Onasamsakal

Orayiram orkut ashamsakalku idayil oru pavam bloggerinte Tiruvonasamsakal.

May this Onam heal us and illuminate us to better integrity and harmony.

Happy Onam

Best Sophomore's Day Ever!

Every could has a silver lining. Just think about it; Everyone getting their a**es handed to them, 2 weeks holiday and best of all, not having to endure anymore of the "cultural extravaganza" for a really looong time... - When was the last time a single event managed to accomplish as much? (And that too an event organized completely by the juniors).

I suspect the aftermath is yet to come. Meanwhile I'm having a jolly good time at home.

Advanced Onam Greetings....

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

ENNU CHINGAM ONNU....ELLA MALAYALIKALKUM ENTE PUTHUVALSARA AASHAMSAKAL......

Abhinav Bindra :: We Are Proud Of You !!!

You can also visit his blog here.

Introducing 'Calendar'

You may have noticed the lil white oddity on the sidebar. I think the name is self explanatory. Eventful days are marked in RED. Click on the to view the event and umber of days to it. The full Calendar can be accessed here.

61TH INDEPENDENCE DAY !!!

PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

Get Stroustrup

In case you couldn't get your hands on our HOD's favorite C++ book, here it is in slapstick eBook form:

Bjarne Stroustrup - The C++ Programming Language [Special 3rd Edition]

On a further note this is the *Special* 3rd edition. Don't ask why....

Impedance in the Frequency Domain

Was looking through Network Analysis for this week's test. I recall Biji sir having substituted sL and 1/sC as impedance in the frequency domain being given the initial conditions. I had wondered HOW that was feasible and asked around but nobody at the time could give a straight answer (As for asking sir himself the first and last time I did so ended in disaster). Having caught up a bit I have come up with two answers:

1) sL and 1/sC are multiplied with the respective current functions in the Laplace transformed KVL equations. So it is safe to assume that sL and 1/sC are indeed the impedance of the inductor and capacitor and write the KVL quation in the s-domain directly. (Ref. Network Analysis and Synthesis, Franklin F. Kuo)

2) (WARNING: Made this one up myself!) What we refer as s is simply a complex frequency variable of the form

s = σ + jω

And since jωL and 1/jωC are the impedences in polar form the assumption is valid. However there is still the question of what happened to σ. Any guesses?

Pledge

Latest in from the HOD - "Applied is the worst batch I've seen. You (EC walas) are a lot better than them but you still have a long way to go. Applied students talk behind my back etc..... etc.....". Couple that with "EC departmentine nanum keduthan Applied enna oru batchum" declared the past Monday and tell me you're not even slightly ashamed. I like the HOD; he's a pretty nice guy. But so far we've abused that fact, dare I say, with minimal consequences. An ill word from the HOD is far worse than any punishment and not because it has anything to do with placements. Its a matter of dignity. Whether you're innocent of the whole thing or not doesn't matter. We swim and sink together (the latter was repeatedly proved beyond doubt!).

So how do we free ourself from this predicament? Take a pledge that - We will not 'alamb' as much, that we won't whistle between sessions or comment or find "heroism" in either, that we will at least try to win back the HOD's favor, that we will read this blog everyday and take my advice :P .... and anything else rooted on your scruples; for your good and ours.

We've sank enough, its time we kick the water....

Pre-training

Lately I've been feeling increasingly bossed around. By who? Our professors of course. Whether its practicals or theory sessions its 'Sheri sir, Okay sir, Sir parayum pole...'. I've never been pushed around this much before. If it weren't for the sessionals I would not have given a damn. But sadly 33% of the total marks means our teachers get to pull the strings.

But then again this is the same shit we'll have to take from our bosses 4 years from now the only difference being that they can bite into our livelihood. I guess, college teaches you a lot more than the prescribed syllabus....

Rough Record

Exp No. X
25/7/08

Aim: To get signature on the rough record.

Components and Equipments Required: Long Book, Pen, Pencils, A HUGE Eraser, Lots of Glue, Paper and Ear Plugs.

Theory: The rough drafting process is based on Cautious's statement which states that "It is impossible for a self acting student to get his/her record signed at the first try without the help of divine intervention."

Procedure:

1. Record what was seen in class... ONLY what was seen in class.

2. The rough record is presented to the evaluator with ears plugged. Lip movement is observed. . Tongue is tied and lips are zipped.

3. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for the evaluator to lay the rough record to waste.

