Hi

This week was again hectic. Guess, I got used to this now. As I told you, its not just the office work. There are lot many other things that I have started picking up. Next week is supposed to be much more hectic. I guess our project proposal for the GVD will be approved. One this is approved, we have to start working on that again. The first big task would be to convince the people about the cause and get more of them enrolled to our project. We also need to find out some one who could teach candle making to the mothers so that the mothers would be able make their own candles for the diwali. Many other things like Sports kit, food, transportation also needs to be planned. But, I guess, we also have lots of time 'coz the G-day is 30 Oct.
Apart from GVD, next week (starting from tomm), I also have to do some finishing work for the movie club. We have recently conducted two shows and we raised about Rs 20,000 for the Charity 'Little Angles for Old'. I guess, I already mentioned this earlier. So, I have to do a bit of number crunching before I decide the final amount that needs to be donated. This money will go to the NGO during the GVD time, I guess.
There is one more recent development on the movie club. The Employee club told us that they would sponsor one annual event for movie club in return to merging movie club with the employee club. This is going to be a great opportunity for us 'coz we have been waiting for external help since the inception. Money is the biggest problem for movie club 'coz all the additional revenue generated from the club's activities goes to charities. The club doesn’t have any money of its own. So, any such external funding will only be a added advantage for us.
What else?
Other than this, I have got loooooooots of enhancements to finish and trainings to take. Not sure how I would tackle all these. But again, I guess, there is no point in worrying 'coz all these need to be done and so, I'm bound to find some time to complete them.
Well, then, that’s all from me for now. Shall update you as and when I find some time.
Luv

Duties Vs Interests

How many times have you faced tough time taking decisions? Particularly, in such moments where you had to select between to equally plausible solutions? I almost live with such moments. They occur every now and then. These days, I have got quite used to such situations. Whenever I plan to do some thing, two options (plans/ideas/methods...whatever) pop up, both seeming equally likely. Because of this, I end up wasting my time figuring out which one to eliminate. Recently, I thought I would figure what all this, actually is. On further thinking, I have found out that most of the times, the two choices were not of equal possibility. Rather, while one was what I wanted to do, the other was want I thought I should be doing to complete the task successfully. Let me make it easier for you by giving an example for this.
Say, at about 8:00 PM on a Sunday, I'm driving back from one of my friend's place. I have two options in front of me. The first one is to go home. Dad will be leaving to Viz in night. So, he would feel good if I meet him before he leaves. The other option is to go to gym. It’s been two days since I went to gym and so, its really important that I go.
At the first thought, this might seem like an exact fix that I was talking about. Both the situations demand immediate attention. On further musing, you can figure out that the later task is not just a task of high importance but also a task of your liking. So, you could say that it should be the one you should be doing. But, the way I see it is as follows. Consider the first option. It might not be the one in which you are really interested, but, even then, its competing hard with your interests convincing you to doing it. This very fact proves that it is of much more importance than the second one. Hence, you should go for it.

It happens several times. We often tend to get stuck between our interests and our duties. Though attending your interests make you feel good about your self, not attending your duties will certainly make you feel bad about your self. So, I would say, if you are held up in such cross roads, try weighing the importance of the individual options and then, act accordingly.
Hope this makes sense to at least some.
Luv

Reading skills

Off late I have discovered that my reading skills are very much below the mark. I'm not sure if I can read about 300-400 words a minute, the standard that most ppl say. I have to concentrate on this. All the while, I have been reading just for pleasure and so, never felt the crunch of time not the necessity of quick and comprehensive reading. Only after tasting a few setbacks at my passages have I really started thinking about fast reading. On this regard, I have browsed some sites and compiled a list of some good self-help sites.
Hope these wud be helpful in increasing my reading speed. :))

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/suggest.html

http://www2.yk.psu.edu/learncenter/students/studyreadskills.shtml

http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/psq5r.html

Luv

Its not over until its OVER

I'm feeling really low. Not sure why. Everything is going for a toss. I'm not sure whom to blame for this. This time, its certainly not me. I have tried all the possible ways from my side to change the way things are going but seems like its not enough. Its all the divine will, I suppose. But, again, these thoughts make me feel that I'm weak and that I'am trying to find an excuse of my inefficieny. I should be able to correct these things. Why not? Well, one possible reason for my dejectedness is that I'm trying to take too many things at the same time. Probably, I should stop this. I should prioritize the things and then, work accordinly. I dont know but I tried this as well. Still its the same. What else can I do? One thing is sure. There is no point in complaining about things not happenning. Its jsut a part of life and if its not happenning, then, probalby, that is how it is. I should not be left behind fretting about things that dont take me any where. Rather, I should go ahead with my stuff and hope for the best. So, the thought for the day(night) is 'Its not over until its OVER'.
Luv

sorry.....reaalllyyy busy :(

have been busy all these days and so, could not find enough time to update you.
nyways, I promise, I shall update you with some interesting stuff soon...
till then
luv

The importance of Being 'Single'

Being single has its own advantages. The most important one is that you don’t need to wait for any one. I hate waiting for people and particularly, when there are many other interesting things to do. May be because I have been single for most part of life(so far), I did not get used to waiting for people. Yet another advantage of being single is that you don’t need to plan things based on others' choices and possibilities. You can do what ever you feel like doing and when ever you feel like doing. You don’t need get any approvals or give any explanations. For all you guys who are 'hooked on', such a thing will be unthinkable. And yeah, one more excellent advantage of being single is that you come out of the stereotyped aspects of life and try thinking big and different. Today, I was talking to some of my team members, who were all married, about what they do during their free time. Most of them told me that they don’t get any free time. Either they are occupied with their office work or with the regular chores at home. Even though they feel like watching a movie or a cricket match, they cannot do that because they are too busy with other stuff like feeding children or buying grocery and so on. Of course, I do agree, things all boil down to preferences, but its still feels tough for a bachelor (like me) to understand the commitment.
As far as disadvantages are concerned, I guess, I can see only one. It’s that you are forced to clap with just one hand… :(
Luv