Endocrinology - one of my most favorite topic. Rather, the most famous topic that always comes up during typical "women talk". Any and every mood of a woman is always linked to this very famous branch of study. For the non-physiology guys, it just means - Study of hormones.
Mood swings - man, who doesn't have those? You see any woman behaving a bit aggressively, and pat comes the thought - PMS? Well, PMS will never end as long as women live, and its essential they live so that the process of procreation does not stop!
Well, today is one of those days, when I am just laughing! Why - god knows. I am at my bestest today ;) Whats happening? Well, looks like my Pitutary gland finally noticed that I need a smile too and it has just released some Endorphins. Thank you my dear PG! I know we are inseparable :) I am happy, I make others happy, everyone is happy...so why complain?
Friday, April 11, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Drowning in Fun
There isn't anything funny about this article...I want all of you to just think twice or may be thrice before you enter water for fun only to realize that you are drowning...
Yesterday's TOI front page carried news of 3 youngsters drowning in Bhatgar dam reservoir in Bhor around 7 pm on Sunday. These youngsters went to the damn to celebrate Gudi Padwa! Gudi Padwa, based on what I know is celebrated at home with family, visiting friends and relatives and exchanging best wishes for the coming new year...Alright, even if I consider that you have got a holiday and wanted to have some fun, you should not enter a dam for swimming!
Time and again, every year, I've seen such incidents happening regularly. Yet, why is it that people do not bother to take basic safety precautions when they enter water? Why the hell should you enter the deep waters if you aren't sure of your swimming skills? I've lost at least 4 friends/acquaintances in my life because of this very same mistake... 2 of these 4 were very good friends of mine...
One was Sachin Phatak, he used to work for Rapidigm in Pune. He was an excellent swimmer, but his swimming skills did not help him when he drowned and died at Hari Hareshwar a couple of years ago...He was a jolly, middle-aged, bald man, and I often used to wonder at his laughing habit. I don't know if he was the same with all of his friends, but with me, he was laughing and smiling and spreading cheer all around. I spoke to him about a week before he passed away, and I remember that conversation word-to-word till date. I am not sure who all are there in his family, but am sure that his untimely death was very difficult for everybody.
Just last year, another friend of mine - Nitesh Aggarwal from IIM Indore drowned at the Choral dam...He had gone with a couple of his friends to celebrate Friendship Day...and never returned. Along with him, another of his classmate drowned too...Since I was in Pune, I did not come to know of this incident immediately...I came to know through the news channels and newspapers, and with a scared heart, I called his number only to realize that it was switched off...I looked up on Orkut for people from IIM-Indore, and reached one of his batchmates, and my worst fears were confirmed...24 years old, intelligent, helpful, cheerful...I dont know what other adjectives should I use to describe Nitesh...He had a wonderful career ahead of him, old parents to take care of...but suddenly everything went haywire. Whose fault is this?
Is it so difficult to restrain ourselves from doing something that might be risky? More so, if we do not know how to protect ourselves from that risk? Why is it that we let go of common sense often, and then brood over accidents...or worse still, our foolishness kills us, and we leave behind our whole family and friends to cry for us? Is it worth it to let go of life for that momentary ego boost or craziness?
Yesterday's TOI front page carried news of 3 youngsters drowning in Bhatgar dam reservoir in Bhor around 7 pm on Sunday. These youngsters went to the damn to celebrate Gudi Padwa! Gudi Padwa, based on what I know is celebrated at home with family, visiting friends and relatives and exchanging best wishes for the coming new year...Alright, even if I consider that you have got a holiday and wanted to have some fun, you should not enter a dam for swimming!
Time and again, every year, I've seen such incidents happening regularly. Yet, why is it that people do not bother to take basic safety precautions when they enter water? Why the hell should you enter the deep waters if you aren't sure of your swimming skills? I've lost at least 4 friends/acquaintances in my life because of this very same mistake... 2 of these 4 were very good friends of mine...
One was Sachin Phatak, he used to work for Rapidigm in Pune. He was an excellent swimmer, but his swimming skills did not help him when he drowned and died at Hari Hareshwar a couple of years ago...He was a jolly, middle-aged, bald man, and I often used to wonder at his laughing habit. I don't know if he was the same with all of his friends, but with me, he was laughing and smiling and spreading cheer all around. I spoke to him about a week before he passed away, and I remember that conversation word-to-word till date. I am not sure who all are there in his family, but am sure that his untimely death was very difficult for everybody.
Just last year, another friend of mine - Nitesh Aggarwal from IIM Indore drowned at the Choral dam...He had gone with a couple of his friends to celebrate Friendship Day...and never returned. Along with him, another of his classmate drowned too...Since I was in Pune, I did not come to know of this incident immediately...I came to know through the news channels and newspapers, and with a scared heart, I called his number only to realize that it was switched off...I looked up on Orkut for people from IIM-Indore, and reached one of his batchmates, and my worst fears were confirmed...24 years old, intelligent, helpful, cheerful...I dont know what other adjectives should I use to describe Nitesh...He had a wonderful career ahead of him, old parents to take care of...but suddenly everything went haywire. Whose fault is this?