4. Retrieve record. Make appropriate corrections.

Repeat Steps 2 to 3 until signature is obtained

Result: Signature is obtained (hopefully). A mortal lesson in patience is studied.

The Aftermath

The buzz around the whole suspension deal died down within the day. I guess the H.O.D saw that coming. That's why he's so vigilant in plucking out free periods from our time table. A dozen free periods for one - that's the deal we signed when we walked out that day. Just when I thought i could cut back on the whining, this comes along.

In effect I've lost the zest to come to college. With no more free periods to look forward to I know I'll have to sit through 6 whole periods everyday. That takes yet another toll on my spirits.

R.I.P Free Periods.

Cut, Suspension, Defamation

History in the making - but one I'm sure none of us would want to remember. I'm sure everyone's heard the story by now; Mass cut of H.O.D's class - pissed H.O.D - suspension on Monday [7/7/08] and our notoriety spreading like wildfire (Thank God we didn't cut the whole day!). So what should come next? I'd say... Resolution. Resolution that we won't cut at all from now on (impossible!)? Resolution that we won't yield to peer pressure?... Be it whichever. I'm sure all of us will have some excuse or some ill heeded advice we can all claim to be prefixed with "Njaan appozhe paranjatha...". But none of it changes the fact the we did cut the class. I don't know about you guys but from now on I'm the boss of me. It's no longer a question of unity but of.... self-preservation.

We've lost our "impression" anyway. So its 'Kalu Pidi' ceremony on Monday :P . You are cordially invited!

Enjoyin holidays !!!

Hi guys, just discovered blogging ,thanks to Akhil ;). Anyway i've dropped into say that Nishad is staying with me and we're having a fun time here in Kannur - land of looms and lores......The perfect place for a wonderful weekend !!! Right Nishad ??? :D

At St Angelos Fort, Kannur. Me jery and Nishad with Arun Verma of Mech and Jery frnd Abbas

Well........ hope u r enjoying ur holidays too to the fullest !!!

This is my 1st post !!! Hope to post more !!! bye for now !!! :)

Image of the Week

Here's a new section to the blog called 'Image of the Week' where we showcase some funny and interesting snaps from college. Here's the first one:


If you look closely you can see 'For you my dear' written on the book. I was lucky enough to catch this this guy off guard. Try guessing his identity or better yet his "Dear's"!

Ingenuity

Ingenuity (noun):

1. Inventive skill or imagination; cleverness.
2. Imaginative and clever design or construction
3. An ingenious or imaginative contrivance.
4. Something WE don't have.

I sit in class. I look around. Save a few, all I see are zombies - studious zombies, flirting zombies and sleeping zombies. I don't imagine any of us are sitting here out of fancy or interest (I'm certainly not). We are enduring it to finally land a safe job. We shall wrestle with our books and toil with our will (or not). We shall tread the path set in front of us, like so many before us. At the end of the day the bills are paid, heads held high, luxury and then some.

But none of us nourish our finer skills. And by 'skills' I don't mean dancing and singing. There are seven types of intelligence. Most of us are using less than one (and most likely the wrong one too). For all I know Sreejith would have made a great lawyer and Salmaan has the makings of a good orator, to speak of a few.. Likewise there are fields where we can perform a lot brighter but sadly not with as attractive a paycheck. The end result is that we end up hating what we have to do and sucking at it. The best thing we can do is use our creativity wherever we can under the circumstances. For example I've nice writing skills (I think). So instead of jotting down a few miserable points in the Chemistry exam I gassed it up with all lots of stories, poetry and linguistic knick knacks. I'm sure I'll get at least 5 marks extra for that (I hope).

Here's example of when we DON'T use our creativity: Remember the tagline for last year's 'Elecronite'? It was "Invigorating the Languorous Souls". WTF?! That's not creative; that's a guy looking through a thesaurus for sophistication. A great tag is one which is creative and which a non-Cambridgite can understand. Like the tag for iPod Shuffle: "Give chance a chance". Now there is a tag. Of course I can't ask us poor CETians to better Apple's marketing geniuses but I sure can challenge you. Speaking of Apple, the company was recently ranked the third biggest smart phone manufacturer in the world. Last year they didn't even have a smart phone section. Yet the iPhone fought its way to the top. There cannot be be a finer example of success through innovation. We had touch screens before that. We had all the hardware but it took Apple to bundle them all together to make the hot product it is now. Of course hard work is very important but creativity is irreplaceable.

