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One's weakness is another's strength!!

2010-10-18T12:40:00.000-07:00

At the end of twelfth standard:

At the end of twelfth standard, you are forced to take the supposedly most important decision of your life, ie, your career path.Its not a very difficult decision to make; for two kinds of people-those who are clear in what they want, and those who have no idea about what they want. The former choose their path and be happy, while the latter either go with the flow or let their parents decide. This story is about the remaining majority, who fall in a separate, indefinable category.

Somehow, most of the students in this group end up in engineering colleges, especially the B grade ones. Your life takes a total U-turn when you end up in one of those hostels.You definitely feel homesick initially, but with time your life is filled with Independence, new friends, fun and what not (though you got to adjust with the so called food provided in mess).College life is divided into two : the real college life, and the hostel life. While the former is filled with sleep inducing lectures by highly irritating lecturers, the latter is filled with unlimited fun with friends amidst yucky food.

The first two years pass by and before you realise,the fun you have in hostel slowly but surely rubs over to classes as well.You are usually one among the last bench guys and are a nightmare for the staff.Gradually, you get so attached to your friends that the weekends where you usually went home to visit parents are taken up by trips to every place in and around the state.Exam times are filled with sleepless nights of preparation and bit preparation. Your parents dont understand what a CGPA means and how it is calculated (how will they, when you yourself dont?), and assume that their son is doing well in college. You, in the meantime, huff and puff to be a 7 pointer (decent enough).

Third year comes, and every staff you meet reminds you about the placements at the end of the year and threaten you if you dont behave. Friends around you become a little bit more serious in life for sake of placements. Placement season starts and you end up in one of the IT majors in India.

But its at the beginning on final year where life takes a real U turn.History repeats itself and you find yourself at the same state you were in before joining college - You again dont know what to do in life. Again, the smart ones who know what to do work towards that, and those who have no idea dont give a damn. For you though, its decision time. You weigh your options.

Option 1: CAT - ruled out.Reason :too tough and too ambitious.(As goundamani says in one of his movies:'idhu Raja Anna Malai puram(read as IIM in our context) poradhukku moonji alla, Kannamaapettai pora moonji dhaan idhu').

Option 2:GMAT-ruled out. Reason:Requires work experience and too difficult.

Option 3:Join the company you got placed in - keep as back up.

Option 4:IAS-ruled out. reason :Again, Raja anna malai puram.

Option 4: GRE.

GRE..MS..US. .sounds perfect! The US of A! All of a sudden, you feel a burning desire to do something worthwhile and end up in the states. You know seniors who you thought will never make it in life currently doing MS in the states.Seniors who never thought beyond local tasmacs posing in the hi fi pubs and clubs in US.You get to hear the (mis)adventures of the guys there.Girls, pubs ,clubs etc etc..everything is easily accessible!And you end up with an MS degree too! The whole idea seems great.A not so tough exam and you are in one THE most happening places in the world.USA..USA says your heart and you collect information about the process to end up in US.

Finally you too have an ambition in life and decide to give your best.With full enthusiasm, you buy the most important book in your life- the Barron's GRE.You sneek it past your hostel-mates (who would go shouting across the hostel corridor 'machaaaaaaaan ivan GRE elaam padikaraaan daaaaaaaaaaaaa' if they get to know) and enter your room and open the book. A cursory glance through the book and you can feel your desire and ambition falling down from Dodda betta to Coimbatore. 3600 words, for a guy who doesn't read the papers and novels!! How on earth is it possible, says your mind.Don't give up, says your heart.You decide to give your heart and soul to GRE preparations. Almost every free time you have is dedicated to the never ending word lists 10 Words at a time becomes one page at a time which leads to one word list at a time.The journey from Abase to Zephyr is like a train journey from Beach to Chengalpet; its long, never ending,sleep inducing and highly irritating.There are many stages where you sit and wonder if its worth all the trouble.You imagine yourself as a software engineer in a year's time.

'aah..software engineer..i'l have all that i want.. money,respect, friends,part
ies etc ..one year la bike vaangi, oora suthi, weekends movie paathu, 3 years la car vaangi, oru veedu vaangi, veetla paakkara ponna kalyanam panni jammunu settle aaidalaam..adha vittutu GRE,TOEFL,VISA, MS,US,Assignments,Research, Funding,RA,TA etc...idhelaam unakku thevaya??', says your mind.

But all you have to do is imagine yourself with a Black chick on one side and a white on the other to get that driving force to get back to barrons.You fix dates for mock tests and model exams instead of fixing dates with girls.

"Machi ivan overaa poraan.. ivana inime engayum koopdaadha.. ooty dhaan vara maatengaraan ok..but oru movie kooda varala nu solraan? romba over..adhaan place aagitta la..aprom enna?..America pora moonji a paaru".You learn to ignore such encouraging words from friends.

You even carry your barrons to your hometown and go to your terrace to study.You see an LKG kid, your neighbour, with a book in hand.

"What are you reading kanna?", you ask.

"English uncle.A for apple , B for ball,C for cat", says the kid.You dont even feel bad that the kid called you an uncle. You look at your book which reads :

abase v.: To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.

abbess n.: The lady superior of a nunnery.

abbey n.: The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.

You dont know whether to laugh or cry.You force yourself to overcome all this.So much for USA!

D day arrives.The exam starts off with the essay section where you are asked to write about your favourite place in the world.'AAH..perrrrrfect start to the exam', you think, and start crapping all you know about New York and USA until the system itself throws a warning asking you to STFU and proceed with the next question.You are over the moon when you see a 1300+ score on your screen!

Friends :"Congrats machi..inime namba oor suthalaam!".

You:"No da.. TOEFL irukku padikkanum".

Friends:"Podaaangu #%^$%$%&$&^&*^%&&&&&&&&&&%@#^@^%&%^@%&^&^@&^%&^%&^"

The whole routine starts again.TOEFL TOEFL says your heart. A comparitively easier exam, though the longest and most irritating one you've ever faced.

Results come out and you get a decent score.Second hurdle crossed!

Friends:"enna machi..atleast now will you be back to normal senses?".

You:"No da..SOP ezhudhanum".

