In Orlando

Writing after so many days again.

We have spring break this week. So to get the most out of it, we packed our bags and flew to Orlando, FL. Though main reason was career fair, it is nice place if you time & money to spend.

For first two days we were busy with career fair and all. Nice experience. You get to talk to so many great companies at same place. You get to make value connections which would be helpful in near or far future. But physically it is extremely tiring. You don't just have to talk to companies you have to impress them. Plus there are so many companies. Plus you have to be in business attire whole day (which engineers are not used to). To add to all these woes my shoes were unhappy with me. Biting me all the time. It becomes painfully difficult to keep smile on your face when you are legs are hurting, your mouth is parched, you don't get time for supper, your back is aching, and you have to repeat everything you had said hundreds of times.

But above all, it taught me a lot. It was worth coming here. Hopefully, something good will come out of this.

For next three days, we are gonna have hell lot of fun...

So you could expect something about Orlando on my blog in coming week.

4 Q's

This one was told by one of my professors at UT Arlington. His name is Dr. David Kung. He is a gem of a person. Passionate towards Software Engineering. And one of the 'true' teachers around who would not only teach whats in books but would also enlighten us about the encyclopedia called life.

We used to have his lectures in early morning. (11 AM is early morning for engineers :) ) In every lecture he would tell us about his experiences, his professional life, how & why to follow your heart while choosing your career, his integrity, how to face challenges and much more.

In one of his lectures, he told us about 4 important Quotients of life that determine what kind of person one is.

1. Intelligent Quotient - Much talked about quotient. aka aptitude.
2. Emotional Quotient - now a days it is gaining importance.
3. Risk taking Quotient - this determines how successful a person becomes. He told us why he chose to study software engineering, even though it was budding and not so popular field at that time.

And last but the most important

4. Integrity Quotient - How to be true to yourself. You might achieve fame, success, money; but if you are not integral to yourself, all that is waste. You won't be happy, no matter how much you pretend to be.

Hmmm... I am always gonna remember that...

I believe everyone should get such a teacher at early stage of life. Such teachers can really influence entire lifetime.