"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
Friday, February 27, 2009
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
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