V for Volley!!

‘Cometh the hour, cometh the champion’, but there was no singular champion here.
A team that came of age, a team that rose above all expectations, a team that blew to shreds all predictions, a team that broke the medal barrier, the volley team IITG!!
Well I am talking about the 46th Inter IIT Sports Meet held at IIT Delhi, that saw the IIT Guwahati team bag a bronze medal for the very first time , a feat that was expected to be achieved earlier or for that matter later down the line, but by no means this year. With the likes of the Godfather Vicky, the ever-vibrant Sagwal and the charismatic Nished passing out, and the deadly Yogi, Poonia and Narahari opting out, all those concerned had all but ruled out the chances of the team doing anything considerable this year. But with a new coach and a mix of fresh and old (but inexperienced) faces, the team rose above the expectations.
A brief description of the team-
Nakul–The outstanding leader with the determination and will that would faze even the strongest, the setter that made the game tick.
Durga-The one who turned it around, the secy who did the trick, the counter spiker who packs a punch.
Nani- The powerhouse that propelled the team to new heights.
Sheru-The points bank, played the game to the ‘T’, aggression mixed with the skilful touches.
Chinu-The middle blocker, back with a bang!
Uttam- The confused soul that proved that he puts all that food to good use.
Vikas- The one to take it all forward, with valuable experience from this tourney.
Akshay-The libero who took it all (although head-down), but finally stood with his head held high.
Me-A strapped ankle took me out of action, but that never dampened the spirits, victory’s still sweet.
Lalu-Missed an outing due to a comedy of errors, but an integral team-mate.
Rahul-The next setter, now with the burden of expectations.
The Coach – Really knew how to eke out the best from this inexperienced lot.
The Mentor-Sagwal, once the backbone of Volley-IITG, showed he can be as effective from the bench as he was on the court.
With wins against Bombay and Kanpur, IITG has finally announced it’s arrival on the big stage.
Apart from Volleyball, the cricket team won a much deserved Gold, with well-worked victories against the best of teams and splendid performances by individuals.
The basketball team put up a display of such immense will power that it was hard to digest if it really was IITG playing out there. Seems like the dark days of IITG sports are over.
It has been a special ride with this team, and all these moments will be cherished. This is the first Inter IIT meet that was made memorable purely on the basis of the game put up on display by the team. There have been better sets of individuals, infact pure geniuses to be precise, and there will be more in the future, but it is this team that will be remembered for what it has brought to volley@IITG.
Congratulations to the team and to IITG for putting up such a spirited effort.
Till the next time, goodbye!

What's the word - Ah! ........ Hectic!!!

Well, hi, hello, blah blah blah...
A hell lot of time has passed since i last entered any verse in this blog of mine.
I was kinda warned about this, that I'd be lucky to keep my blog updated for a week once i get started. I kept going for two weeks, so proved those people wrong i guess!

Anyways, there's another reason for not being at my literary worst for such a long time. The title might hint at the direction i'm going to proceed to. This semester, till date, has just been too much. I mean classes, volleyball (the only part of the hectic schedule i actually like), labs and LAB REPORTS sum up all that has kept me busy.

The more the labs, the better the education, it's all so nice to say and listen to. Believe me, that's stupid. There's nothing better than kicking back with a soda on a race weekend or a super football weekend. And as if the labs weren't enough, the sheer volume of classes (some of which are utterly unbearable to sit through had it not been for the silly conversations we get into during such lectures) are an icing on the cake. There actually is a simple solution to this, DON'T ATTEND. But me, being the dork i am, gallantly brave all this shit coming my way.

In fact, it took a sore throat, an oozing nose and a mild fever to finally bide me some time and attend to my blog posts. Sports and FRIENDS are the only highlights of this semester (and also the previous and the one before that and .....). I have watched FRIENDS like a gazillion times and am still watching it. Man those Chandler and Joey crack me up! And also, this is a race weekend, with a ManU match scheduled later in the weekend. And with the first round of quizzes over, a relaxing few days after a long time.

With every passing semester, i am getting stronger signs from somewhere saying - please let your child become a sports person. Man is it cool or what!!! (I know it can be demanding, but doing something you love for a living... well...). Look at all the footballers, the tennis stars, the cricketers.. and don't even get me started on the F1 drivers. All this is probably a culmination of a hectic schedule and what is rapidly becoming anything but food (yes, i am talking about the mess food).

