Complexion stigma

HEYLO!
Yesterday , my mum was speaking about an infant who had dusky complexion about an year ago . But now sparks with a fair complexion! She found it really ironic... I told her , that her mommy dearest has  tonnes of home remedies which she conceals in addition to the skin enlightening creams she uses over her toddler ...My mum was kind of surprised but didnot totally digest the fact that long usage of such products does actually enhance your complexion.
We live in an era were your beauty is graded first with your complexion , then your sense organs last but not the least your stature. Oh come on! nature and ardor are far off thing to have an impression over a person. Then is the voice and bla bla I 'll not start a beauty blog right away but these are the facts!

The pale wants to get paler. 

Lad wants to turn into a valor.

Dusky wants to get whiter!

Situation ripe for idealising whiteness as the height of beauty. 

I know this is not the fact with all but yes this is the case with lumpsome of the people.I being a fondation buff too ...I happened to read on an article by Yahoo! over skin enlightment and following are some of the major aspects it was based on...

•  Vaseline producing a particularly offensive “skin lightening” Facebook app to accompany their product launch in 2010.  

The Vaseline app beckons Indian users to download their profile picture and drag a line across their face that digitally transforms their dark looks to a dramatically lighter visage.

• several companies have taken the obsession with fair skin to a new level, releasing products that lighten not just the users face, but their armpits and genital areas.

 Hardly a moment can be spent watching TV before a Bollywood star pops on screen sharing their transformation from dusky to milky-white  !

• What’s next? Eyeball bleaching? Selling genetic alteration tools so parents can determine their children’s skin tone before birth?
•   in India, where skin whitening creams outsell Coca-Cola, the demand is high. 

Where has this obsession with fairness originated?

due to ancient scriptures, epics, or folk tales. The good character is always portrayed as being fair in complexion, suggesting that the fair are fair dealing and the dark complexioned has evil intentions.
British rule, where being white meant you were a ruler and being brown meant you were the ruled.

Why skin creams are harmful ?

Even more problematic than the society-wide desire for fair skin are the fair skin creams themselves, which cause skin cancer, liver, and kidney damage.

There are two main chemicals found in most skin lightening products – hydroquinone or mercury, both extremely toxic. 

• Hydroquinone is a powerful chemical used in photo processing and the manufacture of rubber. 
• Mercury in the form of mercury chloride is carcinogenic and appears on a list of toxic substances that can only be purchased via pharmacies with prescribed labels.

Both of these chemicals prevent the production of melanin, initially making the user appear lighter. 

In the long term, however, these chemicals actually react with ultra violet rays and lead to more pigmentation and premature ageing. Typically, when this happens, the user applies more skin lightening cream, creating a vicious cycle.

Police ! Police !Where is the law ? 

Here you go ...

You must be wondering: how are these creams legal? They wouldn’t be sold in India if they were that harmful, right?

Well in some countries, they aren’t legal. Certain skin-lightening products containing hydroquinone are already banned for sale in the European Union, Australia, and Japan. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have put forth a proposal to ban the over-the-counter sale of such products. Many countries are taking steps to ban “over the counter” lightening products, making a prescription (and dermatologist approval a pre-requisite).

I loave my India !!! There is no such rule!

Hawww !!! What do you do now ???

Tadaaa! 

Keep in mind that it’s not possible to safely lighten your skin completely and that advertisements and TV shows (and also those Bollywood stars) do not present realistic results from usage of whitening cream. 

If you still feel the need to buy skin creams, check out this article that has the best information on the types of creams to buy.

Bear THIS in mind . . .

It’s important to understand that different regions of India will produce a diversity of skin types and colouring. What is presented as the ideal of beauty, white skin and light eyes, can be attained in the short-term by using these lightening creams. But over a long-term they will be severely detrimental.

India, as a culture, must also look inwardly to redefine what is beautiful. A majority of those walking around on the street don’t look like the models on television. Unlike bodyweight or hair colour, there is not a healthy way to lighten skin (at least not to the degree expressed in commercials). The pressure from society, family members, and even the matrimonial section in the newspapers, is directly contributing to an obsession with light skin that has persisted for centuries.

