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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009.

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:47:00 +0000

To all my dear readers,viewers,friends and blogger's:
I wish you all the very warmth Merry Christmas for the year 2008. Have real fun and party safe yar!! Let us all welcome 2009 with open hands, so my heartiest wish for the cumin year as well, Happy New Year 2009. Will continue posting out after new year,till then cheers!

DEEPAVALI: GREETINGS WITH THE MEANING...

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:11:00 +0000

A colourful festival or festival of lights some may call; celebrated by all Hindus worldwide is Deepavali. This festival usually falls around late October and November. One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning. By lighting the oil lamps, the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness, knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received. The Hindus consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate.

The Legend -

There is even an interesting legend behind this festival. The story goes that Narakasura, a demon, ruled the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram. Under his rule, the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace. Seeing his wickedness, Lord Krishna set out to destroy the demon and the day Narakasura died was celebrated as Deepavali, the triumph of good over evil!

Preparations -

Preparation for Deepavali starts usually at least two to three weeks before the festival. It is known in our country the Hindus will be busy cleaning their houses to prepare for the festival. Some would even renovate include painting; furniture changes may take effect to prepare it for Deepavali. Shoppin! Is the usual drill for the family to shop for new clothes and for accessories to decorate their homes. Prior to the festival, Indian shops will be selling festive items like Deepavali greeting cards, carpets, sarees, Jigpa’s and Kurtas, Punjabi suits and flowers. The Hindus will have frequent visits to these shops when it is Deepavali Season. Food supplies will also be accounted as Deepavali main event will be spent on food most of the time esp for all types of people.

Celebrations -

The Hindus usually wake early in the morning of Deepavali around 3am (Brahmamuhurta) and the first ritual will be having an oil bath (Containing Nallenei & Siakai), which is an important feature of Deepavali. Hindus will be dressed in their new clothes on Deepavali. Most of the ladies would be clad in silk saris or Punjabi suits of various bright shades. Hindus particularly dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious colour for the festival. Hindus would also pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple before having breakfast. This is also an important practice for them. The houses would be decorated in the day and illuminated by night with oil lamps and children will play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival under elders’ provisional guide. On the first day, they would not go visiting but would stay at home to welcome the guests who visit them.

Food -

Visiting Hindus during Deepavali is an interesting activity in Malaysia, as you will get to taste a wide variety of delicious food. In every home that you visit you are bound to be served with a tempting spread of sweets. Some of the popular sweets are Kolkattai, Murukku, Jilebi, Athirasam, Halwa, Burfi and Laddu. Hindus love eating spicy food and for non-vegetarians they indulge in favourites like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry. In homes of Hindus who are vegetarian’s popular dishes are like thosais, idlis, pooris and naans are prepared.

Greetings –

So, I’m sure this wonderful day is awaited with great sense of joy and happiness by all of us. In a happy mood of great rejoicing, air of freedom, festivity and friendliness everywhere, lets us forget and forgive all the wrong done by others and pray for the unity of our fellow beings. Therefore, for this Deepavali, RaJ DeV Tech wishes my entire fellow brother’s and sister’s out there a HAPPY PROSPEROUS DEEPAVALI for the year 2008. Maaf zahir batin...lets blog and rock!

Pieces of 7 Guides for Computer Science Students

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:49:00 +0000

Despite the fact that it’s been 3 years since I enrolled to public varsity to pursue my edu-life again but in computer science this time, I thought I'd write up a standard guide which all computer science gizmos can read, laugh at, and ignore.

Most college or varsity students, unfortunately, are brash enough never to bother asking their elders for advice, which, in the field of computer science, is a good thing, because their elders are apt to say goofy, antediluvian things like "Dun worry we can get job wan LAH, What I’m doing rite now has nothing to do with C-S at all" and "My company is killing me with their new programming assignments’ Damm man". I believe there are others as well, but these are small perks from the rest.

I, too, have no idea what I'm talking about when I was trying to figure out what shall I write about this course and what should I put in it. Giving guides to students. I'm so hopelessly out of date for some time that I can't really figure out what’s the current state of the world out there now.

So you'd be better off ignore what I'm saying here and instead build some kind of online software thing that lets other students find people to go out on dates or makes friends with.

Nevertheless, if you enjoy programming or networking computer, analyzing it, count your blessings: you are in a very fortunate minority of people who can make a great living; doing the work they enjoy. Most people aren't so ~~lucky~~, sorry to write it but majority in CS aren’t sufficient enough or some don’t even know what they are doing in this course? The idea that you can "love your job" is a modern concept. The term ‘Work’ means something unpleasant you do to get money to do the things you actually like doing. Enough of this. I’ll cover about work in the next article.

What was I talking about? Oh yeah, Guidelines.
Without further ado, then, here’s Raj Dev Tech’s Pieces of 7 Guides for Computer Science Students (Sources and analysis are well checked and explained by experts in this CS field):

1. Learn how to write a Programming Language before graduating.
2. Learn C Language before graduating.
3. Learn Business-Skills before graduating.
4. Don't blow off non-CS classes just because they're boring.
5. Take programming-intensive courses.
6. Stop worrying about getting jobs in multi-national companies.
7. No matter what you do, get a good internship.

Now for the explanations, unless you're gullible enough to do all that stuff just because I tell you to, in which case add: ~~8. Seek Rajdevtech’s help for that self-esteem thing.~~

1. Learn how to write a Programming Language before graduating.

Would Linux have succeeded if Linus Torvalds hadn't evangelized it? As brilliant a hacker he was, it was Linus's ability to convey his ideas in written English via email and mailing lists that made Linux got attracted worldwide. Even on the small scale, when you look at any programming organization, the programmers with the most power and influence are the ones who can write and speak in English clearly, convincingly, and comfortable. Also it helps to be tall, but you can't do anything about that.

The difference between a tolerable programmer and a great programmer is not how many programming languages they know, and it's not whether they prefer Scheme or Smalltalk. It's whether they can communicate and converse their ideas; understand the syntax and semantics of conceptual programming languages. By persuading other people, they get leverage. By writing clear comments and technical specs, they let other programmers understand their code (increases readability and writability), which means other programmers can use and work with their code instead of rewriting it, they understand it well. Absent this, their code is worthless. By writing clear technical documentation for end users, they allow people to figure out what their code is supposed to do, which is the only way those users can see the value in their code.

Nowadays, companies won't hire a programmer/networker unless they can read and write well, in English. English language proficiency is very important currently. If you can write well, you get hired; wherever you get hired, you'll soon find that you're getting asked to write the specifications and that means you're already leveraging your influence and getting noticed by management. So brush up your English language! Most colleges and varsities designate certain classes as "writing intensive," meaning, you have to write an awful lot to pass them. Look for those classes and take them! Seek out classes in any field that have weekly or daily written assignments. Start a journal or weblog. Speak in English to your friends and foes. This increases your fluency in speaking as well. Remember, we learn to write by writing and speak by speaking.

The more you write, the easier it will be, and the easier it is to write, the more you'll write, in a virtuous circle.

2. Learn C Language before graduating.

C. Notice I didn't say C++. Although C (Machine Learning) is becoming increasingly rare, it is still the lingua franca of working programmers. It is the language they use to communicate with one another, and, more importantly, it is much closer to the machine than "modern" languages that you'll be taught in college like ML, Java, Python, whatever trendy junk they teach these days. You need to spend at least a semester getting close to the machine or you'll never be able to create efficient code in higher level languages. You'll never be able to work on compilers and operating systems, which are some of the best programming jobs around. You'll never be trusted to create architectures for large scale projects. I don't care how much you know about continuations and closures and exception handling: if you can't explain why while (*s++ = *t++); copies a string, or what does pointers do? If that isn't the most unnatural thing in the world to you, well, you're programming based on superstition, as far as I'm concerned: a medical doctor who doesn't know basic anatomy, passing out prescriptions based on what the pharmacy sales babe said would work is Bullshit. So get yourself used with this simplest and most understandable computer language. A list of references for c programming is available in Google.

3. Learn Business-Skills before graduating.

Super quick review if you haven't taken any economics courses: econ is one of those fields that starts off with a bang, with many useful theories and facts that make sense, can be proven in the field, etc. Others like marketing, finance, statistics and product and brand management can be included as well to sharpen your business skills. Trust me this helps when we are working in business organizations, relying on coding itself can make guarantee us a life, a anxiety of being able to provide on-time ideas on business will boost our reputation and get credited.

Why should CS majors learn econ? The answer is; a programmer who understands the fundamentals of business is going to be a more valuable programmer. That's all there is to it. I can't brag to you how many times frustration by programmers with crazy ideas that make sense in code but don't make sense in capitalism. If you understand this stuff, you're a more valuable programmer, and you'll get rewarded for it, for reasons which you'll also learn in business-skills courses.

4. Don't blow off non-CS classes just because they're boring.

Blowing off your non-CS courses is a great way to get a lower CGPA.

Never underestimate how big a deal your CGPA is. Lots and lots of recruiters and hiring managers, go straight to the CGPA when they scan a resume, and we're not going to apologize for it. Why? Because the CGPA, more than any other one number, reflects the sum of what dozens of professors over a long period of time in many different situations think about your work. The CGPA reflects hundreds of papers and midterms and classroom participation's over three years. Yeah, it's got its problems. There has been grade inflation over the years.

