Men ... Women!

Two and a half men... How I Met Your Mother... Big Bang Theory... FRIENDS... Russell Peters... The list may be long. But there's one person who rocks forever - JERRY SEINFELD - the ultimate genius of all !

Going with the topic, don't expect a detailed essay on this controversial topic. What I am going to share with you here is a funny take on the subtle differences between men and women by Seinfeld. Got to agree, see one of his episodes (Seinfeld 1989-1999) and you will become his fan!

"I swear, I have absolutely no idea what women are thinking. I don't get it, okay? I I I admit, I, I'm not getting the signals. I am not getting it! Women, they're so subtle, their little everything they do is subtle. Men are not subtle, we are obvious. Women know what men want, men know what men want, what do we want? We want women, that's it! It's the only thing we know for sure, it really is. We want women. How do we get them? Oh, we don't know 'bout that, we don't know. The next step after that we have no idea. This is why you see men honking car-horns, yelling from construction sites. These are the best ideas we've had so far. The car-horn honk, is that a beauty? Have you seen men doing this? What is this? The man is in the car, the woman walks by the front of the car, he honks. E-eeehh, eehhh, eehhh! This man is out of ideas. How does it? E-e-e-eeeehhhh! "I don't think she likes me." The amazing thing is, that we still get women, don't we? Men, I mean, men are with women. You see men with women. How are men getting women, many people wonder. Let me tell you a little bit about our organization. Wherever women are, we have a man working on the situation right now. Now, he may not be our best man, okay, we have a lot of areas to cover, but someone from our staff is on the scene. That's why, I think, men get frustrated, when we see women reading articles, like "Where to meet men?" We're here, we are everywhere. We're honking our horns to serve you better."


Until next time,
Enjoy the last week of 2011! :)

Valai Veechu! :)

Hola! :)

Being in final year is big fun in itself! You come across a few things that are fairly new to you, except the fact that you know they 'exist' in 4th year! Yes - the placements!

You hear about them a lot, but there will surely be no one to tell you how it works, till you manage to the fourth (and hopefully final) year! I am here to tell you what happened so far (till 20/12/11) in SRM University!

Point Number One!

BUILD UP - We got  plenty of it! தாங்க முடியாது (unbearable) !PD Classes we heard "This is life! Get placed in the first company. Else it will be tough. The companies coming after TCS will know you are still unplaced... a ... b ... c ..."

Point Number Two!

THEY ' LL SCARE YOU TILL YOU SHIT YOUR PANTS - Yes, there's no escape in this! We will never know till you reach the December of the final year that there will at least be 25 companies coming to the campus, just for non-placed students!

Point Number Three!

GOT USED TO WEARING FORMALS (For boys only; Girls - you lucky _____!) - Even though we will look like Maths Teachers of yesteryears, that's what they want in interviews! Especially the Black shoes - I managed to fall down twice walking with them! Be careful கை புள்ள (machi)!!!

You cannot show up like this!

Point Number Four!

FOOD - We lost quite a few kilograms! In TCS placements, no faculty had told us we would be sitting till night! Why??? ஏன் இந்த கொலைவெறி மக்களே (why this kolaveri people)? You know very well we would be starving out there! Why couldn't you tell us before???

Point Number Five!

PLACED - It got over 'just like that'! Some times we have felt... "That's it?"

Point Number Six!

THEN COME THE CORE - After getting placed in IT companies, we have to sit for the core ones! People like Microsoft, Global Scholar, etc. come and we have to sit for all those!

So far, it was all normal to SRM! Let me share what will happen from now on... (Thanks to our batch!)

* Microsoft came in the last week of October. They said results would come not later than December '10. Results not yet published!

"இனி சென்னை பக்கமே வர மாட்டோம்! (We will never show up anywhere even near to Chennai!)" - Microsoft அதிரடி பேட்டி! (Guess our answer sheets did the trick! We never asked for subjective aptitude! Your headache that! Now, publish our results!

* Some companies did not select even one student!

"இதற்கும் எங்களுக்கும் எந்த சம்மந்தமும் இல்லை!" -  மாணவர்கள் சரமாரி!

("We have nothing to do with this!" - Students )

* "அடுத்த வருடம் TCS வருவதே சந்தேகம்! Juniorகள் நிலைமை கவலைக்கிடம்!"
(TCS coming next year is highly doubtful! Juniors very much worried)

(Reports have it that TCS took more people in Sastra University compared to SRM. See - confirmation!

MBA placements in SRM affected due to this!)

* "நாங்க தான் டா gethu! இனிமே எந்த company வருது பாப்போம்!" (We are the DONs! Let's see which Company shows up from now on!) - 2012 batch students terror interview!

* "நாங்க எழுதின எழுத்து அப்படி!" (It's our WRITINGS!) - last bench guys of CSE department

* Some company gave feedback "These people don't even know to write 'for' loop!" :D

"நான் கேட்டேனா?" (Did we ask?)

* Oracle வருது ன்னு சொன்னங்க! பயபுள்ள தப்பிச்சுட்டானுங்க! ( We heard Oracle was coming. Lucky fellows, escaped!)

* யார் holidays அ யார் கெடுக்கறது??? (Who are they to spoil our holidays???) Mind it!

* "எங்க மானத்த காப்பாத்துங்க!" (Please save our faces!) - பல்கலைக்கழக ஆசிரியர்கள் வேண்டுகோள்! (Professors request students)

* "இது எதிர் கட்சி சதி!"... குமுறுகிறார்... (.)

p.s. (Disclaimer) This is just a funny report of the reality. SRM is actually good with many companies coming in! You will surely get a nice job, and if lucky, there's enough room to take your girlfriend to the same company! Plan accordingly! You can get dual placements - one in IT, one in core). SRM has it all! A wonderful campus placement record. Nothing to worry at all! :) SRM rocks - I stay with that!

