Books : Worthwhile Addictions

In the past 2 yrs I picked up a new habbit/hobby/timepass.
Books.
I used to read Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Sherlock Homes etc, when I was young. Although I really liked reading books(Unfortunately the same is not true abt my Academic reading Habit :D ), I stopped reading them when it occured to me that I was too old for them. I never picked up any book again except for film magazines and an occasional peep into my TextBooks.

It was sometime around April and June of 2007 that I got reacquainted with my old Love , Courtesy Ajay .V who gave me his copy of "The Afghan - by Frederick Forsyth" . Here I have to mention one thing. This was during the time my Intership in HP was abt to get over and I had to start preparing for my Final Placements. But Confirming My Discovery that I have already mentioned in my previous post (see Strange- Phenomenon ) , instead of preparing for the placements I was looking for some refreshment, which this particular book gave me in abundance.

I instantly liked the book and made Ajay my Official_Book_Buddy. I kept on reading many books after that. My initial thought was that, this habit will fade away after I get placed. But to my own surprise , I haven't stopped yet and I am thoroughly enjoying my fling with books.

I donno how to describe this feeling but there is something magical about books. I simply cannot stop myself from going on a book-propagation-spree , when I find someone who is even remotely interested in books. I have changed and also filled few Vaccant spaces in my brain with credible info through various books. The last 3 Books that I have read (The Odessa File , To Kill a Mocking Bird , Anne Frank : The Diary of A Young Girl) are all different, yet thought provoking. If only people realize the essence of such books, this world would have been a much better place to live.

More abt these books in my later posts ...

Lets Change to see the Change

26 November 2008.


It started out just as any other day. I felt nothing different about the day. India had taken a 4-0 lead in the on-going One day series with England. The Fifth match was sheduled on 26th November. Like any other average Indian I was praying for a 5-0 result. The match started and except for a few tense movements India has managed to get the desired result with considerable ease. We were all elated and where watching the highlights. We were having a great time blissfully ignorant of the fact that Terrorists have striked in Mumbai to rake a 10-0 * victory against India(ns) in 2008 alone, which became evident while I was channel surfing during a break. It was all overs the news. But I didnot realize the gravity of the situation till the next day. Actually I didnot pay much attention to the News. And that was the case with many people. Everyone got so used to blasts in India... it was like.... "ee sab tho roj ki cheez hein.. whats new?". It is sick on our part but it is true. It took something of this magnitude for the people to openly protest against the so-called leaders. NDTV was right when it flashed the words " Enough Is Enough" across the screen. Nobody liked what happened and everyone condemed it in their own little way. But the big question is-- Why did we wait till such a thing happened? It is not the first time that we got an evidence against Pakisthan during a Terror attack. Then why didn't the Indian government demand Pakisthan to hand-over the LeT(Lashkar-e-Toiba) leaders before ? .





There are few other things also that disturbed me during this period.


1) The inability of the Local law-enforcement officers to stop the Terrorists on their tracks.


I am not blaming the Officers or their Courage, but the Administration. It would be plain stupid of us to even imagine that our officers , equipped with rifles left out by the British in 1947 to be a match against a Gang equipped with AK-47s and 56s. I may be exaggerating it a bit but it is not entirely false.


Why aren't our Local Law-Enforcement officers better equipped ?


2) The InSensitive Media.


I was shocked to see the Media personnels pounce on the hostages who have just escaped. The Hostages looked so terrified and out of breath, but none from the media offered them atleast water. Instead , all they wanted was a bloody interview. Do they at times forget that they are Humans first.


In there quest to be ahead of their competitors , they have given live feeds from the rescue Operation sites. Did they forget that these terrorists are equipped with satellite phones and a group sitting somewhere away from this commotion cud be watching the feed and warn their terrorist colleagues abt the NSG motives? Or did they simply choose to Ignore ?

3) Where was Raj Thackeray ? Where was his party (MNS) ? What is his say on Non-Maharastrian commandos risking their lives to save Mumbai ? How does he react to Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's and Gajendra Singh's sacrifice ?

A few days earlier I saw a protest by Sivsena party against Pakisthani Artists performing in India. I want to ask them(Raj and Bal Thackerays of India) a simple question. Why is that you show all your might against innocent and defenseless people. Can you do anything except provoking people with your useless speeches ? India has enough differences... Plz donot divide us further on basis of Region. We had Enough. Religion, caste, creed,sex, colour, North- South, rich - poor, literates- illiterates. In how many more ways do you want us to be divided?

