I am not an expert in meditation, Nor do I know its methods..But here is a rough outline for those who wish to do it..
Let your body be clean and let the surroundings be complementing.(A vedic chant in the background during sunset and sunrise would be compelling).
0.Chanting any known manthras would provide a smooth start.
1. Start with observing the surroundings.Pay attention to the sound,sight and other senses.
2.Closing your eyes draw the attention to your body elements.Meditate on each and every part of it. Picturise yourself as a strong unit ready to take the mental race.
3.Do pranayama a few times.
4. Slowly concentrate on your breath.Breathe in and out rythamically.Try to add it to a word.
5.Turn your attention from your breath to your mind.Watch your mind as an outsider.Slowly the thoughts would settle.
Practice regularly till you attain perfection in all the stages. There should not be any attempt to control the mind.It should be set free , only to be settled on its own.
After this the higher stages.
6.Meditate on any chosen image,idea or anything of that sort.
7&8. Hope to fill it at any later stages of my life..
I haven't done anything of it. So do it at your own risk :) I have simply summarized
what I have heard so far..
RK
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
In the hours of meditation...
" Japakodi gunam dhyanam
Dhyanakodi guno Laya
Layakodi gunam ganam
Ganathparatharam nahi "
I regret for not having studied any art forms ,music or anything of that sake. Could start even now , but I am too impatient.
The greatness of music or dance is that it takes the performer to a completely independent world. A world where one forget about ones own existence, something which Rishis and Yogis try to achieve through meditation.
I am through a restructuring phase of my life. By restructuring I simply mean disciplining myself for some great work(of course, still unknown).Has to work out a plan for it..Hope this wont be another futile attempt as countless occasions before..
Wishing myself gudluck
RK
Dhyanakodi guno Laya
Layakodi gunam ganam
Ganathparatharam nahi "
I regret for not having studied any art forms ,music or anything of that sake. Could start even now , but I am too impatient.
The greatness of music or dance is that it takes the performer to a completely independent world. A world where one forget about ones own existence, something which Rishis and Yogis try to achieve through meditation.
I am through a restructuring phase of my life. By restructuring I simply mean disciplining myself for some great work(of course, still unknown).Has to work out a plan for it..Hope this wont be another futile attempt as countless occasions before..
Wishing myself gudluck
RK
DE Shaw... :(
So the drama has reached its climax...DEShaw has visited the campus and has taken two..
Cannot help confessing that I am filled with asooya...They wanted people to build "Complex Trading Systems " and that was what exactly I could offer them, as my adrenalin gets pumped up at the very thought of it...
But as Geetha says "Sambavichethellam Nallathinu , Sambavikkan pokunnathum nallathinu .." . Don't know whether I would have qualified for the interview , could I sit for it.Had I cleared the test , I believe that I had a fair chance. But clearing the test was always on cards.Otherwise I would have risked it.
Hope to get some good technical stuff at Oracle. Some years down the line, I hope ___________.
Signing off
RK
Cannot help confessing that I am filled with asooya...They wanted people to build "Complex Trading Systems " and that was what exactly I could offer them, as my adrenalin gets pumped up at the very thought of it...
But as Geetha says "Sambavichethellam Nallathinu , Sambavikkan pokunnathum nallathinu .." . Don't know whether I would have qualified for the interview , could I sit for it.Had I cleared the test , I believe that I had a fair chance. But clearing the test was always on cards.Otherwise I would have risked it.
Hope to get some good technical stuff at Oracle. Some years down the line, I hope ___________.
Signing off
RK
Friday, November 20, 2009
സ്വപ്നങ്ങള്ക്ക് ചിറക് മുളയ്കുമ്പോള് ... :)
A random line...
"When the gong strikes at NASDAQ..."
PS : Courtesy, Mr Valoor
"When the gong strikes at NASDAQ..."
PS : Courtesy, Mr Valoor
Saturday, November 14, 2009
A turning point...
Well It was the first Interview of my life..bt was at home as I had no intention of joining it and as all eyes were on DE. der I am ,with my first glimpses of the T&P office , the most relaxed one.. observing the tensed faces around..It was fun..
It(The Interview) started with a Tower of hanoi..I managed it..And a lot of easy questions followed..My confidence slowly increased..I felt I could answer any question under the sun..
But it all changed suddenly in the second round..was asked bubble sort..couldnt write d program!!!!thought it was all over..bt again I regained d momentum..this time I was ready to answer any question,perhaps other than algorithms..bt He did not allow me to make a show off....
I said , "I am a person who tend follow my heart..If I love something I would do it..else I wont"
He : "So would you quit Oracle If you are put in a project which you dont like ?"
Me(With a huge smile) : "Most probably , I would.." (hihii...)
I suppose I was selected in the first round itself..As d person who had interviewed me in the first round was d head of the team..He might have been impressed..and dere I am..with my first interview success...
It was all unexpected..nothing short of a miracle...the most important part of it is that, I and Sangeeth is going to be together again..So I can continue to learn from this brilliant genius..
There was something which had been eating my mind for d last 6 months..I was dreaming it..I was living on it..And at times, I couldnt handle the pressure..Now it is a great relief..
But of course , der is also a sad part to it..Many dejected faces came out along with us..It is grueling to sit for 5 to 6 interviews and at the end of the day , u r informed that u r not selected..I know that something better awaits them..bt still I share their sorrow..and my prayers 4 them..
Now it is time 4 me to redefine my goals..something else to dream..
Signing off
RK
PS : But still, Mr.Asw.. , Y did u take me even without answering bubble sort ?
It(The Interview) started with a Tower of hanoi..I managed it..And a lot of easy questions followed..My confidence slowly increased..I felt I could answer any question under the sun..
But it all changed suddenly in the second round..was asked bubble sort..couldnt write d program!!!!thought it was all over..bt again I regained d momentum..this time I was ready to answer any question,perhaps other than algorithms..bt He did not allow me to make a show off....
I said , "I am a person who tend follow my heart..If I love something I would do it..else I wont"
He : "So would you quit Oracle If you are put in a project which you dont like ?"
Me(With a huge smile) : "Most probably , I would.." (hihii...)
I suppose I was selected in the first round itself..As d person who had interviewed me in the first round was d head of the team..He might have been impressed..and dere I am..with my first interview success...
It was all unexpected..nothing short of a miracle...the most important part of it is that, I and Sangeeth is going to be together again..So I can continue to learn from this brilliant genius..
There was something which had been eating my mind for d last 6 months..I was dreaming it..I was living on it..And at times, I couldnt handle the pressure..Now it is a great relief..
But of course , der is also a sad part to it..Many dejected faces came out along with us..It is grueling to sit for 5 to 6 interviews and at the end of the day , u r informed that u r not selected..I know that something better awaits them..bt still I share their sorrow..and my prayers 4 them..
Now it is time 4 me to redefine my goals..something else to dream..
Signing off
RK
PS : But still, Mr.Asw.. , Y did u take me even without answering bubble sort ?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Some more staggered thoughts...
I used to wonder , why I write a blog ?Of course it is a good time pass.Often it takes a lot of time and at other times it comes quite naturally.One thing I have noticed is that it gives clarity to your thoughts.Those ideas which are vague in your mind, when tried to put down become crystal clear.And I enjoy it.
So here are some more thoughts.The last one week had been pretty exciting.I had been trying to master the "art of programming" and had some success in that respect.A couple of weeks practice from now would take me to a better position.So some partial success in that respect.Everything is clear as far as the programming language is concerned.Now all that remains is increasing the speed at the designing phase.Will be working on it after one month.I have got a partially completed project in my pocket.If I could complete that in a week , there I am!!!.
It was thatva time,here at NITC. Was a bit nostalgic about last year..the sleepless nights I had, desperately trying to design the bulls and bears..finally two continous night outs to get the registration software up and running..everything flashes through the mind quite often.Overall it was good show this time, but could have been better..I am increasingly alarmed by the lack of seriousness that is being observed in the junior years..And often it made me extremely disturbed..I wonder whether NITC would have the same name and fame some 10 years down the track.
Of all the events, the one which stud out was the Lecture series. It was thoroughly professional, I should say. Though I could attend only a couple of them, it was a good experience.
Mr.Suhas Gopinath, who started a company at the age of 13 gave a lecture.He shared his 8 year old entreprenueral career which was a great source of inspiration.Well,couple of weeks back , I could not think of missing out DEShaw..All my career plans were built around it.I knew that there are many more deserving and capable people in the campus..But still ,my mind could not part with the thought..It was so powerful that I had many sleepless nights.To be honest, I don't have the least expectation of clearing even its test..But still, I could not free my mind..