Question time !!!

So ask yourself: Is lighter skin really worth my health?

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Joblessness

Hey people !
Before I begin my thing I thought to give an oxford definition for what actually employment means in economic terms and other related terns like voluntary and involuntary employment .But post recession , everybody has an idea about terms as standard as inflation which were thought to be greek and latin few years back.

The other day I happened to turn my blogger and look at the stats and what I found?
The maximum views where from India  and USA ! USA? gave the max views. My sibling came from nowhere and poked head into the pc and was like , are americans so jobless or studious?
The questions remains the same !
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Alexander - The conqueror

Hello people!
This vacation is kind of different to me because I scourged myself with tasks I don't usually do like cooking , cleaning , reading novels etc ...

So on one such blue moon day I happened to read the book on Alexander the great by Jacob Abott . Before I comment over Alexander's character , I 'd like to say something about the writer himself... Well this is also a side of the coin and MY opinion which hardly matters  :P As a kid I was amazed to see his conquests over a map in my history book . He was my ultimate hero and the conquest he made in such a brief time was remarkable for a twenty odd personality...

The writer I felt was partial , in spite of his efforts to stay neutral he stumbled at every nook and corner and portrayed Alexander as a grey character of the novel. But at the conclusive part I felt he was just.

Tigers do not spring upon their prey with greater ferocity than man springs, under such circumstances, to the perpetration of every possible cruelty upon his fellow man.

As it was a barbarian age , or the age of conquerors where the conquest was made only by the man power rather than mind power. I found him reasonable and just in matters of violence .Being a teenager he had the ambition of ruling or I'd say conquering the world which every other prince has .But his father's death and the circumstances then made him the king of macedonia and his dashing , impetuous yet cool behavior made him swipe the asia minor and persia.

Guilt makes men afraid. It not only increases the power of real dangers, but predisposes the mind to all sorts of imaginary fears...-Jacob Abott , writer on pretext : Some astrologers predicted that he would die in Babylon and asked him to avoid the place. He didin't and died in less than one year.

The thing I observed was that the conquest was rapid only under the guardianship of Parmenio ,his military official and until the ruler was not an alcoholic.Soon after which he turned haughty , boisterous and died after few years.His death came as a joy to some and fury to the others .

All things apart he was an ambitious teenager who changed the history with his indomitable courage , impetuous scorn .

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Cold feet

HAHAHA! Thande pair!
To be honest ... In this nocturnal insomnian era of my life I was busy reading stories and synopsis of various movies and found these words recurring. A bride runs away from her wedding, a student fails to present his idea and well lets not get into more synopsis now...
And now its my turn I belief ... The common factor from the examples above is that am a female student ;) ..
So! Getting back to the MUDDA !  I'd better present it in the form of poetry ( Look , the blogger is a poet too :P )








Twas a midnight on the city
Not a contact was online
I was active on fb quietly
But remained offline all night

I could not have a sound sleep
Since a thought went flickering deep
Will I score enough this leap ?
Did the examiner have enough meal ?
Will scoring marks be such an easy deal ?

Will my human nature get enough with the score
or the human greed ask me for more ?
Will the female head look out for others
Or will a philosopher head thank god for whatever is bestowed ?

Will comparison play the remaining dice
Or will I be a good girl happy with the slice ?

 .... Cold feet ...blurred thoughts ....confused me :D

Resuming interests

All these days I was busy with my professional studies ...Ah , It seems to be really classy but I assure you my preparation was not. Now that I am done with my exams and almost the holidays too ... I thought to resume something that was left out ...

Yes , an interest , the enthusiasm , the curiosity and the criticism.

• The interest ...The interest to write , an urge to speak out... Something out of the box , senseless , weird yet unique . I have always admired people who talk , work , dress , eat different. I admire the I dont care tag they carry ...
• The enthusiasm ... Which I had to write , learn and communicate ...And increase the views for my blog. The enthusiasm which is lost more like my sanity.
• The curiosity ...To know more words , more autobiographies , more stories , more history , more geography .. To know how many people visited my blog!
• The criticism ...Well! I need not explain this :D

The idea of resuming blogging dates back to yesterday when a friend called me up and told me about the results that will be declared anytime in the next ten days , probably the very next day .I assured her thats nothing to worry about, its only Eat , pray and love time. But as time passed by even I developed a cold feet.Then a moment reminded me that I blog too and the best productive way to drive away my insomnia is BLOGGING :D 

Thus AM BACK 

Instant remix

• With dark circle n insomian era abdicating . Huh  Its finally the time to chillax!

