Growing up with criticism

-Moin Uddin

 (Criticism)

I have grown with criticism since my childhood, be it in learning household chores and values – to improve my studies – to be fit in the group and so on.

I get lots of criticism in the work I do. Many times it has broken my self confidence, but as I got used to it, it didn't mattered to me like before.

When I was working in a Radio, which was my dream and passion to be on it – finally I fulfilled my passion - while on training my mentor commented on my presentation and on script, while I was at Star Fm as a participant for their Ideal Rj competition, there I got to learn a lot about news writing, though it was my first phase of learning – I learnt a lot about news writing. Then again it took me many years to make myself fit for radio and finally I got in, improved a lot- the criticism that my seniors made on me were fruitful for molding me into something concrete.

 On Times Fm I learnt to be creative. My voice was liked by my listeners.

Also on Hits Fm, I learnt a lot which has helped me to improve my presentation and my script writing. I would like to thank my mentors who guided me in improving and shaping my skills.

These days – my passion is shifted towards writing, I have been continuously writing for The Himalayan Times (Agenda section), and it has been 3 years.

I have written a novel and it’s ready for publication, however, I gave to one of my teacher for editing and he give me tips to improve my writing, his polite criticism has helped me to write more and polish my writing to write creatively.

It’s with the ones, who takes criticism in a positive way and improve it to shine better in the future or there are some who take it negatively and would take it personally and would harm themselves, which results in losing confidence – in worst cases some take revenge and some commit suicide.

For me, criticism has helped me a lot to improve and this has made me able to dive into the challenges and it brought lots of opportunities for me in a long run – the only thing to keep at mind is to have patience and to live on following dreams and living for it.

How to be prepared for earthquake ?

-Moin Uddin

Every day earthquake goes but we don’t feel it, somewhere in someplace there is the shake going due to earthquake. Two weeks ago at Friday morning at 4:25 am the earthquake came for few seconds, I woke up suddenly and started praying to god as I didn't have any option than to pray him. The dogs barked and some birds chirped but others didn't felt it as they were sleeping and because the rector was small.

We are in the prone area for earthquake as some geologist predicted it and it’s a threat to every human being. We can’t predict it that when will it come, so only being ready to cope with that devastating threat is only the solution.

My Kathmandu is highly prone and it’s very difficult to get rescued from it due to unplanned urbanization, the congested building with the electricity poles attached with the house; the electric wires left cluttered. So this adds more risk if earthquakes comes.

The solution to it is the awareness program to be conducted nationwide and also to plan and to implement the building code and the spaces needed for the emergency vehicle to reach every nook and corners of the places and also by arranging all the first aid equipment for urgent needs.

I would implement the learned precaution that I've studied in school. Searching for a safe place to hide, under table if not then at the side of the pillar of the door by holding  a strong plate like thing to protect it from getting hurt on head.

The most important things is to be aware and then by orderly placing all those necessary equipment and then organizing all those unplanned places, renovating the old building structures and dismantling risky buildings and erecting a new ones for those vulnerable buildings.

The foremost thing to be prepared well to battle it is by being mentally and then physically strong by all the means needed when it occurs, being calm and then praying to god is the last solution.

FIFA Craze

-Moin Uddin

FIFA Craze

I love football and so does most of the entire population of this planet.  Previously I didn’t like it so crazily; I used to play it with my friends at home and school. It used to be fun, but never had I given so much interest like I was in the last world cup where Spain won.

The reason for that was, I got an opportunity to run my show on the radio and fortunately that was the year of FIFA World Cup 2010, our station manager had announced the internal vacancy to run the show “World Cup Fever” I was new and was not sure that he’ll give me a chance, however I tried my luck and filled my name, luckily he chose me and other three to run that show from 6 to 7pm.

So I had to research about it, I came home and goggled a lot and then while on office I used to stay late nights to find all the history and details, I was professional in getting all the knowledge and got to learn so many ideas, tricks, profiles of players and so on.

Early in the mooring we had to update the Football news from 5:30 to 6:00 am. One of my friend Amrit was really funny, we were together to host the show and seeing each other faces we would laugh a lot, I couldn't speak seeing his face, so I went out and while I spoke he used to go out.

