... which also means 20 times the return in terms of time value of your money. it rocks. if all this sounds complicated. Let me translate. Its legalised gambling in the hundreds of thousands and its bloody addictive. Specially in the kind of bull market we have.

word of caution though. it is 20 times the risk. thats real money.

also... I have officially been smoking the sheeshee for like four odd years now... i realised im addicted to it but thats another post.. about koyla, the rooftop elisium of mumbai.

I saw your face in a crowded place
and i dont know what to do
cause ill never be with you... *

*cf: You're Beautiful: James Blunt