Why should an employer looking for software developers, care about what grade you got in National History? After all, history is boring. Oh, so, you're saying one should hire you because you don't work very hard when the work is boring? Well, there's boring stuff in programming, too. Every job has its boring moments. And companies don't want to hire people that only want to do the fun stuff. After all, History is my personal obstacle course of tedium. Do not wander around neglecting all your 2 hour credits (mostly university subjects) courses just because your focus is much on the 3 or 4 hour credit (mostly school or core subject) papers, treat them all as same as they’ll help you in your CGPA.

5. Take programming-intensive courses.

The trouble is, we don't really have professional schools in software development in Malaysia and so if you want to be a programmer, you probably majored in Computer Science. Which is a fine subject to major in, but it's a different subject than software development. Although some schools have embedded software engineering into their CS major. If you're really lucky, your school might have a decent software development curriculum, although, they might not, because elite schools think that teaching practical skills is better left to the technical-vocational institutes and the prison rehabilitation programs. You can learn mere programming anywhere.

If you're lucky, though, you can find lots of programming-intensive courses in the CS department, joining a repeat paper of programming basic can enhance your skills and get you used with the rhythm. Feel free to attend courses outside the varsity gates; since there are few freelance institutions offer certifications in CS & IT. Enrolling into public courses can equip you with the latest trends of programming and you might be able to catch up with the working life out there soon. Always be updated with technology and gain knowledge from everything because remember “The early bird catches the worm first”.

List of reference available in www.cisco.com, Google, Yahoo, Ask.com.

6. Stop worrying about getting jobs in Multi-National companies.

Well, OK, first of all, if you're already working you never really had to worry about this, so don't even start worrying about all the jobs working in Shell, Acer, Schlumberger and etc shits.. They're many wonderful jobs, enjoy them in good health.

But I keep hearing that enrollment in national companies are dropping since there are a large bunch of so called CS majors and IT-idiots who wants to grab a place in multi-national companies only. And one must understand that multi-national companies do not enroll peoples just by mere basic undergrad certificate. There is extensive examination held and test to determine the very best of all candidates. The reason is because the responsibility a person who secures a job will hold is very huge, so if the person cannot attend or qualify to behold of that responsibility is just creating unnecessary havoc.

Anyway, I don't think students should really think about this. The possible method is to join a company which offers you a wide range of responsibility when you are employed, such as a company with a small scale of business ventures providing IT solutions. You can be assigned to be the service provider at the same time you’ll be responsible of testing the product or unit that will be installed in the client company. Through this way, you can learn the product and the interconnection between it in programming. Our experience increases rapidly and we will be more qualified to get employed in multi-national companies later stage rather than jumping to it at first without any hands-on experience.

7. No matter what you do, get a good internship.

Smart recruiters know that the people who love programming and networking wrote a database for their high school in form 6, be taught at computer camp before college, and built the content management system for their thesis, and had internships at IT related companies. That's what they're looking for on your resume.

Go n get yourself a list of companies offering good internships. Make a list of selected companies with the preferences. Check for their website through the net and start analyzing the types of training and the amount of duration the internships are. The ideal duration for a CS intern to be trained is at least 6 months for them to be responsible for a real project in the company. While at internships, it is advised for students to show good attitude and hard work as these values will be rectified and recognized if the students would want to pursue his /her career in the same company after their internships.

List of references available in www.jobsdb.com, www.jobstreet.com, www.tpm.com.my.

If you follow the guidelines, you’ll be able to end in your own office in ten years time with big seats and large tables with a lot of life making decision craps turning down all the Google jobs, but they won't be my fault. I already told you not to listen to me!

The contents of this article represent the opinions of one person.

Away for a looooooonnnnnnggggggg time!!

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:29:00 +0000

Vanakkam, Hello and Salam Muhibbah to all...

It's been a long time since i last updated my blog,gosh!! Nearly forget that i have a blog lah, as it is above,the picture represents me and my sole life for the past 2 months.Trust me deary readers,my life was filled with alot of things...Narege Vethene lah,Dappa dance adirichi for Raj Dev.REASON Y NEVER UPDATE? cumin,cumin down:

* New Semester, New Task
* New Task means New Assignments,Presentations,Proposals, Programmings,
Writing mini journals in IT (from 6 Courses-20 credit hours)
* Plus Plus Thesis lagi !!(24-7 research and design)
* Final Year got programmes in Colleges & University level, haven't retired yet!
* Part-Time tuition teacher in a far distance center from campus (Tiredlah)
* Weekends got discussions and meetings in library or college

So i hope i have answered to those who wish to ask,tell or bash me with:
1) Hey u dun open blog lah?tak gunapun..
2) Apa punya la mike tak update lama sudah?
3) Unakella enatekku da blogge?
I seem to comprehend the gist of your speeches as you do not comply with my ongoing life matter (as i received,heard,Sms lagi pun ada), but now i see there's no exception. It's a lesson for me,as i will try my best to update my readers as frequent as i can.Plz hold on as i am working on a new article,it'll be up soon.till then cheers.

Anbudan,
Raj Dev

Tribute to RCJ Consulting Sdn Bhd

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:50:00 +0000

THIS IS NOT A PAID AD

Hello, as this is my last week in KL before I head back to Kota Kinabalu for my 3rd year education, so I was thinking of saying a little much about my current part-timely employed company RCJ Consulting Sdn Bhd. This is a company which serves clients across Asia with consulting services, training and development initiatives for managers and executives. RCJ applies practical solutions derived from real business experience, insight into regional business models and multinational perspectives to create simple, practical solutions that works IN-House and also Public Programme.

Being part of this company, I'm proud to say that each and every person in here is very productive and energetic while I was working. Not forgetting its company's sole principal consultant / Founder Mr.Richard Jacob, a discipline,well-established in training and consulting field and an experienced master of behavioral change, motivation and attitude development. Not to forget the current company's leading staffs Mumtaz, Flora George, Susan, Kumari and Renuga whom each carry many responsibilities. Situated in Sentul, Jalan Ipoh specifically, this company is among the very best I have worked before (in terms of level of experience, fun and productivity). This is just a content / tribute writing for me to write on a little about them whom I feel should be credited for the amount of time, patience, guidance and support they provided for the past 1 month period. The very most I can do now is to only thank them for everything they did to me and cherish the memories I had. I wish them all the very best, Gd Luck in the office, Gd health and God bless You all !!

A Blogger's Thought !

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:26:00 +0000

Hello Viewers & Fellow Bloggers,

I'll be off to penang tonite to pay a small visit to my grandma's house and will be back on sunday nite...so I wont be able to update / blog as in Penang i'm not sure il have an internet connection or not.If got lucky, kalo tak da i'm sori frens...its a sudden plan, so its a no way out for me!!

So in the mean time i have a question for all my readers?

What will be a Blogger's first thought once he / she wakes up in the morning?
(please note that your comments must be only based in contact with bloghosphere, Plz don't give the bangun pagi, gosok gigi song all dear bros / sis).Thank you!

Ok, so we shall see how many comments received in the next couple of days.
Till then, cheers...

Are undergraduates ready for the real world?

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:19:00 +0000

This article was editted by RaJ DeV, a fourth-year IT student in UMS.

“You take the blue pill -- the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -- you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." – Morpheus

"We explore the stars and the depths of the sea but how much do we know about ourselves and the reason for being here today and tomorrow" - RaJ DeV

Although fictional, the Matrix world as in the blockbuster movie ‘The Matrix’ by the Wachowski Brothers is very relevant in the context of our society today. Undergraduates, especially the ones from local universities are akin to those stuck in the Matrix. Fed with the belief that they will make it in life, armed only with a scroll, they succumb to complacency. Their minds start to rot, intellectual growth is suppressed, and the end result; they hit rock bottom in the ‘real’ world. Groping in the dark, they try to find a way out, but to no avail. Thereafter, enlightenment ensues, a harsh realization, that the scroll in their hands is merely that, a scroll.

Since pre-school, our parents and teachers have constantly imparted upon us, that success in life can only be achieved through education. This is true to a certain extent, but apparently, as we grew older, something got lost in translation along the way. Education is no longer interpreted in the normal sense of the word, but solely equated with academic achievement,Trust me its damm true. Our undergraduates are products of a system that hails the number of As and a CGPA of 4.0 as the only testament of success, indicating a bright future ahead. Rote learning seems to be the order of the day, while the holistic approach is now almost obsolete.

Such ‘values’ to life in university defeats the whole purpose of a tertiary education. Undergraduates strive to get CGPAs of 4.0, and are further exhorted to do so, especially when an ex-Minister proclaimed that it is their duty to get 4.0 in university. As preposterous as this may sound, it is very real. A right-minded person would shun such statements, but for some, it’s almost like a matter of filial piety(just to fill the blank places). Time spent mugging and memorizing might get you good results, but it does not prepare you for the ‘real’ world, where problem solving skills and the ability to think outside the box(I used to tear the box apart alwiz) is valued instead of the text book stuff.

Students spend so much time studying, they forget about everything else, except where to find that particular book in the library. Ask them if they know anything at all on current issues, and they respond with a blank look, expecting you to fill them in. The other problem with our undergraduates is that, they seem to idolize pop culture a tad too much. Try organizing a public Academic Exhibition and a concert by some Akademi Fantasia singers(F**ckin idiots) on the same day. It is not that hard to predict which event will have a bigger crowd, unfortunately.