Ah well, i am sick, so got a lot of time to go into this imaginationland of mine. So i'll get back to it, and let the important stuff like interns, midsems, studies take a back seat as always.
Adios!

Code for fun!!

Hello all!
Prudence is a virtue that is to be had, not acquired.
Jokes apart (yes, that's meant as a joke!), I am real bad at philosophy.
Writing or thinking stuff that is even remotely close to philosophy is, well, putting it philosophically, not my 'cup of tea'. So no matter how hard I try, serious stuff making an appearance in my posts is a distant possibility.

Coming to the point, my internship at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, took a turn (whether it's for the good or bad, well, time will tell) last week when I actually got exposed to the task in front of me.
Calculating the force equation for a single beam laser trap using a numerical (coding = 'not my cup of tea') method or physical method (using the nanopositioner to achieve constant veocity - probably 'not my cup of tea') is what lies in front of me.
To state it simply, the task is to calculate how strongly can laser hold silica particles. Almost all of the hard part (that's the torture of taking nanometre scale readings for large data) has been done by the PHd's working on it. I , as if given a dare, have taken up the task of trying my hand on attempting to make the, apparently simple but yet tough, MATLAB code for the numerical method. I know it's a lost cause, but still I have been trying my hand at coding and reading stuff about MATLAB for the past 4 days. Anyone with reasonable amount of coding knowledge is welcome to come and help me but with the condition of receiving nothing in return, an offer that no one can resist!
And here it is!!!!!!!!
Wondering what the crazy guy's upto? Well to cut it short, I wanted to see the Football World Cup and was not able to. After a few days (that involved me going bezerk and forcing my uncle and aunt to make some significant changes), now, finally, the TATA SKY people have arrived. They have come just as I am scripting this piece of shit!
Now atleast I'll get to watch the big guns lose (not that I want to). Glad I did not miss any English match (England - USA is the only match I've seen till date in this World Cup). No comments or predictions regarding that now.
In midst of these controversies enveloping the Vuvuzelas and the Robert Green's, the grand finale between the Celtics and Lakers is upon us. Always feels good to see competition go down to the wire!
Speaking of competition, looks like Mclaren and Red Bull are up for some extremely competitive months and so are Hamilton, Button and Webber.

It's time I go and start pondering (worthlessly) over the future World Cup matches and other worthless stuff saving the coding for tomorrow.
So it all boils down to 'Live and let live!'Oh gosh! I am bad at this....
Just live..
Enjoy!!

The Phenomenon of VACATIONING!!

Hello People!!

Vacations do manage to bring out the devilishly idle self from the core of your soul. No matter what activities or ‘internships’ you enroll yourself for, lying around is the only prominent thing you are seen doing all day!

To explain the quotes around ‘internship’, I am doing something like an internship at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. For the past two weeks, I have been trying to dig up info about the phenomenon of Optical Trapping, which, I’ll be creating live, in the Quantum Optics Lab, ‘hopefully’. No need explaining those quotes, I suppose!

But the enigma, that is the Football World Cup 2010, is enveloping every other feeling inside me as of now. The build up, the drama surrounding it, the sheer unpredictability, the avid craziness all make up for a perfect recipe for fun and thrill! Though I believe that Spain stands the best chance, with a midfield that’ll feature in any World XI team, I still support England. And I am apprehensive about Steven Gerrard’s chances, because being the English Captain apparently lands you out of the World Cup (Terry and now Rio). Jokes apart, hope Rooney and Co. fire in tones of goals and we all get to see some enthralling football.

Sporting events are the perfect time buyers during vacations. They come in plenty and this time has been no different. Although the Indian Cricket team is giving the Indian people nice topics for vehement dinner talks, the other sport’s are standing up to the challenge ( probably because India hardly features in any of them!!) The Bulls finally got tamed at Turkey (yes, I am talking about F1) and probably the Nicole Scherzinger effect worked for Hamilton . But the biggest disappointment has been Roger Federer, after a year of unprecedented success, his tryst with French Open glory is back to where it was! And speaking of tryst with glory, the Lakers and Celtics are having their trysts with glory for the NBA title, some amazing stuff going around. Just can’t imagine what life’d be without ESPN or Star Sports. Hey! Guess what, the freaking moronic cable operator at my residence in Ahmedabad is making the nightmare come true. Yes, you got it right, no ESPN or Star Sports! If this remains till the 11^th, then he’s done for! Will miss watching the Nadal – Soderling battle, but no Federer, so am already devoid of joy!