The situation is certainly different now..I was mad about DEShaw , probably because of the excitement of saving every penny ,and then four years down the line starting something on my own, with a reasonable capital(Of course , the adrenalin flow at the thought of working for a financial instituition is much more than that) ..but after the talk, I started to think , Why wait four years?..Well, No answer.
I also happened to attend the talk by Dr Prabhakaran Paleri..here are the few points which I liked ..
* Do not run after money.It is like the horizon.The more you go near ,the more backwards it move.But when you move away from it, it tends to follow you.Also do not make it a point that you would start living after earning so and so amount.Open your life...
* it does not matter which job you end up in the initial years of your career.Because career is a marathon.The early starters need not necessarily make it to the finishing line.
I think I have written a lot.This was the one which I could complete after a lot of partially wriiten saved drafts..Had some sort of writing dilemma..Happy that I could overcome it..
Signing off
RK
So here are some more thoughts.The last one week had been pretty exciting.I had been trying to master the "art of programming" and had some success in that respect.A couple of weeks practice from now would take me to a better position.So some partial success in that respect.Everything is clear as far as the programming language is concerned.Now all that remains is increasing the speed at the designing phase.Will be working on it after one month.I have got a partially completed project in my pocket.If I could complete that in a week , there I am!!!.
It was thatva time,here at NITC. Was a bit nostalgic about last year..the sleepless nights I had, desperately trying to design the bulls and bears..finally two continous night outs to get the registration software up and running..everything flashes through the mind quite often.Overall it was good show this time, but could have been better..I am increasingly alarmed by the lack of seriousness that is being observed in the junior years..And often it made me extremely disturbed..I wonder whether NITC would have the same name and fame some 10 years down the track.
Of all the events, the one which stud out was the Lecture series. It was thoroughly professional, I should say. Though I could attend only a couple of them, it was a good experience.
Mr.Suhas Gopinath, who started a company at the age of 13 gave a lecture.He shared his 8 year old entreprenueral career which was a great source of inspiration.Well,couple of weeks back , I could not think of missing out DEShaw..All my career plans were built around it.I knew that there are many more deserving and capable people in the campus..But still ,my mind could not part with the thought..It was so powerful that I had many sleepless nights.To be honest, I don't have the least expectation of clearing even its test..But still, I could not free my mind..
The situation is certainly different now..I was mad about DEShaw , probably because of the excitement of saving every penny ,and then four years down the line starting something on my own, with a reasonable capital(Of course , the adrenalin flow at the thought of working for a financial instituition is much more than that) ..but after the talk, I started to think , Why wait four years?..Well, No answer.
I also happened to attend the talk by Dr Prabhakaran Paleri..here are the few points which I liked ..
* Do not run after money.It is like the horizon.The more you go near ,the more backwards it move.But when you move away from it, it tends to follow you.Also do not make it a point that you would start living after earning so and so amount.Open your life...
* it does not matter which job you end up in the initial years of your career.Because career is a marathon.The early starters need not necessarily make it to the finishing line.
I think I have written a lot.This was the one which I could complete after a lot of partially wriiten saved drafts..Had some sort of writing dilemma..Happy that I could overcome it..
Signing off
RK
Saturday, October 10, 2009
On For D E Shaw..
So the confirmation has arrived ..D E Shaw is going to visit d campus on December ...Many other companies in the likes of Oracle,Saba Software etc are in the line up..But all eyes on _________ :)
But no information regarding Bank Of America or Namuro ..
So see you after that deciding day with the results..
RK
But no information regarding Bank Of America or Namuro ..
So see you after that deciding day with the results..
RK
Sunday, September 27, 2009
ഹരി ശ്രീ ഗണപതയേ നമ:
ഇന്നു വിജയദശമി..ഓര്മവെച്ച ശേഷം ഒന്നു രണ്ടു തവണയേ പുസ്തകം പൂജയ്ക്ക് പൂജയ്ക്ക് വെയ്കാന് പറ്റാതിരുനിടുള്ളൂ ...
ഇന്നു ഇവിടെ NIT യ്ക്ക് അടുത്തുള്ള ഒരു അമ്പലത്തില് പോയെങ്കിലും അവിടെ എഴുതാനുള്ള സൌകര്യം ഒന്നും കണ്ടില്ല..അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇപ്രാവശ്യത്തെ എഴുത്ത് ബ്ലോഗില് ആവാം എന്ന് വിചാരിച്ചു..
അക്ഷരങ്ങുളുടെ ലോകത്തേയ്ക്ക് എന്നെ കൈപിടിച്ചു നടത്തിയ എന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട പൊന്നു ടീച്ചറെ മനസ്സില് ധ്യാനിച്ചു കൊണ്ടു ഒരു 'ഹരി ശ്രീ ഗണപതയേ നമ : '.
സ്വന്തം
രഞ്ജിത്
ഇന്നു ഇവിടെ NIT യ്ക്ക് അടുത്തുള്ള ഒരു അമ്പലത്തില് പോയെങ്കിലും അവിടെ എഴുതാനുള്ള സൌകര്യം ഒന്നും കണ്ടില്ല..അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇപ്രാവശ്യത്തെ എഴുത്ത് ബ്ലോഗില് ആവാം എന്ന് വിചാരിച്ചു..
അക്ഷരങ്ങുളുടെ ലോകത്തേയ്ക്ക് എന്നെ കൈപിടിച്ചു നടത്തിയ എന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട പൊന്നു ടീച്ചറെ മനസ്സില് ധ്യാനിച്ചു കൊണ്ടു ഒരു 'ഹരി ശ്രീ ഗണപതയേ നമ : '.
സ്വന്തം
രഞ്ജിത്
Friday, September 11, 2009
A Dilemma..
Life often gets a bit complex.You find it difficult to decide between right and wrong.And often the path which is considered to be right (of course it may be relative) is a bit hard..
It is election time here at the college.And you see your friends standing each other.During the first year, I used to wonder how the situation would be when it comes to our batch.I was trying hard to sort my fellow friends into groups.Also I didn't know where to put myself.... I don't know it right now too..
So how do I view the situation right in front of me? For me it just reflects the fundamental truth about human psychology.."The urge for sex and personal gratification is one of the basic desires of human mind "..So it is all about sex and personal gratification..The first among them- Sex ,need no mention , as we all know its effects.Now the second-Personal gratification..A sense of feeling important among the peers..feeling that one is important to a person ,feeling important in the social circle ..Some satisfies the desire when they acquire the love of someone,some feel so when they amass wealth, and for someone else it is power..
So when there are two people with the same level of personal gratification desire, such things as elections become inevitable. Now all rights and wrongs are built around it.And in such a situation it becomes a hard choice for the rest..
I struck with the word 'sex' a few lines before.And I feel that I have enough substance now to write about things like love,crush etc..May be later..
In the mean time have a look at http://imaloafer.blogspot.com/2008/07/life-without-girlfriend.html ...
He says , if you don't have a girl friend,she can't dump you..I loved it..
Before I wind up , here is a small extract from a recent chat conversation with someone..
His status message:- "The wait is over..Finally she is mine.."
Seeing this (quite eagerly) ,
Q :- da..ആരാടാ അവള് ?
Reply :- ഹി ഹി ഹി
Q :- da ..പറയടാ..plz..
Reply :- ഹി ഹി ഹി
Q :- da.. അവള് തന്നെയാണോ ?
Reply :- അവസാനം അടിച്ചു മോനേ...ഹി ഹി ഹി ..
Q :- da ..ശരിക്കും?!!!!!!!!! ...ഗായത്രി?e???
Reply :- പിന്നെ ഗായത്രി!!! നോക്കിയിരുന്നോ ഇപ്പൊ കിട്ടും :)
Q :- പിന്നെ ആരാടാ ? collegileyaano?
Reply :- കോളേജിലെ thanneyyaa...
Q :- parayada...
Reply :- suppli (സപ്പ്ളി) ..ഹീറ്റ് transfer പേപ്പര് ..
So that ends it.It was an incredible way to look at life...
Signing off
RK
It is election time here at the college.And you see your friends standing each other.During the first year, I used to wonder how the situation would be when it comes to our batch.I was trying hard to sort my fellow friends into groups.Also I didn't know where to put myself.... I don't know it right now too..
So how do I view the situation right in front of me? For me it just reflects the fundamental truth about human psychology.."The urge for sex and personal gratification is one of the basic desires of human mind "..So it is all about sex and personal gratification..The first among them- Sex ,need no mention , as we all know its effects.Now the second-Personal gratification..A sense of feeling important among the peers..feeling that one is important to a person ,feeling important in the social circle ..Some satisfies the desire when they acquire the love of someone,some feel so when they amass wealth, and for someone else it is power..
So when there are two people with the same level of personal gratification desire, such things as elections become inevitable. Now all rights and wrongs are built around it.And in such a situation it becomes a hard choice for the rest..
