Our lecturer says, electrons are indistinguishable particles and are all alike. We cannot distinguish electrons one from the other, and all travel with the same velocity. He somehow related it to us students saying that, we all have different faces and all of us can be distinguished but this is not the case in electrons. We cannot distinguish them. At that very moment it hit me, we are all of the same species i.e. humans and so is the lecturer, and that is the sole reason he can distinguish between me, and the guy sitting two benches ahead of me because only the same species has the power to differentiate sub species among themselves. Likewise, I hereby assume that none of the electrons are alike, and they can be distinguished only by electrons and not humans. Its sheer common sense, if aliens or for that matter electrons cannot differentiate humans, how can it be done so the other way round? Like there are male and female genders of the human species, there could be such genders in the electrons as well. You just can't see it because you are not an electron, and you were not meant to see it. If you were an electron, you could have distinguished the Obama and Osama Bin Laden of electrons and also their velocities within a matter of time. Perspective changes everything and the way we analyse as well. Food for thought for my dear lecturers and all the fellow readers. Keep reading people.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Silent Debate Debacle
So I blog again, after a really long time, as I had to express my words to somebody or atleast somewhere after staying quiet on the stage in front of 200 people, there are thoughts humans develop in their brains and they ought to express it to prevent their brain from degrading. So, it goes like this.
Yesterday, I was sitting in the very first lecture while I was called out of nowhere and asked whether I would attend an Inter college fest, representing the college for debate. Its true, I had gone to another college for debate but didn't get into the finals solely because it was the first time I was participating in a debate competition. Now here was my second chance waiting for me just a stone's throw away. I accepted the offer and went to MVSIT's Fest Splash'12. The most disappointing thing about this college would be that we have to travel atleast a kilometre from the main National Highway to reach the college. The infrastructure of the college was good with scanty drinking water supply. It was nowhere as close to the fest I attended at NITTE. That was one awesome fest and NITTE was the place where for the very first time I understood what debate was all about. So getting back to MVSIT. We cleared the preliminary round with unprecedented ease and I was pretty confident that we could make it to the First prize until I heard that I had to speak on stage in front of a hundred people!!
The long lost nightmare of stage fear sprinted back to life making me vulnerable to its mercy. We had to speak against the topic 'Are social networking sites any good to the society?' And I jotted down all the points that I had to. I tell you, I am really good at jotting points down and writing stuff, but when it comes to speaking the same stuff I jotted down a minute earlier or for that matter any other stuff, I blurt out stupid things and make the most stupidest of mistakes in English Grammar which I would dare not even make in my dreams! And thats' what happened on stage, I spoke for the first 30 seconds making a hell lotta errors and stammering and slurring and god knows what! My partner spoke really well for the rest of the eleven and a half minutes! I was a sitting duck on the stage. For the next few hours and even now, I am trying to convince myself that I am not good at arguing (which i am actually not) reasoning that I was just not the debate kind of person. I stick to what I find is correct and not according to chits telling me to speak for OR aagainst something. I know, that's my silly excuse at embarrassment and I want to do better at speaking on stage, but not sure how.. Well readers, If you could help me, kindly do so. That's about it for today and I'll make it a point to blog more often now :P Alright people! :)
Yesterday, I was sitting in the very first lecture while I was called out of nowhere and asked whether I would attend an Inter college fest, representing the college for debate. Its true, I had gone to another college for debate but didn't get into the finals solely because it was the first time I was participating in a debate competition. Now here was my second chance waiting for me just a stone's throw away. I accepted the offer and went to MVSIT's Fest Splash'12. The most disappointing thing about this college would be that we have to travel atleast a kilometre from the main National Highway to reach the college. The infrastructure of the college was good with scanty drinking water supply. It was nowhere as close to the fest I attended at NITTE. That was one awesome fest and NITTE was the place where for the very first time I understood what debate was all about. So getting back to MVSIT. We cleared the preliminary round with unprecedented ease and I was pretty confident that we could make it to the First prize until I heard that I had to speak on stage in front of a hundred people!!
