Making best use of TV time

' So please, Oh Please, we beg, we pray,

Go throw your TV set away,

And in it's place you can install

A lovely bookshelf on the wall'


-Ronald Dahl



How many hours do you spend watching this idiot box? I used to watch atleast two-three hours everyday when I was at my home. Today, I am away from my home. I miss almost everything's out there but not that TV set. I never knew what was so exciting there that took my hours of time. I could never understand it's idioit-ity when I was in front of it. Today, I realize and prefer calling it 'time consuming box'.

Lot of readers reading it maybe calling me mad by this time. But when one gets serious and thinks, my feelings might get a lot of support. I read newspapers these days instead of watching TV and have atleast learned how to write. I listen to radio instead of watching TV. Reading newspapers, I have developed my writing skill, listening radio I have saved my time. Yes! I have to remain mum when they talk about 'Tito Satya' or 'Meri Bassei'; but feel proud when I realize that I have at least saved 30 minutes of my time.

The lines above requests to avoid TV completely, There really exists lots of disadvantages when we try to compare with advantages. First is that, watching TV spoils the capacity of eye. Or it damages the eye power. Secondly, it develops addiction. Thirdly it kills time. Fourthly it kills the creativity. Regarding the first con's, watching TV for a long time damages the eyes of various adults and basically of child. It kills time!

There is not any necessity to explain it. A serial gets ended either after she opens the door or when she is taken to hospital and doctor about to speak. This factor compels to watch the next episode, which  develops addiction within the viewers. Again, it removes the creative thinking ability when we are shown how monster looks, we don't even try to use our brain to think it's physical outlook. This ultimately kills the creativity.


I don't mean to say like Dahl, to throw your TV set. But to develop some good qualities, improve studies it's highly essential to be choosy at the time of watching TV. Various informational shows, news will definitely improve our knowledge and make it wide. Going through entertaining shows will make us refreshed for sure. But after all, it depends on us regarding how we will take it. At the present context it's necessary to utilize three-fourth of the time in some creative activities rather than watching TV. You can go and watch three idiots but it's not necessary to watch the song of three idiots every time it comes to MTV or Channel V.

PUBLISHED IN THE RISING NEPAL OF MAY 10 2010

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INTEREST COUNTS

Interest Counts



Are you bored of your job? Do you want to avoid your job? Or how often do you try to escape from your work place? Do you spend your time in making different excuses for staying absent?


If it is so, do you have any justificable reason? One reason for hating your work is that you really dont want to do the job. That is you are or were never interested in that job. Well, the main reason for me to say it is that I miss my job today. It was for year I worked in FM station as an RJ. I always dreamed of being a celebraty and getting somewhere in the media. May be because of my inner interest, I not only worked as an RJ but also did the task of preparing advertisements, mixing and editing jingles. And the best part was I always enjoyed it. I also had the desire to read news, but in that short period of time I could not do that task. I hardly cared for the salary but I worked with full interest as speaking in radio was part of my aim. I had to stay away from that best part because

 I had to continue my studies and had to leave my home town. I dont remember other things there
but I badly miss the FM station, the mike, the chair and the entire environment. I still seek for vacancies in FM station, but fail to get it as a part time one. Poor me!

I am not sure if all the job holders feel the same way or not. But I believe 'if right person are placed in the right time at the right place' obviously the output will still be much fruitful as the organization will get truely dedicated staffs. A person having inner interest to work in medical line can never perform better than medical field when he is kept as an accountant and paid even more. And such case will bring negative output to both individual and organization.

First duty of an individual is to identify what he really wants to do tommorow. He has to recognize his personal interest, desire and his wants. He then should be able to convey it to his near and dear ones including his family members. Family members and friends should equally support him. Country at this time require truely dedicated staffs. A doctor should be true doctor who studied MBBS for himself taking it as his passion not as per the desire of his parents. Only then the field of doctory will turn to be
effective.

Sharing my view, I had the true desire to work in media. I worked and today I am out of it. I don’t know where I will work tommorow but I am sure my enthuasism will always be there for the job of RJ. Through my one year experience, all I got to understand is that when one is truly dedicated towards the job from the inner heart, he works to his fullest. If anyone out there doubts, close your eyes and find your interest and rush for it and measure the enthusiasm.

PUBLISHED IN THE RISING NEPAL ON MAY 6

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Walking in Banda

Walking in Banda



Being a Nepali it's not a huge thing to ace Banda, time and again. What do you do on this day? I simply stay at my room, go through my course studies and get updated with the news. But this time, I thought of doing something extra.

As I was on the capital this time, I thought of making visit round the valley. So with the purpose to visit embassy, to get known about the various scholarship programmes, I with my friends got set to walk. We first went to Nepal Tourism Board to get the map. There were hundreds of agitators sitting on the road, busy eating as if they were enjoying picnic. Then, our legs moved towards Ratnapark, where there was a huge gathering and the agitators were dancing below the air bridge. 'What a scene!' Not just we guys, but even the tourist must have been thinking and that's why they were clicking photo. Our legs gradually moved towards Durbar Marg which indeed as so silent! Nothing beside the crowd of agitators existed. Young people carrying flag were walking who seemed were having loads of fun. What qualification had he gained? And is he well informed about why is he agitating? Then we reached in front of Durbar, where I asked if king would be there, we might at least not see this day.

Slowly, we headed towards Lazimpath after visiting Indian, British, Canadian, French Embassy. There the agitators showed their real character.They shouted when the van of police passed their way with some vulgar words. Ah! Aren't those police there for security? What enmity were they showing? And when a teen girl passed through the crowd, the crowd was shouting teasing the girl. This ultimately led me to think that all those idiot fellows exists in the party who have nothing to do with their real life. We were searching for Finland embassy looking the map when our minds bugged up! We were shocked to figure
out that the embassy has been shifted to Bishalnagar. Oh! So why's there the mistake? My friend asked! Umm...In Big Places, such minor things are common...was my reply! No matter where ever it is, we still walked when we got to see PM's resident. Ah! What a beautiful place, what a beautiful street!

Why the road out of PM's residence and other streets in valley had such difference? Is it that only PM requires a neat place to live in? Then, after drinking a cup of tea we again started walking. Walking in Kathmandu for the people who are from out of capital was a separate fun for obvious. I would never walk for such a long distance spending such a huge time if I was in my hometown, All of us accepted that walking in Kathmandu was full of fun. And trust me! Walk with your friends at the time of Banda, you will really not just have fun but also get to learn many things.

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