I wish everyone out there all the very best for CSP 2013 starting in less than 24hrs. I am sure every one would have taken necessary precautions, good sleep, pen, admit card, not carrying gadgets in the hall, visiting exam centre prior to the exam....
Stay calm, relaxed. Believe in the hard work you have put in till now. I am sure, you will do well.
By the way, I decided I will not watch UCL Final between BVB and Bayern tonight. It was an easy choice to make between tomorrow's exam and tonight's match. Why risk sleep on the day just before the exam. Had Real qualified, I might have watched the final, but not now. On another note, Arsenal, for the 16th consecutive time, secured a place in CL. They lost RVP in the start of the season, but with the squad he has, he still managed to make it to CL. Great Job Wenger. Tomorrow we (Real Madrid) have Liga match, IPL Final and then Copa Itallia Final between Roma and Lazio. Must see all of them. More on that later........
Once again, 'Good Luck'
2013-05-25
2013-05-20
IPL not untenable
Now, lets talk about IPL. So, news of the week is 3 RR players including Sreesanth were involved in spot fixing. Straight away we heard many comments, reactions, suggestions from ex-players, players, media, police, public. Few even argued that entire IPL is fixed, or IPL is bad for cricket. I know in democracy everybody can express how they feel, but seriously, it sounds silly to me. Let us take the issue of corruption in cricket, be it illegal betting or match fixing or spot fixing by cricketers or bookies. Those who say, since IPL involves huge sum of money and hence players are tempted for such activities must know that it isn't only in IPL where cricketers are guilty of corruption. There are many cricketers from different countries involved in corruption with few of them even banned for life. Our attention must be how to tackle the issue but not blame the whole IPL itself.
2013-05-15
Monthly Update
Hello.....
So, not much happening. My preparation is going at a very slow pace even though exam is only 2 weeks ahead. Trying very hard to complete Polity, Modern India and Geography in time. But IPL isn't letting me to concentrate on my studies. Anyway, even if I manage to clear prelims, there isn't much hope for Mains. So, one can say, I am little complacent in preparing for prelims. Let's see what lies ahead.
On football front, Real Madrid is in a bit of crisis. In the 2nd leg, UCL semis against BVB, Real managed to score only 2 goals when they needed 3. Ozil and Higuain missed easy chances early in the game. Ronaldo too hit one straight at the keeper. How different it would have been had one of them finished their chances. Once knocked out of UCL, the differences in the team started to emerge. It has become a war between coaching staff and players. I don't mind if Mourinho or any other player leaves, but I want Ronaldo to stay. Now that SAF has retired, Real is the best place for him. Winning league back from barcelona, keeping Ronaldo in madrid, Manager selection for next season are few other problems. But then again, it is Real Madrid. Many teams rise and fall, but not Real. It is one of the very few clubs that stayed in the top since 1950s. Going ahead in this season, there is spanish cup final against city rivals. To not let this season be a failure, Real must beat Athletico. Then the next season 2013-14 is very important for Real. They had to win back la liga from barcelona. Win La Decima.
On entirely different note, I recently read an interview by Neeraj Kumar, Delhi Police Chief given to Indian Express. Here's the link. It gives a different perspective to what one infers from media about police, their attitude, their apathy and such stuff. Must read. Before you go on criticising police, just read his version. Only then, i.e. after hearing both sides of the argument, you comment on the issue. Later...
So, not much happening. My preparation is going at a very slow pace even though exam is only 2 weeks ahead. Trying very hard to complete Polity, Modern India and Geography in time. But IPL isn't letting me to concentrate on my studies. Anyway, even if I manage to clear prelims, there isn't much hope for Mains. So, one can say, I am little complacent in preparing for prelims. Let's see what lies ahead.
On football front, Real Madrid is in a bit of crisis. In the 2nd leg, UCL semis against BVB, Real managed to score only 2 goals when they needed 3. Ozil and Higuain missed easy chances early in the game. Ronaldo too hit one straight at the keeper. How different it would have been had one of them finished their chances. Once knocked out of UCL, the differences in the team started to emerge. It has become a war between coaching staff and players. I don't mind if Mourinho or any other player leaves, but I want Ronaldo to stay. Now that SAF has retired, Real is the best place for him. Winning league back from barcelona, keeping Ronaldo in madrid, Manager selection for next season are few other problems. But then again, it is Real Madrid. Many teams rise and fall, but not Real. It is one of the very few clubs that stayed in the top since 1950s. Going ahead in this season, there is spanish cup final against city rivals. To not let this season be a failure, Real must beat Athletico. Then the next season 2013-14 is very important for Real. They had to win back la liga from barcelona. Win La Decima.
On entirely different note, I recently read an interview by Neeraj Kumar, Delhi Police Chief given to Indian Express. Here's the link. It gives a different perspective to what one infers from media about police, their attitude, their apathy and such stuff. Must read. Before you go on criticising police, just read his version. Only then, i.e. after hearing both sides of the argument, you comment on the issue. Later...
2013-04-25
Shocking Results - UCL
Hellooooo.........
