The 2nd Innings in the City that never SLEEPS comes to an End..:) -Part 2

It is said that : Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.

The Bonding...:)

A smile happens in a flash but its memories last a life time and this was exactly what happened from 16th Aug 2010 in my french classes. New faces, new experiences and a new hopes for me. Sachin was back from Netherlands with Jaani joining CG and old friends reunited. I shiftted to M1 and sat with my friends and suddenly on one of my trips to Delhi which was frequent like going to shopping, I got my next job offer. To tell you the truth, my thoughts towards life have been changing: 9 hrs job is montonous, wanting to do something of my own has started to built its own space !!! Its during this tenure I realised that for people work can be far more important than valuing people but I have never given work such a priority. Learning French from Anupa Ma'm was like one in play school. Will all the jokes shared with Nilesh/Ritik/Abida/Kanchan.Our very romantic Pradeep and lovely comments of Sanhita used to make us stress free. The tea break used to fun with juice the cocum...lol..I hardly know how 3 months passed and my certification day of 15th Nov was knocking the door...Today is 13th Dec -Happy bday Bro. I wanted to be with him but my FFS formalities stop me from this. My sat/sun fun days with Sattu/Purav will always be there in my heart.The bindaas shopping experiences with my chote lal. One thing which I need to mention here, apart from all the friends I have ,I have a Bhullakad friend to add here. We almost every fortnight have had cat fights & will never forget them..;).How can I miss Sachin/Jaani/BIN/Hari :the perfect 4 and people whom I have pakoed the most...:) and the car drives so often...In short  we dont remember days, we remember moments as the richness of our lives has memories as the toppings!!!
Friends, the Leobond might be too philosophical & emotional at this moment but I have always tried to live my life on my own terms & conditions. This stay of mine has made me learn loads of things specially a fighter from loneliness..:)

The FrenchLovers...:)

The Pals..:)                                         

The Jokers and their fav Car..:)

During Diwali...:)

Gandhiji ke teen bandar....

My sweetu freinds...

The lovely rendezvous..:)

The new year bekons new hopes & aspirations for all and with 2010 coming to an end, I wish all the very best to all of you in all endeavours .
All's well that ends well & I think nothing can be more beautiful than sharing my thoughts as I move back to my roots!!!!
Cheers to all the memories I have had in Mum..:)

The 2nd Innings in the City that never SLEEPS comes to an End..:) -Part 1

C'est la Vie

They say that life is a sinosoidal wave with crests and troughs & I agree to it : I write to you the crest & troughs of my stay in Mum in two parts. Begining with the Trough part:
It is said that memory is a way of holding on to the things you love,the things you never want to lose; so is my post - a fairy tale of my 8 months stay in Mumbai. It was 4th April 2010 when I was in Mum to join the 2nd company -Capgemini of my career. After settling me Lavi, flew back to Delhi on 4th & the first day when I was all alone in Airoli-a place I never knew. The leobond is very scared of darkness and 4th was the 1st night when I had no one to share dinner with & missed everyone like hell -words cant describe the loneliness!! The next day was Monday & a fasting day and I left home for office. On reaching Vikroli I met Sachin & he told me the shuttle funda here & dropped me to M1. After completing all the formalities I had to call up my -BUDDY as per CG guidelines..hehhee...I was so tired coz of no tea that I wanted to go home and sleep but I knew that I was suppose to greet everyone with a smile which I was hardly able to do ;). The 1st day was over and that was the begining of my 4 months tenure in Airoli. The 2nd day I met my Project manager -too grounded and soft spoken person and all the team members with whom I was suppose to work with. After a weeks work I somehow could sense that this is not what I wanted to do and the journey of dissatisfaction started. Hue /cry and complaints and all the negative vibes gave rise to a new struggle!!! My landlady wanted me to search a new house just after 20 days of my stay & the most dreaded problem of Mum. I felt frustrated as to how will i do that alone but thanks to all my friends in all corners that my search ended soon & I shifted to my new house very soon but all my brokerage money was gone-1st breach of Trust. You know its always better to let go a relationship when it becomes difficult to handle & this is what I was undergoing. Have you ever imagined how it feels to open the lock of your door at 12 midnight and cook and then eat alone- its dreaded & a nightmare!!! Professional life was full of disasters -opinion clash/dislikes and lonelines described me the best but in all the mids of that I was always blessed to have my BRO by my side. I often imagine why a brother is like a magician who waves his magic band and all tensions are gone- the best relationship to have who used to hear me non-stop and motivated me to do something which is my USP -my SMILE..:)..I had lavi & Tutu as a bliss who were virtually around me all the time. It was June which was a happening month for me as my bro was getting married and was the most awaited event of my life..:) With all the odds in my life I was always shown a ray of light in the darkness whenever I felt low and lonely...I thought my bday would will be one such moment but again I was proved wrong and it was one of the happiest ones with both Tom&Jerry in the town. One very important thing to be mentioned here that when on one hand I thought my professional life was totally skrewed up I had people like Saumya/Khitiz Jiju/Gulshan/Vijay  always standing like a pillar and encouraging me that they are there so boss I can burn my hands!! My project was coming to an end so I nominated myself for learninng French and I really did not know that all my dislike for the company would change and vanish soon like a magic..:)...Here begins my journey of CREST & ending the Trough part.....

