Things I've Learned at the University

So, I've spent nearly 9 months at a campus and it turns out every important thing I've learned here are mostly social-skills. :D I know that I'm not experienced enough to write a blog post on University Life or Life in general. But I'm just going to state the obvious ;) 

Special Note : All of the following "lessons learned" are about the society and it's ways and in no way connected to any person living or dead (or any particular institution.) Basically I'm talking about "stuff" in general...

1. Copying is the most important survival skill. (and Einstein approves)

 

Ability to produce an original answer with the use of material stolen from other people and the internet is of vital importance if you are ever going to make it out alive from a university. Apart from that one has to figure out several things in-order to pass exams - which I will not mention here in the fear of losing my life, (yes, university people are tough! ;) ) and mostly because I haven't figured them out myself.

BlueStacks : Use your favourite Android apps on your PC or MAC

I'm thrilled to find out that I can play Clash of clans and Temple Run on my PC. Apparently this has been possible for quite some time now. But it's new to me, so here comes a blog post!

Coolest of programmers have created a thing called Android Emulator called BlueStacks that allows us to use or test android apps using our computers. This is awesome because the steps are so easy, even a newb can manage the installation process without any problem.

Step 1 : Go to BlueStacks website using this link :  http://www.bluestacks.com/app-player.html

Step 2 : Download the player. (If you own a PC click the green button and the mac users should use the silver one)

Step 3 : Click on the downloaded file and Install the player.

Step 4 : Open BlueStacks player and search for the app/game you would like to use.

It's that simple! :)

I'm sure most of you might know better or similar alternatives to BlueStack. (I've heard of www.andyroid.net  too.) Feel free to mention them in the comments box below.

Good bye for now, because I have a Programming quiz today evening! ;)

Why we are proud to be Sri Lankan

©sakshatoonsrilanka

It's been almost a year and a half since I last wrote a blog post. I thought today would be a good day to start over as it's the 66th Independence Day of my beloved mother Sri Lanka. First I started writing this in Sinhala, then I changed my mind and decided it's better if this could be read by the visitors from other countries too. (as they are the majority of my small audience ;) )

Sri Lanka is a country with a recorded history that spans over 3000 years. Over the years our small island has gone through a lot; and yet we've managed to come this far because of the sacrifices of our brave national heroes and the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. So on this Independence Day I thought it's better if we can remind ourselves the real reasons behind the pride of being a Sri Lankan.

1.  LEGACY : Today marks the 66th anniversary of the victory of hundred thousands of national heroes who rose against the British empire to free our motherland.

2. STRENGTH : The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the home to a brave nation that defeated the LTTE terrorists: who were named as the Most Dangerous Terrorist Outfit in the World by FBI at that time.
Many heroes of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces sacrificed their lives to save this "land of the lions" and we are forever grateful towards them.

3. PEACE AND HARMONY : We are not ready to destroy the legacy and the identity of our nation under the pressure of extremists! But we respect equality more than anything. From the ancient times, our island has been the home of people belonging to various religions and races. We lived in harmony: and most importantly, we lived happily with each other. The blend of cultures increased the value of our country. We learned to respect the differences and the diversity of each ethnicity. Sri Lankan lifestyle has a different rhythm that allow the Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Muslims and people belonging to many other religions to co-exist. Many of the

4. HERITAGE : Our country is peppered with ruins of ancient glory, which are still capable of providing lessons for modern engineering. Among them, eight places have been declared as UNESCO World Heritage sites. (Namely, the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, the ancient city of Sigiriya, the Golden Temple of Dambulla, the old town of Galle and its fortifications, the sacred city of Anuradhapura, the sacred city of Kandy, Sinharaja Forest Reserve and the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.)


5. ACHIEVEMENTS : Being Sri Lankan, I cannot end a list without a Cricket reference! ;)  Our national cricket team is one of the best teams in the whole world. Sri Lanka has blessed the world with many veteran cricket players and I must mention the victories and the fame they've bought home over the past few decades.




sources : www.defence.lk , en.wikipedia.org