Friends:"Podaaangu #%^$%$%&$&^&*^%&&&&&&&&&&%@#^@^%&%^@%&^&^@&^%&^%&^"

Third stage.SOP.Statement of Purpose.You browse the internet and get to know that SOPs

1.Should be original.

2.should not be an autobiography

3.Should say about your projects

4.should say why you want to join the university and why the course.

etc..

You say to yourself. "wtf purpose? USA is the purpose!". But sadly, you cant put it that way and you end up spending the next few weeks drafting your SOP.

Friends:"enna machi..atleast now will you be back to normal senses?".

You:"No da..Recommendation letter vaanganum".

Friends:"Podaaangu #%^$%$%&$&^&*^%&&&&&&&&&&%@#^@^%&%^@%&^&^@&^%&^%&^"

You run behind the very staff you sat at last row and kalaaichufied 2 years back.Its pay-back time for them. The very idea of you going to US makes them go 'rotfllmao'.One of them sweetly says "dont worry child, i'l give you a good reco. After all, India needs real independence na??".You smile sheepishly and manage to get decent recommendation letters.

All set.You decide on 5 universities, and send in your applications. Finally you are free. an entire semester dedicated to preparations for US.So much effort.SO many sacrifices.So many insults.So much at stake.The semester holidays are over and your final year 'project' starts.You are more worried about your US applications though.

one by one, the results come.

Reject.Reject. Reject.Reject.

Your hopes come down CRASHING!Friends, parents and everyone you see console you and ask you to keep hopes alive.You suddenly find yourself visiting temples. So much for an admit, eh?

"Machi..got to know that the results are out da..check yours..will pray for your admit", says a friend.

You rush to the internet center.Nervous, excited and desire. You pray to the allmighty and login to your mailbox.

2 unread messages.

1st one from your classmate in college:

From :Kaandhaari

SUbj:Marriage invitation

You decide to open it later and see the 2nd one.The most important mail of your life.

From : State University of New York

Subj:regarding MS program

you close your eyes and you click on it.

"Dear *******,

Thank you for your interest in the MS program of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo. We received over 1000 applications to this program, and many deserving students could not be admitted due to limitations of class size. We sincerely regret our inability to offer you admission to our MS program at Buffalo."

You read it again as tears roll down your cheeks.Silence, shock and depression.

"Why the hell did i even have an ambition? i was happier without it!"

Your friends help you come back to senses.Thank god for creating friends.

Then you remember the 1st mail from Kaandhari.

You open it with a blank mind and read the content :

"

Hi all,

i'm getting married to Raman on 5th august this year in Raja Muthiyah kalyana mahal at Madurai.I will be settling down in New York, USA with my husband after completing my 3 arrears : ).Please find attached the marriage invitation and do attend the wedding.

Thanks,

Kaandhari

"

So easy isn't it? 'If only i was a girl'.Completely outraged, you do the only thing you can. Login to Facebook and update your status

"DAMN YOU - AMERICA MAAPPILAIS"!!

cheers,
final year student.

Number 13 and Thirukural

2010-03-13T01:21:00.000-08:00

Number 13 is really special. Look at this.
13 ≡ 1 mod 2
13 ≡ 1 mod 3
13 ≡ 3 mod 5
13 ≡ 6 mod 7
13 ≡ 2 mod 11

sum up 1,1,3,6 and 2 you get back 13. No other prime number has this property.

See its connection with Thirukural.

•First line has 4 words and second line has 3 words.

•There are 133 groups and 1330 verses in total.

•Now 1330 ≡ 4 mod 13
133 ≡ 3 mod 13

•The number words in first and second line of the kural. Entire Thirukural can be split into three groups namely, Arathupal, Porutpal and Kamathupal.

•All these three section in total includes 13 sub categories.

Check out this site to know more about 13 groups in Thirukural and Check above results with a kural.

www.kural.muthu.org

10 Reasons WHY STARTUPS FAIL

2009-08-13T20:57:00.000-07:00

1.They run out of money. They are too optimistic about when their product is going to be accepted by the market
2.Founders don’t have complete faith in each other. They fight instead of delegating, trusting and verifying
3.CEO hires weak team members. Strong CEOs sometimes try to carry everyone with them
4.They want to do too much. A successful startup finds a narrow niche that they can dominate and then expands
5.They go after too small a market
6.They don’t charge enough from their customers to survive.They often think their mentors/investors are their customers, and think that a nice sale is all they need
7.They hire too many people up front
8.They get unlucky. Competitors, new technologies, et al
9.They don’t work hard enough or fast enough or smart enough. All those little decisions add up to an outcome.
10.They don’t take enough risks.Some startups think they should operate like big firms. They can never beat MS or Google at their own game. They should get creative and do things differently, even at the risk of embarrassment

The Year Ahead

2009-07-01T05:11:00.000-07:00

Finally the day came. I am into my final year. The most enjoyable moments, funniest, heart breaking events, happiness and sorrows, success and failures all happen in this period.
But i hope the final year for me is not going to be as easy or enjoyable as everyone says or experienced. The things i need to set right are more starting from,

1.To get a good job in a reputed company with a good pay.
Companies start to visit my campus from next week. Need to prepare a lot and match my profile more to that of company's requirement.

2.To prepare for GATE and other competitive exams.
I have year's experience in GATE. Having plans to attempt GRE/CAT. So need to start from the basics of each. Hardly left with 4 months time. need to memorise new words it's meanings and their etymologies.

3.Get done with the project i have chosen.
The project i have chosen is more related with the aerospace domain. So need to study it and then apply my ideas. If possible i should try to build a working model for the same.

4.Start up a small mobile servicing company.
Have few ideas in my mind that need to be implemented before it gets evaporated from my mind. I am Searching for people with good programming background(writing for mobile applications).

5.To learn more bout Stocks and shares.
Stocks and share market have always fascinated me. Every time i read the basics of it, I learn something new. I am reading the basics alone for a months time.(I am happy that my predictions on the values have never failed so far.)

6.Improve my vocabulary.
I don't know when i developed this slackness. If i am right the last time i sat with Norman Lewis book was in the era when America had a White President.

7.I should get out of the attitude that i am not successful.
Last academic year 2008-2009 was not so good for me.Right from my academics to the events and many i wasn't successful.That made me to think,"What happened to me.Why i am not able to do well? Whats lacking in me. Why i was unable to do well? What happened to all my intelligence and skills that i developed so far? when did all get eroded from my brain?"

