Life is interesting ,doesnt it, especially when u look back and see the differnece it had made in you, over a period of time .The month of december has been an evenful one in my life .I think a lot had happened'.
Four things are really worth mentioning
1)The semester exams ,though the questions were not really tough ,were really a difficult one to crack than i had imagined.Especialy after getting placed and the long days that were in between each exams,I was not able get the motivation going.Finally,with the grace of God and putting in some considerable amount of work,I have wriiten all the exams to my satisfaction and results should be positive ,hopefully .
2)A great man named Abraham george,whom I have mentioned in my first blog and who is almost my inspiration to write a blog,whom I got acquainted through a google search and from whom I got so many new real informations about India through his blog .The special thing is that ,I found the famous Thomas friedman praising or really making him an idol ,in his world famous book on Globalisation ,'The World is Flat'.
It is a great feeling to read something really big and finding in it a about a person whom u already know...
3)Minutes after the last exam ,We decided to start to Ooty(80 Km from Coimbatore) through bikes and we started exacty two hours after the exams and it was really the best trip I ever has in my life.Standing in Dotapetta ,the highest point in South India and being in a state where you could see only the distance having radius of only 2 meters around you... absolutely awesome experiences.
4)Realised how big and important the Blogs are ,and deciding it is not some place to just fil in some crap,I have decided to put in something really useful and clear so that my blog doesnot become that 'yet another blog' type.Hopefully ,with some hardwork and patience,I think I can make it.
Time and Hope should have the answers...
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Back to Blogging ..Finally
It is nearly a month and four days from the day since I typed in my last post.I was in the middle of my study holidays then and decided not to blog till the exams are over since I thought i was wasting much time in the internet.I was desperate to blog at certain times like when
1)Martina Hingis quit tennis
2)Sampras Vs Federer matches (Effect of "Men who made me"...)
3)The thiings related to 'The World is Flat'.
Somehow I controlled myself and had to back my decision ,Alas who else would respect my decisions if I dont!
So ,this first six months into the world of Blogosphere has been a learning curve for me and has given me many things(new friends,new informations, to say a few).I had been a novice and I have realised that the world of Blogging is really a wonderful thing that has happened to the Internet making it a 'read and write' one.
What next?
*I deduced that some of my posts were not upto the standards and I have to improve on it.
* I have decided to concentrate more on my perspectives of all the recent happenings on the planet sensibily and contribute my best to the internet.
1)Martina Hingis quit tennis
2)Sampras Vs Federer matches (Effect of "Men who made me"...)
3)The thiings related to 'The World is Flat'.
Somehow I controlled myself and had to back my decision ,Alas who else would respect my decisions if I dont!
So ,this first six months into the world of Blogosphere has been a learning curve for me and has given me many things(new friends,new informations, to say a few).I had been a novice and I have realised that the world of Blogging is really a wonderful thing that has happened to the Internet making it a 'read and write' one.
What next?
*I deduced that some of my posts were not upto the standards and I have to improve on it.
* I have decided to concentrate more on my perspectives of all the recent happenings on the planet sensibily and contribute my best to the internet.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Exams are coming.... Once again
This is the usual in my college life,four months of being idle followed by one month of serios studying.The days to follow in the coming month must be very tough as this is going to be my last big series of exams and I certainly want to prove a point here.So as for as my blogging is conerned ,I think I have to give a temperory break!
See u again after my exams are over,Fresh...
See u again after my exams are over,Fresh...
Monday, October 29, 2007
They are Our Real Heros ,,not our cricketers and Actors
The article here was the one in 'The Hindu ' ,Open page and I certainly beleive that every Indian has to read this one at this point of our bllooming economy.
Not enough to draw youth into armed forces
To say we honour our soldiers and to practise it are two different things
Sonika Uppal
A second generation army wife married to a fourth generation army officer, it is not just a way of life for me, it is my entire life....and that is by no means an understatement. I grew up in this cocooned world, never doubting even once that there was something lacking in it, and there wasn’t!
