The idlis they say are mighty fine
Until one fell down and crushed the toe of mine
This pretty much gives an indication of the latest insane thing that has come up in the campus.On April 1st a gigantic,gargantuan,mammoth mess was declared open-The Himalaya or better still Shitalaya.This mess,constructed at a whopping cost of 9 crores{What a waste!} will surely be bigger than some of the colleges in Hyd!I was slisha apprehensive about the day of inaugration {April 1st -All Fools Day} but later realized that it was a perfect launch because they have been succesful in fooling more than 2500 students.Wow! Sensational timing by the authorities I should say.It couldn't have started on a better day.It is a huge 3 storeyed building with a posh facade and green lawns in front of it.But it's total nonsense inside .A perfect way of describing it would be "Good from far but far from good".
For non iitians i shall give a brief intro.All these days we had our food in the hostel mess.The Dean decided that the students of one of the premier engineering colleges of the country needed better food and came up with this horrible idea called "Giga Mess" wherein all the students in the hostel zone will be going to a single place for their food.This Mess has 3 different caterers {RR,CR and SHAKTI} each serving two different cuisines called C1-Predominantly Northie and C2- Southie food.We later realised that C2=C1 + Sambhar.We were asked to exercise our vote on the caterer and C1 or C2.RR caterer had the reputation of being the best of the bad lot and so we all voted for that with the hope that atleast now things would get better.Alas the food is at an all-time worst now.
First of all the very fact that we have to walk so much for food acts as a deterrent.This Himalaya is just beside that Gurunath and evening coffee is non -existent.RR invariably has a mile long queue at any time of the day thanks to the huge turnout.Each floor is assigned a different caterer and the capacity is 720 in each floor.About 1600 students have registered for RR,some 500 for CR and about the same for Shakti.Needless to say there is absolutely no rush in CR and Shakti while we all fight it out in the queues in RR.The concept as such is bad,food worse and the queue "worshtest".We have to walk back the entire distance even for a spoon of rice.The scene in the lunch time is literally like a refugee camp with people pushing and jostling each other.This is mainly due to the 1pm class.I seriously feel lunch time has to be increased because we can never predict when we will be done with this stupid ordeal.
All of us were issued cards for entry into the mess and it says we cant go to the other caterer.It is a simple yellow card which would cost no more than 5 bucks.Loss of mess card means a fine of RS. 500 {REALLY} and coupons for extras will be issued in multiples of Rs.300.For all of us who experienced hunger pangs in the night Dhaba provided some respite with the ok types food.Now Dhaba also has been closed and we see a new outlet called Tifanys above Mega Mess.This Mega Mess is just beside Gajendra Circle and it closes by 10pm thanks to its proximity to the girls hostel.Infact its sandwiched between the 2 girl's hostels.Firstly why the **** was it opened there?And what's the problem in guys coming near the hostel after 10?? Anyway there are hajaar couples who roam till 3-4am and n hajaar couples just outside the girls hostel who keep talking till some 3-4am.The Dean has no problems with that and has cribs about guys coming near the girls hostels for food. *Evil Grin *-I am sure girls dont mind guys coming :P.
The Govt mess in our 1st year was pretty good and the hostel messes were privatised in the 2nd year and the food has been deteriorating ever since.How I wish our students enact a Rang De Basanti{hmm maybe without killing} or some Medha Patkar comes and starts Himalaya Hatao Andolan.Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb-ul guys,if you really want to target an educational institution you are most welcome.Do come here and demolish Himalaya without leaving a brick instead of targetting harmless profs in IIsc.
P.S. : The rebellion has started.Be a rebel
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Saturday, April 08, 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
THE BEST MATCH EVER?
2 years ago Pakistan scored around 344 and was 5 runs short of victory over India in the first ODI at Karachi.This was the match where Kaif took that awesome catch jumping over Badani.That was the highest chasing total till yesterday,although it wasn't a winning one.A few months back NZ prevailed over AUS in a high profile chase and won, chasing a total of 330 odd and till yesterday that was the record for the highest winning chase.Few other memorable 300+ chases have been the Natwest final at Lord's ;the 316 at Dhaka vs Pak {Kanitkar scores a boundary off saqlain},;SL chasing 333 set by WI at Sharjah ,Tillakaratne scores an amazing century but the team falls short by 3 runs.Move over guys! 300 is passe.400 is the in thing now.If a team scoring 434 in the 1st innings is out-of-the-world then what can you say about the team which has chased 434 at 8.7 RPO.GOD LEVEL!!!!!!!!!!
