Aainaism

Today, at school, I said ‘touch wood’ and touched the wood (intentionally) a number of times. And it surprised me to notice how superstitious I am. I make sure that I do the ‘touch wood’ charm everytime I say or think of something that I don’t want to happen. It assures me that everything is and will always be fine, as long as I keep doing it. I feel relieved after doing this little ritual kind of thing when I hassle and run to look for wood. I love it and am proud of believing in it.

So, do you believe in ‘touch wood’? Let’s hear from you…

Temptation 2004 was thunderous in Dubai with shouts from the excited audience. The show was broadcasted in the US on January 29, 2005 on Zee TV. It was filled with electrifying moves of the six sensations of bollywood. A mixture of comedy, dance, melody and a lot of frolic, the show offered a variety of performances ranging from a short movie to personal talents.

The show was very uniquely organized and the organization skills were visible by the distinctiveness of the show. After a song performance by each star at the beginning of the show, Shahrukh Khan announced the short film ‘Kal Ho Na Ho Parso To Hoga Hi.’ The film was full of entertainment and was also a witty way of showing off acting as well as dancing skills all at one time, in one short movie.

The actors also performed to show a different part of their personalities. Saif Ali Khan played the guitar with full passion and honesty. Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee performed on an awesome remix, which was a combination of ‘O Humdum Suniyo Re’ from Saathiya and ‘Jiya Jale’ from Dil Se. The bharatnatyam was perhaps the best part of the show. Arjun Rampal tried his hand (literally) in karate and proved to be outstanding in it. Priyanka Chopra has incredible singing skills. She rocked the audience with her stunning voice and marvelous style of singing. Last but not the least, Shahrukh Khan came out saying that unlike other, he doesn’t have any talent except for spreading some love. He called people from the audience on the stage and sang some of his most romantic songs from his movies for them.

The show came to an end with the six shining stars dressed up in disco-type costumes with Afros on their heads. Each of them came forward to say their ‘thank-yous’ and how much fun they had. The three hours long show was no less than any bollywood film, which is packed with a whole lot of entertainment and thrill.

Grab your copy of the DVD of the show held in Canada here

The interview went just fine.

I arrived at the Stiles Hall at 10:08 A.M. and signed in on the sign-in sheet right next to my name in bold letters - Aaina Sharma - Pinole Valley High School. I picked my name tag, which was on the table, third row, second to the last. This lady (I forgot her name) told me to wait in the ‘waiting room’ and so I did. There were about ten other people from different schools who were also waiting there. The scholars from past years were also present there to make us feel ‘relaxed’ and ‘un-nervous’. I personally don’t think it helped.

After about twenty minutes of wait, it was finally time for me to go in. I stood up with shivering legs (because of cold, NOT nervousness ). One of the scholars led the way to a passage. She knocked at a door, which was filled with flyers and papers that were stuck on it. About 20 seconds later, someone opened the door and asked me to go in.

There were three people in all. Two ladies and one guy. The first question before I even sat down was, “How do you pronounce your first name?” I tried to explain it by first saying my name the way it’s pronounced and then by saying that it rhymes with “China” and one of the intreviewers said that that was a better way to remember it. I sat down and felt the warm air from the heater, which was right next to where I was sitting.

They said they are going to ask me three main question and two sub-questions. The questions were very similar to what I had answered in the six short essay questions and hence, I didn’t have problems answering the questions but I must admit, I studdered a little. But overall, I think the interview went all right.

I’ll get the result at the end of march. And now to answer Abhi’s question, ‘what is this scholarship all about?’ The Incentive Awards Program gives scholarships to one student from every school in California. The total amount of the scholarship being awarded to each student is $30,000 for the four years of college. Five students from each school are short-listed to go for the interview and then one student out of those five is chosen.

All I can do is pray to god till march when the results come out. And thanks a lot for all your wishes, they truly helped me.

Au revoir…
~Aaina.

I will be going for an interview for a very competitive scholarship, the Incentive Awards Program. This Scholarship is exclusively for University of California, Berkeley. That means, one has to get into UCB in order to be a reciepient of this scholarship. There are five people from our school that were selected for the interview, out of which, one will be chosen. I am pretty hopeful for this.

Well, I just hope it goes fine tomorrow. I’ll update on how it went.

Wish me luck!

Au revoir…
~Aaina.

A poor, uneducated man created billion dollar Reliance industry.
Two business graduates from Stanford and Wharton Business School, are busy breaking it up.

That’s education.

Okay, it’s talking about Bill Gates and then the google people? But…what EXACTLY is the joke? Please explain if you can. As you all must know by now, I am slow with jokes.