So, the first leg of UCL Semifinals were completed and both Barca and Real have very little chance to make it to final. Barca lost to Bayern 4-0, but it is understandable, given Barca's defence weaknesses + injured Messi and Bayern's attacking strength. But the second result, Dortmund beating Real 4-1 is unacceptable. Real has arguably one of the best defences in the world football and it is Jose Mourinho's side. All of his sides, be it Porto, Chelsea or Inter have compact and best defenders. How Dortmund managed to score 4 goals is simply shocking. Pepe was at fault for first goal, he couldn't contain Lewandowski. If Di Maria played at right wing instead of Ozil he would have tracked back, helped Ramos and prevented Gotze from simply crossing the ball with such ease into 6yd box for Polish striker to finish . For second goal, Pepe and Coentrao played Lewandowski onside and third goal was absolute masterclass finishing from the same man Lewandowski. Alonso was clearly frustrated with the third goal and he took matters into his own hands and pushed Rues in the penalty area leading to 4th goal, which was powerfully finished by Lewandowski again.
So, the first leg of UCL Semifinals were completed and both Barca and Real have very little chance to make it to final. Barca lost to Bayern 4-0, but it is understandable, given Barca's defence weaknesses + injured Messi and Bayern's attacking strength. But the second result, Dortmund beating Real 4-1 is unacceptable. Real has arguably one of the best defences in the world football and it is Jose Mourinho's side. All of his sides, be it Porto, Chelsea or Inter have compact and best defenders. How Dortmund managed to score 4 goals is simply shocking. Pepe was at fault for first goal, he couldn't contain Lewandowski. If Di Maria played at right wing instead of Ozil he would have tracked back, helped Ramos and prevented Gotze from simply crossing the ball with such ease into 6yd box for Polish striker to finish . For second goal, Pepe and Coentrao played Lewandowski onside and third goal was absolute masterclass finishing from the same man Lewandowski. Alonso was clearly frustrated with the third goal and he took matters into his own hands and pushed Rues in the penalty area leading to 4th goal, which was powerfully finished by Lewandowski again.
2013-04-22
Monday Morning
Hello there.......
Hopefully, by this week, I will be able to complete Indian Polity. Then I can start preparing Modern India. One thing must be said about Indian Polity though. It is very important subject wrt to General Studies. It has good weightage (15%) in the prelims exam but the important thing is that all the polity topics are so relevant to current affairs, once you are thorough with them, you can easily grasp many current affairs news with relative ease. Hence one shouldn't simply mug so as to get through prelims but understand the subject very well. So, I want to be strong in Indian polity. Plus, it would be easy to remember the subject for further preparations in-case one doesn't clear in his first attempt. And once I complete Polity, I will try to complete Modern India within the next week..........
Coming to football.....
Hopefully, by this week, I will be able to complete Indian Polity. Then I can start preparing Modern India. One thing must be said about Indian Polity though. It is very important subject wrt to General Studies. It has good weightage (15%) in the prelims exam but the important thing is that all the polity topics are so relevant to current affairs, once you are thorough with them, you can easily grasp many current affairs news with relative ease. Hence one shouldn't simply mug so as to get through prelims but understand the subject very well. So, I want to be strong in Indian polity. Plus, it would be easy to remember the subject for further preparations in-case one doesn't clear in his first attempt. And once I complete Polity, I will try to complete Modern India within the next week..........
Coming to football.....
2013-04-21
Think And Act
Before when I started preparing for civils, I didn't know much about what's happening around, be it domestically or globally. I used to read just the headlines and sport sections of the newspaper. Whenever I read an article online, I formed the same opinion put forward by the writer regarding that topic. I never got the feeling that the writer may be biased and hence I never read from multiple sources to get comprehensive understanding. And hence all of my understanding of our country and politics, politicians, corruption was shaped up by one or two newspapers. Now, after 10 months of preparing for civils, I got better understanding of 'what is what' and 'why is that so' and 'how media shapes our thinking'. Let me explain......
Lets look at some newspapers and their political affiliations
2013-04-11
45 days to Go
Alright....
So, the 4 semifinalists of this season UCL are two Spanish giants and top two German teams...
How I would love to see the following fixtures to be drawn...
Real vs Bayern, BVB vs Barca. And then El Classico final, with Real thrashing Barca in Wembley... That way we would have our revenge against bayern for last year UCL semi final defeat and any victory over catalans is sweet.........And there is no reason why that shouldn't happen. Cristiano is in the form of his life, players are all motivated as CL is only thing left to play for, no injury concerns unlike barca. Lets see how it goes......
So, coming to my preparation for CSE 2013,
So, the 4 semifinalists of this season UCL are two Spanish giants and top two German teams...
How I would love to see the following fixtures to be drawn...
Real vs Bayern, BVB vs Barca. And then El Classico final, with Real thrashing Barca in Wembley... That way we would have our revenge against bayern for last year UCL semi final defeat and any victory over catalans is sweet.........And there is no reason why that shouldn't happen. Cristiano is in the form of his life, players are all motivated as CL is only thing left to play for, no injury concerns unlike barca. Lets see how it goes......
So, coming to my preparation for CSE 2013,
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