On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Parthan SR <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
>  2) Yes it is a shame. Yes it is business, they are doing.
>>
>>
> Well, most corporates/organizations will offer you a decent stipend if you
> do your interns there. But the problem is you will most probably be not
> working on anything that they are going to make use of. Unless when your
> work is at par to their expectations on their own employee's performance or
> you have done something far too useful for them to neglect, it's just
> another intern for them. Mostly it is a passive talent hunt for future
> employees.


Okay.


>
>  3) I guess I have no choice but to bank on a good project since _I_ have
>> wasted my engineering life in this sordid institution.
>>
>>
> There is a saying in Tamil, "Ikkaraiku a'karai pachhai". A talented archer
> will still hit the target with a bamboo bow. It doesn't matter how your
> institution is, which in my personal experience every institution is more or
> less the same, it's your own personal aspirations, self-motivated
> initiatives and hard work which is going to pay. It's *your* damned life and
> future, and it is utter irresponsibility to blame others for making a mess
> of it.
>

Yes, I do take complete complete responsibility for my actions. I am not
blaming. I did not intend to play the blame game.


>
>  4) I saw the sites you wanted me to go through. The obstacle there was
>> that
>> it is a freaking ocean out there and I am to pick a drop of water out of
>> that. I am really confused as to which project I should choose even within
>> a
>> particular sub category :(
>>
> Everybody have to start from some shore and swim. If you don't start from
> somewhere, you are never going to swim in the ocean one day :) At worst
> case, close your eyes and pick one, take it as a challenge and contribute to
> the project. It will at least surely prove to be a learning experience and
> will help you pick better projects next time.


I shall.
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