With all the above works i need to enjoy with my friends, go out for a movie, and many more. Lets see how far i am successful with my academics and life in this year 2009-2010.

Once in a Blue Moon..

2009-06-03T02:10:00.000-07:00

I hope you need to have lots of luck, Grace of God, to sit behind a good looking girl in a bus.. But sad fact is that, Good girls are always accompanied by boys..
I too had a chance of sitting behind a girl in a bus with her friend(i pray) yesterday when i was travelling from Tambram to Velacherry.. I didn't even miss a second observing them, and hearing thier conversation.. I would just like to summarize what they spoke.. Here's what happened..
Boy(B): i'll take the tickets.. You need not open your purse..
GIRL(G): okay da..
B: two tickets to velachery
G: Its so sultry.. You should have taken me by AC bus da..
B: fine.. I'll do next time..
G: hey take the Pepsi can out..
B: Ya.. here's it..
(by this time, he got his hand over the girl's hand)
G: hmmm.. Have lots of work to do once i reach home..
B: may i help you with that.. Hey my mom doesn't knows you.. Shut up..
B: whats it.. You could introduce me to her as your boy friend
G: what!??
B: no as your friend.. As a class mate of yours
G: hey.. I give you freedom.. But not the freedom to enter my home!
B: (gets angry..)
G: hey sweety.. I'm sorry da.. Do not mistake me..
B: starts to rub her hands again..
G: (tring tring) hello ma.. Yeah comin there.. Will be in 5 mins.. Whats up for lunch..
G: ah same good old dish again.. Is Bhayyia there in home?
G: Oh.. No no.. I'll come home.. I'm not sure, when bus will come there.. He need not wait for me.. Okay ma see you at home..

But by then, i need to get down as i reached the destination..

Indian Univ rank low in Asian Top 200

2009-06-01T23:06:00.000-07:00

China and Hong Kong are beating us hollow not just in GDP numbers but even in Higher Educations. Shockingly none of the Indian Institutes neither our blue chip IITs nor state universities holding presidency status figure into top 10. The University Rankings were based on parameters like academic peer review, student to faculty ratio, papers published and proportion of International Students.

Five of seven IITs and the state varsities of Delhi and Pune were in top 100, with the latter scrapping through at 100. The University of Calcutta was ranked 110. The only happy news is that IITB stands at a proud number 10.

Despite the positions, its not fair to compare a 50 year old institution like IITs with a 120 year old universities like Tokyo Institute of Technology!

Flush with Cash

2009-06-01T22:47:00.001-07:00

I read this in a leading newspaper in the city.. A separate column to showcase the most funniest, silliest, sign one has encountered on Indian Roads..

The below is a board seen at one of Sikkim's tourist spots..

Pay & use toilet

Long - Rs 2/-
Short - Rs 1/-

---------------
~TOILET~
---------------

The go more, pay more basics

Thorannai - A crown to Tamil Cinema Industry

2009-05-31T07:53:00.000-07:00

After seven months time, i stepped my foot into theatre.. This is the first time i'm out with my brother to theatre.. Without much difficulty and sweat we managed to get the tickets(first day first show!) the tickets were numbered as 26 and 27.. My brother was very curious and asked, we stepped in first but tickets had some number in it.. He enquired that to a ticket checker, is that the seat number or the total number of tickets sold so far? He replied in a vexed tone, hey including the guy next to you, the total number of people in this theatre is 12!
We were shocked..

The film casts include, 'Puratchi Thalapathi, Vishal' glamour queen sizzling Shreya, Prakash Raj, comedian Santhanam and many..
I would even say that,this is not a Vishal film.. This may be attributed as mark of success of 75 years of Tamil Industry..
Right from the hero introduction to climax, you could see styles of all heroes seen by this industry.. The list below includes the heroes that were enacted by Vishal and the places those occurred..

1.Vijay type Intro
2.Vikram dialogue in film Gemini as climax.. Give us a chance to live Good! Its better to forgive criminals when they are ready to be good rather than killing(Vikram says this dialogue when news Commissioner takes incharge)
3.Mocking Kamal Hasan.. A scene where one of the comedian says, dasavatharam la kamal 10 get ups da.. But to correct this figure i tried 11 get ups..
4.Selling a Scooty pep to heroine, saying, this scooty was used by Rajini in film BABA(telugu baba).
5. Varanam Aayiram Surya, playing with guitar in a song which is very close to that of a song in surya's film..
6.Padikathavan Dhanush dialogue.. Hero says heroine that you will propose to me within 24 hrs..
7.Vijaykanth type of fight.. Hero is always on air..(do not mistake that hero is so popular, he is on air here means, he didn't even keep his foot on ground)

what i've listed is just few..So this might be regarded as a tribute to Tamil Cinema. Hats off to director for bringing all heroes in one single screen

Indian Railways..

2009-05-29T00:47:00.000-07:00

Many a times I've been to Chennai by train.. But this is the first time i travel amidst of huge crowd.. Uhhh.. Even in the end of vacation i see trains so crowded.. I remember studying a principle in my chemistry book, which states, electrons try to occupy free spaces or occupy shells of least energy something like that( i got 197 in this paper in my board exams.. Hmmm need to work on my memory..).. So do People try to occupy every corner!
I agree Pauli as great scientist, for a fact that, he said no two electrons can have same l,m and n values(shell values).. But here two or even three people occupy a single seat! If he hadn't mentioned the word electron and stated that in general, then i would disprove his theory and would have won a nobel prize! Just miss! :-(

This stupid Railway department would not provide any additional trains during vacation days but love to have a golden feather in its hat stating, ours is the one among largest networks in world!

I thought Dr.Manmohan Singh as one of very few intelligent PM India has ever seen.. But after giving Railway minister post to Mayawathi, i was shocked.. What background does she possess to get it and to be more straight, demand it! And this is her first package.. "Those who have their salary below Rs.500 are eligible to get railway pass for Rs.20.." now who in this country get a salary below Rs.500 and even if one gets, for what hell will he be travelling in train.. Silly government and silly packages..

I pray God that, some intelligent people get into Govt and change existing policies..

