The 49-O Rule

Ever walked into a polling booth and looked at the list of candidates and felt, "Oh crap. All these morons suck" ?

Ha, I did feel that way last time. I'm sure many of you do feel that way many a time. Did you know you can choose not to vote ?

There has always been an option for the voter to reject the candidates. If ever you feel none of the candidates in the election are worthy of your vote, you can choose to cast a Null Vote.

This is provided under the 49-O Rule of the Electoral Commission.
This makes sure that your vote is registered and also conveys to the Electoral Officials, that the guys are completely unworthy of the cause. This also prevents voter fraud and misuse.

The sad part is, this rule has always existed since 1960 but no one is ever educated about it. It was by pure co incidence that I came across it. Its time we make people aware of this.
Heres the wiki link 49-O Wiki

Imagine if we all exercise this option, next time.

I for sure am gonna exercise it, come next election time. What about you ?

Politician or terrorist.....

Mr. Raj Thackeray, where the heck were your so-called loyal workers when Mumbai was being held hostage?

Do you realise Mr. Thackeray, Mumbai was saved by your so called enemies- the Non Maharashtrians ?
Do you realise that your so-called MNS wimps were nowhere to be seen ?
Do you realise that Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, NSG guard Gajendra Singh who laid down their lives for the sake of 'your' city were non Maharashtrians ?
Do you realise that its Non Maharashtrians who have lost more than you could ever lose in your entire lifetime, for the sake of protecting Maharashtra ?
Do you realise that Mr. Karambir Kang, a non Maharashtrian is still working with the burden of losing his family in his heart ?

Mr. Thackeray, you are a hardcore politician. You know bloody well, no one is ever gonna believe you again. What the fuck were you doing at the funeral of Officer Hemant Karkare ?
I wonder whatever happened to your stance of a couple of days ago, when you categorically alleged that Officer Karkare was an anti-national element.
Why are you attending the funeral of an anti-national element ?

The answer Mr. Thackeray is that, you were wrong. You were always wrong. Every single time, when you led the agitations against the non-Maharashtrians, when you beat the railway board examinees black and blue, every single time you flashed a grin while walking out of a police station, every single time you spoke about anti-national forces, you were always wrong.

Its hard for you to admit it, but you should realise that it takes balls to admit one's mistakes. Its amply evident that you are nothing but bullshit. You are sick, and you make me puke at the very sight of you.

Its such a shame that I'm supposed to call you, my countryman. I'm sorry, but I really dont see a difference between you and those terrorists who attacked Mumbai.
You are the political terrorist. You are the scum of this nation. You ought to be flogged and fed to the sharks.

I hope you and your ilk are kicked out of the country. You are a disgrace.

Mr. Prime 'Wimp' Minister

It is such a travesty that we are stuck with a wimp of a Prime Minister to lead us. With such an uninspiring and soporific speech, dude, who do you think will ever listen to you ? You think you can lead a country of a billion and many more people ?
I'm sorry Mr. Prime Minister, but you suck. When will you learn to call a spade a spade ? Its high time you've stepped out of the cosy comforts of your home, surrounded by tens of the most highly trained commandos in the country. Its time you have admitted that you have failed us.

You have failed each and every victim.
You have failed the numerous tourists who chose to spend a holiday in the nation of a million dreams.
You have failed those people who are anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones.
You have failed all those people who unfortunately chose to dine at a fancy plush restaurant one night.
You have failed the brave and fearless police officers who've laid their lives saving innocent civilians.
You have failed Hemant Karkare, Vijay Saluskar, Ashok Kamte, Major Unnikrishnan and the tens of other brave officers.

Mr. Advani, the leader of the opposition. What the hell do you think you were doing ?
Walking into the scene of action accompanied by a battalion of bodyguards, and interrupting the forces handling the terror scene, do you think you were reassuring ?
Far from it, all you've managed to do is distract the forces.
Why should we pay thousands of rupees to protect you ?
What makes you or the Prime Minister different from the common man on the street ?
What is it that is different about you from me that you deserve the so Z-category security ?
Why do you need those guys risking their lives for your sake ?