I cant imagine with what mindset Gibbs went in to bat! Chasing 434 is surreal.How could he even think that his team could go for a win?His lofted cover drives,pulls,straight hits to the fence were an absolute treat to watch.Never did he get bogged down and the best part of his innings was that he tried to score off every ball.In his 80 odd runs partnership with De villiers the latter scored just 14. Gibbs totally bludgeoned,hammered,pummelled the ball and I cant come up with more words. He never lost sight of his goal even when wickets fell and the way he accelerated after his century was too too too much! The age old adage "Fortune favours the brave" was seen yesterday .Without taking away any credit, Gibbs had a reprieve at mid-off.A couple of edges also flew to the third man boundary and there was a missed run out chance. Every ball he tried some innovation -coming down the track,creating room on the off,chipping it over short fine leg etc. But the way he threw away his wicket was slisha disappointing.He had already scored two sixes and a lofted drive without the power or timing towards long off with a fielder there was unwarranted.He could have taken a single or hit a full blooded shot.Anyways i think he was tired.All said and done this was one of the best innings' i have ever seen and I dont think anyone can emulate Gibbs atleast for the next few years. "Wonder"wath was also wonderful! And full marks to Boucher for having kept his cool.He kept the scoreboard ticking and ensured that 6 an over was always coming. Imagine a tailender like Ntini facing one of the fastest bowlers with 2 needed off 3,this being the series clincher,SA on the verge of creating history.Phew!He aptly took a single.Well done boy .Boucher deserved the winning shot and his boundary over long on brought the roof down in the room and we all were dancing,shouting,embracing each other as if it were an Indian win!Such was the tide against the Aussies.
Almost all the guys in the TV room were baying for Aussies blood barring one or two . Every boundary was greeted with rapturous applause and we all were left red-handed after clapping so much.The atmoshpere was totally electric with about 150 people and this is something i wont forget for a few years to come.
Ponting's captaincy has left a few open questions.Even you and me know that Gibbs is extremely strong in the cover region.Why didn't he have a sweeper when he was repeatedly hitting it over the covers? Secondly Lee was the best bet with such such an inexperienced attack.So why didn't he complete his quota and why that Lewis was given 10 overs after giving away 90 in 9?Lewis might be a great bowler in the death but after being hammered for 90 runs it was an unwise decision to hand over the ball to him.Anyways I am happy he did that because I don't want the Kangaroos to win every series.But I am pretty sure that they will fight back hard.After every defeat they have had comprehensive victories.They swept the Super Series 3-0 and defeated WI,SA,SL back home after their Ashes debacle and the previous ignominious loss to Bangladesh.So a good fight is on the anvil.
The Ashes victory saw a surge in the popularity of cricket in England.Lets hope the same thing happens in SA .I would like to see SA attain the levels it had reached in 1996-99 and regain its lost glory.
Bottomline: Any target can be achieved if you are determined and put your mind and heart into it.Will sum up with one of my favourite quotes - "Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill." - Mohammad Ali.And Gibbs,Smith,Boucher are champions. ^:)^
I cant imagine with what mindset Gibbs went in to bat! Chasing 434 is surreal.How could he even think that his team could go for a win?His lofted cover drives,pulls,straight hits to the fence were an absolute treat to watch.Never did he get bogged down and the best part of his innings was that he tried to score off every ball.In his 80 odd runs partnership with De villiers the latter scored just 14. Gibbs totally bludgeoned,hammered,pummelled the ball and I cant come up with more words. He never lost sight of his goal even when wickets fell and the way he accelerated after his century was too too too much! The age old adage "Fortune favours the brave" was seen yesterday .Without taking away any credit, Gibbs had a reprieve at mid-off.A couple of edges also flew to the third man boundary and there was a missed run out chance. Every ball he tried some innovation -coming down the track,creating room on the off,chipping it over short fine leg etc. But the way he threw away his wicket was slisha disappointing.He had already scored two sixes and a lofted drive without the power or timing towards long off with a fielder there was unwarranted.He could have taken a single or hit a full blooded shot.Anyways i think he was tired.All said and done this was one of the best innings' i have ever seen and I dont think anyone can emulate Gibbs atleast for the next few years. "Wonder"wath was also wonderful! And full marks to Boucher for having kept his cool.He kept the scoreboard ticking and ensured that 6 an over was always coming. Imagine a tailender like Ntini facing one of the fastest bowlers with 2 needed off 3,this being the series clincher,SA on the verge of creating history.Phew!He aptly took a single.Well done boy .Boucher deserved the winning shot and his boundary over long on brought the roof down in the room and we all were dancing,shouting,embracing each other as if it were an Indian win!Such was the tide against the Aussies.
Almost all the guys in the TV room were baying for Aussies blood barring one or two . Every boundary was greeted with rapturous applause and we all were left red-handed after clapping so much.The atmoshpere was totally electric with about 150 people and this is something i wont forget for a few years to come.
Ponting's captaincy has left a few open questions.Even you and me know that Gibbs is extremely strong in the cover region.Why didn't he have a sweeper when he was repeatedly hitting it over the covers? Secondly Lee was the best bet with such such an inexperienced attack.So why didn't he complete his quota and why that Lewis was given 10 overs after giving away 90 in 9?Lewis might be a great bowler in the death but after being hammered for 90 runs it was an unwise decision to hand over the ball to him.Anyways I am happy he did that because I don't want the Kangaroos to win every series.But I am pretty sure that they will fight back hard.After every defeat they have had comprehensive victories.They swept the Super Series 3-0 and defeated WI,SA,SL back home after their Ashes debacle and the previous ignominious loss to Bangladesh.So a good fight is on the anvil.
