Rendezvous with VIP’s

So much hype, so much of publicity and exceeding expectations gave way to the global conference held at the Institute. Never before had so many VIP’s gathered and never will there be any such congregation in the near future. So what are these special creatures made up of?
The thing about these VIP’s is that they are humans like us and still manage to gather so much attention that people go ga-ga just by hearing their names. Yes, they are also known as celebrities but are important enough to the society. What makes them so special? Why can’t you and me become as important? What do they have that you and me don’t? Hope that the below arguments might just pop up some possible answers

1. You can’t be important unless you feel that you are after all ‘important’ – This effectively translates the principle of 'self fulfilling prophecy' or the belief in the principle that one is born to achive nothing less than being famous.
2. You need to have lot of flabber (hindi word for it-charbi) in order to break the ice.
3. You need to have good everlasting contacts of course!!, the more of the opposite sex, the better!!
4. You need to follow the PDCA cycle (Plan, do, check, act which is the fundamental principles builing block of ISO certification)for all your activities, nobody is going to hear the same old speech on the same subject given at different venues.
5. You need to create a demand for yourself. This is the hardest part, but if perfected, can lead to heavenly position. This is where the true test of character and principles will show up the result - whether you are fit to be a VIP or not!!

Recession blues

Battling the recession is not going to be a piece of cake, so apart from beating the heat in Lebanon (if you haven't still figured out whats so special about Lebanon, here's the fact - the male : female ratio there is 1:6) people can now concentrate on exploiting new markets like the one below.

Faced with shortage, Canada woos skilled Indian workers
Wed, Dec 3 11:15 AM
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) Here's good news for engineers, technicians and other skilled workers wanting to work abroad. Canada is trying to attract young talent from countries like India by relaxing norms for visas in this category, says a Canadian immigration expert.
'There is an acute shortage of skilled workers in Canada and the situation will worsen in the next 5-10 years unless the government makes an effort to attract talent from a young country like India,' said Curtis Panke, director of global operations for the Ontario-based Global Placement Services.
Pointing out that the retirement age for most occupations in Canada is 55 years, he said in the next five years, more than 20 percent of the country's engineers, doctors, professors and geologists would retire.
'This huge void cannot be filled with domestic talent alone. If we do not attract the talent from outside, there will be a talent vacuum of up to 70 percent in the next 10 to 15 years,' Panke told IANS.
Keeping all this in mind, he said, the Canadian government has made vital changes in its immigration policy and relaxed certain norms for a Canadian visa in the skilled worker category.
The latest fast track processing of visa applications in the federal skilled worker category ensures a Canadian visa in a shorter period of just 6-12 months, pointed out Panke.
The Canadian government has issued a list of 38 high-demand occupational categories, including health, finance, engineers, heavy-duty mechanics, industrial technicians, food service managers and other skilled trades.
Panke is in Punjab to gauge the talent pool available and to conduct seminars all over the state in collaboration with the city-based World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS), which has sent over 60,000 families and around 250,000 individuals to Canada till date.
'There are thousands of Punjabis in Canada, who are doing extremely well in their professions and contributing to the country's economy. Comparatively, we have more applicants from this region if we compare it with other states in India,' stated Panke.
Asked about the impact of global recession on the Canadian economy, Panke said a majority of the organisations and companies there would be unaffected in the long run.
'There is some impact but all this is a temporary phase and will pass very soon. Moreover, there is no impact on the openings available under skilled category there and Canada is looking forward to employ skilled workers in a big way.'
Talking about Canada's federal investor category for permanent residency in the country, Lt Col (retd) B.S. Sandhu, chief managing director of WWICS, said: 'An investor is only needed to invest Rs.5 million in some flourishing trade in Canada and can relocate there under the Canadian Investor Program.'
The applicant, under this category, only needs to have a work experience of two years and no language proficiency test like IELTS is required, he added.

Aftermath

Finally, after two days and a lot of widespread destruction, nature's fury ended, but the exactly opposite happened on the West coast, in the financial capital of India. Terrorists went on and on relentlessly until the death toll reached 300.
But, this time I feel angry on myself, I feel angry on the common man who needs a reason such as a 'terror attack' to lash at the politicians. This is just like saying "I will worship God only during Diwali and the rest of the days, I just do nothing". This feeling of guilt is going to stay on for years to come. On the contrary, one might argue that the common man cannot do anything about it just because he is "common" and not "special", he does not have any power.
Well, can anyone prove the "common" statement wrong, please!!!