I have questions and the answers are sadly absent. Questions that boggle the mind of every Indian who is glued to the television set. Questions that haunt the thousands who've lost a brother, a sister, a son or a wife, or a parent to the crazy mayhem.

Scary that a couple of guys not much older than me can actually bring the whole country down on its knees. Its time we revamped the whole system. I'm sure I would have been happier if each and everyone of our politicians were actually shot instead of the innocent civilians.

Mr. Prime Minister, why dont you do me and a million heads a favor ? Just resign and please stop meddling with the operations of the nation's forces.They've done more for us in the past 48 hours than you morons could ever do in an entire lifetime. Please, please, please Shut up and never show us your face again.

The Mumbai Tragedy.

Terrible, Terrible Situation - Amitabh Bachchan

Enough has been said and the events that have unfolded over the past 48 hours have been described in vivid detail by the numerous news channels. Condolences pouring in from different corners of the world.

News coverages have been littered with faces of tearful friends and family members, relieved hostages who have been rescued, the masked faces of the hundreds of the Marine and the NSG Commandos... The sight has been overwhelming. It still is.

Everytime i switch on the news channels, I am confronted with conflicting reports on the many channels. One tells me Nariman House is cleared and another quotes the NSG head saying the place is still being swept. Why cant everyone give us consistent information. Why create havoc ? Why create false hopes ?

Where is the Home Minister?
Why cant I hear a word of assurance from those sitting in the upper echelons of power ?
Why cant I sleep without any fear of it happening again in my city ?
Why cant you tell me, its over ?
Where is everyone when we need you the most ?

You call yourself leaders, and you are the first one to cower down. The bloody cowards who hardly care about anything else once you have your way. Selfish leeches. I wonder what happens to those grandiose speeches and promise the heavens to the commoners during the times of elections. Have you suddenly lost your tongues ? Have you lost your loquaciousness ?

The disheartening part is that each and every one of you who dons the Neta cap is equally bad. I have lost hope in you. I dont think i can ever trust you with my safety. You guys suck.
Its time you've come out of your hiding. Cowards.

Fuck up..

Why does it have to be me ?
Everytime i start out to do something, i end up inevitably screwing it. Why am i the one subjected to this mega mess up torture?

People trust me to do something and i inevitably end up letting them down. No matter what, its one of the worst feelings to sit and brood over a major screw up. Every time i wanted to do something good for her, i end up screwing it. She is understanding and highly supportive of what i do, but it hurts at the bottom. Somewhere something tells me, you suck.

But then there have been better times. Times spent in joy are easily forgotten but the bad ones linger around for more longer than can be deemed within the bounds of comfort. The uneasiness when u face someone u messed up for and the accompanying guilt is something that will never leave me. No matter how nice the she can be, no matter what she does to make u feel comfortable, somewhere down there i have this feeling that she deserves better.

Someone said keeping your head while everyone else around u is losing it, is something one should strive to achieve, but then what if u cant ? what if the impulse to follow the masses is so strong that u cannot resist it ? what if the urge to do it overshadows everything else in ur head at that moment ?
I know every single time, it was me who fucked up. There was always the better way to go about it but i never bothered to take the pains to find out and she never cared. But this time i knw it pricks everywhere and it was the worst thing i could ever have done, but sadly some part of me says it was something i couldnt help. Well i dunno if i could have done it all differently but its my fault. The worst part is shes accomodating about it and u knw that u are allowed to get away with it. Thats the part that makes this experience even more horrendous.

I apologize to everyone concerned. Its something thats been weighing on me throughout the evening, and yeah the apologies may not correct what has happened but i sure as hell would wanna tell them i am genuinely sorry.

Bus ride !