4) Politicians

The Less we speak abt these guys , the better it is for our Senses and Heart. The way our PM and LK Advani couldnot stick to their word -- "we will be united at this hour of grief " was heart-breaking.

5) I appreciate the pressure that is been laid on Pakisthan from various International fronts, but I donot understand 1 thing, and I donot want to sound like a heartless Idiot , but Why is it that Only This Attack got so much International Attention. We have seen more number of ppl die in the 11th July 2006 Mumbai Train blasts(200 dead and 700 Injured). But all we recieved till date were Condolences from various Country Heads but never did they openly say that Pakisthan has to mend its ways. Never was their any pressure on Pakisthan to curb ISI funded Terrorism. Then why is it happening now? Is it because all previous victims were not-so-important-common-Indians but this attack was on the Foreign Nationals and High society ppl? In 2008 alone excluding the recent Incident, 267 ppl were killed and around 1240 Injured in the serial bombs blasting around in India. Why was there no action before ?

It makes my soul cry whenever I think abt all these factors and the present phase that we Indians are going through. I hope, atleast now there will some corrective measures in making this country safe. And it should start from us. We the common- man should start making things happen for us. Lets use our valuable vote judiciously. There is no use playing the blame -game and saying that our Leaders are responsible for it. We are the ones who have choosen them. We are the ones who allowed them the luxury to be corrupt. And when they shove away from their responsibilities we simply took it as our fate. Lets CHANGE to see the CHANGE

My Salute to all the people who have laid down their lives for the human-kind. You are the real Heros and India shall never forget your sacrifice.

Jai Hind

* -- List of bomb blast in the recent past.

11 July 2006 -- Mumbai Train Blasts. More than 200 dead and 700 Injured.


18 May 2007 -- Hyderabad Blast (Mecca Masjid) 14 dead more than 50 Injured.


25 August 2007 -- Hyderabad Twin Blasts , 42 dead and 54 Injured.


23 Novemeber 2007 -- UttarPradesh , 15 Killed and 57 Injured.


13 May 2008 -- Jaipur ,9 blasts 63 dead 216 Injured.


25 July 2008 -- Bangalore, 2 Killed, 20 Injured.


26 July 2008 -- Ahmedabad ,21 bombs , 56 Killed and over 200 Injured.


13 Sep 2008 -- Delhi Blasts, 30 killed and over 100 Injured.


27 Sep 2008 -- Delhi Blasts, 3 killed and 23 Injured.


29 Sep 2008 -- Malegaon Blast, 8 killed and 80 Injured (Bomb near a Mosque)


1 Oct 2008 -- Agartala Blasts, 4 killed and over 100 Injured.


21 Oct 2008 -- Imphal Blasts, 17 Killed and over 30 Injured.


30 Oct 2008 -- Assam Blasts, 84 dead and 470 Injured.


26 November 2008 -- 188 killed and around 300 Injured.

After A Long Time....

2 years is pretty much a long time...
Many things have happened in these two years and there were many times I wanted to start blogging again and write abt few things and how I felt abt them... But every time I deferred the task .

But somehow I gathered myself together to write something here today. But as I start, my procrastinating nature (which by the way seems to be magically embedded into me from birth) says "Let Us Start tomorrow". I am trying to fight against my Nature.

Aaarrgghhh ...... I Think I lost the fight. No... I don't THINK . It is officially confirmed. I Lost the Fight. I WILL START TOMORROW.

Hope I don't repeat this tomorrow. I seriously want to voice my opinion abt the "Mumbai Attacks". Lets see...

Trek-KING

The day was 8th July 2006.
The earlier day we had a lot of fun at Abbey Falls. It was a great treat to the eyes.I along with Ramki , Lokesh, Anil first dared to descend the hanging bridge and go near the foot of the Falls. It is one hell of a sight. Later Venkat, vikas, ajay, anand, aditya and susheel joined us. U have to see it for yourself to appreciate the beauty.No words cud correctly express our feelings at that moment. That evening we had a discussion of who all are willing to come for Treking. Venkat,Lokesh and myself were marked for Treking, we were waiting for others. Vikas and Ramki came forword and later aditya also joined. But a walk that night to a near by restaurant in the rain changed few things. Aditya and Ramki dropped. They didnot like the idea of treking in heavy rain. Vikas looked a bit worried but later he confirmed that he would come with us in any condition. So there were 4 of us.

