Should one live in the past, present or future??? i believe one should learn from his/her past, strive relentlessly in the present and hope for the best in the future. :)
what is the similarity between a grumpy man and a pig??? both grunt... :)
loving yourself is one of the secrets to survive happily...
making a new friend everyday makes you lose all the old ones...
continuously making mistakes is a sure way of saying that you are a dork.
living life as a drunk is like having a dream. you never want to come out of it because you are always content.
challenging oneself on a daily basis results to a heart attack..
people who think that alcohol is a beverage are alcoholics..
caring about only yourself results in estrangement...
a bleak future is as good as a soul lost in wilderment...
our society is structured such that a person who has no friend is either at the zenith or at the nadir...
living life on the edge is analogous to an inebriated driver...
when you start thinking about your future too much that means your present is going nowhere.
what is the anomaly between a successful couple and a failed marriage??? the marriage itself..
DISCLAIMER--- I THINK I HAVE MADE UP THESE QUOTES BUT IF SOMEONE FINDS THAT IT IS LITERARY INFRINGEMENT KINDLY REPORT IT TO ME AND I WILL AMIABLY REMOVE THEM.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Media sensationalism
man am i sick and tired of all that the media covers. from being a petty issue it turns around and erupts like a volcano. and man most losers continue seeing it day after day until the media only stops. have a few cases in mind which transpired just recently.
shah rukh's detention at newark airport
swine flu
a not so recent case but a very important one which initiated this debate of sensationalism--- aarushi murder case
when the home minister of a country, honourable mr. chidambaram starts commenting about srk's detention and his detention gets a coverage comparable to the country's independence day celebrations then the media is actually suffering from a lack of issues. what did not happen--- debates, opinion polls, interviews with ministers and celebrities. i mean it carried on and on and on... the man in question himself said that he did not want an apology. he also agreed that they were following procedure although the incident could have been avoided. i mean when even their people like al gore who by the way is their ex-vice president and a nobel laureate is not exempt through security then is shah rukh khan more important than him. its good that america is careful and vigilant. no attacks have taken place there since 9/11 because of their precautions. the other day i read that even kennedy (do not know which one though) was not allowed to board an aircraft as someone had taken his identity. the security people got suspicious and did not let him through.
i am perturbed because this was noticed on account of one celebrity but people do not care about thousands more who go through these procedures on a daily basis.
the second issue is the swine flu one. i mean counting each and every death, reporting the cases. what is wrong. every second a person is dying due to some disease or road accident but the people dying due to swine flu get the latest coverage. yes its a pandemic and initial coverage was important to inform the people but i think they overdid it.
and i do not need to say much about the aarushi murder case. guess everyone heard about it and read about it and slept on it... the way a dead girl was butchered should be learnt from our lovely news feeders. they insulted her parents, made a mockery of the girl's life, cast aspersions on her morality and maligned the family's reputation until finally it turned out the father was innocent. i think this occurrence was one of the originating point of this huge debate about the media's role and influence. people were angry. how could they be shown such wrongful images? every day intimate details about the family came onto channels to feed the ever hungry and gossip-mongering people of this country. i think only a handful thought that what was happening had become obscene (and am proud to say that i was among those who felt the same).
just want to add that the media has to learn to respect the privacy of people, show news as it is and deliberate on topics relevant to our society in general. full stop. they need to deal with the devils of society rather than creating ones with ceaseless coverage.
shah rukh's detention at newark airport
swine flu
a not so recent case but a very important one which initiated this debate of sensationalism--- aarushi murder case
when the home minister of a country, honourable mr. chidambaram starts commenting about srk's detention and his detention gets a coverage comparable to the country's independence day celebrations then the media is actually suffering from a lack of issues. what did not happen--- debates, opinion polls, interviews with ministers and celebrities. i mean it carried on and on and on... the man in question himself said that he did not want an apology. he also agreed that they were following procedure although the incident could have been avoided. i mean when even their people like al gore who by the way is their ex-vice president and a nobel laureate is not exempt through security then is shah rukh khan more important than him. its good that america is careful and vigilant. no attacks have taken place there since 9/11 because of their precautions. the other day i read that even kennedy (do not know which one though) was not allowed to board an aircraft as someone had taken his identity. the security people got suspicious and did not let him through.
i am perturbed because this was noticed on account of one celebrity but people do not care about thousands more who go through these procedures on a daily basis.
the second issue is the swine flu one. i mean counting each and every death, reporting the cases. what is wrong. every second a person is dying due to some disease or road accident but the people dying due to swine flu get the latest coverage. yes its a pandemic and initial coverage was important to inform the people but i think they overdid it.
and i do not need to say much about the aarushi murder case. guess everyone heard about it and read about it and slept on it... the way a dead girl was butchered should be learnt from our lovely news feeders. they insulted her parents, made a mockery of the girl's life, cast aspersions on her morality and maligned the family's reputation until finally it turned out the father was innocent. i think this occurrence was one of the originating point of this huge debate about the media's role and influence. people were angry. how could they be shown such wrongful images? every day intimate details about the family came onto channels to feed the ever hungry and gossip-mongering people of this country. i think only a handful thought that what was happening had become obscene (and am proud to say that i was among those who felt the same).
just want to add that the media has to learn to respect the privacy of people, show news as it is and deliberate on topics relevant to our society in general. full stop. they need to deal with the devils of society rather than creating ones with ceaseless coverage.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Arghh....
at this point in my life am at a pretty crucial junction (a constant reminder from my father). for the last 3 months since my graduation i have done nothing except attending parties, holiday in bombay and a grand vacation in america. now am back in lucknow and its just been 10 days since my return and am again in the usual grind of the idiot-box, novels and sleep.
so what do you do when you want to do something yet not in a mood to do anything. wait-3. got confused. lots of do's and thing's. basically my point is how do i spend my vella time. and the right answer is that i don't have any answer to answer the question. arghh
P.S. or not so personal--- preparing for gmat. joined a test series and bought a book "the original guide". planning to give it in october. lets see how i fare. am not too fussed about it.
P.P.S.--- why do people write P.S.??? i mean its still a part of the letter. and why is it in the end???
so what do you do when you want to do something yet not in a mood to do anything. wait-3. got confused. lots of do's and thing's. basically my point is how do i spend my vella time. and the right answer is that i don't have any answer to answer the question. arghh
P.S. or not so personal--- preparing for gmat. joined a test series and bought a book "the original guide". planning to give it in october. lets see how i fare. am not too fussed about it.
P.P.S.--- why do people write P.S.??? i mean its still a part of the letter. and why is it in the end???
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