Dear Sir,

Further to the letter, “Confusing decision on uniform change”  (Gulf Times, September 27) I would  like to express my concern over the move by the Ideal Indian School. The present uniform was introduced just three years ago and the explanation for reinstating the old one now is not convincing.

Intermittent uniform changes like these may be of benefit to some textile shops but it is the parents who have to bear the costs.

Also, the practice of increasing fees yearly by 10% is not acceptable: the school must realise that not all companies in Qatar give yearly increment to their staff and the hike in fees will add to the financial burden of many middle-income families.

In case of parents with three or four children studying in the school, the effect of such an annual increase can easily be imagined.

Even as the fees are increased, we don’t hear any news about a salary rise to the school’s teaching and administrative staff.

Biju Abraham

(e-mail address supplied)

Lanes of confusion

Dear Sir,

I would like to highlight  a potentially dangerous design problem near the Toyota intersection. Coming from the former VIP roundabout (now a signalised intersection as part of a road upgrade), there are four lanes until the point we take the left turn from the Toyota signal. But when we enter the Airport Road after the left turn there are only three lanes starting from the Al Mana Tower point. This causes confusion to motorists and traffic often builds up in the middle of the intersection as vehicles slow down to accommodate traffic from the fourth lane moving to to the third lane.

 It would be better to close temporarily one of the left-turn lanes till the work on the fourth lane on the Al Mana  Tower side is complete so as to avoid confusion.

MN

(Full name and address supplied)

Don’t fret over the past

Dear Sir,

The article “How to know you are emotionally on the mend” (Gulf Times, September 28) was quite informative. Time, they say, is  a great healer.  How great are our physical or mental problems, most of us learn to cope them, sooner or later.

Some people take things in their stride, for they know that  it is pointless to brood over the past for long. All of us face adversity and some remain cheerful while going through hard times. It is they who know the art of living. Obsession with the past is unhealthy and makes people unhappy. Life is God’s greatest gift to us; hence it should be lived in such way that we should not fret over the past and be overly anxious about the future. Be happy and spread happiness to others.

C Robinson

robin_son_ch@yahoo.co.in