The Ashes victory saw a surge in the popularity of cricket in England.Lets hope the same thing happens in SA .I would like to see SA attain the levels it had reached in 1996-99 and regain its lost glory.
Bottomline: Any target can be achieved if you are determined and put your mind and heart into it.Will sum up with one of my favourite quotes - "Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill." - Mohammad Ali.And Gibbs,Smith,Boucher are champions. ^:)^
Monday, March 06, 2006
TIME IS FLYING AWAY
I am half way through the sem and have not yet described how it has shaped up.This is mainly due to an extremely busy schedule which for a change included mugging ,playing cricket and of course the usual time wasters like chatting,movie watching etc.As usual the Profs are not great barring two profs.One prof teaches well but slighly on the slower side.His class is somewhat like HIndi commentary on DD -1."Mohammad Kaif"..wait for 10 seconds.."shandaar shot"..10 more seconds.. ""kharab ball".Surpise-I have a Bradmanesque attendance average of 90+ so far in his class and have jotted down awesome notes.Infact i am pretty proud of a unique achievement.For the first time in my 3 years i studied for the quiz from my own notes.Of course it did have the usual glitches as i didn't copy a few graphs and the "sieve theorem" came into effect once again.Probably can be termed Beginner's Luck.As some golfer said "My luck is so bad that if i bought a cemetery people would stop dying"!The other prof is a total god.Infact he is going to be the next HOD and for the first time i seem to be enjoying classes.But he sent me out once as i went in 3 min late for his 8 am class.Grrrr.
The labs and the associated reports have been the most painful part eating away precious Sundays.Of all the things I dont think anyone would want to spend his Sundays writing lab reports and drawing graphs.In the previous sems too we had labs but I used to blatanly carbon copy the reports.This sem there were specific instructions not to copy from our batch mates.Certainly that dint deter me from copying ,the fact that i was dependent on others provided the impetus to write reports on my own.I still don't write it completely on my own.Thats obvious because Habits Die Hard.Thursdays and Fridays are the best days as the afty's are free.They are spent in the best way possible-sleeping.Even though I have been writng down notes in a few classes religiously I am absolutely not able to cope up with them and in most cases its blindly writing down what the prof has been telling.Sometimes when LB sits beside me we both have a small competition on who writes down more notes.Though I won on one particular day, after going through the notes I found out that what I had written was totally insignificant and irrelevant.The prof was using some analogies and like a fool I wrote down that without writing the subject matter.Phew!The simple things in life like writing notes in class is so tough man!Hats off to all you people who maintain notes.
This sem also saw the advent of GD's in our wing {6 guys} mainly in order to improve our debating skills.It has done everything except that.Mainly it has resulted in each of us taking turns to rape the other guy and pain him to the core.In most of the cases the guy getting tortured has had no support and its like 5:1 attack.But those sessions were total fun and I was also the victim many times.If I am not wrong I was the one who started these sessions and the cliched getting a taste of my own medicine.Hope to have one of those sessions this weekend.I am pretty sure the guys passing through our wing are convinced that these 6 guys have no other work apart from farting {aimless chat sessions in IIT lingo}.
I had put on weight in my December holidays and started running in our stadium in order to reduce it.Sadly i dont seem to have lost much inspite of running a good 5*400m these days.My main aim is to reduce my waist line so that i can flaunt my brand new Lee jeans by tucking the shirt in . :P.I hope to tuck in my shirt atleast by the end of this sem.Btw all you doubting Thomases,I am not that fat,just 65 kgs :P
This has been a total bits and pieces post.But what to do I dont get many ideas to blog about :(. Life is just going on peacefully these days.First quiz was just about ok.Hope there is no "sieve theorem" in the 2nd quiz!!!
P.S : For first timers sieve theorem --> Whatever i leave will surely appear in the exam.100%.For further details contact LB.
The labs and the associated reports have been the most painful part eating away precious Sundays.Of all the things I dont think anyone would want to spend his Sundays writing lab reports and drawing graphs.In the previous sems too we had labs but I used to blatanly carbon copy the reports.This sem there were specific instructions not to copy from our batch mates.Certainly that dint deter me from copying ,the fact that i was dependent on others provided the impetus to write reports on my own.I still don't write it completely on my own.Thats obvious because Habits Die Hard.Thursdays and Fridays are the best days as the afty's are free.They are spent in the best way possible-sleeping.Even though I have been writng down notes in a few classes religiously I am absolutely not able to cope up with them and in most cases its blindly writing down what the prof has been telling.Sometimes when LB sits beside me we both have a small competition on who writes down more notes.Though I won on one particular day, after going through the notes I found out that what I had written was totally insignificant and irrelevant.The prof was using some analogies and like a fool I wrote down that without writing the subject matter.Phew!The simple things in life like writing notes in class is so tough man!Hats off to all you people who maintain notes.
