Allwyn's Blog- The Journey

This post is linked with the Indispire  edition:149 topic " In this world so connected with technology,we have actually lost our real connections.Technology has actually surpassed human-interactions.Real time Conversations became texting and Feelings became status updates.What you feel ?Share your views on it " Swimming alone in the world of technology post takes a dip whether technology has affected our real time interactions or not. Most of us would agree that social media has taken a great toll in the real time interactions. Majority of us, use internet for  social media application like Whatsapp, email etc.. and  many don't have idea about the other usage of internet( Read also: Internet Users...Take a break from social media ).   It has become common scenario now-a-days , that many members of the family are sitting together in the same room, but they are not talking to each other. Everyone is busy using Whatsapp, Facebook, watching YouTube and reading em

I pulled a poster of the month from Destination magazine, basically it was the map of Jeddah. My  aim was to show my kids the map of Jeddah, but my daughter noticed that the map shows location of Domino’s Pizza outlets.... anyways we could trace some landmarks successfully. We decided to post the map on the wall, I noticed a phrase behind the poster “Serving only good vibes in here” The phrase attracted me and I posted the phrase instead of the map and Kudos I found a topic for my blog. That's the story behind the post...Continue reading the post till the end to find out where good vibes are served.. Good vibes or Good vibration is a pleasant emotion which a person gives out to those around him.. Generate good vibes: Positive thinking, being humorous, helping others, being appreciative, being kind, forgiving are some gestures which can fill the space around you with good vibes. Nature also contributes in generating good vibes... lush green pastures, rhythmic waves, bl

November is gone and December has begun... December is a month of happenings.. In most part of the world its already winter and people in countries where temperature drops below zero are busy collecting fire woods and winter clothing to beat the winter cold and freezing temperatures. In Australia its summer season, in contrast to the rest of the world in the month of December. World is getting ready for Christmas and to welcome the New year. Companies, factories and corporates  are getting ready for year end closure and fixing of target for the next year. Christmas tree and Christmas jingles have already started filling the air... Santa clause will be shortly visiting our home for distributing gifts and blessings... As an individual we welcome " Hello December" and are ought to think and measure what we have done the last 11months and pen down our plan for next 12 months.. We took vows when the clock struck 12, and we stepped into 2016. Are those vows only c

  This article is linked to Indispire edition No: 145   " Does speaking well in English add a sparkle to the personality of a person? If 'yes', then do you feel it is right? Share your views " Trip to London: A man living in rural India wins a ticket for a trip to London. After 2 weeks he returns back from London and met his friend. They discussed many things about his trip...   Friend: what did you  like the most in London? London return: In London everyone is well educated. Friend : How do u know that? London return ; Yaar... Only well educated people can speak in English but in London even waiters and labors speak only in English. Even small babies speak in English... English Nostalgia: Well, Indians regard some one who can speak English as superior than others, well educated(sahib) and give them lot of respect. Indians are badly struck with English Nostalgia and practice American accent and British accent. Many tour guides speak well in E

It was early 20th century... It was more than 50years since Sepoy Mutiny(1857) happened, Well, British governance was facing tough agitation from Indian tribal leaders, Nawab's and Kings in many forms. By then British were  ruling India for more than a century and they have no plans to leave India because of the wealth it possesses, abundance of raw materials and cheap resources . They started Indian rail, planted tea gardens, developed hill stations and India has became a county( I guess) and integral part of Great Britain and Indians became immigrants in their very own country While British were developing infrastructure for the sake of rich and the powerful, we Indians were busy fighting against each other in the name of caste, creed and religion. Many castes were prohibited from entering the temples, denied formal education and women had no respect and rights  in the society. Child marriage, bonded labor  and satti were in practice. India was in dire need of personali

Everyone passes through many characters, events, happenings, memories in their lifetime. As years pass by it becomes experience and brings maturity and refinement to one's character. There are many characters, incidents. events etc.. which one needs to remember and look back, and there certain things which needs to be discarded and never looked back. In 1960 Olympics in Rome Milka Singh the flying Sikh was running furiously in 400 meters finals and his competitor were no where near him. His win was certain. He knew no one was ahead of him, but he just turned and looked back and slowed down a little bit as his opponents were far behind and pathetically he finished 4th in the race. It's a wrong time and place when he looked back and lost his race. There are certain things which one shall not be look back... and there certain things one shall always look back and remember. When you are driving on the highway, though you focus on the road. At times we need to look back i

Through this article all are welcome to the Harsh realities of life. Everyone of us face such harsh realities in our daily routine and the list keep on growing endlessly. We have to live with it and adjust ourselves. My list is short and it is aimed to create a spark and bring smile on the face of the readers. Guys you are not alone I am also with you. Harsh Reality of education system: ·          After all modernization, high efficiency laptops, Tablets and high speed internet kids carry a big bag to school. Isn't it a bit weird ·          Amidst Digital India drive still schools use black board and chalk and teachers are suffering from chalk powder. Use digital boards. ·          Children are forced to learn writing, practice handwriting. Many of us couldn't remember when we last used paper and pen to write at work. They shall learn reading and typing. Harsh Reality of the Society: ·          Many Champaign against fast food and cola companies in social m

Hero is a one (typically man, but not confined to only man. I see it as a generic term)who is admired for his courage, outstanding achievement and noble qualities. India has seen many female National heroes like Jhansi Rani, Sarojini Naidu, Mother Teresa. Like good and evil, success and failure, victory and defeat, hero or heroism is also a comparative term( Hero and villain). Comparative terms cannot be judged well, without a context, as the bench mark keeps changing from time to time. Heroes are Heroes, as they are always on the side of good and fight against the evil, protect their fellow human beings irrespective of the context and situation. Father is a hero for his children, Teachers are heroes for their students, Champions are heroes for Sportsmen, Ministers are heroes for their party members. Can Everyone be a Hero? Everyone is a hero in one way or other being a Father, Teacher, Ruler, Champion in their own role and circle. Certain qualities distinguish a Hero