Then, there is the other group of students, i.e. those who believe that life in university is a bed of roses. There is, of course, nothing wrong with that. Problem is, some tend to stretch it a little too much, so much so that they don’t even know what they are doing. They believe that just as in the university, everything will be taken care of when they are out there in the ‘real’ world, i.e. that their precious scrolls will take them places. No effort whatsoever is made to improve themselves and participating in ridiculous activities is deemed to be the ultimate indicator of what is to expect in the ‘real’ world. For instance, a senior while ordering around a junior to do this or that project will justify it by saying “This is to prepare you for working life, especially when facing employers”. And the poor subordinate believing it, bids the senior’s wishes. We should never send across such wrong messages. Kow tim is not fun, and will never be. Period. Furthermore, why should we continue the negative and perpetuate such myth? Whatever happened to entrepreneurship?

Another issue which bugs a portion of undergraduates today is the inability to converse and write in English. Needless to say, in the era of globalization, the importance of English cannot be over emphasized. One might have plenty of mind boggling ideas, but without the ability to articulate them, such ideas cannot be conveyed to others. While such facts are known to every student, they prefer to converse in their mother tongues. Getting out of the comfort zone is often the toughest nut to crack.

On the other hand, the introduction of a compulsory soft skills course serves only to magnify the deficiencies of our education system. Students have forgotten how to interact, how to communicate, and how to ace that interview, to the extent that such drastic measure has to be taken. While this solves the problem on the surface, it effectively sweeps the bigger chunk of it under the carpet. Undergraduates cannot be expected to learn the art of eloquence and to gain self confidence overnight. It takes more than a course to create the wholesome undergraduate.

More importantly, undergraduates must be provided with room and space for holistic growth(like PPIB in UMS). Intellectual discussions, debates and forums on any topic at all should be encouraged and the underlying fear that students will rebel, retaliate or even form extremist groups, I would like to state, is unfounded. As adults, they should be respected as such, which means also to be given inter alia, the right to freedom of expression. What is right or wrong is not the point. The focal point is, undergraduates must be allowed to think, to express themselves, and to dissent if they want to. Keep pushing them around, and what do you get? A bunch of pushovers in society.

The bottom line is this. Whether or not an undergraduate will ever be ready to face the ‘real’ world is essentially a matter of choice. Choose to maintain your status quo, you continue in your temporary bubble in Neverland, waiting for the ‘real’ world to come crashing through. Choose to free your mind from the fetters of tradition for tradition’s sake, and to move out of your comfort zone, you embark on a journey with nothing guaranteed, except unfamiliarity. The latter sounds like a better deal, at least to me.

*Be like Neo. Choose the red pill.
*Think before u do,don't stay in your comfort zones,The outer world is not gonna be easy for all.

5 Q & A Websites for all types of Students

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:17:00 +0000

Life as a school student, college student or undergraduate has always been hectic and filled with a mountain of homework, assignments, presentations, graduate thesis — you name it. We have to do some online research to find relevant information, facts and news on certain topics in completing our assignments or preparing for presentations. Sometimes, our research comes to a halt when we couldn't find the correct answers to our questions after checking hundreds of useless search results. Good news is that where're a few great websites that are specially devoted to create a place where people can ask and answer questions.

The following website search engines are the popular Questions and Answers (Q&A) websites that are very resourceful to college students and undergraduates. We can ask questions for free and get high-quality answers sometimes. Some of you might have already discovered the following websites during your online journey. I arrange them using my magic formula — mixture of popularity and usefulness of the Q&A sites.

Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo! Answers is currently the most popular Questions and Answers website since Yahoo! has done a very good job in getting prominent figures to ask questions at Yahoo! Answers. For instance, theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking asked how can the human race survive the next hundred years; host of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah Winfrey asked if you were given $1,000 to change the life of a perfect stranger, what would you do; and recently Malaysian film-maker, Yasmin Ahmad asked what can we do to nurture and support aspiring Malaysian film-makers.

Some of the interesting questions and answers under the Education and Reference category are:

One thing worth to mention about Yahoo! Answers is that there're many local editions of Yahoo! Answers and Malaysia's Answers is one of them. Localized version is very essential to ask questions related to a country as you can expect the answerers are from a particular country, so you will get more relevant and specific answers to your questions.

Google Answers

Though Google Answers is no longer accepting new questions, it was a popular paid Q&A service. Users had to pay a small fee in order to ask a question. The money was split between Google and Google Answers researchers who provide answers to the questions after doing some research. Since it was a paid service, the quality of the answers is relatively high compared to others. You might want to read the archived questions and answers in the Reference, Education and News category.

Ask MetaFilter

Ask MetaFilter has a vibrant and loyal community readily to answer your questions as it has been existed since 2003 — the predecessor of Q&A websites. It is actually the subsite of MetaFilter, the community blog pioneer since 1999 and the winner of 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Bloggies' Best Community Weblog award. You have to pay USD5.00 sign-up fee before you can post questions at Ask MetaFilter. After that, you can post questions for free.

A few questions in the Education category that I like are:

Help.com

Being one of the CNET Networks sites, Help.com sees a slow growing number of members asking and answering questions. Same as other questions and answers websites, Help.com connects you with experts, leaders, and other like-minded individuals who share your same passion, and it develops these connections into powerful, supportive online communities. Unlike others, a large fraction of questions at Help.com are on homework. In addition, most of them are mathematics related questions. So next time you know where to ask an algebraic question that you cannot solve.

Live QnA

Live QnA is relatively young compared to other Q&A websites. It's still in beta which means the site is yet to be ready for massive use. Live QnA is similar to Yahoo! Answers in terms of features and user interface — both of them offer points for answering questions to upgrade user level, feature top answerers, user voting systems etc. The homework help section currently has only 18 questions with average 2 to 3 answers per question. I believe the questions and answers rates will increase gradually once Live QnA is out of beta.

In conclusion, you should visit these websites if you need help in answering your questions or to seek advice from experts for free. If you've time to spare and would like to offer your advice to others, you can do so at these websites. Learning won't be fun without helping others with what you've learnt! Do comment to share your experience with these Q&A websites or to let us know other Q&A websites that you like.

Hostelin Valzkai!

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:15:00 +0000

With the Uni Entry results recently announced, I figured that many students are starting to get excited by the prospect of entering university life soon. And for a lot of us who have never ventured outside of our comfort zones, studying in a different place (state, country, your cup, your coffee) is probably something that's quite exciting and also at the same time, quite scary. Well, my second year(in holidays nw) is almost over at UMS, and I would like to share with you about hostel life here.When I first got here, it was quite literally a foreign place to me. All the roads are new, the shops foreign, even the people has a certain not-quite-from-home vibe. Also, I had no transport (except size 8 1/2 shoes) and not much friends.To compound the problem, our hostel is located a good distance away from our campus, a fact that would haunt a lot of us for the following few weeks.I had the fortunate luck of living with 12 other people here. Being a public university, you expect a certain level of crampness, and most people will be searching for their jaws on the floor when I tell them how many people live in my house. Nonetheless, despite what you may think, it not really a blessing, because all of these people are from different faculty and not from the same year, and yet we became instant friends, bonding in ways only strangers in a foreign land could. Given one and a half semesters of this lifestyle, I find it hard to imagine a more exciting life.Of course, not everybody has this luxury. The house opposite of us also had 12 people, but for some reason they didn't really get along with each other that well. I suppose in the end it was dumb luck that my housemates all happened to be really friendly and sporting people, and I am grateful to have met them.Regardless, the first few weeks is probably the most stressful. Orientation is torture enough, then we had to start a whole new chapter of living with a roommate (or four!). For those growing up in an extended family, the transition might not be that hard, but I've always had a room to myself since I was a teen, and to be rob of my privacy is something that takes some time to get used to. You will encounter all sorts of people, some of which you will like and be your best friend on campus, some of which you will hate eternally and your life will condense into hell on earth. Fortunately hostel officials don't really care if you switch rooms.In my case, I was extremely lucky. Our hostel room was supposed to be triple-sharing! My roommate is also quite sporting and most importantly, NOT a clean-freak. The Clean-Freak is a species that, unless confronted by a member of their own kind, will make life uncomfortable, if not outright miserable, for their roommates. These are the people who insist on making the bed every morning, sweeping the floor every day, mopping it every weekend, etc. I, honestly, am a slob, so thank (insert diety of choice) for assigning me a roommate that isn't so particular about cleanliness.But seriously, roommates will be your next biggest challenge. Learn to pull out ASAP if you feel like the match is going to create problems in the future. The best roommate you can have is one who doesn't really care about what you do, not because he doesn't care about you (that'd mean getting a stranger), but simply because he's not really particular about anything that occours around him/her. You'd HATE to get somebody who has particular tendencies (Eg: can't stand the way you tap your pen, insists on having the fan turned off, etc) because it would lead to a battle of attrition; to see who gives in to the other person first. And having your best friend as your roommate is NOT really a wise choice. At the end of the day, I suppose the best roommate is one who matches your tendencies. Clean freaks look for other clean freaks, slobs other slobs. Mix the wrong types together and hilarity, followed by pain and anger, will follow.I guess that's it from me for all. I'll pick this up next time. In the meantime, congratulations for Uni Entrance candidates of 2008, and good luck with your future Uni life. And if anybody is contemplating on coming to Universiti Malaysia Sabah, I'm your friendly senior to look for advice. Cheers!

