The One That Came After A Million Years

Not Literally :P

 It feels like it's been a million years since I wrote. All that I've been doing in this time seemed so pointless that I finally remembered this blog I owned.

 You know those times in childhood when you keep playing hide-and-seek every single day with the new friends you've just made in your neighbourhood? Just because they don't like to play anything else? 

 One fine breezy day, your mom finds a tattered newspaper-and-sticks kite from the attic. You think of that time on the beach when you watched your uncle make that kite for you. You remember that you'd lost your fear of the sea that day and had refused to leave when your time was up. And in those memories, you sit and painstakingly glue together the tattered edges. And as proud as a Papa with a newborn, you display that kite to your 'gang'. And the new life begins till you find a new passion.

Childhood was so simple and care-free, now that you see it from the distant pedestal of adulthood. I wouldn’t exactly put myself on the top of that pedestal yet, seeing as I am only 19, but I’ll be there soon. And poised at this leap to the top, I’ve made a few startling realisations. Several, in fact.

 I wouldn’t be running around with fixed passions for weeks like the tattered kite or the hide-and-seek.

 I would have priorities and sub-priorities in almost everything (or everyone).

 I can’t just follow Mom’s instructions blindly.

 I have to run things responsibly (albeit, that responsibly that there’s no standard definition for it).

 I have a lot of people to answer to about how responsibly (again, each one meaning a different responsibility) I run things.

 There are rules of conduct and decorum even amongst people I’ve known all my life.

 I’ve to open my doors for a new life outside.

 A whole new world is out there.

 I’ve a battle to wage and changes to make happen.

       So, getting to this verge in life is not exactly threatening, it is a position where I learn that I can make changes in my life, my circle, and to this world itself. I can clear my mind and accept this cloak of responsibility or shrink back and cower under the shadows.

        It ain’t exactly a difficult choice, is it?
       

        I chose to live and show this world that my life can be as fruitful as many others who’ve been on this point on the pedestal. I chose to take that leap to the top with my eyes on the goal, the clear spot on the pedestal where I’d build my castle of greatness. And let my fireworks off. Hopefully soon.

Looking forward to meeting wonderful people and my more-than-wonderful friends right there! 

Love,

PPD

Engineering Perks

     A beginner in practical coding (with only Lab Practice beforehand, I might add :P ) pretty much suffers the following,

• Confusion at the debugging stage
• Temporary delight that your code actually runs but then,
• Frustration at the run-time errors
• Discovering exceptions to handle and, 
•  Implementing those handlers
• After fixing all these and discovering that your output is wrong
• You might think that’s the worst straw but then there’s the Mother-of-all-Code-Problems, The Segmentation Fault.

   You might be wondering why I’m going all code-crazy right about now, so I’ll stop and explain.

My college is participating in the Google Student Ambassador 2013 program and I signed up for the qualifying test last week. The GSA thing is not exactly about coding nor is it looking for hard-core coders. But we had a question on code-development and as it was only my second attempt at any standard question in coding, I had my struggles. And I discovered my too-much-concern for the sample input and output we’d been asked to follow. There I go digressing again… :/

    Sorry, where was I? Oh right, this question got me thinking about my only-a-few-months old determination to code that stemmed from my passion to work behind the scenes on software development. I say determination here because, I’ve always had the passion but I’ve just started following it and deciding keep up the good work.

*Digressing*

   Sorry. And hence the list of problems new coders face.

Elaborating,

·         You think you’ve typed your code in perfect syntax but then you discover typos and spellings that give you bugs when you compile it. It’s not exactly stressing-you-out stupid but all that typing and one F9 key giving you a list of places in your code to go over again is kinda annoying.

·         You get rid of that and then F9 and get that console screen and you’re like  रब दी मर्ज़ी है! (Meaning, It's God's grace!) and bada bing!

·         You get a list of run-time errors that turn up on specific inputs and kill your buzz.

·         And then you research all your exceptions by going over every possible extreme input.

·         Placing all the exceptions in code form. Let me tell you, this totally sucks. (forgive my language)

·         And then you type in your check inputs and trace out your code separately to discover the opposite results in both. This makes you go over the whole code inch by inch placing extra outputs in stages and discovering which stage upsets the trace and re-checking that.