With the JEE results out, I am again back to the phase where I am to convince some selected students and their unrelenting parents (who somehow managed to know that I belong to the place they so dread sending their child to) about how Guwahati is a safe place to be and IITG is almost in the same league as other top IIT’s. Well, faced the same problems myself, so I do feel for them…

The icing on the cake is that I got an SPI (Semester Performance Index), just a fancy word for grades, of 9.5 this semester. Either the Profs. have shown tremendous amount of sympathy towards me or, God forbid, my friend is playing a crude joke with me and I never got these grades…. But if it’s the latter case, never mind, I’ll bask in the glory till I return back to IITG.

I start working on the Optical Tweezers setup tomorrow (fingers crossed), so more info about it in my later posts. I’ll go back to vacationing (well, that’s warming the couch and watching TV or How I Met Your Mother on my Laptop). Till my next, probably a more informative, post, it’s goodbye from my side.

Adios!!

Of sleep and mango pulp!!

There was a time when the house used to be filled with fruits from the orchard, the food supplies used to stream in like flood waters and life used to be peaceful and enjoyable. Those were the good 'ol days!!!
Well, what do you know, I actually am reliving the good 'ol days!!!
Back from college after what seems like eternity, it feels fulfilling to say the least.
Sleeping unbothered for unfathomable hours (although that is an option for many even at my college), consuming enough food in a day that can last a week at the hostel and being lazy to the core are some of the things I have been doing for the past few days, i.e after my glorious homecoming!
I have been eating mangoes since the time I returned and the cold and delicious pulp has made me loose count of the significant number of them that I have consumed!
The only repelling factor is the scorching heat that is getting under my skin, but then who needs to go out of the house, it's the laziest time of the year...
It's just a matter of time before I have to get down to the summer intern work that I have decided to do, as most others in my college have, without any sense of dedication and out of sheer impact from the peers (although my pal Avneet has made me eat my words - securing an internship at University of Texas purely on the basis of his excessive interest in Cosmology! Great going dude!)
Looking forward to it, hehe!
Parents, old friends, relatives and laziness, it's all making it's way back into my life, and the shift from the hectic yet boring life at the campus is good.
Maybe it's just change that has got me so worked up, but this is a hell lot better!!
The only thing missing are my dear college pals, but never mind, still got two years of pure college fun left with those guys.
So I'll save it for later, as of now, it's mangoes and sleep all the way!!

The vacation's going to be great, as the world dances to the tunes of 'waving flag' and welcomes the biggest sporting extravaganza on the planet, the football world cup.
This weekend too is special, with luck standing between ManU and EPL glory and the European Leg of F1 beginning and ofcourse, our very own Men in Blue battling it out for supremacy in the T20 arena(that might not be so interesting in the very near future!).
Good Times are finally here.
Hope I can cherish what might turn out to be the last vacation (in the real sense of the word) of my college life!
Will be back with more enjoyable memories and cherishable moments and probably something serious (it's been time) as the vacation holds a lot in store for me!
Till then, enjoy!
Adios!

The bright light at the end of the tunnel!

Aloha!

Long time, no posts, reason:Doomsday!(read: endsems)

But the exultation inside me, or probably most people here, is boundless as of now!

The semester has passed on, half my time here at IITG is over.

Seems like only yesterday that I was getting acquainted with new guys and going from one orientation to another at IITG (and luckily, the people I acquainted with turned out to a gem of a group!!).

No matter how much we seem to despise this place or crib about it, we'll all be missing it like hell once we leave it.

But, at present, the only thing coming to mind is HOME!

A very usual but surprising thing I have noticed is, the end of the exams, the light at the end of the tunnel, is a very overrated scenario, which, once reached, usually fails to stand up to the expectations.

It's merely a transition from 4 hours sleep a day to 12 hours sleep a day!

