I feel ashamed about our nation sometimes.Olympics is one such occasion.We celebrate one gold medal won.Its the first ever individual gold medal.At the same games someone is winning 7 golds and chasing his dream calm cool and composed(Phelps).If our sportsmen make the Olympic norms it makes headlines here.Its something we all need to be embarrassed about.
What do we lack?Genetics cannot be blamed always.Because all games do not demand extreme physical standards except maybe athletics.Even there Chinese, who belong to similar gene pools, have consistently done well and kept improving.I think the following are the key reasons.
1) Lack on infrastructure.
2) Lack of professional sporting bodies.
3) Lack of financial security for athletes/sportsperson.
4) Lack of talent spotting programs in all discipline of sports.
These are the key issues.Feel free to add more points if u feel like it.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Bachna Eh Hassenon Review
Let me not trouble my busy friends.I ll give a one line rating first.The movie is easily a one time watch.So if you are twiddling your thumb whether to book the tickets, go ahead ans book it.Its atleast worth the money.
Going into details, ranbir kapoor carries the film on his shoulders.This film clearly asserts that the talents he displayed in his first movie were not a flash in the pan and he belongs to the BIG league!The film is very well made in terms in look and feel.The locales are as exotic as it gets(yash raj films trademark sshtyle).2 Songs are excellent.Rest are ok ok types.Strory is also pretty decent, although it could be rip off of some hollywood biggie :).Screenplay is taut and very engaging.One gets suprised that interval seems to come very fast.Coming to the heroines.Minisha looks ranbir's Didi.Leave alone chemistry, there is not even a spark between them.She looks wooden.Bipasha looks her sexy best(as usual).Although she also looks older than the hero,she does not hurt the eye like minisha does.Deepika is the pick of the heroines.She looks a million dollars.Especially when she smile.The real life chemistry she supposedly shares with ranbir does spill over onscreen.The climax, although predicatable, is very natural.With 4 smooches in the movie, it can be termed as hot.There are many 18+ dialogues too.But not too vulgar because they are not double meaning ones.Just one meaning :-).So if you are of the eenie weenie types who cant watch such stuff with parents/brothers/sisters, u need to exercise restraint.I am not going into the actual story as it would spoil the maza of watching the movie!! Go ahead and continue the review or else tear mine to pieces!! :)
Going into details, ranbir kapoor carries the film on his shoulders.This film clearly asserts that the talents he displayed in his first movie were not a flash in the pan and he belongs to the BIG league!The film is very well made in terms in look and feel.The locales are as exotic as it gets(yash raj films trademark sshtyle).2 Songs are excellent.Rest are ok ok types.Strory is also pretty decent, although it could be rip off of some hollywood biggie :).Screenplay is taut and very engaging.One gets suprised that interval seems to come very fast.Coming to the heroines.Minisha looks ranbir's Didi.Leave alone chemistry, there is not even a spark between them.She looks wooden.Bipasha looks her sexy best(as usual).Although she also looks older than the hero,she does not hurt the eye like minisha does.Deepika is the pick of the heroines.She looks a million dollars.Especially when she smile.The real life chemistry she supposedly shares with ranbir does spill over onscreen.The climax, although predicatable, is very natural.With 4 smooches in the movie, it can be termed as hot.There are many 18+ dialogues too.But not too vulgar because they are not double meaning ones.Just one meaning :-).So if you are of the eenie weenie types who cant watch such stuff with parents/brothers/sisters, u need to exercise restraint.I am not going into the actual story as it would spoil the maza of watching the movie!! Go ahead and continue the review or else tear mine to pieces!! :)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
GMAT Fundas continued..
Funda 4: Take mock test at regular intervals:
Once you are done with OG and as u start getting into other study material like 1000 series etc, start your Mock tests.Mock tests need not all be Computer based.Feel free to take paper based ones too intially.I would recommend a frequency of one every 2/3 days once u r done with OG.Again, one must analyse the paper and get all doubts solved thro online forum friends etc.Else the exercise would be in vain.After you think you are done with preparations(maybe in the last 1/2 week) start taking only computer based tests.Make sure you take the AWA sections also.Beleive me, the biggest challenge on the GMAT day is gonnabe maintaining your concentration level for 3 1/2 hours.So practise takign the test as though it were the GMAT.Do not take unscheduled breaks.Time your breaks when u take them.No water bottles.Use erasable marker boards.No noises.No calling bells.No cell phones.Make it as near as GMAT as possible.This will sort of get you into the ZONE.You might face problems with concentrating for so long.Gradually you ll get over it.Thats the purpose of this simulation.
Funda5: Be relaxed and have a devils may care attitude!
Whats the max you are going to lose if you screw up big time.10 K and may be two scores reported to schools instead of one.It is a setback.But not too big a setback.If you get tensed and screw up the test because of that, the result would be the same.So logically its better to be relaxed and go in to the test as though it just another mock test.Don't get very tensed/jitterry.You'll do yourself no good.
Few more tips:
Visit the center atleast one day in advance and get to know the reporting time.
Try not to drive down to the center.Take an auto or ask a friend to drop you.
Take the gamtprep test available of MBA.com 3-4 days before GMAT.That will give you a rough estimate of ur actual score.(+ or - 20)It has worked for most people I have interacted with.
Take your time and pace your test properly in GMAT.Sometimes you might be running through questions at an hectic pace.Keep checking every 15 mins whether you are ahead of schedule of behind and change pace accordingly.
Feel free to post any comments/questions/opinions on this blog.I ll try and respond to all of them.Thanks for reading my post!! :)
Once you are done with OG and as u start getting into other study material like 1000 series etc, start your Mock tests.Mock tests need not all be Computer based.Feel free to take paper based ones too intially.I would recommend a frequency of one every 2/3 days once u r done with OG.Again, one must analyse the paper and get all doubts solved thro online forum friends etc.Else the exercise would be in vain.After you think you are done with preparations(maybe in the last 1/2 week) start taking only computer based tests.Make sure you take the AWA sections also.Beleive me, the biggest challenge on the GMAT day is gonnabe maintaining your concentration level for 3 1/2 hours.So practise takign the test as though it were the GMAT.Do not take unscheduled breaks.Time your breaks when u take them.No water bottles.Use erasable marker boards.No noises.No calling bells.No cell phones.Make it as near as GMAT as possible.This will sort of get you into the ZONE.You might face problems with concentrating for so long.Gradually you ll get over it.Thats the purpose of this simulation.
Funda5: Be relaxed and have a devils may care attitude!
Whats the max you are going to lose if you screw up big time.10 K and may be two scores reported to schools instead of one.It is a setback.But not too big a setback.If you get tensed and screw up the test because of that, the result would be the same.So logically its better to be relaxed and go in to the test as though it just another mock test.Don't get very tensed/jitterry.You'll do yourself no good.
Few more tips:
Visit the center atleast one day in advance and get to know the reporting time.
Try not to drive down to the center.Take an auto or ask a friend to drop you.
Take the gamtprep test available of MBA.com 3-4 days before GMAT.That will give you a rough estimate of ur actual score.(+ or - 20)It has worked for most people I have interacted with.
Take your time and pace your test properly in GMAT.Sometimes you might be running through questions at an hectic pace.Keep checking every 15 mins whether you are ahead of schedule of behind and change pace accordingly.
Feel free to post any comments/questions/opinions on this blog.I ll try and respond to all of them.Thanks for reading my post!! :)
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