Busy like I have never been.

Friday, 1st April, 2011
Hi everyone,


Sorry again for not being able to write for this long. I have never been so busy before. And I'm not enjoying being so busy :(
But yes, I'm enjoying my internship at Hindustan Times as they have given me the liberty to write stories on the social changes taking place in Noida and its villages. It's fun to explore the villages and write on some exceptional changes that have taken place there.


Also, I have my exams for literature (distance programme) starting from 5th April , so after work I have to cope up with its huge syllabus. By the end of the day, I am so exhausted and I feel I should just focus on one thing.
From my personal experience, I have a suggestion to make- don't go for two courses ,be it distance or regular, at the same time. I am not able to give my best to either of the two. I should have gone for the distance programme sometime later, but I thought my love for books will make it easy for me. But, I have realized that I love reading but that is different from preparing and giving exams. I am totally enjoying reading all the plays and novels. But I am not getting enough time to prepare for the exams and this is making me nervous.
Still, I am one of those people who don't give up till the end so I am trying my best to overcome my fears and nervousness. I hope I get through these exams. Trust me, I have never been in such a situation before when I just want to pass the examination! Its going be an experience. I am happy to accept what comes my way. After all, so many things happen for the first time in everybody's life! :D


Cheers!
P.S. Enjoy the World Cup Final tomorrow! BTW I am wearing BLUE to support India..are you? :)

Just a few more days to go!

Tuesday, 20th January, 2011.

I am extremely sorry to write after so long. As I had mentioned in my last blog that I was going out on a trip to Pondicherry and Mumbai with my friends, teachers and college mates. I had a great time. This trip was also more interesting because I had never been to these places and then I was going out with my friends.
I had planned to dedicate a blog to this wonderful trip but I have been busy with my internship plans and then I had some extremely difficult time where I didn't feel like writing, reading or going out. I just wanted to be all by myself and do things which required no effort. But I will soon be writing about that too.
As of now I am waiting for my internship to start. My friends have already started with their internships and I am still waiting. I am watching a lot of movies these days as it requires least effort from my end and I am enjoying it. Maybe I just want to be away from the career I have chosen..I don't want to write for a few days..lol
Just a few more days for my intership to start so let me be lazy for a few more days :P
I hope things start soon and I will share my experiences here both good and bad. :)
Wish me luck! I need it badly..:P

My fear.

Thursday, 9th December, 2010.

I had planned that I would write this blog on some interesting topic but then I changed my mind. I know sometimes it is so easy to change your mind: P

A few friends of mine do it all the time..haha..sorry..but its true!

I think, today their symptoms were transferred to me.:O

So, in this blog I am going to talk about something serious. Now please don’t stop reading. It’s not that serious but it is something which I feel like sharing.

I am referring to some changes which are about to take place in my life.

My college life is about to get over, which is very sad :(

I am going to miss my teachers who have been fantastic both in terms of teaching and encouraging us and most importantly I am going to miss the fun of being with friends.

I loved being with my friends even if it was the most boring lecture.

I remember my cousins telling me that college is the best phase of everybody’s life, nothing can be better than college days. I can so much relate to what they said as I miss my previous college and friends really badly but I don’t want to go through that feeling again. :(

Soon we all will be interning in different places.

I have no idea about where am I going to intern but all I know right now is that we all will get separated and then we will have to work really hard. We won’t get much time to be together and have fun; even meeting each other would be difficult.

I am sure we will have make friends there too but the freedom, fun, and enjoyment we have here will be impossible after we start working. The field which we all have chosen will make us into complete workaholics! Pheww!

I want to stay in this phase!

I know that is not possible as we have to move on with time. And yes, I also want to see myself in a place where I have always imagined being. I want to learn as much as I can and be independent. I have always wanted to experience that feeling of being independent. Now, I am moving closer to it but still I am going to miss my college life.

Now I think I should stop thinking about future or I will not be able to enjoy the last few days of my college. I want to make the most of these days so that I can always keep such moments with me.

After giving this a thought, I will stop thinking and will make sure that I have a great time in Pondicherry where we are going together as a college on this 16^th.