This sem also saw the advent of GD's in our wing {6 guys} mainly in order to improve our debating skills.It has done everything except that.Mainly it has resulted in each of us taking turns to rape the other guy and pain him to the core.In most of the cases the guy getting tortured has had no support and its like 5:1 attack.But those sessions were total fun and I was also the victim many times.If I am not wrong I was the one who started these sessions and the cliched getting a taste of my own medicine.Hope to have one of those sessions this weekend.I am pretty sure the guys passing through our wing are convinced that these 6 guys have no other work apart from farting {aimless chat sessions in IIT lingo}.
I had put on weight in my December holidays and started running in our stadium in order to reduce it.Sadly i dont seem to have lost much inspite of running a good 5*400m these days.My main aim is to reduce my waist line so that i can flaunt my brand new Lee jeans by tucking the shirt in . :P.I hope to tuck in my shirt atleast by the end of this sem.Btw all you doubting Thomases,I am not that fat,just 65 kgs :P
This has been a total bits and pieces post.But what to do I dont get many ideas to blog about :(. Life is just going on peacefully these days.First quiz was just about ok.Hope there is no "sieve theorem" in the 2nd quiz!!!
P.S : For first timers sieve theorem --> Whatever i leave will surely appear in the exam.100%.For further details contact LB.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
THIS FARE IS NOT LOVELY
Superstar Rajni waxed eloquent about this tribe in one of his superhit flicks.He goes about extolling the virtues of the autokkaran of Chennai.His cronies dance with wild abandon and sing along with him , probably shouting for an encore.In fact in his first few lines he claims to be a good singer.I dont second his views and I am pretty sure many of you will assist me in directing a stream of invective towards these guys.I do agree that they are good singers.They seem to be huge fans of Eminem as our guys also can sing rap songs{or crap songs?} with generous amounts of swear words thrown in.
I have been fleeced royally almost every time I took an auto here.I am particularly sad at my inability to reach at a favourable price even after minutes of haggling with the autowala.They are adept at using the choicest of Tamil expletives,obviously aimed at your immediate kith and kin.I dare not scold him in return as I am aware of the fraternity and camaraderie existing among them.The Hyd autowala is also equally adept at usage of expletives which often revolve around parts of the human anatomy below the abdomen,both posterior and anterior without any bias.Dont be surprised if you hear many of your relatives being called names in different languages.Poor guy,spits and wastes his 5 bucks worth paan just to tell you few of your body parts.But still the Hyd guy is better than the Chennai guy,atleast he sticks to the meter.
My experiences in Chennai with the autokarrans have been horrible to say the least.What would have costed me 15 bucks in Hyd costs me something around 30 if I catch a moving auto and 40 if I hire a stationary auto outside the IIT gate.He does take you on a ride!Cant understand why these static guys demand more.Invariably he demands 5 rs extra on reaching the destination.It is somewhat like "You wanted me to take you to Y on X road,this place is Z which is quite a distance from Y".This "quite a distance" is generally about 200-300 metres.There is also a worst case scenario- Z does not figure on X road at all and its 10 Rs extra.Any hour of the day apart from 10am-11am and 6pm-8pm is "untime saar" for our guy.He uses this word pretty often.Another handy crib is that the petrol prices were raised just a few days back.He predicts a traffic snarl on every main road through which we'll be passing .Is this guy any VIP with a convoy and Z plus security???
I do not wish to restrict myself to the autokkaran alone.His baap,the taximan surely deserves atleast few lines here.The biggest pain in life is when i disembark from the Chennai express which arrives at around 6 am,which is obviously "untime saar" for the taximan.Even at 6 am you can see our man very fresh,vermilion and sacred ash smeared along the forehead and the divine aroma of incense sticks in the auto/taxi.Dont get carried away people,beyond the saintly God-fearing exterior is a pertinacious guy who can extract any amount he wants despite stiff resistance from your side.He never pulls back even if you are in numbers of three or four.Hats off to your determination machi! I always arrive the day classes start and since we have to reach by 7-30 there is no time for the haggling .We pay him an outrageous figure which is delta less than what he demanded,he asks 25 more for the luggage,hostel security guard intervenes,usual expletives follow {there is one particular word used for the 1st few customers of the day who crib a lot and dont pay},we end up paying that extra 25 bucks,he elated,we fuming,the end.
All said and done this autowala certainly is an integral part of our lives,especially for me in Chennai as i do not have a vehicle here and my cycle wont take me beyond the gates.Read that as-I am too lazy {also a bit afraid}to ride a bicycle on the busy Adyar road and so take an auto even for short distances like Shakes and Creams.We just cant do without him and we are at his mercy.I will be happy if he atleast reduces this blatant exploitation of the weaker sections of the society{Yeah in this case we are weak}.Any tips from experienced customers on how not to get fleeced are welcome.In the meantime let me think of cheaper alternatives.