Here are some statements by WM...Ghaur farmaiye..

• Feeling of well- ya kuaan- jisk samne sab apni manokamna prakat karte hai.

 Baalak kanyaon se lekar vrud jisse apni gopaniya vartalap karte hai. Frnd 2 mum , sis 2 grandpa every1z in a mood 2 share up their stuf wid me. Feelin f vip indeed! D best part is d wel z a closed 1 . One way conductn . M keepin it 2 myself. 

lost in my world! Well... Not exactly ! When you hav too many secrets in your belly its really v hard to sleep satisfactorily ....Aaj ka resolution.... No swallowing of secrets further!

• P.d.a. Irks me lyk hell! I wondr hw ppl enjoy it . Den I realize dat india z a democracy .

• She makes me feel dat I cn do everything! When shez wid me derz nowhere else i'd rather be...

• Self composed kolavari version:
•  Hey guys, herez a song ,soup song ,sad song...Hand lo fone,fone lo fb , face ful of smiles.. Empty life, fb cum ,lif ful of cheers,system lo fb bloc ..life reverse gear... Y dis kolavari 4 fb di..

• life has got a surprize every moment ...every day....itz a beautiful life

• Bijjy world ... Buzzy lives... Busy people... Idle me !:-S:-(B-)

• If my mannerisms fail to please you... They dont hurt me either... As I know the fact , I cant please every body on the same day...

• When you have your cousins around ! You are sure to have a lovely time !

• Smile ... A facial muscular action ... Which changes its sense with people. If you smile alone , you are tagged mad , when you smile looking at someone your intention is mistook. Smiling at a group of people makes you a pleasing personality . Ironic !

• Jealousy and gossiping are the priceless weapons a woman can have . . . Whether they harm or benefit her she keeps on fueling it !!!

• Medicine requires patience , tolerance and sacrifice ... But it seems like I have lost all of them after joining the course .

• “Man in ThE early times was almost naked, anD as his intellect evolved hE started wearing clothes. What I am today anD what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought anD civilization that man has achieved, anD is not regressive. It’s ThE removal of clothes again that is regressive back to ancient TIMES"
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• Either no friend or a good friend should exist ! ...there should be no transitory form existing!! That creates A lot of confusions! !

• giggling , Giggling...Crying insane, 

O my lord not again!
Internals have come to trouble me all the way from october to november once again! 

• A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top. It's not about where you are, but who you are.

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From 1+1

haaaaaaah!
M back to the same old platform after a really long time! Feels different!
This time I have brought to you some funny question and answers from real life...
 To start with
A HOD of Anatomy of a Women's medical college was asked , Do you feel lucky to be in a college were you have girls around you...He politely replied, The cadavar lying on the stretcher is luckier where girls fight over to put their hands over him ...
A college girl was supposed to call her parents for a parent teacher meet .She had really low attendance % .When she was asked about it, with a innocent expression she explained , I attended all the classes whenever I had been to the college ... The principal asked the concerned person to check for her attendance and with a briefing the meeting ended with nobody actually catching what she actually meant.

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Contradictions

Hey Everybody!
With two days to go for the result of EAMCET to be released.There are once again waves of contradiction flowing through my mind. One tries to make me more philosopher while other is busy to awaken the Vitamin-M in me to take up more risks.