The next day (8/7/6) we started our journey. We took a Snap in the room before moving out .we had our tiffins and then set out. Nirmal, anil, ajay,adi, ramki, sekhar, anand came along with us (just to see the peek we were abt to Trek). The problem was that ,our driver didn't know were Nishani Motte was. He asked the local people for directions and suprisingly even they were ignorant of the place.He took us in the opposite direction and we reached Abbey Falls. There we stopped and everyone in the bus was thinking "Forget Treking, we can have fun here itself". But the 4 of us were in no mood to give up. Just then a police jeep stopped by and we asked him for help and he gave us the correct directions. At this point suddenly Anil Volunteered to come along with us. We were more than happy to include him. He is a good soul to be with you know...

We were Off to NishaniMotto but on the way stopped for Refilling. At that junction Lokesh asked the boy over there for directions just to confirm if we were in the right path. That boy took us directly into an office were we met Mr.Mahesh. He gave us further directions and instructions but at the same time warned us. He said " Why are u going there at this point of time. Its too dangerous. If u want to enjoy the sceneries then this is not the time .It will be covered with Fog and mist.You won't be able to see a thing". To which we answered " We know sir". He laughed back and said "So you want to have some adventure. eh? " We gave him a sheepish nod. He then gave us the address of Somsekhar were we could get a guide. We thanked him and went to the given address. Somsekhar wasn't of much help. His words were discouraging and he strictly warned us not to go in this weather. He even said that without a guide it would become even more dangerous and he expressed his helplessness as he cudn't arrange for one in such short notice. We didnot mind that a bit and interestingly our Enthusiasm just kept growing.We did some shopping ---a knife, a torchlite(in case we have to spend the night), bread packet, DilKush, chicklets, titbits,water bottles, etc. By this time the members of the other group who were travelling with us got fed up and decided to get down and have some lunch. We bid goodbye to them and headed towards our TARGET.

we reached Galibeeda (7 km from Madikeri) and then went to Vanachal(8 kms from Galibeeda). We got down there and sent the bus back to Madikeri were the second group which just got down, was waiting so that they could go to TalaKaveri. There was a primary school near by. we enquired them abt NishaniMotte. They showed us a path and said that ur Treking starts from here. They cautioned us abt leeches and said that we would come across a small house owned by Mr. Ramesh who cud be of some use to us.

We were all set and ready now. We tugged our pants into our socks and tied them with a rope. Lokesh didn't wear any socks . so he just walked along taking no precaution. Before starting the journey i gave everone a chicklet(as is customary for every trekker....at least that is what is shown in films). Slowly we took our first steps . The initial ascend was steep and this being the very first time everybody was panting heavily as we climbed. We could feel the pressure on our back and the initial climb was tough. We reached an open space were we saw this beautifull tea estates.we took few snaps over there but were moving all the time for fear of becoming easy targets to leeches. We were just moving along when Lokesh started to yell. A leech has got into his pants and bit him.We tried to remove the leech with knife and after a bit of struggle we were successfull.He now tugged his pant into the shoes and tied it around his legs with the lace.We continued our journey and i took up the job of freeing ppl from leeches(because initially i carried the knife).We then met Mr.Ramesh on the way. To our suprise he wasn't wearing any protection to his legs. He had blood marks and bites all over his leg. He said that his house is a little distance away and we could give us some salt which would help us to fight leeches better .We went to his home and he gave us a stick with something tied at one end.we later learned that it was rock salt wrapped in a cloth. I took the stick and handed over the knife to venkat. We both were now incharge of protecting the group.we travelled a little distance and now vikas felt that there was something inside.Both lokesh and vikas stopped to check themselves. In the meantime Anil and Venkat were conducting few experiments with leeches and came up with the following conclusion---"where ever we go , their network follows". During this experiment session two Leeches have successfully crawled inside Anil's shoe and one of them took the lead and bit hard.Venkat helped Anil and now we were more cautious. In the course of travel many leeches attacked us and many even touched the skin.But only 4 were successfull in giving a deep KISS. Interestingly I was the only one who didnot suffer a leech bite and all 4 have received a bite each.