But, for the first time, the penultimate day of exams stood up to it's expectations.

Hung out for hours with batchmates doing - nothing!

Around 4 hours at a bar (where sober old me was stuck with a mocktail) and a few more at CCD over a cup of coffee, all we did was warm the seats.

But that time felt great!

Having nothing to do is really the best thing to do!

Then had a movie watching spree throughout the night to sum up the idlest day of the semester (even more then the feared weekends).

It's time now for home and the thought of it is enough to make me smile inspite of no one being around!

Many things going on - India starting it's T20 World Cup campaign today, the European Leg of F1 almost here, Liverpool set to redeem ManU, Vishwanathan Anand leading in the World Championship and me going home (don't want to go into the bad stuff going around).

Seems the good times have started.

I am not sure if it's the exam hangover speaking or is it me, but this semester was the best till date! (and believe me when I say that because I am probably the only dork who was foolish and stupid enough, even from my point of view, to have a 100% attendance in all the classes this semester.)

This post has no substance, it's merely out of the unbound joy that the end of the Doomsday and anticipation of going home has brought about.

So it's time to go home and get some life!

Till I wait for my flight back home (sadly that's two days from now), I'll get back to watching movies and actively trying to remain idle!!

Ciao!

the dwindling days!!!

Greetings people!

With the sem coming to a close, it's that time of the year when reminiscence, excitement and hopes are at the fore of most student's thoughts.

The first year guys excited to go home for their first long vacation, the second year guys making desperate attempts to go against themselves and somehow utilize the vacations fruitfully, the third year guys ready to surge ahead in the rat race called placements (and also looking forward to enjoying their stints as internees) and the fourth year guys, well it's all about nostalgia for them right now!

First, a recent incident that inspired me to write something!!

As I had mentioned in one of my earlier blogs, as the sem approaches an end, the mess food becomes more and more non-edible.

So visits to the canteen or the Dhaba along the highway get pretty common.

One fine rainy day, me and 2 of my close mates (Harsh and Anirudh - IITG's footballing pride), decide to take another friend's bike and head off to the dhaba at night.

The trip was going fine till we were done with our dinner.

Then, as the floodgates of heaven opened, we thought the ride back would be pretty fun.

I, being the guy with the specs, was not allowed to ride the bike which I so wanted to.

Well, I thank God I was not allowed to!

Because the thrashing that the tiny little, harmless looking droplets of rain gave us was quite a handful.

Poor Anirudh (the guy driving) faced the brunt of it while Harsh, cuddled up between the two of us, and me, bringing up the rear, were shivering and crouching our way to safety.

Thinking of it now, I think even Anirudh was doing the same.

I would say we are some lucky lads to have escaped the rains and the highway traffic with none of us being able to see a thing till we reached the safe premises of our college.

For one, I am glad that I still have two more years left here to have plenty more of such experiences.

The fourth year guys, all they seem to be left with now are memories.

We had the department farewell for the passing out batch yesterday, and it's supposed to be all about them sharing their experiences with their juniors.

But if I don't have a hearing disability, which I think I don't, I suppose all they said was how they somehow forced themselves to study these four years without any interest, how they barely managed to get good grades, how they never attended classes, how they always did what a student is not supposed to....

Well the only silver lining, they say they enjoyed themselves to the fullest and made good friends...

Didn't seem so inspiring to me, but no complains if you do manage to get out successfully..

Another notable anecdote during the farewell party was when Avneet, my friend with the bike (a very sought after breed of people here !), hitched me a ride on his bike cutting right through the Academic Complex.

A one of a kind ride that was, seeing that it's prohibited!

Anyways, with the fag end of the sem before us, people are having mixed feelings.

End Sems (Doomsday) are finally just 3 days away but still, no sense of apprehension in my mind, I am starting to freak out here because of this very reason!

But I am happy for myself, because that fear makes it a 'doomsday', without that, it's nothing!

Anyways, this sem's been a good one so far, hope the exams are just an icing on the cake!!!

So long people......!!!!

Ah!! The weather....

Hello friends !!!!!!!!!!

Even all these exclamations do not do justice to the kind of mood set around here at IITG.

I am not someone who would be inspired by the sights of a withered tree or a sunset or a lady's gait or any other poetic shit (nothing intended against all those poetic souls out there), but this weather has made me go bonkers!