The long lost nightmare of stage fear sprinted back to life making me vulnerable to its mercy. We had to speak against the topic 'Are social networking sites any good to the society?' And I jotted down all the points that I had to. I tell you, I am really good at jotting points down and writing stuff, but when it comes to speaking the same stuff I jotted down a minute earlier or for that matter any other stuff, I blurt out stupid things and make the most stupidest of mistakes in English Grammar which I would dare not even make in my dreams! And thats' what happened on stage, I spoke for the first 30 seconds making a hell lotta errors and stammering and slurring and god knows what! My partner spoke really well for the rest of the eleven and a half minutes! I was a sitting duck on the stage. For the next few hours and even now, I am trying to convince myself that I am not good at arguing (which i am actually not) reasoning that I was just not the debate kind of person. I stick to what I find is correct and not according to chits telling me to speak for OR aagainst something. I know, that's my silly excuse at embarrassment and I want to do better at speaking on stage, but not sure how.. Well readers, If you could help me, kindly do so. That's about it for today and I'll make it a point to blog more often now :P Alright people! :)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The day before yesterday!
Well well, so I am back to continue my four year engineering journey after my very first semester vacation terminated with me stranded in the bus five hours at a stretch and one and half hour later in the middle of nowhere which is apparently supposed to be the Pune Expressway. This was the second time I was ready to travel in a bus for 17 hours straight. The first time the twelve wheeler was two hours late which wasn't much as compared to right now. The bus though being Volvo multi axle and all for that "sleep like a baby" tagline all thanks to KSRTC Airavat. Well, one has to sleep like a baby anyways with legs folded in a peculiar fashion. While they said sleep like a baby, I guess they literally meant it!
The second journey was rather accompanied with this downfall after the coolant which is supposed to keep the engine cool broke down and it took five hours for drivers acting as engineers to make the bus work and move around ten more miles to a official Volvo garage at the middle of a night where the guy who was working on this huge machine had no idea how to fix this thing but was acting as if he invented Volvo!(That would be the largest sentence I have ever written) Plus what astonished me was the passengers were really calm except this one guy ahead of me who from his speaking could be easily made out as an outcome of one of these "English speaking classes" from this particular sentence of his,"No boss, no any vehicle passing". I wonder why the boss did not correct the employee's mistake. I bet he doesn't work for a BPO.
The next day was peaceful but the hostel was a mess. After three hours of intense cleaning, my room could be actually called "clean". So today is the first day of college and I am here blogging during the break while most of my friends are bunking the next half of the day. I wonder why I am sitting the lectures being "Kannada" and "Constitution of India and Ethics". I guess I have to find out.
That's it for today.
Keep Reading people. :D
The second journey was rather accompanied with this downfall after the coolant which is supposed to keep the engine cool broke down and it took five hours for drivers acting as engineers to make the bus work and move around ten more miles to a official Volvo garage at the middle of a night where the guy who was working on this huge machine had no idea how to fix this thing but was acting as if he invented Volvo!(That would be the largest sentence I have ever written) Plus what astonished me was the passengers were really calm except this one guy ahead of me who from his speaking could be easily made out as an outcome of one of these "English speaking classes" from this particular sentence of his,"No boss, no any vehicle passing". I wonder why the boss did not correct the employee's mistake. I bet he doesn't work for a BPO.
The next day was peaceful but the hostel was a mess. After three hours of intense cleaning, my room could be actually called "clean". So today is the first day of college and I am here blogging during the break while most of my friends are bunking the next half of the day. I wonder why I am sitting the lectures being "Kannada" and "Constitution of India and Ethics". I guess I have to find out.
That's it for today.
Keep Reading people. :D
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Fashion street? Seriously?
