Performance of Members of Parliament

It’s been 2 years since the UPA II came into power. Today PRS India released the performance of our MPs over the past two years. Some grave facts are as follows.

9 of 42 MPs of AP did not open their mouths in the past two years in parliament. They did not ask a single question over these years. Are they really DUMB??

The famous dumb personalities are as follows. TRS chief KCR, Vijaya Shanti, YSR congress chief YS Jagan. They just know how to swallow thousands of crores of money on the fake names, but they don’t know how/what to speak in parliament.

Now comes the statistics of attendance.

KCR stood first. Don’t be shock. He got first position for the end. This guy just attended 11 days of parliament session over the past two years.

Girl friend of KCR, Ms Vijaya Shanti stood the second position from last. Ready to beat her BF very soon.

I wish they too have minimum attendance criteria like us. The punishment should be disqualifying from contesting the next elections. :D

Source: Eenadu Daily, June 24 2011

Just Think

10 months ago Somali pirates hijacked Egyptian-owned ship MV Suez in which 22 crew members comprising six Indians, four Pakistanis, 11 Egyptians and one Sri Lankan. Later they demanded the ransom of $2 million.

Over the past 10 months the family members of the victims (Indian) suffered the most pain. They met the dearest prime minister and external minister of our great country few times. But either of them did not promise the safety of the sailors.

In other words, our Indian govt could not pay the ransom of $2 millions. Is our govt is money less? Is our govt is poor?

Lakhs of crores of rupees were consumed by every corrupt politician in UPA II.

Can’t they (GoI) afford just $2 millions for release of 6 Indians?  

And today finally all the crew members got released after paying the ransom by a Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney. Yes, he was a Pakistani.

He quoted as follow, “"The Ansar Burney Trust had promised the nation that it would save humanity. There were 4 Pakistanis, 6 Indians, 11 Egyptians and one Sri Lankan. If we had secured the release of only the Pakistanis, it would have been unfair to the others. So we secured the release of all hostages."

Just think..!!

No opposition raised this issue in parliament. No party/politician came forward to save our own people. Finally it was a Pakistani who saved our friends.

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My close encounter with death

My intern guide Dr Anand took us (me and Vinay) to his farmhouse located in the deep forests of Western Ghats.

I could hear a sound of water splashing gently on rocks, from somewhere near the house. Then Anand told that there is a waterfall right next to the fence of his form. He asked us to go there and have fun.

The very next moment I changed into shorts and took a towel for going to waterfall. Now I'm realising that it was first bloody mistake I made.

Then I took my mobile for taking pics. Thus I committed the second biggest mistake of the day. Anyway I and Viany went to see and enjoy the view of waterfall. In some 10 minutes we have reached the stream of water.

The water was chilly and very clear. The stream is flowing on the large, slippery rocks. After walking some distance in the downstream we found one small waterfall. I was very excited on seeing that. Without having the second thought I just went under the waterfall.

After bathing under that stream I decided to walk through the downstream though there were millions of slippery rocks. This was the third and the biggest ever mistake of the day. Watching carefully I walked down through the stream on the slippery rocks. The stream was flowing straight without any slope, but with n slippery rocks. Though I was careful while walking, I slipped few times. But somehow I managed to regain my balance.

After walkng through the downstream I spotted the stream plunging down. It was really wonderful to see the waterfall of 35 Ft high.

I was standing in the narrow stream which is plunging down on the sharp - edged, huge slippery rocks 35 ft down. I could not resist myself by watching the beauty of the waterfall. Finally I decided to go down alone and bath under the 35ft waterfall.

It seemed to be very tough to go down as there were slippery rocks. But I found some thin branches of trees right above the rocks. I thought I could go down safely by using the branches as support and stepping on those slippery rocks which were aligned at 75 degrees angle.

Finally it was the time to go down. I was sitting on the rock. Left of me there is tempting stream of water going down. In front of me there was huge rock going 35ft down. Above me there were branches of tree which can hold my 43kg weight.

I took that branch of tree in my left hand, and holding my mobile in my right hand so that it won't get wet. I held the branch firmly and kept my first step on one small rock down. I successfully stepped on it. But the very next moment I lost my balance due to slippery nature of rock and was about to fell down on huge rock. But god was by my side. That tree branch helped me gaining my balance back.

