Everyday with Afrin

  Hate the Action, Not the Person October 28, 2026 Hi everyone, Afrin here! I've wanted to write this blog for so long, but I could never find the right time or the right mood to put my thoughts into words. But today, 28-10-2026, feels different. Maybe it's the mood, maybe it's what happened today, or maybe it's just one of those moments when your mind finally finds something worth writing about. Today went pretty well. We spent almost the entire day chatting as a group in the canteen. A little gossip, a little politics, discussions about society, and stories about our school lives and families. Just a bunch of people sharing their experiences and thoughts. At some point, while talking about a fellow person, we happened to share a similar opinion about their actions. We felt that what they had done wasn't right. We shared our thoughts, and eventually, we moved on to another topic. But somewhere in that moment, a thought crossed my mind. Why do we end up hating a per...

Ten days of electronics, circuit simulations, PCB design, unexpected redesigns, and a little hostel adventure with ferric chloride. Sometimes, the best way to learn something is to stop reading about it and start doing it yourself. About a month ago, I had the opportunity to experience this firsthand during a 10-day electronics training programme as part of my placement training. As an Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) student, I had studied electronic components and circuits in college, but this training gave me the opportunity to explore how an electronic circuit moves from an idea on a computer screen to a physical printed circuit board. Our project was a 5 V regulated DC power supply using the LM7805 voltage regulator . I worked on it with a team of four members, and what initially seemed like a straightforward electronics project eventually became a memorable learning experience. And yes, it involved a plastic container, a leaking glove, brown-stained fingernails, a...