Heavenly mornings, misty afternoons, dark and cloudy evenings and thunderous nights make for a tremendous mix of breeze and coolness and all that's good about mother nature.

And all this, when the rest of the country is perspiring their a**es off (evil smile!!hehe).

For once, I am really glad to be in this part of the country.

As I sit here writing this, there's lightning striking around that's making the bombings in Kashmir sound like a faint drone!

Some people find this constant downpour a pretty damp and dull affair, but hey, just wait for the Guwahati heat to get back at you, then we'll see who's complaining!

And surprisingly, the weather's so good, that I am pouring out all this cheerfulness in me while I am in midst of the ever dreadful Quantum Mechanics Tutorial.

And this bliss is being showered upon us since the past 2-3 days,

I just hope this is not something like the flame gaining strength before dying out, because with the endsems less than a week away, that can mean trouble.

It's like the forces of nature are vehemently opposing the sulky mood that usually builds up as 'the doomday' nears!

The only negative for me here is the swarming of mosquitoes, because somehow I seem to provide them a very hospitable environment to nourish themselves.

But that's a small price to pay for this delight.

This weekend was good in another sense. It seems someone up there is very happy with ManU.

All the three matches (involving ManU, Chelsea and Arsenal) have had finishes that could make one feel that there's surely something fishy going on around!

Last minute turnarounds and all going ManU's way!! But I am not complaining!

They are back into the title race, and big time!

Anyways, I never thought I'd be writing about something like weather!

But sometimes, you are just compelled to.

For all those at IITG, enjoy the bliss, for others, just enjoy!!

Adios!

a mixed bag @x.,!

Hey there people...

I am in the middle of the unfathomably gleeful vacation lasting a complete four days!!

After the way I discredited weekends, this does sound weird, but hey, who does not like holidays even if that makes you a sloth??

Actually, I happen to have quizzes in the very near future (read tomorrow) that are just preceding the 'doomsday' (read endsems) , so not much blithesome time expected.

Well, I have been writing my Economics term paper the whole night (for me that's 1 at night :)) yesterday, and I don't seem to think of anything to write apart from arguing on 'whether Microsoft is a Monopoly?'

For one, I think they deserve the abysmal power they weild over the computer market.

There are always people ready to pull you down once you have raced past every competitor to reach the unachievable heights of success.

I think these series of lawsuits against Microsoft have only imposed a dark shadow of radical antitrust intervention on the whole computer industry.

This kind of an attack by the government has set a very dangerous precedent that cast the shadow of government intervention over what was formerly a free industry.

For those of you who do read this, your views are always welcome. (That'll make my analysis pretty easier!!!hehe)

Moving to sum fun shit, had a great day yesterday.

The volley team's guru, our mentor, the ruler of the volley court here at IITG, had come back from his job after more than a month.

So it was party time again, and got some goooood grub in the city.

These trips with volley team mates always turn out to be great times.

Adding to it, yesterday was BIHU, the local festival that's celebrated here with a great deal of zest and jovial spirit. And on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra, I witnessed some fantabulous traditions. Children trying to break pots using a stick blindfolded, women of the village playing kabaddi and people gathered to enjoy to the fullest. And these celebrations go late into the night.

It feels great to witness such traditions from different parts of the country, and to add to it, we get holidays for it.... so who's complaining??

Right now I am drowned in thoughts of economics and the mugging load from Chemistry, well that does not make me sound like an aspiring Engineer, but there's no way out..

It's that time of the semester when you are chasing home and it's just within your reach and still you are not able to touch it.

Signs for home sickness here are - mess food starts tasting like crap, frequent losses of temper, loss of focus(well that's the case almost all year round!!) and frequent chats with buddies over the stuff you'd do once you reach the heaven called home!!

I was hoping not to get into this nostalgic mood - the 'post doomsday' mood - but it automatically surfaces when I start writing, another sign!!

Anyways, approaching is the last week before the endsems, but still not getting the feel of it.

With every passing semester, exams are becoming less of a serious affair for us, but that's good in a way.

So with many varied things going around, thought it'd be better to blurt all the random stuff out.

