Salaam Bombay!

Mumbai..Hey Ganpat chal..

So yes finally to account for the 50 marks in the sylabbus my department has painfully organised a trip to Mumbai ONGC.As they took a lot of effort they have made it cumpulsory to go for the trip and even if anyone already has a report to submit will not be considered.They will be marked zero.There is no doubt that the dept is not fair but like they care.We keep going to the Computer lab every 3 weeks or so for the staff upraisal/staff evaluation.No matter how harsh we are in the grading they still dont want to change their damn approach to the students.I am sure there is only one or two sir's who gets a positive feedback from we students.Apparently few have negative markings,I am not surprised.I dont think anyone is as a matter of fact.

I'll come back to the trip topic,talking about the department is pointless.A group of about 48 accompanied by a departement faculty will be leaving to Mumbai on the 20th of this month.Though the main concern was on the ONGC training I really doubt what they will be able to train us in esp considering we are too many to be handled in a few hours.Coming to the brighter part of the trip is the whole fun journey and the madness.I am looking forward to this final trip of engineering :) Only thing I will miss is having a damn camera for myself.Its probably the only thing I want so badly.Canon EOS1000D / Nikon D3000 is still a dream till I start working.Wish I could just win a lottery someday and pick it up asap.I am still debating to make up my mind on one of them.Nikon is slightly priced more than the Canon.The wait is getting longer..


Meanwhile engineering is coming to an end,I am hoping the end is good.Apparently we have the graduation day coming up in the first week of May,thats the next thing I am looking forward to.Things will be really quick after that and soon I will be writing the exams starting from May 26th.Best part is that this time there is no study leave even,the last working day is May 22nd. Kaise Hoga ?!


After watching Mumbai Indians literally raping the Bangalore Royal Challengers, I am not keeping my hopes high on RCB! I am sure they will fail eventually.Kolkata Knight Riders,another team that I have been offering my support has failed tremendously over the last two seasons.Maybe that will continue this season as well, bloody bad luck! I pity SRK,once he disowns the team I shall stick to RCB.Kochi IPL team controversy is making waves even before they could start playing next year.Wonder who will be the brand ambassador,probably one of the two oldies - Mammooty and Mohanlal.They must consider John Abraham and Asin too though they dont have that much fan following in comparison to Lal and Mammooty.

Travel and Living show ' Living with a superstar - SRK ' is coming to their series end soon and with that I wont have anything to watch on tv.This week I missed the episode on account of my hectic project work at CPRI.It totally slipped my mind,all thanks to Youtube I watched it today and now I am in peace.

I'll take leave for now,this post is a part of my 15 min break from Internals study.I was too bored to continue so thought I'll come up here for a change!

Sayonara!

Comfortably Numb

I have been thinking about how much life has changed during my years in the city.Right from being a Gulf return teenager to now being 22 and reaching the very end of engineering.Lot of things have changed over time.There used to be a point when I used to play cricket all day long,even wait for that 10 minute break in school skip lunch just so that I could run to the ground to play.I used to write poems,I kept that book alive till my second year engineering after which I burnt it.Maybe coz it had too many emotions involved,I had decided to let go off it finally.I had this habit of writing in my personal diary right from 8th grade.nothing was too personal during that phase.It got very personal when I was in 11th/12th,I always enjoyed writing.I have always been a very non responsive person,I keep a few of my thoughts to myself.It helps at times and sometimes I get very frustrated but yeah I would prefer keeping them within.I am not an open book,I used to be some point of time.I used to tell everyone everything about me.Maybe I have learnt to shut up,when I realise that there is no necessity involved I might as well push that thought down than bring it up.My diary used to be my trash can,I used to dump every single emotion and feeling I had.I used to go back to reading those pages a few months down the lane and still be able to relive that moment.


I totally stopped writing my diary,sometimes I feel its coz I dont have time.Maybe I stopped making time for it or maybe I dont want to write personal stuff anymore.Now I hide my thoughts from the diary even.Am just kidding,I dont feel that need/connection anymore when I pen down my thoughts.I'v had an individual even read my entire diary.Its the kinda feeling that you dont enjoy after sometime.I realised that later and then I totally disliked the fact that someone even talks/touches my diary.One fine day I burnt all my diaries and every other hand written stuff I kept safe in my drawer.


I didnt think of writing a post but somewhere along I started to type.


Coming to my blog history,I had my first blog in 11th.My mum always thought that I waste a lot of time on my blog,I actually used to.I had everything changed in the template and made a lot of changes in the html coding.I had things right from a chat box,weekly video,flickr stream,scrolling words on the page in a random fashion.I still stick to the promise I made when I started my first,I will continue blogging.


There is always a small part of me I blog once in a while,these are the things I dont discuss/want to discuss.


...And like always, 'There is a little part of me I keep to myself,I prefer it that way'.



Meanwhile let me see what I have been upto..

1.Still following SRK's tweets on Twitter,thats the only thing I do on twitter.
2.Project work going on but still a lot of confusion.
3.I am yet to start working on the seminar topic,seminar due on April 8th.