·         Fixing all that must give you the right thing but then there comes along this Segmentation Fault which I like to call Over-Kill-Mate. This may turn up any time you compile your code. And the sad thing is each machine gives it at different situations. I don’t know when to expect this thing or whether it will occur or whether the same code gives nothing on a different machine or anything in particular when it comes to this.

   Over-Kill-Mate killed my Semester Practicals in Java and my Internal Practicals in Operating Systems. :| 

   Anyway, problems or no problems, disappointment or no disappointment, result or no result, all those new coders out there who’re enthralled with your ability to make anything work on a computer with just some sit-down-and-get-it-over-with typing and checking some faults and fixing ‘em and working out your user-friendliness, all I gotta say is,”Keep at it, keep up the feverish typing, optimizing memory, refining protocol, managing memory, and produce cool code for everything out there in the digital world!” 

   And even though in everyday speech I refer to coding as Brain-Frying, I’m not giving up the thrill of working behind all those apps and software I and the people I know use every day.

Dreams are meant to last. :)

Jiya Re!

छोटे-छोटे लम्हों को

तितली जैसे पकड़ो तो
हाथों में रंग रह जाता है
पंखों से जब छोडो तो
वक़्त चलता है
वक़्त का मगर रंग
उतरता है अक्किरा
उड़ते-उड़ते फिर एक लम्हा
मैंने पकड़ लिया रे

(meaning,

'Catch hold of small moments like a butterfly,
The colour stays on the hand, when you let go of its wings..
Time passes, but the colour of time wears away,
Flying , I caught a moment!')

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKApKn9gqtM

                Okay, maybe I just sound weird, maybe just a little? Or, maybe a LOT weird. :P

It’s actually a beautiful part of a Hindi song जिया रे(meaning, ‘Oh heart’) from जब तक है जान (meaning, ‘As long as I live’). I was contemplating how the live-in-the-moment feeling beautifies every moment. It’s not about deep philosophies, folks! Let me explain.

                It’s very simple. Living is like Meditation like Laila says in ज़िन्दगी ना मिलेगी दुबारा (meaning, ‘You don’t get life again’). People have to be open to their feelings about every moment, every second of what they do.

·         Live like you’d get whatever you’ve dreamed of if you remember this moment.

·         Live like this moment is your parachute to the crashing aircraft.

·         Live like you’ve got the Golden Ticket to Willy Wonka’s. ;)

·         Live like you’re on the Hogwarts Express for the first time. :D

Life’s all about Happiness and Smiles and Memories…:)

P.S.-Sorry about the blog URL inspirations..:P

First Speak-Out

Rain brings a fresh start

Started with Rain <3

     This is my first real attempt at blog writing. Yeah, sure I've had a blog before, but that was ummm, a poetry blog and that don't count..:P

    So, coming back to my first blog entry...I'll let you guys know before hand that, I'm just an ordinary girl who loves her life, in all the happy moments, the sad moments, the hurried moments, and the comfortable moments. I don't judge people nor do I stand irresponsibility. The latter idea being new for about a year. It came up when I turned 18 last year and becoming an adult got my responsible-ness up a huge peak..:P

    There I go ranting again..Sorry..
    Where was I? Oh, yeah, my first post. I have been waiting around for this one for about a couple of months now. And why, you ask? Because I wanted the right kind of Rain. I know I sound silly, but Rain has always been a clarifying, intense, refreshing kind of thing for me. Not all Rains do that, you mark my words. Only the real, cold, puddle-forming kind of Rain does that. Hence, the wait. :)

   Yesterday was my first real Rain this year and I gave me a lot of joy. What I really wanted to do was stay out feeling all the Rain drops on me for an hour or so. But, alas! Fate stood in my way in the form of my gigantic hostel warden. Nevertheless, this Rain brought me here, so, I really didn't mind. :)

   It made me start my program-coding attempt (technically, it was a re-start of the attempt, but let's skip that and it's one of those rare cool things engineering brings you), my packing because I'm going home today (yay!), and it rejuvenated my enthusiasm to fitness. Basically, these are really dumb things to start, I know.

   But, what I want you guys to do is that,  

Go find your fresh starts for things you've always wanted to start but never got around to 'em 

Look out for the stuff that make you happy, content, and rejoicing

Dream big, dance in the rain, and live fully

There's no time or place for regrets, so why bother doing things you might regret?