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Bimba – Chiguru

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A day of Pride .. 4th Sept 2010 … My lil sisters “Bimba – Cultural and Social Forum” organizes its very first grand opening program “Chiguru” in association with the Kannada and Cultural Society. The program was held at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore. The show was gracefully inaugurated by renowned Sitar musician Ustad Rafique Khan. The day was filled with the regular hustle bustle of a 300+ member audience comprising of students of Ocean Kids Mangalore and their parents.  The Bimba Foundation aims at promoting and honing art, culture and music in the GeNext of India.

The foundation spearheaded by Mrs.Gauri Suhas Rao, Mr.Suhas Rao and Mr.Kasargod Chinna ( a very familiar name in the Kannada theater and movie fraternity ) is just about a few months young. “Chiguru” in Kannada literally translates into the word “Flower Bud”. The program was conducted to showcase the various cultural dance performances from different parts of the country. There were the traditional Goan Baila, to the assamese Rangoli Bihu, to the punjabi Bhangra, to the Maharastrian lavani, Harvest dance from Karnataka,Gujarati Garbha and Dandiya and several others. All the dancers were kids under the age of fourteen. The talent and the energy in these kids was something to die for. Their infectious smile could make you forget everything else. Few of the pics i clicked during the event are posted here.

Bimba - Chiguru

Gauri Suhas Rao a.k.a Gauri Padiyar is probably more popular in Mangalore as didi to all her kids. She is a trained dancer in various indian and western dance forms. Graduating in Fine Arts from “Sandesha” – A foundation for culture and education, she took up dance as a full time career. She runs a very famous dance institute “Ocean Kids” near the Gokarnatheshwara temple in Mangalore.  Though the dance institute is for kids, she also choreographs events for corporates and also hosts large scale shows. Apart from dance and music, you can also contact her for Summer Camps for children under the age of 12 and Aerobics for Women.

The Institute is located at the following address :

Ocean Kids Dance Institute, Tanisha Building, 1st Floor, Alake, Mangalore – 575003

For enquiries Call +91-9880498515 / +91 9008936789

Go Refill Bottled !!!

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Almost always we tend to think we know best when it comes to our health.. stayin away from tap water maybe one of the things but this video gives a completely different insight into how we are actually saving our health n playin a part in polluting the environment and also burning a hole in our pockets.

Inference

Tap water is Safe ( As long as a Zero B or any other Purifying apparatus is used )… Go Refill Bottled !!!

🙂 !!!   ReFill , ReCyle, ReUse   !!! 🙂

Courtesy : http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

Cheers,

me

SAS and Advanced Analytics

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Oh Boy… Backing up data is phew…  tiring stuff..!!  whole 220 GB of stuff.. The Transcend did a pretty seemless job and i am happy bout the purchase.. I am yet to reformat the XPS and reload .. the necessary stuff back from the Transcend. Been quite busy lately.. Have joined this institue called G&K Analytics Training Institute (ATI) in Jayanagar, Bangalore. Its a small yet cozy place for learning. The trainings offered range widely on SAS ( Statistical Analysis ) , Advanced Analytics and Advanced Excel which includes concepts on VBA.  This were exactly the kind of courses that i was hoping to enroll for. The good things i like about the institue is that its were apt for learning, the training labs are open round the clock so you can walk in and practice on the modules. The instructors are industry experienced with  combines experience of over 20yrs in analytics.  The institute was founded by Gautam Munshi and Pavan Bhat.  The have worked extensively in the fields of Business Intelligence and Analytics in organtizations such as HSBC,Genpact,Marketics,etc. Currently they run their own consultany firm called Redwood Associates. They do hire interns from ATI.

Well i am not trying to advertise for the institute however this is definitely a one of a place that has been setup considering the industry needs in mind. Kudos to them who understand the needs and requirements of “Wannabe Analysts”.

Well, am sure the next question would be on certifications. Well ATI would conduct their own tests on the modules conducted and will give you a certificate. However this is not enough to prove that you are a SAS certified professional. There is a dearth for SAS certified professionals in the KPO industry and it is a good thing to b certified. So how does one get certified ?? Well you would need to take the certification at one  of the prometric test centers. Check all the details here.  The SAS institute has its own training partners for instance SIBA (in Bangalore) and LAXAI (in Hyderabad). But i believe they are a tad too expensive. But i prefered the ATI coz at the end of it all, the certification needs to be taken from the SAS Training  institute itself.

Will keep ya all posted bout the progress and give you a sneak peek at the Inside Stuff of SAS 🙂

Cheers.

What a week this has been

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Well, Thats all i can say for this week.. Cant seem to remember when was the last time i did so much work in a single week.. Well i am gonna list em out so all the boys would agree.. It indeed has been a lot of work 😉

To start off :

• Shop till u drop.
• Run around to get my Drivers License
• Find out status of my visa 😦 which was rather disappointing ( not gonna be here for atleast 4 more weeks )
• Find something to do in next 4 weeks ( which I am contented that I did find something interesting )
• n the same ol “Pot Belly reduction” plan.

After i had to stand in the hot sun for over 2 hrs to get my Learners License.. yes you heard me right.. am 26 and i dont have a 4 wheeler license.. nothin to be ashamed of though. !! I dont think so its that bad. The  shopping was kinda ok though.. come on now.. its gonna benefit me as well.. was some clothes and items from health n glow 🙂 But dont seem to understand why GALS are sometimes so darn choosy bout stuff.. well if any GUY had to run to three different stores (which they generally dont) to find a single item/brand on the list and dont find it anywhere.. the GUY would opt for a different item/brand. but the GALS dont. Poooof..Women.. so darn confusing..

Nevermind that, now that i have close to 4 weeks i decided on upskilling myself to domains in which i have been working on but had very little formal training .. so i decided to enrol into SAS and Advanced analytics and predictive analysis.. am quite suprised at myself.. i hadnt done so much research on picking a course even when i had chosen to do my Diploma in darned Nitte.. ( No offence but am one of those who hates the place, though i kinda made many good frens there.. the college sucked. ). Finding the course wasnt easy .. Poor Bops had to walk around places in 4th block ( NIIT, Imperia and what not ) after a tiring days work.. well the day ended definitely on a good note as we hogged @ Chung Wah !! n then checked out Cell phones at a Nokia store. i seem to have fallen in luv with the E71, E51 and 5800 models.. well i own the E51 and its a fab. i guess the E71 maybe the next one.

Anyways will keep u informed of the course and the progress in my next blog.. keep waiting 🙂

One last puff.. !!!

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Well.. This i something i checked out in one of the mags while i was travelling back from Kerala.. Couldnt stop thinking of all my frens who burn ciggies and blow worse than a choo choo train.  Folks.. time to think again.

Decommissioned !!

Decommissioned !!

Tobacco can put you off

Tobacco can put you off

PS : The pic aint too clear coz i had to take it using my cell phone. Nevertheless hope it conveys the message across.

Cheers