Utilization of time : While I had to wait for my phone to charge,I thought I might as well blog.



<<< You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. >>>
- James Allen

Biding my Time..

The excitement to be in Goa this month end is 'Intense'.I think everyone has that on their minds from the past couple of days,the pain is to wait for another two weeks to see it happen.I am more than just excited to be making this trip the second time in my engineering life,BMS didnt turn out to be a boring journey I must say!

I am no more a hostelite,I used to be a part of the International Hostel BMS.Though I started staying out with my grandmum at my own place on airport road I used to still visit that place.Lot of fond memories and a few great friends,I shall not take names though.So yes, I finally gave up my room in the hostel.I dont think I will go back to staying there anymore even for a night.I wont say anymore,I might just get a little emotional.I miss a few friends..



Coming back to the list of things I want to do/things I want.


GOA




If I am in India, I would like to have this yearly getaway to Goa either to attend the New year Sunburn or maybe Christmas!




Wildlife in Africa





I used to love watching the Animal planet and the National Geographic channel all the time.My dad used to hate the fact that I watch programmes featuring snakes.Me and my bro always enjoyed any show related to Wildlife.So this goes in my list too,trip to Africa someday in the future just for the sake of wildlife! Well before going for this trip I want to get my Canon EOS 1000D / Nikon D3000. I am not making the trip otherwise.Wildlife photography - Bliss!


RayBan Shades





This particular type of shades from Rayban, I have been wanting this from a really long time.I see it very rarely and everytime I do I pick it up,try them on and keep it back telling myself ' Someday I will come back for this '.




Underwater Sea diving





I dont know if I'll ever do this or maybe I might just back out at the last minute.I dont know swimming but the interest to see marine life that close is too much.Maybe I will try this if I gather enough courage at that moment of time.



Thats it for now.
Internals day after,so rest laters! :)

Goodnight!

Fortnight update - I

IPL fever is back once again.I dont know if it holds the same hype as it did last year.I havent watched one match this season so I am guessing I can do without it.Last time I watched most of the matches,had a few silly bets,went to the Koramangala indoor stadium to watch the finals on the big screen.This time,I dont feel the same.I dont favour any particular team but I really hope Kolkata knight riders give some good comeback.After all the effort and pain SRK has put/gone thru it would be nice to see them reach finals for his sake alone.I am okay with anything.I can imagine the scene back in the bms hostel.Throughout the match there will be betting and beers! Thats all that happens throughout the ipl season,the nearby bars make money and individual pockets turn inside out! I am glad I am not part of the hostel madness anymore.Phew!

I havent had a relief in my daily schedule but yet I make time now to check on my small fish tank and make sure I watch Travel and Living with a Superstar - Shahrukh Khan every friday at 9pm.Thats the only time I watch tv in a week.I never go near the tv otherwise and I am very sure that after 7 weeks once the series is over I will not go back to watching tv again.It doesnt interest me these days especially when I can watch movies on the laptop.

8th semester project is still a pain in the ass.Whoever told me 8th sem is easy, seriously what were you thinking?! That you have just 4 subjects instead of 8 or that you have to attend classes only thrice a week?! Which part of the last semester is good?! The only thing I can think of right now is the proposed Goa trip happening with classmates.Nothing else is interesting and the much awaited BMS fest too wont be worth the wait.I think we had a set of great seniors who took the Utsav fest seriously.For now, let Utsav happen in bangalore and I will go back to re-live Goa.

Last time I returned from Goa, I always had the thought that it must happen again.There is something about that place that keeps playing in your head.It maybe the calm beaches,the narrow roads that lead to the beaches,the crowd,the shacks,etc.Few years later I want to get up one morning,pick up a handful of friends and say 'We are going to Goa' , total Dil Chahtha hai style.Damn but I dont have a Mercedes convertible,like the one Aamir khan drove! I'll manage with some car then.

If I had more than 24 hours a day, I would really appreciate that at this point of time.I wanted to re-start my habit of reading but I still havent made time for that.I pick up a newspaper in the morning and then manage to read it throughout the day in the canteen/class/bus journeys.I find the Economic times and the Financial Chronicle more interesting to read than the Times of India.Few classmates thought that part was a little weird.Maybe I am too tired going thru pages of Bangalore times page 3 parties that I totally gave up on reading the main newspaper as well.I have this book by title 'Chicken Soup',its a set of short stories.I am yet to start on that,right now I'll just finish the Mens health magazine I picked up last week.

I watched this tamil movie at home.
Vinaythaandi Varuvaya,sweet movie! Something toally different,the climax I thought was great.Not the usual predicted ending,it was a great watch.
I was told that is was way better than Varaanam Ayiram.I dont think so but yeah I would rate this movie a decent 4/5.AR Rahman music definitely adds to the credit!

I'll post maybe after I am done with my internals and prior to Goa trip.
Till then , sayonara!

Turning 22..