Ok,anyway continuing with the journey-------- we came across some beautifull valleys and extremely tall trees.We were sometimes ascending,sometimes descending, sometimes moving on a flat ground.We were having a good time ,but now we came to a dead end.we reached an abandoned house and there was no road ahead. we kept moving around the house but there was no path leading forward. The only way we found was a very very narrow path with a slope of around 80-85 degrees.we had to push our way thru the bushes and branches which were covering the path. It might be a short distance of around 150 m but was highly treacherous.We decided not to stop in between and even if we felt that a leech has attacking we would only check after reaching the other end. Vikas led the path followed by anil and venkat. Lokesh was next and i was last. we had to run the whole distance because we feared that something might attack from the branches of the adjacent trees. It was one hell of a run. I felt a lot of pain in my inner thighs and for one second i thought i would give up.But the fear of leeches kept me moving and finally we crossed that barrier. Now we were out of the forest and we could see the peak of the mountain. we were into the open top and had little distance to cover before reaching the highest point. Vikas stopped for checking his shoes , venkat stayed back to give him support. Lokesh and Anil continued to move forward and i had to keep up with them. Very soon there was a lot of distance btw us and Vikas&venkat. We were at a much greater height and vikas and venkat were out of sight . Suddenly we heard voices of Venkat and Vikas yelling my name. At first I slowly descended the slope because i was afraid i might loose my balance on the slope. But as the yelling increased my speed increased and at one spot i slipped and fell. I immediately got up and continued my descend till i reached Vikas and venkat.The sight was not good. They were attacked by leeches on all sides and even with a knife venkat was helpless. Thanks to the stick i had we could clear out most of them but one managed to sip some blood of Vikas. We then cont. our journey and i showed them the spot were i fell. It was then that i realized the sevearity of the fall .Had i fallen even a bit to my right i would have been rolling downhill and into a valley. i thanked my stars and left that place. We finally reached the top and where mad with jubilation. We were shouting at the top of our voice. we were singing songs. we were jumping. WE FINALLY MADE IT. And in case if i forgot to mention, it was raining most of the time and we were walking on the edge ,making it much more difficult for us.We were on top of Coorg. we spent some time there but the cold wind coupled with hard rain was getting over every one, so we decided to come down much before we planned. The journey downhill was not easy and it was equally challenging. But we came across the most spectacular scenes during this time. We came across some stunning springs and valleys. Whenever we raised our head we cud see the tall trees looking down at us ,the birds chirping and the water gushing from the rocks. Picture Perfect Wonderland is what i call this place. Even now as i am writing this blog , i am still feeling those moments.The descend down was no ordinary one. As we descended one mountain, an ascend to another started. In the process we crossed 4 mountains and finally reached the road(Galibeeda).On road the distane is 8 km. Imagine the distance we covered on mountains.It was a great feeling.A feeling of satisfaction and the pride of accomplishment.
Call us crazy ,call us stupid.....but we did it. Did it against all ODDS.

Tour De Coorg

We(a group of 17) set out on a tour to Coorg.
We started here(Bangalore) on 6th July at 2 PM in a mini-Bus .The initial few hrs were uneventful as every one was busy either peeping thru the window or sleeping( Earlier that day we attended a 3 hr session of Finance Class...... so that was kind of expected).But everyone was excited for sure.Venkat tried to cheer everyone but the heavy dose of Finance finally got over him and even he slept. We gave a halt at around 5 pm to have snacks . I ordered for an idly. I was shocked at seeing the size of the idly.It was real big.The real shock came when the spoon i used, bent when it came in CONTACT with the idly.

we continued our journey and watched "Entrapment" in the mean time.It was around 10 pm when we gave a second halt for having dinner. We then continued after having a very good meal. It was around 11 pm and everybody was feeling the raise in altitude and decrease in temperature.We reached Coorg and were welcomed by the Aroma of NightQueen. We reached our hotel in Madikeri by 11:30, took our room keys and decided to sleep immediately as we have a busy schedule ahead of us.

