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'Take off to new horizons' - Article on flying as a career / authored as IRK Theophilus

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Monday, Oct 31, 2005 Take off to new horizons -IRK Theophilus The scene in the aviation industry in India is getting hotter like never before. With a spurt in bilateral agreements being signed, more international airlines are expected to touchdown and the existing ones are looking at expansion. It is a good time to try for a job in the air. I believe I can fly I believe I can touch the sky I think about it every night and day Spread my wings and fly away This familiar refrain from the song by R. Kelly with that awesome video depicts, perhaps the highest aspiration of humankind in the sense that we can achieve greater things in life when we believe that we can. Most of you would have enjoyed those incredible moments as I did and I still do whenever I dream that I could fly and wonder how cool it would be to take those absolutely free twirls and turns giving the pure meaning to one's freedom, up there in the sky. A wish that for centuries has been expressed in different ways through

My best Five (published in The Hindu Metro Plus)

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My Five -- Immanuel Raj Kumar Deep Purple Never Before Though there are some great songs from this band with unbelievable riffs from Ritchie Blackmore’s Fender Stratocaster stamped all over them, this track from the album Machine Head gives just enough time for rock gods Blackmore on guitar and Jon Lord on keyboards for a short yet sweet sounding solos backed by some deft footwork and absolutely tight drumming by Ian Paice. Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb This track could well be for that real high — it’s the purest and most unadulterated form of rock that one could ask for — with two guitar solos by David Gilmour, of which the final solo is his best ever. This track for me is an ‘experience’ every single time I listen to it. Jethro Tull Songs from the Wood This title song of the eponymous album, which starts off with some incredible sounding folkish vocal arrangements incorporated with complex elements of classical, folk, jazz and art rock, truly reflects the versatility and multi tale

as GG on 'summer holidays'

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"Yo…Its summertime and I bet you guys are soaked in a holiday mood, Just givin’ yourselves the best chance to unwind good… With your mind off from the text printed in all those books, Tired after giving your best shot @ the exams but yet sporting the fresh looks… Makin’ all the efforts to have a blast this holiday season And to party…you’re never gonna need to have a reason." GG

as GG on his 'bike'

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It so happens that most often the 'bike' that we get to have turns out to be the first and the best 'love' of our lives…and most times even before a girl does...right boys?! GG

as GG on a 'new year's eve'

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"Hey, it’s exactly that part of the year when we are getting ready to find ourselves…excited about the all night party; the celebrations on the New Year’s eve; make creative resolutions that are hard to keep; simply look forward for a brand new year with full of expectations; to see ourselves consciously writing 2006 instead of 2005 whenever we do the date line…and eventually, just getting to do the same old adjustments perfectly fine…" GG

as GG on 'Success'

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‘It’s really not always that big move of yours that could make the world sit up and notice you…it could well be one of those little yet successful move that matters in terms of bringing that incredible change in your life and in those around you'…And that folks is what 'success' is all about when it decides to come your way as a 'surprise' to others! GG

as GG on 'being focussed'

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‘It is as easy to be clear & confident as getting confused, if only we make a conscious effort to think positively, plan clearly, stay focussed and act accordingly’ GG

as GG on 'opportunities'

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'Its not always you get that lucky to get to experience something that sounds like a world of opportunities knocking right at your door at a high decibel level and sounds nothing but success' ...so its all about stayin' alert, seekin' for and grabin' one that comes by! GG

as GG on 'being the sound specialist'

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"The guy who really has what it takes to be the wizard on those complex looking sound mixing consoles with all those colourful lights traveling up and down in an synchronized manner in a noble process to create what millions of ears are dying to listen!" GG

as GG - 'I can'

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"Always remember you could turn out to be the next person to make history in some way or the other through your own achievement in life and all you need to do is to believe in yourself and start saying 'I can' ." GG

as GG on 'Confidence'

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“Holding you head high, making that incredible effort to be the best you can be even at times when you get to realize that life has many challenges in this competitive world around you, taking them on giving your best shot with the hope that time will bring better tomorrows and most of all, to never give up…means ‘Confidence’.” GG

as GG on D'wali

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"It’s the season when we really get to celebrate and experience the highs…be it indulging ourselves in lighting those firecrackers or getting absolutely out of control in relishing those mouth watering sweets and chocolates" GG

as GG on 'Life and style'

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"It’s always good to have your own style after all it’s just one life that we have and it’s all up to us on how cool we make it to ourselves…remember ‘Life is luckily too wonderfully to be spent worrying’…so go ahead live it king size and in style! GG

as GG on 'exams'

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Here comes the time… When you’ve got to get yourself highly focused and thoroughly concentrate in what you are expected to do… When you’ve got to plan and prepare yourself putting into use the best of wisdom that you are gifted with… When you’ve got to give your best shot with the very best of what you’ve got with the only aim to achieve your goals and… When you’ve got to realize that this is the very moment that could actually make your dreams come true! So… “When the future hinges on how well you write those answers as an indication to your preparation and understanding of the subjects that you get to be tested by those well thought of questions, don’t let anything interfere…believe in yourself and just do it the best way you can.” GG

as GG - on competition and success

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"Every success is built on that 'awesome ability' to do better than good enough…and in this highly competitive world it takes the very best of what you’ve got” GG

GG on 'Challenges in Life'

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“Life is an inevitable journey where the waters are bound to get rough and sometimes nastily threatening too, but it only makes us stronger when we actually look forward to them, well prepared.” GG

GG on attitude

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“An authentic attitude leads to ‘altitude’.”…now isn’t that an awesome way to say that it is the ‘right attitude’ that matters when it comes to making it to the top?! And hey…always remember if it’s all about achieving the incredible success in life, then sporting the winning attitude is the finest way to just do it! GG asdvasdhvqvhjuq

GG's New Year wish

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It’s a brand New Year that’s in store for us…with all the awesome things that life has to offer… And hey, 'future is something that we enter'…so let’s get to be the champions to know that the best way to enter it is to create it...as that exactly when 'success' becomes simply inevitable. Yo! GG

GG Speak (Published as Gyan Guru's column in The Hindu - Education Plus'04

GG’04 Hey Dudes & Dudettes, Most of you guys are through with your exams, some of you have even got your results and for those who are thinking that may be a little more marks would have helped you get into something you wanted…but hey GG has got this line just for you…"The problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the future has run out on us", so cheer up guys because you’ve got the whole big world of opportunities waiting for you to step in and succeed. With that thought I start my gyan for this week: Say hello to Priya! My friend who is doing her 1st year B.Tech - Information Technology in Easwari Engg. College appreciates and says that GG is doing a very good job (hey hold on…its not getting vacant guys and moreover there can be only one GG around…right?!) She wants some gyan on ‘Inplant Training’ and who offers such training. Well Priya you can check out (EEC) Electronic Engineering Corporation, log onto their websites www.e