At Kadavoor Temple

First of all,i am sorry that it took me so long to write a new post. Things are really coming down to a boil here.Assignments,records,projects and tests are all around us.Last week was the festival at Kadavoor Temple where i was invited by Dayal Ram a good friend and classmate of mine. So after my violin classes i made it there by 5:30pm. And i found Dayal after calling him 2-3 times and getting directions to the place where he was.He took me inside the temple compound where i saw three elephants which were,as you can see decorated (with stuff that i don't know the english words for,sorry!)

നെടും കുതിര 

 Moving on we went towards the field where these tall and huge structures were erected. They are called 'Horses'.The name must be given cause these structures have a stuffed horse at the centre around which all these decorations are made.There were eight of these(horses) in total. One for each of the lands adjoining the temple.Whats even more fascinating is the fact that these huge tower like things don't have wheels.Yes they are carried by people on their shoulders for the whole day.Each of the horses are kept at a spot designated for them.And people come and stand next to it,showing their support.

So we hung around for a bit more and then.By 7:30 i said goodbye and got on a bus and headed back home.Well...not really,i drank two lime sodas one after the other(Dayal drank one).And i wanted to have a third one,but on having second thoughts, i decided to take up that challenge next year.
                                       
                 

   And in other news:
1.My VLSI assignment got damaged.
2.As a result of (1) i scolded a girl,and she cried :(
3.Our series tests will be on the 14,15 and 16th
4.I am currently helping out Biju in soldering his minor project  
                                                                             

   

      Above: The entrance to the temple illuminated.
         Left: The 'Horses' viewed from afar.



         I think i'll do my next post on the soldering i am doing for Biju,whose one of my best friends.
Take care everyone..be safe.

Conjura 2012(A day out with the boys..)

Conjura is the name given to the tech fest conducted by TKM College of Engineering. But mostly one can see cultural events integrated into such events and eventually in any tech fest the technical events will be present for namesake alone. This is mainly because, it is hard work to put together a project or technical presentation, whereas how hard is it to conduct various competitions? Especially when there is prize money to be given away(and to be won)? So anyway Conjura was from the 23^rd- 26^th Feb. And I went there on the 25^th. And yes Jermy returns!

Renju our GUIDE

So I called up Jermy and Vishnu (our very dear Thankappan) and we decided that 11 AM would be a nice time to show up. And Vishnu said that he’ll bring his car. Anyways by 11:30 he shows up at my house, and the both of us go and pick up Germs (Jermy) and his brother and we made it there by 12:00 noon. The four of us went inside through the front gates and very soon met up with Renju (our buddy who studies at TKM) who will from this point onwards be the ‘GUIDE’.

He started by taking us to the various exhibits organized by many branches, namely Civil, Mechanical, Computer Science, Electronics, Chemical and Electrical. Most of the exhibits were repetitions from last year and many were ideas we’ve already seen. But I was simply baffled by the crowd present there. Of course the students of TKM make up for most of them, still it’s a really big turn up, that too on the third day of this event. Another attraction during these tech fests is the games section, where Vishnu tried his skills. He spent Rs.10 and participated in a game which had five parts. Here’s what happened >>

Vishnu in action!!

Challenge 1- Stack up the cups in a pyramid and unstack them in 1 minute

Challenge 2- Start from a marked red cup at the bottom and bring it up to the top    by replacing all the cups one by one beneath it.

Challenge 3- Keep the ball from rolling down the incline by blowing on it.

Challenge 4- simply hit 3 targets (which we can choose, more like dart game)

Challenge 5- Using a straw blow the yellow ball across all the glasses filled with water.

Though he failed in all 5 challenges, it was fun to watch and hats off to his unrelenting spirit to try again and again.

Pappadam with a potential Robot in Disguise

Around this time we headed to the canteen to get lunch, which we didn’t get. But I was able to find Harish (aka Pappadam -dude/bro from college).Then we had lunch from a hotel. It was so bad that I am not going to say more about it. Moving on, we visited the Architecture block (always keep the best for the last). Of all the exhibits presented there I could say that the ones arranged by the Architecture students were the best. What I found most interesting was their paintings and drawings.The level of detail in them are astounding and most of the drawings are implemented on paper with print like perfection. Their art gallery had some of the best photos and paintings. We walked around for a bit more and along the way we met some old friends and also made new ones. By 4 PM we decided that there’s nothing more to be seen and that its time to go home. On our way back we saw an Autobot and Mr. Jose Prakash’s office. Then it was a ride back home listening (and singing) to ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Every Breath You Take’….           

Mr. Jose Prakash
LAB IN CHARGE