I struck with the word 'sex' a few lines before.And I feel that I have enough substance now to write about things like love,crush etc..May be later..
In the mean time have a look at http://imaloafer.blogspot.com/2008/07/life-without-girlfriend.html ...
He says , if you don't have a girl friend,she can't dump you..I loved it..
Before I wind up , here is a small extract from a recent chat conversation with someone..
His status message:- "The wait is over..Finally she is mine.."
Seeing this (quite eagerly) ,
Q :- da..ആരാടാ അവള് ?
Reply :- ഹി ഹി ഹി
Q :- da ..പറയടാ..plz..
Reply :- ഹി ഹി ഹി
Q :- da.. അവള് തന്നെയാണോ ?
Reply :- അവസാനം അടിച്ചു മോനേ...ഹി ഹി ഹി ..
Q :- da ..ശരിക്കും?!!!!!!!!! ...ഗായത്രി?e???
Reply :- പിന്നെ ഗായത്രി!!! നോക്കിയിരുന്നോ ഇപ്പൊ കിട്ടും :)
Q :- പിന്നെ ആരാടാ ? collegileyaano?
Reply :- കോളേജിലെ thanneyyaa...
Q :- parayada...
Reply :- suppli (സപ്പ്ളി) ..ഹീറ്റ് transfer പേപ്പര് ..
So that ends it.It was an incredible way to look at life...
Signing off
RK
Thursday, September 10, 2009
ബൈ ബൈ മലയാളം ...
ഒരു കിടിലന് മനുഷ്യനെ ഇന്നു പരിചയപെട്ടു..കക്ഷി NITC യിലെ ഒരു first year പയ്യനാണു..മൂപരാണു ഇപ്രാവശ്യത്തെ tathva website ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നതു..ലക്ഷങ്ങളാണ് അദ്ദേഹം സംബാദിക്കുന്നതു....
Thanks to this wonderful person for his wisdom worth millions of dollars..
I feel ashamed of myself for not having opened my eyes and looked around in this wonderful world of opportunities..
Regards
RK
PS: Incidentally this happens to be my last malayalam post...ഞാന് വിചാരിച്ച അത്രയൊന്നും കിടിലന് അല്ല ഈ ടൂള് ...അതുകൊണ്ടാ...
Thanks to this wonderful person for his wisdom worth millions of dollars..
I feel ashamed of myself for not having opened my eyes and looked around in this wonderful world of opportunities..
Regards
RK
PS: Incidentally this happens to be my last malayalam post...ഞാന് വിചാരിച്ച അത്രയൊന്നും കിടിലന് അല്ല ഈ ടൂള് ...അതുകൊണ്ടാ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
ഒരുപിടി നൊമ്പരങ്ങള്....
കുറെ കാലമായി മലയാളത്തില് ഒരു പോസ്റ്റ് എഴുതണം എന്ന് വിചാരിക്കുന്നു....
എന്തോ ഒരു സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം കിട്ടിയ പോലെ...വാക്കുകള്ക്കു ഒരു പഞ്ഞവും ഇല്ല....
ഹ ഹ
പറയാന് ഒത്തിരിയുണ്ട്.എന്നാലും നാളെ പാരീക്ഷ ആയതു കൊണ്ടു തല്കാലത്തേക്ക് ഒന്നും ഇല്ല ..
എല്ലാം പിന്നെ ആവാം...
ആര് കെ
എന്തോ ഒരു സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം കിട്ടിയ പോലെ...വാക്കുകള്ക്കു ഒരു പഞ്ഞവും ഇല്ല....
ഹ ഹ
പറയാന് ഒത്തിരിയുണ്ട്.എന്നാലും നാളെ പാരീക്ഷ ആയതു കൊണ്ടു തല്കാലത്തേക്ക് ഒന്നും ഇല്ല ..
എല്ലാം പിന്നെ ആവാം...
ആര് കെ
ആദ്യത്തെ മലയാളം പോസ്റ്റ്....
ഇത്ര നല്ല ഒരു ടൂള് ഉള്ള കാര്യം എനിക്ക് അറിയില്ലായിരുന്നു...മാരകം....
സംമ്മതിക്കണം....ഗൂഗിള് റോക്ക്സ്....
ആര് കെ
സംമ്മതിക്കണം....ഗൂഗിള് റോക്ക്സ്....
ആര് കെ
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Into d final Year....
So another post after a long gap...May be the thought about placements has been eating the brain..
To sum up d last three months..
The much awaited vaccation(hopefully d last one)...results out...another miraculous escape with an 8 point( to be precise 8.14)...a bit of reading on operating systems and DBMS..some data structures too..(I had said that programming is an art..and I was ambitiously trying to master it ...)an uncompleted endeavor with minirel..A very descent 'thalloottam'(quarrel) with amma..2 extremely hard weeks..and finally back to her laps... a couple of spoken english classes..A couple of reunions..one with plus two friends and the other with kindergarten friends(ya,i mean it)..Life's first sights of a 'BAR'..Thats all..To sum up d last three months..
And the last 3 weeks...
4 companies..GS,NetApps,ThoughtWorks,McAfee...failed to clear the aptitude tests..(2 of dem was written with the intention of getting through..)it exposed my strength and weakness...now 3 months of preparation before dat 'final' shot :)..decided on major project.."An actor based library in C++ for concurrent programming in Distributed systems",courtesy Pramode Sir and some disturbing experiences that was born out of a 'communication gap'...:):):)
Just to note down the Onam message from Paleri Sir(The man who continues to amaze me with his humility and wisdom):- "Be Happy...Don't seek it outside,don't seek it in the future..Attain it through your good conduct.."
On S7....The freedom of not having labs... hardly goes for the classes..almost everyday is a Sunday...sleeping at its peak...Fallen in love with JaundiFranc(JDF) and d great SeaQueen Hotel..
So thats all...Naale Athamaanu...Oru Onam koodi..(d first without my muthassan..)
A happy onam to my beloved reader(s)...
RK
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
conitnued....
Well,I had the first taste of brandy...not bad( hm!!!!!!!!!)
compsci rockz..........
Day by day ,,the thought of a startup is increasingly filling the mind..
All through the exam days , I was finding hard to concentrate..The meaninglessness of the whole academic drama, ..the call of the inner self to follow the heart and passion.. Truly soul searching days...
RK
compsci rockz..........
Day by day ,,the thought of a startup is increasingly filling the mind..
All through the exam days , I was finding hard to concentrate..The meaninglessness of the whole academic drama, ..the call of the inner self to follow the heart and passion.. Truly soul searching days...
RK
Last vacation...
My exams are over..Now to the final year of student life.If there is anything that i wishes to accomplish as a student , here I have got the last chance..And also it means that the vacation that i am going to have is my last one..I wish to build as much memories as I can , so that I can cherish those while thinking about vacation..
All my friends are desperately trying for internships..The smartest of the lot have already got offers and the rest are pushing hard..Here I am , all lazy.. Why so?
Sorry some interruption..rest later
All my friends are desperately trying for internships..The smartest of the lot have already got offers and the rest are pushing hard..Here I am , all lazy.. Why so?
Sorry some interruption..rest later
Monday, May 11, 2009
I escaped..
This is to inform all my beloved readers that I escaped without getting
mad..Now the question remaining is whether I would escape without getting an E grade..Kaathirunnu Kaanam..Ellam Jasine maminte kayyilanu..
Anyway I did not waste much time in the exam hall..came out in between..Halla pinne..Ennoda Kali...
RK
mad..Now the question remaining is whether I would escape without getting an E grade..Kaathirunnu Kaanam..Ellam Jasine maminte kayyilanu..
Anyway I did not waste much time in the exam hall..came out in between..Halla pinne..Ennoda Kali...
RK
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Going mad..
I have two options right now ..Either to study for tomorrow's exam and go mad..
Or leave the topic...It's quite sometime since I started to think what to do ...
Finally decided to follow the second way...
I don't know why my brain has stopped working ...Nothing seems to enter into it.Ellaam oru pukapole...
"Sambavichethellaam Nallathinu..
Sambavikkaan Pokunnathum Nallathinu..."
RK
Or leave the topic...It's quite sometime since I started to think what to do ...
Finally decided to follow the second way...
I don't know why my brain has stopped working ...Nothing seems to enter into it.Ellaam oru pukapole...
"Sambavichethellaam Nallathinu..
Sambavikkaan Pokunnathum Nallathinu..."
RK
Saturday, May 9, 2009
3 To Go........
Just three more exams to go b4 the final vacation of my student life..Pretty happy that I have screwed myself up in the exams that have already been completed...Have studied nothing 4 the next two exams...Completely nothing!!!
That means I have succeeded in getting the thoughts about GPA out of my mind..
Kudos to me :)
RK
That means I have succeeded in getting the thoughts about GPA out of my mind..