Its 7:15 in the morning and i am scurrying down the stairs. The exigency of the situation entails that i make it to the bus-stop in another 15 seconds. The bus cannot be missed. School starts at 7:30 and its a 15 min ride in the bus from home to school. Thus with only, Rs.10 in the pocket, this is a do or die situation. Forget formalities, i jump across the wall and rush to the end of the lane to see the bus just arriving at the bus stop. I stare for a couple of seconds and then realization dawns, and i sprint across to the bus-stop. With curious onlookers, i have only one destination in mind at the moment, the back door of that bus. And as i put on a burst of speed trying to reach the bus in time, it starts moving, accelerating slowly and then gathering speed as it moves.but as luck would have it, an auto,the blessed soul, wheels right into its path, and the bus screeches to a halt. That's enough time for me, as i scamper up the stairs of the bus. Panting and out of wind like a dog sticking his tongue out, i give the conductor the weirdest smile i could ever muster and tell her, "Pass" and pull out a weird looking piece of paper that's been through a million incinerators but is still together due to some weird attractive forces of nature. Shes puzzled and scrutinizes it delicately albeit thoroughly. With a stupefied look on her face and an incessant muttering about how these kids never learn, she reluctantly hands back the pass to me and allows me to travel in the bus. The look on her face tells me, "Next time, I'll catch u, buster!"

Again its 1:45 in the afternoon and the schools finished for the day. Its going-home-time! A bunch of us take the walk to the famous bus station near school. At 2:00 everyday, there is a direct bus to my place. So we hurry up. Its 1:57 by the time we reach the bus station and we look around. There are a couple of buses waiting to leave. Ah ! We did make it in time after all. Phew.
Being the lazy bums we are, we stand at the exit of the bus station hoping to get into the bus, ala Cheetah style or 'running bus' as its called here. As the buses start, i realize its not the one I want. Oh shit ! my bus has left ! Crap, why was i late again. Cursing myself and feeling the pit of my stomach fall down a ravenous cliff, I start to walk back to the bus-stand. As I'm halfway down I hear a couple of mates shouting. My bus,the one i wanted to get into,was actually hidden behind the trees! It hadn't left after all without its most valuable asset ;) Its a 100m walk to the exit and before I know the bus is already there, and I again start sprinting towards it. This time, i have my classmates to egg me on as the bus starts moving and unfortunately no auto guy wants to help me out this time :( So as I run harder, I can barely reach the handle inside the rear door of the bus, and then my friend offers his hand to me, but no, i grab the handle in a perilous move, which could have led to disastrous consequences but luckily doesn't, and I heave myself aboard the bus. Phew ! What an effort !!

That was the daily routine of my life in high school. Travelling to school was fun. Getting into buses carrying those loaded backpacks and running behind them. Trying to get into the bus acrobatically and getting off with an equally elaborate stunt are memories that will remain etched forever.

And thinking thus, i boarded an RTC bus after a looooong time today. The sights and sounds of it are inimitable. Last time i boarded one was waaay back, maybe 2 years ago. Nothing has changed. The seats are the same, the noises,the tickets, the costs, the jostling and shoving for seats-not a single thing has changed. The drivers of the 'Metro Express' buses are as arrogant as ever and dont bother stopping near my house. Incidents where my pleas have fallen on deaf ears are still fresh in memory. I always thought these drivers to be heartless and today nothing has changed this ( they are highly sexist though. all it takes is a female to request them and the brakes are automatically depressed as a reflex action. Wonder who makes vehicles like that )

Thus with that in mind, i climb into a bus and make sure i get a seat. Theres one seat left in the mens section and i am lucky to beat this ruffian to it. He glares at me and if eyes could shoot, then his eyes would have blown me to smithereens. Then starts off the rickety old ride which is more tickety than rickety. The next stop i see this old man with a walking stick climb into the bus and search for a seat but alas theres none. And me being selfish, sit there waiting for someone to be the good samaritan. But morons, none ever bothers, they are all immersed in their own world of comfort inside the bus and none wants to sacrifice his place. So reluctantly, i give up my place to this person and the look on his face told me, i did the right thing :) His thank you interlaced with the toothless smile made my day ! He sat down while i stood all the way to my stop.
As i got off and walked to my destination, i was left with this joyous feeling of accomplishing something remarkable.