I have been fleeced royally almost every time I took an auto here.I am particularly sad at my inability to reach at a favourable price even after minutes of haggling with the autowala.They are adept at using the choicest of Tamil expletives,obviously aimed at your immediate kith and kin.I dare not scold him in return as I am aware of the fraternity and camaraderie existing among them.The Hyd autowala is also equally adept at usage of expletives which often revolve around parts of the human anatomy below the abdomen,both posterior and anterior without any bias.Dont be surprised if you hear many of your relatives being called names in different languages.Poor guy,spits and wastes his 5 bucks worth paan just to tell you few of your body parts.But still the Hyd guy is better than the Chennai guy,atleast he sticks to the meter.
My experiences in Chennai with the autokarrans have been horrible to say the least.What would have costed me 15 bucks in Hyd costs me something around 30 if I catch a moving auto and 40 if I hire a stationary auto outside the IIT gate.He does take you on a ride!Cant understand why these static guys demand more.Invariably he demands 5 rs extra on reaching the destination.It is somewhat like "You wanted me to take you to Y on X road,this place is Z which is quite a distance from Y".This "quite a distance" is generally about 200-300 metres.There is also a worst case scenario- Z does not figure on X road at all and its 10 Rs extra.Any hour of the day apart from 10am-11am and 6pm-8pm is "untime saar" for our guy.He uses this word pretty often.Another handy crib is that the petrol prices were raised just a few days back.He predicts a traffic snarl on every main road through which we'll be passing .Is this guy any VIP with a convoy and Z plus security???
I do not wish to restrict myself to the autokkaran alone.His baap,the taximan surely deserves atleast few lines here.The biggest pain in life is when i disembark from the Chennai express which arrives at around 6 am,which is obviously "untime saar" for the taximan.Even at 6 am you can see our man very fresh,vermilion and sacred ash smeared along the forehead and the divine aroma of incense sticks in the auto/taxi.Dont get carried away people,beyond the saintly God-fearing exterior is a pertinacious guy who can extract any amount he wants despite stiff resistance from your side.He never pulls back even if you are in numbers of three or four.Hats off to your determination machi! I always arrive the day classes start and since we have to reach by 7-30 there is no time for the haggling .We pay him an outrageous figure which is delta less than what he demanded,he asks 25 more for the luggage,hostel security guard intervenes,usual expletives follow {there is one particular word used for the 1st few customers of the day who crib a lot and dont pay},we end up paying that extra 25 bucks,he elated,we fuming,the end.
All said and done this autowala certainly is an integral part of our lives,especially for me in Chennai as i do not have a vehicle here and my cycle wont take me beyond the gates.Read that as-I am too lazy {also a bit afraid}to ride a bicycle on the busy Adyar road and so take an auto even for short distances like Shakes and Creams.We just cant do without him and we are at his mercy.I will be happy if he atleast reduces this blatant exploitation of the weaker sections of the society{Yeah in this case we are weak}.Any tips from experienced customers on how not to get fleeced are welcome.In the meantime let me think of cheaper alternatives.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
EK HAZAAR :)
Yipee!!! The counter says 999 and since this is my blog i wanted to be the 1000 th visitor.A refresh would have done so but i thought writing a small post would be better. :)
I thank all the readers for this .Surely for a novice churning out sub standard stuff having so many visits is an achievement.Thanks a lot people .Do read and voice your opinions.
PJ-- A woman saw her daughter-in-law at a restaurant with another man.She was shocked on seeing this.She saw the same pair again another day holding hands and eating ice cream from the same bowl.But she chose to keep quiet.Why??
"KYON KI SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THI" !
I thank all the readers for this .Surely for a novice churning out sub standard stuff having so many visits is an achievement.Thanks a lot people .Do read and voice your opinions.
PJ-- A woman saw her daughter-in-law at a restaurant with another man.She was shocked on seeing this.She saw the same pair again another day holding hands and eating ice cream from the same bowl.But she chose to keep quiet.Why??
"KYON KI SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THI" !
Saturday, January 07, 2006
IN THE LAND OF BIRYANI-RELOADED
After spending about 10 days "studying" for GATE in the hostel it was back to Hyderagood.Those 10 odd days were absolutely awesome!I had absolutely nothing to do.The very fact that I did not have to attend classes at 8 am inspite of being in hostel was the icing on the cake.I purposefully set the alarm at 7-45 am.On blaring ,I switched it off,pulled over the blanket,uttered a few expletives directed towards to the alarm piece,showed it my back and peacefully slept.I seemed to derive some great pleasure in that.Anyways left for Hyd on 14th for a 17 day holiday and should say it was pretty decent.
A new 5 storeyed apartment has come up exactly opposite ours with the balconies of all the flats facing our entrance ,cutting down the sunlight.I hope the balconies offers some other " colourful light" in the colony which has been quite "dark" for 20 years ;).Reminds me of the title song in that 7/G flick.There seems to be a marriage whenever I am in Hyd and this time it was my friends sisters wedding the day i landed and the entire iitm gumbal was there.We had a great time there.The first few days were spent in the usual fashion -meeting old pals etc,eating out ,returning home after 11pm ,scoldings from mom ,promising her not to repeat it and doing the same after 2 days.
