Tuesday, September 23, 2008

U.S. Mint Unveils Four New Penny Designs - News Washington post

What a bad timing. When the market is going south all over the world because of wall street collapse, treasury is sticking in public face by launching the penny.

This is like "Hey see these pennies, you are going to have only this as your savings in future"

Monday, September 22, 2008

Fake Contest

Whatsup with these politicians and film stars visiting golden temple all of a sudden. Shahrukh khan and now Rahul Gandhi. Politicians use to visit the temples when there is an election in the hindu majority area, dargas in muslim populated area.I think now they have added Golden Temple to the list i guess.OK I understand these politicians. They are mean, manipulative and self-centered, ego maniacal bastards. Looks like this is not enough, now filmstars have to follow their neta's.There is national integration in only "who can fake the most contest". So who's next...

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Money for marks?

There is an article in Washington post today about students getting paid for getting good grades.
My immediate thought was about our middle school math teacher Vijayalakshmi missJ. That’s how we called her. She would buy us a Diary Milk chocolate if we get centum in math and anyone getting above 90% would get an éclairs. I remember people would feel sorry if they didn’t get the coveted DM chocolate. At that time I think DM cost about 5 bucks. I know many kids in my class who hadn’t eaten one in their life. I had a good opportunity to get them almost in every test. I would eat the chocolate slowly when I am walking on my way home and would flaunt to my sister about it. She would ask me to get it for the next time. I rarely give her the entire bar not intentionally but the chocolate taste simply lures me to commit the sin of eating it. Things aside, I would say a simple candy motivated me when I was kid to study hard. So I would assume giving money is like a DM to kids like me. Chocolate was more symbolic for love and appreciation but I cannot say the same thing about money. It would mean something for older people but for kids there should be gifts and presents rather than monetary gains. I think it is a bad idea to teach them that they have to study hard to earn more money in the future. It may be the reality of life but is it what they wanted to teach kids?