And then the clouds opened up, and as i find my car in the garage, the trip is forgotten.

ps. Now playing.... Ronan Keating :)

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
theres a truth in your eyes saying you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all

Playing in my head...

Flying without wings- Westlife

Everybody's looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be

Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover's eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you found that special thing
You're flying without wings

Some find it sharing every morning
Some in their solitary lives
You find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry

You find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

So impossible as they may seem
You've got to fight for every dream
'Cause who's to know
Which one you let go
Would have made you complete

Well, for me it's waking up beside you
To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say I love you
In any given time or place
It's little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine

And it's like flying without wings
'Cause you're my special thing
I'm flying without wings

And you're the place my life begins
And you'll be where it ends
I'm flying without wings
And that's the joy you bring
I'm flying without wings

yay!
i voted today !!!

Change....

Change
How does one define change ?
Is it something that happens gradually over time without you ever noticing it or can it be brought about by deliberately forcing yourself to ?
Is it really necessary in the scheme of things that define life ?
What if one never changed at all ? Would that even be possible ?

Well when someone says, u aren't receptive to change, well then i guess thats time to get your introspection shoes on. Someone did tell me that and that got me into denial mode. I was arguing that i can be as open to change as anyone on the planet. But then, am i really putting my money where my mouth is?

When i think about it, there are a million times when i didn't want change. I hated change. There were times when my neighbors changed, i hated it. I always preferred the previous ones even if they were the most hideous and devilish people, i ever knew. But then as time passes on, every things forgotten and its all pally.
Last time, i hated leaving school because i was scared of the change where i might meet new people, unknown ones. The fear of the unknown is something that i am riddled with, every time there is a need for change

I hate it when i have new teachers teaching me at the beginning of a semester. I guess i've always found comfort in things i know and am used to. Is that bad ?
Is it bad because i prefer the same thing over and over again ?
Well, honestly i dunno. I never thought its a big deal, but once when i look into it deeply i guess it does matter a lot.
Does that mean, my psyche is flawed ? or is something fundamentally wrong with me ?
Why am i so scared of it ? Why do i have to hide myself under a veil ? Why do i have to take pleasures in false securities ?
Those are questions to which, i would love answers to. But then something that u really want is always the hardest to get.

Maybe a reason for this is fact that i was never exposed to change throughout the early part of life. I studied in the same school for 13 years, then i had the same friends for over 10 years etc. I have always lived at the same place, then i have always done the same things, i have always had the same room and yeah i have always had the same parents :P
Is that something that defined my fear of change ?

There was one post of mine, where i did point out something about someone telling me how much I've changed etc. Then i did realize that i am quite different from what i was in my first year. I still hate those shoes i put on in my first year. I acted nerdy and geeky and shitty. I can still see the look on the faces of those production guys when they realize that i am a completely different person today then what i was then. Gosh! How i would hate being there again. It surely had to be one of the lows.
But then people who know me from then are appalled. Two hoots! I'd say.

I have always been the carefree one. Never gave a shit about anything and i know i never will. But then sometimes the sudden urge to do something is irresistible. It does scare me that even the small things can profoundly impact my attitude. But then I know tomorrow morning, I'll be all normal and would be laughing at this reaction of mine to that statement. Maybe that is what is wrong with me. I'd never take someone seriously enough till it ends with a monkey on my back.

Thats me.

The Bubbles' Ad-venture

It was 3:40 AM when i left the place. I realise that my fuel tank says its almost close to zero. I decide to fill it up and get the tyre pressures checked, after all its almost a 40km ride to the place one way. So i start.

I am already feeling adventurous ! I decide to push my luck and fill the tank at Bubbles' place. She lives 25km away and i was sure i would make that distance easily with the fuel i had, but after that i wasnt sure. So push i did, driving leisurely, rather cruising along pretty nicely, i reach her place at about 4:20. Man, this girl never ceases to amaze me ! She sneaks outta the house and cool-ly scales her compound wall with consummate ease and joins me. Wow ! proud of u girl. i cld never do that !