The reason behind all these decline is being RIGID.. Rigidity in old policies is the sole reason.. Govt should frame policies adapting present needs and demands..

~voice of an Indian Citizen

Markets ahead..

2009-05-26T07:08:00.000-07:00

I'm not an expert in predicting stock values or its position.. I'm just one in million watching it, which takes mysterious ups and downs,so many points of inflections, making the experts to think hard on what it indicates..But my predictions have worked well.. I don't know whether its fluke or have i understood the basics well.. Anyway I'll just put an end to all my worthiness.. Now coming to point, market for next two weeks will show a reasonable increase in its index values.. Parliament is to be summoned in the forthcoming week.. Finance Minister words are to be eyed.. If i'm right, within 45 days the first budget will be announced.. Industrialist have kept their demands before the Govt.. If suppose FM announces some good financial benefits then there are chances for the stock market indices to kiss 15k.. In general the markets would be around 14.3k to 14.7k.. Anyway lets test this out ;-)

Words of True Legend

2009-05-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

It took nearly 90 years to prove(or disprove) this Conjecture..

Dare to solve this..

2009-05-19T05:22:00.001-07:00

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Grade Research Mathematician for solving the above problem. Special Award and appreciations will be provided for those who come with the most Optimum Solution

The Democracy..

2009-05-19T05:03:00.000-07:00

Abraham Lincoln's Democracy:

Government
For the People,
By the People (and)
Of the People

Present Democracy:

Government
Far from People,
Buy the People (and)
Off the People

The Indian Stock Markets

2009-05-19T04:42:00.001-07:00

Hurray.. After very long time, the Indian Stock market BSE kissed 14K points.. This is a remarkable achievement. Will this continue, is the next question in minds of all?

Now this being my blog i openly challenge that, this will not last long :-( That was mark of appreciation for the Congress party that evolved as a Single Largest Party after 19 years..

As the policies of Government will be changing due to the absence of communists parties, one can surely expect a decline of market very soon..

But lets all hope that, the new policies to be framed by the Government of India is better at least this time and the benefits are enjoyed by all!!

Am I a Critic

2009-05-16T03:11:00.000-07:00

The Lok Sabha Results are declared today.. My predictions regarding the election results matched more accurately.. My assumption of Congress sweeping the polls(number of seats) is 49% but the results turn out to be 48% in favor for them..

Even Predictions by Times Now and other local news channel have not matched with the results..
Hurray then i am critic!!

I'm Back

2009-05-16T02:55:00.000-07:00

After a months time.. I am back to see this.. It just looks like an old book wit lots of dust on it.. No new comments, no followers and nothing..

Now whom should i blame for this? My college management for keeping exams

Continuously and making me busy or my poor time management skills or my lack of effort to discover that my mobile supports blogger.com

Any way whatever the case may be, I'm back to dust this and make this more greener..

General Elections 2009

2009-03-28T04:04:00.000-07:00

Roughly a month ahead for General Elections 09... Three major parties, BJP, Congress and Third Party contesting for a berth in Lok Saba Assembly... A third dimensional view of these parties...

Lets begin with the Third Party:

A new power has emerged in Indian politics, following the collection of communist groups with regional parties.he ‘third front’ in the country's politics hopes to challenge the dominant Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming elections in April and May.

The "third front" was launched at a massive rally in the town of Tumkur in the southern state of Karnataka. Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, a founder of the new party, called for voters to back a “democratic and secular” government in the elections.

As the struggle between the main two parties seems increasingly close, the political capital of smaller parties has grown. The new alliance includes the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Telugu Desam Party, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham, the Forward Bloc, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Janata Dal (Secular).

Its very clear that this party has no common base so as to form the Government..Still the Prime Minster Candidate is not yet announced and the parties say,PM will be announced after the Election...This brings a number of factors to be considered..

They aren't united well
They can't sweep the polls but can threaten the major allies
They would finally form an alliance with any one of the party later and make them to fulfill their grants and wishes
Even if they sweep the polls there are minimal chance that the Government will remain intact..

Next To BJP - A Party with a Difference:

The BJP is the successor party of the BJS, which merged itself into the Janata Party in 1977. The BJP was formed as a separate party in 1980 after internal differences in the Janata Party resulted in the collapse of it's government in 1979.

A Hindu majority Government which has done a number of benefits to the people of country. It was only in this period nuclear missiles were tested and India showed to the entire world about its strength.A Party that has kept the inflation under check(more or less 3%). If this party come to rule surely one can expect an end to Babur Masjid issue. Varun Gandhi speech made a set back to the party's image.. There are few good chances for the party to win at the polls and again the chances of winning a majority is minimum....

Few issues the Party will keep up are,

Shortage and price hike of Basic amenities.
Inflation rates.
26/11 attack, no proper action for the same.
Ramar Sedhu Project - Harassing the beliefs of Hindus.
The Parliament Issue - Proving PM's Vote of Confidence
OBC Reservation.. Are the few major issues that the party might keep..

The Ruling party Congress:

The Prime Minster Candidate is again Dr.Manmohan Singh. Speaking about him in particular he is efficient to the core but his immediate surroundings are not that much efficient and he is like pupet in the hands of Sonia GandhThe party has proved its strength in the by elections held in North.The party Captured 3 of 5 states.. The party Manifesto has been released and few excerpts from it are,

waiving loans to the tune of Rs 65,000 crores
launched the National Rural Health Mission
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan
The Nuclear Project

Aam Admi Bima Yojana (life insurance cover) for one and a half crore landless households
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (medical insurance cover) for six crore unorganized sector workers living below the poverty line.

Again the party's victory is a big question mark.. It can't sweep the polls alone and needs to form an alliance again.

Considering all these impacts the chances for winning the elections for each party is, Congress 49%, BJP 36%, Third Party 8% and Rest 7%....

Lets wait and see what happens..

Can't Find an Apt Title..

2009-03-28T02:37:00.000-07:00

The year was 1902,when the Professor asked his students whether it was who God created everything that exists in this universe?

A Student said Yes!!... He again asked what about Evils..Does God created them all?
The Student got silent..

Then he asked a question to his Professor,"Does Cold Exists?".... The Professor smiled and said Don't you feel my child!! The student said,I'm sorry sir you are wrong..Cold is complete absence of heat,there is no cold its only the absence of heat..