Kudos to me :)
RK
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Compete Yourself
The other day witnessed the farewell function of our seniors.To sum up,it was a good experience.
"Compete Yourself, Not with anyone else"-That was the advice given by Jasine Babu Mam to our seniors on the farewell day..Well I liked it. To compete yourself..It means a lot.And I think there is no better advice to give on an occasion like that of farewell..
One thing I liked in the speech of most of the faculties is that they wished everyone to be 'Happy and Successfull' and left the task of defining Happiness and Success to the individuals.Quite sensible advice from the faculties of a sensible department..
Signing off
RK
"Compete Yourself, Not with anyone else"-That was the advice given by Jasine Babu Mam to our seniors on the farewell day..Well I liked it. To compete yourself..It means a lot.And I think there is no better advice to give on an occasion like that of farewell..
One thing I liked in the speech of most of the faculties is that they wished everyone to be 'Happy and Successfull' and left the task of defining Happiness and Success to the individuals.Quite sensible advice from the faculties of a sensible department..
Signing off
RK
Friday, May 1, 2009
Long live recession!!!!
A quick post before I sleep..
We have been informed by our placement rep yesterday that the placements which normally would have started by next month wont be there.Nothing good has I heard in this semester.It means that I am going to have a full vacation...This is suppose to be my last vacation.And I was a bit sad thinking that it may be cut short by the placement procedure..Thank God..Anyway That is not going to happen.
Its almost the end of S6 ...The Herculean semester in NITC. Assignments,projects,term papers and labs..It was quite demanding.Today I submitted my last assignment and now all worries on the exams.I haven't gone for much of the classes.So no idea about the topics.
There is an elective in Algorithms which I had taken.I had gone for its first class.And after that .........(I think u can make it out).I saw the Mam today.She remembered my name.And that was a shocking surprise for me.Compsci Rocks..
Coming back to placements.My generation were made to believe that once you get into a prestigious institute like NITC you can be assured of your future.But suddenly all on a sudden you are informed that you have been cheated.You realise that placements are not something that you can take for granted.Now this is something very special.And I am very keen to know how myself and my batch mates will react to it.
Before I wind up , a few words about my batch ;I mean 2006-2010 Compsci batch.
We took a bit of time to get closer.But now we are the best united branch in NITC.We are one well knit-not.And no other branch can claim so. I can see that there are quite a few internal disturbance in all other branches.There every thing is being decided through elections..But here its all unanimous.I feel myself to be lucky to be a part of it.But the thought that only year remains is disturbing..I just cant think of parting with them..This post is dedicated to all those in my batch who constantly make me feel that I am in a wonder land...
Signing off
RK
We have been informed by our placement rep yesterday that the placements which normally would have started by next month wont be there.Nothing good has I heard in this semester.It means that I am going to have a full vacation...This is suppose to be my last vacation.And I was a bit sad thinking that it may be cut short by the placement procedure..Thank God..Anyway That is not going to happen.
Its almost the end of S6 ...The Herculean semester in NITC. Assignments,projects,term papers and labs..It was quite demanding.Today I submitted my last assignment and now all worries on the exams.I haven't gone for much of the classes.So no idea about the topics.
There is an elective in Algorithms which I had taken.I had gone for its first class.And after that .........(I think u can make it out).I saw the Mam today.She remembered my name.And that was a shocking surprise for me.Compsci Rocks..
Coming back to placements.My generation were made to believe that once you get into a prestigious institute like NITC you can be assured of your future.But suddenly all on a sudden you are informed that you have been cheated.You realise that placements are not something that you can take for granted.Now this is something very special.And I am very keen to know how myself and my batch mates will react to it.
Before I wind up , a few words about my batch ;I mean 2006-2010 Compsci batch.
We took a bit of time to get closer.But now we are the best united branch in NITC.We are one well knit-not.And no other branch can claim so. I can see that there are quite a few internal disturbance in all other branches.There every thing is being decided through elections..But here its all unanimous.I feel myself to be lucky to be a part of it.But the thought that only year remains is disturbing..I just cant think of parting with them..This post is dedicated to all those in my batch who constantly make me feel that I am in a wonder land...
Signing off
RK
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Some staggered thoughts
Some days back I was reading a famous speech by Steve Jobes ,CEO of APPLE , which he delivered as commencement address in a University on June 12 , 2005.
I felt after reading this, that nothing has shaken me as vigorously as this piece of text. I don't remember exactly as how many times I have read that speech . But I know for sure that this was something that my ears were expecting to here
for a long time .
The central idea of the speech is something about 'Doing what you really love'.
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says...
Here are some lines which I found striking,(I am sorry that it will be difficult to make out anyhting without the complete text...)
"you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
"It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly
important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
Well , It raised several questions in my mind..
Number one ..
1) Am I doing something which I really love ?
Number Two..
2) Will I have the guts to follow my heart in the future ?
Happily, I found the answers to these questions as positive.
I am certainly doing something which I really enjoys. I still gets excited at the topics from my subject Computer science and Engineering..so no regrets in that regard, But I am disappointed at the way the whole academic drama is scripted. I feel that I am a very bad actor in this play. But once freed from the thought of GPA ,then its a wonderful experience..the joy of learning, the ecstasy of experimenting..And of late I have build the courage to do only those which I really loves..The consequences are sure to be felt in the coming end sem results...But truly I dont care . Kishore once said "Dont rely on your GPA , but on your skill and knowledge to get a job " , and I liked it.
Answer to the second question requires a lot more thoughts and I would like time to answer it...
Signing Off
RK
I felt after reading this, that nothing has shaken me as vigorously as this piece of text. I don't remember exactly as how many times I have read that speech . But I know for sure that this was something that my ears were expecting to here
for a long time .
The central idea of the speech is something about 'Doing what you really love'.
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says...
Here are some lines which I found striking,(I am sorry that it will be difficult to make out anyhting without the complete text...)
"you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
"It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly
important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
Well , It raised several questions in my mind..
Number one ..
1) Am I doing something which I really love ?
Number Two..
2) Will I have the guts to follow my heart in the future ?
Happily, I found the answers to these questions as positive.
I am certainly doing something which I really enjoys. I still gets excited at the topics from my subject Computer science and Engineering..so no regrets in that regard, But I am disappointed at the way the whole academic drama is scripted. I feel that I am a very bad actor in this play. But once freed from the thought of GPA ,then its a wonderful experience..the joy of learning, the ecstasy of experimenting..And of late I have build the courage to do only those which I really loves..The consequences are sure to be felt in the coming end sem results...But truly I dont care . Kishore once said "Dont rely on your GPA , but on your skill and knowledge to get a job " , and I liked it.
Answer to the second question requires a lot more thoughts and I would like time to answer it...
Signing Off
RK
Monday, April 6, 2009
Ragam Updates..
Ragam09 , the third ragam of my life was over a few days back..
Here are the stats(you won't see this anywhere else)..
Some 1395 external participants, 71 colleges.
Final standings..
With about 350 participants CET rocked the campus..Thanks to one and all from CET..Special thanks to Sanu S Nair ,their team captain...With about just 48 participants, previous champions GMC thrissur came second. SCT under Lijo Mathew came third.
I don't know what was the exact budget of the event..But it is something between 25 to 30 lakhs. A mammoth sum , indeed..
So it is time for a small interospection.. Is Ragam growing ? Or is it moving in the right direction ?
The numbers shows that it is certainly growing...From about 1110 participants,
it moved on to 1395. Number of colleges increased from 60 to 71.
But the saddest part is that Ragam owes a lot to the above 5 colleges for its existence..Minus these colleges , I am afraid that It is a big zero..Certainly these are painful confessions.. Ragam has become a professional college festival. The Arts and science colleges seem to ignore it. Or the other way.
If Ragam was all about pro shows , I would not have complained.None from Farook college , Devagiri college ( Calicut university Inter zone champions ) did turn up..If 1000 plus participants can come from the Thiruvananthapuram district, Why not atleast one from a college that is in the viscinity ? It certainly disappointed me..I was expecting something around 3000 , but not even half turned up..
It is high time we recognise our faults and make corrections.A detailed review later..
Signing Off
RK
Here are the stats(you won't see this anywhere else)..
Some 1395 external participants, 71 colleges.
Final standings..
| College | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITC | 402 |
| 2 | College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram | 265 |
| 3 | Govt. Medical College, Thrissur | 263 |
| 4 | Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Pappanamcode | 184 |
| 5 | Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Tech., Nalanchira | 97 |
| 6 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam | 83 |
With about 350 participants CET rocked the campus..Thanks to one and all from CET..Special thanks to Sanu S Nair ,their team captain...With about just 48 participants, previous champions GMC thrissur came second. SCT under Lijo Mathew came third.