I knew a boy once who had memorized the whole of R.D Sharma!!! He knew every answer from that book yet if you asked him how to do it, he'd go "ba ba ba". Ultimately he got into NITC for CS! The hero in this story is none other than our very own Principal's son (No surprise there!). I think in a way, we're all toned down versions him. Classic example: Manu. No matter how sweet I try to put it, what I have to say about Manu sums upto.... He's an idiot! (Sorry da Manu). He's robotic in his studies. I bet Manu studies harder than anyone else in our class. Yet the answers he write..... For instance: Manu didn't study 'Manufacturing Processes' in BME. So he didn't even attempt 'Advantages of Casting'! Ethe pole gas adikkan eluppam ulla oru question illa. Another example: Manu finished the portions for first series one week in advance. He ended up failing in 2 or 3 subjects!!! Ethengane?! Despite all this Manu has a big heart and he's very supportive. But I'll tell you who does use his head: Jery Altaf. Jery is an interesting character to talk to (partly because of his slang). Jery doesn't bluff, he means business. I sense that spark of creative thought in him.

What I'm trying to say is: think outside the box. Athu parayan aanu ethreyum kashtapette. I know where we all apply at least a little imagination - Maths. Sometimes we have to think outside the box to tackle difficult problems. But 'Engineering Mathematics' kills even that. All we're doing is clerical application of formula and theory. Only problems from the text will be asked for the exam (I'm in fact thankful for that, being a Math hater). After we pass out we're gonna land a job that's as clerical as we are. What's gonna set us apart is going to be our unique thinking. Else we'll be IT cattle for a long time. So I guess it'd help if if we nourish our imaginations starting now itself. How? Start with the little things. Make a joke, draw a picture, write a story or even better write a TechProp! That's how you work out your brain. Cultivate a good critic within yourself. Eventually you'll learn to grind your output to perfection. And finally, presentation. I'm sure everyone one of us will have to do a seminar sooner of later. Presentation ois as, if not more, important that what you're presenting. But..... I suck at that. So go figure.

Try it some time, at least for my sake coz it took me a great deal of effort to compose this post. This is me being creative. What about you?

Go on, Invigorate your Languorous Soul (whatever that means!)

EDIT: I don't mean to offend or ridicule anyone with with what I've written. Count it as a fool's rant if you must. I'm just tired of this system we're following. But, like a wise man once said, 'Only he who swims against the flow knows its strength'.

To Rag Or Not To Rag

That is the question! And if you had asked m this question last year about this time I would have chosen 'Not to Rag'. Why? Ragging myths of course. I was scared shit less of getting ragged and I believed 'Karma' will bite back if I chose to rag :) . Being shy as I am if I were forced to dance in public I'd have "cracked".

But right now I'd give a slightly different answer. A lil bit of control on the juniors won't hurt. In green Malayalam - Kurachu weight ittillenkil avanmar thalel kerum, palathum kanikkum! But the difficult thing to control is ourselves. Some may give in to these sadistic tendencies and get carried away (Kashta kalathinenganam kudungiyal pani aavum). The best thing to do under such circumstances is to picture yourself in their position. If you have a grudge against your seniors this is not where you take it out. One of the main reasons I chose to post this topic so early is that we're still juniors and its easier to empathize now. I know a few who've been clenching their fists since the first day at college. Don't vent your aggression on innocent kids. As corny yet valid a question as I may pose - Do we need another Arjun V.T? Salmaan sometimes points out (even enthusiastically) the fact that hostelers get it a lot tougher than the day scholars. Its nothing to be proud of. Of course, he has admitted that being on the receiving end of it all was seldom out of fun than fear. Its all fun on the giving end I'm sure. Sigh! When will the bad blood stop?

All I can do for now is well..... blog! and hope that it strikes a chord or two with the few that'll bother reading this. Of course I do approve of an occasional stink eye at the juniors to keep them at bay. The "power" that comes with seniority is tempting. But remember what Uncle Ben said - "With great Pow... No. I'm not even going there.

Freedom at Last

No. Freedom at LONG last. Thankfully its over. This is the absolute favorite moments of my life. Exams finished, officially nothing more to study and time to be killed. Hope you guys enjoy it.

And sorry for being the bearer of bad news but college reopens on 23rd (next Monday),

Trouble reading Malayalam?