He again asked,"Does darkness exists?".. His Prof said yes,for which also he replied no and added, its the absence of light..

We always study heat and light but not cold and darkness.. Similarly evil does not exists its the absence of Love, faith and true belief in GOD....

~ The Student was none other than Albert Einstein

Recession..

2009-03-25T04:54:00.000-07:00

I do not know how many people were familiar with this term some 8 months back.. But now the case is entirely different.. Even a boy or girl in kinder garden would knew this.. And if you ask them an explanation for it, they would say,"NO ICE CREAMS",why,"NO MONEY,Papa Yells at me"..

The recession impact is tremendous... Almost people of all sectors have been or being or in near future will be affected by this..On saying this a natural question in everyone's mind is about the job of a professor or lecturer..Two days back i read an article in a popular magazine that,people in software companies are taking classes for 9th and 10th.. Shocking!!!

So competition even prevails there..(Who knows those who worked in Google and Microsoft will be asked to handle 11 and 12,and the rest from less reputed companies,to handle Standard I or II)..

Back to the recession,now from where did this all come from.. Who initiates or announce the mark of recession.. Is there any such like that or just a rumor spread by few and the entire mass believing them..

The questions in my mind are pretty simple...
1.Is there any such recession?

The definition for Recession as per WIKIPEDIA is,

"In economics, a recession is a general slowdown in economic activity in a country over a sustained period of time, or a business cycle contraction. During recessions, many macroeconomic indicators vary in a similar way. Production as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes and business profits all fall during recessions."

Economics is all about demand and supply.. Everyone in this world need something to survive .. If the above is true then from where the RECESSION comes?

As the population increases, demand naturally increases so there isn't any such kind of melt down..

The above is my view of perception about RECESSION.I might be right or wrong.. Any how the world believes that RECESSION has started..So its good for me to believe along with them.. Else i would be secluded from rest..(I go by the orders of the State and Country)

~ In a state of CLEARLY CONFUSED

The Price of Petrol

2009-03-19T23:54:00.000-07:00

The day began with laziness in me..I got up only by 8..So I hurried up and got my things done..It was too late to catch up the bus.So i phoned my friend and asked him to accompany me.When we started for college, the bike ran out of fuel..

The nearest petrol bunk from home is roughly 1.5Kms..Finally we telephoned a friend(auto man) of ours and asked him to buy a liter of petrol.Filling the tank we managed to reach the college by 9:45..

The price of one liter petrol is my first period..(Actually i thought of bunking that period..The goal is achieved in a different manner)..

IITians and Non IITians

2009-03-13T05:28:00.000-07:00

Who are IITians? Why are they in such a demand.. Why everyone's eyebrows lift up when they hear IIT... What sets a distance between them and us(Guys/Girls doing engg at non IITs)..
They(IITians) are basically tested with problem solving skills rather than concept..Here they ask theory questions,solve simple substitution problems thats all.. Nothing more than that..This makes the rest to develop a fear/some sort of hatredness when hearing words like problems, why do this happen.. The result of this is that student loses to think "Out side the Box" which is very essential in competetive world of today..

Moreover the lab experiments which are of conventioal one.The other point to mention is about the records and observations.. Do engineers like us need to do clerical jobs like data entry and so on..

As long as the current system of engineering education is not changed there won't be any progress made by a student graduating from non IIT's... Except the enjoyment factor, the students receives no practical and technical knowledge thereby standing one in a million educated illiterate..

~ wasted 3 years in name of engineering

Conference at IIMB

2009-03-05T23:57:00.000-08:00

I had a great time there presenting my paper on Effective Warehouse Management and Environmental Management Systems and Green Supply Chain Managemnt.. The conference was between 22Dec 2008 to 24 Dec 2008... The link enclosed has the abstract of my paper published along with the rest of the details...

A moment of Pride and Joy..I would like to convey special thanks to Bragadesh R for notifying me about this..

www.iimb.ernet.in/~review/imrc2008/IMRC%20Proceedings.pdf

PSG And THIAGARAJAR RIVALRY

2009-03-05T23:40:00.000-08:00

The two big institutions in State.. Both have a 50 year history with numerous scientists, entrepreneurs coming out. Hope that both the college have the same ideals also i.e producing good people with sound technical knowledge and with ethical values.. But i Don't from where and for what hell these two act as if they are enemies..

I had a chance of presenting my business plan paper (my first bplan) at PSG for the event SRISHTI(IEEE Student's Chapter).I (my team) managed to get the third place..Fortunately or Unfortunately PSG also shared the third spot with us.Finally the juries decided to give the third place to Host college.. Travelling roughly around 250Kms we have reached there.. Atleast for sake of this they could have given us the prize.. Half heartedly we left the hall and contacted the guys at reception desk for reimbursement..For which they reply BIG NO.. Why do they behave like this and for what.. What are they going to earn from this...

Zimbabwe removes 12 zeros from currency - Inflation Effects

2009-02-03T01:33:00.000-08:00

The move means that 1 trillion in Zimbabwe dollars now will be equivalent to one Zimbabwe dollar.

The old notes -- with the highest being 100 trillion dollars -- not enough to buy a loaf of bread -- will remain valid until June 30, after which they will cease to be legal tender. One U.S. dollar is trading above 300 trillion Zimbabwe dollars.

This third attempt to lop off zeros comes barely six months after the Zimbabwe government last adjusted its currency as it continues to lose value.

World-record inflation estimated to be in the billions of percent -- but officially at 231 million percent as of July last year -- has quickly eroded the currency's value again and again. The highest note on the new set is 500 Zimbabwe dollars.

Many Zimbabwean traders have stopped accepting the local currency, preferring foreign currency due to the hyperinflationary environment. Last week, the country's acting finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa, allowed the use of foreign currency by everyone else.

Despite the use of foreign currency, the Zimbabwe dollars are in acute shortage, resulting in many people sleeping outside their banks hoping to get money the following day.

Regarding the cash shortages, Gono blamed Germany for dropping a contract that helped the country print money.

"The country has suffered bouts of cash shortages, which have disadvantaged both the corporate and household sectors," he said.

