OCL Industry Visit

Industry visit to OCL with the 2nd batch Singapore students, as I reach there I have the feel of last year with the students, when we visited the whole factory for 2 hours before we ended up in the control room to look at how the IT System actually integrate with all the department. But this time round, it's totally different route we are taking, because of the rain, we ended up in the IT Control room department when we first reach the factory.

OCL is one of the biggest cement company in India where they supply cement all over rourkela and with their ISO 9001 Quality management they are the first most trusted brand in India.

The look in the control room, makes me feel so missing the first batch of students where we crowd around the system with curiosity and keep asking questions to gain more knowledge to finish our report. But this year round, I'm not so sure about the students but I guess because they didn't go through the factory first, so they don't know what to ask, what to expect and what to question.

As usual, i feel so bored during the industry visit, but sometimes, you just have to adapt with the environment, we just have to get use to it. So here's what I do, I look at the environment and focus on one part of the machine on what they doing, and out of a sudden, everything become interesting, I'm curious to know the material, the process, the product, so I make myself ask question. Like one of the bricks process, where they use 13.2kg of magnesium ore to form the brick, it is being press on by 16 tonnes of weight by the machine to form the brick, after which they will brush a layer of protective oil on the brick.

This type of brick actually are use by factory building because of their fire resistance. You must be asking doesn't normal brick already have normal resistance? But for normal brick wise, they can only hold up to 200 degree Celsius, but for this special design bricks, they can hold up to 18,000 degree Celsius.

Coming back for the second time, is not a waste of time, it's like another level of experiencing, maybe for the first time, I may miss something, and this time round, I did learn something out of what I have already went through.

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ITOM Entrepreneur

Students are coming out with more new ideas to earn money, this is one part of the programme in ITOM whereby students are given RS 500 to spend on products and earn money out of that RS 500. The photo above shows students letting NITRKL'S Student to try on the Ipad with an extra charge.

And the traditional idea of selling drinks.

And i guess they enjoy themselves.

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Fireworks @ NITRKL

What more can I say with the picture explains it all. Yes, the students are all enjoying the virgin light in fireworks, I can see that they are enjoying themselves, and I'm glad they are, if not my effort would have been a waste isn't it? That was a rocket fireworks the junior is playing with and it take 3 seconds after lighted to fly up the sky and burst into flame.

Flower pot firework, the flame can reach to the level of 2 men and when it's lighted, you can feel that you would die with no regret. But fireworks are all like infatuated love, they come very beautifully and they leave very quickly.

The spinning fireworks, it looks very nice when they spin, but I guess if they could have lasted longer, it would have been nicer.

I didn't had dinner because of the setting up of the fireworks, but what happen was, there was a junior that came to know I didn't had dinner, So he make a cup noodles for me, that's very heart warming. I mean, we don't rag juniors in Singapore, neither we are close with the juniors but such action is really nice, to be respected and being concerned. I guess even i'm learning from this bunch of juniors.

Current Location: South Guest House, Room 14

Health Status: Healthy

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Lantern Festival in India

12 Sep,the night where Chang e' flown to the Moon unwillingly.The night that we, family, use to hang around the balcony with the full moon up on the sky, with tea and moon cake on the tables, with lanterns hanging around us, with family members sitting down, chatting away. If you have guess Mooncake festival you are right.

Without family around, but friends and brothers around us, we still celebrate this very own festival in our very own way.

Candles and Lantern were being brought to NITRKL by the Singapore students.

And not forgetting the bonding between the committee members and us with the lantern. Not everyone has a lantern, but everyone has a candle, and like what I said things can be improvise: Take a candle and Support Anna.

They told me they enjoy alot with the students, even though it's just carrying the lantern, walking around, chatting with each other, but I call it quality time spent.

First Bonding Session with the students from NITRKL and Singapore NP ICT.

Current Location: South Guest House, Room 14

Health Status: Healthy

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Shopping Spree for the students

First shopping outing with the help of two NITRKL students: Tausif and Siddharth we were split into 3 groups with 9 students per group and I was leading one of the group.

Well, it's a big responsibility for me, I have to make sure they get what they want and they enjoy the shopping trip more than anyone. Right inside me, I'm telling myself I got to take them to places which they will like, but in my mind it was in a mess. What I did was tell myself calm down, you are Suraj Singh, you will do well.

After nearly 1 and a half hour of shopping, we went to Mokshaa at around 6.30pm, I know anything after 6pm and before 7pm, the restaurant will serve only Chinese food, so what I did was, I talked to the manager about them coming and I have the students check on the menu and order, so by 7pm they will serve us the food, and I guess it works just fine.

Timing was good and I guess they enjoy more than I do.

Current Location: South Guest House, Room 14

Health Status: Healthy

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Freshers' Welcome

Fresher' welcome 2011 in NITRKL.

Like how Ms Kim Chia went on stage last year, Mr Fulu went up in representation of NP ICT. I must say he gave a wonderful speech, it was a last minute notice to him but still he is able to do it so well, thumbs up for him.

Compare to last year's fresher' welcome, this year's fresher welcome is really full of surprises. And I enjoy it alot more, I did not fall asleep and I expect more from the stage.

Well done to Sahil Pahuja, Ashesh Raghav and the others committee members, you guys rocks.

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Bike Stunt 2011 @ NITRKL

10 Sep, Two days has past seen the singapore students have arrive in Rourkela. I must say the have already get use to the things here, even though there's some complains, but It's inevitable.