The same way I kept another few steps down carefully and finally settled on a big rock. Still there was 30 Ft to go down. But there were no more tree branches. I had to go down on my own steps and strength. I took a long breath. Held the mobile in my right hand firmly. Cleaned my spectacles for a clear vision. Then I decided, It was time to put another big step to reach tempting waterfall.

Again took long breath and kept my step two feet down.

But the rock was too slippery.

I lost my balance.

No tree branch to hold my weight.

After couple of nano seconds, I was not feeling any weight. I realised that I was going down in the air.

After couple of micro seconds..
Ttttttaaannnnnnnnnnn

dddduuuuummmmmmmmm

ddduuuummmmmmmmmmm

I fell on a big rock with my total weight on my head and shoulder and left palm.

I tried to hold onto any surface nearby. I didn’t succeed.

I was rolling down on the big rocks.

I closed my eyes and prayed the god to keep me safe and remembered my dearest mom. I thought I was going to die.

After one more second.
I toppled from one rock to another rock. This time my weight is on my left ribs. I felt no pain. I could not see anything. It was completely blank in my head.

After one more second.
I toppled again like a ball rolling down on steps and at last I went into a pool of water of 5ft depth. Thanks to Archimedis. I didn't get hurt much this time.

It took 20 seconds for me to stand up from that tiny pool.
I couldn't see anything.
I could see only blinking stars somehow.
I felt weight less. I thought I was dead and my soul is going through sky.

After 10 more seconds... I took support of one nearby rock and sat on it.
The stars are gone from my sight. But still I couldn't see anything.
I realised that I lost my frameless glasses during my flight time.
There was nothing but full blood in my right hand. I realised that my right palm got hurt and I lost my mobile which I kept in it before I slipped.
I felt complete energy less. My body is shivering due to shock.
I felt some burning sensation in my left palm. Though my vision is blurred I could see some red spot in my palm.
Two square inches of my left palm peeled off.

After one more minute. I got stabilised and could see surroundings.
This time I felt some more burning sensation at my left ribs. I could see some red colour over the five patches on my ribs. I realised some 10square inches of my skin got peeled off and blood started coming out.
I felt something was wrong with my head. I thought there could be puncture to my head. But thank god, there was no such thing except it got swollen and paining like hell.
My ribs, shoulders, both palms, knees are burning so much.
Somehow I spotted my mobile beside one rock. But I could not spot my frameless glasses.

Now I need to go back to farm house in spite of my injuries.
I need to climb back the same slippery rocks from which I fell down.
I couldn't find any other alternate path to go back.
I had only two options.
To sit there bleeding till I die or to climb back to save my life.
I decided. I don’t want to die.
I remembered my mom and her love for me.
I decided to climb back.

In spite of slipping again for couple of times, I climbed back the 35ft tall freakishly large, slippery rocks. I lost my every pinch of energy by then. But somehow I managed to reach the farm house.
Later Anand took me to doc. The doc told nothing to worry. I smiled.

Two days after the incident
I could not close my left hand fingers.
I could not hold pen with my right hand fingers.
I could not walk straight.
I could not bend my back to pick up something from ground.
I could sleep only one side, I can not put weight on left part of ribs.
I could not wear or take off my T shirt.

Bottom line: Don’t think yourself to be Tom Cruise and do some stupid stunts.

Motivate yourself

courtesy: ITCSA Blog 

The key points of motivate yourself : -

1.      Think positive – Whenever you are doing some work, don't  think negative, just think positive in all circumstances.

2.      Enthusiasm – Every work you do, do with enthusiasm. It will increase your output and it will save your time also. Just try.

3.      Commit with yourself - Starting today commit to giving your supreme  best to every task which comes your way. Rather than seeing things as a burden or menial tasks remind yourself that each is preparing you for the eventual larger opportunities which lay in store for you.

4.      Think that world is yours if- Prove you can work through the smaller things that are asked of you and before you know it, you'll attract greater opportunity, along with the greater life rewards that come with being able to work through them.