"As a country, we have come to terms with this stubborn reality that we were put under economic sanctions by Germany, which unilaterally cut a 50-year-old contract to supply us with currency printing paper, machinery, spare parts and inks without notice in July last year."

Is e Normal?

2009-02-02T02:23:00.000-08:00

A number is called "normal" with respect to a given base if, when the number is expressed in that base, the asymptotic frequencies of occurrence of each distinct string of k digits are equal, and this applies to every positive integer k. For example, if a number is normal in the base 10, the asymptotic frequency of occurrence of each of the decimal numerals 0, 1, …, 9 is precisely 1/10, and the asymptotic frequency of each two-digit strings 00, 01, 02, ..., 99 is exactly 1/100, and so on. By the same token, the asymptotic frequency of occurrence of each 10-digit string must be exactly 1/1010. Now, of the distinct 10-digit strings, exactly 10! contain each numeral just once, i.e., there are 10! permutations of the 10 decimal numerals 0, 1, ..., 9. Therefore, if a number is normal in the base 10, the asymptotic frequency of 10-digit strings comprising permutations of all 10 numerals must be 10!/1010, which equals roughly 1/2755.73.

It’s widely believed that the two most naturally occurring transcendental numbers, p and e, are both normal in the base 10 (although it has never even been proven that the individual numerals of these numbers have equal asymptotic frequencies), and indeed if we examine the occurrences of complete permutation strings in the first million digits of p we find very good agreement with the expected frequency, i.e., if p(n) denotes the numbers of complete permutation strings in the first n digits, then n/p(n) apparently converges on 2755, and it does so fairly rapidly. However, somewhat surprisingly, if we examine the first million decimal digits of the number e, we find that the ratio n/p(n) seems to settle at a value around 2520, as shown in the figure below.

This result is confirmed by continuing to check the next million digits, which show no very significant upward trend in this ratio, leaving it at 2568. (See the note on The e in Petersburg for a plot covering the first two million digits.) Hence the frequency of complete permutation strings is more than 6% greater than what would be predicted for a "normal" number. This suggestion of non-normality seems quite implausible, so I checked digits of e computed independently by two different sources, but in both cases the results were identical. Also, the fact that the digits of p yield the expected frequency using my counting program tends to support the validity of the program - which, after all, is just a simple counting routine. Could there be some systematic error in this assessment?

To provide another check of these results I acquired a set of 1 million pseudo-random digits generated by the Rand Corporation in 1955 based on work begun in 1947. According to the documentation accompanying these digits, the basic table was produced during May and June of 1947 by means of an "electronic roulette wheel". This device consisted of a random frequency pulse source, providing on the average about 100,000 pulses per second, gated about once per second by a constant frequency pulse. The pulses were then passed through a 5-place binary counter. There were about 3000 revolutions per "trial", leading to the output of one number per second. A binary-to-decimal converter was then used to convert 20 of the 32 numbers (the other twelve were discarded), and it retained only the final digit of two-digit numbers. Interestingly, the documentation notes that "production from the original machine showed statistically significant biases, and the engineers had to make several modifications and refinements of the circuits before production of apparently satisfactory numbers was achieved". Even after these modification, some some statistical biases remained. The final step in producing the table of "random digits" was to transform the table by adding pairs of digits modulo 10. This was done "in order to improve the distribution of the digits". There were 20,000 punched cards with 50 digits per card; each digit on a given card was added modulo 10 to the corresponding digit of the preceding card to yield a rerandomized digit. It is this transformed table which is published..."

This is an interesting "re-randomization" technique, since it represents something like a convolution of the data sequence. In other words, if the string of digits is in an array D[i] of length 1 million, the process consisted of applying the transformation

Presumably for completeness we would stipulate that the digits "wrap around", e.g., D'[1] would equal the sum of D[1] and D[999951]. Iterations of this transformation don't seem to degenerate into an orderly sequence, given a sufficiently disordered initial sequence.

In any case, results for the Rand sequence are also plotted on the figure above, labeled as "synthesized". This sequence behaves very differently than the digits of pi or e. It starts out quite high, meaning that there is a scarcity of complete permutation sequences. Eventually it settles down in the vicinity of the theoretical value, but it seem to converge on a slightly higher value. Is there a systematic bias in the Rand data, or does it simply require far more digits to establish the asymptotic density of complete permutation sequences?

To study this further, I acquired the first two million decimal digits of the square root of 2, as computed by Nemiroff & Bonnell. The rate of occurrence of complete permutation strings is shown in the figure below.

This seems to show a systematic upward bias, i.e., a scarcity of complete permutation strings relative to the expected frequency based on the assumption of normality. I also acquired the first million decimal digits of the square root of 7, and of Euler's constant g = 0.577... The behaviors of n/p(n) for the digits of these two numbers are shown below.

The digits of the square root of 7 seem to converge fairly well on the predicted frequency, but the digits of gamma seem to be consistently richer in complete permutations, i.e., n/p(n) is low, at least out to one million digits.

It may be worth noting that of all these numbers, the digits of p are the most thoroughly checked and verified, and those are the digits that converge most satisfactorily to the theoretical value. For the digits of the other constants (e, g, sqrt(2), sqrt(7)), Nemiroff & Bonnell are careful to point out that they do not guarantee their accuracy, and they invite other people to check them.

For another check, I acquired the first five million decimal digits of the square root of 5 as computed by Dawson Merrill. He has actually computed 10 million digits, but says only the first five million have been checked, and he is confident of their correctness. The average interval between complete permutation strings, plotted below, seems to converge fairly well on the predicted theoretical value.

These mixed results lead to the question of how many digits would need to be checked in order to reasonably expect the overall frequency of complete permutation strings to be within, say, 1% of the theoretical asymptotic value. Also, does the speed of convergence for the digits of a particular number have any significance? Is the prompt convergence for the decimal digits of p on the asymptotic value just an accident?

One possible way of trying to answer these questions would be to treat the occurrence of Complete Permutation Strings (CPSs) as a Poisson process. Of course, since the digits of overlapping strings are not independent, this isn't exactly correct, because a Poisson model assumes a memoryless process, i.e., it assumes that the expected distance to the next occurrence is independent of any prior occurrences. With CPSs this is not the case, because the string immediately following a CPS has a probability of about 1/10 of also being a CPS (since the new digit simply needs to equal the digit being discarded). This is roughly born out in the case of the digits of e, because of the 778 CPSs there are 67 cases of consecutive CPSs. There are also 6 cases of two CPSs at a distance of 2 digits. On the other hand, it's also true that non-CPSs are disproportionately likely to have non-CPS neighbors, because pairs of duplicate digits are likely to be contained in the overlap of neighboring strings.