Students have their rehearsal for the fresher welcome, still remember the freshers' welcome last year, the sound system had alot of problem, music was so loud and I guess the only thing we enjoy was the dance and related to the sound system was a no no for us.

This time round, students from Singapore will perform on the stage on this very night where 300 freshers will be in the hall with others seniors which means at least 400 people will be in the hall.

Bike stunt happens to be arrange within the timing we are here in Rourkela NIT. And I think the students actually were amazed by the stunts, but hot sun wasn't their favourites I guess. Even though of the sun, they still willing to stand under it, to catch the glimpse of the stunt and of course camera were clicking all the time.

They are as lucky as the NITRKL students, because this is the one and only last stunts available in the college.

From what I heard, the in charge approve this event because he thinks it's some kind of dance, and after he saw this dangerous stunt, he cancel and denied all other application of events, so guess this is it. Hope you guys have click the most memorable photo and keep it as a memories of India.

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Singapore Students arrive in Rourkela

Finally students have arrive in Singapore and they seem like a great bunch of juniors where they are full of passion to explore and nobody can stop their strong passion.

Compare to the previous group, I guess this group has more initiative and they really bring themselves out of their own comfort zone to mingle among ourselves. Let's say, the Loft Pre India Planning was a success program and I recommend them to continue to do it.

Some accident happen during the campus orientation, it was some carelessness we did, we should have overlook it, it just remind me of the movie: Paathshaala , where they allow student to play with the musical instrument without supervision, the same case here. A student got cut on his finger, the cut was so deep that it start to bleed profusely, but i'm glad to say everything is under control and all the contingency plan do works.

Hope that student will recover soon.

So what more to enjoy dinner with this very own beverage: King fisher STRONG.

First dinner for the student in Rourkela: Mayfair

And I think all of them enjoy it more than we enjoy it last time.

Tandoori Chicken, the best food you can have with the combination of beer. Right maa?

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Lord Ganesha in STEEL

Went praying that day, on my previous post, I have wrote on Ganesh Puja and it's been all over India since 1 sep 2011. I got to pray on this Ganesh. What so special about it? Instead of those normal clay ganesh, this Lord ganesh is make of Steel, it's so magnificent when you look up close and pray to him.

Even though it's raining, but it doesn't stop me from visiting LORD GANESHA.

Had a few bit of snack there, especially with the Sweet Golgapa, even though it's not recommended to have it, but I guess I'm so use to it that I have no problem eating it, of course, I'm a Indian in a chinese body isn't it?

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Rain just keep coming

Raining Season in Rourkela, rain can continuously coming for twenty-four hours. It seems weather is abit out of pattern and it has hit us globally.

I still remember last year when we were here, rain is not that often or familiar to us.

Rain just makes things difficult for us esecially on the bike, we will have problem travelling around rourkela.

Three more days to the arrival of the students here in India, I just wonder how it will be, with the juniors here, will they able to adapt to the enviroment without complain? Will they able to bring themselves out of the comfort zone?

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TT (Table Tennis)

I still remember I use to play this sport when I was in my secondary school life which was around my 7th grade. I didn't play as good as my maa, but I try to engage in this particular sport, and it seems nice when you actually score with your strategy mind.

Until when I graduate from school, I stopped playing.

Recently, when I went back to NITRKL, some friends asked me to play and i engage on the game, at first I was so not use to holding, batting, hitting, strategizing the game. But after a few round of practice, the hitting slowly came back to me. Like I said, I'm not good, but still survivable?

You must be thinking, isn't this like a china game or something? Well, sports doesn't differentiate country does it? And I can tell you, they do play better than anyone of you.

It's time to sweat it all out with Ashesh, Babu, and Nikil.

Current Location: C/539 Koelnagar Rourkela

Health Status: Healthy

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Ganesh Puja

Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, te son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believe to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. It is the day Shiva declared his elder son Ganesha as superior to all the gods.

Ganesha is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortne and traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new venture or at the start of travel.

The festival is obeserved in the Hindu Calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the Shukla chaturthi (Fourth day of the waxing moon period). The date usually falls between 20 Aug and 15 sept. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period).

While celebrated all over India, it is mostelaborate in western and southern India. Outside India, it is celebrated widely in Nepal and by Hindus in the United States, Canada, Singapore and Fiji.

In India

Two to three months prior to Ganesh Puja, artistic clay models of Lord Ganesha are made for sale by specially skilled artisans. They are beautifully decorated & depict Lord Ganesh in various poses. The size of these statues may vary from 3/4 of an inch to over 25 feet.

Ganesh Puja starts with the installation of these Ganesh statues in colorfully decorated homes and specially erected temporary structures pandals in every locality. The pandals are erected by the people or a specific society or locality or group by collecting monetary contributions. The pandals are decorated specially for the festival, either by using decorative items like flower garlands, lights, etc or are theme based decorations, which depict religious themes or current events.

The priest, usually clad in red silk dhoti and shawl, then symbolically invokes life into the statue by chating mantras. This ritual is the Pranapratishhtha. After this the ritual called as Shhodashopachara (16 ways of paying tribute) follows. Coconut, Jaggery, 21 modakas, 21 durva (trefoil) blades of grass and red flowers are offered. The statue is anointed with red unguent, typically made of Kumkum & Sandalwood paste. Througout the ceremony, Vedic humns from the Rig Veda, the Ganapati Atharva Shirsha Upanishad and the Ganesh stortra from the Narada Purana are chanted.

Current Location: NITRKL

Health Status: Healthy

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