RaJ Dev Tech Guide to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (The Only Definitive Guide for Undergraduates heading for UMS)

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:13:00 +0000

Well, I've come up with something to do to tide my own anxiety with the impending university entrance which is announced already. I thought why not write a few entries on life in KK, Sabah, for the benefit of people who are going to study in UMS (god forbid). Of course, studying in UMS is fine...it is a fine place. Just that I am biased towards getting off KK. But I am digressing already:

Introduction:KK is a nice place. Small, quaint, relatively safe and as a result, immensely exciting. Of course, parents would probably delight in having their sons and/or daughters enrolled in the city below the breeze (that's our motto) because life here is very relaxed and slow. However, there are a few things that most people have a misconception of and I am here to fix it. Feel free to preuse this section in order to brush up on your local trivia.Servay Hypermarket hides behind the foreground of this picture.First of all, we do not live on trees,jangan cakap kita orang kuluar dari hutan ba!. I know, I know, it's a cliched thing whenever a Sabahan writes about the 'misconception' that people in Sabah still lived in trees. But I feel the need to mention it nonetheless. What is not a misconception is that if you are coming from a big city, be prepared to be surprised by the lack of good public transportation. For one thing, we only have two flyover in the heart of KK, and there is on-going construction of a highway (a real one) in the heart of the city, which makes hell out of the roads there. If you are planning on driving in Sabah, please don't do so until you have familiarized yourself with the hellish roads here. Ride in a local car first.A...erm, flyover. Let's all point and look.Also, the people here speak malay differently. I'm not really clear on the difference but it's mostly to do with the intonation(boleh Ba! Anu! Hendak Mahu! etc). Note that the lexicon is also different. For example, people in Sabah refer to 'pantat' whenever we want to mention the backside. I was made to understand people in Semenanjung say 'pantat' to mean hhmmmm!. We have a few words such as 'om' and 'pilak' which refers to the illegal immigrants here. It is said that the illegal immigrants here emit a distinctive odour that any Sabahan or people living here long enough will learn to pick up. I am not bullshitting here.On the subject of illegal immigrants, yes, it is a worse problem over here where we border Kalimantan and Indonesia. But the situation is largely under control. However, as a result, riding on the public transportation becomes much of a hassle because sometimes, the busses will refuse to travel certain routes whenever the police is conducting traffic checks. This, fortunately, is not often done. A few years ago there were a few pretty serious crimes involving illegals but the situation has calmed down a lot recently. It's not really a big deal so Don't Worry About It (DWAI).I guess I should end the introduction here and head on for the meaty stuff.

UMSAaah,
UMS. A pretty nice place. Supposedly the design won a few awards. It cannot be denied that it's one of the most, if not the most beautiful public university in Malaysia. I have been studying inside a few years and the university, in a word, is HUGE. Not only that, it is HILLY! You do NOT want to ride a bicycle inside the campus because you'll tire out very quickly. However, cycling to university (if you live outside) is a viable strategy, but still not advisable because where the heck are you supposed to park it? The internal bus routes is good enough, for all practical purposes.The road outside of UMS seems to be a bit dangerous,now after the mini Putrajaya was constructed,Fuyoo the federal govt is rite beside us man!. There have been accidents involving undergraduates here. It's probably nothing to worry about, and a coincidence that accidents usually involve undergraduates as it's the only road leading to UMS. Just exercise proper caution when on this road, like every other roads.However, what catches the eye is the 'twin towers' sitting on top of a hill in the middle of the university,yes that the cansellory. Other notable stuff of this university includes it's excellent location which is just in front of the beach (students aren't allowed to go there though) and being next to 1 Borneo, which is a new megamall opening in 2008, thereabouts.

Accomodations:Kingfisher Park is a HUGE housing estate that is sited about 2KM (around 3 minutes car ride) from UMS. It is a sprawling suburb that has it's own little commercial center that has some of the best food that the east coast of Sabah can offer. There is a huge variety including chinese, indian, malay and western treats inside of the commercial center and is probably the best place you can stay outside of UMS. My friend rents a house here, and the rent averages for about RM1000. It's a pretty decent house. Two stories, about 4 or 5 rooms not including kitchens and toilets. He managed to stuff eleven people in it, and it's still got space in the living room.IP,Indah Permai is another place the UMS campus is situated outside the varsity.Nice place with a big GIANT supermarket and a KFC outlet adds a little more to the area,quite far from the campus but the transport provided by the varsity is just more than enuff

Entertainment:Unfortunately, as Sabah is a pretty active town, do come here expecting a lively nightlife. However, if you know where to look, there are enough things to keep your life as an undergraduate far from boring. More importantly, UMS is about 6 minutes by car from the city center. Six minutes! That's pretty darned close if you ask me.Damai is a complex of shoplots situated a few minutes from KK. But who cares...since the difference is negligable.If you go straight along Damai, you'll arrive at one of the best places for 'makan malam' in KK, as long as you keep it before 11pm(UMS). The place I am talking about is usually referred to as 88 or, as my friends call it, Damai Super Corridor. It can get pretty packed here and it consists of about 5 different coffeeshops located back to back, not including the mamak and a-piang stalls. The prices range from cheap to average (about RM4) and the drinks here are really kau.This concludes the Damai section. There's a place to game and a place to eat. What more do you want?LintasAaaah...Lintas. It's located further away than Damai, but that's speaking relatively as it's only at most 4 minutes away. It is the location of the infamous Salim group of mamak coffeeshops that serves some of KK's best indian dishes. There is also a pool parlour here and it's usually vacated, unless you come here reeealy late. Has great tables, large, air-conditioned and relatively free from smokers.A little secret: There is a moving Lok Lok van here that likes to appear around 12am. It is, to my knowledge, the only Lok Lok van in the whole of KK.Kota KinabaluMega Pavilion, one of three great cinemas in KK. GSC is a fairly large building and is easily recognized from the movie banners hanging from the walls. It has a decent screen and a decent pricetag. An average cinema. Then there is Mega Pavilion, which is classier and as a result, more expensive. I've only ever been there once, but they set the air conditioning too cold and it's not worth the extra few Ringgit I paid for, which is why I still stick to Growball, the third and hardest cinema to find because it's located in the 8th floor of Centre Point, the shopping mall here.As for shopping, Centre Point is a behemoth and has almost everything you want. Growball operates the cinema, pool parlour and arcade here and there's always an event going on in both the ground floor event hall and also the 5th floor Palm Square. The local PC Fair is always held in the grand ball room but is much smaller than the ones in KL.KK's branch of GSCKaramunsing is the equivalent of Lowyat Plaza and has more computer shops per capita than anywhere else in Sabah. Prices here can vary wildly so be prepared to do some proper surveying. KK Plaza is the one I least go to, because in a way it's like a smaller, lesser version of Centre Point. As you can see, the shopping here is not really all that good, but if you come one a week anyway, it's not that bad.KaramunsingThe Islands/BeachesSabah is home to many picturesque islands and beaches. For all intents and purposes, I will focus on the popular destinations, and hope that I will be forgiven for leaving other things out.The best and closest beach to town is a place called Tanjung Aru, a pretty upscale place that has undergone recent 'upgrades' to make it a Tourist Spot. What this means to the average student is... be prepared to spend. And take my word for it and do not order the 'wuo tie or sui kau' here. They're vegetarians. And cost RM1 apiece.Tanjung Aru is actually a name given to a collection of three beaches. The first one is located right in the middle and is a good place to frolic around enjoying the sights and sounds. Beach 2 is located a bit deeper to the right.The third beach is arguably even more secluded.Besides Tanjung Aru, I can't think of any other beaches to recommend going to, with the exception of Karambunai, but that's more of a five star resort rather than a public beach.The islands are a different matter. You can choose from Manukan, Mamutek, Sapi (and probably a few others I have forgotten) and these are all collections of islands located off the west coast of Sabah. One would go to the Jesselton Point port located near the Marine Police's HQ and pay for the fare, which is about RM20 to RM25 depending on the destination. Then you will board a boat and they will bring you to the island, which is about ten minutes ride.Most of the islands charge an entrance fee, and it is best to bring your own food and swimming equipment as rents are expectedly high. Personally I've only been to Manukan, and it's a pretty great place. Be prepared to meet lots of tourists if you are unlucky (or lucky, depending on how you look at it).

My UMS

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:11:00 +0000

The one affiliations 16,000 students are bounded in. University Malaysia Sabah a place of peace & serenity, prosperity, happiness, joy & a warm welcome the moment your legs touch the ground of Sabah (land below the wind). It's situated about 20 minutes drive from the nearest city center KotaKinabalu & also the Airport T1/T2. Consisting of 8schools, 1Library, 2Research centers(IPMB &IPTB), 5 residential colleges (AB,CD,E,KF&IP) & a hell big sports complex. Food here in Sabah has much variety compared to our peninsular because here there are many ethnicity so each of them have their own 'makan style'. Behind this Historical state & modernized University lies many untold, unrealised, known but kept to be unknown, secretives, loves, hatred, faiths, frowls beneath the mask from small colleges activities to bigger organisations within the students whom they call themselves 'Mahasiswa/Mahasisiwi' after swearing the oath(AKUJANJI) in the 2nd best Malaysian Hall after Putrajaya d' Canselor Hall(A visibledream for all UMS citizens,Oh man Bilalah saya mau masuk la dalam dewan dgn baju Grad saya!!). Enuff of my uni stories, this is just an intro for those folks who are not from UMS, for ums stud u al knw(esp Boys) wat the histories n my contents will be...hehehe.Till the next post...Cheers!!

6 Things U Should Know before Stepping Into Local Public University

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:10:00 +0000

1. The university orientation week will be your unforgettable experience of your lifetime – or so we heard. You are going to listen to various formal talks and play many activities and games during the orientation week. The arrangement of programme for orientation week is usually tight and hence you might not have enough sleep. Consequently, those who are weak will fall sick and eventually get homesick. Falling sick at a new place that you have yet to acclimatize to will be nightmare for many. So, I would strongly advise you to bring along necessary drugs like paracetamol and vitamin pills for your own good.