Two general cases may appear:

1) Instead of Malayalam content you see this:



Don't worry, this was taken from Manorama Online. This problem can be fixed by installing AnjaliOldLipi font. To install font, copy the font file to the 'Fonts' directory in 'Control Panel'.

If you don't see the Fonts folder directly, Click on the 'Switch to Category view' in the top left corner of the Control Panel Window:



You may need to restart your PC after font installation.

2) Malayalam content looks something like this:



Then you need to switch to Internet Explorer 6 or higher.

Hope that helps.

Introducing Stats

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ആനെയും ഉറുമ്പും CETയില്‍

A skit by Akhil പ്രേം
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ആന - junior, S1S2 Applied
ഉറുംബ് - senior, S6 Mech

[Lunch Break]

നെഞചും വിരിച്ചു, കണ്ണും ഉരുട്ടി വെരാന്ധയിലൂടെ ഉലാത്തുന്ന ഉറുംബ്. എതിരെ , ഒരു വശത്തോട്ടു ഒതുങ്ങി, പമ്മി പമ്മി വരുന്നു ആന. ഉറുംബ് ആനേനെ ചിറയുന്നു. അറിയാതെ ആനെയും ഒന്നു നോക്കി പോയി...
ഉറുംബ്: "ഒന്നു നിന്നെ സാര്‍"
ആന [കണ്‍ഫ്യൂഷന്‍]: (babbabba...)
ഉറുംബ് [അടിമുടി ഒന്നു നോക്കീട്ടു]: "എന്താടാ പേര്..."
ആന [പേടിച്ചു]: "(Gulp!) ശശി!"
ഉറുംബ് [ചിരി അമര്‍ത്തികൊണ്ട്]: "ബാക്കി ഞാന്‍ പറയണോ ******?"
ആന: "ക..ക... കണിമംഗലം കോവിലകത്തെ കുഞ്ഞു ശശി"
ഉറുംബ്: "Branch പറയെടാ..."
ആന: "Applied... (ഉറുംബിന്റെ നോട്ടം രൂക്ഷമാവുന്നത് കണ്ടു)... Electronics ആന്‍ഡ്‌ Intrumentation"
ഉറുംബ്: "എന്ത്രട ****** നിനക്കു മൊട? ഇത്തിരി സൈസ് കൂടിയതാണ?"
ആന: "ആ...അല്ല ചേട്ടാ!"
ഉറുംബ്: "മ്മം.... ക്ലാസ്സില്‍ എത്ര പെണ്‍ പിള്ളേര്‍ ഉണ്ടടെ?"
ആന: "നാലു പേര്‍ ഉണ്ട്‌ കഴിഞ്ഞു ചേട്ടാ, ബാക്കി ഉള്ളവര്‍ കാന്റീനില്‍ പോയിട്ട്‌ തിരിച്ചു വന്നില്ല"
ഉറുംബ് [നമിച്ചുകൊണ്ടു]: "എത്ര സോദരിമാര്‍ നിന്റെ സഹപാഠികളായി സ്ഥിരംകൊള്ളുന്നു എന്നാണേ ചോദിച്ചത്"
ആന: "ഒന്നു... രണ്ടു... മൂന്നു...."
ഉറുംബ്: (അലറിക്കൊണ്ട്) "പഭ..."
ആന: "16 ചേട്ടാ, 16!"
ഉറുംബ്: "മ്മം.... അതില്‍ കൊള്ളാവുന്ന ഒരെണ്ണത്തിനെ വിളിച്ചോണ്ട് വാ"

ആന murmur ചെയ്തു ക്ലാസ്സിലേക്ക് പൊന്നു. അല്പ സമയം കഴിഞ്ഞു പുതിയോരളുമായി പുറത്തു വരുന്നു....

