APOGEE '09
I spent my first day of apogee preparing for my paper presentation the next day and as the fourth day came crashing to an end, that felt like an aeon ago. I don’t know where all that went. I hadn't the faintest idea that a technical fest of national level could hold so much for me-me of all people.
Interviewing Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia Foundation, felt good. He gave us another perspective of things. He introduced us to the idea of making the world a better and easier place to live in-and not just making money or being successful (without sounding idealistically silly-really).I also got to interview an Environment Lawyer, Mr. M.C Mehta, who upon research I found out, was the winner of the Raman Magsaysay award and Global Planet award for Asia. Gee, I wonder what two more Apogees will hold for me in the next two years!
Apogee was good for more reasons than one. My paper presentation on Biodiesel was seemingly decent (despite lack of much preparation, I confess). I worked hard for EPC (English Press Club), and the reason for it was simple- I liked journalistic work. It’s funny, really, if I like some thing- subject or hobby, I work a lot on it. But If don’t, I don’t there’s much anyone else can do about it.
Room 3250, as my co-ord wrote in his editorial, will hold lots of fond memories for me. This is where we wrote articles, stapled issues, sang, danced and did NOT make out! So here goes a thanks to all those who treated me at Dominos or CCD- including Shaumo, Soumyadeep, even Rajat, and all those guys (epc-ites) who made this Apogee a great experience for me!
Interviewing Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia Foundation, felt good. He gave us another perspective of things. He introduced us to the idea of making the world a better and easier place to live in-and not just making money or being successful (without sounding idealistically silly-really).I also got to interview an Environment Lawyer, Mr. M.C Mehta, who upon research I found out, was the winner of the Raman Magsaysay award and Global Planet award for Asia. Gee, I wonder what two more Apogees will hold for me in the next two years!
Apogee was good for more reasons than one. My paper presentation on Biodiesel was seemingly decent (despite lack of much preparation, I confess). I worked hard for EPC (English Press Club), and the reason for it was simple- I liked journalistic work. It’s funny, really, if I like some thing- subject or hobby, I work a lot on it. But If don’t, I don’t there’s much anyone else can do about it.
Room 3250, as my co-ord wrote in his editorial, will hold lots of fond memories for me. This is where we wrote articles, stapled issues, sang, danced and did NOT make out! So here goes a thanks to all those who treated me at Dominos or CCD- including Shaumo, Soumyadeep, even Rajat, and all those guys (epc-ites) who made this Apogee a great experience for me!
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