Entries from January 2009

January 29, 2009

Why are the prices of foodstuffs going up, in a down-market!

The prices of all goods should be on the way down. Has’nt crude oil prices fallen, the banks gone broke, people jobless, food crop outlook is good etc., What more is needed for the prices to go down. Today I heard on the radio that Boeing and Airbus would be firing staff in thousands. You [...]

January 28, 2009

changing jobs in a difficult market

My friend who works in a shipping company came to see me in the course of his normal business visits.
During discussions, he wanted to know how the market was faring. Despite my inference that the market is not good, he seemed positive, which is a good thing. Wise, I don’t know.

January 23, 2009

Anyone wants to become a HARIS….

In the middle east, Haris is what the building watchman or janitor is called. My building Haris comes to pick up the garbage each night which is the only time he visits the building.