Arsenal
It has
been a horrendous week for Arsenal. A defeat and a draw in our last couple of
Premier League games means we are down to 4th in the table, albeit
just 2 points off the top. Momentum has been hit hard. Our best players have
picked up injuries and we are down to our bare bones in terms of a fit squad. There
is something seriously wrong with our players/training/medical staff or
fortunes and whatever else you may want to include. What is being done to
rectify this is anybody’s guess. I guess hope is the only option left with us
fans. Meanwhile we wholeheartedly support the XI that takes the pitch. A couple
of players are expected back. Let us see how the situation pans out. In the
next fixture, we are at home to Sunderland, perennial relegation candidates. If
we are to keep up with the likes of City and United, we have got to win these
games.(Also hope that they lose their respective games) Then we go to keep our
Champions League last 16 hopes alive to Olympiakos, a place we have never won,
let alone needing a 2 goal win or better. I just hope no one gets injured.
Italian, French
Ah, italiano. I have finished learning the
Duolingo course on Italian. I am at a level where I understand what is being
spoken. I might also be able to loosely speak Italian. Basically I know enough
to survive. But I am not content with this. Let us learn a little more. BBC
course turned out to be not so interesting. Babbel is a paid service and other
android apps don’t even suffice my need. I am thinking of buying the book,
Teach Yourself Italian by Lydia Vellaccio. But the reviews I read aren’t convincing
enough. I will probably end up buying this, due to lack of alternatives.
I have
started learning French as the second foreign language. To say that French is
difficult would be a huge understatement. Pronouncing French words is a
challenge in itself. I still can’t get a hang of the words and stuff. I guess I
need more practice. Let us keep at it.
Keyboard
I
finished the previous song which I found quite tough. The next song takes
length to the next level. Two pages full of notes crammed into tiny spaces with
complex hand movements for chords and notes has me now at a loss. 3 full days
of practice and I couldn’t get even a quarter of the song correct. More
practice required there as well.
Tamasha
I went
to see the Ranbir-Deepika starrer last Saturday. It turned out to be a good
movie, with a different concept for a change. Imtiaz Ali got most parts of the
story right. The crux of the movie was to show how the world has a problem
accepting uniqueness and originality. The fear of ridicule from the society trumps
our deepest desires and makes us rethink our path and even change it. I might
not be making perfect sense here, and I will try to explain it in a later post.
The movie was a one-time watch, music was not so good, but you can go to a
movie theatre to watch this.
Laziness
Laziness
is the most powerful demotivator ever. It is one of the main factors which stop
you from becoming who you really want to be. Laziness often leads to
irresponsibility. I mean to say, that if you can’t take up simple tasks, I
wonder how you are going to tackle much more responsibilities on your tender
shoulders. It is not like you can’t learn to grow into these said
responsibilities and train yourself to become a better person. It is a general lack of willingness to grow
into responsibility that infuriates me.
To conclude, let us become better human beings. Think of our
actions (in some cases, inactions) and the consequences not only on ourselves,
but also on others.
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