Its christmas and the whole world is in a festive mood. TV news shows all the fun and in spite of the fact that I am not partying or at the least doing anything ,but still then today I am feeling light... I dont know but this feeling has come to me after a long time..Dont even remember when I last felt this way.
Getting SMSes late night yesterday was heartening! Cakes always fascinates me and the TV channels shows all types! But what is all the more pleasing are the gifts and 'gifts' reminded me of a story.......
Jim and Della.Oh! God,Jim was only twenty three and to be burdened by a family. $15 a week dosent go long.
Oh poor Jim! Della's Jim! Her Jim Dillingham! She cant live through Christmas without giving her Jim a present. Now there are two possessions of the Dillingham's...one was Jim gold watch and the other was Della's beautiful hair.
'Jim's gold watch is worthy of a platinum chain...not a leather strap',Della thought. She looked herself in the glass for a second....off went her brown jacket and she was out on the street. Where she stopped was a merchant who traded in hair.She went inside and let her hair fall to its length... here went the brown cascade. $30!!
She was ransacking the stores... atlast she found it..worthy of The Watch!
Jim returned and was shocked. After sometime he came out of the trance...they kissed and wished Christmas. Jim brought out the gift he had bought for Della...hair pins,pure tortoise shell which Della had craved. But now the hair which would have adorned them are gone. "My hair goes so fast,Jim".
Oh,Della had not shown her gift...There she brought out the platinum chain! Jim said-" Dell, lets put away our christmas gifts for a moment,they are just too good to be used now. I sold my watch to get your present. And now I suppose you better put the chops on".
The Magi were wise people who bought gifts for the christ child-they invented the art of giving christmas gifts...But of all those who give gifts,these are the wisest...They are the Magi!!
The wise are the wise because they only love,
The foolish are the foolish who think they understand love!
Monday, December 25, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Dhoom machale!
Yes, after a long time finally I saw Dhoom:2 (the movie). Quite liked the first part,that is, before the interval....I was amazed at the stunts-Hrithik was cool! I believed it could be a movie to be compared to some Hollywood action!
But the second part was bizzare.The story moved really slow and at one point it had reached the saturation point-no action!
But again the movie seemed to take its grip and Hrithik was cool! Again, I thought it was a movie after a long time-a relief. I could not,but,grasp the ending...when Hrithik said-"Koi kisise itna pyar kar sakta hain ki use maar de?" and Ash shot him thrice...I thought the movie ended and I was really pleased-it was the perfect ending to a movie of this sort...But after all,it's a Hindi movie...movies can't end like that!
If the movie had ended there, I would say that it was one of finest new-kind-a movie... But dissapointed!
But the second part was bizzare.The story moved really slow and at one point it had reached the saturation point-no action!
But again the movie seemed to take its grip and Hrithik was cool! Again, I thought it was a movie after a long time-a relief. I could not,but,grasp the ending...when Hrithik said-"Koi kisise itna pyar kar sakta hain ki use maar de?" and Ash shot him thrice...I thought the movie ended and I was really pleased-it was the perfect ending to a movie of this sort...But after all,it's a Hindi movie...movies can't end like that!
If the movie had ended there, I would say that it was one of finest new-kind-a movie... But dissapointed!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Its the time to disco!
uhmm....Disco here doesn't refer to "Disciplinary committee".
The website of spring fest Nitrutsav is ready and believe me it's coooool!! Very unconventional- it is as cool as Iris. The first page is a symbol of this....
"They call it a ceremony.Hey!But it aint no cermony.We're a creed gone berserk and we'll have it the wild way.Stampedes and slipping terrains.You still tethered?Repeat message.INSANITY is in.This one's a jungle out here and its ephemeral.....Have a blast till it lasts..!!
Come UNbelong"
We have events like Unveil,Rapture,hard-talk,Gudgudee,Unison, Nrityutsav and many more... Not to forget LIVEWIRE.(Euphoria has done it, Jal has done that too.... Who's next?? Keep Guessing!)
It will be great..just great! Looking forward for 8th March!
The website of spring fest Nitrutsav is ready and believe me it's coooool!! Very unconventional- it is as cool as Iris. The first page is a symbol of this....
"They call it a ceremony.Hey!But it aint no cermony.We're a creed gone berserk and we'll have it the wild way.Stampedes and slipping terrains.You still tethered?Repeat message.INSANITY is in.This one's a jungle out here and its ephemeral.....Have a blast till it lasts..!!
Come UNbelong"
We have events like Unveil,Rapture,hard-talk,Gudgudee,Unison, Nrityutsav and many more... Not to forget LIVEWIRE.(Euphoria has done it, Jal has done that too.... Who's next?? Keep Guessing!)
It will be great..just great! Looking forward for 8th March!
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Why should NIT,Rourkela become an IIT?
