High School Gradation
After dropping out of high school many time
times due to family problems, I never thought
I would graduate. When that day came there
was a special person attending, the late NDP
leader Jack Layton who was the guest speaker.
The main task for me was that I had so many
problems going on that I wasn’t able to
balance school, work and family. However,
with encouragement from my family I didn’t
give up and I was able to finish high school.
This resulted in bringing me to Centennial
College for a post graduate adv. diploma, and
offering hope that you are never too late or
old for to succeed.
Online Music Production
I had a desire to do Tamil music for longest
time. However it was very hard because there
weren’t many resources available, and the cost
was too high. I needed to go to India in order to
do produce my album. In 2010 I collaborated
with a music producer, who is based in Italy, to
create my music through the internet. We
recorded instruments in India while over seeing
it through Skype. We also did vocal recording in
Canada and used musicians in Italy. As result
we made the very first album that was
recorded online through 3 different continents,
broadening the path for other Tamil artists to
create their own music.
Video InterviewIn Career exploration class I had a
assignment where I had to do a video
interview. I wanted mine stand out the
most and have equal quality to some
professional videos that the professor
showed in previous classes. I saw the task
at hand and I wanted to impress him. I
contacted a friend who owns a studio, who
is an expert in editing. We spent over 5
hours for 2 minutes of film. In the end, this
video was very professional and equal to
what professor presented.
Charity ProgramIn 2011, my friends and I decided to host a
music concert to raise money for people in
Sri- Lanka. To finish the task, we need to give
a quality program to the audience in order to
sell tickets. Many musicians and myself
practiced for many days and it sometimes
went past midnight. The event was a success
and we were able to help many families in Sri
Lanka; providing food and basic needs (in
picture you can see the kids who is about to
receive school supplies). The next program is
scheduled later this year where we will raise
money to supply artificial legs for war-victims
in Sri-Lanka.
Linkedin Assignement
Another assignment I had in school was to create a Linkedin
account. I had no idea about what Linkedin was and I was
little worried. I saw that there is
lot to do. However I followed the
steps I needed to take to finish
the assignment. In the end I got 97.5 % on this assignment.