Let me Elucidate ...
As all of us are accustomed to the typical phrases fixed into our skulls by our Well Wishers -"Study Well ,Get Good Grades , Get a High Profile Job , Save Plenty ,Invest on a mutual fund and then retire peacefully ."Thus  ends the forever dreamed tale of a typical educated person.
These advices surely were true and many people must have lived such kind of life .But my question is a bit different . I ask you , Is this advice applicable in current scenario. NO , it is not! Yet people don't stop blabbering the same old saga. Well! Not all people with good grades could secure their jobs during the recent global financial break down! Some found the solution by switching the same job in between several companies.But let me tell you dude , the higher you are paid , the more are your spendings and so are the debts ! So MORE MONEY is not the solution.What I really mean to say is if marks don't really matter then what's the purpose of their existence in the competitive world! Zing! Now you may say they are simply the digits that should not mentally bother much .If thats the case why do they play a vital role .Such things bother the thing which is in between my ears.

The other pair of contradictions may seem to be dramatic as they clash among fear , risk and confidence.As all of us have chewed the popcorn and rolled the tears over for the films like Taare Zameen Par , 3 Idiots etc of similar concepts which motivate us to take over the subjects towards which we have got the passion to study.In contrary , I have read a book namely "Rich Dad , Poor Dad" where the author categorizes 3 kinds of people.

1.The people who choose to push back the circumstances put forth by the life and often end up hurting their own people.Or simply the Poor Class.
2.The people who simply give up to the push and lead the life as it comes.Or merely named as the Middle Class.
3.The people who consider their life as their best teacher and realize that life is trying to teach them something with every push. Those are none other than the Rich People.
One may say that we should not work for money but do our work affectionately .If so is the case why do the same people try to switch the jobs for the mere want of money assuming that the money would solve their problems.

Good Bye! 

Vibrant waves

                  THE VIBRANT WAVES


What is the common notion regarding the behaviour of a student
after an academic examination? Well  , as the age  increases ,the human 
brain proportionally grows and so does the thoughts which are  initially
 tender later turn blemish and tactful . If a kindergarten kid is questioned 
,he will sternly say that he is excited because  he  is happy because he will 
have  a lot of time to spend for his toys and gadgets than  before . You can 
clearly demarcate  the joy in his eyes. In contrary , if a teenager is asked to
put  forth his view over this ,you can surely observe a breathe of relief in his 
words but anxiety of missing his fun days sparks forth. Thanks  to the 
social networking sites that bring your dearest ones much closer to your heart
and soul than ever before  but end up creating a communication barriers
between you and the person seated next to you. 


All queries apart and moving on my expression after completing the common 
entrance test which created nightmares  to my family in surplus relative to me .
I had mixed emotions dawdling in my head.Finally got salvage  from the 
commercial system of education where knowledge was indeed in lieu for marks.
It was the same case with about a lakh students apart from me . In spite of 
having no rue of my admission into a corporate college there were
personalities who claimed that they can now feel the freedom as their life was
at wreck for the past two years.


No sooner did I finish my exam than my rummage for a past time began . As the
gale namely,exam had already passed by , I determined that my life needed to 
be accelerated to such an extent that laziness felt uncouth .
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Examinations -What can be the other way out ?

Hey all ,

After a lengthy pause in my blogs , I'm back to munch your time as I did earlier. Before you scroll down I would like to make few aspects of this post clear so that you guys don't end up wasting your precious yet swift gift namely time over this.

A.This is basically for student and parent community the  rest can stay out.

B.I assure you that even though the blog is really very lengthy it is worth a reading which wont let you loose your temper.

I concur with the following point of view...

Examinations are, at times, good and necessary ways of testing a student's ability to commit information to memory, to work under pressure and to find out what they know. However, examinations must not become regular. Regular examinations result in students working toward exams and exams only. They do not work in order to learn. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is rid of in a system where examinations reign supreme. Whilst coursework may easily be cheated on, it is ridiculous to suggest that the only other way of testing a student's abilities and knowledge is through examination.

Class discussions and debates are, with active class participation, one of the most effective ways of learning and retaining information. Through being forced to better one's own views and opinions, theories and answers, the student gains a deeper insight into their own arguments, becomes better at discussing their views, and the class benefits from listening to these views and thinking about how the views of their peers compare to those of their own. Through this they can alter their own opinions or form new ones.

Class participation is a necessary requirement seeing as how even if one person refuses to engage in the discussion, their own ideas are never put to the test of both the peers and their teacher, and so receive no benefit for their own beliefs, and the class also receives no benefit from that particular student. And this is just one student! Full class participation is an absolute requirement.

