"Zabon doni Jahon Doni" - Tajik proverb

"Zabon doni Jahon Doni" - is Tajik proverb, which means "Know language, know the World".

 I love proverbs, because even though they are short, but sharp. The proverb "Know language, know the World" is my favorite one. In order to understand it , I had and still having a real experience based on that. I couldn't even imagine how helpful it can be until I started learning Korean, one of the most beautiful languages. I started feeling the immediate positive effect after learning Korean day by day. I made so many friends, started learning from them about Korean culture, traditions, lifestyle, everything!
In 4 years of learning Korean I made so many close friends, joined the computer club "SPARCS" being proud to be the only foreigner accepted so far .I'm sure language skills played a big role on it. By learning language you will feel more comfortable living in Korea, Koreans will feel closer while talking in their own language (there won't be a barrier among you). Imagine when some foreigner start learning your own language, you mother's tongue, I'm sure you will feel surprised and happy about that. That's why I always suggest to my friends, especually newcomers the first thing to do in Korea is to start learning Korean. So, if you are going to visit any other country, try to learn their language, because "Zabon doni, Jahon Doni"! :)

The courses I'm taking in this semester(Fall semester, 2010)

This is how my timetable looks like(in the picture below):

This is the last semester for me. Up to now I completed 141 credits:

The courses left to take:

Major(CS) Required: "Operating Systems and Lab" (CS330, 4 credits)
Major(CS) elective:  I selected   "Network of Things"(CS340, 3 credits)
Basic Required: "Calculus II"(MAS102, 3 credits)
Minor(MS) Required : "Introduction to Business Management"(,MSB200, 3 credits)

	The courses I just decided to take(to improve my English Reading&Writing skills):

Humanities & Social Elective:  "English Short Stories"(HSS273, 3 credits)
Other Elective :  "Advanced English Writing"(HSS391, 3 credits)
Total(Fall Semester, 2010): 19 credits
Total: 160 credits

Let me briefly explain about each courses:

Operating Systems and Lab is considered to be one of the most difficult courses in CS Department. We are learning about so many things, that I can't even describe it .
 This is how the grading system looks like:
42.5% : midterm and final exams
–42.5% : projects
–15% : homeworks& class participation
As far as I know there are going to be 5 projects, which we'll have to complete during the semester. I hope I will successfully pass this course.
Network of Things:
This course is being taught be 5 instructors.  We study different networks, about what kind of unique perspectives on network research is brought by different disciplines. (Lecture #1, CS340 Network of Things, Fall Semester, 2010, KAIST). I love everything related to Social Networking(such as Facebook :) ).
 Calculus II:
Based on the course description:
"This course deals with differentiation and integration of multivariable real-valued functions, emphasizing basic concepts and applications."  Reference: http://mathsci.kaist.ac.kr/en/education/courses.php

Introduction to Business Management:
We are learning about the many concepts in business. As professor told us that we'll feel business, because we'll have to do business right after the mid-term exams  and create a value(as more as possible). Well, let's see the way how it feels soon.
English Short Stories and Advanced English Writing:
Even though I don't have to take this courses, but I want to improve my English Reading and Writing skills, and my my total credits to be exactly 160 credits. I love the courses from Humanities & Social Elective Other Elective division.

Also, I have a plan to participate in South Korean Championship among the students (Taekwondo, WTF). I'm planning to start training from the next week, regularly from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the newly built Sport Complex. Come and join is, I'm sure you will like it.

I hope everything works well for me in this busy and at the same time full of new exciting things semester. Fighting!!!

My hobbies

What are my hobbies? Well, I have lot's of hobbies.
One of them is playing on piano. I graduated the Children's school of  art based on the piano specialization(1997-2004). After that I worked as a concertmaster(2004-2005), accompanying children on the piano and participating together in annual concerts. I also love composing. Hence, I took the course "Special Lectures on Art< Music Analysis & Composition II>"(fall semester, 2009) at KAIST  and learned about the basic skills of composing. In the final exam we had to compose the music, based on the special rules and I did it with all my pleasure. Here is the link to one of my composed music, which I named as "Imagination": Imagination. I hope to successfully graduate KAIST soon(January, 2011)  and start doing Masters in Graduate School of Culture and Technology, AIM(Audio-Interactive Media) Lab, which I believe is also related to music as well.

I also love sports, especually practicing Taekwondo(WTF). I've been practicing for more that 10 years from my high school years(practicing professionally) up to now. I got 2 times gold medal in republican championships(May,2004; July, 2005) and participated in some international competitions such as Match Meeting of  Tajikistan vs. Afghanistan (representing my country) and in the match meeting dedicated to the decade anniversary of the ascertainment of diplomatic relations between the republic of Tajikistan and the republic of Kazakhstan in 2003(2nd place). When I came to Korea, I continued practicing Taekwondo and got the second place in Daejeon Competition(July,2007), got the second place in South Korean Championship among the students(November,2007). Currently, I am the owner of the black belt (the second dan), planning to take test on March, 2011 for getting the 3rd dan.

One of the other sports I love is soccer.Hence, I joined KAIST Internationals Football Club. Currently we are participating in Hurricane Cup(KAIST) and doing not bad(we are in Quarter-finals).

I also like swimming, that's why I took a swimming class to get 2AU, which is mandatory for graduation in KAIST.

In my free times I like playing chess, table tennis, billiards, reading books, listening to the music. 

One thing that I try to stay far away from is playing computer games(even though it attracts me a lot), because I think that it's nothing but wasting, killing the precious time.  

Introduction

I'm Daler, from Tajikistan, the lovely mountainous country in Central Asia. I graduated Gymnasium #2 with physics-mathematics bias in Tursunzodah, my hometown which is named after the great poetry Mirzo Tursunzodah. It is located 53 kilometers far from the capital, Dushanbe.

Currently, I’m the 4th year student at KAIST (Korea Advanced University of Science and Technology), which is located in Daejeon, the heart of Korean Peninsula, the 5^th largest city which is called Daejeon.  My major is Computer Science and minor is Management Science.
Before coming to Korea I was studying in the Technological University of Tajikistan. My major was International Marketing and Management. When I was the second year student, I took a test to pursue studying in KAIST and among 96 students I was one of the 2 students who got admission.  I’m proud to study in KAIST, the best university in the world.


The photo with me, shown below is taken in Busan, Korea’s largest port city, the second largest metropolis after Seoul (2008).
The reason why I love this picture is because I saw sea there the first time in my life and it was really very impressive.

What can I say about Busan? It's lovely. What can I say about the first sea I have ever seen in my life there? It's fantastic. What can you say about ...? :)