Its over, finished, forever shall remain undone
As she picks up the pieces, she realizes its time to move on, time for change, time to welcome something new into life
Its a time of loss, of destruction.

When the old crumbles, something new replaces it, that is the law of nature isnt it?
As an old life breaks down, a new one emerges, like a new dawn, a new sunrise, a fresh morning.

And she rises, hope aglow, like a phoenix rises from the ashes, flying ever closer to the sun on her shining new wings of freedom.

How to deal with a problem/deadlock in life (aka how I am dealing with one in life at the moment)

In a cold rational fashion, focusing on what to do and what needs to be done in the future. No emotions, just clarity on the steps to be taken to solve the problem. Because one should be aware of the fact that one always has options and strengths that one can capitalize on. It just needs a bit of preparation for future contingencies that can arise.

No need for an emotional reaction, just cold calculated rational thought would do..an almost detached orientation that makes it easier to think thru the problem and reach a solution...

(this post is in progress, shall come back to this soon..)

Birthday stuff

A Cake with strawberries, raspberries, chocolate chips and vanilla with a blueberry and chocolate sauce filling inside..
Filled also with love and joy and fun and happiness that feels so warm
A time to renew, be grateful and also to look ahead with hope and optimism
A time to prepare, plan and be ready to accept change with grace and calm
A time to be confident, to dare to look beyond..

BIRTHDAY MUSINGS

As I turn a year older in about 15 more minutes (yeah well local time!) the following are some things running thru my mind.

1. Need to learn to stay calm
2. Need to stay focused
3. Need to think clear, rational, logical
4. Be aware that there always are options
5. Cultivate strength and endurance and grace to know life as it is and accept it for what its worth
6. Know that with everything going on, life is still beautiful (its tough to see it thru rainy days and rainier life but still)
7. Keep the faith
8. Trust yourself
9. Build strength, courage and endurance
10. Hold on
11. Think on your feet
12. Keep your options ready
13. Be prepared for anything
14. Work hard, trust your effort and sincerity
15. Value yourself
16. Don't be afraid
17. Count your blessings
18. When swinging from happy to sad and back, be aware of things or people that keep u happy, not sad
19. Take things head on
20. Know that whatever happens, is for the best and rest in knowing that a better tomorrow awaits each and every one of us

HAPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TO MEEEEEEEEE!

Enter Gandhigiri?

Saw lage raho munnabhai a bit later than the rest of the country..and the reason that this post finds place on my usual blog instead of my entertainment blog is because the movie is good food for thought. Is this the revival of interest in Gandhi, an awareness of what we have been missing so far from history? Only time will tell. For now, its just interesting to know that movies like LRM are a breath of fresh air to the audience.

More on Gandhigiri here, as for the practise of Gandhigiri, watch out this space for more in future as there could be possible 'real-life' stories of Gandhigiri in action! ;)

And we thought Dhoom was just a story! Here's a real story 'Dhoom'-related! :D

Way to go, guys!

Today's news..

Its an imperfect world we live in, I agree, but there are some situations where we cannot afford imperfections or errors, specially when a few thousand students' lives, aspirations and careers depend on one exam. Finding three errors in the recently concluded CAT exam, in addition to the leak of the same exam paper a few years ago doesnt say much about the strictness with which this and other national exams are conducted. Give the students atleast something to respect in the educational system, let us begin by restoring national entrance exams to what they are meant for: to select potential candidates for their chosen careers. If we cannot even ensure that students can get a fair chance at appearing for national entrance exams, there is very little faith that an aspiring student has left in the system.

This is an appeal to all those who work to make our educational system better, please ensure that such things do not happen, otherwise it can cause further disillusionment among the student community. Among larger and long term implications of this cynicism could be in terms of the potential impact that erroneous selection procedures (such as leaked exams or typos in exams) have on eventual selection and placement of students in industry.

To begin with,the selection process is inherently fraught with all kinds of biases, both personal and methodological. While we can only use statistics or other methods to minimize biases, we can never totally eliminate the chance of some bias creeping in. And the first step in doing that is ensuring that someone proofread the final exam paper before its sent out for printing. That is the absolute least one can do.