2. Besides, non-Muslim will be sharing the same hostel room with non-Muslim and otherwise. For non-Muslims, it is your luck if your roommates are of different races from yours. It might be another experience of a lifetime for you since you can learn a lot from each others, a priceless chance for you to become more tolerant and open-minded. Take good care of your roommates and yourselves.

3. You might have heard the chilling stories of seniors acting in discourteous ways(Ragging) to treat (or to threaten?) the juniors – the poor year-one undergraduates. To what extent these stories are true!.

4. A very serious event during which you will see vice chancellor, deputy vice chancellor and other main administrators during the orientation week will be the signing of Surat Akujanji and swearing to adhere to the rules in it. What is Surat Akujanji? Read it yourselves before you decide to sign. What will happen if you choose not to sign?.

5. Different universities will have different definition for proper attire. Some universities have loose rules for attire while some very strict. Sometimes it depends on the lecturers. For certain universities, if you are not wearing proper attire, you will be unable to take the university’s buses or see the doctors at the university. Many local public universities impose fines on undergraduates not wearing in the attire allowed by the rules.

6. You can see the doctors and dentists at the health centre (Pusat Kesihatan) of your university for free since you have paid the fees when semester starts but don't rely on them much if u wanna get cured fast(wat?).I am sure I have left out many other things that one should know before stepping into the local public university due to fact that I am final year student too.

Any Malaysian Students reader cares to offer more insights on this topic?If you are to be enrolled into local public universities next few week and feel that you have learned something from this post, would you please share your orientation week experiences with RajDevTech readers once you have gone through it by leaving your comments?Gud luck to your enrollment.

5 Huge Differences Between School and University

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:07:00 +0000

Ever since I was a kid, maybe around 7 or 8 years old, I’ve dreamt of entering university one day. That’s because my relations got into university and my family followed them there on the first day. I was mesmerized by the whole place. I thought that only the smartest people in the whole wide world only got to study at such a huge place. Do bear in mind that I was a naive 7 or 8-year-old clueless kid at that time, so like I said, I wasn’t that smart yet. =)Well, I still cannot believe that till now, I got accepted into the Public university like others,& its already my final year! And boy, was I taken aback by the differences I encountered there. Believe me, uni is not anything like school at all. Let me introduce to uni life now.

Difference No. 1 The lecturers won’t spoon-feed you like how our school teachers once did. On the first day of class, you’ll only be given the course outline and the reading list. After that, you’re supposed to find all the books in the list by yourself at the library(damm haven't been much into the library). I was lucky this semester because the required readings were already available. The photostat lady was there outside my class, so I only needed RM40 to buy the photocopied readings that were already put together and stapled neatly. Last time, it seems that they(seniors) had to read everything themselves and there was no one who would explain anything to them, it seems. But now, we know how many units we are supposed to take, what courses we have to go for, etc. Everything is prepared ready for us. It’s just up to us, the students, to take the initiative to study hard!But back to the main topic. Some lecturers won’t care if you don’t attend class or if you attend class late. However, if you missed 3 classes, then there’s a chance that you’ll be barred from sitting for the exams. And if you attend class late, then you’ll have missed what the lecturer covered earlier. They also won’t care if you understand the class or not(they'll go as fast as Ferrari,trust me). It’s up to you to go up to them and bombard them with questions. Some lecturers are happy when students ask questions. It’s a pity that most students choose to stay quiet when the lecturer asks, ‘Are there any questions?’

Difference No. 2 Your timetable will be messy. Unlike school, your classes will be scattered throughout the day and truthfully, I hate it! I really miss those normal 7 am - 1 or 2 pm school hours. Now, my schedule goes something like this:Monday9 - 11 am – Class1 – 5 pm – Tutorial5 – 7 pm – Get back to campus Tuesday12 – 1 pm – Tutorial5 – 7 pm – ClassWednesday8 – 12 pm – Class8 – 10 pm – Class Thursday and Friday are the same. Scattered classes throughout the day. Actually, mine isn’t so bad. There are some people who have classes the whole day, maybe from 9 am until 8 pm with one-hour breaks between classes. Yeah, that’s crazy, I know, but I think they are students from economy & management school or the science & tech stream people.

Difference No. 3 INDEPENDENT,yes you’ve got to be more independent in university. No mummy to cook you home-cooked meals every day. But if you live near home, then lucky you. If not, you’re stuck with the cafeteria food although some stalls are damn bad(esp Vege-lovers). If you don’t want to eat at the cafeteria every single day, you can opt to go to the coffee shops outside the uni, if there are any. They may not be home-cooked but it’s something different at least.Some students probably have to do their own laundry for the first time when they go to uni. It was quite fun to go to the bathroom and there are people there scrubbing and cleaning their clothes. Yeah, you’ll get backache but you need clean clothes, right? If you’re too lazy to wash your clothes by hand, you can use the washing machines! Yes, there are washing machines but you have to put in coins for it to work. It’s RM3 for one wash. But, I have a friend who doesn’t wash his clothes at the hostel but brings them back home to wash at the end of the semester. Ah, the smell!

Difference No. 4 At school, you’ll meet your classmates every day and then get to know them easily, right? At uni, you won’t get to know all your course mates in the first semester. That’s because there are so many of them and you won’t meet them every day. It depends on the courses all of you are taking. Maybe you’ll meet some people more often than others. So, basically, you’re meeting new people almost every day until you won’t be able to recall their names. I only got to know some course mates in my second semester. I’ll still trying to get to know the rest on the coming semester.It’s unfortunate that the students still prefer to stay in cliques, like Chinese students mix more with their Chinese friends, Indians with their Indian friends, and Malays with their Malay friends(sad,sad). I would really like to see everyone mixing with everyone. There are some people who do mix around and good for them!

Difference No. 5 In uni, you’re in charge of your own life! Nobody, and I mean NOBODY will boss you around or nag at you. Your parents won’t be there to wake you up in the morning(so if ur late then ur late), they won’t scold you if you go online for hours, nobody will force you to go to your room and study, etc. Well, if you have friends who are bossy and force you to study, it’s good because then, you’ll actually study.If you don’t study, you won’t be able to participate in tutorial classes and then you won’t know how to answer during exams too. If you go online too much, you won’t have time to study. It’s easy to get lost in cyber world because there are free Wi-Fi spots all over campus. But do make sure you spend your time wisely. Don’t get too caught up blogging or chatting on MSN/Yahoo because then, you’d have wasted time that you should have spent on studying.Another thing: Killing Assignments. Your lecturer will give you assignments probably around the 1st or 2nd week of the semester. Then you’ll have to hand in the assignment every week after. So you’ll have about 1 weeks to do your assignment. Unfortunately, most people (I’m not sure if it’s most people or not but so far, it’s MOST people) only start doing their assignments one day before the due date(Tiru Kawan Punya), which is not very good. Because then, your assignment won’t look good as it’s last minute work and the lecturer might give you a C at most. Therefore, it’s better if you get started on assignments early as you’ll have other things to do throughout the semester, for example meetings to attend, group presentations to prepare, and lots of other things that’ll take up a lot of your time. In short, you’ll be busy.

So…how was that, huh? Did I enlighten you on life in uni? My experience may not be the same as other undergraduates’ but it’s quite general and you may expect something like this/will fall into this culture when you’re there. Anyway, it’s fun because you can join lots of exciting activities, clubs, societies, and then you’ll meet lots of new people, some you may like, some you may not like so much, etc. But the most important thing is, you’ll experience new things. You’ll learn a lot from your responsibilities, courses, your activities, your friends and your lecturers. You will learn to stand on your own two feet. University really prepares you for life. But then, don’t forget to enjoy yourself while learning harddddd at the same time!

Road Out Of The Gloom

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:53:00 +0000

The debate of Arts & Science has always been seemingly endless. This question ponders on us even more so at different stages of our education, normally after PMR, SPM and STPM. Here I shall not argue on this as it’s subjective up to a point by making comparisons between the two or debate which is better. However I find it interesting to understand the fundamental incitement behind this argument as it repeats its cycle year after year.

1) The indecisive- us There are just too many factors that could affect our decision making in this. So how could one be absolutely sure they are making the right choice?Go through a series of affirmations on your interest. Career tests are a stepping stone to this. Take up part time courses and attempt to prove that it meets your preferences.Getting the information correct is an emphasis. I find it jaw dropping when speaking to various friends of future occupations; they tend to have a misconception or inaccurate information on that particular field, shunning them from making further enquiries or investigation.Example
Friend #1: I can’t be a nurse although I love helping people; will develop phobia even before I see blood.
Friend #2: I cannot study pharmacy- my weak memory wouldn’t allow me memorize those medical terms.
Friend #3: I won’t be able to do quantity surveying although I like to be involved in the construction industry- not good in mathematics.

Problem #1: You will be trained and over time it will be a norm. Furthermore, conduct more research on this as there are various tasks which nurses so as well, such as assisting patients in physiotherapy sessions, etc. One of my close friend is currently serving as a nurse in Singapore, she was unable to adapt to seeing ‘deaths’, hence falling into depression in the beginning. However the spirit to serve & faith kept her going, she is enjoying her job even more now, and it has been 5 years then.
Problem # 2: When there is a will, there is a way. Pharmacist students aren’t super kids with mega memory bytes, they develop their own method in either memorizing/ studying skills as well, so why can’t we.
Problem #3: As mentioned, one will be trained should the interest still lie; if one is already proficient in it (calculations), schools would have lost its purpose as a learning ground.(All Contoh ny)Pump up ourselves to be really confident in what we do and should all fails, such as disappointment after an enrolment, whoever said that that is the end of the world?

