I want to be a child again

This is a bit nostalgic.

Last night I had a dream about my childhood. That has to be the best dream of mine ever.I relived my entire childhood in one single night.I could feel my entire childhood running behind my close eyes.From my days spent in Jalandhar to the days spent in Janglote,I experienced it all.

When I woke up,the only thing that came to my mind was that I wanted to be a child again.I wanted to play all the stupid little games I used to play with my neighbours in Janglote.I want to go back to the swimming pool of Jalandhar and go to school by "Shaktiman".Those days were so much fun.Nothing was serious back then and we used to enjoy every moment of it.Words like 'study' and 'homework' were a joke back then.

Being an army officer's son,I have lived in a lot of places and I still get confused when someone asks me where I am from.I cannot relate to a single place and I have had awesome experiences in whichever places I have went.So let me write all the places I have been to since my birth:

Meerut (1994): Born
Akhnoor (near Jammu): Started walking
Tinsukia (Assam): did nursery here
Dharamshala: did LKG and a bit of UKG
Jalandhar: did class 1st and 2nd and I was joined by my cute little sister Rimjhim here.
Janglote (near pathankot): class 2nd,3rd and 4th.Played a lot with my little sister here.
Sagar(MP):class 5th,6th and 7th.Made lots of good friends here.
Damana(near Jammu):class 8th,the most boring place ever,only one unit was posted here,so very less children to play with.
Mhow(near Indore):class 9th and 10th,lots of masti done here
Kota(needs no introduction):the study palace,did a lot of hard work here in class 11th and 12th which paid off in the end.
Delhi:parents presently there,and I am missing them a lot.Irony that the best place my father got posted and I am not there.Don't worry Papa,wait for my vacations to start and then we'll go to all the malls and shops.

So you can see that I have been to a LOT of places and given a time machine,I would have chosen Janglote over all the other places.I have truly enjoyed my 'bachpan' there.Those evening spent playing cricket near the park will forever be in my memory.I wish I just had one more chance living there.

I truly want to be a child again.

What 2013 holds for Andy Murray

Andy Murray had an amazing 2012 where he won the Olympic gold and the US Open. He has now truly came out of the tag 'the outstanding player who never won a grand slam'. He gave a tough fight to Nadal, Federer and Djokovic and came out on top quite a few times.

Its not that he never defeated them,but he lost against them in the finals.He was defeating them in the ATP series and other events but it was in the grand slams where he lost. But in 2012,he changed his attitude a bit and increased his fitness. In fact Andy Murray once said,"I did not change a single shot in the past year,I only changed my attitude".

Many tennis lovers would remember the way he cried after he lost the Wimbledon finals to Federer. He lost the match after being one set up and in front of his home crowd. Any other player would have gone into depression and would not have returned to the same court two weeks later for Olympics. This shows the professionalism of Murray and his mental strength. He was against the same Roger Federer but this time the result was different. Murray was on a mission and he destroyed Federer in straight sets. Soon he won a tough match against Djokovic to clinch his first grand slam.

Murray may have lost the Australian Open final but he is still a roaring tiger. True that clay is his weaker surface but the other players should be aware of the new found belief of the Scot. He is a real contender this time for the French Open and the Wimbledon. He can be a threat to Djoker's No.1 spot at the top. With Nadal just back from an injury and Federer aging,time is perfect for a new rivalry in men's tennis: Murray-Djokovic.

Lets see if Andy Murray can add more trophies in his cabinet.

Board Tips for Class 12 students

Well its the month of February and students of class 10^th and class 12^th would be busy in their Board preparation. In this post, I’ll give some tips for students of class 12^th so that they can ace their board exams while maintaining momentum for their competitive exam preparation. So class 10^th folks, take ‘lite’.

Last year I went through the same phase and I know pretty well what difficulties we face during this period. But believe me, by proper strategy in these last stages, you can take your preparation to a whole new level and achieve results which can make you and your parents proud.

I’ll give you tips about Maths, Physics Chemistry and English.

Maths:

 My favourite subject and the most scoring subject of the lot, you can score cent per cent by some decent practice. Practice NCERT and solve LOTS of sample papers in exam conditions. I would advise you to do one sample paper of maths every alternate day. When you attempt the actual board paper, that would be nothing less than a cakewalk. And mind you, this will help you in your competitive exams also. Believe me as I too did that and cleared most of the engineering entrance exams.

Don’t leave calculus as that will form the major part of your question paper. Vectors and 3D Geometry are easy topics, so master them.

Physics:   

This is a tricky subject that can be mastered with proper understanding and practice only. Solving mock test papers is a must and solve each and every problem of NCERT- you never know what will hit you! You should have proper understanding of the concepts and ALL the derivations of the book must be on your fingertips. Mind you, ALL.

Don’t even dare to leave the semiconductors chapter as that chapter is of around 7 marks. That is an easy chapter and one day is enough for that chapter.

Do all the derivations of book 1 and all the diagrams/graphs of the book 2. That was a key to my success in the Physics exam.

Chemistry:

Boring but scoring, this is the subject that I studied the most in February as I was pretty weak in chemistry. If you fall in the same category as mine, don’t worry, preparing chemistry is the easiest and believe me on this one.

During my first unit test in school, I scored 23 marks out of 70 and I passed the exam by 1mark only. So you can easily make out how ‘GOOD’ I was in chemistry. But by proper strategy in the final stages before my board exam, I scored 91 marks in Chemistry.

You should be perfect in physical chemistry as it is based on simple formulaes. Practice the equations given in the book for organic chemistry. Learn all the name equations as they come every year in the boards. As far as inorganic chemistry goes, find a nice chair and table and mug your way to it- there is no other way. I know its tough but if you repeat this for about 5 days, you will get the hang of inorganic chemistry.

NCERT is more than enough for preparing chemistry.

English:

Don’t take English lightly as it will either make or break your final percentage. Don’t be disheartened if you scored less marks in English Pre-board exam. I scored 68/100 in my second pre board. Never take you pre-board marks seriously, only take your mistakes seriously.

Read all the chapters carefully and solve lots of sample papers. In my case, my mother corrected my sample papers and I did around 5 sample papers before giving my final exam. I scored 88/100 in my boards and they can be considered as good marks.

As far as writing section goes, be thorough with all the formats and practice writing a few of them.

So a lot of talk has been given and now before signing off I’ll write my marks so that you can see my marks for yourself:

Maths: 97/100

Physics: 95/100

Chemistry: 91/100

English: 88/100

Final Board Percentage : 91.4%

Gave Board Exam in 2012.

So guys all the best and for any query mail me at shreyanshtyagi@gmail.com or drop in your comments, I’ll be more than happy to reply.