Life these days

I have finally spent more than a week in the campus continuously and settled down :P. This is our penultimate month in the campus and life has never been better here. With no subjects and classes (though it hardly matters as I can see looking at others’ routine), I have the liberty and flexibility to do anything anytime.

This semester has been dominated by quickies (trips planned in less then 10 minutes) and our perseverance of staying outside hostel for as much as we can. Everything looks so much accessible and bogmalo is the new jhopdi where you can go daily and just relax. The other sensation has been the hukkah which I could not bring to the room because of so much of dancing around (DISCO’s) these days, but got to know of places where we can go every now and then. Pool has become our alternative to daily exercise with Kesarval conveniently placed. Hiring cabs has been forbidden now for Goa is a nice place with nice people ready to give lifts anytime and sometimes I just think why did I shelled out so much bucks on transport earlier. (even Sethi got a lift yesterday!)

The heat is trying its best to keep us inside but damn, we are good! Lunch takes average one hour these days followed by a trip to juice corner. Snacks have been tagged with the ‘choti jhopdi’ and dinner with whatever we do not visit in the day. It’s only breakfast to which injustice has been done but that is because sleep is really good at convincing us to ignore it :P. Now just about a month left in the campus, really want to make the best out of it. Tennis court would get completed by weekend and what we had planned of playing since the start of semester would finally be materialized. Lots of things happening for the first time in the last semester and others are reviving themselves in one way or another. We have actually started going to children's park and benches again (one of our first year's regulars).Road trips have become frequent and nite outs too. Discussing about our stay over here and the things we have done is the best time pass.It feels really great doing nothing and just living for the moment for you know these moments would be hard to come by again.

PS: Resist temptation from evil (i.e discussing maggi revolution). Amen.

Good to be back

And here I am.Back to the place which has been my home and friends who have been my family for the past 3 years. This time it is special because we have come after a 6 month break and moreover this is our last semseter in BITS GOA.
I plan to do lot many things in this sem and a 'TO DO' list is being made with the assistance of my friends. We have ticked the first thing on the list and I think we should have done it way before and that is 'New year celebration in Goa'.Living in goa for past 3 years is different and celebrating new year over here is something else! To cut it short, it was the awesomest new year ever. If this happens when beach parties are banned and security is tight, I can't even imagine what must be the case like when everything was allowed. Nonetheless we had an awesome time. Be it the club we danced till 4 in night or the beach where firecrackers mesmerized us at midnight, or the hot Indian chicks( Foreigners are a common view now you see ;)) or the pole dance by drunk chicks in clubs, had a memorable new year!
Now coming back to campus life,had a dreadful time first two days since campus was deserted and I was allotted AH3. But my heart sways for AH4 and I finally managed to get a room in it. This is the hostel where I have had the most pleasant moments in Goa.Today we have our registration in some one hour. Campus is buzzing with kids I don't know, first yearites probably whom we are still to interact with ;). Nobody is speaking about placements and I think people have accepted the fact that there won't be any this sem :P. So better to enjoy the last sem. Two mba results out,the 'big' one is due this week. Lotsa thing in mind, but hardly any time to apply my thoughts on anything.
All I can say is it feels good to be back.Good to find the old faces moving pass the corridor. Eating at our joints(although they suck) and doing nothing but vellagiri which we are best at. People are skeptical that they would have nothing to do after two months. But as of now, I am enjoying the campus and hopefully would find ways to keep us all entertained :D.

PS:HAPPY NEW YEAR :D

Last Day at Broadcom

Today is my last day at Broadcom and I really don’t know how to react or feel about it. I have been longing to go home for so long but when the time is coming close, it’s like I don’t want to leave this place. It’s hard to believe that almost 6 months has passed since I came to Bengaluru and when I look back, I see so many good things coming out of this internship and this place.

