Microsoft Bizspark Nepal Day

Guys, this is a long but a life changing information that i am going to provide you. So please take your time to read and understand it thoroughly, and trust me when i say it can change your life :) .

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Steve Jobs and many more owners of fortune 500 companies, which everyone has heard of, started off as college students and built those companies with their innovative ideas, hard work and a lot of struggle. Being a student of IT, we understand it well that we don’t have much scope in Nepal to lead a professional life that we all desire. What almost every one of us wants is to have an engineering certificate with as much marks as possible, and then a good job which would pay us as per our expectations, and some of us want a company of our own. But let’s be realistic here; let us take a scenario of  different students of different academic qualities. I have referred to all the events in a present tense because the scenario is a true case scenario that holds true now, and in days to come.

Ram, Manoj and Sabin be students who know no other entertainment than studying and believe that only good marks is enough to fulfill their dreams. Shyam, Roshan and Aashish be average students who also happen to have belief that being able and skilled is also important in addition to having good grades. Lastly, Hari and Keshab be students who fail in few subjects but are very good at their career related skills and practical tasks.

Ram completes his BE with CGPA 3.8, and then he applies for a job at a prestigious company and gets the job. Then he carries on his job, gets promotions and lives his life happily, as per his expectations. Manoj also completes his BE with CGPA 3.8 and starts teaching in a college and establishes himself as a renowned teacher and also finishes his doctorate. Sabin also scores 3.8 in the exam, and is taken by a private company. After working in the company for around 2 and a half years and gaining experience, he is offered by a larger company with a huge pay scale and he also gets to study further under the financial support of his company. This way, he goes on leveling up and takes 4 promotions within 20 years. He then earns beyond his expectation and hence leads a happy prosperous life.

Meanwhile, Shyam passes with CGPA of 3, but has gained a lot of experiences and skills during his bachelors study. Now he competes in the same exam that Ram had competed on, and he also gets the job but in a post inferior to Rams'. He then works hard and gets promoted over a 5 year period impressing everyone with his work and skill. Thus, Shyam also gets the position he always wanted in life. Roshan also passes with the same marks and he then tries to work on a private IT company. The company hires him but he gets dissatisfied of his pay grade and facilities. So he joins eMBA course and after graduating, he applies for the post of a manager in a bank and gets the job because of his good grades and starts living the life of comfort that he always wanted. Aashish scores 2.9 in his BE examinations, but he had initiated a small business company with an unique initiative in partnership with his friends, and though not enormous, his company had done few excellent jobs during his bachelors. In about 6 months after he passes out of college, he increases his partners, some partner with a lot of money and some partners with a lot of skills, and goes nationwide, and he quadruples his company in 2 years and becomes one of the largest company of the country. He also hires his colleague Sabin to work for him and even finances Roshans' further studies.

Our poor guy Hari completes his BE in 4.5 years with a score of 2.1. He then gets invited by his colleague Aashish to join his company in partnership. Hari works very hard and with great effort from everyone, grows the company’s' capital four times the initial, and helps make the company go Multinational in another 5 years. He then handles a branch of his company located in Singapore. So he leads a life everyone dreams of. Meanwhile, Keshab also passes out with a score of 2.2 but a bagful of certificates and handful of skills. But his unfortunate life makes him compromise working in a small scale company where he is nt satisfied at all. So he soon leaves the company but as he is not able to get job anywhere else, he starts teaching in a +2 college while pursuing his Masters degree in Science. He finally gets a job to teach engineering students and lives his life teaching, half satisfied to have got a job better than most of his friends, and half disappointed to have lost his hope of working where he actually wanted to work.

They all had some qualities in them, which led them towards success in life. After struggling, whether more or less, they finally got a job that helped them live a prosperous life. And hence their story concludes.

But is out story concluded? What about those other colleagues of Ram, Shyam and Hari who had to work 24 x 7 to live just a modest life, and what about few other colleagues who had to teach in a high school or work  as a clerk in a government office? And what about other colleagues who had to remain unemployed for a long time before they got a small job to help them afford living and investing on the education of their children? Well all of those left out colleagues and WE share the common uncertainty in our life. We are the ones responsible for our lives and our prosperity. What if Hari had studied real hard during his college days? would his life be the same? What if Ram had learned so many skills during his college days? Would he just be limited to the post he now is limited to? There are a lot of questions left unanswered for Ram, Shyam, Hari and all his colleagues. But US? We still have got some time to search for our own answers, to find out our limits and to redefine our future.

So lets take a moment to think of the things that we can do now in order to ensure a brighter future ahead of us. We can try searching for a billionaires' daughter right from our college level, or we can actually try doing something worth our time. Something like studying the market, getting information on how rapid the world is moving on in development, and figuring out how we can adopt the speed, or even out speed the world.

