"ਹੱਥ ਆਲੇ ਫੋਨ ਤੇ ਭੰਗੜੇ ਆਲੀ ਰਿੰਗਟੋਨ ਸਦਕਾ ਅੱਜ ਤੱਕ ਕੋਈ ਹੀਰੋ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਦਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ, ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੀ ਆ ..."
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I don’t think there’s ever been a more engaging craze than the current ring tone we’re experiencing. I thought it was a huge deal back in Punjab when I went in 2002-03 I guess it’s been launched into a bigger phase with the more powerful phones out there these days.
Sure your phone should sound different than the person next to you many times I’ve seen people scramble to check if it’s their phone that just went off. This is reasonable enough but a lot of people go way overboard. If you are among the tone-obsessed do yourself and others a favor and just set it to a simple ‘ring-ring’ provided with your phone. The theory that a supposedly cool sounding phone makes you popular hasn’t been proven yet; stick to the basics till more convincing research comes out.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006
Giani?
The term Giani’s become really common nowadays. I don’t think it’s used this much even in Punjab. They usually call someone with a dastaar a sardaar there.
Usually people make a big deal when something (especially names) isn’t ‘politically correct’ not only this isn’t contextually correct it doesn’t even fit the intended meaning. Black people don’t like being called the N word even though it was a part of normal to usage just a few decades ago. Same thing in India, the people at the lower end of the social pyramid are no longer called what they always have been in the recent past. Just found out recently even the traditional name of their area in villages has been changed into colonies.
It seems everyone’s getting things done except only the ‘Gianis’ but getting called a giani is expected these days especially since many have even accepted the label. A lot of people have the word ‘giani’ in their email addresses.
Actually it’s most disrespectful when people refer to a Granthi Singh as a giani. It’s even more irritating than someone calling a normal person because of the attached connotation- and the way they say it. The other reason is because not many are gianis in a true sense:
Usually people make a big deal when something (especially names) isn’t ‘politically correct’ not only this isn’t contextually correct it doesn’t even fit the intended meaning. Black people don’t like being called the N word even though it was a part of normal to usage just a few decades ago. Same thing in India, the people at the lower end of the social pyramid are no longer called what they always have been in the recent past. Just found out recently even the traditional name of their area in villages has been changed into colonies.
It seems everyone’s getting things done except only the ‘Gianis’ but getting called a giani is expected these days especially since many have even accepted the label. A lot of people have the word ‘giani’ in their email addresses.
Actually it’s most disrespectful when people refer to a Granthi Singh as a giani. It’s even more irritating than someone calling a normal person because of the attached connotation- and the way they say it. The other reason is because not many are gianis in a true sense:
ਮਹਾਮੁਗਧਤੇਕੀਆਗਿਆਨੀ॥
ਗੁਰਪੂਰੇਕੀਅਕਥਕਹਾਨੀ॥
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਨਾਨਕਗੁਰਦੇਵ॥
ਵਡੈਭਾਗਿਪਾਈਐਹਰਿਸੇਵ॥੪॥੩॥
ਗੁਰਪੂਰੇਕੀਅਕਥਕਹਾਨੀ॥
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਨਾਨਕਗੁਰਦੇਵ॥
ਵਡੈਭਾਗਿਪਾਈਐਹਰਿਸੇਵ॥੪॥੩॥
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ਮੁਗਧ-ਮੂਰਖ।
ਗਿਆਨੀ-ਸਿਆਣਾ, ਗਿਆਨਵਾਨ, ਆਤਮਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੀ ਸੂਝ ਵਾਲਾ।
Shaib Singh translates giani as someone knowledgeable and wise when it comes to spirituality.
Do you know of a giani like this? I know very few..
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Helping out is COOL?
I’ve had a little colorful children’s book published by an organization called Volunteer Canada for some time now. Its titled: “helping out is cool” just ran that through a search and to my surprise it indeed found the exact link! Usually stuff like this just passes by without anyone noticing it (because most of the time it’s a stunt that had to be done and not a genuine effort) The Volunteer Canada logo is actually a quite popular one to see at random places.
Click here to download the improved flash version of the book I had. It’s a good read for anyone.
It's a little a little hard to believe that : The Canadian voluntary and nonprofit sector is made up of more than 161,000 organizations, 6.5 million volunteers and 2 million paid staff.
THAT'S ABOUT 1/5 CANADIANS!!!!
Volunteering is a good way to avoid wasting time and helps one learn valuable skills like teamwork, time management, people skills etc. makes you responsible and more mature all in one go. This is what it is supposed to happen, not sure if it actually plays out this well in real life.
