Approaching a Potential PhD Supervisor
In this article, we will talk mainly about approaching a supervisor and how you may enter the wonderful journey as a PhD student. Continue reading Approaching a Potential PhD Supervisor
Working-From-Home Tips and Tricks
Yesterday, after more than 1 year, Canberra went into a lockdown of 7 days! It is a saddening situation, but the efforts are for the greater good of community and everyone’s safety. So we are back at homes, working remotely like we used to be in earlt 2020. In trying out best to fit into the situation, we thought of sharing few tips and tricks … Continue reading Working-From-Home Tips and Tricks
Healthy Eating 101
Most often healthy eating is mistaken with weight loss. Also, healthy eating is wrongfully associated with boring food. However, being foodies we are happy share some thoughts on healthy eating. Content in a typical diet The focus of a healthy diet has few areas of interest. Effect on levels of body cholesterol and hormones Sufficient energy/carbohydrate content Sufficient proteins While carbohydrates supply the required energy, … Continue reading Healthy Eating 101
Make Your Own Jam at Home
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6 Places You must visit on a Trip to Jervis Bay
After hunting vigorously across Google results in search of a coastal area to visit during the long weekend in January 2019, Jervis Bay popped up as a “magical place to visit”. Being protected by the Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay is known for its magical and beautiful terrain along the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Why miss the chance to visit a magical … Continue reading 6 Places You must visit on a Trip to Jervis Bay
The Almond Train — Enjoy South Australia’s Largest Range of Flavoured Almonds
As the final destination of our road trip, we went to Adelaide and stayed there for two days. On the first day, as we were searching on Google Maps for places to visit, The Almond Train popped up on the results with a rating of 4.4 stars. It took us a 40 min drive from the Adelaide city to reach the heart of McLaren Vale, … Continue reading The Almond Train — Enjoy South Australia’s Largest Range of Flavoured Almonds
Road Trip Across Four States
During the last December vacation, Vijini and I went on a road trip starting from Australian Capital Territory, then to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. On the way, we visited many places of natural beauty and man-made masterpieces. We started from Lyons in Canberra and our furthest destination was Seaton, Adelaide. Following is a rough road path without the places we visited. However, … Continue reading Road Trip Across Four States
Scenic World, Blue Mountains Australia
Along with our visit to Wollongong (read here) we headed towards Sydney with some city tour plans. However, after going through Google’s tour guide we came across the name Scenic World and their website. So we decided to head to Blue Mountains with the intention of encountering the experiences. The place was quite cheap compared to the experiences we had!. For an adult the cost … Continue reading Scenic World, Blue Mountains Australia
Coastal Beauty in the City of Wollongong
While on our conference tour in Wollongong, Australia, Anuradha and I were able to witness some of the beautiful creations of nature as well as mankind. We visited a few beaches, a lake and a bridge. I will walk you through the places in the order we visited them. 🙂 Lake Illawara Lake Illawarra is considered as a coastal lagoon in the Illawarra region, New … Continue reading Coastal Beauty in the City of Wollongong
Thinking of Higher Studies? Here’s some Intel!
It has been a very little time since Vijini and I started our higher studies in Australia. Our choice of university was Australian National University or in short ANU. At the time of my writing, it is ranked (overall) 49th in Times University Ranking. Beyond the mere rank of the university, there were many other considerations for both of us during the university selection. Moreover, there … Continue reading Thinking of Higher Studies? Here’s some Intel!
Get to know Australian Wildlife up close and personal — Symbio Wildlife Park
On our way to Sydney from Wollongong, Anuradha and I decided to visit the famous Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, NSW. It is a must-go-to destination if you are visiting Wollongong. We were able to see a wide range of animals including Australian favourites such as Koala and Kangaroo and other species such as Meercat, Tasmanian Devil, Red Panda, Emu, Cheetah and Ring-tailed Lemur. Visitors were allowed to feed the kangaroos … Continue reading Get to know Australian Wildlife up close and personal — Symbio Wildlife Park
TALE 2018 — Conference Tour to Wollongong
Vijini and I had a conference publication for which we had to present at Novotel Northbeach Hotel in Wollongong, Australia. The conference TALE 2018 (IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering), which had its focus towards Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) was one of the leading IEEE conferences in technologies related to education. The conference was centred around several tracks including; Computer-based learning and … Continue reading TALE 2018 — Conference Tour to Wollongong
Roti House — Enjoy Malaysian Cuisine in the heart of Canberra City
One day, as I was scrolling through the Groupon app, a discount caught my eye and I immediately showed Anuradha. We got 15% off for food deals and we bought a coupon from Roti House Canberra. After a busy day at the university, we walked to the city and went to Roti House to spend the coupon on dinner. Roti House Inside Roti House We … Continue reading Roti House — Enjoy Malaysian Cuisine in the heart of Canberra City
Birthday Dinner at Kebaba Turkish Grill Bar and Restaurant
Anuradha and I stumbled upon a website named Groupon which had a lot of offers at nearby restaurants, shopping centres, travel and many more. When we went through the section of food, Kebaba Turkish Grill Bar had an offer of $30 to spend on Turkish food and drinks for a minimum of two people. We had to pay only $19 which was 37% off. We decided to try out this … Continue reading Birthday Dinner at Kebaba Turkish Grill Bar and Restaurant
The Arachchi Style 