Then we start off on our little odyssey. But then i suddenly realise i'm running short of fuel soon and this wunnerful adventure of ours might end up a dampener. The petrol bunk near her place was closed :( Lazy bozos! So there we start off and then i tell her, that we might end up pushing the car :P The look on her face conveyed a million emotions ! The shock and the disgust at me were so clearly evident. Priceless :p We keep moving on while she wants to go back to the city and find a place. But i was hoping to find one on the highway. I was secretly nervous as hell, i was literally shitting in my pants but then i was supposed to keep cool in front of the lady, so i put up a bravado show. Thus we keep going with her almost falling short of getting hysterical.

Just when i thought bubbles was gonna blow her top, i find a petrol bunk. But the damned place was closed ! It was 5 in the morning, but still he didnt open up. So after some begging and pleading, and running around, the guy finally agrees and fills up petrol. I survived 42 kms on a near empty tank. Now when i think of it, i could prolly have done another 40 kms easily but i'm sure she would have murdered me before that :p.
So with one burden outta our head and after umpteen abuses and wiser about the next time, we head off towards the destination.
We reach the place at about 5:15. Its amazing. The hordes of Eucalyptus trees are mesmerizing. We follow and existing path and start trekking. Guess what! For the first time in my life, i see a flying peacock !
Amazing sight it is... We walk for about 20 mins and then she notices a rock, So now we decide its rock climbing time. Its a small one and the view from the top is amazing ! The sights and sounds of the jungle are hypnotizing. The we decide to explore the place and follow the calls of the peacocks.But alas! we were unlucky and could not find any more. But i was treated to a biology lesson about the various plants and creatures that we found. Man, a walking encyclopedia, she is! A walk in her company, and one would surely be left craving for more !

Finally its time we headed back, after our little adventure. It was the most amazing feeling ever. Now i know, when i wanna get rid of those disappointments and when i am down, these are the times I'll remember. The adventure is something i wanna do again. Best part, we were back home by 7 AM.
Not to mention the fact that, the drive was absolutely mind blowing! The roads are a dream and are very well maintained all throughout.

Waiting to do this again soon and will surely post ! Adios !

Whatta Nighta

There are times when one does realise that no matter the shit thats thrown at you, the little moments are whats its all about. The times when you realise that living is truly worth it, times when those disappointments and failures are pushed back down into the distant past and all that matters is the joy and ecstasy of the current moment.
I am proud to say that today, 22 May, 2008 is one such moment filled day which will remain etched in memory forever.I know, when i look back at the madness of the events, i will no doubt be appalled but then whats fun without a little recklessness :p

It all started on the 21st of May at about 11 PM. It was Champions League(CL) final night. What a better setting than Manchester United taking on the Chelshits in the land of the Kremlin- Moscow. Last time, United played in the CL final, i hardly understood what football was except that it was a round projectile propelled by the energy one generated from the muscles of ones lower body!
So the fact that this was my first ever CL final with my favorite club playing meant that,this was the night for my little outing too(later on this :) )
So at 11 PM i started off on a 15km long journey to a collegemate's place. I reached the place, and we United supporters were left teeth chattering as the build-up to the most important match of our United career, started.
At 00:15 IST, the match kicked off and it was United all the way. The icing on the cake was the 26th min goal by the wunderkid, Cristiano Ronaldo. We were on cloud 9. But then in the injury time, almost as the ref blew for half time, Chelshits scored :( Thus, game on it was in the 2nd half.
After another 45 mins in the second half and 30 mins in the extra time, it was penalty shootout time. It made me all the more jittery, cos never before did a team supported by me, ever win a penalty shootout. But when, VDS made that save of Anelka, we knew we reached the promised land. It was jubiliation and we were speechless. I was in wunderland with United written all over me. It was the best feeling that i have ever experienced in my short period as a United fan !
Glory Glory Man United !!!

Whats supposed to be here ?

Funny, how my posts seem to turn up mostly during exams.
This urge to blog strikes me when i realise i'm down on confidence. Need to ponder on that.