How do we accurately test students? We test them through what they are best at and what they are happiest with through immediate student and teacher feedback during and after classes. Weekly or monthly the parents/guardians of those students will receive report cards, showing which subjects their son/daughter is best at, and which they need the most help with. It will also be noted which classes are that child's favorite.

Parents and students must also be able to suggest ways in which their classes could be made better, so long as the suggestions are realistic, reasonable and that they contribute to the learning environment in such a way that the students learn more and at no cost to student/teacher and student/student relationships

Examinations should appear annually, but no more than that. If there are discrepancies between one's examination and one's school work, then this must be investigated, as it would be within the current system now. However, discrepancies are far less likely within this proposed framework, as all the progress and learning goes on during school hours and under the supervision and encouragement of the teacher.

Examination as a measure of intelligenceMost people accept an exam as a measure of intelligence. How a teacher looks upon his students' performances in various activities of the school depends upon the theory he believes in.

It is generally accepted that primarily there are three kinds of intelligences- social, mechanical and abstract. Most exams test the last, through the degree of intelligence in its pure form cannot be measured except by following a procedure to do so through a devised intelligence tests.
But these do not point to the size of strength or weakness in each of the particular mental ability that is being measured. Even the IQ tests measure the general status only. Two persons with same IQ can have different mental abilities. For example you can be good in languages but may not be so with numbers. No one's intelligence can be estimated solely on the basis of marks obtained in school subjects.
A child of ten years and another of eleven may be considered equally intelligent if they get the same marks. But isn't the younger one more intelligent? Similarly, an industrious but comparatively slow child may obtain more marks than another who is more intelligent but not as industrious.

Preparation and attitude towards examinationsIf a student and his parents and teachers are aware of the mechanics of stress, they can work together to reduce its emotional and physiological consequences. Self-appraisal of your intelligence potential is very important. It will help you in analyzing the study material for the exams and prioritizing areas that need review. The earlier this exercise is brought in to play, the lesser the pressure as examination time approaches.

We know that the prospect of taking on exam is more stressful than the exam itself. As the exam approaches, the pressure gets compounded with the knowledge that one has not prepared adequately. One of the surest ways to prevent the build-up of pre-exam stress is continuous revision. This gives you a feeling of working in a constructive manner towards a goal and makes you feel less stressful.

There is no substitute for hard work, but how does one go about working smart? Doubts and unclear sections should be jotted down and cleared at the earliest. Never ever hesitate asking for help. Teachers are the best source of information on how to revise and can advise you on what your strengths and weakness are.

Too much information gathered from here, there and everywhere creates stress. Thanks to internet, there is no dearth of reading material. It is important to use one's power of discretion and sift what you need from what you don't.

Discretion can be developed through constantly posting queries in whatever is being studied. Discretionary ability can help you handle various subjects and topics including compositions, summaries, objective questions, and scientific data and so on.

Being able to remember is one of the first intellectual abilities to develop. Memory is the basis for imagining, creating, associating meaning and reasoning. Forgetfulness is usually regarded as a liability and memory as an asset.

A lot of people get unduly worried when they forget something. Forgetting is a psychological fact and should be accepted as such. One way of over-coming this is by over-learning, accepting that a part of what is learnt is going to be forgotten anyway.

According to some of the experiments the speed of forgetting is as follows.

- after one hour-55%
- after nine hour-64%
- after one day -68%
- after two days-72%
- after one week-75%
- after one month-79%

Periodic revision is extremely important as it reinforces knowledge acquired earlier. If you recall most of what you had learnt you feel more confident about handling the next assignment.
Set aside sometime for review daily. A topic must be studied the same day it is taught in the class. Practice recall while reading. Don't think that once you have read a lesson and understood it, there is no need to go over it another time. Repetitive exercises are absolutely essential to not only recall what you have learnt but to express views, effectively for the examiner.

Treat the subjects with curiosity for different fields of knowledge. You will then learn and enjoy the lessons. Willingness to learn and an open frame of mind do half the job for you.