I don't know what was the exact budget of the event..But it is something between 25 to 30 lakhs. A mammoth sum , indeed..
So it is time for a small interospection.. Is Ragam growing ? Or is it moving in the right direction ?
The numbers shows that it is certainly growing...From about 1110 participants,
it moved on to 1395. Number of colleges increased from 60 to 71.
But the saddest part is that Ragam owes a lot to the above 5 colleges for its existence..Minus these colleges , I am afraid that It is a big zero..Certainly these are painful confessions.. Ragam has become a professional college festival. The Arts and science colleges seem to ignore it. Or the other way.
If Ragam was all about pro shows , I would not have complained.None from Farook college , Devagiri college ( Calicut university Inter zone champions ) did turn up..If 1000 plus participants can come from the Thiruvananthapuram district, Why not atleast one from a college that is in the viscinity ? It certainly disappointed me..I was expecting something around 3000 , but not even half turned up..
It is high time we recognise our faults and make corrections.A detailed review later..
Signing Off
RK
Seeking your blessings...
Finally, the feared has happened..This vishu is going to be the first without my muthassan, without his routine 'kaineetam' and without the vishu sadya that we (I and my brother Syamu) normally takes sitting besides him...
It was on second April 2009. I had a miss call from my father by about 10 am.
An unusual call..perhaps that indicated everything.
I called him back..He conveyed the usual statement used in such occasions.."Condition is critical.It is better you turn up fast.."
I knew that everything was over and I hurried home..
Later I realised that only Syamu and Ammomma were beside him in the last moments.It might have been extremely terrifying for a fourteen year old, yet he handled the situation quite maturely.They sent for a doctor and by about 11am it was all confirmed.
The body was taken to Pambady Ivar Madam after I reached home.There you get to see the professionalism by which even deaths are handled in this 21st century. The 'chitha' was awaiting the body and in no time, it was ignited.
With rich tributes
RK
It was on second April 2009. I had a miss call from my father by about 10 am.
An unusual call..perhaps that indicated everything.
I called him back..He conveyed the usual statement used in such occasions.."Condition is critical.It is better you turn up fast.."
I knew that everything was over and I hurried home..
Later I realised that only Syamu and Ammomma were beside him in the last moments.It might have been extremely terrifying for a fourteen year old, yet he handled the situation quite maturely.They sent for a doctor and by about 11am it was all confirmed.
The body was taken to Pambady Ivar Madam after I reached home.There you get to see the professionalism by which even deaths are handled in this 21st century. The 'chitha' was awaiting the body and in no time, it was ignited.
With rich tributes
RK
Thursday, March 12, 2009
To my loving muthassan...
I wish to write a post about my grandfather whom I call 'muthassan'.
His name is Kadambat Sankran Nair...
He is 84 now, and it seems, that I am going to miss him in the near future.
I am really searching for words..
I don't know where to start..
My eyes are getting wet..
The thought of parting with those people whom I dearly love , has been haunting me right from my childhood days..
Now it seems that I am going to face it..
I know that it's inevitable, but still I wish ,
may be one more year..
His name is Kadambat Sankran Nair...
He is 84 now, and it seems, that I am going to miss him in the near future.
I am really searching for words..
I don't know where to start..
My eyes are getting wet..
The thought of parting with those people whom I dearly love , has been haunting me right from my childhood days..
Now it seems that I am going to face it..
I know that it's inevitable, but still I wish ,
may be one more year..
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I want freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The situation is really pathetic. I haven't started studying for tomorrow's exam.Have been watching Shewags brilliant record breaking
hundred. Hats off to him!!
Tomorrow's subject is mobile computing.
It is an elective which I choose with a lot of interest.
But everything is gone now.Truly ,I am going to get screwed.
Thats is sure..
I always knew that GPA is highly immaterial as I do not plan to go for any higher studies(Unless and until I do not end up in a job) .But still the thought refuses to get into the subconscious. Devoting a major portion of your time, to something which you are not really passionate about, will always be unproductive.It's hell !!!!
One and half years remaining as a student. 9 more series of exams. I am extremely bored and disappointed.
Desperate to get out of this cage.Now has to develop a strategy ...So here I goes..
I am not at all satisfied by my student life..In the sense that many key skills which should have been developed by this time is lacking in me.
So my first priority will be to develop those skills.After all I am going to be an entrepreneur..:)
With regard to the exams....
If I feel like studying, I will study. Else, I wont.
I wont let worries about the future to interfere here..
I wont even think about the results..I am going to take it as it comes..
If I am going to fail, I am gonna accept it..But I wont be studying the things which I really hate..
Never ever , not even once I will let myself to regret about the bad results...
Again wishing myself Gudluck..
Signing off
RK
hundred. Hats off to him!!
Tomorrow's subject is mobile computing.
It is an elective which I choose with a lot of interest.
But everything is gone now.Truly ,I am going to get screwed.
Thats is sure..
I always knew that GPA is highly immaterial as I do not plan to go for any higher studies(Unless and until I do not end up in a job) .But still the thought refuses to get into the subconscious. Devoting a major portion of your time, to something which you are not really passionate about, will always be unproductive.It's hell !!!!
One and half years remaining as a student. 9 more series of exams. I am extremely bored and disappointed.
Desperate to get out of this cage.Now has to develop a strategy ...So here I goes..
I am not at all satisfied by my student life..In the sense that many key skills which should have been developed by this time is lacking in me.
So my first priority will be to develop those skills.After all I am going to be an entrepreneur..:)
With regard to the exams....
If I feel like studying, I will study. Else, I wont.
I wont let worries about the future to interfere here..
I wont even think about the results..I am going to take it as it comes..
If I am going to fail, I am gonna accept it..But I wont be studying the things which I really hate..
Never ever , not even once I will let myself to regret about the bad results...
Again wishing myself Gudluck..
Signing off
RK
Monday, March 9, 2009
Its again the exam time....
I simply cant write any more exams. Could someone help me out?
I have GPA of 8.3. I wish to have an 8 while I step out from the college.So I can afford to have one bad sem. But not more than that.
I am enjoying the last one and half years of my student life by bunking almost all the classes that I can.And as a result, I have completely no ideas about the topics that are being taken in the class.
Mean while , the Ragam is fast approaching. To my surprise , I have been made the head of one of the committees..So enough things to eat the brain...This is the last Ragam for which I could work for. Next year, I will have to look at it ,as a mere spectator. Truly, the days of Ragam are one of the most cherished periods of my life. First Shan, then Karthik and this year its going to be Shankar Mahadevan along with Benni Dayal and Breathe , the band from UK. So this edition of Ragam promises much more than the previous ones. We are expecting somewhere around 3000 external participants. So be there , to watch out this cultural extravaganza.......
Signing off
RK
I have GPA of 8.3. I wish to have an 8 while I step out from the college.So I can afford to have one bad sem. But not more than that.
I am enjoying the last one and half years of my student life by bunking almost all the classes that I can.And as a result, I have completely no ideas about the topics that are being taken in the class.
Mean while , the Ragam is fast approaching. To my surprise , I have been made the head of one of the committees..So enough things to eat the brain...This is the last Ragam for which I could work for. Next year, I will have to look at it ,as a mere spectator. Truly, the days of Ragam are one of the most cherished periods of my life. First Shan, then Karthik and this year its going to be Shankar Mahadevan along with Benni Dayal and Breathe , the band from UK. So this edition of Ragam promises much more than the previous ones. We are expecting somewhere around 3000 external participants. So be there , to watch out this cultural extravaganza.......
Signing off
RK
Monday, March 2, 2009
Dreaming to do SoC.......
Its again the summer and as usual the SummerofCode by google is about to start..
I wish , I could obtain one project. There are many reasons for it ..Primarily, i will be free during May , June and July and there is nothing to "eat my brain" during the period. More than that , the excitement of doing some real stuff is what
pushes the adrenalin. But , it seems that a lot of home work is required to apply for the project.And unfortunately the month ahead is supposed to be the busiest of my college life..To find time in between , is something really challenging..Wishing myself
Good Luck,
Signing Off
RK
I wish , I could obtain one project. There are many reasons for it ..Primarily, i will be free during May , June and July and there is nothing to "eat my brain" during the period. More than that , the excitement of doing some real stuff is what
pushes the adrenalin. But , it seems that a lot of home work is required to apply for the project.And unfortunately the month ahead is supposed to be the busiest of my college life..To find time in between , is something really challenging..Wishing myself
Good Luck,
Signing Off
RK
Friday, February 27, 2009
My experiments with Iacocca quotes...
"The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen."..
Thats what Lee Iacocca has told.Today I decided to give it a try .
With a lot of determination I sat down and wrote the things that were of high priority for me...
1,2,3,4 and 5. There were 5 things, that I wished to have completed today...