So here I am typing out the first post after I turned 22 ( Feb 24th ). Thanks to all those who wished and were there for the cake cutting at sharp 12.Actually I have never cut a cake at 12 o clock.First year in hostel I was too worried bout the seniors kicking my butt black and blue so I managed to escape that scene with some excuse or I guess I went back to my granny's.So this was something very special indeed for me to remember as the only birthday I have cut cake at 12.I so sound like an Oldie now.

Once again I'v had a hectic week though the project hasnt started full fledged as yet,I can feel the work load kicking in.

I have more to say but right now I have to get back to the Damn project, I will come back over the weekend for sure.
Till then,
Sayonara

When the Tigers broke free..

As promised in the previous post I am back, maybe it took time to return though.My net had issues opening blogger and gmail over the past couple of days so I kept delaying my post even.


I remember this song by Pink Floyd, ' When the tigers broke free '.

Aircell's initiative of working on the tiger awareness is really great.I am hoping something can be done as its already high time.We just have 1411 tigers left.In a hope to see more of them in the years to come, I will proceed with my post for the day...

So lets see, I guess the Shiv Sena / Srk controversy has taken a back seat, now that he realised he cant do shit.I still dont understand why people cant take/keep things simple and straight.He wanted Pakistani players to play in the forthcoming IPL.Now whats wrong in that.They are just players, they are not the Al-Qaeda( If thats the right spelling ) If they have so much anger in them about Pakistan and its people why react against someone in India who just had an opinion related to a game enjoyed by a global audience?! Such brainless people in the country, they just take things in the wrong sense,blow it out of proportion and end of the whole fiasco no gain at all.Upset a lot of people for their show of stupidity.I dont give a shit to these people, I'll watch the movie whatever happens.

Another bunch of jackasses in Bangalore wanted to spoil Valentines day.They feel its not part of our culture and stuff like that.They want only married people sitting together as a couple and they warned everyone around that they would get two individuals married if found hanging around outside in the city.Even after being beaten black and blue by the youth congress, Muthalik still stood by his word.Then again he couldn do shit around.

Bangalore maybe one of the hottest cities in India soon, the weather now is unbearable.I wonder how its going to be in April.There is absolutely no point taking bath and using the perfume.In maybe an hour or so,its all back to sweat and feeling yuck overall.


Yes, I was finally making a list of things I want to have/places to visit/etc. I am done with it yet but I'll give a start to it with this post.Probably have an extension to it in the future posts.FYI Points mentioned below may not necessarily be part of this year's list( I dont have that kinda list ).Its just an overall thing.



1.Rottweiler











He is going to be my most valued possession in the future.


2.Canon EOS 1000D




I've been dying to own this from a long time,its just taking too long.I must try my hand at lotteries soon.



3.New Zealand





Dont ask me why I have such a fascination for this place.If I get a chance to go there I am taking it with no second thoughts.



4. Doberman





I totally love this breed and in remembrance of my previous doberman, Spike.


5.Corbett National Park





This is one place I want to go soon, am hoping its going to be one of the first trips I make once I start working.Shit, I need to get the Canon before I make this trip.


For now I will give a stop to my list,will continue soon when I have the time to sit like this.


Oh yes,my resolution for this year and maybe for a couple of years down the lane.I speak too much and the way I say things,unintentionally might not sound acceptable.I'll go back to keeping a part of my thoughts to myself.

I am complicated,I am weird and I'd like to keep a few things to myself from now on.


Until the next post :)

Cheers.

In a hope..

So here I am after a really long break.I had planned to do a lot of things during my semester break and I havent done any.I eventually dropped out the plan of making my list of new year resolutions/things I want/to do in the coming year.I didnt find the time to even finish a 200 page novel I have been holding on to for months now.Thats how preoccupied I am but if you ask me to list out things that keep me busy throughout the day,its the usual engineering student life and a little bit more of say a tv series(Friends/Big Bang).

Whats wrong with me?! I have absolutely no time for myself,to have a relaxed day with no where to run to/things to do/college,etc.I actually had a pretty relaxed time in Muscat and then when I had that period of time off I totally forgot that I have to make my list/blog/finish my novel.BLAH! I was just lazying around looking at the two new parrots at home,gold fishes in the aquarium,playing chess with my 13 year old brother.I am glad I taught him how to play and now he is extremely good for a 13 year old.Was surprised see him play a few games with me,the way he took things so quickly out of my hands.
Proud of him,atleast I can still play my favourite indoor game years down the lane at home with him.

Oh yes,I started with this post to mention about Shahrukh khan coming to Bangalore for a global quiz organised by IIPM.I didnt care bout the quiz but yes my long time wish of seeing him live came true last evening at the Koramangala indoor stadium.A day I'll never forget - 8th February.Now that this has happened once,I am in a hope it will happen once more in the years to come.

I am hoping to post more often,I am hoping to read more.In a way they could be related.

PS: Option of uploading pictures side by side not working on blogger.Something really wrong,actually even my phone/net acting a little cranky today.

So for the time being,this is all I got to say.

I'll get back soon.
Cheers.