2) Prestige Oriented- us or family, others Many of us have similar encounters with scenarios like this: parents pushing children into an elite degree where consideration of their main interest was placed secondary.Parents love us, yes and we are not here to doubt that.In many of the first-class/ top- school/ prestigious- college entry war, parents can be the true fierce competitors on securing seats for their children; also this does not diminishes the possibility from the kiasu Asian kids like many of us.With many mixed emotions and disillusions in making college decisions which could be the turning point of your life, we tend to follow the absolute suggestions from our family because one will feel- if we don’t, then our lives are doomed. Alternatively we do not have the courage to stand up on our own visions because the basic notion is they have more maturity than us and their decision will always be the most sensible.But is it always the case? It varies.
Example A: One of my current classmates is suffering in Software Engineering as his initial choice of study was Biology. From his developer background family, very naturally they wanted him to be engineer in to prepare him to take over the family.
Example B: Another friend has a passion in fashion designing but ended up being classmates with us. The verdict was fashions have less opportunity in the job market and the wage is deplorable.As mentioned, the above are very subjective and we will all have our own point of view; wise decision or not, it is not up to us to judge. The bottom line I could reassure all readers is that they are having a hard time adapting to software engineering (I pray they can get over this barrier soon); in the absence of fondness and interest in things we engage in, are there any high possibility of good work to be produced? We are all too smart to know just the answer.3) Scholarship Scare It might be true statistically that most scholarships cater for science based courses only. However, no one has ever said that that’s not going to change ever.In ma university,the arts students have more chances of getting gud covers from their own faculty,NGO's and other societies.However the PTPTN loan is always there to help all the students in Malaysia to cater for themselves during their education years,I think its just gud enuff for those who live under the expenses budget,but kalo naik dy kantoi la....

4) Fear of Society Change I can understand many of us have obligations towards ourselves/ family whereby the decision making really goes beyond our control; one of the external factors could be change in the society’s preferences. This is obvious in the IT industry. What could one do when one foot is already in it? Be flexible and willing to change.

5) Absolutely Clueless To unclog the brain block of not knowing what to do, the simplest way one can adopt is to open up our eyes and be inspired by figures that we look up upon on. This is because I do understand by saying ‘ask- yourself-earnestly-what-do-you-want’; the answer may or may be not- bottomless. After high school I have had too many dreams and had a tough time deciding rationally on which- I dreamt to be a pilot, a doctor, an economist, a business man etc. Just to note that these ambitions were not matched to my capabilities or forte, they are just the very basic childlike dreams we used to have when times can be so much more of a naiveté.

The best ways to get a good approach to face the road out of the gloom is to:
*Read more articles, journals, newspapers & magazines and see how people live their lives.
*Open up conversations and talk to people you feel comfortable about it. It’s mundane to shut down our worries on this ambition- future topic because it will create undesirable anxiety.
*Research is the key. Check out on what these professions do-entry criterias, job scope, daily lives, salary, future prospects.From there, we might be able to get a head start even if its not in ur preferred line,just make sure it hold a grasp of the winning line. Its our life man, nothing to fear guys!…Any addition to this? Your comments are most welcomed!

Rising Suns

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:32:00 +0000

As time passes, trend changes. The beauty of yesterday, might be the ugly of today. Nowadays, seldom people will brag themselves that they want to be a 'wireman', which was quite a lucrative job last time. Medicine course is currently fading slowly (Pardon me). With cluster of courses offered in different colleges and universities of course also in some university colleges, teenagers are slowly diverting to their favourite courses, if not, a read-profit-making courses. Let me list down a few of these 'rising suns' and kindly allow me to provide a tiny briefing on these.

1) Actuarial Science
My friend (scored straight A1 in his SPM, except for G'CEO1119) told me about this when we were in Form 5. What I was informed is that the salary of an actuarist is quite high. Freshies will have a salary of RM3,000. I'm not sure though, and I will not be responsible for this. Actuarial Science is a subject that deals with Statistics. "Why purchase this land?" "Based on Statistics." "Why sell 300 units, instead of 400 units?" "Statistic pictures all." "Is it appropriate to approve loan to this fella?" "Statistic says it is best to avoid such people." Everything is more or less based on statistics, risk management, and decision making. It is quite a challenging job which requires highly conceptual and calculating skills. Graduates can hunt for promising jobs in banking, finance and insurance fields.

2) Psychology
A few friends of mine in UMS is currently doing this course and I can see that there really comfortable,they even counsel me in certain issues when i never even ask them about it,WAH so enthusiast about their line...Gud gud,that's how it should be,They have got the interest in it. Psychology is a field which involves the scientific studies of behaviour, emotional, personality and mental processes. It can be split to 2 fields, research psychology and applied psychology. For more information, kindly visit the Wikipedia.

3) Nutrition/Food Science
Pardon me for not knowing the differences. For me, they are 'almost' the same(Wakks). I never really like it much because its a field which deals with food and the contents in it,Nambelam setakat makan than,arachi suma sori naik lorila,pechi kurange!!. And when I inquired about the differences between the nutrition and food science, my fren told me,this courses are mainly opened to girls, which means, I didn't get the explanation of the differences between them. I'm sorry.But as overall, ada prospect in F&B beverages line lah but in the end its just not my cup of tea...

4) Computer Science/IT/Software Engineering (and related field)
As Bill Gates is still the currently World Richest Man, this draws the attention of many Gates-wannabes to this field. And of course, now we are moving towards the cyber-world. Globalize and glocalize (by Najib). We know that most of the houses have at least a computer, most of the computer can't last longer than 5 years, most of the computers will be infected by severe virus or Trojan inspections within a year, new technologies using the computer is vastly emerging. So, opportunities are wide outside there. These fields are mainly involve in computers. Note that I'm jumbling all the hardwares and softwares into these fields. They are somehow related, but I'm just too lazy to segregate them one by one for now. Regarding about my experience, I'm actually gifted in this field. I've taken 2 years of University education regarding about Computer Science(Software Engineering), and although in an average level; I did manage to survive somehow,fuuuh!!thanks to the gr8 lord to help me float,my frens and ma pemanis hati....its just my cup of tea =)

5) Marketing/Public Relation
A very challenging field too. Students who wish to get themselves exposed to the public can select one of these course. Marketing, no doubt, is listed as one of the highest-salary-paid job. It can be said as the limb of a company, finding source to feed the company. Today, as the MLMs are blooming, they also provide their 'marketing strategies' to their members as well, now everyone of us anyone can even become a salesman! And yeah, if you joined their talks, they will tell you they've become rich! To digress a little, here's an advice, if you really want to join Multilevel Marketing (MLM), make sure mark your right company.kalo pandai cakap macam my fren Kalai Arasu,then u r in the pink of wealth....:) Public Relation, a course which has to interact with the public. It trains you to organize an event (like what you've seen in The Apprentice and Please, Give Me A Job), raise funds, find sponsors, find advertisements, rush for deadlines, deal with the organizers, and etc. Quite an exposing job, I would like to say.

Actually, there are many other courses, eg. Accounting, Business Admin, Logistic & Supply Chain, Industrial Chem, Biotechnology, Geology, Environmental Studies, Educators & Academicians, Forestry, Marine and etc however, I'd like to just focus these 5 fields. For the other fields, I will post it when I have plenty of time =)

As a conclusion, I would like to provide a final advice here, be it your favourite or profit-making course, make sure that you never never never regret of what you've done. Take everything as a milestone for your success. This world is never meant for one as beautiful as you.Remember once your in there's no turning back,just keep movin front x matter what.Gd luck n Cheers! :-)

Popular Pre-University Programmes in Malaysia

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:10:00 +0000

Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM,Malaysian Higher School Certificate) / Form SixApplication:

All form five students who have taken their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM, English: Malaysian Certificate of Education) examinations will be automatically offered form six as long as their SPM exam results meet the entry requirements. Application is not required for form five students. Entry requirements: (a) Science stream - a combination of points from Mathematics and two science subjects must not exceed 18 points (b) Art stream - a combination of points from Mathematics and any two subjects must not exceed 8 points Duration: 1.5 years Fee: Free in terms of tuition fees and examination fees Intake: May Recognised and accepted: Local / internationally (Most universities consider STPM results equivalent to GCE A-Level results)

Malaysian MatriculationApplication:

Students may apply for admission into local matriculation programme during their form five before sitting for SPM exams via their respective secondary schools. Entry requirements: 90% of the places are reserved for the bumiputeras, and the other 10% for the non-bumiputeras. The selection criteria are not publicly declared. Actual SPM exam results will be used. Generally students living in rural areas stand a higher chance to be accepted and the highly anticipated n rushed place of Pre-U education as the entry to local public varsities are far more easier compared to STPM and safes a year time in the kids education,This means u gonna get graduated earlier than ur age boys who pursuing their STPM. Duration: 1 year (2 semesters) Fee: Free (All expenses paid by government) Intake: May Recognised and accepted: Local public universities

Advanced Level (A-level)

Entry requirements:SPM, O-level or its equivalent with five credits including in English, Mathematics and Science with a pass in a second language. Conditional offers will be given to students with forecast results. Duration: 15 / 18 / 24 months Fee: RM 16,000 - 18,000 Intake: January, March, July Recognised and accepted: Internationally

Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT)

Entry requirements:Minimum five (5) credits in SPM, 'O' Level or equivalent, including English and Mathematics. Conditional offers will be given to students with forecast results. Duration: 10 months / 8 months Fee: RM 10,650 Intake: January, March Recognised and accepted: Internationally

