January 26th 2013 is history, the annual republic day parade over. I don’t know if there was a presidential address, or a prime-minister’s talk, the ‘P’in both cases is deliberate, the offices have lost their sanctity. At our toastmasters meet the theme was Republic day what the Toastmaster of the day threw out introductions from …
Abundance.
Abundance We need in our livs in many areas like Time Space Resource Money Energy Passion. High quality of life has a lot to do with what we discard from our lives than how we manipulate time. Time management is an oxymoron. When we say time management we mean self management. Tough choice is not …
noodles Bhel
Noodles bhel. Preparation time 10mnts. Cooking time 20mnt. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: Maggie 2 minutes noodles (masala) 1 packet. Maggi hot and sweet sauce 4 tbsp. Raw peanuts ½ cup Papri crushed ½ cup Sev ¾ cup Puffed rice 1 cup Water 6-8 tbsp. Onions finely chopped 1 Potatoes boiled diced 1 Coriander …
Mentoring,
A great concept at toastmasters. I was all fired by it, until I thought let me see what actually is the onus of mentoring. The dictionary calls Mentor (capitalized) as a friend of Odysseus, entrusted with the education of Odysseus son Telemachus, it has come to mean a trusted counsellor or guide, a tutor, coach …
Fear No More
What fear Have I overcome asks Plinky, I must say a word of fear. Its life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no low or convention, and shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot which it …
Monument To See
I don't mind being a symbol but I don't want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I've seen what the pigeons do to them. Tommy Douglas [Midnight sun in Advent Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway] (LOC) Monument is a Middle English word that got popularized in 1250-1300 AD, this was …