It was a wonderful way of life, comfortable and secure, drifty, voyaging, invigorating and always peppy. A certain glamour and romance attached to the austere sober side.
Nowadays, I sometimes sit and wonder where that old way of life has gone. Somewhere it got lost or probably left behind in this new world where mind-boggling salaries and unheard of amounts are paid to young boys and girls, who have yet to learn the value and worth of hard earned money.
The old age saying of “simple living and high thinking” has literally flown out of the window. Everybody seems to nurse a wholesome passion for all the “good” things in life ...a monthly six figure salary, a luxurious apartment, latest cars and gizmos and of course vacations abroad. No altruistic desires to change the world, just pursuing one’s own dreams. Frankly, I don’t see anything wrong with it; it is a new changed world with new changed needs. Money is no longer a dirty word.
All pains and no gains?
So why should an army officer feel differently? Or is it that simply by virtue of being in this profession, his dreams should be limited to sacrificing his whole life for the country, all pains and no gains? No wonder our country has a shortage of 13,000 officers at present, a shame considering our burgeoning population. We need to wake up to reality.
To expect a young man to join this profession and stick to it, you have to make it attractive and worthwhile. We all know there is no dearth of talent and brains in our country. But the top lot never opt for the defence services and even if they do, it turns out to be a very dissatisfying vocation for them. It might seem that I am flogging a dead horse here, but the truth is out there for all to see.
Many army officers I know, some of them close friends, have either put up their papers or are in the process of doing so. And let me tell you, among them are mostly the toppers of their respective courses, highly intelligent, self-motivated, and hardworking individuals. And why not? In spite of putting in their best, working undefined ungodly hours, in the worst of living conditions, separated from their families for half the year if not more, no guarantee of promotions and putting their life at risk, these are still among the low paid class A gazetted officers in this country.
Their frustration is inevitable and understandable. To say we honour our soldiers and to practise it are two different things. When our cricketers run around the stadium with our country’s flag after winning a single match, they are treated like god and are gifted crores from the taxpayers’ kitty, and yet what most of us do not know is that the amount paid to a soldier for being awarded a Sena Medal for gallantry is Rs. 250 a month, with lower awards getting no monetary compensation.
A commercial pilot gets paid a few lakhs a month for transporting people safely, and a soldier posted at Siachen gets a few thousands for keeping the tricolour safe. Why would anyone want to do this? The so called “josh,” the thrill of serving your country, does not last long when these frustrations set in and when you know that you have it in you to be the best, and if out there with the corporates, you could be earning your present salary manifold.
We as a nation need to dwell on these issues in detail, to refocus on the criticalities ailing the armed forces, and make becoming an officer an attractive ideal to the youth of today, a youth faced with alternative attractive options as well. For starters, it would serve well to let a good remuneration package and the armed forces be synonymous.
Not enough to draw youth into armed forces
To say we honour our soldiers and to practise it are two different things
Sonika Uppal
A second generation army wife married to a fourth generation army officer, it is not just a way of life for me, it is my entire life....and that is by no means an understatement. I grew up in this cocooned world, never doubting even once that there was something lacking in it, and there wasn’t!
It was a wonderful way of life, comfortable and secure, drifty, voyaging, invigorating and always peppy. A certain glamour and romance attached to the austere sober side.
Nowadays, I sometimes sit and wonder where that old way of life has gone. Somewhere it got lost or probably left behind in this new world where mind-boggling salaries and unheard of amounts are paid to young boys and girls, who have yet to learn the value and worth of hard earned money.
The old age saying of “simple living and high thinking” has literally flown out of the window. Everybody seems to nurse a wholesome passion for all the “good” things in life ...a monthly six figure salary, a luxurious apartment, latest cars and gizmos and of course vacations abroad. No altruistic desires to change the world, just pursuing one’s own dreams. Frankly, I don’t see anything wrong with it; it is a new changed world with new changed needs. Money is no longer a dirty word.