I found this link(click here) when searching for something on Google and was amazingly pleased at this. It talks about why should NITR(the best NIT in India- that's according to me and our Director) be upgraded to an IIT?
NITR fullfils all requirements for being an IIT(infact much better than other institutes). Our institute has an amazingly 650 acres land with fantastic infrastructure and all other things that an IIT should have. Only one disadvantage I see is the lack of an airport in the city(an occasionally functional air-strip is available though) but then even IIT Kharagpur dosen't have one.
Intially when RECs were being set-up(two RECs were being planned) and the contenders were Jamshedpur,Rourkela and Durgapur(The links point to respective NITs)and Rourkela was denied a REC. But after a visit to the city by the education minister of that time, they admitted that Rourkela should have a REC. And now its an established fact that NITR is much better than the other two.
Similarly,in this case also I want to say that NITR needs and deserves to be upgraded to an IIT- if not done so,it will again be a decision to be regretted. Though this decision matters the most to NITRians but then it also means a correct decision for India!
NITR fullfils all requirements for being an IIT(infact much better than other institutes). Our institute has an amazingly 650 acres land with fantastic infrastructure and all other things that an IIT should have. Only one disadvantage I see is the lack of an airport in the city(an occasionally functional air-strip is available though) but then even IIT Kharagpur dosen't have one.
Intially when RECs were being set-up(two RECs were being planned) and the contenders were Jamshedpur,Rourkela and Durgapur(The links point to respective NITs)and Rourkela was denied a REC. But after a visit to the city by the education minister of that time, they admitted that Rourkela should have a REC. And now its an established fact that NITR is much better than the other two.
Similarly,in this case also I want to say that NITR needs and deserves to be upgraded to an IIT- if not done so,it will again be a decision to be regretted. Though this decision matters the most to NITRians but then it also means a correct decision for India!
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Back Home... What a relief!!
After those hard days back at NIT with all those class-tests and quizzes, lesser no. of films ;-) and then the End-Sem exams, it was not a happening time at all as the hostel life dropped down hugely- it was no more rocking! Well about exams.... let's not talk about it!
Now back home, its time to rest completely and my first day epitomizes "rest". I reached home at 6:15 AM- slept at about 9 Am,got up at 1:30 and after having my lunch(yes- there was custard ;-) again went back to sleep and finally got up at 6:30 in the evening- now this what I call 'resting'!
But cannot do this for the entire winter holidays- have to learn C++ as we have this in the next sem- so some work also needs to be done. Also want to do something for our Tech Fest Confluence 2K7 but any idea havent struck. Mainly interested in Softscape but still now dont have any idea how to do that... Guys(and Gals as well) out there reading this post-any suggestions? I have already registered for The Vinci Code though I have slight chances of winning coz competing against the pre-final guys in programming is really a tough thing to do.
There is also the Tech Fest of IIT Kharagpur named Kshitij(the site of Kshitij is currenlty not working) and I am thinking to join this as well. I have also registered for Tech Kriti( IIT Kanpur's Tech Fest) but dont think will be able to join that one. So its the Tech Fest season in the world of engineering colleges! Expecting a great time! Do expect more on this subject and my prepartion for that.
(Any engineering student from any part of India can register for Confluence on-line. Please so that so that the tech-fest becomes a huge hit as it was last year.)
Update- The site of Kshitij is now working. Click here.
Now back home, its time to rest completely and my first day epitomizes "rest". I reached home at 6:15 AM- slept at about 9 Am,got up at 1:30 and after having my lunch(yes- there was custard ;-) again went back to sleep and finally got up at 6:30 in the evening- now this what I call 'resting'!
But cannot do this for the entire winter holidays- have to learn C++ as we have this in the next sem- so some work also needs to be done. Also want to do something for our Tech Fest Confluence 2K7 but any idea havent struck. Mainly interested in Softscape but still now dont have any idea how to do that... Guys(and Gals as well) out there reading this post-any suggestions? I have already registered for The Vinci Code though I have slight chances of winning coz competing against the pre-final guys in programming is really a tough thing to do.
There is also the Tech Fest of IIT Kharagpur named Kshitij(the site of Kshitij is currenlty not working) and I am thinking to join this as well. I have also registered for Tech Kriti( IIT Kanpur's Tech Fest) but dont think will be able to join that one. So its the Tech Fest season in the world of engineering colleges! Expecting a great time! Do expect more on this subject and my prepartion for that.
(Any engineering student from any part of India can register for Confluence on-line. Please so that so that the tech-fest becomes a huge hit as it was last year.)
Update- The site of Kshitij is now working. Click here.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
A subtle thought
After mid-sem exams, a very subtle thought came to me and had thought to discuss that with ppl. But unfortunately that didn't happen for some reason and then I thought to write about it. Though now-a-days I rarely do blog and at one point this activity was on the verge of extinction due to many reasons- the primary being lack of free time.