The dark lining is that it seems the EPL Title is slipping away from ManU's grasp. Silverware seems to be eluding them and their form is being criticized, but hope tomorrow's derby will set the scores straight.

Can't help think about home, just wish I could , as Eric Cartman(for those who love south park) would, say 'Screw you guys, I am going home!!'

Anyways hope everyone enjoys the last few weeks here at IITG as much as I have enjoyed this week!!

Adios!!

It has arrived, again!!!!

Back are those two days that every single person shares a love-hate relationship with - yes, the weekend's back!!!

This time, I had a feeling that a lot was going on ... but not for long!!

Friday night - had a great time with friends at Pizza Hut, it felt heavenly to have something that was edible (the hostel food does not necessarily turn out to be that every time!!). That also has significantly made my wallet lighter.

Saturday morning - our beloved volleyball senior floats a grand party (that's equivalent to good food) in the city that we had been trying to eke out of him since the day he got placed- again some fun time!!

Ongoing is the Kapili Open Cricket Tourney - and after a long time I am enjoying it from a spectator's point of view (for those not aware - I have been organizing it for the past year or so because i held the glamorous post of the hostel sports secretary, and believe me, that is not as fun as it sounds).

I knew something was wrong, weekends are not meant to be so fun around here....

Then I decide to give the books a chance to entertain me, so went to the library on a fine Saturday Evening (sounds like I am a dork, doesn't it??), and guess what, the Library is closed!!!!

Now I felt relieved, it felt like weekends all over again.

Anyways, I fooled around a bit in the Computer Centre and returned.

These visits to the Library are for a very good reason - it's the only place that can provide an air-conditioned environment in this sweltering Guwahati heat.

It was still going fine......

Now it's Sunday morning, and the idleness has slowly crept back and weekends are again doing to me what they are so good at!!

I just returned from lunch and guess what, I peep out from the balcony to find out that there's a crowd gathered around the lake opposite my hostel, and there's a human head floating out of it........

I know nothing more about that, but it seems ghastly..

And again it's the 'lazy' time, Sunday afternoon, and once again I am staring down the barrel at a plethora of quizzes and tutorials.

I am pretty sure that the realization of the 'Doomsday' closing in and pressure building up will dawn on me this evening.

But then, come Monday, and again it'll all drown out in the regular rut of college life.

But one thing is nagging me too much, the next weekend has been extended to four days, with Bihu holidays on Thursday and Friday..

That is giving me the creeps....

But looking at the brighter side, inspite of all these dull weekends and routine weekdays, a small pep talk with a friend in the lobby which more often than not culminates into a vehement group discussion makes up for all the uninteresting things happening around.

Now don't start judging me, that's 'fun' over here!!!

build up to doomsday!!!!

Hi guys!!!!

Just back from my Analog Electronics Lab Exam, I feel it's time to gear up for the roller-coster ride called 'End Sems!!'

Starting on a good note, I did pretty well today, where I made up a 'current feedback amplifier circuit' from a bunch of crap handed over to me.

This despite the fact that the week has been a total disaster - with a teacher bunking his classes (let me assure you its not a pleasant surprise to find your teacher absent when you've somehow managed to keep your eyes open for the duration of your miserable walk from the hostel to the classes at 8 in the morning), mugging-load building up and to top it all - Manchester Utd. bowing out of the Champions League....

I am still not at terms with the last fact, it simply can't be true!!!!

Anyways, I just saw two of my friends (the MnC guys) in my lobby and it seems they have been dumped on a bed after receiving the thrashing of their lives... and I wake them up to find out they have a quiz in about half an hour.....!!!

This sight makes any student here reminiscent of the dear old 'end sem' days - the day i call 'doomsday'.

The mere thought of facing that horrid week sends a shiver down my spine.....

I know it should not if I am regular and crap, but take this as a matter of fact, IT DOES!!!

Long and laborious nights, days we dread, and 3 hours of trying to make ends meet, that's to give an overview of a typical 'doomsday'!

But hey! I don't know about the others, but if you live in a lobby the kind I live in, it can turn out to be a hell of an experience.

The craziness, the sheer stupidity, the mind-boggling noises and mind-bursting music are just to mention a few.

The atmosphere, specially at night's, is festive, to say the least.

I am not sure if it's a way to shield the fear or just mere frustration leaking out, but it sure can be fun at such trying times.