Visits to the movie theatres in my holidays seem to be ritualistic .The count has been increasing in some arithmetic progression.It was 3 in the winter and 7 in summer in 1st yr.4 in winter and 13 in summer the next year.This winter it has been 5.The Hindi flick "Bluffmaster" was the pick of the season.Wanted to watch "Aaru" only for Trisha but could not do so due to lack of company.Later heard that it was pathetic ,so no regrets.
I had about 4-5 novels with me and have not completed any of them as i was very busy eating,sleeping,watching TV,roaming etc.There was a new Honda Activa and so there are 3 non-geared vehicles in my house now,one for each of the permanent members.I too have a non-geared vehicle though,my Hercules AXN bicycle.Activa seems pretty good,much better than Kinetic and except for a poorly designed rear view mirror{I use this mirror only for seeing the vehicles behind and not for any other purpose} it was quite good,esp the pick up which is lacking in kinetic and most of my roaming was done on Activa.Dad seemed to be in a pretty good mood as he allowed me to take out the car{Not some posh Lancer or Mercedes,a chota Maruti} on more than a couple of occasions.In return I had to wash it the next day and I accepted the offer gleefully.
It was pretty cold in Hyd,esp for someone who has been in Chennai.The mercury dipped to 9-10 degrees in the last week and my best friend "cold" had already embraced me by then.Cold is my trusted life partner,it will surely never ditch me or leave me under any circumstances.I hope someone creates a rift in this friendship.31st night was also spent with the same old best friend,a hanky and flipping channels till 3 am.A few relatives of my best friend also visited me the next day namely fever and headache.They were so kind,they accompanied me on the train to madras and slowly left 2-3 days back.
It is a new year and a new sem and I dont have any resolutions.The subjects seem to be better than the previous sem,only hope the grades are also better.
A new 5 storeyed apartment has come up exactly opposite ours with the balconies of all the flats facing our entrance ,cutting down the sunlight.I hope the balconies offers some other " colourful light" in the colony which has been quite "dark" for 20 years ;).Reminds me of the title song in that 7/G flick.There seems to be a marriage whenever I am in Hyd and this time it was my friends sisters wedding the day i landed and the entire iitm gumbal was there.We had a great time there.The first few days were spent in the usual fashion -meeting old pals etc,eating out ,returning home after 11pm ,scoldings from mom ,promising her not to repeat it and doing the same after 2 days.
Visits to the movie theatres in my holidays seem to be ritualistic .The count has been increasing in some arithmetic progression.It was 3 in the winter and 7 in summer in 1st yr.4 in winter and 13 in summer the next year.This winter it has been 5.The Hindi flick "Bluffmaster" was the pick of the season.Wanted to watch "Aaru" only for Trisha but could not do so due to lack of company.Later heard that it was pathetic ,so no regrets.
I had about 4-5 novels with me and have not completed any of them as i was very busy eating,sleeping,watching TV,roaming etc.There was a new Honda Activa and so there are 3 non-geared vehicles in my house now,one for each of the permanent members.I too have a non-geared vehicle though,my Hercules AXN bicycle.Activa seems pretty good,much better than Kinetic and except for a poorly designed rear view mirror{I use this mirror only for seeing the vehicles behind and not for any other purpose} it was quite good,esp the pick up which is lacking in kinetic and most of my roaming was done on Activa.Dad seemed to be in a pretty good mood as he allowed me to take out the car{Not some posh Lancer or Mercedes,a chota Maruti} on more than a couple of occasions.In return I had to wash it the next day and I accepted the offer gleefully.
It was pretty cold in Hyd,esp for someone who has been in Chennai.The mercury dipped to 9-10 degrees in the last week and my best friend "cold" had already embraced me by then.Cold is my trusted life partner,it will surely never ditch me or leave me under any circumstances.I hope someone creates a rift in this friendship.31st night was also spent with the same old best friend,a hanky and flipping channels till 3 am.A few relatives of my best friend also visited me the next day namely fever and headache.They were so kind,they accompanied me on the train to madras and slowly left 2-3 days back.
It is a new year and a new sem and I dont have any resolutions.The subjects seem to be better than the previous sem,only hope the grades are also better.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
DO YOU KNOW ME?