Living by yourself is a whole new and enriching experience. I remember the day I came here with so many apprehensions about the place and work. But everything worked out just fine. Had a real good time in the company and exploring this city. But now its time to say final goodbye and I know I’ll be missing this place.
I’ll miss my cubicle and my computer and the awesome net speed over here. I’ll miss the free phone calls and the free cold drinks and juices :P. I’ll miss the rush I used to make to come to the office when our instructor used to visit us. I’ll miss the thread on gmail which all of us used to stay in touch and telling stuff about their PS and their companies. And of course I’ll miss the chinkies!!

I’ll miss the tea that Jayashree makes for me everyday (after some motivation :D). I’ll miss the game of snooker I used to play with Sumeet and Gampa. I’ll miss all the stories told to me by Shantanu and his sense of humor :P. I’ll miss the grave look on Neeraj’s face. I’ll miss the tamil conversation between Janani and Jayashree. I’ll miss the wannab ‘Kaushik’ :P with his typical choices(eg- Sunil Joshi being his favorite cricket player).This guy is really funny. I’ll miss all our lunch and snack times and gossips on the terrace and in the ‘Bay’.
All in all I’ll miss all the pleasant moments I had with the other interns and my team members who made this 6 months look so easy and manageable. It was really nice working here and I really hope I get to work here some other time.

But as of now, I am leaving this place today and glad that this internship happened. Learnt a lot and made new friends. I will take lot of memories from this place and miss many more things(like the Coorg and Mysore trip :P). Hoping such times come again. Looking forward to the new year bash in Goa now.


“Don’ cry because its over, Smile because it happened”- Dr. Seuss(taken from Melange’05)


PS: My blog journey started from this place. But won’t end here ;).

Being a Bitsian

As semester end is approaching fast, I have so many thoughts that it's indeed difficult to jot all of them down. One thing that surely separates this end from other semesters is that each semester we cribbed about final comprehensive exams and prayed them to get over quickly so that we all can run our home, but this time around every one wants to stay. Be it people who are doing their PS(practice school) or those who are still in college, every one wants to live the romance which is coming to an end with each passing moment.

People in college know that this is time to bid final goodbye to Goa and the wonderful lives we all had for past 3 years.Now is there time to see the corporate world closely and have all together different experience.And others who have to go back campus have accustomed to such an independent and unrestricted life that it would be really hard to be back in rooms by 11pm and eat at our beloved Atish's mess in the college. But I guess that's what happens to every Bitsian at some point or other and experiencing this cross road has groomed us all very well indeed.

Next semester also gonna be the placements speaking about which has become a taboo as of now :P. Economy is on a roll(sense the sarcasm) and we are fortunate enough to be facing our placements in such a situation(yah its still going on).Also people will be waiting for the results of different MBA exams they appeared for and universities they applied for MS.

The end of the semester reminds me of the reasons I took PS in first sem:
1.Getting a job during internship
2.Had a gut feeling that I'll prepare better for CAT in Bangalore
3.Almost all my friends were going for PS in first sem.

Just had the (3.) to look forward to next sem. Thanks to recruitment freeze,no chance of placement during internship and my mediocre performance in CAT,I guess I didn't get what I had sought for.Anyways no regrets,looking forward to next semester.

PS: Infosys has got the distinction of registering as the first company on campus :D

