Akshay- "Mummy! I got a 90 in Maths!"
Akshita- "Guess what? I got a 100!"
Akshay- "That is not possible! You are a girl!"
Sounds familiar?
Maybe, you have remarked something on those lines, yourself.
"A girl scoring better than a boy in Mathematics?"
*Rolling of eyes*
"Really not!"
Welcome to the 21st Century, where, if a female somehow manages to outwit a male in academics it is considered nothing short of outrageous... and if the subject concerned is Mathematics, blasphemous!
Are girls really that pathetic when it comes to Numbers ?
Actually, it has been proved that middle school and high school girls have positive attitudes toward school but negative attitudes toward mathematics.
But why is this so?
Its all about attitude!
Parents' attitudes, parents' and teachers' attitudes, expectations, and actions with regard to girls' performance in math affect - and have the potential to improve - girls' expectations, attitudes, and performance in math. Teachers' teaching style, such as their use of cooperative rather than competitive learning, also plays a pivotal role in girls' relationship with math.
Therefore, girls can do just as well at math as boys -- even at the genius level -- if they are given the same opportunities and encouragement. Hence, culture, not biology, might explain why females in some parts of the world don't perform as well as males in math. We conclude that gender inequality, not lack of innate ability or 'intrinsic aptitude', is the primary reason fewer females than males are identified as excelling in mathematics performance in most countries,
-Generalization is a sin. Which we happily continue to excel in.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Green Careers
Do you happen to be a helpless greenomantic at heart?
Or are you the kind whose biggest contribution towards the environment is chanting "Keep my Delhi Green and Clean" while throwing that teeny bubble gum wrapper in the overloaded bin and ignoring the rubbish strewn all around?
Or maybe the sort who actually wants to do something spectacular but just does not know where to get started?
Well, then, maybe I have got some news for you.
Its time for you to quit being oh-so-brilliantly clueless.
Join the Green Brigade!
There are truckloads of Green jobs out there waiting for you to explore. You can either be a Wildlife Filmmaker or an ardent Environmental Lawyer. Maybe an Organic Farmer or an Environmental Journalist.
Take your pick!
Already heard of these but looking for something to do with your hobbies?
If you love cooking why not try out your hand at being a Green Chef? You get to transform your restaurants or hotels into showplaces for environmental sustainability. You solar power your eating joints, use ‘reusable’ delivery boxes and avoid chemical cleaning products. In addition, you get to cook food using locally available ingredients, organic items and/or non-threatened species.
Have bagfuls of passion and fierce interest in wildlife?
Try your hand at becoming a true 'Wildlifer'.
The options include being a wildlife biologist (who studies wildlife biology as a subject), wild doctor or vet, wild artist, and wild activist (who fights for the cause of protecting wildlife).
So you are a thinker and a voracious reader with a curious mind. You tend to be a bit stubborn and independent ideas attract you. Though a not a party animal, your reflective self still likes interacting with people of all kinds, then your Great Green Career could include becoming an Eco-Historian, an Academic, an Author, an Eco-Journalist and what not!
If you like creating objects out of waste, tinkering with gadgets at home and have a strong bend towards Mathematics, Geometry, Physics and Chemistry then maybe your calling is of an Eco-Engineer. If you happen to have a genuine concern for the way humans and their technologies have degraded the ecology drives and you to seek innovative solutions then an Earth Architect is what you should be.
By the way, just for your information, you do not necessarily need that Science degree to be a Green Worker. Nor do you have to be an Environment Fanatic to grow in this field. (Pun Intended!)
So go ahead and let your actions match your passion!
************
Bibliography
~Gobar Times~
Or are you the kind whose biggest contribution towards the environment is chanting "Keep my Delhi Green and Clean" while throwing that teeny bubble gum wrapper in the overloaded bin and ignoring the rubbish strewn all around?
Or maybe the sort who actually wants to do something spectacular but just does not know where to get started?
Well, then, maybe I have got some news for you.