So you people still do not know me completely.Here I come to post the "about me".It was the flavour of the season a few months ago.I know I am quite late in this aspect,however better late than never.I was in fact waiting for someone to tag me so that I could come up with mine.My first experience with tagging was horrible,which was reflected in that god-damn-awful short story and I have tried not to goof it up this time.I was tagged by Naren.I will slightly deviate from his "about me".Lets start the journey-
Three names i go by-
Rajeev
Desi {My nick in IITM which i acquired during the ragging session}
Raj {Most of my cousins/family members call me }
MoBo meaning Mottai Boss {Orkut gumbal calls me that}
Three screen names-
rajeevhere
rajeev_raghu
iamrajeev85
Three names i was given-
Badrinarayanan {Pseude name.. I like that}
Rajeeva Lochanan{dont like that. yuck:P}
Rajeev {I am not a fool to say i dont like this name}
Three phsyical things i like about myself-
My smile {Giving Shah Rukh and Preity Zinta competition for dimples}
Decently built{Yaa self-proclaimed}
Chubby cheeks {:P}
Three physical things i hate-
Obviously my height {Shortie..may be one of the reasons why i like Sachin}
Capricious nose which sends out hurricanes by the dozens. {Guess its sinus problem or some cold related stuff.Have to consult the doc.}
If the above thing does not qualify as a "physical thing" i will say -Not so strong legs.Fluffy types.
My hair is a mess
Three parts of my heritage-
Kumbakonam{Born there,my granny lives there}
Hyderabad {Brought up there.. spent a major chunk of my life. close to 18 yrs}
Chennai {doing engineering here}
Three things that scare me-
Street dogs.. Bloody dawgs {Had a tough time during my pre JEE days when i had classes at 5 am and had to encounter many barking dogs which chased me like a cop running behind a thief.. its better now out in Hyd.. }
Exams used to scare me but not any more as I have got used to getting screwed.Still failure in exams does worry me.
Human anatomy {Just cant imagine how medicos cut and examine}
Three things about opposite sex that appeal to me-
Nice colour,need not be snow white.{Ok now dont start things like due to morons like u the multi lakh "Fair and Lovely" industry is thriving}
Good conversationalist and a decent sense of humour{She need not evoke wide guffaws but i Just cant tolerate senti}
Chubby but not obese{mebbe like jyotika but not mumtaz/shakila :P} and obly not so tall
Three things i want in a relationship-
Mutual respect
Freedom to do what i want
Love {obviously}
Three places i want go for vacation-
New Zealand {LOTR effect.Wish I could go to all the places where that movie was shot}
Badrinath,Kedarnath and surrounding places around Ganga{had been to those temples.. more of a pleasure trip than a pilgrimage}
England {sit back and enjoy cricket at Lords}
Three all time favorite movies-
This is very difficult.I cannot answer this question.. so pass
Three of my everyday essentials-
Internet
Watch and cell phone
Shower
Three things i am wearing right now-
A gold chain
Imported shorts gifted by cousin,Sparkling white Crocodile vest{Ping me if you want further details :P}
Titan fast-track Watch {Passionate about watches.Will surely blow up a fortune on them once i start earning.}
Three things i want to do before i die-
Have a good collection of best-sellers and read all of them
Watch either Sachin tendulkar or AR Rehman live in action
Learn my mother-tongue Thamizh well and be able to read/write and speak fluently {Though i know tam reading and writing my tam sucks... of all the 4 languages i know i am least proficient in tamil.I am not at all proud of this thing}
Three reasons why i am posting this-
Naren tagged me
My blog lacks an intro
Naren tagged me
Three things i wish to change about myself-
Do away with the "lazy" tag
A care free I-care-a-damn attitude and have a direction/goal and make my life more organised
Improve my communication skills.
Three favorite foods-
This is a very difficult one for gourmands/gourmets like me.I will increase it to 5 as i dont want to do injustice to food.
All varieties of kuzhambu or sambhar with rice,spicy curry and papad.{I get to eat that only during the vacations.My life partner will surely have to excel at sambhar making}
The South Indian b.fast menu-vada,pongal,dosa etc {hate idlis though}
Many N.Indian gravies with a generous amount of paneer thrown in with Butter Naan
Another all time favorite is "chaat" in those ubiquitous push-cart stalls better known as "bandis" in Hyd.
Pizzas and pastries will occupy the next slot.
Three big time regrets-
Not continuing cricket and chess after 6-7th standard {He he.. India missed out on another Sachin or V.Anand you see .. NTPK}
Never learnt the art of attentively listening the classes.{Habits die hard.Was a back-bencher types candidate right from 4-5th}
Having studied in a boy's school {:((}
Three things i want to badly do now-
Go home {Its vacation time now and i am still sitting in IITM}
Party night long
Writing "Finish this post" is too tempting.Will change the 3rd thing to -Finish the books at hand namely-Ramayana by Rajaji,Naked Face by Sheldon,Day of the jackal by Forsyth
I have gone through many "know me" posts and its pretty obvious that some of the points have been found else where.I have tried not to use the usual cliches but could not help it on 2-3 occasions.
