A Learning a Day

Nice one.. I loved it.

To trying then!

Have a nice day! :)

Pleasure working on this version.

And nice work on making it work well on Google Chrome as well! :)

Just as I finished up a great 2 odd hours of football followed by a bout of the usual delicious lime juice, I was thinking about Mom’s remark of exercise being torture. (She feels so strongly about it that she wrote a poem about it here).

I just realized that I had 3 PT Teachers to thank – Sam Kutty Sir and Subramaniam Sir at DAV Mogappair and Balaguru Sir at DAV Gopalapuram for always always encouraging us to play. There were times in both schools when the teachers were not keen, the weather may not have been the best, the principals were against letting us out.. but they made sure they fought for us just for us to get out.. and play!

That made a huge difference because we spent the best part of our school days on the field playing.. And I remember Sam Kutty Sir telling me many a time that the right amount of play in a day would mean a much better ability to focus and concentrate on work. ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy‘ after all.. And what was great was that all these teachers made sure we kept up the habits – playing throughout..

It’s something I’ve taken forward into university and thanks to them, I love sport. I may not be anywhere near professional.. but it’s been a nice learning curve these 4 years with football, and tennis of late.

Long may it continue.

To all those looking to lose some weight with exercise, I’m hoping you don’t lose hope on day 1.

Going down to the ground to play football with a new (unknown) bunch works like this –

1) First, you join them. The first couple of days is just spent running. It’s unlikely you’ll get too many passes (trust etc..) but you’ll run.. and you may just come back disheartened.

2) Slowly, you’ll make friends and suddenly you’ll have a couple who’ll connect with you..

3) Before long, you’ll be invited to all their games and you’ll HATE missing even a day of football.

It works the same with all exercise. Like anything, it’s a challenge at first and then you can’t do without it!

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On further thought, I also realize that my grandmom was immensely supportive of any play even if it meant walking in with the white school shirt and shorts brown and wet – which also happened many a time.. That helped too.. :D

Today, a friend of a friend passed away. She’d been admitted to the hospital with very high fever and passed away after complications. She was 8..

Many are wiped out from this planet every day..
Some due to illness, some due to terrorism, some due to political antagonism..
We, however, are most affected when we know or are connected to the person in some way or another..
The closer we are, the more affected we are..

The past few days have exposed me to many a tough situation around me..
People who are braving cancer, loss, among others..
Being not a stranger to loss, I can empathize..
But, pain brings with it lessons of different kinds, to different people..
Some live the rest of live in regret..
Some others decide life is not worth living..
Some lose their faith in God..

I just hope, with time, that everyone around helps those in pain to remember that life is a gift..

Because, it is.. it really is..
As hard as it may be to remember this fact in a tough time..
The fact that we’re breathing means we ain’t dead..
And the fact that we ain’t dead means we can do something with our lives..
Make a difference..
Change the world..
Make a dent..

It’s never too late..

To make the most of our time on this planet is not a choice..
not an option..
not just ‘one way of looking at things‘ ..
It’s our duty..

Here’s to life.. the greatest gift we have ever received..

And here’s to the little one who reminded me of thus..
May your soul rest in peace.. I’m praying for your family..

Strong and interesting I thought..

Good morning all.. Good day! :)

-> Had a reunion with a friends from school. We seem to pick up exactly from where we left of..

-> Went go-karting – it’s nice to do a sport that brings the adrenaline up once a while.

-> Ignorance is great. Being the most experienced driver in the group just did NOT work during Karting. I was braking like driving a car in the city. I was a much better karting driver before I learnt to drive!

-> Went for a birthday get together and stayed up meeting lots of fun, interesting people.

-> It was nice to do something very different. Didn’t rush back. Of course, had to get out to attend a conf call in the middle, but was all in all very interesting.. :)

-> I got a big piece of feedback today – I’m not laughing at myself enough. And that’s true… I am not. My big goals for the year are now 2 pronged –

1) Listen twice as much as I speak.. (That’s going to be a tough one, mind you!)
2) Laugh more at myself!

-> Amazingly, the previous night was extremely productive. And having very less time to sleep, I woke up irritable, locked my car keys in the car etc etc. And probably was a lot less sociable than normal..

-> Nice to get buttons pushed once a while as well..

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Lots.. it’s a scattering of thoughts at 5AM in the morning with barely any sleep since Sunday.. so obviously, I’m prone to lots of very illogical thinking. Learnt lots from the day though.. and thought I should share. :)

From a Tony Robbins Seminar
Courtesy: Brian Johnson – Philosopher’s Notes

My hunch is you’re a pretty good driver. Question for you: When you’re driving, do you spend all your time staring in the rearview mirror? Right. So why do we spend so much time staring in the rearview mirror of life?!?

Rearview mirrors have a purpose. A very limited one. Let’s look back to learn the valuable lessons our experience has to teach us. And spend the rest of the time enjoying the moment and looking at the future!

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Beautiful, loved it! :) Here’s to looking ahead.. :)

LOVE this one..

Try, fail.. and try again.. and get better.

Motto for the week..

Here goes..

Happy Monday folks! :)

There’s something nice about raiding refrigerators at 4AM in the morning..

And I’m starting to wonder why..

Maybe it’s because it was one of those things I really wanted to do as a kid..

And that maybe because setting up a meal was equated to being ‘grown up‘..

Or maybe because it’s just nice making a mess and letting family know ‘I’ve been here’..

Or maybe it gives me this sense of ‘Oh.. I am working so hard, so late!’..

and is a way of letting my family know as well.. haha..

Or maybe it’s nice cleaning up the left overs of the day..

A nice scavenger like feeling, if you get what I mean..

It could also be my love for occasional solitude..

It’s something I haven’t cracked..

But I DO know that there’s something very nice about raiding refrigerators at 4AM in the morning..

as I’m always left with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside after a nice ‘self-microwaved’ meal!

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Ta da.. it’s time to sleep.. Happy Sunday everyone! :)

By Kathy Kristof

2010 Graduates, do you want to become rich beyond your wildest dreams? Then I have a quick tip for you: Act poor.

If you do this, for just a little while, you’ll be fast on your way to having a million dollars — or more. That money can buy you a lot of stuff, of course, which would allow you to act rich and show off in no time. But if you’re smart, you’ll use it to buy freedom and give yourself options that the rest of your graduating class won’t have because they just weren’t as smart coming out of the box.

What do I mean by “act poor?” Pretty much act like you have for the past four years. Maybe even live with Mom and Dad for a year or so, promising that you’ll tell them when you’re coming home at night and help with the dishes. (As a parent, I had to say that.) The point of keeping your expenses low is to save your socks off.

Your friends probably won’t be doing this. The moment they get jobs, they’re going to want a better car; fewer roommates; dinners on the town. And that’s ever so tempting to do since you’ve likely suffered through lean years as a college student. And that new job you’re getting could allow you to pay for some luxuries, even if it doesn’t pay a lot.

But there’s a great pay off to living like a college student. If you manage to save really prodigiously for just a couple of years, you can build an emergency fund that will tide you over when times are really bad. And you can get started on long-term stock market investing at the best possible time.

Read the full article here

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Great point I think.. :)