Quirks:

1. I like studying. People find it odd, but thats the way I am.

2.  I hate sweets, again….i know its weird, so have dinner with me on Wednesdays..and get a free gulab jamun .

3. I hate sleeping…i find it strange….”lie on the bed, close your eyes and have a bunch of dreams for the next few hours”.

4. I have stage fear. Last time i was on stage, it was class 7, and i had go off-stage in between, because i wanted to pee   .

5. I am a highly insecure person. I want people reassuring  me from time to time, telling me that i am the best, even though I know I am .

6. I am a narcissist.

I tag Neelesh and  Deka (7. I like promoting budding bloggers)

kaisa hua birthday?
kahan gaye?
kya kiya?
kitne log they?
(yahan tak to sab kuch theek tha….then)
usme kitne ladke they?
unhone kya gift diya….?
phir tumne return gift kya diya? (@#$%^…WTF!!!)
cousins/relatives parents ke saath kaise celebrate kiya?
parents ne kya gift diya?
(told her…got cash (my mistake))
her: acha…kahan pe shopping karoge?…south ex mat jaana wahan pe kaphi costly hai…(didnt even ask!!!)
cake kata (sigh….. )?
cake pe saari 21 candles….???
(i said yes…(bolne mein kya jaa raha hai…..another mistake ) )
her reply : “omg!!!..kitna badha cake hoga…”
(me (frustated) : problem hai kya… )
her : “nahin…soch rahi huun…banane mein kitni mehnat lagi hogi….”

and this went on for another 10-15 minutes….
moral of the day : dont come online for atleast a week after your bday….

26th Jaunary : Gujrat Earth quake (2001)
26th April : Nuclear disaster in Chernobyl (1986)
26th Nov : terrorist hit mumbai posh area (2008)
26th dec : tsunami(2004)

when i had no cat tension..no gre tension…
those were the days…when btp was just another course….
those were the days…when i was not rejected by PWC and IBM…
those were the days when itc,reliance and nvidia were coming for placements…
those were days..when there was no 26/11…
those were the days when the memories of my internship were still fresh….
those were the days when i thought cpi was really the “only” thing to get a job….
it was really later when i realised that….aptitude and team work..is the “only” thing required…
those were the days…when ganguly and kumble were in the indian cricket team….
those were the days…..when the movie “rab ne bana di jodi” (apparently rab’s greatest mistake ) was not released

but i guess those were the days when i realised..writing crap  daily won’t take me anywhere….it is only days like this..when the lord bestows some sense into me..

P.S :  Merry Christmas

For quite some time most of my friends have being wondering, how is that this asshole, after a very bad writing, constant spelling and grammatical mistakes, and making very contrived attempts at humor, manages to get such a huge response, from his blog.Here is the secret to my “successful venture”, you can thank me later

1. It has nothing to do with the content of the blog, a good marketing strategy is what that matters (at least in my case) .
2. “Controversial Content” in a post, followed by juicy comments is an instant hit. People of the opposite sexes fighting can make a post really successful. Feasting on some one else’s demise is what a successful blogger should follow.
3. Most of the time nonsense will do. Now nonsense can range from writing about a “discussing on cow shitting” near a canteen or something related to what we are thinking.
4. Mixing words of different languages, and spelling them out incorrectly has been observed to be a hit, but personally if you ask me, i find them irritating and annoying.
5. Writing about some socio-economic topics, once in a while, is something that ensures regular readers (and the material is also easily available on the net….so no thinking and only  manipulative techniques are required).
6. Cheap publicity, including scrapping your blog-page link to everyone in your friend list…..or logging into more then one gtalk account simultaneous and having your blog page pasted on the status message for more then a week is what a desperate blogger can do.
7. Coalition is the new success, collaborate with me, get your Blog page link at the top of the right column of my blog page and 500 clicks a day is ensured!!! And that to free of cost.

P.S : Time of publish of a blog is important, how do you expect to get a good response if you are publishing it during the exams!!!!

January 2008: Believe me, the prospects of internship kept me alive till this point(any ece student would understand that….),….after this it was like “bas ab ek intern lag jaye yaar…“. This has simply been the most irritating time at iitg. On one hand, Where visits to our seniors room for tips, addresses became quiet frequent…. and on the other hand waking up every hour in the night to check the webmails for any positive(or semi positive…as some would say) other. I guess, this was the only time, when we checked the webmail, more then our orkut account.

Desperation was at its peak, and stupid, irrelevant questions like “What time of the day would be the best to mail,” “should we send mails on the weekend or not“,were asked. Inspite of the admins serious threats…we greedy assholes never stopped and went on spamming, during whose course we shamelessly changed our research interest, countries to apply, our CV,CL,etc. It was usually a set pattern, some used to change it weekly, while some monthly and the cheapest bastards used to change it daily …we had different cv,cl for different research interest so the process of changing was not difficult…MY only motivation to keep spamming was that some of the senior intellectuals of my branch didn’t have one, i remember those days of late feb when we used to sit together in the CC and mail to every country possible, including Bangladesh .