Its time for you to quit being oh-so-brilliantly clueless.
Join the Green Brigade!
There are truckloads of Green jobs out there waiting for you to explore. You can either be a Wildlife Filmmaker or an ardent Environmental Lawyer. Maybe an Organic Farmer or an Environmental Journalist.
Take your pick!
Already heard of these but looking for something to do with your hobbies?
If you love cooking why not try out your hand at being a Green Chef? You get to transform your restaurants or hotels into showplaces for environmental sustainability. You solar power your eating joints, use ‘reusable’ delivery boxes and avoid chemical cleaning products. In addition, you get to cook food using locally available ingredients, organic items and/or non-threatened species.
Have bagfuls of passion and fierce interest in wildlife?
Try your hand at becoming a true 'Wildlifer'.
The options include being a wildlife biologist (who studies wildlife biology as a subject), wild doctor or vet, wild artist, and wild activist (who fights for the cause of protecting wildlife).
So you are a thinker and a voracious reader with a curious mind. You tend to be a bit stubborn and independent ideas attract you. Though a not a party animal, your reflective self still likes interacting with people of all kinds, then your Great Green Career could include becoming an Eco-Historian, an Academic, an Author, an Eco-Journalist and what not!
If you like creating objects out of waste, tinkering with gadgets at home and have a strong bend towards Mathematics, Geometry, Physics and Chemistry then maybe your calling is of an Eco-Engineer. If you happen to have a genuine concern for the way humans and their technologies have degraded the ecology drives and you to seek innovative solutions then an Earth Architect is what you should be.
By the way, just for your information, you do not necessarily need that Science degree to be a Green Worker. Nor do you have to be an Environment Fanatic to grow in this field. (Pun Intended!)
So go ahead and let your actions match your passion!
************
Bibliography
~Gobar Times~
I do Scream!
“I scream! You scream! We all scream for Ice Cream!”
~The World Wide Ice Cream Anthem
*Voltaire pitied the fact that it wasn’t illegal.
*Emerson trusted it to make conversations witty.
*Van Halen’s flavours were guaranteed to satisfy.
The talk is not of Pot but rather Cartons… Cartons of mouth watering , brain freezing scrumpilicously delicious supercalifragilisticexpialidocious IceCream!!!
Ever since Marco Polo “discovered” Ice Cream in China, be it the scorching summer of 1009 or the wasted winters of 2229 being an avid Ice Cream fan has never gone out of fashion!
Get fruity with Figs and Raisins, mad about Manhattan Mania, go bonkers over Banana Caramel, binge on Belgian Chocolate, mist over Minty ChocoChips…
*sighs*
And if you want to step away from the occidental and get outrageously oriental do try out Chiku, Kisar Pista, Anjeer-Badam, Litchee, Guava, Kala Jamun and Zaffran which is a mix of Pistachio, Saffron and Almonds!
Feeling adventurous?
Play around with Paan chocolate, Tulsi (Basil) chocolate and even Imli flavored chocolate.
Get zapped with Sandalwood flavoured Ice Cream which is unique as it plays more with your sense of smell than taste.
So you are already a fan of the trillion and counting Ice Cream Fan pages on the social networking sites and don’t have anything better to do?
Want to express your love by being a tad bit more creative?
Get a Job as an ice cream taster!
That has definitely got to be in vogue!
Imagine a mountain of sumptuous ice cream, sprinkled with cream and scattered with walnuts, honey, peanuts, and various fruits. Imagine carrying the first spoonful to your mouth... imagine the violent ecstasy. A whole opera of sensation rolling off your tongue…. A true soul stirring experience!
The best part, according to official real life Ice Cream Tasters, you get to eat all the divine ice cream you want with a glorious Gold spoon!
Top that one up! (Pun intended!)
Happy Yumming forever! =D
Truly Twilightish
First there were Tolkien and Lewis.
