My new Dell Studio 15

Im back home now. And there waiting for me was my new lappie :)...its a dell studio 15

Here's the spec:

• Intel core 2 duo processor, 2GHz/80 FSB, 2MB cache
• 15.6" Hi-def 720p WLED display
• 4GB dual channel DDR2 SDRAM
• 500 GB hard drive
• 512 MB ATI mobility radeon HD4570
• 2.0 megapixel webcam
• 8X DVD RW

It took some time to switch it on as i couldn't find the power button!! Then after a minute's search, i discovered it on the right hand side on the hinge. :) I was doubtful about the jetblack colour when i placed an order for the laptop, but I'm quite happy about it now. The belkin backpack is sleek and nice too. I dont like the normal dell bags which look very bulky. Later, when the power went off, the lappie looked really cool in the dark with the backlit keyboard. Was glued onto my seat with my laptop since I got home. Will be taking it to the hostel tomorrow for stuffing the hard disk with movies, series and games! :D

PS: any suggestions for partitioning the hard disk w/o formatting? with the shrink option i could only reduce it to around 210 GB.

Its over! am an engineer now!!! ;)

Back in my room after the last end-sem exam. It was on my global elective - 'human resource management'. I shall remember the day - 12 may '09 - as the last day I sat in a classroom, and its gonna remain so for a long time - atleast a year or a couple.

This is perhaps the first time I'm not so excited after writing the last of an exam series. Now the only work remaining here is to get 'no dues' certificates from different departments, hostels, and labs. I hate standing in long queues!

So that's all you've got to do to become an engineer?! ;)

PS: did you know that the 'zoozoos' in the latest vodaphone ads shown during ipl, are not animated but real human beings dressed in suits?!! Dont trust me?? Google it! I too didn't believe it first when kavi sent me a mail about it.

A R Rahman ROCKKKKEDDD!!!

What a show!! FANTABULOUS! Simply superbb!!!

Just back from an awesome concert by the musical maestro, A.R. Rahman. This concert 'Jai Ho', which is also the one after winning the oscars, marked the beginning of his world tour. The show was organized by an NGO 'Global Kerala Initiative', and the profit from the concert would be used for rehabilitation of HIV positive orphaned children. The show began at around 8pm and then I had 3 hours which i wont forget for a very long time!

We had originally booked tickets worth 1000Rs. But luckily Bharath's dad had got 5 complimentary tickets worth Rs10,000 each. So 5 of us - bharath, ramu, murali, anoop, and i - gave our tickets to some of our friends, who didnt have tickets to the show; and took our seats in the 'platinum circle', from where we had a much better and closer view of the stage.

This show would easily displace the recent concert by Shankar Mahadevan at Ragam as the best concert that I've been to. No concert by an Indian can be bigger than that of 'Mozart of Madras', A R Rahman; atleast for a decade. And I doubt if I could watch better concerts overseas too, coz this was just awesome!! The singers who performed included greats like Chitra, Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam. We also had performances by Blaaze, Rashid Ali, Benny Dayal, Javed Ali, Mohammed Aslam and many more artistes. The most striking thing was that even after so many performances and the fame, Rahman was so humble thoughout.

You cant find many better ways to end your college life! And as ramu suggested, we've got to laminate the tickets!

Quite tired now and really sleepy. So cya later.
Hf!

Links: some pics of the concert