And now, its time 2 am.I am going to sleep after writing this.When looking back, there is only one thing from the list which I have completed..And that was the most simplest thing from the list(It was to go to the ATM and withdraw some money ..Actually I wrote this sentence as a reminder, not as something to be accomplished..)
But I am not disappointed..At least I have got "one" reason to be happy...I will try this tip again ..And One day I may hit 100%..
Actually prioritizing tasks is really important in life..I am not very bad at that , but only one problem, that I tend to start with the least priority one and often get stuck there .As a special instance , I remember an occasion before an exam. Studying for the exam was certainly on top of my charts.But it also contained such silly matters like cleaning the room etc & etc...Finally I went to the exam hall, with my room clean and tidy, with my nails cut and with my clothes hanging in the sun..I could do everything except studying.....
So, thats 'me'..And I seriously expect that you are not different too..
Signing off
Gud night (Gud morning ..its 3am what should I say now)
RK
Thats what Lee Iacocca has told.Today I decided to give it a try .
With a lot of determination I sat down and wrote the things that were of high priority for me...
1,2,3,4 and 5. There were 5 things, that I wished to have completed today...
And now, its time 2 am.I am going to sleep after writing this.When looking back, there is only one thing from the list which I have completed..And that was the most simplest thing from the list(It was to go to the ATM and withdraw some money ..Actually I wrote this sentence as a reminder, not as something to be accomplished..)
But I am not disappointed..At least I have got "one" reason to be happy...I will try this tip again ..And One day I may hit 100%..
Actually prioritizing tasks is really important in life..I am not very bad at that , but only one problem, that I tend to start with the least priority one and often get stuck there .As a special instance , I remember an occasion before an exam. Studying for the exam was certainly on top of my charts.But it also contained such silly matters like cleaning the room etc & etc...Finally I went to the exam hall, with my room clean and tidy, with my nails cut and with my clothes hanging in the sun..I could do everything except studying.....
So, thats 'me'..And I seriously expect that you are not different too..
Signing off
Gud night (Gud morning ..its 3am what should I say now)
RK
Some Lee Iacocca quotes....
"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got. "
"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. "
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. "
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problem
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
“If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.”
"If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love
and admire better than another, it is a brave man, — it is
the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell
him he is a devil."-Sorry, I don't know who said this..
Signing off
RK
"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. "
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. "
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problem
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
“If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.”
"If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love
and admire better than another, it is a brave man, — it is
the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell
him he is a devil."-Sorry, I don't know who said this..
Signing off
RK
Monday, February 23, 2009
Rahman..Tuhje salam........
I salute the one and only A R Rahman..
It filled my mind with immense pride when I heard that he won the academy awards..
Finally the world was lucky to have a glimpse of his brilliance...It is a fact that his compositions in Slumdog are not certainly the best in his career..But it was more than enough to amaze the world...
A R Rahman has always been a wonder to me..In this world of plagiarism, the ingenuity that he keep in his compositions is simply amazing.. His shows to the world that 'Excellence is a journey , not a destination" through his career , right from the "Chinna chinna Asai..."of Roja to the latest "Jay ho..." of Slumdog millionaire.I remeber the year 1997, when I was in 7th standard or so, It was the whole India celebrating her 50th year of independence with the background music from his album "Vande Mataram..."..My eyes were wet when I heard the words "Ma ..Tuhje Salam..."for the first time.
Blessed are those parents, who could give birth to this extraordinary life..My salutations to them too..
Also, a big congrats to Rasool Pookutty...who made all malayalies proud..
Signing Off
RK
It filled my mind with immense pride when I heard that he won the academy awards..
Finally the world was lucky to have a glimpse of his brilliance...It is a fact that his compositions in Slumdog are not certainly the best in his career..But it was more than enough to amaze the world...
A R Rahman has always been a wonder to me..In this world of plagiarism, the ingenuity that he keep in his compositions is simply amazing.. His shows to the world that 'Excellence is a journey , not a destination" through his career , right from the "Chinna chinna Asai..."of Roja to the latest "Jay ho..." of Slumdog millionaire.I remeber the year 1997, when I was in 7th standard or so, It was the whole India celebrating her 50th year of independence with the background music from his album "Vande Mataram..."..My eyes were wet when I heard the words "Ma ..Tuhje Salam..."for the first time.
Blessed are those parents, who could give birth to this extraordinary life..My salutations to them too..
Also, a big congrats to Rasool Pookutty...who made all malayalies proud..
Signing Off
RK
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Urekaa........
Finally I got a linux kernel compiled and installed.
Again it was a trial and error method which costed me more than 8 hours!!!..
I know thats pretty poor for a veteran in compiling packages..
The problem was with initramfs ...I dont know what it stands for...
So, this is how I got it working...
Installed the Ubuntu source from Repo DVD.
It was downloaded to /usr/src.Unpacked it to a folder in my home directory.
Then in the directory, the following commands..
make menuconfig
make-kpkg kernel_image --initrd
That created a .deb package
Just opened the package which started the installer and finally allowed it to install its own grub menu.lst file...And That was the end of it.
Signing off
RK
Again it was a trial and error method which costed me more than 8 hours!!!..
I know thats pretty poor for a veteran in compiling packages..
The problem was with initramfs ...I dont know what it stands for...
So, this is how I got it working...
Installed the Ubuntu source from Repo DVD.
It was downloaded to /usr/src.Unpacked it to a folder in my home directory.
Then in the directory, the following commands..
make menuconfig
make-kpkg kernel_image --initrd
That created a .deb package
Just opened the package which started the installer and finally allowed it to install its own grub menu.lst file...And That was the end of it.
Signing off
RK
Is D= A ∩ B ∩ C ?
Deepak sir of ECE (a viplavakari, I suppose. Well , I dont know him personally) writes in his blog...
"
Let A = {Things which can increase the happiness of the larger society}
Signing Off
RK
"
Let A = {Things which can increase the happiness of the larger society}
Let B = {Things which I'm capable of doing well}
Let C = {Things that I will enjoy doing}
Let D = {Things I'm doing now}
ABC = A ∩ B ∩ C
(∩ denotes intersection)
Questions :
- Is D = ABC?
- Is D a subset of ABC
- Is D ∩ ABC non-empty, atleast? "
Signing Off
RK
Monday, February 9, 2009
Thinking entrepreneurship....
We all have dreams.It's these dreams that add meaning to our lives.And in a previous post I had mentioned about my dream . I thought of elaborating a bit on it.Well, when I started to think about it deeper , a question arises in my mind. Is it a dream or is it a passion? An answer to that question clearly requires a proper definition of the words 'dream' and 'passion'.
Dream , I suppose is rather passive.It is merely something that you wishes for.On the other hand passion is more active.It is something which eats your brain continuously.You think of it, you dream of it and you live on it. There is not one single moment when you forget about it.It becomes an integral part of your thought process.
And it is such passionate people who leave their mark in the society .You have Sachin Tendulkar who is passionate about cricket, you have Amitabh Bachhan ,SRK and the likes who are passionate about acting.One really gets surprised by seeing their energy levels. It's the intensity of such passions that differentiate people.
So the real challenge in our lives is to convert our dreams to our passions.Either you get passionate about something naturally or you develop your own passions.In both cases you can be rest assured that your life wont be the same after you make that transition.
Well, so much of introduction before I really got into the topic.Basically I was trying to figure out what my passions are and what my dreams are.To be an Entrepreneur is my dream.One day I will change it to my passion.I don't know how to do that.But one thing is for sure , that I am really going to take my chances.I just don't worry about the results.And that gives me more courage.
So you can expect "Vijayalakshmi Hospitals and Schools" across Kerala by the year 2040.
Signing off
RK
Dream , I suppose is rather passive.It is merely something that you wishes for.On the other hand passion is more active.It is something which eats your brain continuously.You think of it, you dream of it and you live on it. There is not one single moment when you forget about it.It becomes an integral part of your thought process.
And it is such passionate people who leave their mark in the society .You have Sachin Tendulkar who is passionate about cricket, you have Amitabh Bachhan ,SRK and the likes who are passionate about acting.One really gets surprised by seeing their energy levels. It's the intensity of such passions that differentiate people.
So the real challenge in our lives is to convert our dreams to our passions.Either you get passionate about something naturally or you develop your own passions.In both cases you can be rest assured that your life wont be the same after you make that transition.
Well, so much of introduction before I really got into the topic.Basically I was trying to figure out what my passions are and what my dreams are.To be an Entrepreneur is my dream.One day I will change it to my passion.I don't know how to do that.But one thing is for sure , that I am really going to take my chances.I just don't worry about the results.And that gives me more courage.
So you can expect "Vijayalakshmi Hospitals and Schools" across Kerala by the year 2040.
