christmas and new year ----- a combo bonanza

hola ( hello)

well , I must that say that i am finally getting the hang of  sassy,Spanish . 

hope you enjoyed Christmas as much as I did ...............

The spirit this year was rather sombre and quiet , owing to terror attacks . 

Of course , our college didn't succumb to  all that and we had wonderful Christmas party and even color codes( red , green , blue , white on different days and even Santa caps!!!!!!!) , All the cakes were gone before the first bites and the best part was when all of us exchanged gifts, I got a wine cup shaped candle . It looks really attractive, grand from far . Since this is the first time I am studying in a Christian institution the whole affair excited me .... 

The year is   drawing to  a close ... It's been quite a year with so many up's and down's . The economy and the recession constitutes  the low part of it and also  the 

Mumbai attacks   , the kandhamal attacks which questioned our secularism  .

The golden stars are the Nuclear deal with USA getting through . India's first unmanned space mission to the moon , some wonderful  movies like Indiana Jones and the kingdom of crystal skull  , iron man , chronicles of Narnia -prince Caspian , 10,000 BC, quantum of solace , 10,000 BC , 27 dresses etc .. 

 Overall it's been a fairly good year keeping people on their toes 24*7.

I really wanted to write about the Da Vinci code that i happened to read recently . The book is definitely the master of all thrillers , one that you hard to put down , atleast i couldn't it !!!!! Some parts , were intriguing but bought had  " facts" that i found impossible to believe . I sat back and wondered how the Harry potter series ever outsold this book . 

so , that's it this time ..... 

WISH YOU A WONDERFUL AND A VERY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR !!!!!!!

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

hi , 

There are quite a lot of things that I can write on this time  . First of all , The most interesting or better the most amusing event had been the fact that an Iraqi journalist threw 2 slippers on the American president , George W Bush , while he was addressing the media . Although the Prez looked calm and said that he was fine it was transparent that he was shaken from his base. The Iraqis consider slippers an insult  so it is evident that the journalist had something against him .But the journalist had the guts and audacity to do such an event .  The sequence of events were indeed hilarious. I personally feel that what Mr Bush did with Iraq was least in the  wrong , he took steps to admonish and finally put an end to the dictator , Saddam Hussein  who did outrageous acts such as putting people in the shredder .

Back in the country ... Today the Taj and the Trident reopened their business post the terror attacks in Mumbai . Last week during the ITA  awards , which is believed to be the biggest TV award show - " Balika Vadhu " bagged the prize for the best serial . I must admit that the serial is different from the other soaps that are viewed. It relates to a world beyond the " saas - bahu " rows or stunts such as the hero reborn again ...... The serial is all about a girl who falls a prey to the social evils in rajasthan and is married at the age of 10 ( child marriage still prevails in remote places of rajasthan ).The girl  has the will to study and cannot because of the social restrictions . It is a must see serial .

Besides Christmas spirit is in the air , and people are resorting to paying rather than partying,  Time limit  for partying has been reduced for security reasons , which is  a wise act by the government .....

So , the only thing to be said is just tuck into those plum cakes and ENJOY !!!!!!

FELIZ NAVIDAD !!!!!!!!!! ( MERRY CHRISTMAS )   

feel the beat !!!!!!!

well hello again ,
"pulse .... the beat gets louder " . That was the tagline of our inter collegiate fest that was held on 11th , 12th and 13th Dec . The fest consisted of 72 events including a fashion show . The aura was enthusiastic and everyone was filled with zeal and zest . the events started at 8:00 am and went upto 5'o clock in the evening . The competitions were indeed interesting to watch . The college was packed with students moving up and down . We tucked into practically everything, so was everybody else !!!!!!!! there was a rock band too that as performing , so that made it all the more special for us !!!!!!!!!!!!
otherwise things are good , but i am sure it is not with the world . The financial setback is getting worse and people are happy if the day goes without being shown the doors at their workplaces .
analysts say that it is going a long time to get things "back to normal " ...

so that's it for now
gracious !!!!! ( gracias )

terror and the country

hi ... 

