i presume you would have this humorous quote ---'The more studying you do for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want",!! well , fortunately I didn't face this situation when I went to take up my KET ( key English test ) exam conducted as a part of the ESOL exams by British Council . An exam that tests your English at a basic level including Reading , Writing, Listening and Speaking . Honestly , it was the first exam that was meticulously conducted and sophisticated too . I was amazed to see the listening test being conducted so efficiently through the use of headsets based on an Infrared technique, I was forced to take up the examination at Chennai as the number of students from Bangalore had been few , so apparently they couldn't fix a center here . The assessment test went on wonderfully , at least for me!! For more information on this you can visit the website www.britishcouncil.org/india.
An event that had the top billing during this week was of course the IPL being moved out of India , or as Times of India correctly quoted it " NRIPL"!!! The reasons are well known to us . The IPL may be a source of entertainment during this time of recession but is this whole fuss and drama surrounding it worth it at all ? The owners spend millions of dollars bidding each player when people are losing jobs every minute I personally feel . it can be prudently used . for example business owners may use it for giving bonuses to their employees . After all there is only one winner at the end of the gamble.
Another headlines was the arrival of the TATA nano . A much awaited car that is affordable and has the comfort of a 4 wheeler , really good . But when I think of it's effects in Bangalore city , i am filled with dread . Imagine some 100 + nano's lined up together in already narrow ( thanks to the "helping" METRO constructon ) yet important place like MG road . The congestion is just going to swell . I hope that the project is completed as soon as possible for it will provide respite to victims of it's construction , like me .
Also i would like to add that today completes 1 year since i finished my 1oth standard math board exam . A subject that i hated , loathed , despised and all other synonyms !!! as a matter of fact i feel creepy and jittery even after a year when I think of the tension before D- day !!!
anyway , Happy driving ( with the nano) !!!
bye !!!
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