Then along came Rowling (after a looooooong while)
These writers who taught the world to read had one strand in common
-the genre of Fantasy Literature.
... and then Stephenie Meyer decided to write!
Meyer came forward with the most happening form of Literature ever seen - ChickLit!
Anyone who can dare argue against the apparent ChickLit factor of Twilight has to answer to the highly acclaimed critic, Ms. Zehra Kazmi's claim that if you take out the words "I froze","I cud smell his breath", "my heartbeat rose", "his gaze was intense","his touch was gentle and cold", "with icy fingers,he traced my collarbone/cheek/hair, "with his cold hand"... then only half the book would remain!
(Taken from her "YapYap with a Friend")
The book "Twilight", published in 2005, deals with the seventeen year old protagonist, Isabella Swan's never ending dilemma of How to date a Vampire?
(This work of art coming after my own umpteenth sincere effort to get over the charms of the "vegetarian vampire", Edward Cullen, may actually prove helpful if you somehow manage to land yourself in the town of Forks.)
Isabella, or Bella as she prefers to be known,has just moved from Phoenix to the rainy town of Forks where her stocks seem to have risen through the roof. She tries very hard to understand the wit-scrambling gorgeous hotties on the prowl at her new school. Her endeavours may vary from running bang in the middle of an oncoming truck (and hoping that a Cullen is nearby)or trying to date a Vampire on a non-liquid diet.
(Btw, when a Vampire says that she is on a strict liquid-diet, it would be saner to run a few baker's dozens kilometers in the opposite direction rather than commenting "Ooooo! What a coincidence? Same Pinch!"
... you might just save your family a bloodless-body funeral.)
The character of Edward can be said to be based on a Darcy-meets-Rochester imagination. Edward in the keeping with the Aristotlean tragedy is of a noble upbringing and tries very hard to keep his tragic flaw (of being a Monster) in check. Edward is constantly trying to warn Bella to stay away from him... not that he seems to take heed of it himself. He somehow manages to save Bella's life several times even leaving her with a crescent shaped scar near the end of the novel.
The book stars the impossibly pale looking brood of yum vampires lead by the charismatic Dr. Carlisle Cullen who loves playing Baseball. And in what is arguably the film's most dramatic moment, vampire heartthrob Edward takes Bella to play baseball with his family, only to draw the attention of some visiting vamps who challenge the coven to a game, realize Bella's a human, attempt to take a bite out of what they believe to be an after-game snack and kick off the film's violent climax. Not that being saved by a vampire who completely adores you though lusts for your blood is a thing to be missed - not even in a hundred years!
P.S.- You don't see any mention of Jacob Black because I do not like him. Period.
Then along came Rowling (after a looooooong while)
These writers who taught the world to read had one strand in common
-the genre of Fantasy Literature.
... and then Stephenie Meyer decided to write!
Meyer came forward with the most happening form of Literature ever seen - ChickLit!
Anyone who can dare argue against the apparent ChickLit factor of Twilight has to answer to the highly acclaimed critic, Ms. Zehra Kazmi's claim that if you take out the words "I froze","I cud smell his breath", "my heartbeat rose", "his gaze was intense","his touch was gentle and cold", "with icy fingers,he traced my collarbone/cheek/hair, "with his cold hand"... then only half the book would remain!
(Taken from her "YapYap with a Friend")
The book "Twilight", published in 2005, deals with the seventeen year old protagonist, Isabella Swan's never ending dilemma of How to date a Vampire?
(This work of art coming after my own umpteenth sincere effort to get over the charms of the "vegetarian vampire", Edward Cullen, may actually prove helpful if you somehow manage to land yourself in the town of Forks.)
Isabella, or Bella as she prefers to be known,has just moved from Phoenix to the rainy town of Forks where her stocks seem to have risen through the roof. She tries very hard to understand the wit-scrambling gorgeous hotties on the prowl at her new school. Her endeavours may vary from running bang in the middle of an oncoming truck (and hoping that a Cullen is nearby)or trying to date a Vampire on a non-liquid diet.