ഉറുംബ് [ആനെയുടെ collaril പിടിച്ചു മാറ്റി നിര്‍ത്തിയിട്ടു]: "പിടിയാനെയാ?! **** മോനേ, നീ എന്നെ കളിയാക്കുന്നാ? ****** ****** *****...."
ആന [കരഞ്ഞോണ്ട്...]: "അയ്യോ ചേട്ടാ, ഒന്നും ചെയ്യല്ലേ....."
ഉറുംബ്: "നിനക്കു ഭയങ്കര ഇഷ്ടപെട്ടതല്ലേ, നീ പോയി propose ചെയ്"
ആന [വിതുംബികൊണ്ട്]: "അ...അത് പിന്നെ...."
ഉറുംബ്: "എന്താടാ propose ചെയ്താല്‍, നിനക്കു കൊമ്പുണ്ടോ?"
ആന: "ഒണ്ടു ചേട്ടാ.... രണ്ടെണ്ണം"
ഉറുംബ് [കൈ ഓങ്ങി കൊണ്ടു]: "****** പോയി propose ചെയ്യട"
ആന മടിച്ചു മടിച്ചു പിടിയനെയുടെ അടുത്തേക്ക് നീണ്ടുന്നു...
ആന [തല കുനിച്ചു]: (murmur)
ഉറുംബ്: "ഉറക്കെ പറയെടാ"
ആന [നാണത്തോടെ]: "വില്‍ യു marry മി?"
ഉറുംബ്: "ശേ, എങ്ങനെ propose ചെയ്താല്‍ പിടിയാന പോയിട്ട്‌ കുഴിയാന പോലും നിന്നെ കേട്ടില്ല"
ആന [സര്‍വ ധൈര്യവും സംഭരിച്ച്‌ കൊണ്ടു]: "ഞാന്‍ കുറെ ആനകളെ കണ്ടിട്ടോണ്ട്, പക്ഷെ നിന്നെ പോലെ ഒരെണ്ണത്തിനെ കണ്ടിട്ടേയില്ല! വില്‍ യു marry മി?!"
ഉറുംബ് ആന്‍ഡ്‌ പിടിയാന: "!!!"

ബെല്‍ അടിക്കുന്നു.

ആന: (ആശ്വാസം)
ഉറുംബ്: "മ്മം... നിന്നെ ഞാന്‍ പിന്നെ എടുത്തോളാം!"
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Discalimer: The characters portrayed in this play are (mostly) fictional. Any similarity to persons, living or dead , is only moderately coincidential.

ഒരു CET ചളു

കുറച്ചു പഴെതാണ്, എങ്കിലും ഇരിക്കട്ടെ...

An IITian, an NITian and a CETian were lost in a desert . They had run out of water and were very thirsty. So they called on God for water. God heard their calls but being in his malevolent self, decided to put these ബുജി പിള്ളേര്‍ to the test. He gave them each a glass of water. Obviously it wasn't nearly enough to meet their demands, so the three students started pondering on what to do...

The IITian integrated his glass of water (എങ്ങനെ ആണെന്നു മാത്രം ചോദിക്കരുത്!). He got a jug full of water and അത് കുടിച്ചു ശാന്തപെട്ടു. The NITian double integrated his glass of water (സ്തള്ളെ ബുദ്ധി!) and got a bucket full of water. He drank and bathed in it and was happy. Now it was our star CETian's turn. Enter CET പുലി. അവന്‍ ഒരു ചെറിയ trick ചെയ്‌തപ്പോള്‍ മു‌ന്നുപേര്‍ക്കും ഇറങ്ങി കുളിക്കാന്‍ മാത്രം വെള്ളം! How did he do it?
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Zimple! അവന്‍ integrate ചെയ്തു "കുളമാക്കി"!

1 Down, 3 to Go

One year of college life has gone by and I don't feel any lighter. That's nearly (or more than) 25% of college life. Last year this time everyone must have been gearing up for the much fabled entrance exam. I seem to have lost all stamina for studies after that!

The first time I came to CET I just wanted to get it done with, get a job and whewww! Of course I still do wanna get the job(!) but somehow I wish more than ever that I could slow down time to cherish college life more... thoroughly. I'm feeling nostalgic already! And therefore if I'd recommend that you uhh... keep the books aside and 'enjoy' :) !

Seriously though I think academics should be banned in CET. It justs slows us down. Your thoughts?

Snap!

how beautiful is our college rit......




woow.....
a beautiful snap of our college in night.......

a snap of d main building from d front....

പഞ്ചാര കാട്

pachara kaadu

college main building .....

a view ഓണ്‍ എ bright സണ്ണി ഡേ.......!!!

front gate......

way 2 a gr8 institution , which s a dream of every engineering student...

NEW BLOG FOR APPLIED ELECTRONICS 2007-2011

നമ്മുക്കും ഇതാ ഒരു ബ്ലോഗ് ...... നമ്മുടെ applied electronics ക്ലാസിനു മാത്രമായി ഒരു ബ്ലോഗ് ..... so now onwards every moments of our കോളേജ് ലൈഫ് can be shared through this..........