Posts Tagged ‘school’
What Will Our Children Think?
During one of those times when I was supposed to sit and work on something important, my mind, as usual drifted off in one of those random flights of thought that have been so characteristic of me since class two when I was thrown out of class for not answering my attendence despite occupying the first bench. Being thrown out of class was [...]
Much Ado about Leave
For four years now, since I have commenced life as a working professional, the subject of leave is a very touchy one, so far as broaching the same with one's managers is concerned. I have noticed that while I can talk about any leave plans I have with some manager that I have already worked with for a few months, if I have to inform a manager [...]
Voter’s ID Mayhem
I am now the proud owner of two voter's ID cards, no less. Make that three, but I am in possession of only two. How and why this happened is what the rest of the post will tell you, with some additional irrelevant details, as usual. The first time I got my voter's ID was when I turned 18 and was gung-ho about getting the indelible ink put on my [...]
Adviteeya
Sometimes, when you discover new music in a collection that you've already had, its sort of like unearthing buried treasure. The thrill of stumbling upon a brilliant piece of music and listening to it ad infinitum has very few parallels that I'm aware of. One such instance of discovering new music and getting mesmerized had taken place around May [...]
Playing by the Book
A school kid has had many a trick to rid himself of the ennui that filled up the space between two consecutive rings of the bell that signified the time period that comprised of a boring class. Of course, not all classes in school were dull and dreary, as the kid found out later on in engineering college, when the classes there raised the bar for [...]
Movie Magic
There has been a progressive increase in the media's interest towards a particular movie, with each passing big budget release that happens out here in our country. Movies have tie-ups with soft drinks, television programs and IPL teams, which in turn help(?) in promoting the movie further so that hapless souls can venture out to watch them in [...]
A Tribute to my Landline
On sunday, the 6th of April, the land line rang at our house, and for a minute everyone was startled at having heard a noise that was so distinctively familiar, but at the same time, was something that hadn't been heard for so long that it sounded unusual all the same. It was similar to listening to the voice of an old friend, but after he'd hit [...]
Why you shouldn’t believe everything you come across on the net
My livejournal hasn't been my first blog. This has always been dedicated arbit post and rant space, and frankly, the investments involved in putting up posts on this haven't always been been significant or noteworthy enough. However, Al Jaljira has been around for longer, and is the space on which I make dedicated posts only on occasion when I [...]