Unless you are mentally prepared to take on the responsibility of study on your own shoulders, no amount of advice or cajoling will help. A broad horizon enables you see a problem in the right perspective and solve it more effectively. This can, however, be done only over a period of time not just before the exams. It is imperative to develop a love for reading, and learning from the world around you.

Banish negative thoughts the moment they enter your mind and distract you. One often hears students, especially girls say, 'I am sure to fail'; 'I will never be able to understand this'. Negative thinking does not get you anywhere. Examination should be considered a part of the on-going process of education. Remember, no matter what, there's always a next time.

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An eye opener :)

Given below are some suggestions for people who plan to crack the competitive examinations ,especially IIT-JEE.
After all the mock tests and tips from peers, IIT JEE is almost like a battle of nerves
Mr Sayed Sultan helps you here to get over some of that stress so that you use your mental faculties better. Syed, a Chemical Engineer by qualification is a trained counselor, public speaking coach and an expert in Innovative school management. He is also the Managing Director of EduMedia and is the brain behind events like Horlicks Wizkids, Pogo Funtakshari, Classmate Young Author Contest etc.

From RS - I would like to know if you would suggest the students who are giving the IIT exam this Sunday should they do mock tests just 2 days before the exam... SSA: Dear RS, it is always good to prepare well in advance and relax closer to the exams. If the student is well prepared and confident allow them to play, go out for a movie, meet friends before the exams. If they want to revise it is fine but advisable not to study new concepts or notes before exams. Let them focus on relaxing... remember Dhoni... the more relaxed you are the better you perform!

Sir is it necessary to read in organizations like fiitjee to do wel in iit jee??? is the iitjee syllabus similar to the class 11 and 12 syllabus of west bengal board?

SSA: Dear Saptarshi, NO even if you have studied on your own you can do well in these exams. Institutions and coaching classes can only help you become more serious and practice well for the exams. If you are disciplined and spend a good quality time practicing before hand you can still do well even if you do not attend the coaching classes

urvashi: i m nt so gud in physics and have exam this year ...quite tensed what to do SSA: Dear Urvashi, if you are not good in physics try and put extra effort and study it and do well. Seek help from friends and teachers I am sure they will help. My suggestion would be when you go to college please dont take up any subject you dont enjoy [Comment From mrinal ]  everyting just IIT IIM ...others do not have chances.....god shake....dont force everyone...to be engineer....gud day.. 1:11 SSA: Dear Mrinal, totally agree with you. there is no such thing as only iit or iim, if you are smart and love what you do you will be successful in whatever you do. by the way the most respected people in our society and most loved rarely came from iit or iim!!!

[Comment From sraban ]  can anyone help me about iit-jee???

1:12	SSA: Dear Sraban, no one excepting God or yPublish Postourself can help you. If you do not have the mobile number of God start studying....

r: Dear Sir, My son is in 12th this year, he has joined Bansal Coaching, Kota, Raj. IIT-JEE in 11th & continuing. What measures we have to take & what schedule he has to follow to crack IIT-JEE 2012. Is there any change is pattern in IIT-JEE in 2012? SSA: Dear r, since you have already entrolled him in the Mecca of IIT Entrance.. that is Kota there is nothing much you can do now. Everything and everyone in that city lives breathes and talks iit so your son will pretty much only do that he will not get too distracted. You could actually do a great favor by not putting too much expectations on him and doing thing to relax him a bit. Let him know you are there for him even if he does not do well in his entrance. Give him confidence and he will do wonders. [Comment From raj ]  wht mood should we go with in exam hall 1:25 SSA: Dear Raj, go to any big exam in your life with a big smile on your face and a cheerful mood. Tell yourself that you will do your best and the outcome will only help you in taking you forward in life. Dont put too much pressure to do well, only the most relaxed minds do well in life.... remember Dhoni & the finals???

SSA: Thank you everyone for coming online, it was a pleasure chating with you. Hope my inputs and suggestions have helped. Take care and all the very best to you to crack the IIT-JEE and more importantly Good luck to you in your life ahead...

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Triggering of the Tsunami

How Japan managed it .