That week opens up the pandora's box of emotions, but the bright light at the end of the tunnel drives us through, and that light is real bright once you reach it.

I don't want to get into the 'after the doomsday' stuff. because it just pains to think of it before actually reaching it.

Probably with the end sems closing in, there are chances this 'doomsday' series continues....

Hoping the upcoming few weeks turn out to be good for all (just being nice, actually I want all to ruin their exams so that I am the only one getting the good grades !! hehehe) and that ManU pips Chelsea in the EPL title race, I'll go back to rejoicing the successful end of this sem's lab by a game of Volleyball!!!

Adios!!!!

IIT's - a splendid study culture

The future technocrats, the spark that'll flame the fire of technological revolution in India - IITians ...... well that's us for sure...

Ask any random guy here at IIT what the third law of thermodynamics is, and the answer can range from a complex jumble of phrases to a simple - into your face - 'duh!'

I don't exactly know how, but we do have this impression of being the smartest (or should I say the nerdiest) people in the country...

Now I've not quite experienced life at other universities around India, but I sure don't find the 'nerdy' tag fitting for any IITian at random, and mind it, I am not talking about exceptions here!!

I think a mere handful now qualify to fit the bill of the famed IITian.

For most of us, it's a case of mere hand-to-mouth existence.

Come exams and we drown ourselves into texts that our eyes have never ventured to look upon, assignments that have felt these hands only the day they were being circulated and notes that have been photocopied from some hapless dork ( THAT'S ME!!!!!) who committed the crime of attending the classes.

As the exam date nears, I decided to give the Central Library a visit!!

And the library basement, the place with the most suited ambience for studies, had a tiny handful of people struggling over the texts.

Now get me straight, I am, in no way, blaming the 'system' for this .....

It's all perfectly fine, the thing that we miss is ......................................................................

well, if i knew i'd be doing something constructive rather then putting down this crap for you unlucky people to read!!!

All I know is that WE lack something.

The only time we get inspired is when we watch movies that are along the lines of 21, Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind....

I think that's what it is, we lack it from within......hmmmm

Bah! Who am I to gauge what the problem is, just a visit to the library got me thinking....

And so out came all these stereotypical thoughts that have been pondered over for long now..

Who cares, atleast we get to laze around here and then there's free internet!!!!!

Cheers!!!

Weekends - the lure!!!

"I'll cover up all my pending stuff this weekend".... I'm sure every single guy - specially here at IITG has thought this thing over week in and week out.

And, as always, passes another weekend of lazing around, this time an extended one at that.

What is it with these weekends???

It's like they have been strategically placed to make people feel guilty of not being able to utilize time.

Comes friday evening and you've got plentiful time on your hands, but as the clock ticks on, it draws you into this 'Chakravyuh', leaving you pondering over the week that could have been....

Now I know some may think this guy's stupid, why worry so much??, but in your heart, you all are smirking at that tiny little righteous self of yours going 'Ha, fooled you again!'

This weekend just had to be the perfect one - a Manchester Utd. Vs Chelsea match at OT and the Malaysian GP to spice it up, nothing could have gone wrong.

But with ManU going down 2-1 and Schumi retiring, now I am stuck up here this Sunday evening with a Quantum Mechanics tutorial that is staring at me as blankly as I am staring at it... a perfect weekend indeed!!!

And now I am left facing the upcoming 'week of quizzes'!!!

All this crap does not seem BLITHESOME in any way, does it??

But hey, that's all the happiness you get here at IITG..

The best thing, we all have found a way to somehow get over it and start the new week afresh, with hopes of utilizing the next weekend to the fullest!

Cheers to all of us for being the ultimate optimists!!

Here we go!!!!

Hey guys

Sitting idly in my room on a Sunday afternoon, this "Devil's Workshop" had a thought -"Y not pour out all the crap in this mind of yours and let others be a part of it???"

So, here it is - my first blog....

As the name suggests - it's a BLITHESOME contemplation, so don't ever take it seriously!!!

For those close to me - you'll be the subject of contemplation more often than not... so be prepared ..

Well....here goes nothing.

Disclaimer: Don't get repelled by the plain idiocity and craziness that you might face if you are idle and foolish enough to read my blogs!!!