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We had our major project evaluation yesterday and now there are no classes to attend too. Lot of time to kill :D. So keep thinking of new stuff to keep me busy. The other day I was writing my name in different languages. Then was wondering how it would be in morse code. So I just googled it. Below the images, there were a few links to some tutorial sites.

So I decide to learn Morse Code! Morse code is not a language, just an encoding technique to represent the alphabet. Every character is represented as a combination of dots (dit) and dashes (dah). It was developed by Samuel Morse for electric telegraph; and was later used for different purposes like radio communication. You must have noticed the google home page a couple of days back. It had 'google' written in morse code marking Samuel Morse's birthday.

The popular nokia sms tone is actually the morse code for "SMS": dit-dit-dit dah-dah dit-dit-dit.

There are a few good sites with good tutorials like this one. You can also try the softwares on the net. Most of them use the Koch method of training, where you would be practicing with 2 letters in the beginning, untill you reach the max speed you want with 90% proficiency, and as you improve your accuracy, you can increase the number of letters.

Softwares: G4fon Trainer, Ham university

Happy morse coding!

Time to say good bye...almost...

We just have around 40 days left at the college now. Different cubs will soon start having farewell parties for the final years in the club. The juniors from different states will have it for their seniors. We guys from Karnataka will have it this fortnight. Bharath is been having a countdown timer on his desktop to the final day at college for around 2 months now ;). And that would end 4 wonderful years in calicut, 4 memorable years in the hostel.

One is really missing something in his life if he hasn't stayed in a hostel. I bet anyone here would second me on that. Looking back, the stay here was filled with lots of fun, lot of mischief, a handful of times when i was caught [;)], few fights with friends, arguments, wonderful seniors, great juniors, the lecturers, labs, the fests, the common rooms, and many more things! The seniors who came for Convo said that they miss college and hostel a lot; and I'm sure its goin to be the same for us too.

But I can't help it! I cannot screw up one of my exams just to stay here for another year :). Will be leaving the college, but will have lots of memories and some friends for life too to take along with me.

I very well remember the last few days at all the schools and my prev colg...and i miss all of them...but every time i left a place there was another wonderful place waiting, with more friends, more fun, more exciting stuff. And I'm sure the same is gonna happen this time too.

So, cheers!