Oct 28, 2009

David Shepherd dies :-(

I don't know why but I'm sad that David Shepherd is no more. He was one of the best umpires I've seen officiating in a cricket match. I still remember his jump when the score used to be 111,222 and so on. I'm sad because I remember in 12th, I once had an argument with a friend when she claimed that Umpire David Shepherd had died and she was quite confident about it when it was some English County cricketer with the same name who had died. The first thing when I read this news, I sms'd her about his death. :-(

His pragmatic approach earned him respect from not only players but cricket fans like me as well. 

My condolonces to David Shepherd's family. 

May his soul rest in peace. :-(

Oct 17, 2009

How?

Two years and 3 months and I have not enjoyed the days I used to. The fun I used to have. The enthusiasm lacks. The smile I sported. I no longer want to get out of my house and enjoy the day. The whole festive feel is missing. 

Here is the question: Why?

9-5 schedule, no vacation and of late - Monday tests are the main reason.  

I have college from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening every single day except Saturdays' and Sundays'. I remember as a child how excited I used to be about Ganpati, but the last 3 ganpatis, before I can actually enjoy it, its time for visarjan. I used to visit the ganpati mandal from my old colony at least three times in the span of 10 days even after I shifted from there to this new place. Last 3 years, I have been in engineering and I can't find time to go there at all. At the end of the day, at 5 pm I am too tired to actually go to my old colony and then get back home to get to college the next morning. Of course, bunking would do, but its not always feasible. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi could not be enjoyed because of Monday tests. It was just the second monday test and being totally unprepared was not something that anyone in the college followed, though late on, we were used to coming for the test totally unaware of the syllabus. The whole Ganesh festival feel is missing. You have your daily routine and the routine is too taxing to allow you to enjoy any festival.

Diwali - During school days, a 20 day break meant that Diwali was thoroughly enjoyed. Now, we have 4 days holiday for Diwali, only public holidays are given off and other off days are compensated with us working on Saturdays. Why cannot even engineering students be given at least a weeks off for Diwali. Any ways the holiday wouldn't help because Diwali coming during submission time means that we have loads of pending work. I am not blaming any one for this situation but something has to change. We need to be allowed to enjoy at least some days in a year. Many feel that the in 4 years of engineering, every day should be devoted for academics alone. And the many don't include students. Earlier after Dassera, I used to wait eagerly for Diwali and now even before I realise, Diwali is already here. Gone are the days, I used to wait for the day I used to buy new clothes. Now, I need to find time to go and buy them. Around a year or 2 earlier, I was ready with new set of clothes 15 days in advance and now I went out and got shirts for myself on the day of Dhanatrayodashi or Dhanteras.  

I can't even enjoy New Years' Eve. Exams from December 1st week to January 1st week mean that new years even cannot be enjoyed. Though, we friends do meet up it would be so different if we didn't have exams going on. 

I want to enjoy all the above days. 

My question: How??

Oct 13, 2009

THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN'T VOTE

YOU SUCK 


(and this doesn't include people who went to the polling booth and were told they cannot vote)