Well, after a really long time I am back to do some blogging. Well these few months I had no access to a proper internet connection in the god forsaken town of Moodbidri. Well, even if I had got a proper net connection I had no time. Engineering was taking a toll on me. Now that my semester is over and I am home I have lots of time to kill and hence here I am writing about stuff.
Well, I did a lot of shopping with my friends today. Not a lot exactly. If the "roaming around the mall just like that" time isn't considered, I would have had a whole day to spare. Well apart from the mall, shopping in FS(Fashion Street :P) was time consuming. Well its around a kilometer stretch of salesmen trying from their heart, and crying out their hearts to sell clothes and all kinds of accessories
The thing about fashion street is when you ask for the price initially they would quote an exhorbitantly high price and if you buy that stuff for that price then you would be the biggest fool in the world after some greater fool that is. Well the foreigners are literally fooled to death out there if they don't know bargaining. I bought a pair shoes for 270 bucks which was initially 950 according to the over persuasive salesman who was calling me his brother! But then the bargaining factor was beneficiary, not to the salesman as much. One of my other friends was called by the salesman, and was asking him showing a clothe," Should I pack this for you?" Seriously shopkeepers are desperate to sell there. Another guy was selling "Original" Puma, Levi's, Reebok and Espirit for 100 bucks.
Its a good place to buy stuff if you know to bargain or else you are a chicken going to a butcher.
If you really don't know to bargain, go to pantaloons or big bazaar during a festive season. Its worth, except the crowd isn't.
Keep on Reading people. :D
Well, I did a lot of shopping with my friends today. Not a lot exactly. If the "roaming around the mall just like that" time isn't considered, I would have had a whole day to spare. Well apart from the mall, shopping in FS(Fashion Street :P) was time consuming. Well its around a kilometer stretch of salesmen trying from their heart, and crying out their hearts to sell clothes and all kinds of accessories
The thing about fashion street is when you ask for the price initially they would quote an exhorbitantly high price and if you buy that stuff for that price then you would be the biggest fool in the world after some greater fool that is. Well the foreigners are literally fooled to death out there if they don't know bargaining. I bought a pair shoes for 270 bucks which was initially 950 according to the over persuasive salesman who was calling me his brother! But then the bargaining factor was beneficiary, not to the salesman as much. One of my other friends was called by the salesman, and was asking him showing a clothe," Should I pack this for you?" Seriously shopkeepers are desperate to sell there. Another guy was selling "Original" Puma, Levi's, Reebok and Espirit for 100 bucks.
Its a good place to buy stuff if you know to bargain or else you are a chicken going to a butcher.
If you really don't know to bargain, go to pantaloons or big bazaar during a festive season. Its worth, except the crowd isn't.
Keep on Reading people. :D
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Bitter Myth Revealed
Okay, so IIT-JEE is considered to be the most dreadful engineering entrance exam that India has ever had. But to be frank, its all a myth. JEE is actually piece of cake, but the much hyped coaching classes make it all the harder for aspiring students. First off all they charge exorbitantly high fees which of course the common man cannot afford. So, the offspring of the common man thinks that he just cannot crack JEE as he cannot go to the best classes that is out there. Personally, I feel that there is not even a need of coaching classes to prepare for JEE. The internet is an free open encyclopedia and there are people all over the internet more than willing to suggest students the perfect books needed to be carved into an IITian.
I gave my IIT-JEE two days back, and I felt that it was the most easy exam I ever had given till now. Yes, I did had joined classes for the preparation but that didn't help me a lot! All that matters is the preparation you do when you are not in the class. IIT-JEE tests your will and determination more than knowledge. Yes Knowledge is important and you have to give some time for it, but its not all that matters. If you have the courage to Crack JEE you gradually will.
The six hour crucial exam is a lot to go through and most parents wait outside the examination hall all the six hours, which makes the students all the more nervous. If you want your kid to crack JEE, give him some space for Christ sakes! Coaching classes have to earn their income one way or the other so they resort to all sorts of means to make their classes an inch above the rest. There were caravans standing outside the examination centre for students to rest during the two hour break. These were fully equipped with Air Conditioners and stuff. Another classes gave out solutions of the first paper increasing the Rat Race among them. I do not wish to name these classes as I don't wanna have any trademark copyright issues. Its all about Business for these coaching classes. They seldom think about the turmoil the students are going through.
