I had an interesting weekend learning to do new things on the net! Although I work in an IT company I am an absolute non techie so even small things which are normally out of the way are difficult or too much of a pain for me to try out.
But this weekend….I was inspired by [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 29, 2008
New Features on my Blog!
July 27, 2008
Some Concerns shared by Volunteers at the Teach India Initiative
It is natural to have apprehensions when we start something new. All the volunteers who were a part of the program had reservations, concerns and problems when they initially started interacting with the student. This post will list out some of the issues faced by the volunteers.
1) Do not know how to start the conversation [...]
July 24, 2008
Interview with Ratna Patak!
I have a friend who is a budding journalist. She has just joined one of those ‘hi-fi’ journalist schools in town and is learning to be the next Barkha Dutt! Assignment one was to interview a celebrity you would like to meet! Celebrity hunt stated….and “Mr Well Connected” came to her rescue and got her [...]
July 20, 2008
Teach India!!!
I volunteered for the Times of India “Teach India campaign” and was assigned to the Kotak Education Foundation at Chembur. I was assigned to their Student Intervention Program(SIP)
Kotak Education foundation has tied up with a number of municipal schools in the area. The teachers from the NGO would teach the children basic English for one [...]
July 16, 2008
Analysis….Paralysis
Good Morning everyone!
When I finally sat last night to prepare this speech I opened two bio-data’s I have.
#The first which is written by me to find my ideal job and
#The second which is written by my parents to find the ideal son in law
I thought I would use the Microsoft most widely used Cut Copy [...]
July 14, 2008
Someone…..Somewhere….
I don’t know if I believe in soul mates or love but I have always been afraid of even considering I will find the ‘ideal’ partner. I have always been so skeptical about it that I have never even allowed myself to think what is it that I am really looking for in an ‘ideal’ [...]
July 12, 2008
The "Purpose of Life" is a "Life of Purpose"
Something beautiful I read and it got me thinking..
“The Purpose of Life is a Life of Purpose”
I don’t know what the purpose of my life is…..but I know I want to learn and experience a whole lot of things before I move on to the next level…
The purpose of this posting is to
· Make a [...]