I hope I get over with my fears and not allow myself to think so much that I miss the present.

I am relieved as by the end of this blog as I have made up my mind of enjoying the present and not thinking about my future. I will move with time.

Please feel free to express yourself. I would love to know if there are many people who think like me or if some people have different way of looking at this.

Thanks :)

Winter Killings

While I was reading today's newspaper, I came across this news about two men who were found dead in Chandni Chowk due to extreme cold weather. 
Since a week, the temperature at night has gone down to 10 degree Celsius.This makes it really difficult for the homeless and poor as they do not have warm clothes or a place to live in. They have no option than to sleep on pavements and roadsides.
They already suffer from poor health conditions as a result of which they are an easy target in this cold weather.
The number of homeless people have risen after the Commonwealth Games as many slums were demolished to clean the city for the International event.
The worst thing according to me is the indifferent attitude of the government. The government is completely oblivious to their existence. 
The government is relaxed thinking that it is enough on their part to open 64 night shelters for the homeless.
But let me remind them that these night shelters can accomodate only 10,000 but the number of homeless people in the city is estimated to be 160,000.

I want to request the government to please help the homeless as they themselves can't afford anything on their own.  Please save them from this cold weather by helping them all find a place in the night shelters which have been brought to existence to protect them. It is the government's duty to help all people, irrespective of their class and make sure they have a decent standard of living.

Green Drive

Tuesday, 7th December, 2010.


If we talk about greenery then Greater Noida tops among all the National Capital Region towns (NCR), including Delhi. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has planned to plant 10 lakh trees by March 2011.
Till now, they have planted 5 lakh trees along the roads and parks in the city. This plan has witnessed active participation by residents of various resident welfare associations and students of different colleges. The GNIDA teams have supervised and assisted people in taking proper care of these plants.
I really find it amazing. 
I am happy to see that a city has taken up the initiative to save our environment and is on track with its plan. 
We being the responsible citizens are not able to control pollution as we can't do without cars, aerosols, cutting trees, smoking and various other things that cause pollution. I know many people want to but untimately, we are unable to do so.

But, if we are not able reduce pollution atleast we can try and plant more trees so that the damage we do everyday to our environment can be balanced. 
Every city should get inspired by this brilliant plan started by the GNIDA and should try and encourage the people of their city to work towards saving our environment. It is really needed, atleast for the sake of our future generation!
This green drive has seen a good start and I hope that Greater Noida sets a benchmark for other cities by successfully planting the 10 lakhs trees.
:)

She has inspired many.

Monday, 6th December,2010.

The 30- year old BPO girl who was abducted from Dhaula Kuan and gangraped on 24th November has become an idol for many women. Her courage and fortitude has actually inspired a number of Indian women. After going through this trauma she has not given up, she wants to punish her culprits in the most severe way possible. 
Other women are amazed to see her courage as usually in our society girls are scared to fight for themselves or their voices are suppressed. But in this case nothing can stop the Manipur girl from punishing these insane men.
I want to salute her courage. If girls show this amount of courage then I am pretty sure that men would think twice of committing such disgraceful and shameful acts. 
Also, shame on men who actually have no morals, values and humanity left in them.

Please Quit Smoking..

Sunday, 5th December, 2010.

A US study has revealed that smoking cannabis increases the risk of cancer by suppresing our immune system. It has been found that the active compunds in cannabis suppress immune responses in our body and promote cancer growth.
So people who smoke a lot here is a warning for you.
 A  2002 report by the the British Lung Foundation estimated that three to four cannabis cigarettes a day were associated with the same amount of damage to the lungs as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day.
Compared to non smokers men who smoke have 23 times higher chances of having lung cancer and women who smoke have 13 times higher chances. Smoking causes 80% and 90% cancer deaths in women and men respectively.
Also, in 2003, 171900 new cases of lung cancer occured and approximately 157,200 people died from lung cancer.
So, by giving up smoking cannabis, tobacco, cigarettes or cigars we can prevent cancer and other harmful effects caused by them.
Please I request all those who smoke to atleast try giving up this habit.
Thanks :)