Schools have tried to promote this through the CAPP program here in BC. But getting the 30 hours of ‘work experience’ on an actual job is one huge fraud:
I really don’t think volunteering in the traditional sense is the way to go because of some bad experiences I’ve had over the years. And as with anything some still don’t end up learning no matter how good the education.
People usually take you for granted, their eyes light up when they hear ‘volunteers’ are offering their help.
This is pretty much true across the board; Punajbis aren’t the only ones waiting to exploit poor defenseless teens as many think. Our Grade 10 CAPP class did a one day job shadow program where each student followed a person of choice working on site and later submit a report based on what they observed.
The majority were forced into actually helping out with things even though it wasn’t a hands on work experience assignment which was made clear in a signed contract. After that discussion most of the class was clearly disgusted and didn’t want anything to do the mandatory 30 hours of work experience requited to complete the course.
I’m sure there are good volunteer groups out there that live up to what’s expected. But many think some of the better known ones out there are useless.
The transition into the workforce is really tough these days. I don’t think anyone’s addressed this issue well enough yet. Could this be another reason why so many are turning to other illegal methods to earn a living? It’s more academically demanding to find the same jobs that were easy to find a few years ago. And this route becoming harder and harder doesn’t help the situation at all.
Sure there will always be volunteers easily indoctrinated into thinking how good this noble deed is. This should be kept up too I think but to really make this into a win-win situation people on the receiving end of the volunteering equation should take the initiative to actually make it a fairer experience.
I don’t think there’s a bigger paap then thugging little kids/others with a genuine want to do free service.
Click here to download the improved flash version of the book I had. It’s a good read for anyone.
It's a little a little hard to believe that : The Canadian voluntary and nonprofit sector is made up of more than 161,000 organizations, 6.5 million volunteers and 2 million paid staff.
THAT'S ABOUT 1/5 CANADIANS!!!!
Volunteering is a good way to avoid wasting time and helps one learn valuable skills like teamwork, time management, people skills etc. makes you responsible and more mature all in one go. This is what it is supposed to happen, not sure if it actually plays out this well in real life.
Schools have tried to promote this through the CAPP program here in BC. But getting the 30 hours of ‘work experience’ on an actual job is one huge fraud:
I really don’t think volunteering in the traditional sense is the way to go because of some bad experiences I’ve had over the years. And as with anything some still don’t end up learning no matter how good the education.
People usually take you for granted, their eyes light up when they hear ‘volunteers’ are offering their help.
This is pretty much true across the board; Punajbis aren’t the only ones waiting to exploit poor defenseless teens as many think. Our Grade 10 CAPP class did a one day job shadow program where each student followed a person of choice working on site and later submit a report based on what they observed.
The majority were forced into actually helping out with things even though it wasn’t a hands on work experience assignment which was made clear in a signed contract. After that discussion most of the class was clearly disgusted and didn’t want anything to do the mandatory 30 hours of work experience requited to complete the course.
I’m sure there are good volunteer groups out there that live up to what’s expected. But many think some of the better known ones out there are useless.
The transition into the workforce is really tough these days. I don’t think anyone’s addressed this issue well enough yet. Could this be another reason why so many are turning to other illegal methods to earn a living? It’s more academically demanding to find the same jobs that were easy to find a few years ago. And this route becoming harder and harder doesn’t help the situation at all.
Sure there will always be volunteers easily indoctrinated into thinking how good this noble deed is. This should be kept up too I think but to really make this into a win-win situation people on the receiving end of the volunteering equation should take the initiative to actually make it a fairer experience.
I don’t think there’s a bigger paap then thugging little kids/others with a genuine want to do free service.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Dragonfly
On a bright sunny afternoon this past summer there was something sitting on the clothesline in our back yard. I took my video camera and zoomed in
from the deck... it was a dragonfly! One of the best small flying things out there.
Surprisingly a dragonfly doesn't have a proper name in Punjabi. In the dictionary it just says 'ਇੱਕ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੱਖੀ' (a kind of fly) But you'd see these things in Punjab all the time. I remember they call it a helicopter, because of the way it flies.
Now that I think about it: was the helicopter another nature inspired invention? The flight mechanism appears pretty similar in both and the basic structure looks alike.
More information here. Never knew this: Dragonflies are the world's fastest insects, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 mph. The Common Green Darner dragonfly (Anax junius) is nicknamed "Darning Needle" because of its body shape. It is one of the biggest and fastest-flying dragonflies, able to reach speeds of 85 km/h (53 mph).
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