July 7:

Our first destination was Sowarpet(44 kms away from Madikeri). The route to Somwarpet was full of beautiful valleys and scenic locations. We stopped at few places to take some snaps. In the mean time one of our friends- Vinod was not feeling well(allergic to bus travelling)He said that he wanted to return back to the hotel and catch us later in the Evening.Venu decided to accompany Vinod and both of them got down from the bus leaving the remaining of us a bit disappointed.We just abt started when suddenly Venkat shouted . The reason was that he was bitten by a leech. It had drunk a significant amount of blood and fell to ground with the slightest touch.(we assumed that it drank more than its capacity and could take no more) We continued the journey and reached Somwarpet stopped there for some snacks. Me along with Lokesh went into a coffee stall and ordered for Coffee . when he asked --"What more sir" i looked around and found a bread like item which was called "Kalathappa" and asked for 2 pieces of it. The Coffee was too good and Kalathappa was too awfull. We hid our expressions when Vikas and Aditya joined us and tricked them to have a piece of Kalathappa and enjoyed that dreadfull expression on their face. We did a little shopping and headed straight to Honnamma Lake--the largest lake in Coorg.The Basaweshwara temple is situated on the banks of this lake .There is a cave here which is belived to be visited by the Pandavas during there Vanavas.
We took few snaps and were enjoying when suddenly Vidyadhar started to vomit( even he was allergic to bus travel) we gave him water to rinse his mouth and he sat down by the side of the lake to take some rest.

we then headed back to Madikeri ,had our lunch at Chitra Restuarant,dropped Vidhyadhar at the hotel and then went to Abbey Falls.We had a great time at Abbey and the experience was too good. For all ppl planning a tour to Coorg ,make sure Abbey Falls is in your list. Although the view from Hanging bridge was extra-ordinary The sound of the falls was exciting and we couldn't resist ourselves from going down to the Foot of the Falls. The view from below is trully mind blowing and the feeling we had is undescribable. As we left for Raja's Seat ,everyone of us were still thinking and talking of Abbey falls. We visited Raja's Seat which actually gives u a magnificient view of the valley below on a clear day. And also the sunset is worth watching from this place.(The MahaRaja of Kodagu is said to visit this place every evening along with the queen and hence the name- Raja's Seat).But we were not fortunate because the whole area was covered up with Fog that day. We could see nothing except white fog. We then visited Madikeri Fort which is now turned into commisioners office. A part of it is made into a Museum which closes at 5 pm. we were late by half an hour and had to contend ourselves by walking on the walls of the Fort. The View from there was great and we could have a clear view of the city below. Next stop- Our hotel.On the way we buyed 3 packs of playing cards to keep us busy for the rest of the day.We had our dinner at Athithi Restuarant.

July 8:

We split into 3 groups.
group 1:
vinod, venu ,vidhyadhar ,sampath ,sandeep ,susheel.

group 2:
aditya ,ajay ,anand ,nirmal ,ramki ,sekhar.

group 3:
anil ,lokesh ,venkat ,vikas and me.

Group 1 decided to go to Abbey falls.
Group 2 visited TalaKaveri( starting point of Kaveri river and a holy piligrim center) and Bagamandala( where kaveri meets two other rivers)
Group 3 i.e The Crazy 5 left for NishaniMotte (one of the highest peeks in Coorg 12500 ft approx.)

All the groups had great fun that day and i will explain my treking experience in a seperate post.It was simple awesome.

July 9:

We checked out of our hotel rooms and our first stop was Hirangi Dam built on kaveri river. It was a Picture Perfect Scene. The group that went to TalaKaveri were amazed at the amount of water which was gushing down the open gates."It was just a small pond when it started but this is huge" Ramki exclaimed. Although cameras where not allowed we managed to fool the authorities and took snaps.
Next stop- Nisargadhamam.This is an island surrounded by the Kaveri river. Nisargadhamam is a picturesque picnic spot offering a true 'woody' experience amidst a bambo forest with a hanging bridge,deer park,tree top shelters etc.
Next stop-Bylakuppe. It is the largest refugee camp housing more than 18000 tibetians who over the last 45 years have created a mini-Tibet in this village. The architecture and culture were very different. The site of Tibetian children wearing those long red traditional Monk-type dresses , playing shuttle and football was amusing. We entered the Famous Golden temple without knowing what to expect. As we pushed aside the curtains of the main door and entered the Monastery, we were wonderstruck at the huge Idols that were present inside and also the large paintings on the walls.It is a very large hall and there are 3 huge idols each 60 ft high made of copper coated with gold. The paintings depected the life of Lord Buddha, the 12 great preachers and the Holy Deities.
We had our lunch and did some shopping,then left Bylakuppe with some unexpected but worthy experience.
Next stop- Mysore Palace.
Fortunately 9th July was a Sunday which ment that we could see the Palace when it is fully lit by lights. we Reached there by 5 pm and made a fast tour in the palace and came out of the palace by 6 pm. we then went to the Famous Cathedral,spend some time there and returned to the palace by 6:55. We were watching and suddenly all the lights were lit. It was a wonderful site.We spent some time taking photos of the palace in its full beauty and then retired to our bus which started its journey back to Bangalore.