What is rat race? I was not knowing the exact definition so I called up Google uncle and in a fraction of second he searched, all over the world wide web and brought me the appropriate definition " a way of life where people are caught up in fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power" Rat race ... Are you in or out? How to know whether you are in the rat race or not? Its pretty simple take a minute, think and answer yourself honestly.. Is your aim in life remained the same throughout life or it keeps changing? Are you spending enough on yourself? When u last went on a holiday trip with family or with friends? How often you shower kind words to your colleagues and sub-ordinates? Bank Balance and Blood Pressure: One of my colleague was quoting that his Blood pressure is indirectly proportional to his bank balance. Bank balance decreases and his BP increases and vice versa. Now I understand why he is always behind overtimes, it's to control his blood

Chennai is one of the metropolitan cities in India and capital of the state of Tamilnadu.. Majority of youngsters in Tamilnadu dream of living in chennai as it not only a metro city but also city of opportunities. With moderate cost of living it's a heaven for job seekers. Chennai hosts Tamil film industry(Kollywood), has many tourist attraction and businees opportunities, which brings in lots and lots of floating population towards Chennai. There is a famous saying " Chennai gives livelihood for all those who come to Chennai( வந்தாரை வாழவைக்கும் சென்னை)" Like every other graduate I also had big dream of going to Chennai and become a software engineer. It's not only about becoming a software engineer, it's about becoming a software engineer and live in Chennai. In the year 2000 me and my friend's D.Karthikeyan, A.karthikeyan, Uma maheswaran and Abdul malik moved to chennai. We stayed in bachelor mansion right in middle of Ranaganathan street( shopping

Success : We all start our Kinder garden by learning alphabets.. Though all alphabets are important, these 4 alphabets are very important for success T, F, W, A T- Fix your T arget F- F ocus on your Target W- W ork hard A- A chieve your goal Education values:   Education is not only about homework, classwork and exams. It's also about learning human values, social responsibility and identifying the talents in sports, arts etc.. etc. Education is not just about book, its all about persistence and morale. Education shall be a catalyst for Psychological growth of students. Leisure Travel:   Leisure Travel( Tour) is all about enjoying the new environment, enjoying the ethnic/Regional foods, maneuvering among strangers and  visiting the tourist attraction. As an example hiring a car and driving to Ooty is boring. Instead take the toy train which puffs through the wilderness and makes the leisure trip more interesting and memorable. Simply Amazing : In

Life has been so colorful, beautiful, pragmatic and wonderful for most of us but there are many who are denied of colorful and wonderful life. Failures and unwanted situations haunt them and push them to the brink of quitting. Many were left without any option and there is no one who could extend their helping hand. Life imposes lot of challenges( Read also:Challenges are inevitable in real life- 7 stratergies which will help face challenges ) and push the weaker to quit their jobs, relationship, families and in most of the instances their own valuable life and or others too.... Recent days have witnessed random shooting spree in malls, schools, colleges and other public places. Taking revenge on someone before killing themselves has become common. Is it a problem of individuals or society?? The reason remains at large and there is no conclusion.. Age old Hermitage Ritual: When I was in college we went to one of my class mates elder sister's marriage, I don't remem

          I went to Caldwell higher secondary school in Tuticorin.. It's a boy's school established  by Rev. Caldwell in 1893. The buildings were pretty old but the school was filled with freshness. Most of the benches and desk have frames of cast iron with a foldable desk, which has a grove for ink pots. The school has a chapel and a big assembly area. Its has really big playground, which is bigger than a football field, and also has separate  basketball & volley ball grounds. In this modern age most of the schools are smaller than our school's playground... Shrinking world and we play all games only in smartphones...        Everyday morning there used to be an assembly where prayer's are conducted. Special guest used to come now and then and give motivational speeches. When special guest come to our school assembly, homework defaulters were very happy as first hour of classes will be cancelled.       From my house the school is 6Km away and I used to go

 We are living in fast moving and competitive world, it's really important for each and everyone to have a successful career. After graduation everyone has colorful dreams about his/her career. In reality when u take up a job it becomes a nightmare and feels like you are heading no-where. Although there is no alternative for hard work and there are no shortcuts for having a successful career. Here are some basic thumb rules which can help to turn your career nightmare into a colorful rainbow. Applying your knowledge : It's very common to hear young professionals saying " what I learnt in college is completely different from what I am doing at work" which clearly indicates that he/she didn't study properly in college or he/she has landed in a wrong place. If you are in a wrong place vacate your seat quickly or start correlating what u have studied and the task you are performing. One should understand at work you don't do what u studied but u apply w

I have been thinking to visit G.D Naidu museum in Coimbatore for past couple of years..at last had a chance to visit G.D Naidu museum this July. I had visited G.D Naidu museum when I was in college as a part of Industrial visit tour in the year 1998 but couldn't remember much..  G.D Naidu museum is located in Avinashi Road which is about 10min drive from Coimbatore railway station. It is open to public on all week days. It also has a Car museum where vintage cars are kept on display.   Brief about G.D.Naidu G.D Naidu is an inventor, industrialist cum business man and prodigy of Robert stances( father of industrialization of Coimbatore). G.D.Naidu was born on March 23rd 1893 in Coimbatore. He is also known as Edison of India. He is still an inspiration to many inventors. He was an eminent personality internationally and has travelled around the world and met many world leaders including Adolf Hitler. G.D Naidu was a motor vehicle enthusiast and had interest to collect