My chutkus...:)

Sumu di

Buddies cum sis..:)

Zindagi ki Talatum mein humne jab khud ko tanha paya;
Mudke dekha to har shaksh ko begana paya!!!
Tabhi achanak gam ke badlon mein ye kaisa sailab aaya;
Jisne khushiyony ki rah ka darwaza khatkhataya!!!

In the MAKING Of OUTLIERS....

Did the thought of board exams give goosebumps to you in your childhood???....If we look behind, nothing but 10 years back, I am sure we all will agree to it that its standard10th & 12th when we actually dont realise the importance of studies but they are the actual platforms to our future. Most of us dont realise that how important the grades were , either it was because our parents who were after us or because it used to be 'the study season' , so we went with the general mob. Some children tend to be little different and excelled. Did we actually realise that if we dont score 90%, we wont be able to clear the cut off & by the time we did, a lot of tension used to get build up.

Is the scenario the same!!!..I know most of us wont even know what & how the education system in India has drastically changed. It was in 2009, that grading system was introduced and children had a little less pressure on their heads in Class 10th. I wish even we had the same ;)...

Now the question that troubles me is : Why is the range of IQ so varied in the human species? What is the single ingredient in a human which marks one person a Brilliant & the other Mentally retarded. Is it that high IQ leads to making of Outliers!!!

What was different in Bill Gates/Steve Jobs/Beatles/Amitabh Bacchan & millions of others who stand different from others.

This one ingredient is now the pain in the neck of the education system in India becaue competition is more and opportunities are restricted. Do we all agree that the children born in year 2000 or after have a different level of understanding and oppotunities& ammenities than what we had!! A 5 year old child in India now knows how to use laptops but we had not even known what a 'Click' was and a computer looked like...This is the changing face of India and that describes the growth pace...

Thinking about all these thing we can only  conclude that extraordinary achievement is less about talent and more about the opportunities that we create for the' Future of Tomorrow'. Malcolm Gladwell writes that the more you practice your craft–whatever it may be–, the more you create, and the more ideas you come up with, the more likely you are to be successful. This stands a formula in the making of Outliers.
We all are born with average100 IQ (reduces or increases depending upon utilization), it depends on various factors like the upbrining, the values and most importantly the extraordinary opportunities we get that makes one stand 'EXTRAORDINARY' in the mob.

In order to bring such a revolution in the children today who are the building blocks of tomorrow, the Education system introduces something which is called Students Global Aptitude Index (SGAI)  in +2 levels.

SGAI is a battery of Aptitude Tests which also combines Interest profile of a student. It has been customized to suit the Indian context and variety of student population in CBSE affiliated Private, Government and Aided Schools. Unlike the conventional Aptitude Tests, which indicate professional orientations the CBSE SGAI will indicate subject orientations at +2 level. The CBSE SGAI is meant for students of secondary classes. This coincides with the onset of adolescence and beginning of career concepts (although not in the concrete form). It is therefore crucial to give a road map to the child which is realistic and favorable. SGAI is aimed to empower a child with “self knowledge” in terms of the Aptitude and Interest, to enable the child in making informed subjects choices. Since CBSE SGI purports to reduce the mismatch between the Aptitude and the Interest it will further help in :

• Optimizing the child potential and enhance satisfaction
• Increasing motivation
• Reducing wastage of human and financial resources

I am sure this changing facet in the education system in India will lead to the making of OUTLIERS who will help in shaping the future. Einstein had an IQ of 150 but Chris Langan has 170 , but it does not mean that high IQ can lead to winning nobel prize. Genius in one who cashes in opportunities and makes better utilization of them at the right time. Lets all hope that with SGAI getting introduced in 2011 which first hold its pilot tests in few schools in metros, be a stepping stone in the 'MAKING of OUTLIERS'.....