We reached our College by 11:45, paid our bills and bid good bye to balu( our driver) and Wasim (cleaner).
3 days have just passed by and we never knew Time cud RUN until now. For all the frds who couldnot make it out with us, i wish to say ...." We missed u during the Tour and u missed a wonderful Tour".

PS: I am a very bad bad bad narrator and so the tour might sound dull and uninteresting but belive me it was not. It was simply superb. I had one of the best times of my life.

Reservation: A Political Gimmick

It is a shame to see what our politicians can do to meet their greedy needs. Not even a single political party(ruling and non-ruling) is against this. The reason is very simple to see. Everybody is afraid that they might loose their vote bank.
I would like to ask them a simple question. Is this the only way to uplift the OBCs?. Is it the right way in the first place? Are the leaders really interested in helping the students and people in general?

Here is a small excerpt from the interview of Arjun singh for IBN

Karan Thapar: Many people say that if reservations for OBCs in higher education happen, then the children of beneficiaries should not be entitled to claim the same benefit.
Arjun Singh: Why?
Karan Thapar: So that there is always a shrinking base and the rate doesn't proliferate.
Arjun Singh: I don't think that that is a very logical way of looking at it.
Karan Thapar: Is that not acceptable to you?
Arjun Singh: No, it is not the logical way of looking at it.

click here for the full interview and see what our great 'leader' says on this issue http://www.ibnlive.com/news/decision-on-quota-is-final-arjun/11063-4-single.html

Now how logical are Mr.Arjun Singh's answers. Infact all the answers that he had given during that interview where similarly stupid but this i think is by far the most ridiculous answer , especially from a person holding such an important post.

According to Mr.Arjun Singh ,if a person has enjoyed the benefits of reservation then even his children are still entitled to enjoy the same. Reservations are made for the underprivileged, So does Mr.Arjun Singh suggest that the children are underprivileged inspite of the fact that their father had enrolled and taken a degree from a prestigious instituition(assuming he is not a meritorious student in the first place and got admission only thru reservation ) So doesn't that mean that giving a seat not on a merit basis but thru reservation doesnot do any good to the individual. In which case the whole idea of Reservations is not the right/correct for upliftment of such people.... Moreover it is an open fact that these reservations are mostly enjoyed by the Wealthy Lot among these so called backward castes. The poor are still not enjoying any benefits of Reservation.

Take the case of Miss N.Anita . She got all India 24 rank in IIT entrance exam but couldnot get into any of the IIT because of her Poverty and inability to pay the fees. What has Government done in her case?.Nothing. If u want to do any good to the people then give reservations for such worthy candidates... not reservations exactly, but fee exemption to such poor but intelligent students. A students worth should be decided on his merit not by his birth. I strongly feel that if at all there are any reservations then it should be economy based not on caste or religion.
When Dr.B.R.Ambedkar introduced reservations all BCs were poor and hence reservation on basis of caste was justified then, but not now.Anyways Dr.Ambedkar suggested these reservations only for the first 10 years and said that it can be extended for another 5 yrs only if need be.... But our politicians have extended them to more than 55 yrs and are in no mood to withdraw reservations...

They(politicians) are not going to change but that does not mean we can't. The young Doctors of AIIMS are doing a great job in putting forth their voice and i hope every young individual of this country shud appreciate and support them . We are aware of the fact that we are not going to get any political support but it is time we demand and get our rights.

If my memory is strong i remember during the elections time there was a young party called Lok Paritran. Plz excuse my ignorance ,but i don't think i heard or seen any reaction or support from this party towards this movement.Have they turned into Politicians already?....

Evaluation???

Ever wondered what goes around in the mind of the person who evaluates ur project by just looking at it for a mere 2 min....

I just don't get it....we have lost few valuable days of life working day in day out on the project and then someone who is in no way connected to the project comes in and declares that what u have done is crap...

They neither give us enough time to explain what we have done nor are they ready to listen to what we have done...

Either there is something wrong with the evaluation system or I am unable to deliver and impress within the given 2 min....
What ever it is .... I just lost a grade in yet another subject...
Ufffff....