(Btw, when a Vampire says that she is on a strict liquid-diet, it would be saner to run a few baker's dozens kilometers in the opposite direction rather than commenting "Ooooo! What a coincidence? Same Pinch!"
... you might just save your family a bloodless-body funeral.)
The character of Edward can be said to be based on a Darcy-meets-Rochester imagination. Edward in the keeping with the Aristotlean tragedy is of a noble upbringing and tries very hard to keep his tragic flaw (of being a Monster) in check. Edward is constantly trying to warn Bella to stay away from him... not that he seems to take heed of it himself. He somehow manages to save Bella's life several times even leaving her with a crescent shaped scar near the end of the novel.
The book stars the impossibly pale looking brood of yum vampires lead by the charismatic Dr. Carlisle Cullen who loves playing Baseball. And in what is arguably the film's most dramatic moment, vampire heartthrob Edward takes Bella to play baseball with his family, only to draw the attention of some visiting vamps who challenge the coven to a game, realize Bella's a human, attempt to take a bite out of what they believe to be an after-game snack and kick off the film's violent climax. Not that being saved by a vampire who completely adores you though lusts for your blood is a thing to be missed - not even in a hundred years!
P.S.- You don't see any mention of Jacob Black because I do not like him. Period.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Music! Music! Music!
"Put another Nickel in,
In the Nickelodeon
All I want is kissing you and Music, Music, Music!"
~Teresa Brewer
...Not all that terribly familiar, is it?
Maybe if you try singing it along with the Maggi tune...
"Music! Music! Music!" or "Maggi!Maggi!Maggi!"
*There you go* =D
Rip offs in the name of inspiration have been the staple diet of many lyricists for the past oh-so-many Musical Treaties!
Just a one time instance, you plead...
Being Creatively Challenged is not that huge a crime, you cry...
*Half-past challenged, you mean*
All is fair in being a Mushrooming Musician trying out his hand at Integrated Hybridity!
Then how about,
"...Sarang Haeyo~"
*Gibberish???*
Well to all those who don't know Korean it ought to be~
And for the Hindi-speakin' crowd...
How does Race's "Pehli Nazar" sound?
Well the difference between the songs (apart from the language and the settin')
is...
*Voila!*
(A Pepe Jeans ka button free)
~Zilch~
~Blanko~
~Uno minus Uno~
For the zealous (unlyk me)
I have Control+Ced and Control+Ved the Lyrics...
Just in case you had the audacity to doubt my intent in exposin' the Pritam fellow.
"itcheumeseo neol saranghaedo toeni aju chokeumui na pumeseonal namgyeodugo tteona kantamyoen nae mam apeungeo charal chanha saranghaeyo tashi shijak haeyo himteul keman haesston keudae chimanI love my friend neo animyon andwaeUri sarangeun chonghaejyo peorin ingeol neol himteulgehan nunmul kkajido ijen naega cheonbu kapeulkkeyo naega kippeungeon noui keu useumi chikeum nal talma issta neungeosarang haeyo keudae maneul nal himteulge haessteon keudae chiman sarang haeyo neo animyon andwae modeungeol ijgo haengbok hageman haechul kkeyosaranghaeyo tashi shijak haeyo himteul keman haesston keudae chimanI love my friend neo animyon andwaeUri sarangeun chonghaejyo peorin unmyongiya... "
Btw,
for the uninitiated,
"Sarang Hae yo" means...
"I Lub thee" =D
In the Nickelodeon
All I want is kissing you and Music, Music, Music!"
~Teresa Brewer
...Not all that terribly familiar, is it?
Maybe if you try singing it along with the Maggi tune...
"Music! Music! Music!" or "Maggi!Maggi!Maggi!"
*There you go* =D
Rip offs in the name of inspiration have been the staple diet of many lyricists for the past oh-so-many Musical Treaties!
Just a one time instance, you plead...