'Life is a rollercoaster, gotta ride it'
That line from the song by Ronan Keating beautifully sums up life. Yeah i know i'm treading the forbidden aka boring line, but as i said, these days my confidence levels have decided to take a sub-zero refuge, especially with exams down the lane.

I've been reading way too many blogs this week and now i realise that mine truly sucks.
Actually, i wanna find a superlative to sucks but then my Etymology skills are kinda ancient. Coming back to that song, i was listening to it today and then realised how i could both be good and bad at the same time. One moment, i'm this genius with too many brains and the next, i'm Satan with no brains so as to say.

Well, that was what i was supposed to post about a couple of weeks ago. but then i didnt have the patience to complete it (Fact that i'm posting the incomplete part of it is evidence enough of the level of boredom i'm witnessing at the moment)
Now that exams are finished, i'm trying to find innovative ways of killing time. What better than the good ol' trusted methodology of blogging ( it sure aint innovative, but its a time killer nonetheless ).

Now with me researching the various degrees of boredom, i'm nearly on the verge of presenting a thesis on the same to any university that wld accept it :p Any suggestions here ?
Holidays used to be fun. There were days when holidays meant endless matches of cricket in the morning, Cartoons in the afternoon, cricket/football in the evenings and hide n seek in the night.
Gosh ! i sure do miss those days. Today my holidays are filled with crap. Internships and projects and loads of other meaningless forms of crap are what fill the bulk of my holidays now.

But then there are some things that do make me long for holidays. The morning walks are so much fun. Finally something thats fun and also good for the health :) Then holiday time means unlimited movie watching time, so these days, a movie a day is passe. Nothin less than 3 movies a day will do. Also, i can get back to reading books peacefully. In the past week, i managed a couple of Ludlums, thats some pace considering the fact that i hardly ever touch them during college time.

How can i forget, theres IPL too ! the cricket is fun. i went and watched 2 matches so far. Deccan Chargers are languishing at the bottom of the table but that aint no reason to not watch the matches.First i saw the Kolkata Knightriders v/s DC ka match, which was boring. I was half asleep during the match. Fact that i went to it bang before my final exam added more gloom to the sadness. Then yesterday, i was watching the Mumbai indians in action here at hyderabad. Golly, was that fun !
It was amazing. A complete contrast to the Kolkata match. The cheerleaders were hot but then some of the girls watching the match were oooh la la. Man, the matches are sure worth attending for the sake of the chicks :D How come Hyderabad has such cute and hot ones ?

Manchester United are champions of England again for the 17th time in their history. Only one behind the liverfools. Next season will be time to party.

p.s. Chelshits against united in the champions league final this wednesday. fingers crossed !

The Cartoonist :)

Technopreneurship @ CBIT

Thus the curtains come down on t-summit.

The event was construed in the hope that it would be the one-stop event showcasing the best entrepreneurship talent in the state, but sadly the event hardly took off this year. Last year it had modest beginnings, with quite a few teams and participants from outside the city turning up and trying to showcase their skills. It was a success in more ways than one for a first time event.

But this year, the event besotted with problems(as someone mentioned it) could hardly manage anything more than a couple of brickbats for the overall event management. An event that is supposed to showcase the best in entrepreneurship and management has not a single guy from the MBA school taking active part(not that MBA @ CBIT is something to boast of).

Most, actually all of the events had the freshies and the 2nd years joining in the fun. Most bunked classes for the event and ended up getting screwed, thanks to the pathetic organizers. Some events were bad and some worse. Overall the general impression that i could gather is that the event was kinda mediocre(I'm being very generous here).
My contribution was to an event called E-challenge which had this innovative round on buying and selling. People bought items in an auction and then ran around the entire breadth and width of the college to sell them in a virtual market. I made the initial questionnaire that helped filter out the 'unworthy' junta. The event was a success(i have to be good to this event else i wont be given my certi:( ). And i guess i have to congratulate all the guys involved in it(means me :) )
The good part was i was allowed to take part in the same event(this is CBIT man. anything goes :P ) the selling part was fun with us flirting with the girls(who were the buyers) big time(i was amazed at the heights i could reach). But it did help and i sold quite a few items big. Thats quite a brief overview of the event :)