DLPD-zindagi 1 jhand hai ka 'kyu' hai

Well I was unfortunate enough to be selected for the DLPD(distance learning program of BITS) invigilation here in Bangalore and thus had to get up at 6.45 am on Saturday(don't remember when I got up so early last). Reached there at 7.45 as instructed to us, and to my disappointment we started our work at 8.30 am( could have slept for 1 more hour :( ).But I was wise enough to be at the end of the queue and luckily got the corridor invigilation job. Staying there for 8 hours made me pity our teachers who used to do this job at all times. It really sucks watching students writing exams and making sure that no one copies. I was still able to roam in the corridors and take naps now and then but those in classes were having a really hard time..
I was so happy when it got over and went to watch Wall E with my friend. After that my friend(a chicken freak) insisted me to eat at Chicken County(supposedly the best chicken in town). I thought this will make my day better but I was in for a surprise(rather shock). The place was horrible and food even more. Had a fight with the manager and after long debate, got some rebate.Then I had craving for Barista and with my friend I went on its search to find police waiting to stop us.But I managed to ruff past them and was happy not to be caught. But it did not lasted long when my friend took me to some wrong way and we again landed up facing cops.The bargaining started at 2900 bucks and the cop came down to 200 after much resistance from my side. But then I saw a localite bruising past the cop without a helmet, and he didn't even care. I already had had enough for the day and could not take it anymore and the cop had to pay for that. I started shouting at him as to how they take advantage of students like us and blah blah and finally the cop had to give the money back to my friend :D.. a victory indeed in the end, I lost my craving and did not go to Barista. Just prayed that nothing happens till I reach home.
The best thing of the day was that I got to know that there was no power in our flat for the whole day and those fortunates who did not go for DLPD ended up doing nothing.Just a consolation though. But had enough ups and downs for a single day which prompted me to write this blog.

PS:had a chat with my friend the same night and my frustration can very well be seen . On second thoughts had a funny day! :D

11:27 PM Akshay: ka ho gaya rey?
me: aj to c**** hua din tha yar
Akshay: kyu, kya hua?
me: 1. blore mei sabse jaldi utha. got up at 6.45
2. c**dap DLPD mei 8 ghante marayi
Akshay: kyu?
ohhhhhhhhhhhh
11:30 PM haan
me: 3. then aneesh ke kehne pe best non veg restaurant gaya
Akshay: dats smthng gud
me: 4. sabse bakwas khana khaya... waiter se lada.. fir manageer se lada. and paise kam karke finally nikala
Akshay: perfect!
11:31 PM me: 5. police ne dekha.. ubhe chakma dekar aage nikal gaya.. accident hote hote bacha.. but bachh gaya pakadfne se
Akshay: wow, adventurous
me: 6. thoda aage gaya..
11:32 PM 7. dusri police ne pakad liya!!!!
Akshay: lolest
me: 8. 2900 fine manga.. came down to 500.. after much bargaining gave 200..and finallt settled on 100
Akshay: nt bad
me: 9. was goin barista that time..but mood off ho gaya.. so came back home and had a shower abhi
11:33 PM Akshay: bt pakra kyu?
oh my god, pakda*
me: night checking
and i dnt have road tax
wch costs u 2900
Akshay: yeh bhi dena hota hai waha!
:O
11:34 PM sahi hai yaar, mast din tha...unique tha yaar
me: m******** hai
mjhse 500 loe liye
fir ek local band agaya
use chod diya
without helmet tha
vo
meri sanak gayi
Akshay: lol
me: vaise hi din kharab tha
11:35 PM Akshay: fir ragad diya use?
me: suna ne lag gaya mai poilce wale ko
ethics etc ke uppar
bola kamana hi hai to students se kyu kamate ho
sharam nai hai
etc etc
uski phat gayi poilice wali ki
100 rs rakhe
baki wapise diya
kaha anesh jko ki apne dost ko le jao
Akshay: kya baat mere sher
11:36 PM me: fir thoda feel good aaya
uske baad ghar aaya to good nes mili
ki pure din lite nai thi
so aur thoda feel good aaya
11:37 PM fir abhi cool hone ke liye nahaya
so ab bttr
Akshay: lol, soja mere lala
me: ya sleepin