Japan has suffered its worst natural disaster in living memory. Friday's earthquake and tsunami have claimed hundreds of lives. AP described scenes in Japan as "apocalyptic".

India is safe from any tsunami threat at the moment, but we can learn many lessons from the way the Japanese have dealt with what The Japan Times called "the wrath of Mother Nature".

Management.

The NY Times ran a slide show that gives an idea of the extent of damage. In one picture, planes and cars sat amidst the debris at Sendai airport, with its covered with mud after the tsunami had receded. Airports, harbours and railway stations stopped operations the moment the earthquake and tsunami struck. But within hours, the Japanese channels announced that the airports had reopened for operations.

Japan's nuclear reactors remain shut down, and people in the vicinity of one have been evacuated as its cooling system had stopped working. The country's tsunami alert system helped thousands move away from the coast to higher areas. Clearly, much thought and foresight goes into disaster management in Japan.

In India, a tsunami of this scale would have meant several thousand deaths, and a tragedy of much greater proportions. In 2004, when tidal waves came crashing, 2.8 lakh people died in the Asia-Pacific region, 2.2 lakh in Indonesia alone. The death toll in India was suspected to be 18,045. How does Japan manage to keep its disaster deaths low? What is it that Japan knows that the rest of the world doesn't?

Obedience to the laws.

For one, Japan enforces strict building laws. (This may come as a surprise to builders in India, who routinely violate municipal and zoning laws). Japan is a seismically sensitive area, and has, over the years, prepared for eventualities such as Friday's. As The New York Times reported, "From seawalls that line stretches of Japan's coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world’s most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan… Had any other populous country suffered the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday, tens of thousands of people might already be counted among the dead. So far, Japan’s death toll is in the hundreds, although it is certain to rise."

Is India better prepared for a tsunami, post-December 2004? Yes, according to the Deccan Herald, which said the country's "robust tsunami warning system" was standing it in good stead. The tsunami warning centre in Hyderabad "can not only issue alerts to India but every neighbouring country within 10 minutes of any big quake, capable of triggering a tsunami."

India does not bother too much about building earthquake-resistant homes. But Japan has taken its earthquake proneness seriously. As the NYT said, "Over the years, Japan has spent billions of dollars developing the most advanced technology against earthquakes and tsunamis. The Japanese, who regularly experience smaller earthquakes and have lived through major ones, know how to react to quakes and tsunamis because of regular drills — unlike Southeast Asians, many of whom died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami because they lingered near the coast."

Where do we stand.

India has spent Rs 125-crore tsunami to set up the warning centre at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, and has predicted 25-30 major earthquakes in the last three years.

“So far we are 100 per cent right and have not issued any false alert,” INCOIS director Sateesh Shenoi told Deccan Herald. India does not face any threat from the 8.9 earthquake in Japan even though the scientists at the centre are monitoring the ocean waves round-the-clock.

In Japan, a man had a panic attack when the earthquake began. Even as the tremors continued, and the ground was shaking, an ambulance came to his help, an eyewitness told an American newspaper. Such readiness in times of crisis sets the Japanese apart from the Indians.

Discipline.

With trains shut down, thousands milled around the stations in Tokyo, prepared to spend the night on the platforms and in their offices. Passengers stood in orderly queues for taxis, and many stored up on food that they said they would share with their colleagues, The Japan Times reported.

Watching the same thing ..in a DIFFERENT way !

Hey all!
Today ,after completing my so called exam I had to wait for a friend of mine to start for home.As I stood in the balcony jobless ,I turned towards the so called road that lies before our college with path holes in every possible step.I made my self busy looking at the pedestrians , riders ,waiting people etc .
I observed many people and noticed that each one was strange , weird in their own way.this made me quote this..

Everyone finds a weirdo in each one .

 I actually don't remember the sequence in which they passed by but will try to put down the incidents as they flash into my memory.All of us find such personalities somewhere or the other in this immensely filled up world.
So, one of them was a bald man who had some hair on the dorsal side of his head .
He didn't want that to hinder his style .He didn't like his scalp to shine <sarcasm>.
Or whatever the reason may be so read on for what he did...
He dyed his head entirely  <hair+hairless region>.I really wondered why that person did the so weird stuff. But what I appreciate about the man was the attitude he held while he walked passed the packed street.

