7 Things YOU Don't Know About ME..

I have been put up to this job by one of my best, and the most pestering, friend, Mayank.

Since, I have no other option and have to toil with it, Here goes.

1) I Don't Talk Much : Being a girl, people expect me to be talkative. After they get to know me, it's like 'Girl, say something!! I'm outta topics!' But once I start talking about something, I won't stop! Then it's like, 'Okay! I get your point. Now STFU!!!' :P
But there are 2 people who will swear over their life that I'm chattering non-stop, 24x7. My mom and my cousin + best friend, Surabhi. When I tell others about this, they are like, 'Yeah, right!' :-|

2) I'm a hard-core Patriot : India is my country and I love it. Say anything bad about my country in front of me, and you are gonna regret it for a long long time. I mean it. Jai Hind!! ♥ ♥

3) I Think Very Low Of Myself : I will never ever praise myself in front of anyone, unless it's just jokingly. I always think I suck at almost everything and others have to keep telling me that that's not the case. I have a Love-Hate relationship going on with myself. I hate this side of me, but can't help it. :P

4) I SUCK at Making First Impressions : My first impressions of people are always wrong. Sometimes, I easily trust people who are completely untrustworthy. Have faced numerous problems and heartbreaks because of this. Also, I never get friends who are like me. My friends are mostly complete opposites of me.

5) I HATE Bad Grammar : I get irritated real fast when I have to read stuff with bad grammar and sucky punctuations. And I hate people with bad grammar. If you can't talk proper English, please don't attempt some to impress someone with your grammatical nightmare!

6)  I Love Animals with a Passion : I love animals more than I love some of the closest people in my life. That's the way I am. But, I kinda hate cats.. :-|

7) I SUCK At Expressing Myself : I Love my family, but I can never express it to them. Also, I may like a guy ever since I first talked to him. Over the time, I might even become his best friend, but even in his wildest dreams he won't think that I have a crush on him! I suck! :-|

8) I Can't Stop : I can't stop this at 7 things. This list will go on for at least 14 things now.. :P

9) I'm a Manga/Anime Fan : Not even my closest friends know this. All of them consider mangas and animes uncool and childish, but I love them. I'm a big fan of Naruto, Death Note and Bleach. Have started reading One Piece and I like Gin Tama a lot too. :D

10) I am REALLY LAZY : Yeah, I'm very very lazy at times. Well, most of the times. I hate to do what I'm told to do. I like individuality. I hate it when I have word to word instructions. I prefer to skip tasks at times just coz they are cumbersome and not really relevant.

11) I Hate Being the Center of Attention : I'd rather be the King's most trusted advisor than the King himself. I think that there is more space and comfort out of the spotlight. But sometimes, I do crave for attention. Only sometimes.. :P

12) I'm Fiercely Loyal : I'm really loyal to people I care about. I'll never go telling secrets of my friends to anyone else. I'll always be there as long as any of my dear friends want me to be. I'll almost never betray anyone's trust for any reason. I've been at the receiving end of betrayals too many times and that has changed me.

13) I'm a FRIENDS Maniac : Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe are my biggest stressbusters. I Love them all.. ♥

14) I'm a very Teary Person : There are tears in my eyes when I'm sad. There are tears in my eyes when I'm really really Happy and there are tears in my eyes when I'm really angry. I'm not a crying person. I hardly ever cry. But there are a lot of tears in my eyes. It's some kind of a genetic glitch, I think. :P

Okay, this List has been dragged for too long. I've completed my task and now I'll pass this baton to 

Sunaina. 

and

YOU. Please be kind, write a blog on this topic and make someone else write a blog on this topic too.. (it's some kind of a chain blog. They get these chains everywhere these days. *rolls eyes* )

Thanks for bearing with me.. :P

Comments will be appreciated.

Till the next time..

Love,

~Prachi..

Schools and Countries

I have been promising a friend of mine to write a blog since forever, but I never got the time nor the inspiration to write one for a long long time. Part of the many reasons behind this was that I was extremely depressed these past few weeks. Living alone in an unknown country amongst unknown people who are not really very supportive of you can take a major toll on your mental stability. But, I will not go into details of that..


Now, here I am, sitting in the only, and now empty, cafe in an obscure town in Finland, writing this while waiting for an old woman who wants to talk to me about my depressed state.


Staring out at the frozen street in front of me, I started wondering about my school days.Attending school in Finland is so different from attending it in India. For starters, all Indian schools have uniforms. Some are ugly, some are not-so-ugly. But uniforms, ugly or not, are compulsory. Finnish schools, on the other hand, have no uniforms at all.


Then, my school days in India always started with an assembly of the whole school. The assemblies always started with the National Anthem followed by prayers, which was then followed by a resounding 'Good Morning, Teachers!' Then, someone from the teachers or the prefects would give out announcements, if any, and then at last, the classes would start. Here in Finland, people come to school some 5minutes before the classes start. There are no assemblies and stuff like that.


Also, I remember that whenever a teacher would enter the classroom, everyone would have to stand up and wish him/her 'Good Morning' or 'Good Afternoon', then the teacher would tell us to sit down and the lesson would start. Here, in Finland, the teacher comes in, says 'Hi!' and then starts teaching!


In India, a teacher would always be known as a 'Sir' or a 'Madam'. Here, in Finland, a teacher is known just by his/her name.


Then the lessons. Back in India, I used to have three 35minute lessons, back-to-back. Then the lunch break for 20minutes. Again three 35minute lessons and a break for 10minutes. Another triplet of lessons and then the school used to get over. Here, one lesson lasts for 45minutes and then there is a 15minute break before the next lesson starts.

And the lessons themselves are so less challenging than what I am used to. At first, when I was sitting in a class of 17yr olds, I thought that I was back in class 8, doing stuff I did when I was 12! As the year progressed, the lessons did get tougher, but not really as tough as I am used to, anyway. No wonder these people have so much extra time to do random stuff.


Then, back home, we used to have 2semesters and 2exams in each semester. And the 2nd exam of the 2nd semester was like the worst exam ever, coz we had do slog all that was taught during the whole academic year. Here, they have 6periods, each lasting for 1 and a half month each. Each having a different set of courses that never come back after the period is over. At the end of each period, they have a week of exams during which a test is given for each course attended during the period. I found this method a lot more easier as the studying material is reduced drastically.


Oh yeah, and of course, Finns get free food in the school, which is quite decent. I always had to take my tiffin to school.. 


I'm not sure which education system I like more. Each one has an equal number of pros and cons. But considering the heavy-duty syllabus of Indian Education, I feel happy that I studied under the Indian one. After seeing the way of things here, I'm totally proud of having having emerged from such a tough education system with, well, maybe not flying colors, but at at least with dignity.

And all this nonsense about SRK and his Pakistan-favored comments angering people is just bullshit. How can people be so blind and ignorant? India is a free country and everyone has a right to say what they want. And  SRK was never wrong in what he said. Not all Pakistanis are terrorists and neither are all terrorists Pakistani. So try to clear your mind and get rid of your nasty narrow mindedness.
Also, the Terrorists attacks on the German Bakery in Pune is an act of cowardness and it is strongly condemned. RIP all the victims of the attack and hope the Government succeeds in capturing and punishing the cowards responsible for this act. Jai Hind!



P.S. The last para was completely spontaneous and has no connection to anything related to this blog. It's just that I love SRK and I'm really sad that I won''t be able to watch his My Name Is KHAN asap.. :P

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