South Australian Matriculation (SAM)

Entry requirements: SPM, 'O' Levels or equivalent - 5 credits including English and Mathematics/Science. Subject pre-requisites apply. Forecast examination results are accepted for provisional admission. Duration: 1 year Fee: RM 8,550 - 9,000 Intake: January, March (express intake) Recognised and accepted: Internationally

International Canadian Pre-university (ICPU)

Entry requirements: SPM or 'O' Level or equivalent - 5 credits including English and Mathematics/Science. Subject pre-requisites apply. Form 5 students who want to apply for the Pre-U program can use their school forecast or trial results. Duration: 1 year Fee: RM 15,000 - 16,000 Intake: January, March, July Recognised and accepted: Internationally

Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP)

Entry requirements: Minimum five (5) credits in SPM, 'O' Level or equivalent. Forecast results are accepted. Duration: 1 year (2 semesters) Fee: RM 15,000 - 16,000 Intake: January, March (express intake), July Recognised and accepted: Internationally

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP)

Entry requirements: SPM: Minimum five credits including Bahasa Melayu. Some institutions require you to have strong credits in English, maths (sometimes even additional maths) and the science subjects. Duration: 2 years Fee: RM 25,000 - 51,000 Intake: August Recognised and accepted: Internationally

Foundation Programmes(specific for entry into courses in the respective colleges)

Entry requirements: Minimum five (5) credits in SPM, 'O' Level or equivalent. Conditional offers will be given to students with forecasts results. Duration: 9 months to a year (2 semesters) Fee: RM 3,750 - 9,000 (Private Colleges and universities) RM 10,000 -19,500 (Foreign colleges with local campus) Intake: Varies but most institutions have a January intake Recognised and accepted: Specific colleges or universities

American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP or ADP)

Entry requirements: (a) Students (SPM /GCE 'O' Level, UEC) need to have a minimum of 5 credits in academic subjects including credits in English and Mathematics. They must also have a pass in Bahasa Malaysia. (b) Students with STPM, 'A' Levels, Canadian Pre-University or Australian Matriculation programs are given advanced standing in the American Transfer Program. Credits awarded are evaluated on an individual basis. Duration: 2 years in Malaysia (5 semesters or 65 credits) + 2 years at the university abroad of your choice Fee: RM 25,000 - 46,000 (for the first two years in Malaysia) + RM 80,000 - 160,000 (for the remaining two year at university abroad of your choice) Intake: Varies but most institutions have a January intake Recognised and accepted: Internationally

Vocational Programmes at Polytechnics Schools

Entry requirements: Varies but generally lower entry requirements compared to other pre-university programmes Duration: 1-2 years (Certificate) 3 years (Diploma) Fee: RM200 per semester for public polytechnics Intake: January and June for public polytechnics

Footnote:

1. All above quoted fees are estimates, approximated at the time of publication and are subject to change.

2. American Degree Transfer Program and Vocational Programmes at Polytechnics Schools are not pre-university programmes but tertiary education programmes. They are listed in this post as they are the popular choices among students who have completed their SPM examinations.

3. Kindly leave your comment to correct the inaccurate information (if any) posted in this post. Thank you.

Editted n posted by Raj Dev

Popular Engineering Courses in Malaysian Land

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:45:00 +0000

Why I choose engineering as my post? Well, it’s because I’m not quite expose to it and many girls thought engineering is kinda boring and just working with machines. They are totally wrong! A lot of boys will choose engineering because of their interests and incomes. Malaysia is developing and no doubt that our country needs a lot of engineers in future. Okay, let me intro about some common engineering courses. If you are good in your maths and science subjects (especially physics), are inquisitive by nature and have a strong interest in invention, engineering is the course you should consider taking up. There are many types of engineering but the basic principle of all engineering disciplines lies in using scientific knowledge to improve quality of life through inventions. Depending on which engineering discipline you choose, you could be inventing new systems,softwares,hardwares technologies and processes, products and services, or improving existing ones,etc.

Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. It encompasses techniques and procedures, often regulated by a software development process, with the purpose of improving the reliability and maintainability of software systems.The effort is necessitated by the potential complexity of those systems, which may contain millions of lines of code.After all its all about to create,invent,build,maintain any technology which eva lies under a Computer control,then ur fixed in this place right away,trust me,this course at the moment does not have high requirements but if ur in it,even medicine and other engineering courses might be easier compared to CompScience.I'm not talking big or comparing but this is the truth each students in this field face.Coding guyz can be damm irritating,there will be no say that u got a system right at the first place,its just coding,coding and codinggggg. Aeronautical Engineering If you have always been fascinated by how a large craft can become airborne, you might be interested in this field.

Aeronautical engineering is all about making things fly. You will plan, design and test aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. With your knowledge, you design everything from wings to cockpit controls to create the safest and most efficient vehicles possible. Qualifications of this course are wider compare to the other courses. You can apply for this engineering if you have diploma in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering. Not to forget, you must be a good team player too!

Biomedical Engineering is a relatively a new course that aim to find new ways of tackling medical conditions more effectively and efficiently. Not only will you learn engineering aspects in the course, you would also learn about human anatomy and computational modeling. This is because biomedical engineers have to define a medical problem and find a solution that satisfies both engineering and medical requirements. You will basically learn to design and develop tools to solve problems in medicine and life sciences. The course is not limited to just one type of engineering but also integrates theories from various engineering disciplines like mechanical, chemical, computer and materials.

Chemical Engineering involves the design and operation of processes that turn raw materials like fuel, food and plastics into useful products. Besides chemistry, you’ll be studying a lot of physics and math in the course too! Chemistry studies involve study of changes in the composition and the nature of matter and its properties; while the physics component involves studying the forces that act on matter and the maths component studies the mathematical relationship between matter and its forces. At the end of the course, you should be competent in developing, designing, operating and controlling processes (both machinery and devices). You also will learn about safety and environment issues because chemical engineers are responsible for designs that are economically viable, safe and not harmful to the environment.A student makes light-sensitive molecules.

Civil and Structural Engineering Many Malaysia students are interest in this course. This course is concerned about planning and building of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, buildings, reservoirs and transmission towers. The course will teach you about physical and chemical properties of building materials and how they react under pressure or weight. You will analyze structure systems, including beams, frames and steel elements. Civil engineering is broad discipline so you will usually specialize at the end of the course. Some of the specializations that you can choose from are structure, geotechnical, traffic and highway, environmental, and hydrology and water recourse systems. By the way, you must be practical and creative at the same time! Langkawi bridge.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (E & E)Electronic circuit.This is one of the top courses when students are applying for engineering. Electronic engineering is closely related to electrical engineering but while electrical engineering deals more with large-power applications, electronic engineering is concerned with lower-powered electrical systems. An electronic engineering course will give you a thorough understanding of analogue and digital electronics and microprocessor hardware and software. Electrical engineering is concerned with different forms of electrical charge, how they behave and how they can adapted for use. You will study about transformers, complex network functions, electrons, magnetic field and electric fields, and basic electrical measurement devices such as ammeters, voltmeters and oscilloscopes.

Materials Science and Engineering This specialized course is concerned with study of materials that underpins most of the technology we depend on. In this course, you will learn all types of materials such as ceramics, glasses, metals, polymers, semiconductors and biomaterials. The course will also give you the opportunity to study the behavior of materials under different conditions, analyze the selection of appropriate materials for a given application, and develop new materials and methods to process them into useful objects through research and practical experiments, among other things. You will need a good IT and analytical skills for this course.

Mechanical Engineering If working with around machines simply fascinates you, you’ll enjoy this course. In the first 2 years of the course, you’ll study core subjects like thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics and dynamics. Besides that, you’ll also study about mechanical behavior of materials, electrical circuits and computer-aided design, computer-controlled systems and mechatronics. The scope of mechanical engineering is very broad, so you can opt to specialize at the end of the course.

Telecommunications Engineering is quite similar to electrical and electronics engineering. It brings together elements of electrical and electronics, and computer engineering. The course will cover typical signals (speech, audio, video, and data) and their characteristics as well as key techniques in handling transmission system issues (modulation, coding, multiplexing). You will also learn to evaluate system performance. You will develop skills in electrical circuits and electronics (analogue and digital), modeling and simulation of systems, applications of electromagnetism, optical fibers and communication, photonics, data networks and satellite communications.Menara Kuala Lumpur is the fifth tallest telecommunication tower in the world. Well, these are the common degree courses that are in Malaysia. I hope this is helpful to those who isn’t sure what type of engineering they should take up. Enjoy reading ~ =)

Editted n posted by Raj Dev

FAQs on Dasavatharam

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:06:00 +0000

Some guys have claimed they haven't understood Chaos Theory which plays such an important part in the film. As a physics student, I've decided to explain it a bit so that people can appreciate the brilliance of the film.

What is Chaos?

Basically a chaotic system is one wherein long term predictions are impossible. Like for example, if I push a car, I know that it is going to move and it will continue to do so if I go on pushing it on and on. However, in a chaotic system, this situation cannot be predicted over a long period of time. Weather, for example, is a chaotic system. No matter how good your instruments are, you simply cannot predict the weather with 100 per cent accuracy over a long term basis and forecast it.

What is the Butterfly Effect?

It is the most important component of a chaotic system. Basically, small perturbations results in amplifications which completely destroys the original nature of the system and makes prediction impossible. If a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa, it could result in a cyclone in USA.(Mark the word COULD.) A highly dumbed down explanation of the butterfly effect is in the film Anniyan, where Vikram's sister dies because a liquor shop owner sells liquor on a dry day.