Nevertheless, we can use the Poisson model to give a rough estimate of the probability that the observed frequency over a given interval differs from the asymptotic frequency by various amounts. As discussed in Poisson Processes and Queues, the probability of exactly k occurrences of an (exponentially distributed) event with rate L in time (or number of trials) T is

For large k we can use Stirling's formula for k! to write this in the more easily computed form

We examined the first T = 2,000,000 strings in the decimal expansion of e, and found k = 778 complete permutation strings. The theoretical rate is L = 1/2755.73, so the expected number of CPSs in this range is LT = 725.76. The probability of finding exactly k complete strings in the first 2 million decimal digits is shown below for k ranging from 600 to 900.

We've also marked on this figure the value 778, which is the number of CPSs found in the first 2,000,000 decimal digits of e. The probability that k would be equal to or greater than 778 is only about 2.8% based on this Poisson model.

A better method of evaluation would be to examine the digits in disjoint blocks of 10, because these blocks would (presumably) be statistically independent. On this basis our 2 million digits of e represent only 200,000 independent samples, among which we would expect to find 72.57 complete permutation strings. Now, we can split up the digits in essentially 10 different ways, depending on how we choose to frame the blocks. This amounts to partitioning the 778 CPSs according to the least significant digit of their index. Doing this, we find the following results

On this basis the Poisson model is actually valid, so we can plot these results on top of the predicted distribution as shown below.

The average of our ten "samples" is 77.8 (although these samples are not independent), and we can compute that the probability of this being 78 or higher is about 27.8%. Hence it is not terribly improbable that we would find this deviation from the expected number of CPSs over this number of digits. It would evidently be necessary to examine about 20 million digits to give a valid basis for drawing a conclusion about the actual density of CPSs in the decimal digits of e.

It's interesting that the block indices seem to bifurcate into the odds and the evens. In fact, if we just focused on the odd blocks, we find a mean of 72.6 CPSs per 200,000 samples, in excellent agreement with the expected number (72.57). In contrast, the even-indexed blocks have an average of 83 CPSs per 200,000 samples. The probability of finding 83 or more CPSs in this range is only 12.3%.

Immortal..

2009-02-02T02:16:00.000-08:00

The man who proves this is surely Immortal..

π(X) = X/logX as X →∞. (approx)

The five pillars of success

2009-02-02T02:02:00.000-08:00

1.See (really see) what's possible
2.Know specifically what you want to achieve
3.Make good decisions
4.Understand the tactics to get things done and to change minds
5.Earn the trust and respect of the people around you.

It sure seems like we spend all our time on #4.

My first poem..

2009-02-02T01:50:00.001-08:00

I don't know when i scribbled this... But got it when i was cleaning my shelf...And now showing that to all...

No silly fights,
A World with full of mights.
No blackening of air here,Turning the white into greener there.
Life in moon is possible,
If human become responsible!

Math musings....

2009-02-02T01:47:00.000-08:00

Following are just few of my results in mathematics in particular number theory..Proofs for these are also welcome(I have my own but i want something much simpler)..

1.Take any two prime numbers greater than or equal to five.Square those and find their difference.Then the result will be divisible by 12.
2. 2^(n-1/2)≡ ±1 mod n for all prime values of n...More to come..take lots of care...
3.13 is a special prime number.When divided by all primes less than that and summing up the remainder gives back 13.No other prim possess this property

QUEST' 09 An event to cherish,organize,quarrel,enjoy......

2009-01-30T04:31:00.000-08:00

This is one major event, where entire 3rd students get to participate and organize the event..This event is mainly focuses on schools students in rural sector,This is an awareness program mainly done to throw light on engineering fields and what next to do after school..

Now i got this opportunity i wanted to do some thing different and want the rest to see me and my team.. I was given with Event Organizer post. I am responsible for all the events that come under me..Right from framing the rules to decide on conflicts/issues.. Nearly 97 people came under me directly to assist me.Such a huge number..Of 97 i hardly knew 20 of them.. The main point which i would like to highlight is that it helped to establish my contacts well..Though being an event organizer i was also forced to look Time management section also as all my events run round the clock.. I learnt many skills from managing time, handling people, work under pressure, manage my team and make them to work efficiently,mainly doing some small 'sightings - girls from different schools(the core part)'..

I was also assigned to attend the phone calls from schools.. The theme for this year's Quest is "Kalam's PURA"... Every one thought that Kalam will be addressing schools students ...Gash Half of my life went in convincing that its only the theme and not Kalam is going to address all... The hard fact that i need to mention is that people presume something in mind and are not interested to hear others opinion at all.. I really found so hard to convince such people....I request the readers who by chance get to read this "Don't be like that" It kills the person on other side.. for heaven sake don't be like that...

More to come..

Essence of LIFE

2009-01-24T06:27:00.000-08:00

The one who understand well is the one who is blessed well...

Whatever happened, it happened well.
Whatever is happening, it is happening well.
Whatever will happen, it will also happen well.
What of yours did you lose?
Why or for what are you crying?
What did you bring with you, for you to lose it?
What did you create, for it to be wasted or destroyed?
Whatever you took, it was taken from here.
Whatever you gave, it was given from here.
Whatever is yours today, will belong to someone else tomorrow.
On another day, it will belong to yet another.
This change is the law of the universe..

Some thing that explains and clear to core...

Being Humble...

2009-01-24T06:14:00.000-08:00

I learnt the following lessons from my friends,relatives and rest to whom i have spoke on how to be humble and how they are...

1.Appreciate your talents
2.Understand your limitations
3.Recognize your own faults
4.Stop comparing
5.Appreciate the talents and qualities of others
6.Don't be afraid to make mistakes
7.Think about yourself under different circumstances...

My Love....

