ZEALICON IS BACK!

Do you still cherish the moments when you proved your mettle and showed that you are the best tycoon or the best computer maniac or the best debater or the best robo-freak out there!?

Well IT'S back!!!

An opportunity to live those moments again and this time its even bigger!

New events added,new participants added,new rounds added!

What do you want more?

Enjoy the Zealicon fever!

for more information visit-http://zealicon.org/

We are proud of you!

I seldom watch cricket matches.I don't want to waste time watching the game for 6 hours and saying at the end-'Gosh!'.But don't know how I got the feeling that I should watch the game this last Wednesday.

And yeah,you guessed it right!Our own maestro did it again!this time even bigger and majestic!

But the question is- 'Why am I writing this on our own blog?'.

The answer to this is,I noticed something I never noticed before and i hope that it might be useful to all of us.I am fond of watching hte humans perform.whether it is a mason or a film star,I love to see them behave in a certain set of conditions and constraints!Take my word.You'll love it if u try.

So what did I notice??

I'll describe it along the scores of Sachin and his reaction at that moment.sorry,to say this but i started watching the match when he was on 111..:)

SACHIN-

On 111-He was playing his natural game.

on 150-He was playing his natural game.

on 167-Dale Steyn came barging on him.Guess waht he did.He passed a smile!Have you seen any youngster passing that smile in return of that verbal deluge.And the net result,HE STILL PLAYED HIS NATURAL GAME.

On 175-He was playing his natural game.

On 199*-HE WAS PLAYING HIS NATURAL GAME!

till 200-HE continued to play his natural game.

Notice the difference between any ordinary guy's reactions and Sachin's reactions!

well,the difference here comes from the mindset of a person.Do the things you like without any result orientation,submerge in the thing you do without any greed.You'll see the above difference vanishing and you'll become more calm and composed.

So,when people say-'you'll fail!!',answer this with a statement-'Who cares!.I do this because i like it.'

New contributor!

Hello everyone!This is Shubham Tomar.I have joined the Lingua Franca blog as the new contributor.

From now on i'll be posting on this blog frequently.I would appreciate the comments and new ideas to improve our blog.I would like it to be a medium which not only provides an interactive platform for the students and the society but also act as a birthplace for new budding ideas!howz that?..:)

Please come up with any idea which you would like us to implement in our future endeavors.

that's all for now.

Astalavista...:)

8/9 Final Year Lingua Franca members placed in Infosys!

Eight out of Nine final year Lingua Franca members got job offers during Infosys's on-campus recruitment drive. Since more than 160 students got final offers, this is probably not too much to boast about. But the news reiterates Lingua Franca's belief that sound communication skills and a rounded personality play a extremely positive role when it comes to jobs and interviews.

Many students who appeared for the written round called the compulsory "Comprehensive English Language Test" extremely difficult, while Lingua Franca Members termed it "manageable". Again, our members were a confident lot during the "Behavioural Interview" Round and came out with flying colors in the end.

PS - The 9th member did not participate in the recruitment drive.

Inchoation 3.0 received with mixed enthusiasm

Inchoation 3.0, Lingua Franca's orientation programme was received with mixed enthusiasm. The participation was not as much as we had expected, mainly due to a music n dance event going on in parallel; But we sure had fun!

Apart from the stupid microphone that acted on it's own will and a final-year student (that's me!) embarrassing himself, there were some good activities.

Word games like crossword (hosted by Etika), a vocabulary based word-thambola (hosted by Avijit and Meghna), a round of dumb-charades (hosted by Shradha and Shubham), and some short movie clips were the highlight.

Some pics from the event






I must appreciate the students who came and participated in the programme. Once again, a warm welcome to freshers!

Welcome Freshers!

Our first event of the year, Inchoation 3.0 is on 30th of October, 2009.

All first year students across all branches are invited. We can't wait to interact with you and get to know you better. Make sure you're there for event. In case you missed the poster, here it is.



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Lingua Franca member Aces GRE!

Anubha Shukla (Final Year MT) took the GRE General Test earlier this month. She scored an astonishing 1500/1600. This, by all means is a fantastic score (many Lingua Franca alumni and members took the test in recent past and couldn't go past >1400) Her Analytical Writing Ability section score is still awaited. She aspires to pursue higher studies in the US. We congratulate her on her achievement and hope that she gets the admits of her choice!

Zealicon is Back!

Gear up folks! The JSSATE Annual Technical Festival, Zealicon is back!

Just to warm you up a bit, here are some pictures from last year's archives. You'll have to appreciate me; I've exhumed them out of the stygian darknesses of my laptop (:P) So rewind to Zealicon 08: