16.7.04
Certificate Age
Almost everybody now-a-days decrease the age in their academic certificates. This alternation is not a secret anymore; rather it has become a custom. I haven’t seen anyone who uses real birth date in his certificates. And our schoolteachers assist us in decreasing the age. Before getting admitted into a school the birth certificate is necessary but before any board examination the schoolteachers usually consult with the students to know what date he/she would like to have officially when registrations are going for the board examinations.
My maternal aunt has a daughter and a son of one-year age difference between them. Salma, the older of the two decreased 2 years from her actual birth date. On the other hand when her brother Shaown’s registration for board exam was going the next year, the teacher of his class who is very lazy didn’t contact with any student before making the change. Instead of consulting with anyone she decreased one year from everyone’s birth date. Now on the certificate Salma and Shaown has only ten days age difference. It would have been ok if it were the same day. But 10 day difference between two siblings and of the same mother? How can it be possible?
Shaown’s friend who came from Italy to attend just the exam is also in trouble for this teacher as his age has also been decreased by one year. But on passport he is one year older. So he will face some problems with the certificate when he goes to Italy again to his family.
My uncle who studied in a village school fell in a different kind of problem. His village schoolteacher increased his age by a year and a half years. When asked why he did so, he said, “It is good to have age increased because it will help you to get a good job. People will think that you have good experience.”
Most of the students prefer to decrease age only by changing the birth year without changing the month and date. But those who change the date too are rather lucky to have two birth dates. They can have two birthday parties in a year. Our Prime Minister has 4 birth dates. Sadly one of her birth dates is fixed on the death anniversary of the founder of our present main opposition party. So the day the opposition party politicians arrange functions to mourn, the ruling party politicians are in a joyful mood cutting cakes celebrating birthday. This is just an example of the nasty politics we have in our country.
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My maternal aunt has a daughter and a son of one-year age difference between them. Salma, the older of the two decreased 2 years from her actual birth date. On the other hand when her brother Shaown’s registration for board exam was going the next year, the teacher of his class who is very lazy didn’t contact with any student before making the change. Instead of consulting with anyone she decreased one year from everyone’s birth date. Now on the certificate Salma and Shaown has only ten days age difference. It would have been ok if it were the same day. But 10 day difference between two siblings and of the same mother? How can it be possible?
Shaown’s friend who came from Italy to attend just the exam is also in trouble for this teacher as his age has also been decreased by one year. But on passport he is one year older. So he will face some problems with the certificate when he goes to Italy again to his family.
My uncle who studied in a village school fell in a different kind of problem. His village schoolteacher increased his age by a year and a half years. When asked why he did so, he said, “It is good to have age increased because it will help you to get a good job. People will think that you have good experience.”
Most of the students prefer to decrease age only by changing the birth year without changing the month and date. But those who change the date too are rather lucky to have two birth dates. They can have two birthday parties in a year. Our Prime Minister has 4 birth dates. Sadly one of her birth dates is fixed on the death anniversary of the founder of our present main opposition party. So the day the opposition party politicians arrange functions to mourn, the ruling party politicians are in a joyful mood cutting cakes celebrating birthday. This is just an example of the nasty politics we have in our country.
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