OK, how does Dasa incorporate it?

In essence, Dasa talks about eight characters who are inconsequential as such, but are integrated in a larger picture. Without Bush, the plane would have been called back. Without Shinghen, Govind would be dead. Without the tsunami, the world would have been destroyed. Even Krishnaveni (the old woman) plays a very important role. If she had not put the vial in the idol, maybe Govind would have recovered it then and there and a powerful weapon would have been unleashed. The very fact that it went into the idol meant that it was being accelerated to its destiny. Without Kaifulllah Khan, Govind would have never escaped... the list simply goes on.

OK, so does the film talk about theism or atheism?

Neither. It talks about how humans drive the destiny of the world.

The idol that is drowned in the sea along with Rangarajan in 12th century by Chozha king results in a fault being developed at the bottom of the ocean and creates tremors more than 800 years later. These tremors result in the Tsunami. This again is a classic case of Butterfly Effect wherein a seemingly inconsequential event (the drowning of the idol) saves Tamil Nadu from being wiped off the face of the earth.

Now tell me, does THIS movie lack a story? This movie has the most beautiful story ever attempted in Indian cinema. Unfortunately, Indian viewers and critics are obsessed with the "boy meets girl" and "revenge" themes, so they fail to see the story in this master piece.

-- Chaos Theory

AN INTERESTING THEORY ON DASAVATHARAM ROLES

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:47:00 +0000

Here's another interesting review on Dasavatharam...

If you knew the real dasavatharams of Lord Vishnu and their characters you can appreciate the script more. Let me explain, starting with the best adapted role:

1. Krishna avatar - Vincent Poovaraghavan

Lord krishna; he is dark- skinned [shyamalam]. He saved draupadi when she was being violated and he was the actual diplomat in mahabharatham. Lord krishna dies of an arrow striking his lower leg. Now look at how vincent was introduced.. he appears when asin is about to be molested and he saves her like draupadi. Vincent is the diplomat, fights for land issue [soil issue to be exact] and dies from the metal rod striking his leg. Oh even five of vincent’s men are drugged at P. Vasu’s.. sounds familiar???

2. Balarama avatar - Balarama naidu

This is an easy given. as the name suggests and the role personifies you can easily get it.

3. Mathsya avatar - Ranagaraja nambi

Nambi is thrown into water in an act of trying to save lord from being thrown into sea, though vainly. what more clue do you want?

4. Varaha avatar - Krishnaveni paatti

During the mukunda song, krishnaveni paatti does varaha avatar in the shadow puppetry. The frame freezes on it for a second. there is the clue. Moreover, in varaha avatar lord actually hides earth so as to protect life forms. Here too krishnaveni hides the germs - life form inside the statue so as to protect.

5. Vamana avatar - Kalifulla khan(The Tall Man)

Remember in vamana avatar, lord vishnu takes the vishvaroopa, that is the giant form! Hence the giant kalifulla here symbolises vamana avatar.

6. Parasurama avatar - Christian Fletcher(The Unkillable)

Parasurama is actually on an angry killing spree and killed 21 generations of the particular kshatriya vamsa. Hence the real KILLER… Guess what thats what our Fletcher is! He comes around with the gun [modern upgrade for axe] and kills everyone around. I have to check if he kills 21 people though.

7. Narasimha avatar - Shingen Narahashi(Japanese Jujitsu Sensei)

First of all the name itself is a play on the words singam [means lion in tamil] and narasimha [the avatar being symbolised]. Lord Narasimha manifests himelf to kill the bad guy and he also teaches prahaladha. In the movie, he shows up to kill the killer fletcher! and is also a teacher.. Lord Narasimha had to kill the asura with bare hands and hence the martial arts exponent here.. get it?

8. Rama avatar - Avatar Singh

Lord Rama stands for the one man one woman maxim, kind of symbolising true love.. Here Avatar portrays that spirit by saying that he loves his woman more than anything and wants to live for her.

9. Kalki avatar - Govindaraj Ramasamy(Scientist)

As you know, the hero in kaliyug can be none other than the Kalki avatar!!!

10. Koorma avatar - President Bush

This is the most loose adaptation I couldn’t clearly comprehend. But if you look at the real koorma avatar, the lord is the turtle/tortoise that helps in stirring the ksheera sagara and bringing out the amruth. This essentially creates war among the devas and asuras. Similarly today Bush facilitates war between you know whom… May be Kamal also indicates that this avatar is a bit dumb like the tortoise…

How to Start a Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:11:00 +0000

#Crack your fingers.
#Switch on your PC/laptop.
#Get connected to the Net.
#Curse your ISP over the slow connection. @#(*&$)^
#Go to any one of these sites: www.wordpress.com, www.blog.com, www.livejournal.com, www.blogger.com, www.mindsay.com, www.diaryland.com, or www.blogdrive.com.
#Curse your ISP over the slow connection. @#(*&$)^
#Sign up.
#Choose from a gallery of ready-made templates to personalise what would eventually be your blog.
#Add stuff like your name, your pet peeves, and your pet's pictures. Wonder why your pet must walk gggggggg on your ]]]]] keyboard while 88888 you're trying to get some work done. Contemplate putting it down.
#Add more stuff like buttons, blog chalks, imoods, tagboards, guest maps, guestbooks, comment boxes for readers' input, etc.
#Ask yourself whether you want the whole friggin' world to read your stuff, or just your weird family members and pals. Keep in mind that most blog sites offer a nifty feature which allows you to password-protect posts so only your weird family members and friends can view it.
#Make your site look damm cool. Keep in mind that what is cool to you, may not be cool to others. Pick one of the many sets of predefined layouts and colour schemes that you fancy. Alternatively, edit your own.
#Your blog's done!Yahoo,finally i got it....
#Start writing an article and post it.
#Curse your ISP over the slow connection. @#(*&$)^
#See a mistake? Make/Edit changes.
#Wonder why your pet must walk ffffff on your ///////// keyboard while you're trying to 000000 get some work done.
#Contemplate putting it down.

Firefox 3 downloads worldwide

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:59:00 +0000

Cum n get the latest Firefox3 browser for yourself....yahoo dam cool man!!!

Things we can do now to improve our chances of getting a job in the future

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:28:00 +0000

The issue of employment is important to me. Upon graduating, my next goal in life is to look for a reliable and good-paying job which can help me to make a living and enjoy a comfortable life. It is worrying to hear about young people and fresh graduates passing with a string of qualifications and well educated being unemployed.According to The World Factbook, the estimated unemployment rate in Malaysia for 2008 was 3.10%, which means hundred of thousands of people still unable to find gainful employment. When potential employers were interviewed, they cited a few reasons. They said that many young people are unsuitable for the job market and they are unprepared for the job. What then can we do to improve our chances of getting a job? I would like to offer a few suggestions.
First and foremost, we must ensure that we are qualified and have a sound academic or professional foundation. Excellent grades would be an advantage. We must equip ourselves with vocational knowledge and skills so that we are more versatile and marketable.Having good grades is not enough; we should have the right personality. So it is useful that we take an active part in co-curricular activities. They help to mould our character and personality and hone our leadership qualities. Moreover, we learn to be responsible, diligent, disciplined and to organise activities. In addition, we also learn soft skills. We learn to deal with people, to socialise and mix around, to work as team, to collaborate and cooperate and also learn to support one another in the spirit of esprit de corps.Working experience is a big advantage in seeking employment. Unfortunately, many young graduates are disadvantaged as they lack working experience. Nevertheless we can still take steps to gain some working experience. We can use our holidays to work part-time, preferably in our field of interest. We must build on the experience by being observant and learning as much as possible. For example, those interested in law can work in a lawyer firm.One major drawback for many students is their low proficiency in English language. Many employers complain that many young graduates are unable to have a decent conversation in English. They are unable to prepare simple documents in English correctly. So, we must take steps to improve our English. For instance, we can take up courses to improve our spoken and written English. We must also make it a point to practise using English more often like reading English newspapers, magazines and blogs and to converse with our friends in English. It is also an added advantage if we learn other languages like Japanese and French. It is a competitive world today and good jobs are limited while more and more graduates are looking for employment. Only those who are qualified and suitable will stand a higher chance to be employed. So, it is wise to take steps now to prepare ourselves to improve our chances of getting a job. We must have an 'extra sumtin'and an edge over the others like the popular adage ‘only the best man wins’!

Back to the Past

noreply@blogger.com (Karuppu Tamilan) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:40:00 +0000

*Be A Kid Again
*Do a cartwheel.
*Sing into your hairbrush.
*Walk barefoot in wet grass.
*Play a song you like really loud, over and over.
*Dot all your “i”’s with smiley faces.
*Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away.
*Dunk your cookies.
*Play a game where you make up the rules as you go along.
*Step carefully over sidewalk cracks.
*Change into some play clothes.
*Try to get someone to trade you a better sandwich.
*Eat ice cream for breakfast.
*Kiss a frog, just in case.
*Blow the wrapper off a straw.
*Have someone read you a story.
*Find some pretty stones and save them.
*Wear your favorite shirt with you favorite pants even if they don’t match.
*Take a running jump over a big puddle.
*Get someone to buy you something you really don’t need.
*Hide your vegetables under your napkin.
*Stay up past your bedtime.
*Eat dessert first.
*Fuss a little, then take a nap.
*Wear red gym shoes.
*Put way too much sugar on your cereal.
*Make cool screeching noises every time you turn a corner.
*Giggle a lot for no reason.
*Give yourself a gold star for everything you do today.

Ancient wisdom I just thought of. . .

Aloha...

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