5.      Opportunity – Never miss an opportunity like don't think "aaj ka kaam kal kar lenge". In this way, other will catch your goal.

6.      Live in today – Don't think about future. "Kal kabhi nahi aata". So hai wo aaj hai. "Aaj nahi tho kabhi nahi".

7.      Success – Don't be afraid from difficulties just fight with it and definitely you will success one day.

8.      Never be late – Manage yourself. Respect for time. If late time will defeat you.

People wearing various T shirts at IITM

Assignments at IIT

Everyone is aware of the fact that the number of assignments/lab reports/presentations are too much.
But the open fact is only handful of guys do the assign and the rest will take a hand made xerox of their own.
But the people are very lazy that the hand made xeroxing will be done till last minute of submission.

Here is the graph depicting the percentage of assignment finished with respect to time.

Till the day before submission, the progress is below zero. It shows we don't even know that there is an assignment to submit.

Till few hours before submission: some how you managed to do 2% with the help of google or wiki.

By this time one stud fellow must have finished the assignment but they will RG. If you ask them their copy for reference they will give some
silly excuses. "I left it in room da..!" , "I stapled it da, I can't remove it again" (as if stapling is the difficult job on earth)

One hour before submission: The number of finished assignments will be far less than the number of un finished assignments.
So there exists the standard Demand - Supply problem. Thanks to Adam Smith. Supply of assignments are less than demand.
Nearly 10 people will be copying from single sheet.

The real progress in doing assign will start just 5 min before the deadline. In this duration one will be faster than the photocopy machine.

 

10 reasons to answer, "Why do I blog?"

1. I don’t have much work now. Neither assignments nor lab reports. And the most relieving fact is I am done with my minor course – Social entrepreneurship, for which I’d put more fight than all the other courses work put together.

2.  Very less work at my intern, thanks to my colleague who is also doing my part of work. :)

3.  Suddenly very creative, innovative writer woke up inside me.

4.  Recently one magazine rejected my article to publish. So I wanted to publish my own articles rather depending on any stupid magazine.

5.  Fed up with the 18 hour a day rainfall here at my workplace.

6.  Need some break from watching the same error every time I tried to solve one CFD problem

7.  I’ve read n blogs till now and want others to read my blog, though the number of followers of my blog   didn’t cross the single digit. :P

8.  Need to kill time. I thought this is the only way I can kill time and kill the readers at the same time.

9.  Realised that it is better to spend time on writing blog than watching girls here.

10. This 10th reason is left for your imagination. :P

Why Chemical Engineering..?

 It’s been 1001 days since I joined Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras. I have become 3/5 of Masters in Chemical Engg. But it feels like as it was only couple of months since I cleared JEE and got into this prestigious institute with lot of dreams. 

Ever since I was in my 9th standard, I thought of getting into IIT. Finally when I got into this jungle, I realised after spending 3 full years, “why did I get into here?” (Famous question asked by most of the IITians themselves).

Anyway let me stick to the current post “Why Chemical Engg?”
 
Let me tell you one thing. I never knew there is a branch called chemical engg exists till I enrol into this department. Seriously, I don’t even know how I landed up here like others do. Having been spent 3 years here finally I decided it’s not me who choose chemical engg, but it’s the chem dept who chose me.
I asked the same questions to my friends at here. All of them gave the similar answers. “I didn’t choose this branch. Somehow I got it”.
 
Here is the self explanatory pie chart which gives the other famous reasons why one got into chemical engg. 

My first post

Hello Everyone  

 I personally feel life is like a long journey. In fact very very long journey (hopefully 60+ yrs), except that there will be no 'U' turns. Which means one can not go back of time in life unless you are in Source code. :P. I will be sharing my experiences of my life here. So that is the reason I named my blog as On a long journey.

This is my first post of my second blog. Yes, I also had another blog. I started the other blog even before Blogger was acquired by Google. But I never managed to post a single post in the past 8 years 5 months.

 Even Blogger search was unable to search my missing blog. It was more like one of the old case in list of pending cases in Indian judicial system.

In this blog I am gonna share my life at IIT and my thoughts on current issues, my experiences, my friends and of course gen fart. :P