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Happiness … the reality

agrimgupta — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:10:25 +0000

Happiness is nothing but the consequence of inner peace and satisfaction. Without these two, its an empty shell — on a barren beach. It will not resound and fill into you. Emptiness is always scary — darkness, absence, silence, loneliness — all are undesirable. Therefore to make it fulfilling, you must put life in this empty shell. To do that, one must learn to forgive, because forgiveness is the easiest way to your own salvation; and because forgiveness gives way to peace and satisfaction. Peace of having opted for the more human path (or rather the only human path visible) and satisfaction of having implemented. Peace and satisfaction combined with salvation, will lead to inner peace and satisfaction, which will reconstitute happiness, confidence, faith and strength in you. So, reflect, introspect, ruminate, forgive, and stay happy!

Agrim Gupta – The Java Song

agrimgupta — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:50:35 +0000

Please drop in your suggestions to improve this poem!

This poem is best enjoyed when sung aloud in a fast paced way (like the llama song)

Here’s a Java, there’s a Java,
Everyone now codes in Java,
All the computers have Java,
Java and a Bun.
I was once a coffee,
Brew up in Sun Labs,
People learned and tuned me,
I lost all my flabs,
‘Codey’ says I’m Lengthy,
Which he Thinks is Bad,
I was not so faulty,
The Computer had Crashed
Mice, Keyboard, Monitor Java,
Indonesia has a Java,
Smell a Java, Spill a Java,
Java and a Bun.
Oak was my old code name,
You knew it long back,
Coded more than 10 Hours,
Then you hit the sack,
People put me online,
I got so much fame,
But I now need a new life,
The web is a new game,
SE Java, EE Java,
BlueJ, NetBeans, Eclipse Java,
Kwrite, Notepad++ Java,
Java and a Bun.
I’m an OOPL,
Strict and True Sense,
Lighter than a dumbbell,
‘Codey’ is now Tense,
Why don’t you just try me,
Compile and Relax,
JavaC will do the rest,
and faster than earwax.
Abstract and Encapsule Java,
Inherit and Re-use Java,
Polymorphy Smarty Java,
Java and a Bun.
There is function void main,
Which kicks up the flak,
zooming through all the errors,
Giving a Bytecode back,
Now Codey gets debuggey,
hitting the keys tap-tap,
Whichever OS you would use,
There would never be a Mishap,
SDK, JDK Java,
Lin, Windows, Unix, Mac Java,
Free and Independent Java,
Java and a Bun.
String is a new datatype,
C users would say,
float and double almost same,
Unlimited array,
class too is datatype,
with too much of disdain,
handling invisible pointers,
is not so much of pain,
Integer, Float, Double Java,
Char, Bool, String, Long and Short Java,
Method, for, while, if-else Java,
Java and a Bun.
Java has a library,
Full of pre-def functions,
Call them and I’ll see you glee,
As they smack their guns,
You might even give a try,
And Play around with them,
So chew your crocin bare and dry,
And create a grand new gem.
I/O Java, Utils Java,
Math, XML, SQL Java,
Wiki lists them all for Java,
Java and a Bun.
Swing is a good GUI,
With Pluggable look and feel,
Built upon the AWT,
Beautiful like film reel,
Welcome to Java Applets,
Full of cute wrappers,
So always be sure of the output,
And stop being like punters,
JFrame Java, GUI Java,
MultiThreaded Event Based Java,
List, Button, Radio, CheckBox Java,
Java and a Bun.
There is so much more to tell,
Codey Sure would say,
The Peon has just rung the Bell,
To professor’s Dismay,
Why did this class ever end,
I’d have wriiten the entire day,
A poem that would never End,
Like Satan all the Way,
Inefficient Java, Dumbo Java,
Tiring, Boring, Lengthy Java,
Why do you want to code in Java,
Shoot Java with a Gun!

agrimgupta — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:43:00 +0000

Who? Sunil Grover

Voice of: Hasi ke Phuvare’s

Sudarshan aka Sud

Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM presents Hasi Ke Phuvare with Sudarshan

Please call me Sud

Okay…Sud

C’mon baby, chill!

If
you are an avid radio listener, chances are you have heard Sudarshan aka
Sud on Radio Mirchi reading out jokes from his book Hasi Ke Phuvare. Sud’s
(who fuels many chats in college canteens) candid remarks leaves listeners
in splits, at times amused and sometimes even irritated. And the man behind
that character is voiceover artist Sunil Grover who came to Mumbai almost
eight years ago. “My story is the same as everyone else’s,” he
shrugs.

Sunil’s first year in Mumbai was spent dabbling in theatre and other small
time assignments. “Then, I got into voiceover. Work started coming
in bits and pieces and there was no looking back,” says Sunil.