Signing off
RK
Monday, February 2, 2009
Pass it by referance......
"How many parameter passing mechanisms are there in C ?"
This was the question raised by Vineeth sir in the middle of a class.
I am extremely shameful in stating that none except one(obviously it's Sangeeth) knew the answer.
Yes it's in the same NITC Compsci Department,which is ranked as one of the best in India.
Well, if you are also the one who doesnot know the answer , then carry on reading ,else come back for my next post.
The answer is 1.
You have only pass by value in 'C'
In C++ I suppose the answer is 2.
Pass by value and Pass by reference.
int f1(int a)
{
...
...
}
int f2()
{
int x;
.....
...
f1(x);
.....
}
Obviously the above program is an example of call by value. Nobody has any doubt there. And me too didnot have either.
But the problem was here.
int f1(int * a)
{
...
...
}
int f2()
{
int x;
.....
f1(&x);
......
}
But should I call it ? Call by value or Call by reference.
Certainly it is call by value.Have any doubts?Then a bit more clarification. '&x' is an expression.Its value is the address of x.
And it is this value that is being passed.
Now moving on to C++,we have Call by reference.
int f1(int &a)
{
...
...
}
int f2()
{
int x;
...
f1(x);
...
}
I suppose it was an added feature in C++ . But C is not lacking , sice it could acheive
the merits of call by reference through "the powerfull pointers".
Well, that sums it up.Thank you for reading my first technical entry.
Signing off
RK
This was the question raised by Vineeth sir in the middle of a class.
I am extremely shameful in stating that none except one(obviously it's Sangeeth) knew the answer.
Yes it's in the same NITC Compsci Department,which is ranked as one of the best in India.
Well, if you are also the one who doesnot know the answer , then carry on reading ,else come back for my next post.
The answer is 1.
You have only pass by value in 'C'
In C++ I suppose the answer is 2.
Pass by value and Pass by reference.
int f1(int a)
{
...
...
}
int f2()
{
int x;
.....
...
f1(x);
.....
}
Obviously the above program is an example of call by value. Nobody has any doubt there. And me too didnot have either.
But the problem was here.
int f1(int * a)
{
...
...
}
int f2()
{
int x;
.....
f1(&x);
......
}
But should I call it ? Call by value or Call by reference.
Certainly it is call by value.Have any doubts?Then a bit more clarification. '&x' is an expression.Its value is the address of x.
And it is this value that is being passed.
Now moving on to C++,we have Call by reference.
int f1(int &a)
{
...
...
}
int f2()
{
int x;
...
f1(x);
...
}
I suppose it was an added feature in C++ . But C is not lacking , sice it could acheive
the merits of call by reference through "the powerfull pointers".
Well, that sums it up.Thank you for reading my first technical entry.
Signing off
RK
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Now, something serious.........
I have always been modest in my dreams except possibly when I wished for a seat in this prestigious Computer Science Department of NITC. When I look back , the fact that I could achieve almost all of my dreams , is something which surprises me .I cant figure out at least one , which I had to compromise with.
So this gives me the courage to dream bigger.So here I goes...I am just penning it down, without any details, since my sessionals starts tomorrow..
I dream of a day when I could establish 14 hospitals across Kerala , 1 in each district. I dream of a day when I could establish 14 schools across Kerala , 1 each district .And all of them will be in the name of my sweet loving mother.
Signing off
RK
So this gives me the courage to dream bigger.So here I goes...I am just penning it down, without any details, since my sessionals starts tomorrow..
I dream of a day when I could establish 14 hospitals across Kerala , 1 in each district. I dream of a day when I could establish 14 schools across Kerala , 1 each district .And all of them will be in the name of my sweet loving mother.
Signing off
RK
Bravo !!!!!! I have found him out...
This post is in continuation with my earlier post An ideal proffessor
He has all the qualities attributted there except that he takes attendance.So we are forced to attend his class..But he comes to the class quite rarely..He speaks quite rarely..Even if he speeks, not more that 2 people (who sits right under his nose),can hear. He shows the slides faster than what would have been in an automatic slideshow- and as a result 40-50 slides per chapter gets covered in 5 to 8 minutes. Then comes the attendance, that roughly takes about 15 to 20 minutes.Altogether the class finishes in 30 minutes.And we are all left to our own world of freedom.And all this happens in this prestigious institute of National Institute of Technology.
True to my heart , I should say that I would have loved him had he not put a test
which contained the following questions.(Test had 5% weight age)
1.A computer system has _____________ parts.
a)2 b)3 c)4 d)5
2._________ and______________ are....(I forgot the remaining part.But it is irrelevant.See the options)
a)Synchronous b)Asynchronous c)Both d)None
Signing off
RK
He has all the qualities attributted there except that he takes attendance.So we are forced to attend his class..But he comes to the class quite rarely..He speaks quite rarely..Even if he speeks, not more that 2 people (who sits right under his nose),can hear. He shows the slides faster than what would have been in an automatic slideshow- and as a result 40-50 slides per chapter gets covered in 5 to 8 minutes. Then comes the attendance, that roughly takes about 15 to 20 minutes.Altogether the class finishes in 30 minutes.And we are all left to our own world of freedom.And all this happens in this prestigious institute of National Institute of Technology.
True to my heart , I should say that I would have loved him had he not put a test
which contained the following questions.(Test had 5% weight age)
1.A computer system has _____________ parts.
a)2 b)3 c)4 d)5
2._________ and______________ are....(I forgot the remaining part.But it is irrelevant.See the options)
a)Synchronous b)Asynchronous c)Both d)None
Signing off
RK
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Chill down plz.........
Its 3 am in the morning now. I am not feeling sleepy and hence thought of writing something. I don't have any topic at hand..so its will be quite blah blah blah.
I just have an advice for myself, don't over work.
The last one semester was really hectic. Bulls and bears absorbed nearly 100% of my free time. I remember that I was in hostel even during the onam holidays ,coding the software for it. The fact that event had to be called off in the previous edition was in fact increasing the pressure. I remember the sleepless nights I had,thinking about how to make it better. It was a constant struggle for perfection and a lot of effort had been put in its design.
Added to it was the hectic compiler lab. When looking back , the lab was not that difficult. But a lot of misconceptions lead to mere waste of time.
Programming is really an art. But one has to really master it so as to enjoy it.Perhaps this was the first lab which introduced me to real programming.
And along with that, my inexperience in C really coasted me a lot of time in the Networks lab. I remeber wasting hours so as to debug silly mistakes.
Then came the Tathva. The registration software was again under my responsibility. The people who were assigned the task of developing it really messed the things . It required two consecutive night outs before Tathva to get the things working.
Altogether I was left with no time. And as a result I failed quite miserably in the sessionals.So it was a hard end sem . I remember that I studied for more than six hours on the days before the exam.That was highly unprecedented in my life.
I should confess that I had my results. An SGPA of 8.2 was highly unexpected, courtesy Relative Grading.But I strongly feel that I heavily over worked in the last one sem . Even the vacation was worser with the work of mail server. I remember it was a 20 hours work on those days. It clearly have drained me out.
All these had presented me with sleepless nights and my biological clock has got changed irreversibly.Now I am finding it extremely hard to fall into sleep during night.Along with a lot of personal satisfaction this is the cost that I had to pay for doing two works which were really beyond me.
Signing Off
RK
I just have an advice for myself, don't over work.
The last one semester was really hectic. Bulls and bears absorbed nearly 100% of my free time. I remember that I was in hostel even during the onam holidays ,coding the software for it. The fact that event had to be called off in the previous edition was in fact increasing the pressure. I remember the sleepless nights I had,thinking about how to make it better. It was a constant struggle for perfection and a lot of effort had been put in its design.
Added to it was the hectic compiler lab. When looking back , the lab was not that difficult. But a lot of misconceptions lead to mere waste of time.
Programming is really an art. But one has to really master it so as to enjoy it.Perhaps this was the first lab which introduced me to real programming.
And along with that, my inexperience in C really coasted me a lot of time in the Networks lab. I remeber wasting hours so as to debug silly mistakes.
Then came the Tathva. The registration software was again under my responsibility. The people who were assigned the task of developing it really messed the things . It required two consecutive night outs before Tathva to get the things working.
Altogether I was left with no time. And as a result I failed quite miserably in the sessionals.So it was a hard end sem . I remember that I studied for more than six hours on the days before the exam.That was highly unprecedented in my life.
I should confess that I had my results. An SGPA of 8.2 was highly unexpected, courtesy Relative Grading.But I strongly feel that I heavily over worked in the last one sem . Even the vacation was worser with the work of mail server. I remember it was a 20 hours work on those days. It clearly have drained me out.
All these had presented me with sleepless nights and my biological clock has got changed irreversibly.Now I am finding it extremely hard to fall into sleep during night.Along with a lot of personal satisfaction this is the cost that I had to pay for doing two works which were really beyond me.