yoyoyoyo

yoyoyoyoyo..if you are a Bitsian,you can't miss the enthusiasm and energy in this powerful expression..and if you are not,am sure you'll still not miss the enthusiasm and energy..Well being in BITS has given us a jargon which I find difficult to resist even when speaking to people not from BITS..that is OBB..(OBB--->obvious)..its like you can't resist the temptation to use such powerful words and my all non Bitsian friends have also got infected by the same..
I don't know from where did yoyoyoyo originated but whenever I feel happy about anything,it comes out spontaneously...As far as my friends remember it is one of the products of DC++..the lifeline of our campus..for those of you who don't know it is a place where we can share our 'stuff'..after some test,some one might have got pissed and started with it.."yoyoyoyoyoyo, I screwed my test!!" There was no looking back after that!
It has resulted in a special bond between us..I remember shouting yoyoyoyo for no good reason on several occasions and it always felt good!Be it while conversation between 1st floor and 2nd floor,or a normal discussion about any damn thing,or a outing with friends yoyoyoyo could come out of anywhere..and the frequency of its usage always increased manifold during exam times... even now when I chat with people around, we celebrate any achievement or happiness by this yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo..
Well sometimes small things can give happiness which you sometime need desperately,and yoyoyo is one of those things..so you can always yoyo to get instant happiness :)..Of the many things I have taken form BITS,yoyoyoyo is surely one of them..its presence has become indispensable in our jargon and our celebrations..

PS:Following chats led me to write a blog on it today.Though I knew I'll write it some day.
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Prateek: champ hai tu!


Sent at 11:59 AM on Tuesday
Nimit: i know
thank you
yoyoyoyoyoyyo
vaise tu bhi hai


Prateek: yoyoyoyoyo


Sent at 12:02 PM on Tuesday
Nimit: yoyoyoyoyo
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shubh.malhotra: lol
yeah
ob DC


Prateek: yoyoyyooy


shubh.malhotra: yoyoyo

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Status message of few people:

Gaurav Paruthi: yoyo PB !

(PB being prison break)

YOGESH(GDK || V) ARSENAL HAV RISEN!: yoyo 2nd one !

Disclaimer: Spamming by yoyoyoyo is not being promoted by this post :P ..

Monday Blues

zzzzzzzzzzzz...thats all you care about these days..Monday has become the nemesis for me.. whatever time I sleep Sunday night, getting up on Monday seems to be like the worst thing that can happen to anyone..My office timings are 9.30-6.30 pm.. this Monday,after strenuous efforts, I got up at 9.30( after putting alarms of 8, 8.30, 8.45, 9, 9.10, 9.20) and had a guilt that I am always the last one to go to office amongst my flat mates..
Then I had a glance on the right side and saw my friend Rajat(1st pic above) enjoying sound sleep..his office time is almost the same as mine but his office is nearer to our flat..oh man,I wonder why did I get up.. still then I thought, others must have already gone..Amogh's office starts at 8.30 and Suyog's at 8( don't even ask about Prasoon,he's insane,and his bed have always been vacant,irrespective of whatever time I get up(4th pic above :P)and I'll have to take permission of Prasoon before I can put his pic while sleeping :D).. Prasoon gets up at 5.30 or so and reach office by 7am.. I first used to pity him,but now I don't..that fellow gets up by 7 even on weekends.. abnormal case..rest of us are mortals..
So I went to the other room and guess what,found two log heads on the floor(2nd and 3rd pic above)..those two bastards were still sleeping..I groaned but nobody reacted..Everyday Suyog is like he'll leave home early tomorrow(by 7.30) and each day Prasoon tries to wake him up for like eternity..unfailingly,Suyog is late everyday..
Amogh purposely gets late so that he can pool an auto with some hot chick in yahoo..But most of the time he gets similar people like him who had the same dream :P..
I get late because I just love sleep so much..its the best gift from God..we can just sleep anytime anywhere and forget all the crap going around..
Rajat's statement after listening my views on sleep "zindagi mei sote hi reh gaye to kiya kya?total waste of time"..and this guy these days is like "abhi 10 hi to baje hain"..went office at 11 yesterday..I guess wherever I go, sleep follows..I have given this disease to all my friends in college..(even Sethi and Anurag have started sleeping for 8 hours!they used to be immortals sometime back).. People have often commented "koi itna kaise so sakta hai" and I have always proved them wrong..
But this Monday is just too big a hurdle for my dream sleep :( ..Just not fair to get up at 8 after two holidays..and only I and Rajat have not bunked our PS so far at our flat..that day is not far i guess :P..