Summers ’08: The process was difficult but it was worth it. These 3 month were no less then an adventure, from the alps of Austria to the German engineering,from the Italian architecture to the French babes, whether it was commenting on pics on orkut or laughing at each others experiences, from bar hopping to chick hunting(courtesy navdeep), I loved it all.

This is the last blog of my intern….unless of course if I could squeeze out some time of the report writing, packing, shopping and the political drama going on the country…I really have a mixed feeling right now….would surely miss this place….but I cant wait to go back to India….to be precise, in “smiley” language

+ = .

As my good friend says….”This last chapter of my internship is called “THE END” ” ……so be it.

This is a conversation between a person and a Iitian, who is curious about how they manage to visit who Europe with less stipend

Person : Beta, how do manage to see Europe with such a less stipend?  Iitian(trying his best not to flaunt… ) : Its easy, we just cut our expenses in food, traveling, accommodation, site seeing, etc.

Person(a bit puzzled.. ): how? elaborate….say regarding acco? where do you stay at night?
Iitian: Well….airports and railway stations are our home, airports are the best, they are safe..coz you need a passport and ticket to enter and are also air conditioned. Free toilets are also available at the airport…unlike the railways…where you have to pay for the WC’s…but we can(actually we do…) use the toilets of the trains standing on the platform. Heritage site is also a good option, spending the night under the Eiffel or near the Colloseum is not a bad idea!!!

Person: And do you see all the places in a particular city?
Iitian(shamelessly…. ): No not at all, on those which are really famous and those which are free….”rest bahaar se photo le letein hain…“

Person : And i guess you must be taking guided tours there..to know about the place…
Iitian : ” Vo jaan ke kya karenge….”… photo lo aur niklo…..important point is that we see the place, take pics and in time put them on orkut…for people to see and comment……who the hell cares why the Colloseum is broken….or what’s the history behind some painting and sculptures…

Person(#$%&*@/….WTF!!!) : How do you manage your food and water…??
Iitian: Bread and jam is our food(for most of the time)….and water..we carry water bottles all the time…..

Person: but liquids are not allowed on planes…?
Iitian : Do you think i am stupid …..carry an empty bottle…fill it from the toilets of the destination….until unless its not mentioned the water is usually drinkable….

Person: Any more suggestions…..
Iitian : Well…i would like my readers to do that…….

P.S: before you get all judgemental on how cheap i am…i would like to say that…these experiences are not of my own….but of a collective group of iitians who have been in touch with me…..thanks for sharing your experiences…

Thanks to videos on CNN-IBN…which has allowed me to follow the latest news of India..which in general includes..the daily doses of rapes, murders,etc….but the one which is has really kept reporters on their toes is the political battle of the UPA and the left and this time its on the nuclear deal.

While experts like Abdul Kalam call it the best deal India could ever have and to go ahead with it. Even the critics of the deal, emphasize that with the Indian nuclear reactors, which have been loosing out on uranium fuel, most of them, currently working at only 30% of their max capacity, and the situation, which is likely to degrade…India will have to sign a deal..in the coming 3-4 years but with little advantages as this one, then why is LEFT objecting? Is it really the ideology of the left that has been a nail in the development of the country or is it just to embarrass the congress like it has been doing in the last 4 years, where it has threatened at least 4 times to withdraw support from the government. So is this threat just a mere fluke? And why does it has problem only with the Indo-US deal when similar agreements are to be made with countries like France and Russia.

With the US guaranteeing India that it will get the NSG clearance for India, without which India cant make nuke agreements with countries mentioned above. Recently even countries like Australia has refused nuke co-operation without the NSG clearance. Wouldn’t it be better for India to back off from the deal after the US government gets the NSG clearance for it? The left doesn’t thinks so. It prefers to embarrass the congress and question India’s International position of trust and integrity to make international agreements. I don’t know much about the communist ideology….but its surely not working here!!!

Bravo….to our prime minister, who calls himself as an accidental politician and has backed the deal calling it the best thing he would do in his tenure as PM. But should politics be played by heart? I mean…though the congress has publicly backed its PM…but will moods change in case there are chances of the government falling. The UPA has tried to gather support from the other parties like the SP, and it seems that the SP, one time, main adversary of the congress has been drifting towards it. But With the inflation rising to double digits….and hence with the congress being on back foot…it would be tough to decide whets going to happen in the next few days. but the real question is….is the deal worth to sacrifice the government?..and if yes…how will the congress convince its allies like laloo and co…for an early winter election..when the UPA currently has nothing to give for the aam aadmi.

One thing looks quite sure…whosoever will make the first move, either be the left or the UPA, will most likely be the loser. Lets see how Mrs. Sonia Gandhi pulls this one off.