Memories restored my life....

There was something missing in my life.
I had everything one could wish for. A truly awesome family – parents who understood me perfectly (though sometimes mom pretends she doesn't), a brother who is always fed up of doing my chores, a nice career record (though I am currently unemployed by choice).... Still, there was something missing.
For a long time, I thought my ADHD was the reason why I don't feel happy enough, or why happiness doesn't last for long. I was soon searching for that unknown quantity (henceforth referred as x) in life.
I was having a nice gig going on in delhi, but came back home hyderabad, in search of x. Hardly six months at home, I was again feeling restless though I was earning well in a big corporate hospital .
About a year after returning home, I shifted base to CMC vellore in a research position. My life was superb there. I made friends I'd never dare to forget. But maybe x was still out there.
But then, I got my appointment letter from NIMHANS for a post in Psychiatry. And I then shifted to Bangalore in search of x. I spent the most enjoyable and productive six months of my career in NIMHANS and came back home, as I wanted to do my Post graduation this year (maybe PG was x???).

A chance meeting with friends from my college (before MBBS) brought back so many memories of life. Life was truly happy back then...
Back then, I didn't care if an x existed, if at all. Those memories asked me to introspect. What was the x I was searching for? Did it exist at all? Or was x something I had back then, that I had lost somewhere down the line?
After a long thought, which included falling asleep twice while on FB, I realised something as I was trying to pull my cousin's leg over her cooking on FB, it dawned on me!
X was my innocence. It was present in my smile that I had when I slipped on the stairs. It was in my stubborn attitude, when I starved myself, until a friend stopped dieting and started eating (does that qualify as satyagraha?). It was in my confidence when I consoled friends that we would overcome any problem in life.

I THINK IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US THAT WE ALWAYS SAY “THOSE DAYS WERE AWESOME!!!” . Have you heard anyone say “those days were bad! I am better off now.”
Because people no more are satisfied. They think they know so much already that nothing feels to satisfy their quest for knowledge any more.
My life is restored now. I am able to enjoy the small pleasures of plating cards with my family, watering the plants, feeding the fish, and cycling around my area.
And all that credit goes to my memories.
Thanks to all my friends and family who made these memories so sweet.

ICET 2011 AP entrance paper and key : discussion

Am posting bits and answers from ICET 2011 paper. The Q paper will be uploaded shortly.
Please join in and comment if you find the answers different from what i have put up.

Synonyms/ meanings, terminology:

1. insatiable
ans: unable to be satisfied

2. knick knack
ans: small ornament

3. haughty
ans: disdainful

4. grandiloquent
ans: pompous

5. conitguous
ans: adjoining

6. homogenous
ans: parts or people of similar type

7. benchmarking is
ans: setting a standard for performance

8. HTML is
ans: Hyper Text Mark Up language

9. GPS refers to
ans: Global Positioning system

10. Job specific tests that are designed to predict the potential of an induvidual to perform tasks are called
ans: aptitude tests

11. A section of a govt. dept. in charge of a particular activity is called a
ans: wing

12. which of the following is not an input device
ans: printer

13. the technique of creating a series of graphic frames to give an appearance of continuous movement is called
ans: animation

14. A deed is
ans: a legal document

15. The concept of "gangplank" implies
ans: doing things through proper channels

16. The installation wizard in windows cannot
ans: guide through screens

17. The three countries have signed a __________ pledging to work together in the health scheme.
ans: memorandum

18. The judge promised to ________ the injustice done to him.
ans: redress

19. when the accident happened, the car was speeding down the _________ highway.
ans: deserted

20. He was _________ from the country when his visa expired.
ans: deported

READ passage related to MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, HOWARD GARDNER THEORY

21. What does "Kinesthetic" mean?
ans: sensory? OR IS IT DYNAMIC???

22. What type of intelligence do people who can think in pictures have?
ans: visual

23. What does trouble in understanding poetry mean?
ans: you have not developed this special skill

24. How many intelligences does Gardner speak of?
ans: eight

25. Inability to perform a certain task indicates lack of
ans: task-related intelligence

READ paragraph related to STAMP COLLECTION

26. A stamp has
ans: an inherent fascination

27. A journey of a stamp is into
ans: the past

28. The passage is a contemplation on
ans: the usefulness of collecting stamps

29. Stamps take us through
ans: history

30. Stamp collection profits one to
ans: keep out of mischief

READ PASSAGE RELATED TO MUSEUMS IN THE MODERN AGE

31. Museums are different from heritage centres, theme parks etc because they deal with
ans: original objects

32. According to the passage, the "provision of loan boxes of objects" helps museums
ans: make objects accessible to more people

33. The "real thing" refers to
ans: authentic displays

Dil ka Bhanwar kare pukaar.... pyaar ka raag suno... pyaar ka raag suno re.

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Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar :
Movie : Tere Ghar Ke Saamne
Singer(s): MOHMMED RAFI
Cast(s): Dev Anand , Nutan

Hindi Lyrics:

Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar
Pyar Ka Raag Suno
Pyar Ka Raag Suno Re

Phool Tum Gulab Ka Kya Jawaab Aapka
Jo Ada Hai Woh Bahaar Hai
Aaj Dilki Bekahi Aa Gayee Zubaan Par
Baat Yeh Hai Tumse Pyaar Hai
Dil Tumhi Ko Diya Re
Pyar Ka Raag Suno Re...

[ Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukaar }

Chahe Tum Mitana Par Na Tum Girana
Aansoon Ki Tarah Nigah Se
Pyar Ki Oonchai Ishq Ki Gehrai
Poochh Lo Hamaari Aah Se
Aasmaan Chhoo Liya Re
Pyar Ka Raag Suno Re...

Is Haseen Paar Pe Hum Na Baithen Haar Ke
Saaya Banke Saath Hum Chalen
Aaj Mere Sung Tu Jhoome Dil Ki Aarzoo
Tujhse Meri Aankh Jab Mile
Jaane Kya Kar Diya Re
Pyar Ka Raag Sunoo Re...

Dedicated to a dear friend Sho!!!