The other was a Li'L boy who I suppose was a gardener's son in the apartments which stand tall before my college.What I liked and admire was his effort .endeavor to help his parents out who were busy collecting a clay from a heap of it. At first when I sighted him , he was busy thrashing the heap ,I took him as a toddler toiling around with his toy to find something to play .It was after a while I realized he was helping out his parents who were doing the same job.When he realized he couldn't do the job , he tossed his bat ,put it the other side and started picking up the clay with his own hands.That was so sweet and empathizing about the toddler who in spite of being young <kid> made every possible attempt to help his parents out.

Ok then,
Enjoy and let enjoy! 

There is a voice inside my head ...

There's nothing called boredom in the world ...If you think you are bored then you have not only stopped being productive but also less consuming..

‎! ENGINEERING /Medicine has become an essential part of life..when u say that you are a commerce  or science graduate people look at you as if you are from a zoo..!! If you say you are an engineer..peopel look at you in a different way !That is our typical Indian Society !

 Who ever doesn't have a scar on their knees or legs, had no childhood.

 Confused + puzzled + sleepy = ME :-( ~ 

‎Seriously, life is better when you decide you don't care

Enjoy and let enjoy!

Phobia

Hey friends !
With our dear examinations ahead ,everybody has certain anxieties , plans ,etc..So my goat landed me in a new research this time , which was about various phobia. I also was researching about last moment preparation over google and found an answer on answer.com where somebody asked the same question ,"Last moment preparation helps or nor ?" All of  us are aware of the advising grandma over the web ,I found an answer of one of them appealing ...


"it is bad to learn the weapon usage on the battle field during the war", just for examination purpose if u study it is worthless because it will not help you to survive in future gaining knowledge is important which requires complete dedication which in turns require some time to be spent.

and the phobias...
Have got patience? read it?
Ablutophobia – fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning.
Acrophobia, Altophobia – fear of heights.
Aichmophobia – fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or knife).
Algophobia – fear of pain.
Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia – fear of the number 13.
Trypanophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia – fear of needles or injections.
Workplace phobia – fear of the workplace.
Xenophobia – fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens.
Animal phobias
Main articles: Animal phobia and Zoophobia
Ailurophobia – fear/dislike of cats.
Apiphobia – fear/dislike of bees (also known as melissophobia, from the Greek melissa "bee").
Arachnophobia – fear/dislike of spiders and other arachnids.
Chiroptophobia – fear/dislike of bats.
Cynophobia – fear/dislike of dogs.
Entomophobia – fear/dislike of insects.
Equinophobia – fear/dislike of horses (also known as hippophobia).
Herpetophobia - fear/dislike of reptiles and/or amphibians.
Ichthyophobia – fear/dislike of fish.
Musophobia – fear/dislike of mice and/or rats.
Ophidiophobia – fear/dislike of snakes.
Ornithophobia – fear/dislike of birds.
Scoleciphobia – fear of worms
I know its a kind of studious stuff but surely a nice one!
What's your phobia? Comment..
Enjoy and let enjoy!

Enjoy and let enjoy!

Blog = Diary ?

 Hey everybody!

This time I am back with topics many in number and over miscellaneous issues or events . To start with lets start off with the very caption. What I feel over this issue is that...

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1. You maintain a diary to organize yourself ,cherish your golden moments and lessen your sorrow. In brief ,its a personal stuff and something name privacy should be maintained.

2. Blogs are meant to share your thoughts , experiences which can be useful to others or some literary work et al . In fact , when you put any stuff over the web it should be either entertaining or informative.Either social type or fun. But I see people putting down their ever day schedules over the blog ...that makes the reader  feel so unimportant..Even I DO THAT STUFF SOMETIMEs..

 Well, here  comes the difference in opinion ,People say that you are at your best only when you stop caring about what others think of you.

As a writer you are supposed to keep the reader in mind but if you start thinking about the person who is observing you ,you stop giving you centum to your writing.

Chao!