Some Sense from Youth in our neighboring country

This video was very good and i just request you to see the whole video...

Pakistani girls about India

Profound sense displayed by the speaker and also by the girls...
Salute to the ideas presented in the video

Abortion - disguised Evil?

The telegraph here reports an alarming rise in the number of teenage abortions being conducted in England. Although abortions are not new to the western society, what is deeply concerning is that there are women who have had their 8th abortion. According to me this just shows the callous attitude that has developed among the youth towards abortion. Further more the Telegraph reports here that

“It is increasingly clear that abortion is simply being used as a form of contraception by a growing percentage of girls and women, and that tired policies of values-free sex education, condoms and morning-after pills are not working,”

There could be many reason including the one that is illustrated in the cartoon strip below. I am sure that in India also the same problem exists.

However, in India it is not just teenage pregnancy that we need to worry about. In India a major portion of the abortions do happen based on the sex of the fetus.  The girl child is still not the preferred choice of many a bunch of parents who still trust that a son can only ensure that the blood-line progresses. Well so much for the so called "Khandan" which might soon be non-existent.
Given the fact that the literacy rates in India don't show a very rosy picture it is very difficult to ensure such activities are curbed. Only stringent laws and greater awareness in the youth can ensure a change in the outlook of people towards abortion or the need for the same.

Sports India

This shows the apathy of sports and sports-promotion in India. No wonder we hardly win medals at the Olympic games. Imagine that on hand there is so much of hype associated with Cricket. Money seems to be flowing to cricketers, BCCI being the richest Cricket Control Board in the world; and on the other hand talents in other all areas seem to be not only neglected but also insulted.
A wonderful article here shows us why China can manage 100 medals in one Olympic season and we can manage only 3.

Status update from Germany

I am in Germany at a good time by "Jahres Zeit" or Season and at a bad time in practical. Why good time? because the outside temperature is around 30 degrees today, the sun is shining bright and the birds are all happily chirping all around. Further to add some icing over the cake it is almost like vacation time here with schools closed and folks cycling around in their bicycles which look at times as complicated as our mopeds with around 40+ gears. Why bad time? I have very little company that is interested in going around and enjoying what nature has to offer us. Though i could travel alone everywhere, which i did a couple of times with not much fun, it is always advisable to travel in Germany in a group.

There are many reasons why group travel is better than an individual travel in Germany. For one you have company to talk to and express what you feel when you feel it. Furthermore it is extremely cheap when we travel in groups. For example a ticket to the entire Bundesland or State of BW ( Baden-Wuttenberg) will cost you around 20 € if you are alone. The same will cost you just 27€ when traveling in a group of five people...bringing it to roughly 6€ per head. If that is not just enough, you will be entitled to get some discounts at some museums if you are in a group of 5 folks.

There are many ways to travel in Europe. The car being the most common transport for an earning European. However, for folks from India who go more on a shoe-string budget...or simply get enough per Diem just to manage their meals, it is better to use the public transportation. bahn.de   is a good place to look for cheap offers to travel various places within Europe. By common sense it is clear that the slower transportation mechanisms like RE (Regional-Express) or the IRE ( Inter-Regional Express) are way cheaper than the faster trains like IC (Inter-City) or ICE. However, that does not mean that you cannot travel by the IC or ICE. The IC or ICE tickets will be very cheaply sold about 6 weeks before the day of travel. However, then you cannot afford to miss this train because the amount is not refundable and not valid on any other train too.

The big problem that i faced in booking tickets in advance was that my date of travel was not decided for a very long time. This is the reason why i could not get some good offers which otherwise would have been normally available.
Anyway so much for now....need to get ready for the office tomo...signing off until next time...chio

BlackForest tour in Germany

Though i should have done this much earlier...however earlier i had not internet in the room and no proper time too to write something on a blog. Finally i have got 4 days of free time out of which yesterday (4th of June) was the first day.....

I was at the so called and famous mostly because of the cake from here "Schwarzwald" or the "Black forest". Extremely scenic and calm, the place could be a heaven for an introvert....but was almost like hell for an extrovert. For long distances all you get to see is thick forests with a few houses here and there. Yeah and mind you most of the houses will be occupied but you will not see a single soul on the street. Yesterday being a holiday in Germany, it was more so. Thankfully to save grace and not to make my 20 Euro expenditure on the Baden-Wuttenberg ticket which allows you unlimited access to the Bus & Train network with BW for 1 whole day; I had the Triberg Wasserfall or the Triberg waterfall open. An entry fee of 3.5 € and after a huge climb you can get a great view of the waterfall. It is very nice to see how the trees provide and extremely wonderful cover. Squirrels can be seen around the waterfall and will come to you if you are kind enough to offer them some groundnuts.

From Kaala Wan

Click to get the clear pic...

Also dont forget to visit the worlds biggest Kukoo clock in Triberg...apparently quite old. However, shops are very expensive and you will end up spending anywhere between 40 € and above for a good clock.

Frieburg is about 1.5 hours journey from Triberg. One search on google will tell you that this is like the capital of Schwarzwald. Well surprisingly, this place failed to impress me much. For one the tourist information center is quite a walk from the Hauptbahnhof...or the main railway station. Frieburg has a lot of churches, the old and new rathaus which can be both visited by folks who have interest in taking some pictures. The Saint Martin Kirche (Church) and the gate with the same name are some of the good tourist attractions. You can also do some shopping on Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse on a working day....Dont forget to click a pic of this bull there....
 

 Bottom lines-
 Travel to Black forest in a group else u will be bored to death...u might as well look like this lonely bull
 Take your camera with you, you should go there only to click pictures...