Mum on the guitar ?? Naice ;)

Always having nursed the passion to play a musical instrument but never having gotten the chance & time to pursue it, my mom is all set to become a rockstar!!! (not that she wasn't one earlier...but now she'll be an authentic one with the guitar :P )

Well, in fact she was going to learn the piano but it was yours truly who pataofied (actually pestered would be the word) her to take up the guitar. I did'nt want no competition you see, coz Mumma's a quick learner & would prefer retaining my title of the 'Best Pianist' in the family !(actually there's no one else who plays the piano :P) And what's more, if Mumma learns the guitar I get to play it too!! Ain't I smart ;) ?

And aaah!!! Do I see a home grown band in the making :P ?? Lets see, we already have a pianist , a lead guitarist and a cousin as the bass guitarist and mumma can back up for vocals too (considering dad is so bad a singer that I would blindly bet my 'rangeela' on him to win the laryngytis :D) But wait!!!! Something's missing!! Aah Yess!! It's the drummer ;) Ummmm well, I can always marry a drummer can't I?? That would make 'HIM' family ;) :P

P.S - You get the drift G, P and S..dont you :P ???

The sole reason I wrote SO much on the 90% system was mainly because I was pretty annoyed with that great man's thoughts so...umm aah whatever!!!

I've gotten tired of this ( well I get bored soon :P ) But yea I would surely like to have a one-on-one duel with HIM (wanna try knocking some sense into him ! After all, laton ke bhoot baaton se nahi mante!)

Anyway all serious issues and no crazy stuff makes me go zzzzzzzz!!!
Waise bhi A told me to put up some dhaansu articles and I must listen to him no?? :P

So all said and done I retire from this topic..

I rest my case :)

No sooner that the 90% quota system became public, it was welcomed by a huge uproar from students, parents & principals alike. This issue is taking a lot of print space with people condemning it left, right & centre. But the ONLY person who remains blissfully unaffected (or atleast feigns ignorance)..yes you guessed right..our very own 'chahita' Mr.Patil who's acting as if its him v/s the whole big, bad world. He claims that he isn't 'against' CBSE/ICSE students & he's 'concerned' about their future.Sample his statements to the media :

• If they (CBSE/ICSE) claim the quality of their educations is so good, why do seek admission in our JC's? We will give a NOC immediately to CBSE and ICSE schools wanting to start JC's from the current academic year.

(On defending his brainchild 90% system :)

• We had an option of best of 5 but it wasn't possible to implement it as it should've been declared before the academic year starts.

Dear Mr. Patil,

If your genius brain realised that the best of 5 policy couldn't be introduced because it should've been announced before the academic year then didn't the simple thought strike you that the suggestion of beginning JC's in CBSE/ICSE schools is also not feasible as it's even more difficult to get a JC running in a span of few months. And as for the answer to your question, CBSE/ICSE students seek admission to 'your colleges' for the simple reason that there aren't too many schools, they sometimes find the syllabus too 'tough' and getting into 'your degree colleges' is tough because 'your board' gives preference not to merit but to 'your inhouse students'. (I wonder where did 'yours' and 'mine' come into this!! We are citizens of ONE country for God's sake!!)

Btw, Please go to a good doctor sir and get yourself checked up or maybe even better take some rest...you sorely need it!

Non supporter of your brainchild through and through,
Chota Chatri ( blah! Whats in a name! )
P.S- I thank my stars I passed out last year and easily secured admission into the BESTEST college in the world (no thanks to Mr. Patil) !!
Mood: Wondering how can people be so %*&@$#@ stupid!!

Yet another quota????

"90% reservation for SSC students in Junior College..."

"CBSE and ICSE board students wont be given admission into city colleges if respective boards don't furnish the required details..."

- DNA & TOI

Like WTF man!!! Is this some sorta dhamki?? Does the state board HAVE to come up with such 'indigenous stunts' EVERY year to promote 'their' students leaving the rest in the lurch?? Aren't the numerous quotas already imposed enough?? Sometimes it almost seems as if the board is playing the 'vamp' of the education saga in India, planning & plotting against all the 'susheel bahus' (read: CBSE & ICSE students). Reason given by the board for this reckless decision (pretty flimsy one at that) - We get several complaint letters from students complaining that CBSE & ICSE students score more & easily secure admissions into JC's leaving them 'victimised and helpless'.

Yah right!!! As if CBSE/ICSE board students are at fault for scoring more!They have it all on a platter & boards are a cakewalk for them, isn't it? Having been a CBSE student myself I know the ardous pressures & grueling and rigorous syllabus everyone has to study...even a brilliant student has to work his ass off to get a decent score! Here's a sample of the Std X syllabus (2009-2010) -

• Maths
• SST- Eco, Geography, History, Politics and Disaster Management..5 books to study for 100 marks...well, NO COMMENTS :
• Hindi
• English- Heavy duty prose section like "Ode to the West Wind" & "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"in supposedly extinct languages.
• Science

The cake is taken by SST...for most its a nightmare not because they hate SST but because it's seemingly impossible to study SO MUCH & remember it till the exam (I distinctly remember crying a night before the boards saying I had forgotten everything!)

When I say all this I'm in no way belittling the efforts put in by SSC students, nor am I putting CBSE/ICSE students on a pedestal...I'm just stating the facts.CBSE students get high scores because of what their study entails and that is what they deserve! Students from other boards DO NOT have to go through the VAST and advanced syllabus! Moreover, since the boards are different the syllabus, marking schemes & correction techniques are undoubtedly different! Then how can you NOT expect a discrepancy in the scores??

The board introduced the "20 Mks Orals" system because it felt CBSE students get easy marks through their IA(Internal Assessment). Because the percentile system was introduced & CBSE students were hit hard, this year the paper correction was VERY lenient. All this just seems like a rat race to outshine the other!!

Now all that remains to be seen is what happens next..

• Will the #$*%@*# plan be implemented?
• Considering CBSE and ICSE students have done exceedingly well this year, if the plan is put in place will all students actually get a seat as promised?
• What do people who don't get admission into city colleges do?? Take admission in some remote college even when they've done better than their peers?? THIS IS NOT DONE!!

It may seem that I was more emotional than rational when I wrote this...I would rather say I'm strongly opinionated. If you beg to differ....well that's you opinion!!

Feeling- Disgusted and can't stop ranting

To blog or not to blog...!!

Yippee!!! My first blog post!!! After weeks of debating whether or not I should begin blogging the indecisive me finally made THE decision...So folks, here I am!!!!

There are so many things I want to write, so many things I have in mind for my baby blog and so many I things I want to do..but well I would prefer taking it one step at a time :) And I hope I'm not too irregular considering 2009-10 is a crucial year for me academically and I 'forsee' very little 'me-time' in the coming months :P!
Well lets see what this year brings for me :)
So...Adios!
P.S -I hope you grow beautifully my baby!! :)