Memoirs of KJC Cntd:

Memoirs of KJC Cntd: Wish It was...

The first day of my college started after meeting with Fr. Josekutty. He advised that i meet Gopu Sir, before i go to class. Indeed, it was a nice meeting. He showed me a copy of the "Quadrangle", the biyearly college magazine. He told me, what would take us far and long is activities.

I realize that today, as I am almost out of college. I realize the value of gaining experience only now. Thank God, I got an opportunity to be the editor of "Quadrangle". That gave me all the confidence I needed in my writing skills. Maybe the very fact i decided to do this blog explains part of that story.

How i wish we continued the initiative of Ms. Bharati "KJC News Broadcast". It was a fantastic idea that would have given us all the experience we needed to work in the visual media. I can say this more confidently after going thru the one week observation in TV9. what they do is almost the same, except that we did not do any evaluation. I wish all of us took it more seriously.

Now that all is over, I wish good luck to the ones that still have the opportunity right under their nose. Even if no one helped, try it on your own. It's easy and u CAN do it. It's gonna be one thing that'll give u that edge over the others.

Google Calendar! No More Misses On Your Schedules

Have you checked out Google Calendar yet? God!!! It's one tool on the net that u'd love it all your life. I love Gmail. And the second best thing from Google I have seen, is the CALENDAR. I vouch for it. When u have it, u won't anymore forget your loved ones' birthdays and important meetings, events and even examination dates. You'll get reminder emails, SMS and even pop-ups if u wish.

What's more. You can add preset calendars to your account. These are there on the net already.. Some example of these would be, Christian Calendar, Islamic Calendar, Indian calendar, US Calendar and many more such calendars. U can even get a five-day weather prediction for your city. One calendar that'll fill all your space is the "Celeb Calendar", with so many celebs sharing the same birthday. Forgive them. It's not their mistake. They are so many, but there are only 365 days in a year. ';-(.

You can copy dates and events from any calendar to yours. You can set up more than one calendar too. All with different names. Name one "birthdays", another "anniversary", another "exams: and another "Holidays". 

And what if u want to keep a copy of it on your desk? Trust me it's the best. Your can customize ur calendar with all your dates, deadlines and events right on your desktop. U can download the whole thing in .pdf format and print it. U can eliminate the calendars that you don't want to print. It's not a good idea to print the calendar with the weather report. It actually will not look exactly as u see it on screen.

The Mobile providers that support Google Calendar Reminders in India are Hutch and Spice. So if u have a hutch phone u can get all those reminders for free. You can have upto 6 reminders at the time and date or your choice. Reminders can be Emails, SMS and even a pop-up within you Gmail. All according to how ur wish and like. So here's yet another chance for you to remain more organized and scheduled. U won't miss any of those birthday parties anymore. Neither that rock concert that you had planned but forgot in the middle of your heavy work schedule. Google will remind you. U just make sure u reach there in time!!! ';-)

Success Story of my "FOLLOW UP" folder

I am very forgetful sometimes. But I cannot any more be less organized. Writing things on a notebook and carrying it around was an idea. But it wasn't always possible with only a two pocket which are alreay occupied with mobile an wallet. What i ended up doing was simple. I named one of my folders in the email as "follow up". I put all my "TO-DO" lists in that folder. I dint forget to add a "DONE" folder too. The emails will remain in "follow UP" until it is done. Once the date is passed and i have done the work, the reminder email moves to the "DONE" folder. And when i look at about 94 emails in the "DONE" folder, i couldn't be happier. and you've guessed the reason already.

The reminder is more/only effective if we check the email on a daily basis. It won't give any reminder emails or SMS, but checking it daily does keep us on the toes to get the things done asap. And once it is done, moving it to the "DONE" folder is a joy. It gave me a sense of accomplishment. This could especially benefit working professionals who have a lot to do and in very little time. All the more reason when you have a lot of things and u cant possibly remembr all of them in the correct order or on time. It did wonders to me, I'm sure, it'll be of great help to you too. Try it.

The folder method will keep you organized and also give you the highs of being so! ';-). You'll see yourself accomplishing more and being more effective. All the best.

By the way u don't have to pay me for this piece of advice!... ';-)