So we can be anyone among the colleagues of Ram, or anyone studying under business stream, or any technical field, or even arts, it doesn’t matter as long as we are studying and want to ensure a bright future for ourselves. So out of few of the choices that we have got as a student, i am today going to enlighten you about one option that you have got, that you need to try out and find if life beholds a golden treasure for you.

Why not team up with some generous friends? Just like the blind, the deaf and the one legged guy teamed up to pick up a mango from a mango tree? why not fulfill the void of our lives, cover up each other’s weaknesses as a team, and actually do something about our future? Why not start a company together and start making money, or at least narrowing the options for our future?

If you find this option even a bit reasonable, its time to team up, gather innovative ideas and set out on the journey towards wherever the destination is. A perfect chance has come upon our doorstep, at a perfect time of our lives. Not everyone gets to be a Mark Zuckerberg, or Bill Gates, or Steve Jobs, but you will never know if you are one the few soon-to-be-rich-and-famous if you don’t give it a shot. So, if you think that you deserve a chance to excel forward now and never have to look back at life again, then come sit with us for this golden chance of your life, and set your path on a journey that is about to change your lives forever.

All you have to do is attend the seminar and get to know about entrepreneurship deeper. If you then decide it is your cup of tea, we will help you initialize, incubate you, help you establish and set you free in this competing world to prove your worth. All you have to do is sit with us and decide if you want this, then come up with an idea and a team, and start on with your hands full of capacity.

For further details, the date and schedule of events, and any query:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MICNepal/

Faith and GOD

Epic Conversation that i found in the internet, I coudln't resist posting it.


Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer.)

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

(Student had no answer.)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter. )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

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By the way, that student was EINSTEIN.

Let there be Happy_technology

Let there be happy_technology^©

The world is not in any kind of danger, and no supervillian has posed a threat to our existence, yet. But we can’t ignore the fact that the science and technology that we are innovating everyday is feeding a snake that possibly is going to create somewhat mess sometime in future. I am not talking about a super sized robot taking up on earth and turning us all into its captives, nor am I talking about a computer program that acts lively and starts murdering people. We have seen such craps more than enough, and we can’t deny that we don’t enjoy such fantasies, but the real issue here is not about worrying of a film fantasy, but acknowledging the fact that science is growing fearsome along with its sophistication.

For instance, I would be wrong if I said that I own printed books more than the eBooks I have on my computer. Besides, I have all my photos, and what not, stored in the hard drive of my computer. A question arises upon my common sense now. Really? Do I trust all my data, memories, books, information, and everything I rely upon to a pocket sized box of metal and semiconductors spinning way faster than I can even notice? The big picture here is that everything I do, whether reading, playing, or even my communication with the world is totally dependent on my computer. And even an insurance company can’t guarantee to cover my loss if I accidentally lose control of my computer.

We are so full with the news of cyber crimes being committed daily, and plenty of people have even given up their lives because someone just hacked into their privacy and mingled things up. The days where someone gets inside our mind using supernatural tricks are either long gone, or are limited to few TV shows, but with the dependency we are growing on computers, and with the trust we showcase to our digital friends, which is even more than we trust our real friends, we surely are destined to be heartbroken, and my concern here is to warn you not to let it cost us much.

So what then? Should we stop computing at all? No. But it’s high time that we started being careful around these digital friends, and ensured full security measures from the potential dangers and loses. So, always keep your helmet on and make sure first aid kit is in your reach. Sorry I actually mixed up my post from another blog here, probably a side effect of staying up late. The real concern here is about us being dependent in computers right? Well then, we all know what to do. Only buy products from apple inc. and keep digital everything safe and secured (and hence remain the fools as we are now), or maybe we can give a slight thought about considering the use of every available means to protect ourselves against the vulnerabilities and risks. I don’t know why I have a slight hunch that you are wondering why I have been so unexpressive on details, and also why I have not mentioned any single measure to stay secured, but all I have got to say is that you have access to internet, and so I want you to dig it up yourself. Either I am too lazy to write it for you, or I am too influenced by the writers of  the modern TV drama series to emit important portions and details to make readers want more of my shows, but either ways, I want you to be cautious, and I want you to learn to be cautious on your own. Let there be happy_technology^©l.

The bumpy road down to being an MSP

This week, it my first encounter with the surprise life had to provide, commonly known as " A

series of unfortunate events” , and certainly I am not talking about the Jim Carrey starrer movie that goes by the same name  (though it is a good movie to watch) . So, I am now a bit richer with an ample amount of experience, and it is going off sales this summer, please visit with your students’ card for a special discount.