Things seem to getting back to normal in the country ,Following the resignation of the Union Home minister, Shivraj Patil and the chief minister of Maharastra . It was sure surprising the anger Indians showed post the attacks . It seemed as if they were ready to shoot any minister they saw . After all, what is wrong in reacting that way when , they are to blame for all these attacks.Intelligence reports say that they were warned beforehand but not only a deaf ear but also a blind eye . What is more shocking in all this political drama is that they made the Finance minister the new Home minister . It sounds so ludicrous and absurd . Aren't there any qualification for a position in the Indian ministry ?? Does the new Home Minister have even the slightest idea on how he has to deal with his new portfolio??? Is such a switch required when the economy too is in crisis ??? it would make more sense if they put Pranab Mukherjee in place of Mr . Patil . 

One Thing is for sure this drama would get an" O' Henry twist " every now and then . 

Although investigation is on , wonder how long it will take long to crack the case ??

Security has also been tightened following a threat that was received to hijack a plane and the16  anniversary of the Babri masjid demolition  .....

My family lit a candle for the martyrs who laid down their lives ..... I hope that the light is bright enough to eradicate an eerie darkness called " terrorism "

""""" WAR ON MUMBAI """"""""

hi , 

" terrorists have no face but have an agenda , but politicians have a face but no agenda " these words were the words spoken by the civilians of Mumbai as they expressed their raw anger against the politicians who were to be blamed for the attack on the Taj mahal hotel and Oberoi Trident on the 26th November, 2008 . There were several terrorists who entered the Taj and Oberoi and took scores of people hostages . they even shot many in cold blood . It seemed as if they were very familiar with the  the In's and outs of the hotel . The Taj is a enormous structure whose routes are intricate . They seemed to be very young people who had a sound physique and had  vigorous training. The Indian Government blamed  Pakistan for the attacks as one of the militant who was caught was Pakistani . 

They planned the operation very well and intelligence sources say that their motives was to make this operation of theirs a nightmare worse than 9/11 . It was said that they had ammunition's to blow up the iconic structure . 

I don't know what their motive  was but people have really gone through are horrors . Those who lived to tell the tale recounted traumatic events . 

It's so saddening to see the chronicles of losses . Those Brave martyrs who laid their lives down protecting their city will  for sure , never be forgotten . The NSG commandos , The RAF and ATS members Outsmarted those uncivilised and uncultured people truly didn't make India bow down to TERRORISM .

This event , I hope terms like North and South Indian from the dictionary of a common man and will replaced by an Indian . I earnestly hope that Raj Thackery learns his lesson and stops all the drama that he has created .....  

Citizens are fed up with politicians and are ready to "lead India " on their own . I must blame them for not responding sources that warned of a possible attack from the sea route ( route used by civilians ) .....

Luckily none of our acquaintances , friends or family members were caught in this mess..

 well , I pray this will be "the silver lining in a very dark cloud"....

stay safe .......................

MiSsIoN aDmIsSiOn .......

hi , 

Its been quite long since i last wrote in . 

Well ,  my article had got published in the "Hindu " newspaper on the 11Th November 2008 ,

I had submitted it back in the month of may and kept checking the newspaper every day to see if my article had got published .I had lost all hopes by the end of June, when on a fine November 11Th ,i see to my utter astonishment my article published in the paper . I chose to write on the topic of how difficult it is for a student to chose the right college and the perfect combination . Although a lot of changes  were made in what i submitted , i still loved to admire the neat effect of my work . I was completely overwhelmed by the response that poured in from relatives and friends on seeing my article . 

 So  that event adds to another feather in my cap .

thats it for now . 

adios 

hi ,
it's really good to write in again ,,, well certainly the hot topic of the US elections which was won by Barrck Obama of the democratic party .As a matter of fact i had been following the elephantine process closely . I do see that obama's policies are very favourable from the point of view of taxes and health policies .What i also like is the fact that he stress on the need for alternative sources . people in India were overjoyed that Obama was presidential elect ( not sure why!!!!!!) and that's funny because Obama plans to increase taxes on outsourcing .... The census also show that Obama had a neat lead over John Mcain although the latter won almost all of the southern states .... It's maybe because Mcain wanted to continue keeping troops in afghanistan and followBush's policies ,,,,, while people of America wanted a change and Obama made it clear saying " CHANGE IS COMING TO AMERICA "..... He is the first african american to become president of the USA ... While author Irwing wallace built a story with the main character being a black president ...It's a bit hard to digest the fact that ..it's now a reality........l et's wait and watch h0w mr.President is going to deal with the financial crisis and the gruesome markets .


until next time
Bye