PS:I still reached my office at 11 this Monday \m/ \m/ ..
Amogh is doing his internship in Yahoo,Prasoon in HAL, Rajat in Oracle, and Suyog in Intel..

To be or not to be

I suppose toughest question that a Bitsian face in his college life is whether TO BE OR NOT TO BE in campus in 7th sem..we have a option to do internship either in 7th or 8th sem and placements in the sem we stay in campus..well there are so many factors on which this imperative decision depends..
Its usual trend that people with high CG and preparing for CAT/GRE stay in the campus and others go to get better PS..But whatever any one chose,its never the same..6th sem is the last sem when all batch mates are together..then its time for farewell and say goodbye..
Now its been a month since I am in Bangalore,and some of my friends are doing their internship in Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad,Singapore :P etc etc and others are back to campus..I have been in touch with all of them and no doubt we all miss each other..
For those who in campus laments about college being 'no fun'...no proper internet facilities, and no classes!imagine people crying about not having classes and dying of boredom..its never the same..deserted corridors,locked rooms of friends who left, placement pressure,maybe water and electricity crisis(for BH4 guys :P) and what not..not to forget applying to universities and CAT..
For those who in PS have to change their lifestyle completely..get up early,stay in office for 9 hours..get acquainted with corporate world..maintain all the expenses, ghar-ghrasti and what not..getting adjusted to tiffin food..prepare for CAT/GRE simultaneously with office load..some start blogging and some start reading blogs :P..its always tough to adjust in new city..some have to struggle with coding,some with hardware..
But being human makes us think that the other side is better off..I think its either become a trend or human pysch has mutated to be sorrowful and regretful..Its like either people are not happy or they think they could be happier..we all took decisions after giving it a thought and knew what will be the ramifications..will it make any difference if we keep reminding ourselves that 'had it been that ways'..we should cherish the time we spent together and move on with the memories..there's so much ahead to look forward to..don't have regrets,be cheerful and live life king size..make the best out of the time you have..life is short,make it bigger while you can..
Living the romance which is coming to an end with each passing moment...
when i get sad,i stop being sad and get awesome..true story
Love you guys

weekdays and weekends

well since 3 years i.e while i was 'studyin' in bits goa, one thing was phenomenal (dre wre many more, but later on them)..weeknds had lost their essence..bcz wtvr day it was,i used to get up late, wtch people cmng back frm clases nd sumtimes cmng bck frm lunch :O ..i thnk i m born in the wrong country,bcz my sleep cycle seems to resemble sum odr country in the west.. n infact dre wre times when i had got up on saturdays(%@# emf class, generaly avn surprised tests) nd used to take the rest of the week off barring few pracs..
but the day i av set foot upon Bangalore,things av changed.. its like office timings r 9.30-6.30 nd hence i av to get up at arnd 8..nd guys,trust me,its too early for me!i dnt know hw av i managed till nw,but this has made me realise the demarcation between weekdayz nd weekends..nw i luk fwd to weekends as soon weekdays start..more the 'friday' is near, more jovial i m..nd monday mornig. dnt even ask!!!!
on weekdays, its like u sleep at 12 or so,get up at 8..go office cm back..call tiffin wala fr dinner and wtch sum tv series,nd sleep again..as soon as it comes thursday,weekend plans seems to blossom.. fri late nite muvi is a ritual now and sat it has to b mochas and dominos..fr late nite partyin u get jst 2 dayz,fri n sat..nd sometimes it stretches over to sunday, and it has long lasting effect on monday :P..
all in all lyf's still rocking in bangalore,its just that i av lost my sleep on weekdayz..but i think it had to happen one day or the other..nd btw today is fri, nd 10 of us bitsians r goin fr 'mummy 3' :)..lets c if i get the opportunity to bunk ps 2 ;)