The previous post pretty much summed up my impression of t-summit but this event was kinda a make up party, i would say. So i guess i had to write something good about them for my own selfish needs :p

Yeah, guys, decent screw up! Could have been much worse ;)

p.s. if its of any use, heres the link to the dumbest site ever www.tsummmit.org

Of douchebags and screwups

This year has been kind to me atleast when quizzes are concerned.
Especially when i consider the fact that i made it to the Tata Crucible finals beating umpteen b-schools. The prizes were good too. Then i also made it to the finals at the Pre-spring spree quiz hosted by NIT-warangal. Not bad at all. Then at the Cognizant thingy, i missed out on my offer letter by a question :( i always do that, dont i :(

But then came this campus quiz at my place.
trust my luck to land me in the worst place.

It was supposed to be a business quiz, which sucked in ways that are alien to any sane quizzer. To say that it was a major fuckup wld be complementing the moron (i have to be nice on my blog, shldnt i :) ) who hosted it. actually a douchebag wld be a more apt description of the guy (or was he a gal :-?? i dont want to knw)
It was an utter waste of 200 bucks :( i cld have watched 2 movies or atleast hogged a couple of subs, which makes it all the more painful.

The moron thinks a quiz needs a case study round and then he doesnt inform us beforehand. His gang of gutless wimps were informed of the round before and thus they had time to prepare themselves for this round. Come on what kinda quiz actually has case studies and crap. I'm sure any quizzer would be dumbfounded at what the levels of quizzing in campuses are now falling to (atleast at my place)
Then after 10 minutes of arguing with the guy, about the nuances of holding a quiz, i had to concede because the rest of them were all ganged up against me. Then starts the round. I straightaway copy the concept of a Rocket powered Hand Glider which won a couple of mates an offer letter from Cognizant. The point was we didnt know the absolute technical details of the thing and so we were kinda screwed but in the end we did defend ourselves very well. The 'gang of gutless wimps' headed by the moron then started questioning me, about all kinds of crap completely unrelated to the concept and thus i stage a minor walkout.
Then the next group presents something, which has me laughing my ass off. i start to question the guy when the moron steps in and starts defending the poor gutless wimps.

And thus disgusted i have no option but walk out on the guys(or gals) and at the end i made sure the guy overheard the choicest of expletives i could gather from the corners of my mind.

Well i am not the best loser but losing out in an event which called itself a 'quiz' and was just a complete hogwash and an utterly disgusting plot aimed at making money is repulsive. Should have demanded a bloody refund from the sluts >:P

Disgusting pieces of slutty character, wimps,lacking any sense of sanity! u guys do deserve the cake for the organisation of a bloody spineless sucky "quiz".
Adios asswipes. yuck !

p.s i think i might after all be kind to u. i'll ensure u guys (aka wimps/sluts/douchebags etc.) are given ur 15 seconds of fame in the newsletter :)

it hurts and it hurts bad.
there have been times when things havent gone my way. i have to admit, i'm not the best loser in the world, but never before did it hurt so bad. There have been dozens of instances, when i havent been upto the mark, be it in my efforts or dedication, but then i knew i deserved what i got most of the times if not all.

This time was the one time, i wanted it so bad, and i know i put in a lot of effort. Effort that i wouldn't have normally thought myself capable of. It was one whole week, i fucked up everything, that week, and little did i know then that was the week of fuck ups. It pains me when i think of it.
The worst part is i still cant put a finger at what went wrong. It could have been much easier, had i been able to decipher the mistake. I spend nearly a couple of hours brooding on this, and i'm lost for answers. they elude me.

There were times before engg. when i thought this was the wrong line to be in, and most times i console myself on that, but deep down i knw the fault is with me. Its me i guess, who needs an introspection. Times when i've blamed the whole world for every one of my failures are now a distant memory.
Never before, did failure hurt me so bad and i have no idea why this hurts so much. I am at a loss for words to describe the lows after this. Its pathetic and i'm surprised, that i let it matter to me so much. I wish i cld forget everything, but it aint gonna happen and i have to live with it.