Signing Off
RK
Friday, January 23, 2009
Attendance
Well,its the same mundane topic.Attendance!
I hate going to the classes and listening to the "------- " that are uttered.
Should attendance be made mandatory ? Clearly the answer is No. And here are my reasonings........
1) The Attendance rules are made by desperate professors who fear, that there wont be any students in the class once the rules are waived. So thats an act of cowardice. Well, I simply feel pity on them. There are quite a handful of them in our colleges and their numbers are increasing.Its a social cancer which needs urgent treatment. I have found quite a few professors in my life who have the courage to say that he/she would not be taking attendance.
2) After all , I am 21 years old. I had been undergoing the so called "Education" for the last 16+ years. So I am a veteran as a student. And any one with so much of experience will be able to learn by oneself. Thinking otherwise is really an underestimation of the capability of the student community.
3)Learning is an art and it should be an enjoyable experience with enough freedom to experiment. I have spent nearly 99% of my class timings for day dreaming. So all the experiments where done on the topic :"dreaming".
4)There are a few number of lecturers who do not even have the right to step into a college campus. Asking the brilliant and vibrant minds of the country to listen to such foolish "idio.." is worser than killing them.Its a personal waste, a social waste and a national waste.
After having made so much of allegations, I wish to look into it from a neutral point.
As far as I am concerned, perhaps the only purpose of a lecture hour is to give an introduction to the topic.The introduction should initiate the spark needed for further studies.It may give an overview of the subject, so that when one start to read the topics on his own,he is ensured that he will have a smooth flow.Reading something , after having listened to its class , reduces the effort considerably.It gives him more time to think deeper into the subject rather than wasting time to understand the basic concepts. Clearly , that is what expected from an lecture hour.
But unfortunately ,not many knows this fundamental rule of teaching.And hence learning has become a routine process before the exams, purely aimed at getting grades. I simply feel sorry for myself and for the student communities of the present, past and future generations.
" A cigarette shortens your life by 1 minute, alcohol shortens your life by 10 minutes but a lecture shortens your life by 1 hour. ". Well, its a nude truth.So start bunking your classes if you don't want to lose any more .
Signing off
RK
I hate going to the classes and listening to the "------- " that are uttered.
Should attendance be made mandatory ? Clearly the answer is No. And here are my reasonings........
1) The Attendance rules are made by desperate professors who fear, that there wont be any students in the class once the rules are waived. So thats an act of cowardice. Well, I simply feel pity on them. There are quite a handful of them in our colleges and their numbers are increasing.Its a social cancer which needs urgent treatment. I have found quite a few professors in my life who have the courage to say that he/she would not be taking attendance.
2) After all , I am 21 years old. I had been undergoing the so called "Education" for the last 16+ years. So I am a veteran as a student. And any one with so much of experience will be able to learn by oneself. Thinking otherwise is really an underestimation of the capability of the student community.
3)Learning is an art and it should be an enjoyable experience with enough freedom to experiment. I have spent nearly 99% of my class timings for day dreaming. So all the experiments where done on the topic :"dreaming".
4)There are a few number of lecturers who do not even have the right to step into a college campus. Asking the brilliant and vibrant minds of the country to listen to such foolish "idio.." is worser than killing them.Its a personal waste, a social waste and a national waste.
After having made so much of allegations, I wish to look into it from a neutral point.
As far as I am concerned, perhaps the only purpose of a lecture hour is to give an introduction to the topic.The introduction should initiate the spark needed for further studies.It may give an overview of the subject, so that when one start to read the topics on his own,he is ensured that he will have a smooth flow.Reading something , after having listened to its class , reduces the effort considerably.It gives him more time to think deeper into the subject rather than wasting time to understand the basic concepts. Clearly , that is what expected from an lecture hour.
But unfortunately ,not many knows this fundamental rule of teaching.And hence learning has become a routine process before the exams, purely aimed at getting grades. I simply feel sorry for myself and for the student communities of the present, past and future generations.
" A cigarette shortens your life by 1 minute, alcohol shortens your life by 10 minutes but a lecture shortens your life by 1 hour. ". Well, its a nude truth.So start bunking your classes if you don't want to lose any more .
Signing off
RK
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
So that was a happy ending..
The mail server work is almost complete..And I don't have words to express my relief..Thanks to Sumesh Sir for entrusting us this work..Thanks to his company
through out the period..He is such a wonderful person .
Its the attitude that differentiate people..and I have not seen another person here with better attitude and dedication . He could have sit idle in his position as the faculty in charge of CNC. But he did many things here, the most important of which is the internet connectivity in hostels.Had that not occurred , 'Bulls and Bears ' would have been a tragic episode.And for that single reason, I owe a lot to him.
It was really an exciting period.I got to work with plate servers, for the first time in life. I had a glimpse of the wonderful world of open source technologies. It certainly charged up my entrepreneur spirits .. Certailny I can see the gaps in the demand and supply chain in the IT field which are too small for established companies to fill, but which is more than enough for a young chap like me who just want to make a living.So thank you sir, for presenting something which may eventually be termed as career defining moments.
Signing off
RK
through out the period..He is such a wonderful person .
Its the attitude that differentiate people..and I have not seen another person here with better attitude and dedication . He could have sit idle in his position as the faculty in charge of CNC. But he did many things here, the most important of which is the internet connectivity in hostels.Had that not occurred , 'Bulls and Bears ' would have been a tragic episode.And for that single reason, I owe a lot to him.
It was really an exciting period.I got to work with plate servers, for the first time in life. I had a glimpse of the wonderful world of open source technologies. It certainly charged up my entrepreneur spirits .. Certailny I can see the gaps in the demand and supply chain in the IT field which are too small for established companies to fill, but which is more than enough for a young chap like me who just want to make a living.So thank you sir, for presenting something which may eventually be termed as career defining moments.
Signing off
RK
Monday, January 12, 2009
The great slokha from Bhagavad Gita
"No matter what conditions you encounter in life, your right is only to the works--not to the fruits thereof. You should not be impelled to act for selfish reasons, nor should you be attached to inaction."
Its the one that starts with "Karmanye Vaadikarasthe...", something which I had posted before.But now only I found out a perfect translation.RK
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Happy New Year
This blog post has got some peculiarity...Nothing special.Only that i have ventured to type it in vi.An extremely powerful editor , they say.
I havent written anything after the start of the 6th sem.First two weeks have passed.The pending works of the mail server had kept me occupied these
days.But I should say that everything have gone fine.And I am happy and to a certain extend proud to be a part of it..
I still have in my mind the day I sat at Arybhatta , hoping to get a seat in the CSE department of this prestigious Institute.I still have in my mind ,the sleepless night before the counselling.The moment when Suresh Babu sir called my name as the last one in the list of students inducted to the CSE Btech Batch, the Sayanapradhakshinam at Guruvayoor,then the first class by Dr. G U Unnikrishnan,the day I met my present room mate Kishore (National Second Rank holder in 10 CBSE Board Exams),the day I came out of the drawing hall after completing the drawing end sem,the day the first sem results were out,the second sem when I had the sleep of my life everything is crystal clear in my mind. It was a struggle for existence in the first sem . I always had in my mind that I was not made for NIT,but now I should say that I have every reason to be happy..I dont mind the placement that I may get after this sem,I am not at all worried abt the grades that I may have while I step out of the college ..I should say that i am enjoying each and every bit of this college life.
So thats the end of my first typing endeavor in vi.First impression:- Its not bad..Check it out if u havent done so.Bye
RK.
I havent written anything after the start of the 6th sem.First two weeks have passed.The pending works of the mail server had kept me occupied these
days.But I should say that everything have gone fine.And I am happy and to a certain extend proud to be a part of it..
I still have in my mind the day I sat at Arybhatta , hoping to get a seat in the CSE department of this prestigious Institute.I still have in my mind ,the sleepless night before the counselling.The moment when Suresh Babu sir called my name as the last one in the list of students inducted to the CSE Btech Batch, the Sayanapradhakshinam at Guruvayoor,then the first class by Dr. G U Unnikrishnan,the day I met my present room mate Kishore (National Second Rank holder in 10 CBSE Board Exams),the day I came out of the drawing hall after completing the drawing end sem,the day the first sem results were out,the second sem when I had the sleep of my life everything is crystal clear in my mind. It was a struggle for existence in the first sem . I always had in my mind that I was not made for NIT,but now I should say that I have every reason to be happy..I dont mind the placement that I may get after this sem,I am not at all worried abt the grades that I may have while I step out of the college ..I should say that i am enjoying each and every bit of this college life.
So thats the end of my first typing endeavor in vi.First impression:- Its not bad..Check it out if u havent done so.Bye
RK.
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