All pains and no gains?
So why should an army officer feel differently? Or is it that simply by virtue of being in this profession, his dreams should be limited to sacrificing his whole life for the country, all pains and no gains? No wonder our country has a shortage of 13,000 officers at present, a shame considering our burgeoning population. We need to wake up to reality.
To expect a young man to join this profession and stick to it, you have to make it attractive and worthwhile. We all know there is no dearth of talent and brains in our country. But the top lot never opt for the defence services and even if they do, it turns out to be a very dissatisfying vocation for them. It might seem that I am flogging a dead horse here, but the truth is out there for all to see.
Many army officers I know, some of them close friends, have either put up their papers or are in the process of doing so. And let me tell you, among them are mostly the toppers of their respective courses, highly intelligent, self-motivated, and hardworking individuals. And why not? In spite of putting in their best, working undefined ungodly hours, in the worst of living conditions, separated from their families for half the year if not more, no guarantee of promotions and putting their life at risk, these are still among the low paid class A gazetted officers in this country.
Their frustration is inevitable and understandable. To say we honour our soldiers and to practise it are two different things. When our cricketers run around the stadium with our country’s flag after winning a single match, they are treated like god and are gifted crores from the taxpayers’ kitty, and yet what most of us do not know is that the amount paid to a soldier for being awarded a Sena Medal for gallantry is Rs. 250 a month, with lower awards getting no monetary compensation.
A commercial pilot gets paid a few lakhs a month for transporting people safely, and a soldier posted at Siachen gets a few thousands for keeping the tricolour safe. Why would anyone want to do this? The so called “josh,” the thrill of serving your country, does not last long when these frustrations set in and when you know that you have it in you to be the best, and if out there with the corporates, you could be earning your present salary manifold.
We as a nation need to dwell on these issues in detail, to refocus on the criticalities ailing the armed forces, and make becoming an officer an attractive ideal to the youth of today, a youth faced with alternative attractive options as well. For starters, it would serve well to let a good remuneration package and the armed forces be synonymous.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
What do u call this?
I was there in the busstand in tirunelveli,waiting for my bus to start to coimbatore.It was around 10.00 pm,it was the scene that would move evryone who sees it to stop for a moment or two and make them pay attension.
A man was packing or i should write closing his so called shop,that he owns in the open area in the platform of the busstand.He was alone,he had a whole lot of materials ranging from biscuit packets to cosmetics.The shop was nothing but a stand,a big piece of synthetic cloth and some ropes.He was putting all the materials in the stand,covering it with his cloth and tieing it neatly as if he was tieing a rollsroyce in a lorry,all alone.It took him nearly one and half hour to complete 75% of his work(my bus came then).His rope fell every now and then on to the ground,none tried to help him.The thing that was so special about the man was he did not have a leg.
Same Place,Same Time:A well built man coming in a taxi directly from his hotel taking with him his waiter from the hotel with his two suitcases that even my grandmother would carry .He asks the waiter to take them to his bus and gives him a fifty rupee note,which i think is what our shopkeeper earn for a day .....
A man was packing or i should write closing his so called shop,that he owns in the open area in the platform of the busstand.He was alone,he had a whole lot of materials ranging from biscuit packets to cosmetics.The shop was nothing but a stand,a big piece of synthetic cloth and some ropes.He was putting all the materials in the stand,covering it with his cloth and tieing it neatly as if he was tieing a rollsroyce in a lorry,all alone.It took him nearly one and half hour to complete 75% of his work(my bus came then).His rope fell every now and then on to the ground,none tried to help him.The thing that was so special about the man was he did not have a leg.
Same Place,Same Time:A well built man coming in a taxi directly from his hotel taking with him his waiter from the hotel with his two suitcases that even my grandmother would carry .He asks the waiter to take them to his bus and gives him a fifty rupee note,which i think is what our shopkeeper earn for a day .....
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