treat everyone with politeness
even those who are rude to you,
not because they are not nice
but because you are nice.......................
even those who are rude to you,
not because they are not nice
but because you are nice.......................
Handshake with the PM
Posted 22nd July 2008 at 01:04 AM by Anushiv
Our Singapore National Day (August 9) is fast approaching & the Lion city has already started to prepare for its celebration. No doubt, it is going to be a spectacular & a marvelous treat to our eyes but being an Indian & coming from India I (rather most of us over here) always look at it as an entertainment feature rather than a patriotic display. It is sad indeed but I do have high & sincere respect towards the Politian & people over here. 
When I was in India, I never had a chance to meet or talk about politics or politician. May be the brutal impact of movies would have made me to look down upon them. They were never been in my good books. I hated them without any reason but the moment I entered this country my view about Politics has totally changed. Here, Politian’s are chosen according to meritocracy, all are well-learned, profound thinkers, polite & as well as proud personalities.
Just imagine these strong & weighty men moving around without any black cats behind! On Sunday, I had a chance to meet these ministers. Not just the one but quite a handful of them which includes our Prime Minister Mr. Lee, Education minister, Health Minister (Dr. Balaji Sadsivam) & other few MPs. It was for rational harmony celebration at our CC (community centre)… around hundred people attended it. One of the committee members of the CC had invited us to join the celebration. Mr. PM was shaking-hands with many of them & was having a brief conversation with few people. We too were standing in line with a plastic smile to greet him. I was wearing a sari (courtesy- my husband); even though I never felt odd, it looked different among the rest. The tall 6’’ PM came towards us & gave a big hearty smile shook hands with us & we had a brief talk. He was asking me a few questions. How long I have been in here. What I am doing? Etc. I felt exalted & my husband who was standing beside me was just grinning. When we were returning home, he began to talk, “See, The sari has made a difference, I told you to wear it & that was the reason you stood & looked different from others…it even pulled the PM”! Yeah, sometimes DH is correct we need to agree that right.
Two things, which I learnt on that day-
To be in Politics or to be a politician is after all not an easy job. You need to be a strong character at the same time flexible, humble& open-minded person. Especially, in a developed country like Singapore you should also be Educated, balanced & sharp thinker. Yesterday, I did notice that in Mr. Lee.
And wearing our ethnic dress has really made me proud & happy! I wish all the Indian Ladies do it. Recently, I saw pictures of Aishwarya Rai & Preity Zinda in western outfit (Cannes, film festival). Why can’t these celebrities in Red carpet wear sari? I am sure Sari is equally glamorous & elegant.
Following their footsteps, nowadays I see few south Indian actors like Trisha, Priya Mani, shreya etc. appear like Mary’s of the church!
Come on ladies, do share your feeling about it & thanks for reading my ‘dragging’ blog!
When I was in India, I never had a chance to meet or talk about politics or politician. May be the brutal impact of movies would have made me to look down upon them. They were never been in my good books. I hated them without any reason but the moment I entered this country my view about Politics has totally changed. Here, Politian’s are chosen according to meritocracy, all are well-learned, profound thinkers, polite & as well as proud personalities.Just imagine these strong & weighty men moving around without any black cats behind! On Sunday, I had a chance to meet these ministers. Not just the one but quite a handful of them which includes our Prime Minister Mr. Lee, Education minister, Health Minister (Dr. Balaji Sadsivam) & other few MPs. It was for rational harmony celebration at our CC (community centre)… around hundred people attended it. One of the committee members of the CC had invited us to join the celebration. Mr. PM was shaking-hands with many of them & was having a brief conversation with few people. We too were standing in line with a plastic smile to greet him. I was wearing a sari (courtesy- my husband); even though I never felt odd, it looked different among the rest. The tall 6’’ PM came towards us & gave a big hearty smile shook hands with us & we had a brief talk. He was asking me a few questions. How long I have been in here. What I am doing? Etc. I felt exalted & my husband who was standing beside me was just grinning. When we were returning home, he began to talk, “See, The sari has made a difference, I told you to wear it & that was the reason you stood & looked different from others…it even pulled the PM”! Yeah, sometimes DH is correct we need to agree that right.
Two things, which I learnt on that day-
To be in Politics or to be a politician is after all not an easy job. You need to be a strong character at the same time flexible, humble& open-minded person. Especially, in a developed country like Singapore you should also be Educated, balanced & sharp thinker. Yesterday, I did notice that in Mr. Lee.
And wearing our ethnic dress has really made me proud & happy! I wish all the Indian Ladies do it. Recently, I saw pictures of Aishwarya Rai & Preity Zinda in western outfit (Cannes, film festival). Why can’t these celebrities in Red carpet wear sari? I am sure Sari is equally glamorous & elegant.
Following their footsteps, nowadays I see few south Indian actors like Trisha, Priya Mani, shreya etc. appear like Mary’s of the church!
Come on ladies, do share your feeling about it & thanks for reading my ‘dragging’ blog!
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Dear Anu,
I shall certainly pm you when I plan to visit S'pore. I have been there twice before. I love the corruption free, pollution free atmosphere of that beautiful country.
Regards,
MalathiPosted 24th July 2008 at 07:35 AM by Malathijagan
- Hi Anu,
I would say, great start...I agree with you ,Politics/ Politicians is a really tough area to be in and we must appreciate it takes quite a bit to become one! I still love wearing Indian clothing, infact planning to wear a saree for a upcoming show too!
Keep posting!
RanganayakiPosted 24th July 2008 at 07:43 PM by Ranganayaki