2009-01-13T03:23:00.000-08:00

I was in awe of her. I always wanted her. I would long for her day in and day out but she was elusive, she would not be mine. Whenever I saw her with others, my heart skipped a beat. Her very thought would liven up my mood and my passion for her would be uncontrollable. I tried and I tried. I failed miserably. My peers told me that the time was not ripe enough for me to have her. I would have to wait. The wait was excruciatingly long.

Time was moving at its own pace. The day of reckoning arrived. After all the wait came the jittery moments, one which I could see but not control. It went to my parents, there were heated discussions. Ultimately they said its my decision. I stood firm, told them everything that I had to. I had my way. It ended the way I wanted it to.

I got engaged to her. I had to shell out 50000 bucks but I knew that the returns were immeasurable. Her parents had readily agreed. In fact, when I went with the proposal to them, they were more than happy. No questions asked. Only the formalities had to be completed. But there was a catch. They would get their daughter engaged to me but would not let me touch her till we got married. There would be no Marriage ceremony. She would come to my hostel room as and when the new Semester began and stay with me in my room forever and move around with me whenever I need and wherever I want her to. Although it was difficult for me at that point of time to accept these clauses but I did. I know not why but I did.

The new semester began. I was more than looking forward to it. Then came she. Beautiful Elegant and Homely. The charm and radiance never had I seen and felt ever. All my passions came spurting out. She was mine. Only mine. I could now make her sit on my lap and make her dance to my tune. My fingers and hands all over her as her face lights up with a smile everytime I touch her. I love her and she loves me too.

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SHE is a computer(at CCC). Her parents are HP inc.
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Ten Romantic Ways to Propose - Part II

2009-01-13T03:10:00.000-08:00

Continuation.....

6) Give the jeweler her phone number

Arrange for the manager of the jewelry store to call her. He should say: “Is this 'Ms.A'? Yes, hello, this is X from PQR Jewelers. I hope I’m not calling at a bad time? Could you come over to the store right away so we could measure your finger and decide the type of setting you want for your engagement ring? I’m calling on the instructions of Mr.B.” Be there when she arrives and if she seems excited about choosing and designing her ring, then you know it’ll be a YES!

7)How about some Power Point slides? (Going by a student's way)
Be ready with some presentation.It is good to have your friends aside.Call your dream girl.GO ahead with the slide show.Your proposal should be on the last slide and must be accompanied by music or a loud bang. What can you write on the slide? Here are some romantic ways to propose:

* This last slide is the most important: A, will you marry me?
* Did you enjoy looking at those places? How would you like to go there for our honeymoon? I love you A, please be my wife.
* Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. I think we should be joined. Will you marry me?
* If you love me, A, marriage is the next logical step. Why don’t we tie the knot this year?
* It’s about time we got married, A. I can’t think of anyone else I want to spend the rest of my life with!

8) Dance the night away

9) In the office, of all places!

10) The traditional way..
Say it with flowers and chocolates

Ten Romantic Ways to Propose - Part I

2009-01-13T03:04:00.000-08:00

Here it goes,
1) Use a magician
The magician says, “hmmm, what’s this shiny thing I see coming out of your ears?” He then shows her the diamond ring and that’s when you come in and say “will you be my wife?”

2) Hire a plane (if you can afford it)

Lease a small plane and a pilot and prepare a large banner. You can write these words on the banner:

* Come fly with me, Amy. But first, will you marry me?
* Let’s bring heaven down. Why not get married?
* I can’t fly you to the moon on this plane, so let’s get married and live here on earth for the rest of our lives, shall we?

3)Go Down Under

There’s no need to go to Australia to propose to your favorite person. Any ocean or river will do. If you both enjoy snorkeling, propose to her under the deep blue sea.

4)Leave your credit card at home

5)How does Venice sound?

Eight Ways To Simplify Your Life And Have More Fun

2009-01-13T03:00:00.000-08:00

The eight ways are,

1. Find work that you love
2. Go on a "news fast"
3. Learn to say no
4. Connect with nature
5. Laugh daily
6. Sell your TV
7. Be silent
8. Eat less

Now you would realize my state??!!

How my friends Proposed to their girl friends??!!

2009-01-06T23:09:00.000-08:00

These are the ways my friends proposed to their girl friends

1. I love you not for whom you are but who i am when i am by your side

The girl accepted it,i don't know in what way she made him feel really great.. Hmm Okay..

2.I love you.. If i mistook your care and affection as love then forgive me and continue to be my friend,else accept my proposal..
The girl accepted his love..
Neat one.. in short a tricky one...

The third one is more interesting
3.I love you.. the boy was shocked and then asked why she just said this is called as Love at first sight.
This incident took place in my class.. the two are from my own department..Probably the girl's eyesight is weak...

More to come...

My new finding??!!!

2009-01-06T02:12:00.000-08:00

On free times i used to dust my shelf and desk...And on one night i found Bhagavad Gita book in my desk.. I was wondering how it came there.. I was slowly turning the pages of Gita and one particular saying got my eyes there..
The Saying is,"Oh Arjuna, All these are illusions.Birth,youth and old age.For the Soul there is no such destruction.When it feels to leave its just gets out of it as we change into new clothes"..
Now this saying is very similar to the Basic law of Physics which states "Energy can be neither created nor Destroyed but it can be transformed from one form into another".. Both seems to be the same on the underlying concept..
This shows(or might act as one evidence to show) that Science and Religion are one and the same except the way they are addressed.. This really fascinated me...

The temple i visit often...

2009-01-06T01:47:00.000-08:00

The temple i visit often is Koodal Alagar Perumal Kovil. The temple is about 5kms away from my home.This is one among the 108 divya desams.

The Lord of the Shrine is "Koodal Alagar" also known as "Abhayam Tharum Perumal" as he calls his devotees in one hand and wish them through the other hand.It is in this temple you could see the Lord in all the three postures..

Sitting - Koodal Alagar Perumal
Standing - Surya Narayana Perumal
Sayana Kolam - Sheerabdhi Narayana Perumal

It was in this temple only the first song of Nalayira Divya Prabhandham was sung ("Pallandu pallandu...) The Gopuram or Vimanam is very special and it is the topmost of all vimanams(Called as Ashtanga Vimanam) There are 8 stages in it depicting "OM NAMO NARAYANAYA" the 8 letter sacred saying of all vaishnavisims..