Not once, not even, when i got that rejection letter from NUS or when i lost at ESPN, did i ever do this. But this time, it hurts and i hate admitting this.
But as i sit in the balcony still pondering, i cant hold back my tears any longer

Retarded mongrels >:P

life is full of surprises, aint it ?
never ceases to amaze me.
Actually more than life its prolly Osmania University(read OU) that stores all these surprises. The story is the usual. Results are out and i manage to pass again(wow)

But the twist in the tale is that a few guys now have a backlog. the surprising, rather the funny side is that these guys are ur usual nerds ala geeks who have never seen any other side of life other than books. Its amazing how the University can screw u.
Now its kinda obvious, how OU manages to evaluate answer sheets. OU ensures the examiners are stoned/drunk before they get to lay their stinking hands on the papers. Pathetic system, i tell ya.
Theres no other way one cld explain 227 out of 300 guys failing in a single subject.

The other extreme, the exams i screw left,right and center, are the ones that i always end up scoring the highest in.

when i realise that the freakin system is all screwed up and i might be the next victim, i'm frightened :(. Its scary to imagine a backlog at this stage.
I've been counting my lucky stars ever since i stepped into engineering and i hope i can cling onto them till i get through. Dont wanna waste time, with another subject.

This system has fcuked me enough. I wanna sue the shitheads !
Make them pay for all the emotional trauma they cause.
if i had my way, i wld make sure they fund me a new Beemer ;)for all the agony they cause me. A$$wipes!

I then realised my chances of being placed, are prolly getting all the way closer to nil. My mark sheets show a 60 degree decreasing line. Kinda hard pressed to explain it. Never gave a damn about these marks and crap and i never will but the whole world never seems to concur :(
Unfair !

yeah i guess, thats how the world runs >:P

Thank You junta

its done and over with.

after 3 weeks of hectic running around and burning loads of calories, normalcy has been restored. Never did i imagine spending less than 3 hours a day sleeping and sometimes no sleep at all. It was H.E.C.T.I.C

The conference was a super hit opines everyone. But me being my pessimistic self, never thought so. To me, the conference was alright and cld have been much better if it wasnt for a faulty audio system and a moron sleeping right through it without realising anything. Jobless Joker!!
The best part about it was the interaction with most of the elite profs from all over the world and industry leaders. There was this prof from MIT, Chandrakasan, who was exemplary to say the least. To listen to him personally explain the nuances of the importance of power in designing IC's was mind boggling. The guy was amazing. Then there was 'Chak' from Princeton who was so enthusiastic and contaminated us with it.
GD uncle was awesome and his constant pep talks were extremely motivating.

One person who was really amazing and impressive was Babu Gogineni. Hes an amazing orator and his humor is absolutely humorous. He was top notch and was offering tips on public speaking which were very very helpful.
u cld look him up on google. Some impressive CV hes got.

Then how can i forget the team i worked with. The normal guys i meet everyday are fine. But the new acquaintances i made- Sandeep anna, Soujanya and Bindu 'aunties', KK, Ravi, Hemanth and everybody else, ensured we were all a close knit family for the 5 days. They were simply amazing.
Some of the best days of my life.

I really enjoyed being chased around by Souji aunty and irritating her to the core. I think i did my bit in helping u burn ur calories ;) Waiting for the good news :)
Bindu aunty was jovial and helpful. Loved teasing u. I'm still waiting for his name :D
Hemanth got stoned almost every other day. He defined sun rise at 3 PM.
Harsha was irritating and was tried his best to get on my nerves and almost succeeded but alas, i have more patience than he assumed :p
Sandeep anna ! Never knew one cld swear so profusely in Telugu. All the talk about ur fraternity days is making me jealous. I hope to use one of ur pick up lines the next time
Akshay! Sorry for scratching ur car mate :( was drowsy then. I knw what Reddy boy is thinking. My fault mate.

The team was amazing. thank you guys.
the guys i missed out on. Wait up please. u'll get ur due ;)

p.s. pics might be posted soon :)