I hereby declare that all the above facts are true to the best of my knowledge and if found false I am liable to be banished from the blogging world and/or a fine of posting 100 totally humourous/entertaining/captivating posts.:P
Thanks for this long journey and this is an open tag to all the newcomers to post an intro.I grant all newcomers permission to use my name saying "Rajeev tagged me"!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Three names i go by-
Rajeev
Desi {My nick in IITM which i acquired during the ragging session}
Raj {Most of my cousins/family members call me }
MoBo meaning Mottai Boss {Orkut gumbal calls me that}
Three screen names-
rajeevhere
rajeev_raghu
iamrajeev85
Three names i was given-
Badrinarayanan {Pseude name.. I like that}
Rajeeva Lochanan{dont like that. yuck:P}
Rajeev {I am not a fool to say i dont like this name}
Three phsyical things i like about myself-
My smile {Giving Shah Rukh and Preity Zinta competition for dimples}
Decently built{Yaa self-proclaimed}
Chubby cheeks {:P}
Three physical things i hate-
Obviously my height {Shortie..may be one of the reasons why i like Sachin}
Capricious nose which sends out hurricanes by the dozens. {Guess its sinus problem or some cold related stuff.Have to consult the doc.}
If the above thing does not qualify as a "physical thing" i will say -Not so strong legs.Fluffy types.
My hair is a mess
Three parts of my heritage-
Kumbakonam{Born there,my granny lives there}
Hyderabad {Brought up there.. spent a major chunk of my life. close to 18 yrs}
Chennai {doing engineering here}
Three things that scare me-
Street dogs.. Bloody dawgs {Had a tough time during my pre JEE days when i had classes at 5 am and had to encounter many barking dogs which chased me like a cop running behind a thief.. its better now out in Hyd.. }
Exams used to scare me but not any more as I have got used to getting screwed.Still failure in exams does worry me.
Human anatomy {Just cant imagine how medicos cut and examine}
Three things about opposite sex that appeal to me-
Nice colour,need not be snow white.{Ok now dont start things like due to morons like u the multi lakh "Fair and Lovely" industry is thriving}
Good conversationalist and a decent sense of humour{She need not evoke wide guffaws but i Just cant tolerate senti}
Chubby but not obese{mebbe like jyotika but not mumtaz/shakila :P} and obly not so tall
Three things i want in a relationship-
Mutual respect
Freedom to do what i want
Love {obviously}
Three places i want go for vacation-
New Zealand {LOTR effect.Wish I could go to all the places where that movie was shot}
Badrinath,Kedarnath and surrounding places around Ganga{had been to those temples.. more of a pleasure trip than a pilgrimage}
England {sit back and enjoy cricket at Lords}
Three all time favorite movies-
This is very difficult.I cannot answer this question.. so pass
Three of my everyday essentials-
Internet
Watch and cell phone
Shower
Three things i am wearing right now-
A gold chain
Imported shorts gifted by cousin,Sparkling white Crocodile vest{Ping me if you want further details :P}
Titan fast-track Watch {Passionate about watches.Will surely blow up a fortune on them once i start earning.}
Three things i want to do before i die-
Have a good collection of best-sellers and read all of them
Watch either Sachin tendulkar or AR Rehman live in action
Learn my mother-tongue Thamizh well and be able to read/write and speak fluently {Though i know tam reading and writing my tam sucks... of all the 4 languages i know i am least proficient in tamil.I am not at all proud of this thing}
Three reasons why i am posting this-
Naren tagged me
My blog lacks an intro
Naren tagged me
Three things i wish to change about myself-
Do away with the "lazy" tag
A care free I-care-a-damn attitude and have a direction/goal and make my life more organised
Improve my communication skills.
Three favorite foods-
This is a very difficult one for gourmands/gourmets like me.I will increase it to 5 as i dont want to do injustice to food.
All varieties of kuzhambu or sambhar with rice,spicy curry and papad.{I get to eat that only during the vacations.My life partner will surely have to excel at sambhar making}
The South Indian b.fast menu-vada,pongal,dosa etc {hate idlis though}
Many N.Indian gravies with a generous amount of paneer thrown in with Butter Naan
Another all time favorite is "chaat" in those ubiquitous push-cart stalls better known as "bandis" in Hyd.
Pizzas and pastries will occupy the next slot.
Three big time regrets-
Not continuing cricket and chess after 6-7th standard {He he.. India missed out on another Sachin or V.Anand you see .. NTPK}
Never learnt the art of attentively listening the classes.{Habits die hard.Was a back-bencher types candidate right from 4-5th}
Having studied in a boy's school {:((}
Three things i want to badly do now-
Go home {Its vacation time now and i am still sitting in IITM}
Party night long
Writing "Finish this post" is too tempting.Will change the 3rd thing to -Finish the books at hand namely-Ramayana by Rajaji,Naked Face by Sheldon,Day of the jackal by Forsyth
I have gone through many "know me" posts and its pretty obvious that some of the points have been found else where.I have tried not to use the usual cliches but could not help it on 2-3 occasions.
I hereby declare that all the above facts are true to the best of my knowledge and if found false I am liable to be banished from the blogging world and/or a fine of posting 100 totally humourous/entertaining/captivating posts.:P
Thanks for this long journey and this is an open tag to all the newcomers to post an intro.I grant all newcomers permission to use my name saying "Rajeev tagged me"!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
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