Panama Padipa?

After a great mental conflict I chose to avail leave today.With less than couple of days left for my exams I started getting ready to go for work, but then suddenly this question came up in my mind, to which should I give more importance, money or my studies? If its money, then I should go to work, but I decided it’s my studies. I am losing jus few hundred bucks by not going to work today, but then wont I lose my mental peace had I chose to go to work? I have not yet prepared for my exams. I have to burn the midnight oil to complete my portions even if I start studying today. Thank God. I took a right decision at least this time!

Of late I start looking back at my decisions and at times wonder if I should start regretting for those. I don’t know if those were taken in a hasty moment. With a decent good mark in my 10th standard, and more than 90% in both Science and Mathematics, I should have chosen Science stream as my career, instead I took commerce, which I think was the worst ever decision I had made. Fairing well in my +2 and with worth for nothing certificate of School topper, it was another wrong decision to choose CA as my profession. At least I should have finished my graduation from a decent college and then should have taken up CA, but the worst thing happened when I got thru my CA-Foundation with a rank which made me do my graduation through distance Education and join for Article ship which was nothing less than a 3 years stern imprisonment. :(

All my decisions have ruined my life. Today, after completing my articles I couldn’t sit idle at home, which again made me to take up a job. To say good things do happen at times with bad decision my first job after my first interview made me land at my Dream Job. The only consolation I have is my job. But then again after getting my dream job have I become more complacent?? I am not sure; the zeal to study has come down in me. The worst thought of “After-all I have my job in hand” has started growing in me. I have started seeing money, which I think is becoming a stumble block for my progress in career.

I am not sure what is happening within me, but after my struggles in life I have come up with two verdicts: “Fate and Luck – exists!” and “CA SUCKS!!!!”

Secured in Life?

Does education or money gives us a sense of security? For me it’s a big NO! Then what else would give me a secured feeling? I thought for a while and the answer that repeatedly came to my mind was only my parents, brother and my friends. No matter how many degrees we hold or how much money we have earned, when we fall sick, we tend to cry for warmth of our beloved.

Now a day’s people are very cautious about our country's population and hence have started to adhere to the “One Family - One Child” policy. But then, what will that child do in future, when he has a huge bank balance, a posh bungalow but no one around him to enjoy his wealth or no one to support him when he is losing his health? Can we earn good people with money? It’s only our relatives and true friends who come to support us when we are not well. Thank God I have got a wonderful brother and a great set of good friends who are there to take care of me in future, but then what about others who have no siblings and good friends??

"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink!"

It was 6.00 in the morning; I was in my dream world, when the calling bell rang! with a jolt I got up, there stood our watchman with a notice in his hand. A bad news for all the residents of our apartment. Death? Fire? No! The shocking news was that the water supply would be restricted to jus an hour a day!! Oh God, now all the household routine has to be completed within this one hour and then store water for rest of the day! For how many days should I suffer the pain of getting up early, finishing my routine all before the water comes so that I can shun hearing my mom racket at me to switch on the washing machine, fill water in the buckets, finish my bath …Blah blah blah!

What effort has been taken up by the government to minimize the water scarcity? GOK when the massive river projects initiated by the government would be successfully launched and there will be some solution for the water problem in Chennai. Wish some Albatross flies over Chennai too!
The packaged drinking water has become a compulsory item in our daily shopping list. It is a shock to see Water that is supposed to be called as a free commodity next to Air is now being sold in the supermarket with competitive price tag adored to it. No wonders there are clinics coming up selling Oxygen too!

Old Wine in a New Bottle

At last with all the efforts and hard work of my good friend Akshay, my blog has blossomed with life once again.
It reminds me of the Mythological bird Phoenix, which revives from its own ashes, emblemising how all things earthly will continue to be reborn from itself.
It has taken me one quarter of a year to revive my blog, I hope to keep it alive and kicking from now. :)

You Can Win

Little Eyes Upon You - Extract from Shiv Keras "You Can
Win"

There are little eyes upon you
and they're watching night and day.
There are little ears that quickly
take in every word you say.
There are little hands all eager
to do anything you do;
And a little boy who's dreaming
of the day he'll be like you.

You're the little fellow's idol,
you're the wisest of the wise.
In his little mind about you
no suspicions ever rise.
He believes in you devoutly,
holds all that you say and do;
He will say and do, in your way,
when he's grown up like you.
There's a wide-eyed little fellow
who believes you're always right;
And his eyes are always opened,
and he watches day and night.

You are setting an example
every day in all you do,
For the little boy who's waiting
to grow up to be like you