Celebrating life!

(A satire based on Edward Lear's poem "Father William") "You are old, Aunty Mary," the young lady said, "And your hair has been dyed very black; Yet you watch every serial till it's time for bed- Do you think at your age it is right?" "In my youth," Aunty Mary replied to her niece, "I thought it might help the brain; But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, Why, I do it again & again." "You are old," said the niece, "as I mentioned before, And have grown most uncommonly fat; Yet you lithely carried 10 bags of clothes from the shops- Pray, what is the reason for that?" "In my youth," she said with her perfect-white false teeth, "I kept all my limbs very supple By beating my husband daily with the broom. We certainly were an outstanding couple!" "You are old," said the niece, "and your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than soup, Yet you finished the chicken, ...

My sister-in-law tagged me the other day to write down 25 random thoughts. Going one step ahead I thought I should pen down 25 random blessings because I feel that I have in fact been given a life filled with blessings and it’s time I sat down and thought about it all. So here goes my 25 random list: My enchanting eyes Every new day that gives me a chance to improve on the past Family My gang from M.A., my lifelong friends who taught me the meaning of real friendship Teaching as a career My voice that will help me pass on my knowledge Access to an immense storehouse – the Internet My computer that has been with me through most things My sensitivity Brownie My mom who I turn to for everything Sms that helps me keep in touch with all of my friends Books – my knowledge bank, my comfort, my relaxation – my all My cosy room, my retreat My ‘huggy’ hippo Warm hugs from Jas Encouragement from the students’ responses Coffee at the canteen Jain’s immense talents that remind each day of what I ha...

I’m in a state of euphoria. You, my reader, will wonder why and come to the conclusion that I have finally found love. But that is not the case. It is thanks to an article I read in the morning paper that has put me in seventh heaven. Now what is this wonderful article you may ask. Is it about the arrival of my favourite movie hero? Or about some new movie that I have been dying to see? Unfortunately it is none of these but a very simple article on the front page that said MG University is to grant autonomy to its colleges. Now you will begin to think – what a thing to celebrate! But for me it is indeed a time for celebration. You see, teaching at BCM for the past two years, I have been living with the pain of the knowledge that here indeed would be chance for improvement and change if only autonomy would be granted at the university level. This would allow a college to set and structure its own syllabus and introduce any new course that it deems fit, provided it meets the standards. J...