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I am having an onset of writers block again.. but readers field… :)

Was going through a friend’s pics who were back from a cool holiday. I loved this pic the best .. now this is what I would call being one with the wild.. buhahaha.. I would love to do this..

I remember watching this series on tigers being maintained by monks and them believing that the tigers were reincarnates of the monks.

I had found this very interesting and this is one place I would like to visit..

Some links for you to check if you are interested.

http://www.thailandhighlight.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=344589

http://travel.webshots.com/album/518355658cRpGWF?start=12

What else… well I am planning a long trip and that is what is keeping me motivated for now..

This time it will be a train and a bus trip.. :)  Our travel friends are eager..

It rained like nobody’s business and today its sunny with a vengenance.. grrrr.. why do we have to have extremes..

Mutterings.

Change will occur in tradition when the pain of the existing method is higher than the pain of incorporating a new method.

Do we really need to wait till we peak our pain point ? Cant we predict and prevent?

Terrorism is like having a wild animal at our backyard who is going to snip at any moment and we co- exist inspite of that.. are we scared of their extinction ? Is it necessary to have them in the survival chain to reiterate what is precious ? Eradication is not a possibility … so lets domesticate it.. :)

Its better to survive in a world of illusion and create one own’s reality.. that way.. we set our own limits and our own freedom of existence..

What is your drug of choice ??  Mine is living with what I have.. Striving for more never really ends.. ( though this sounds impossible… how can we not ask for more ??)

Makes me yearn to go back to Shillong with a decent job and a simple lifestyle where tomorrow comes very slowly.. :) And I really envy my friends who are still living this.. with great ease…

Article which made me think

Employers are ultra sensitive to issues surrounding race or gender in the workplace, but the prevailing sentiment seems to be that being ageist is no big deal.

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The U.S. has made great strides against sexism and racism, but ageism seems to have been left to thrive.

Many feel they’re being shown the door to make room for the young people who will bring with them new, cutting-edge skills, since hiring managers seem to believe that an old dog is indeed incapable of learning new tricks. That’s ridiculous. It’s also impractical because, in IT, a shop would have to hire in a new group of people every couple of years to keep pace if they really believe tech knowledge is finite. No one can afford that kind of turnover.

And, apparently, the discrimination doesn’t end at the exit interview. The hunt for a new job is even tougher. More and more older job hunters are being counseled to stay away from chronological resumes because they could inadvertently reveal their age. And heaven forbid you should mention the year you graduated from school! Read More.

There are 4 Comments to this article

anoop aka --xh-- says:
08/28/2008

the tiger temple - this is a place I want to go one day. the last few days rain saw many roads being submerged in water. personally, I was happy coz I love riding in rain and water…

I think pain,along with the existence of a catalyst - more often a fresh and adventurous mind- brings changes to tradition. many times, people fail to realize the extent of pain until some one points it out…
my drug of choice is ‘bounce back like a rubber ball’.

Shankari says:
08/29/2008

My strongest drug which gets me high all the time is Just Ordinary Yous i.e. the folks who float by providing me with, believe it or not, joy!

When trip? Lets meet na..

Pallavi Baruah says:
08/29/2008

Anoop : good to know your thoughts..
Shankari : Message me.. and we will do another round of Brios :)

manuscrypts says:
08/30/2008

just finished Pankaj mishra’s ‘an end to suffering’, and was wondering on similar lines too :)

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