Favourite travelling destination

Singapore is my favourite travelling destination.In 1963 Singapore gained independence from the United Kingdom. Many of the people who lived in Singapore went there from India, Malaysia and China in seek of labouring work to earn money. After independence was granted the process of finding a single Singaporean identity began. The country has been called a society in transition because of the fact that the people who live there do not speak the same language, share religious beliefs or even come from the same culture. English is declared to be the nation’s first language, however in a census by the government, just 80% of Singaporeans were literate in English. The diverse culture can be noticed when you walk the streets to see mosques, synagogues and churches.
The main streets in Singapore are busy, colourful and filled with the inviting aromas of street food. It is here where you can devour delicious prawn noodles or a bowl of Wee Nam Kee chicken. Food from the street vendors is bursting with local flavours and is irresistible after a long day walking through the streets and shopping in the malls.

The island is small and the population is large at 5,312,400. The large population means that things can feel rather crowded in the main streets. Pedestrians and drivers have to keep to the left to ensure a smooth travel for everyone, whether on foot or in a car.
There are not too many private cars in Singapore, however taxis flood the roads. Car prices are much higher in the country and the cost for just obtaining a Singaporean certificate of Entitlement would buy you a Porsche Boxter in America. Just one in every 10 people own cars due to the expense, many choose the cheaper alternative of traveling by bicycle, on foot, bus, train and taxis.
In the dark of night the city of Singapore lights up. The stunning skyline reflects off of the Singapore River and illuminates the sky. On the river there aren’t just straight up skyscrapers, there is even a quirky building which has curved sides and looks as though a space ship has landed on top of its roof.
Singapore is warm and wet. The tropical rainforest climate means that there are no actual defined seasons. The geographical location means that the country has high humidity and lots of rainfall, with around 92.1 inches each year. The sun shines strongest in March, with the highest recorded temperature at 36 degrees. Singaporeans dress in clothes suitable for the heat and humidity, wearing T-shirts, shorts and slippers

                Outbound training program

Outbound training program was held in Trincomalee eastern command naval base srilanka navy.It was a 1st year and 2nd year software engineering batches 2 days training camp

I couldn't participate that due to a family wedding function.But lot of friend told me that they had a good experience there.Here i attached some photos which my friends had taken. 

         Table ethics and etiquette

We went to Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management colombo for this session.I was selected in 2nd group.Here i posted some table ethics and etiquettes which we had learned;

NAPKIN ETIQUETTE

Place the napkin in your lap upon seating.At informal meals, place the napkin in your lap immediately upon seating. During formal occasions, before unfolding the napkin, wait for the hostess to remove her napkin from the table and unfold it in her lap.

1. When leaving the table temporarily, put the napkin on your chair.
2. At the meal's end, fold your napkin and place it to the left of your place setting.

Read more table manners tips for using your napkin in the napkin etiquette section.

HANDLING UTENSILS

How do you hold a fork?

The continental style prevails at all meals, formal and informal, because it is a natural, non-disruptive way to eat.

1. Hold your fork in your left hand, tines downward.
2. Hold your knife in your right hand, an inch or two above the plate.
3. Extend your index finger along the top of the blade.
4. Use your fork to spear and lift food to your mouth.

THE TABLE SETTING

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Deciding which knife, fork, or spoon to use is made easier by the outside-in rule – use utensils on the outside first and working your way inward. So, if you are served a salad first, use the fork set to the far left of your plate.

Your water glass is the one above the knife in your place setting and your bread plate is to the left. To remember which bread plate belongs to you and if the glass in front of you belongs to you or your neighbor, use “b” and “d”. Touch the index finger on your right hand to your right thumb. Touch the index finger on your left hand to your left thumb. The “b” formed by your left hand is for “bread” (your bread plate is always at the left of your place setting). The “d” formed by your right hand is for “drink” (your drinking glasses are always at the right of your place setting).

Our table setting section discusses in greater detail what you'll see at the table

EATING

At a small table of only two to four people, wait until everyone else has been served before starting to eat. At a formal or business meal, you should either wait until everyone is served to start or begin when the host asks you to.

ETIQUETTE

Pass to the right (if the item is not being passed to a specific person). One diner either holds the dish as the next diner takes some food, or he hands it to the person, who then serves herself. Any heavy or awkward dishes are put on the table with each pass.

BREAD PASSING ETIQUETTE

1. If the loaf is not cut, cut a few pieces, offer them to the person to your left, and then pass the basket to your right.
2. Do not touch the loaf with your fingers, instead use the clothe in the bread basket as a buffer to steady the bread as you slice it.
3. Place the bread and butter on your butter plate - yours is on your left - then break off a bite sized piece of bread, put a little butter on it, and eat it.

Taken from-https://www.etiquettescholar.com

Specially i need to thank all the staff in hotel school and sarasi madam to arrange this kind of wonderful event.

I'm totally satisfied the session which we had there so as soon as i came back to home i posted a review for them.

Latest trends in software engineering world

For this session human resources manager and a software engineer from hsenid mobile solutions visited to conduct.

First of all human resources manager introduced us the meaning of name;it's backward letters of dinesh who is the owner of this company.Later she gave us brief idea about how to face to interview properly and what the industry is looking from an undergraduate.
After her speech one of the software engineer who graduated from UCSC started the discussion.Actually it was a great discussion with us and very informative.One most important thing that i remember is he told try to be an expert in one programming language.

Latest trends in software engineering discussion titles started with IOT things;internet of things.

The Internet of things ( IoT ) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other itemsembedded with electronics , software , sensors, actuators , and network connectivity which enables these objects to connect and exchange data . -wikipedia-
Most important thing i remember from that discussion is he told sometimes dog may be communicate with each other in near future.

Second new trend is open source products.

Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. According to scientists who studied it, open-source software is a prominent example of open collaboration.The term is often written without a hyphen as "open source software".-wikipedia-

Third new trend is machine learning

Machine learning is a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.

Arthur Samuel, an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence, coined the term "Machine Learning" in 1959 while at IBM. Evolved from the study of pattern recognition and computational learning theory in artificial intelligence,machine learning explores the study and construction of algorithms that can learn from and make predictions on data– such algorithms overcome following strictly static program instructions by making data-driven predictions or decisions,through building a model from sample inputs. -wikipedia-

Specially i need to thank to Sarasi madam for arranging this kind of great technology discussion and the all people in hsenid company

   Look back about PPD

I started to learn PPD in 2016 february.At the begining i didn't understand what are the advantages of this course module but now i understand that i have already learned lot of things from this session.As i understood what we had learned from this course module helps us in our day today life.

PPD is a course module which we(Reading Bsc in software engineering university of kelaniya) are studying whole 1st year and the 2nd year.PPD is a lifelong process. It is a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals in order to realise and maximise their potential.PPD is not a normal course module it includes more activities and events which helps me to improve my                              

                                                              1)Self confidence

                                                              2)Time management

                                                              3)Team working

                                                              4)Communication skills

                                                              5)Hear and respect to others idea

                                                              6)Decision making
                                                              7)Using minimum resources to accomplish a task

                                                              8)Planning skills
                                                              9)Presentation skills

                                                            10)How to write correct email,letter,cv

                                                            11)How to manage stress and etc

 Specially i learned how to create a proper c.v with including only useful information in a correct order.Compaired to other course module this module was teached us how to live properly.Specially i need to thank all the lecturers and demonstrators who conduct this session in 1st year and the sarasi madam.It is better if we can have this module in our next semester as well.