tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post5835601957370054683..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: Stooping low to reach for the stars!?silverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-80521574982771609622008-07-15T20:49:00.000+05:302008-07-15T20:49:00.000+05:30I second that opinion on Mallu girls..Its a pity t...I second that opinion on Mallu girls..Its a pity to see talented but home-bred girls take the back seat to North Indian counterparts just because the latter ones score more on just one point: Confidence.scorpiogeniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071359354604682509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-28742948150886819392008-07-15T00:21:00.000+05:302008-07-15T00:21:00.000+05:30Having lived by the Shahrukh philosophy of believi...Having lived by the Shahrukh philosophy of believing that you are the best, I was always being told humility is a virtue :D. Somehow I was under the impression confidence and humility are almost antithesis of each other in a way similar to what ur post suggests. And then met a bunch of people who made me realize I was absolutely wrong!<BR/><BR/>I feel its rather easy to slip into the freespirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835197858338426051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-9888086082245242262008-07-13T19:59:00.000+05:302008-07-13T19:59:00.000+05:30I don't want to blame the teachers or the students...I don't want to blame the teachers or the students. But if a teacher/boss is adamant with protocol over work, it ruins the student/employee's self-confidence and productivity. Also, the participants in the music reality shows bend their back to please the judges, ahh c'mon !!! This blog should be an eye-opener to all the chamcha/Yes Sir/Yes Ma'am types... LOLVivek Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337067206735985647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-9682688250078975632008-07-13T14:53:00.000+05:302008-07-13T14:53:00.000+05:30Excellent point Anjali... this is very common in o...Excellent point Anjali... this is very common in our mallu land... and most of us are be termed as "non-assertive" in our work-place because of this...kkmansoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713387073486162481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-53659646761260143062008-07-12T14:33:00.000+05:302008-07-12T14:33:00.000+05:30You said it, exactly what I wanted to say. To be f...You said it, exactly what I wanted to say. To be frank it's nauseating to see contestant's showing too much humility. Yup, one of the popular show 'Idea Star Singer' has too many 'modest' candidates and the winner beat them all when it came to be humble. In fact, an anchor was telling "See how simple our man is", and he smiled so meekly as if he did something terribly wrong. Good post, thanks.Arun Meethale Chirakkalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647424169250887847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1774985450650512332008-07-10T18:26:00.000+05:302008-07-10T18:26:00.000+05:30sriram: You are right! You can see judge's attitud...sriram: You are right! You can see judge's attitude towards singers change with their confidence levels.I find Vineeth and exception though.<BR/><BR/>mathew: Industry standards! LOl! It does seem that way, the way contestants bow and scrape and literally worship the judges! :)<BR/><BR/>ms cris: Agree with you on your observation that contestant must talk when needed and listen when needed.<BR/><silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-82659829590306984812008-07-10T17:49:00.000+05:302008-07-10T17:49:00.000+05:30dont know which show u r talking about- i have see...dont know which show u r talking about- i have seen only a few episodes of idea star singer contest(2007 -that's just over)- the type of bending backwards to please, i dont think i saw in their body language.guess each show has its own behaviou culture.<BR/><BR/>have a mild objection to your suggestion that gurukul system demands slavishness from the wards.respect can never go too far-slavishnesskochuthresiamma p .jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320086308375078739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-66456215053957582202008-07-10T17:35:00.000+05:302008-07-10T17:35:00.000+05:30For a change and to have some differences from the...For a change and to have some differences from the monotony of the K-serials, the channels imitated the reality shows from west and packaged according to "our style". So whatever things that we see in these shows are what people want to see. The same drama, tear jerking moments, fights etc. which are the same as in the serials but now exhibited in a different format. So being humble is a part of Emmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097538125525409752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-45919088183675596302008-07-10T17:11:00.000+05:302008-07-10T17:11:00.000+05:30You won't see any change in the attitude of the co...You won't see any change in the attitude of the contestants until they start giving points for arguing with the judges. Extreme humility is disgusting, but it is an integral part of our culture and won't go away soon. It's obvious to anyone watching that the humility on display is fake.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, different cultures have different norms of behaviour. In any contest anywhere, Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563409850611657324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-45614536264158068762008-07-10T16:34:00.000+05:302008-07-10T16:34:00.000+05:30The contestants are so sacchrine sweet .. I am sur...The contestants are so sacchrine sweet .. I am sure they and the judges suffer from diabetes..<BR/>Jokes apart, the trend is crazy, what are we showing the world.."only buttering and humility" will get you ahead. If you are confident and talented, you are most likely to be sized downDeeptihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945856816130429384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-91967584917822916302008-07-10T14:26:00.000+05:302008-07-10T14:26:00.000+05:30I guess, for some people, not talking back, is mor...I guess, for some people, not talking back, is more an act of indifference, rather than being polite...At least, I prefer not to talk back at most of the nuisance hurled at me, just to avoid unwanted, useless arguments. And at times, I feel, whatever I say, will hardly matter to people, who think quite high of themselves. But, yes, sometimes, this act of sensibility is taken up as my weakness ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-31288445618478817772008-07-10T13:33:00.000+05:302008-07-10T13:33:00.000+05:30I guess its a taken a little too far sometimes, th...I guess its a taken a little too far sometimes, the politeness stuff. But I dont think its real. Most contestants do it only cause they know thats what the judges are looking for, not cause they have this humongous respect. <BR/><BR/>But then though I dont believe in standing-in-folded-hands, it bugs me when people argue and fight back on the comments the judges pass. Cause most of these turn outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-35229945705514404022008-07-10T12:03:00.000+05:302008-07-10T12:03:00.000+05:30Nice that you wrote on this..i was always thinking...Nice that you wrote on this..i was always thinking it was some "industry standards" of sorts..i think those set managers/directors who train the participants before the show are partly to blame..the golden rule for them is "as weird as it gets better the TRP's!!"..All those humility just could be fake...<BR/><BR/><BR/>You might see exaggerated emotions on display on western shows, you rarely see mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-76061844690901552752008-07-10T11:01:00.000+05:302008-07-10T11:01:00.000+05:30You're absolutely right. And in these reality show...You're absolutely right. <BR/>And in these reality shows(yuck.. there are too many of those things these days!) I guess those judges too would internally feel a distinction between someone who deliberately puts on a humbly-humbly attitude and an seemingly "over-confident" (for that's the word many people use) contestant who was, just behaving normally, albeit confidently. These things are not Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191368051234069672noreply@blogger.com