Just think we have some 8 courses of study- English,Maths,Physics, Chem, BET(Basic Electrical Technology), Programming in C, ED(Engg Drawing) and W/S(Worshop) and not to forget a Phy sessinal class as well... that makes it 9. 9 subjects in four and half months! It is but natural that one cannot learn all these perfectly as one wishes to do- with all those class hours and other activities as well.
Clearly, we have to give priority to some subjects over others but then is a even more difficult task to do and a dangerous thing . On what basis should one choose subjects- on the basis of interest, neccesity in future sems or according to grades- coz these do not always correspond to one particular subject. For instance, I love programming(in that way I am unique ;-) and most of the time being sighted studying C or in computer lab)- but according to getting grades this is one of the easiest subject- one easily scores full marks as the evaluation pattern is not so robust for this subject but yes in future sems we do need it.
Let us see another example. Chemistry! The least liked subject and most ppl(including me) open the book only when we have sem or class-tests... even in class-test we do manage to take copies with us. But it has 4 credits- the highest a subject can have! And I doubt if we do ever need it? And yes, I can say for sure, studying chem, dosent improve your problem-solving skills.
In this way, we have to choose subjects and the entire idea to learn various things-termed as "general study" in the first year is completely lost. No one learns ED,Phy is also managed somehow(though personally I like this subject),W/S and eventually sometimes to be an expert in everything ,everything is in doldrums.
What I think is that we should not be burdened with so many things... Instead less subjects, more learning. And I support this beleif fully that department-wise study should be started from the first day itself and we should not wait till 2nd year. I think atleast engg. students can understand my view-point!
Just think we have some 8 courses of study- English,Maths,Physics, Chem, BET(Basic Electrical Technology), Programming in C, ED(Engg Drawing) and W/S(Worshop) and not to forget a Phy sessinal class as well... that makes it 9. 9 subjects in four and half months! It is but natural that one cannot learn all these perfectly as one wishes to do- with all those class hours and other activities as well.
Clearly, we have to give priority to some subjects over others but then is a even more difficult task to do and a dangerous thing . On what basis should one choose subjects- on the basis of interest, neccesity in future sems or according to grades- coz these do not always correspond to one particular subject. For instance, I love programming(in that way I am unique ;-) and most of the time being sighted studying C or in computer lab)- but according to getting grades this is one of the easiest subject- one easily scores full marks as the evaluation pattern is not so robust for this subject but yes in future sems we do need it.
Let us see another example. Chemistry! The least liked subject and most ppl(including me) open the book only when we have sem or class-tests... even in class-test we do manage to take copies with us. But it has 4 credits- the highest a subject can have! And I doubt if we do ever need it? And yes, I can say for sure, studying chem, dosent improve your problem-solving skills.
In this way, we have to choose subjects and the entire idea to learn various things-termed as "general study" in the first year is completely lost. No one learns ED,Phy is also managed somehow(though personally I like this subject),W/S and eventually sometimes to be an expert in everything ,everything is in doldrums.
What I think is that we should not be burdened with so many things... Instead less subjects, more learning. And I support this beleif fully that department-wise study should be started from the first day itself and we should not wait till 2nd year. I think atleast engg. students can understand my view-point!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Blogging- A rare event
Ever since I returned back to Rourkela after Durga Puja,I was so busy that couldn't find time for blogging...ok, ok not that busy but yes, I made myself busy and sometimes unnecessarily. Then there were many assignments…this “assignment thing” has become a real headache-or should I call migraine!
Then there were too many classes and I had been busy doing some studies- after midsem went “not that good”- I am seen in the library often-as friends tell!
Again this blog is from home as was the last one!
Divali!!! Nothing exciting happened today-not the least. I was bored today as I had never been since the last month- life at home without didi and friends is really boring.
Anyways, now-as-days I am too much into reading books. I read some 3 books in a very span of time- Alchemist, Bill Gates way and Veronika decides to die. All three were fantastic but I had thought to blog my views upon Bill Gates way-which as usual was only “published” in my grey cells.
I will be returning to Rourkela on Thursday- bunking classes ;-) and will agin become busy with bloody assignments- hell to do with these and those profs!
But I love my college and am attaching a picture of our college-it's beautiful.....
Then there were too many classes and I had been busy doing some studies- after midsem went “not that good”- I am seen in the library often-as friends tell!
Again this blog is from home as was the last one!
Divali!!! Nothing exciting happened today-not the least. I was bored today as I had never been since the last month- life at home without didi and friends is really boring.
Anyways, now-as-days I am too much into reading books. I read some 3 books in a very span of time- Alchemist, Bill Gates way and Veronika decides to die. All three were fantastic but I had thought to blog my views upon Bill Gates way-which as usual was only “published” in my grey cells.
I will be returning to Rourkela on Thursday- bunking classes ;-) and will agin become busy with bloody assignments- hell to do with these and those profs!
But I love my college and am attaching a picture of our college-it's beautiful.....
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