Sunday, May 31, 2009

Life as a Netizen

By the time i joined graduation,visiting the local internet cafe had become a habit for me,i wanted to grab as much knowledge as i could.Being a computer science graduate i was intrested in the technical know -how about various technologies which made everyday computing more fun and easy.

As my quest for knowledge grew,so did my intrest in reading and exploring emerging technologies in some key areas like microprocessors,linux,information security and operating systems.

It was during these initial days that i started to frequently participate in the compaq user forums seven years ago.At that  time known as the "compaq community" ,which was provided as a support link in my compaq desktop.Once i was there i had a chance to broaden my knowledge about computers and help other users out when i could.

The sudden rise of social networking sites made more number of people to interact with each other in their very own user- initiated communites within orkut , which were dedicated to a particular topic or product.

When i brought a new lenovo desktop 3 years ago,naturally i joined the lenovo community there as well and became a bit of a serious player,logging in many times a day and helping out as many people as i could.
Lenovo community in orkut
Lenovo community in orkut

Online collaboration could never  get easier than this!

Saturday, May 30, 2009

The best of the chorus group

During our schooling,we were trained to sing chorus songs in many languages like english,hindi,bengali,assamese and telugu.This is one of those songs which i would like to share with the  blogging community,since it happens to be one of my favourites :)

Song one:

Thank you for giving me this morning

Thank you for everyday thats new

Thank you that i can know my worries,can be cost on you!

Thank you for all my friends and brothers,Thankyou for all the men that live

Thankyou for even greatest enemies so i can forgive!

Thank you god your love is boundless,Thankyou that i am full of you

Thankyou for music,light and gladness

Thankfull as i do.....

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There was another song which was adapted as our school song,since it exactly fits into our school moto!

Song two (School song)

Also famously known  as the VITAI LAMPADA ("They Pass On The Torch of Life"),through out canada and Great britain,this song was written by Sir Henry Newbolt during the late eighteen hundreds.

There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night --

Ten to make and the match to win --

A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote --
'Play up! play up! and play the game!'

This is the word that year by year,
While in her place the School is set,
Every one of her sons must hear,
And none that hears it dare forget.
This they all with a joyful mind
Bear through life like a torch in flame,
And falling fling to the host behind --
'Play up! play up! and play the game!'

Friday, May 29, 2009

I AM A PC!

Microsoft's "I am  a pc!" marketing campaign  was a different approach it made to rival apple's constant noises  about windows vista and the "pc world".I joined the campaign by registering at www.imapc.lifewithoutwalls.com.

The approach of this campaign was simple,give  a unique name to your pc and explain in a line or so about why we people would love to use a "PC"

I joined this campaign out of curiosity and never imagined that  i would be on windows.com,but there I was! on times square and microsoft.com

Its a clever campaign which microsoft is showing to its rivals,that it's still a formidable force to reckon with in the industry

Well still though,I would correct my stand and say i am a  Linux! :)

Microsoft's "I am  a pc!" marketing campaign  was a different approach it made to rival apple's constant noises  about windows vista and the "pc world".I joined the campaign by registering at www.imapc.lifewithoutwalls.com.i am a pc

The approach of this campaign was simple,give  a unique name to your pc and explain in a line or so about why we people would love to use a "PC"

I joined this campaign out of curiosity and never imagined that  i would be on windows.com,but there I was! on times square and microsoft.com

Its a clever campaign which microsoft is showing to its rivals,that it's still a formidable force to reckon with in the industry

Well still though,I would correct my stand and say i am a pc but i stick to   Linux! :) (well most of the times!)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Annual schoolday celebrations

The annual school day of my school provided a platform for us all to show of our talent in dance,music,and drama.schoolday1

Practise sessions started two weeks before, which gave us enough time to get familiarized with what we are about to do.Naturally as time passed by the surrounding enui of our daily class  schedule was lost!.It was fun and frolic!

Just before a week or two of the actual school day,students were asked to give out their names who would love to partiticipate in the "cultural fest" as i can call itchorus.I was a part of the chorus group from my second grade onwards,we used to sing patriotic songs in various languages everyday.I still remember most of the songs by heart coz our school's  management ensured that students participated in more numbers in these activities.

What i do remember is most of our school day celebrations took place  at the REC(regional engineering college) auditorium now National Institute of technology,it was a festive atmosphere on D-day!

For all the hardwork we made to ensure that everything was sucessfull we were awarded holidays which was something like an icing on the cake!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

My memorable schooling days

School is the first place i would always cherish to remember!Not only has it provided the ways and means in which i can start learning but also provide an interactive and friendly environment with my teachers and faculty.Ifeel lucky to be an  alumini of TTHS(tiny tots high school).

My headmistress premalatha pradhan had a major role to play in  shaping my knowledge in terms of communication skills and extra curicular activities.Giving  equal importance to them along with studies helped me to cope with the ever changing world of ours.I would like to entirely show my gratitude towards her for providing a solid foundation to my career and studies.

It was a very different time in my schooling days when compared to the others!The faculty we had were more like family members rather than a just a teaching authority,and this kind of an environment was made by my headmistress.What happened as a result was that we were always happy to go  out to school and merrily enjoy it as much as we could!

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My school logo has an inner meaning,That a child should always be smiling and happy when he comes to this temple of knowledge.The moto of my school also has a resounding message to its student "play up play up and play the game!" which meant that life is a game and we must always learn to take it as a sport and play it well!

more memories of my school to come very soon....