Monday was the day this week, when jingle bells were sounding all around me. After all, this was the day I convinced myself of my dreams and goals in life. Besides, participating in the most important program of my life with clothes completely soaked in rainwater yet hopes still held high doesn’t seem bad at all, and trust me, it in fact is fun. So, the day ended with my heart full of determination, but poor me, I was totally unaware of the week ahead. I was given a task of creating a video with an answer “How my college will benefit from me if I become an MSP?” and had to submit it by midnight of the next Monday. I planned for the video all day long, and I made plans even more than a few pages could accommodate. But I had decided to wait till Wednesday to observe the videos submitted by others participants so that I could make something unique and trust me, I totally didn’t know life had few spikes installed down my road to making the video. I had to shake my hands with a lot of illness and downsides at once, but I made the video and was almost ready for uploading, and something had to go wrong inside my head. My insight was yelling at me, telling me that I was doing well, but I had to try harder, and without even thinking, I started re-recording the video, capturing my sick body talk like a comedian in a standup comedy show, and that too almost at midnight. So, I started capturing my videos all again at almost 11 pm on the cold Friday night, and my health was not good at all. Diarrhea and flu, it doesn’t even sound good at all. I was almost done with capturing but then I had to sleep too, I was sick, remember? So, I finished capturing the videos in haste and then went on a date with my beloved bed. Hail the god of sleep who blessed me with a sound sleep (after almost half an hour of staring while lying in the bed).

I then put all my effort into my work, and tried to make the best out of it. I had started learning Adobe After Effects and Crazy Talk animator for making the video and still had to seek a lot of help from the internet, and had to stay awake till 4 in the morning today. So finally, my video was made, not an excellent one, but not bad for a starter lying on his bed. J . But wait, my struggle was not over, the video I produced was almost 18 GBs, thanks to After effects who still had something to trouble me with. I woke up at 8, and worked for almost an hour and finally made the video almost 10 MBs in size. But the quality of the video almost made me cry, because I had my hard work put up to make the video stand out and of good quality in one hand and had this compulsion to make it small in order to let everyone watch it in another, and guess what, I chose the later one, but still believe that my video stands out. So with fingers crossed and eyes sleepy, I am waiting for Microsoft Innovation Center Nepal to lend me a brush, so that I can polish myself and shine, and shine like a diamond in a ****. Ahum! Ahum! .

From Microsoft to MSP 2013/14

“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” Donald Trump

A tree just doesn't fall from the sky and fill our baskets with delicious apples, but it doesn't take much effort either. We just need a seed and voila! Few minutes and we will be rich selling apples. But it holds only if we have graduated from  Hogwarts and can cast a “Herbivicus”  or a “Alohamora”  spell and own a flying carpet and a talking owl. And for the rest of the people who missed the train to Hogwarts and had to stick with other universities of our world, it needs a tiny seed, a tad big hole on the ground, a bigger will to make things happen, and way much bigger effort to turn a seed into numerous delicious apples that help us keep our doctor away. 

I can remember the day  I first met Allen sir, in a program organized by MICNepal in our college, Nepal Engineering College. I was a technology enthusiast back then too, and I used a lot of Microsoft products daily ever since I got my first computer during school, but something new approached me the day Allen sir interacted with us. It was not because I received gift hamper being an active participant, nor was it because Allen sir cast a spell on me, it was because that was the day I realized that where I stood in terms of using and knowing technology was just a basement of the foundation I ever dreamt to reach on top of. That was the very day I told myself that I definitely am going to apply for being an MSP the next time. And that day was the day I started dreaming bigger.

“A clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot. It has to go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain”

Though I couldn't participate in the MSP program in the year 2012 due to my involvements in various projects and robotics , I was in frequent contact with the MSPs, and attended almost every program organized by MICNepal in our college. So, the year 2012 helped me increase my hunger towards being an MSP, and helped me polish myself better to being a better candidate as an MSP for the upcoming year. I participated in many  workshops and presentations organised by our IT club nec-CTRC , which I am an active member of, and workshops and national level robotics competition ‘Yantra1.0’ organized by RAN (Robotics Association Nepal) . I also participated as an exhibitor in exhibitions organized by Golden Gate Int’l College and Nobel college. Later in the year 2013, I got an opportunity to represent my college in an international event ‘Techkriti’13’ organized by IIT Kanpur, under the event Robogames, and it alone boosted my confidence and  knowledge level further. So I was busy trying to create a platform on whose grounds I could excel my career in the field of Information and Technology. I still had a lot left to accomplish and so I was waiting for my chance to apply for being an MSP, which is the solid platform everyone dreams of getting on. Despite sequel of exams and few other issues, I finally could apply for the MSP 2013/14 program, and I am now all prepared to take my life a step ahead as an MSP and I hope to get a chance to be a part of MICNepal team so that I can learn much more about technology and innovations, gain different skills and share them all with my colleagues and the students of my college. What i have targeted for upon being selected is that if I am going to be the MSP, I am going to try my best to make every student of my college equal to an MSP in terms of knowledge, and skills.

Bill gates started afresh and from scratch, yet he achieved Microsoft, and now have lhis Microsoft to guide me and help me, and all I now need is effort and I am ready to shine.

Lets shine, not just light up,
With Microsoft together,
And pursue career and excel further,
And shine like a diamond forever.