Settling In…

Posted by anas on Oct 20, 2008 in London Diary | 10 comments My first ever class at Imperial was of an optional subject called Synthesis of Digital Architectures. It was sleep-inducing at first, but the professor managed to steer it on an unknown awesome track in the midst of two-hour slot. This is a subject which I’m unclear about, at least from the first class. Another class scheduled after a 4 hour gap was of Instrumentation. From these two, and...
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Say NO to buses

Posted by anas on Oct 20, 2008 in London Diary | 3 comments The end of last week, precisely Sunday the 12th of October, we shifted from East to West London, from Walthamstow to Hammersmith (I think :S). The whole process was tiring, as is the case of any shifting event. But we did make it by about 9 p.m in the night. The next day was supposed to be important for me, as it marked my first official class at Imperial. I was made aware that a certain bus...
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The First Week

Posted by anas on Oct 17, 2008 in London Diary | 10 comments The first week at Imperial College has been largely festive. Various welcome sessions were arranged to acclimatise the students with the structure, functioning, services, facilities and administration of Imperial. Something amusingly strange about Imperial College is its name! In fact, it’s a university but they still call it college. The word ‘college’ is embedded in its name....
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October 8: Today In History

Posted by anas on Oct 8, 2008 in Life | 7 comments October 8, 2005 Earthquake in Kashmir kills approximately 80,000 people October 8, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected the governor of California October 8, 1998 House of Representatives approves impeachment inquiry of President Clinton October 8, 1986 Anas Imtiaz is born!!!!! October 8, 1980 U.S.S.R. and Syria sign peace treaty October 8, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 8, 1971...
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First Sights – London

Posted by anas on Oct 5, 2008 in London Diary | 8 comments Finally, I’m in London! In fact I’ve been here for the past two days trying to acclimatise myself with the weather, environment and culture to some extent. I must admit that it has been a smooth sailing so far but I’ve seen a lot in just two days starting from my entry in the local airspace. Our plane was forced to go for a ride due to the heavy traffic at the Heathrow airport....
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