Is it so difficult to restrain ourselves from doing something that might be risky? More so, if we do not know how to protect ourselves from that risk? Why is it that we let go of common sense often, and then brood over accidents...or worse still, our foolishness kills us, and we leave behind our whole family and friends to cry for us? Is it worth it to let go of life for that momentary ego boost or craziness?
Sunday, April 6, 2008
The Ass and the Bitch
Two of the most sensible and obedient animals! I often wonder why on earth are these two names used in a derogatory sense when they are used in the context of humans...
A bitch, as I see it from a definition perspective is the female gender of the Canine species. I own three bitches - 2 Labradors and 1 German Shepherd. On a humorous note, a lot of my friends call me the "Bitchy mom" :) Why and how has this term come into being as an abusive term? All the fathers and mothers of English will now rise to say that it is to indicate the very many males she mated with. Aah! OK - But who the hell will consider her obedience, honesty, faithfulness, and unconditional love for her master? Can any human being however good he/she is, ever match the indisputable qualities of a bitch? Just yesterday, I met a gentleman who claimed his earlier girlfriend was a bitch. I was in my good jolly mood enjoying my tasty Sunday brunch and celebrating the birthday of one of my teamies at work...and this man wakes me up from my happy zone! How the hell can you ever try to defame a woman who has been part of your life is a mystery to me...Bark, bark, bark, but I didn't break the bottle. Amongst the numerous men I came across in the last 29 years of my life, I am yet to see a human who doesn't pass a nasty comment on a woman in anger.
Now, comes the dear Ass, the most hardworking animal, load bearing, and obedient. Research has proved that the donkey milk is the closest to the human milk! And in some communities, a donkey's milk is used as infant food! Now why on earth does a lazy and dumb human being get compared to such a hardworking animal?
I am not claiming to be a feminist, but rather, am an advocate of the English language and request you to use the appropriate terms in the right situation :) The next time around, just mind your language!
A bitch, as I see it from a definition perspective is the female gender of the Canine species. I own three bitches - 2 Labradors and 1 German Shepherd. On a humorous note, a lot of my friends call me the "Bitchy mom" :) Why and how has this term come into being as an abusive term? All the fathers and mothers of English will now rise to say that it is to indicate the very many males she mated with. Aah! OK - But who the hell will consider her obedience, honesty, faithfulness, and unconditional love for her master? Can any human being however good he/she is, ever match the indisputable qualities of a bitch? Just yesterday, I met a gentleman who claimed his earlier girlfriend was a bitch. I was in my good jolly mood enjoying my tasty Sunday brunch and celebrating the birthday of one of my teamies at work...and this man wakes me up from my happy zone! How the hell can you ever try to defame a woman who has been part of your life is a mystery to me...Bark, bark, bark, but I didn't break the bottle. Amongst the numerous men I came across in the last 29 years of my life, I am yet to see a human who doesn't pass a nasty comment on a woman in anger.
Now, comes the dear Ass, the most hardworking animal, load bearing, and obedient. Research has proved that the donkey milk is the closest to the human milk! And in some communities, a donkey's milk is used as infant food! Now why on earth does a lazy and dumb human being get compared to such a hardworking animal?
I am not claiming to be a feminist, but rather, am an advocate of the English language and request you to use the appropriate terms in the right situation :) The next time around, just mind your language!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
For One More Day - Mitch Albom
Wonderful book and an absolute must read. This book bears quite some resemblance to "Five People You Meet in Heaven". Some other readers have even compared it to "Tuesdays with Morrie", but I haven't read it yet. There is so much of compassion...and I wonder if any reader can avoid tears while reading this book...
This book deals with a child - Charles, who grew up mostly with his mother. One weekend, he sneaks out to meet his father, and unfortunately his mother dies that day...Charles, regrets that one day so much so, that he ends up in severe depression, and turns into an alcoholic...and develops suicidal tendencies...
One day, as he decides to end his life, he meets his dead mother somewhere in the intermediary world...he is transported back to the day his mom died, and he gets to spend his entire day with his mother. He realizes how much his mother loved him, and tries to understand her life...and this makes him realise that he needs to improve his own life...Will Charles be able to return to his original world? Read the book to find out...
A fundoo book that really emphasizes relationships...and how no relationship should really be taken for granted because you never know when will you miss a loved one forever...How many of you want that one chance? I want to go back to 11 Dec 1992...
This book deals with a child - Charles, who grew up mostly with his mother. One weekend, he sneaks out to meet his father, and unfortunately his mother dies that day...Charles, regrets that one day so much so, that he ends up in severe depression, and turns into an alcoholic...and develops suicidal tendencies...
One day, as he decides to end his life, he meets his dead mother somewhere in the intermediary world...he is transported back to the day his mom died, and he gets to spend his entire day with his mother. He realizes how much his mother loved him, and tries to understand her life...and this makes him realise that he needs to improve his own life...Will Charles be able to return to his original world? Read the book to find out...
A fundoo book that really emphasizes relationships...and how no relationship should really be taken for granted because you never know when will you miss a loved one forever...How many of you want that one chance? I want to go back to 11 Dec 1992...
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