All I want to say is, If you wish to Crack JEE, you can start being simple and do it from your home.
I gave my IIT-JEE two days back, and I felt that it was the most easy exam I ever had given till now. Yes, I did had joined classes for the preparation but that didn't help me a lot! All that matters is the preparation you do when you are not in the class. IIT-JEE tests your will and determination more than knowledge. Yes Knowledge is important and you have to give some time for it, but its not all that matters. If you have the courage to Crack JEE you gradually will.
The six hour crucial exam is a lot to go through and most parents wait outside the examination hall all the six hours, which makes the students all the more nervous. If you want your kid to crack JEE, give him some space for Christ sakes! Coaching classes have to earn their income one way or the other so they resort to all sorts of means to make their classes an inch above the rest. There were caravans standing outside the examination centre for students to rest during the two hour break. These were fully equipped with Air Conditioners and stuff. Another classes gave out solutions of the first paper increasing the Rat Race among them. I do not wish to name these classes as I don't wanna have any trademark copyright issues. Its all about Business for these coaching classes. They seldom think about the turmoil the students are going through.
All I want to say is, If you wish to Crack JEE, you can start being simple and do it from your home.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
India Against Corruption
The other day I was walking down the street when I found a piece of paper lying helplessly on the ground. It looked like the Indian National Flag. I picked it up, and took it home. Today, that small paper flag is fluttering proudly in my home. The thing is, people are becoming careless day by day. Okay, so India won the world cup and people were rallying on bikes carrying flags everywhere. But that doesn't mean that one is just supposed to put some on the ground if not purposely.
Recently, Anna Hazare has revealed the Jan lokpal bill which recommends police officers and politicians to be questioned if caught being corrupt or similar. People are down the line fasting with him. But I think its the Indian Youth that needs to be educated on these terms to stand up fight. Personally, I think Anna Hazare is doing a great job. He needs lots of supports, join him and let our country change once and for all.
Recently, Anna Hazare has revealed the Jan lokpal bill which recommends police officers and politicians to be questioned if caught being corrupt or similar. People are down the line fasting with him. But I think its the Indian Youth that needs to be educated on these terms to stand up fight. Personally, I think Anna Hazare is doing a great job. He needs lots of supports, join him and let our country change once and for all.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Much Hyped Cricket Match.
I don't understand why is this extreme crazy for an India V/S Pakistan match. Its not that cricketers are going to carry weapons in the stadium and kill each other. Its just a cricket match which happens every other day. The only difference being that the match is between India and Pakistan. People have flocked all the way to Mohali blocking airport runways to watch the much hyped match.
Today, one day before the match, I wonder what must be the feelings of all those cricket crazy people spending thousands of bucks to buy tickets in black. Of course you wouldn't get a ticket available today. Well, if you are willing to spare a few thousand bucks, you might as well get a ticket. You never know. Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan have been roped in to watch the match. Does that signify peace between India and Pakistan? Well, peace is only possible if the match turns out to be a draw. Even chief ministers, and every other VIP that is out there will be present in Mohali on the D-Day to watch the India-Pakistan match. I suppose, 80% of the tickets have already been booked by the VIPs. 20% for the general public. Anyways its a lot better to watch the match on a TV, now that all sorts of Television cable companies are providing HD 1080p clarity, which I bet you won't get in a stadium even if you pay 15 grand for a ticket. The boxes might get that facility, but the common man sure won't.
Now that all the VVIPs are going to gather there, the Mohali police should increase the security ten folds. An event like this could be an easy target. The business of People on News channels is increasing day by day. Personally, I feel they talk all sorts of crap over there. Lets see what happens tomorrow. Let India win.
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