Speaking of Sud, Sunil feels it’s the “simplicity and naivety”
of the character that makes him click with the listeners. “It’s a
character who thinks he knows but in reality, he doesn’t. That’s what makes
him adorable. In fact, when I am Sud, I consciously try not to be funny
or witty and it works. People laugh at the most mundane things he says,”
explains Sunil.

Interestingly, he claims to derive this wannabe yet nave facet from his
own life, particularly his journey from his home town Mandibadwali to Mumbai.
“When I shifted to Chandigarh, I was nothing but a Sud amidst the
campus crowd. After getting accustomed there, I again shifted, this time
to Mumbai and yet again, I was a Sud in the urban atmosphere,” he
recounts. Today, Sud’s fan following leaves Sunil surprised. Messages like
‘Sud, you are so cute’ and ‘Sud, I want to marry you’ are quite common.
“Strangely, in spite of the weird jokes he reads out and the comments
that follow, girls seem to like him more than guys,” laughs Sunil.

However, as Sud enjoys his moments of fame on air, he also keeps Sunil
under anonymity. But that’s also what adds to the fun. As Sunil puts it,
“I often come across people discussing Sud. Many-a-times, I just stand
there and listen to what they say. In public, nobody knows I am Sud. But
that doesn’t stop me from bragging, right? I can always go up to anyone
and say ‘Hey! I am Sud!’”

Long time no post

agrimgupta — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Its been along time since I haven’t posted anything…

Please help.!

Sarkar Raj

agrimgupta — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:13:00 +0000

The Big Release finally released – Sarkar Raj the sequel is here to stay.
The movie starts of where it left – Abhiskek (Shankar) taking up major portion of the family business of er…social service from his father Amitabh (Subhash aka Sarkar).
The issue is that of clearing up villages to build up a very large power plant to satisfy Maharashtra’s power needs.
Shankar thinks this is an opportunity to get the state on the fast track to progress.
His campaigning in the cities is opposed by a young prospective leader Sanjay Somji – Grand Son of Rao Saheb.
Oh…talking about Rao Saheb – We come to know about his magnitude only when Sarkar touches his feet (really) !
Finally Matters Complicate a bit (Matters i leave to you to discover) and suddenly Shankar is attacked and killed by a sniper.
Sarkar now takes up the matter in his own hands and goes away from his usual technique of controlled violence to that of kill all.
He finds out the missing links in the whole set-up which later reveals itself as one of the biggest conspracies ever with the mastermind being Rao Saheb Himself.
But Sarkar is the ultimate – he tracks down all his enemies and finishes of the obstaclec to the power plant project.
In this process Aishwarya ( A london Girl) too gets absorbed in the sarkar community and this scene marks the end of the grand sequel fully living upto the expectations.
The lighting is exquisite – though some may find it dark.
The Camera are angles are bizarre – but they only add to the theme of the movie.
The Sounds too are impeccable with realistic dialogue delivery – making it hard to comprehend on a DVD.
All in all the sequel more-or-less lives up to the hype it had created.
See ya later.
Please leave comments.

Of Exams and results

agrimgupta — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:22:00 +0000

Lakhs of students give some sort of exams every year.

But why is it that only a few get through?

Why is it that still a handful few get so shocked by the results that they are inclined to take the extreme step?
I think the key lies is how you brace up for the exams and consequently the results.

When I give a test, i go back home and spend around half-an-hour in trying to analyse my performance. this way i get a fairly rough idea of how much can i score.
This technique may not be very accurate in subjective style questions but i can assure you a 95% accuracy which i have experienced on myself.
However in objective (read circling the bubbbles:), it is a most accurate tool. One just needs to bear in mind that he/she should tick mark the option in the question paper before he is about to circle it.

This has double benefits:

You get a mirror copy of your response sheet therby allowing you to analyse it later.
You don’t commit the common mistake of your mind changing the answer while your pen moves from the rough paper to the bubble.

Do practice these simple techniques and tell me about them since i would love to improve upon them.

Printing Mistakes

agrimgupta — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:34:00 +0000

Almost every student who has been preparing with the help of third party reference books must have sometime or the other stumbled upon mistakes.

The mistakes can be in the form of misspelt words/terms, incomplete questions, wrong option written in the answer key and so on.

I recently ordered and online test package of ten tests at the price of Rs.1200/- and to my dismay the first test itself contained more than 10 mistakes. We need to look into this matter and consider that an online community should be developed where people can report any kind of such mistakes they encounter.

Goodbye till the next post.

Beginning of a new chapter

agrimgupta — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:41:00 +0000

I wish that i could have continued my previous efforts at blogging.
But after a long hiatus, here i am again.

I have aimed this blog for the general reader.
People with all sorts of interest could find something to please them on this page and thus goes the title ‘Everything…once in a while’.

However I plan to diversify my blogs in separate interests, thus targeting a broader audience

Lets pray for a great journey ahead.!