Kalam at NTU

Former Indian president and missile man APJ Abdul Kalam was here at NTU-Singapore, to be conferred an honorary doctorate in Engineering. Majority of Indian students, research staff (including me) and faculty was here to welcome him, along with the Singapore president, and other dignitaries. This was his second visit to NTU. He first visited NTU in the year 2006 during his presidency tenure.

This was my first live visual of him...being in research i always wanted to see him live... I missed my first chance by whiskers during his IISc visit and also his earlier visit to NTU.

His speech was surprising boring, and not at all according to his old charismatic self. However, he will definitely be the most student friendly president ever. And we love him for that.

For trivia lovers: I got my NTU degree earlier than him, of course at the same auditorium...u can revisit my convocation post for verification.

Life is mathematics

Dude, what are you looking for
In this unknown space?
Your data point doesn’t cross
These XYZ coordinates

Your equation doesn’t have
An absolute solution
You may have to work your way
Through numerical intuitions

Since you barged into this
Different set of reference
You may sometime be called
An irrational nuisance

But then irrationality will make you
A number very unique
For some integers you will still be
An idea in Latin or Greek

Whatever it is you are
Wherever you belong to in the… NUMBER LINE
You will be a part of mathematical world
And you will always be … DEFINED

Random thoughts 1

Treasure of moments has been lost in valueless translation
Overwhelming struggle is washed away by comforting cowardice
Feeling of dependence has caught reassuring indifference
Thoughtfulness of reason is murdered by adamant whim

I am no more a sinner…I am no more a saint

My poetic inspiration (Repost)

Never, ever I saw such a splendor
That has lead me to the way of renunciation
A denial of any magic that is greater
Than the one I experienced

Never, ever I heard such a thunder
That has lead me to the way of silence
A denial of any musical that is more captivating
Than the heavenly orchestra

Never, ever I felt such an ecstasy
That has lead me to total numbness
A denial of any sensation that is classified
In terms of joy and sorrow

Never, ever I tasted such ambrosia
That has lead me to total replete
A denial of any assortment of flavor
That is superior to heavenly nectar

Never, ever I fell for a beauty
That has lead me to write these verses
A denial of any existence of rhyme
That surpasses praises of her glory