Being Creatively Challenged is not that huge a crime, you cry...
*Half-past challenged, you mean*
All is fair in being a Mushrooming Musician trying out his hand at Integrated Hybridity!
Then how about,
"...Sarang Haeyo~"
*Gibberish???*
Well to all those who don't know Korean it ought to be~
And for the Hindi-speakin' crowd...
How does Race's "Pehli Nazar" sound?
Well the difference between the songs (apart from the language and the settin')
is...
*Voila!*
(A Pepe Jeans ka button free)
~Zilch~
~Blanko~
~Uno minus Uno~
For the zealous (unlyk me)
I have Control+Ced and Control+Ved the Lyrics...
Just in case you had the audacity to doubt my intent in exposin' the Pritam fellow.
"itcheumeseo neol saranghaedo toeni aju chokeumui na pumeseonal namgyeodugo tteona kantamyoen nae mam apeungeo charal chanha saranghaeyo tashi shijak haeyo himteul keman haesston keudae chimanI love my friend neo animyon andwaeUri sarangeun chonghaejyo peorin ingeol neol himteulgehan nunmul kkajido ijen naega cheonbu kapeulkkeyo naega kippeungeon noui keu useumi chikeum nal talma issta neungeosarang haeyo keudae maneul nal himteulge haessteon keudae chiman sarang haeyo neo animyon andwae modeungeol ijgo haengbok hageman haechul kkeyosaranghaeyo tashi shijak haeyo himteul keman haesston keudae chimanI love my friend neo animyon andwaeUri sarangeun chonghaejyo peorin unmyongiya... "
Btw,
for the uninitiated,
"Sarang Hae yo" means...
"I Lub thee" =D
Sunday, May 17, 2009
...
Created by Him for his glory,
Blowing the trumpet of the never ending story,
Given the power to reason,
What we ended up choosing was ultimate treason,
Cribbing and crying out loud,
About the Sacrifice, we have forgotten all about
Saved by the blood of the Saviour?
But we will never show it in our behaviour.
Tense about the impending future,
We compete with each other like the last barbarian creature,
Once we were mesmerised by the promises,
Now, all we look for is an instant fix.
Blowing the trumpet of the never ending story,
Given the power to reason,
What we ended up choosing was ultimate treason,
Cribbing and crying out loud,
About the Sacrifice, we have forgotten all about
Saved by the blood of the Saviour?
But we will never show it in our behaviour.
Tense about the impending future,
We compete with each other like the last barbarian creature,
Once we were mesmerised by the promises,
Now, all we look for is an instant fix.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Favourite Break-Up Lines
"Tell me with so many out there
Why I always turn to you ? Why???
Your goodbyes tear me down every time!
And it’s so easy to see that they’ll blame this on me...(as usual) "
"I fell a thousand times coz' I let your drag me down..." :-/
"We were never meant for do or die..."
Or were we?
"I didn't come here to hurt you now I can't stop..."
...and trust me, I hate myself for this.
"Is it over yet?
Can I open my eyes?"
"A lot of things I can take
Got a high thresh hold for pain
But let's get one thing straight
I'm not down to sharing you with anyone"
"You're so hot tempered
With the shortest fuse
You're such a mess
And with an attitude"
"You and me walkin' together
Screwing up for worse or for better"
Why I always turn to you ? Why???
Your goodbyes tear me down every time!
And it’s so easy to see that they’ll blame this on me...(as usual) "
"I fell a thousand times coz' I let your drag me down..." :-/
"We were never meant for do or die..."
Or were we?
"I didn't come here to hurt you now I can't stop..."
...and trust me, I hate myself for this.
"Is it over yet?
Can I open my eyes?"
"A lot of things I can take
Got a high thresh hold for pain
But let's get one thing straight
I'm not down to sharing you with anyone"
"You're so hot tempered
With the shortest fuse
You're such a mess
And with an attitude"
"You and me walkin' together
Screwing up for worse or for better"
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