Surely you're joking Mr!!

A couple of days back,i struck a very interesting conversation with one of my buddies.The conversation initially was very casual,it all started out with the dicsussion on bombs-a hot topic these days,then it diverted to the technical aspects of bomb,World Wars,Openheimer,his role in WW-2,Einstein's Relativity theorems,the complete world of Physics,its relation with Mathematics...In a nutshell,it all started with bombs,and stopped at Pure Sciences and Arts.And that conversation triggered my thought process..and i wondered-"Where have the Einsteins and the Picassos of the world disappeared!? Or are they overshadowed by the sudden surge of a herd of the so called "Engineers and "Doctors" of the world???"

When i was a girl of 8 or 9,i wanted to be an astranaut (I still have a penchant for that fantasy,((i called it an "Ambition" then)i call it a "Fantasy" now for a very obvious reason) This article wont be whirling around my dreams and ambitions though :),and no,not even about Physics for that matter!! I just want to focus on the future of Arts and Pure Sciences.

Today,the chances of finding a person pursuing graduation in Arts or Science i must say is one in 100!!Wherever i go,i find Engineers-be it my neighbour next door,or my maid's son,engineers rule the roost!And if you supposedly find someone,who doesn't fit the frame,who talks of his future in Arts,literature or Pure Sciences you cant help but act skeptical about his intentions! You tend to put on an uppity expression on your face which says-"Excuse me,i din't hear you Sir!!....So you din't get an Engineering seat anywhere? Oh,that's so sad indeed!" You would be trying your best to console the poor soul,when he confronts you with a candid yet confident statement-"No Sir,i chose this stream,i dint want to be an Engineer!!Its that simple!!" "What??!!,Surely you are joking Mister!!,You just cant play around with your future like that!!? Could you??"
Its so conspicuous that we tend to look down upon other professions,the trend now being that you either need to be an Engineer or a Doctor to draw attention in a crowd. And if you try to be different from the rest,you would probably be inviting suspicions and cynicism about your capabilities.Its like,if you score well,you are intelligent,moreso if you get an Engineer's job! If not,then you must not be that classy afterall,or else how would you end up doing your Bachelors in Arts or Science when your peers are storming ahead of you??!! It seems as though there cant be any better reason for you to opt for something offbeat! I am not blaming the society here,since the society is nothing but a bunch of people that includes me too! I am simply trying to understand how we ended up in this soup! Why is this trend so captivating? One of the reasons could be monetary! You get paid for your efforts at the end of the day.You are sure to reap benefits from this profession. But a profession,say for example-Music,Sports or Literature assures you no guarantee of returns. Its purely your talent tempered with some luck that would fetch you accolades and popularity. Only one in a million hit gold! So most of the times we are being apprehensive of the risks involved and we play safe!! Neither everybody would have the earth shattering talents of the likes of Einstein or Tolstoy nor the daredevilness to try and experiment with thier careers!

But are we overlooking something here... Would our current professions give us anything more than what our friends in other fields boast of having? The ultimate satisfaction that one can derive is when one does what one is best at!

I don't know how good an author i would have made,but surely i regret of not having studied literature...Instead i chose to be an Engineer like the rest,one among the lot!!
Now what can i call this article? Self Mockery or somethin? :D

The jubilant Duo

The jubilant Duo!
The records:
1)Mauresmo became the first french woman since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925 to win the coveted trophy!
2)Roger Federer's four years of dominance at Wimbledon draw him level with Pete Sampras.

A "Klose" Encounter

Yahooo!! Germany made it! That too in style! It was one hellova match on Saturday!Managed to watch this one..phew!!how i wished Germany won! It was a "Klose" encounter!!And the rest was Lehmann magic!Bad day for Argentina though.They could not contain the German juggernaut!But Germany entered the match as dark horses,though resilient!It looked like a pretty one sided match untill the 80th minute when Ballack's pass resulted in a goal by Klose. It was a beauty! Marvellously executed by awesome threesome-Ballack,Borowski,and Miroslav Klose!!
The Argentine defence looked weak there after. And unfortunately for them the replaced goalkeeper-Franco could not deliver.Only the final few minutes were fateful for both the teams. The penalty shoot outs!! The Argentine goalkeeper simply could not take the heat,whereas his German counterpart stood like a fortress! Lehmann was awesome if not anything! Klose pulled them into the match while Lehmann saw them through to the semis! Great co-ordination indeed! And if all goes well,i will be probably watching Germany up against France on Sunday night,of course rooting for Germany. Its time the home team secures the cup for the homeland after 8 years.The last time being the French who succeeded in such a feat.

And as for England and Brazil,all i can say is-Better luck next time guys!Probably Brazil deserved more than what they got,and England more than what they actually deserved! Yeah,i know i am an avid England fan,and i should not be saying this!But sometimes we need to think with our brains rather than our hearts :) Not that i thought winning would be altogether impossible for England,but maybe a place in the final four would have done some justice to my blind convictions!Anyways alls well that ends well!

A surprise Brazil exit has paved the way for the other (speculative) not so powerful teams to battle it out for the ultimate prize in football! If i am not wrong,it would be first time in many years that Brazil would not be playing in the finals of the WC; courtesy:France!! A lot of football fans across the globe had to eat a humble pie after Brazil's dismal show:) I hope that Germany does not let that happen to me this time:))