While on the final day where Spain won the match, in the late evening and night we (Bijay, Soham, Niranjan, Amrit and Anup dai) got intoxicated with alcohol, I didn’t drank, and other were in their full dose, one of my colleague had lost all his control and he slept, the next day, according to schedule we were the pair to run a show, I tried to woke him up, but in vain. So I run it with other colleague. It was one of my favorable moments which I’ll cherish it for my life time.

I was very passionate to be an Rj

-Moin Uddin

 (Being Happy)

The day when I got selected on the radio to run the show “Selected pop” on Times Fm 90.6, It was on May 8, 2010 – I still remember the day that when the receptionist called me saying that one of the participant has left, so you come on right now, will you come? And I said “ya sure” – then hurried to the Station- I was wearing my college dress as I was about to go to my college.

The thing was, I was very passionate to be an Rj, Times Fm was conducting a program for the interested participants- they have to come and register their names to run a show, I listened it on the last week of the month and I called at the reception of Times Fm, the receptionist called me saying to come to their station, I went there – she said sorry, as it was already packed as the participants had already recorded their promo, upon much request she said, only if someone rejects to run a show, I may call you.

I thanked her and returned with hope, I waited it for 3-5 days but she didn't called and suddenly when I was ready for my college she called and immediately I went, I was empty stomach and didn't have had ate since early morning, I reached there at 10.30 am and then I started writing script for the show, the program was to be started at 4 pm, the entire day, I was excited to be on the radio for the first time to run my show.

When the clock strike 3.55 pm, they called me to the technical room and showed me the on-air room, the room was air-conditioned, mike was hanging, in the middle of the room there was a big glass and on the opposite side was a technician sitting and giving signal. He was cooperative and boosted my confidence, he signaled me and I talked for the first time on the radio- live. I felt so happy, some of my friends had listened to my show and had called me and said I had a good voice and congratulated me, then after a week the station manager called me to work for them. that was the day, I still remember being on-air and since then I was given 5 programs, in the morning at 4 am I used to get up and would go to the station to run the Pop-Nepal to be on-air at 5 am, in the dark also the dog would bark, but then I used to convince myself as it was my dream to be on radio, and I finally succeeded in fulfilling my dream to be an RJ.

Also the day when I finished writing my Novel book “Five Years” was the day I was so happy, now when it’ll get published and to see it reading and getting feedback from the world wide readers, will be the day, I would be so happy.

I just keep on following my dreams.

How would you change the country ?

-Moin Uddin

How would you change the country

I have always given much priority in discipline. This is something which we –not only humans, however entire living beings in the world should posses this quality, if not then –one is surely bound to fail in his/her life.

And if I would be the president of my country Nepal then also I would give priority in disciplining my country people.

Our country is lacking behind because of lack of regulation. Everyone thinks of living life in their own style.

This is not the way of living life.

We are not born by our choice, nor had we chosen our parents. We also haven’t chosen our siblings and even we haven’t chosen to be born in the family that we are born in.

We came here in his earth because we are sent by the almighty. He has set rules of this nature. We can’t change night into day, nor bring rain into the fields by own. It’s controlled by someone invisible and he is more powerful.

So, how can we live life of own, if these all other things need to stay on rules? We need to follow the system and policy and do our work sitting in the periphery and thinking creatively using those allotted powers to us.

Similar is the case in our home, office, college, schools and so on.

If we maintain order and live according to the rules of these institutions then we will be accepted and there are higher chances of getting promoted. Thus is the case of our life too, we need to be determined and be loyal and also we can be artistic by being closely controlled (sitting within boundary.)

I would make everyone pursue the set of laws and system and would penalize harshly to those who do not abide by my laws.

Though I’ll be liberal and will give them more powers and fully provide them with the facilities if they truly work hard and will pave the way for their future generation.

Those who are disciplined in life can achieve anything in life. For that one has to sacrifice their bad habits and come to the path of authoritarian, which can pave way for generational growth.

I am trying to cultivate these traits in me and I hope to see that in my country-people too furthermore wish them that they abide by laws and focus more on the passions that what they have. I’ll genuinely help them unite with the power elites so that we can get partnered with the other nations and can create a wonderful world.

Life without discipline is worthless and even our life will leave us if we try to live our life of own. Our life has certain rules and we should follow it to maintain it healthy.