மீண்டும் சந்திப்போம்! (See you again! Au revoir!)

ak

'The Hindu'!

Hi guys,
I recently came across this 'nice' article in 'The Hindu' - our National newspaper! (No matter what 'sleeping' ad 'The Times of India' gives, South India will always buy THE HINDU! You morons!)

BE AN ANNOYING FLIGHT PASSENGER

You've paid for your flight ticket, so you have every right to utilise everything on board to the best of your ability. Too bad most flights these days don't pass around trays filled with candies. Luckily, this is an international flight and they are serving ice-cream, so grab two. And if the air hostess doesn't look amused, tell her: “I paid nearly Rs. 40,000 for the ticket,yaar !” Next up, the pretzels, peanuts and liquor are brought your way. Grab a beer, tune into your favourite entertainment channel, preferably a comedy show, noisily bite into those peanuts and guffaw loudly at what's on your screen. When dinner is served, opt for whatever your co-passenger isn't ordering. And when the food arrives, dig into his tray just to ‘sample' what it tastes like

The flight attendants are at your service, so keep hitting that button to get their attention. “Water,” “Wine,” “Newspaper”, “Warm water this time”... Obviously after all that liquid intake, you need to make frequent trips to the rest room. You've got the window seat and you've also got long legs. So, every time you get up and go, you end up kicking your co-passenger who politely requests you to trade seats with him. Stick your tongue out at him, and say: “I came early just to get the window seat. Better luck next time”

Alright, the cabin lights have been dimmed, and it's time to get some sleep. But, you have to finish watching almost all the in-flight entertainment available. What if you fell asleep, and didn't wake up till the flight was just about to land? So, while people try to nap, you continue munching on the snacks, clapping and laughing. And finally, when people are beginning to rise and shine, you must get some rest. Recline your seat as much as possible. So what if the passenger behind finds it difficult? Now lean back, rest your arms on the armrest even if it means dislodging your co-passenger's from there. Also ask him to turn off his reading light as it interferes with your sleep

Forty five minutes to reach your destination. You see people getting up to head to the rest room. Jump up and dart in with your tooth brush and face wash. Brush your teeth, wash and moisturise your face, comb your hair, change your clothes if you like. Take your time. The others can wait. They will have their turn too, right?

Time to disembark. You don't want to be stuck behind. Be the first one to get up even while the flight is still taxing, yank open the overhead locker, drag your luggage out and rush to the exit door. Then whip out your phone and frantically shout into it: ‘Landed, don't park the car... save on parking charges. I'll be there in half an hour. You keep driving around in circles, ok?”

Well suited for us! :D

Until next time,

Have fun! :) It's DECEMBER!!!

ak

Classically Classical !

A big 'வணக்கம்' to all readers! Yes, Tamil is overflowing here since it's the MUSIC SEASON here in Chennai and all the 'sabha's are flooding with people!
I've always had the feeling that Chennai did NOT represent Tamil Nadu in the recent times. Probably, I was wrong. During the months of October to December, some how Chennai manages to put up a decent show! And How!!!

IITK - the trip that wasn't!

The name 'IIT' gives a 'feeling' to many people in India. Let me be clear - நான் அங்கே படிக்கப் போகவில்லை! விளையாடத் தான் போனேன்!

Yeah! 'Udghosh11' is the annual sports fest of IITK (Kanpur) and we somehow got the invitation for it this year. (I honestly think they made a mistake of inviting us! :D ) As usual, the booking of tickets created a havoc before leaving. Aravind (MUSIGMA man) booked tickets separately; Thanks to him, we could go peacefully. This time, Ramnath (IM) was a new member in our team. So the team now looked like 1. ak 2. Prem 3. Ramnath 4. Aravind... "Fair enough" I thought. This should be enough to win!

To my surprise,

When the landline went out of order!

Hi all,
It's been long I know. But then, what the hell is wrong with 'final' year in college? It's just too daunting! No time at all! Everyone comes to final year of engineering easily. But my department has 6 theory subjects, 2 labs and project work... all in 7th semester! Why? I don't know. I don't want to know. But 6 is a huge number... I meant the subjects!
I remember this famous dialog from a Seinfeld episode... 'Friday has a feeling. Sunday has a feeling...'
'Final year has a feeling too!' But that feeling is gone. We have simply lost the enthusiasm to study. Laziness gets in... It never goes. You always have a sun-setting feeling inside. Every day looks like a weekend which makes life all the more difficult. But there's one thing you can be happy about - You're the super senior! You can rag juniors - basically everybody because you are the super senior!!!

Coimbatore - The Complete Place!

I wish all my Chennai readers a happy monsoon! :)

சென்னையில் மண்டை காய்ந்து உட்கார்ந்து இருக்கும் நண்பர்களுக்கு இந்த
blog post கொஞ்சம் சிரமத்தை உண்டாகும். ப்ளீஸ் பியர் வித் மீ!

I had the chance, rather, an opportunity to visit Coimbatore for a period of two days this summer and I got to say I am lucky to have done that. I really understood why CBE (Coimbatore) remains special to me.

Here are a few things that will attract you instantly if you are a Chennaiite (presently and also agmark)!

1. BUSES!

You will be surprised at the ticket fares. I travelled some 11 stops for 2 rupees! Also, the appearance of the tickets is totally different. Back here, it is written in rupees. In CBE, it's written 300 காசு,

Why I avoid conversation with kids! :P

Conversation with kids are always fun! But then, sometimes it gets to you! Here is one such incident!

I had some important detail to check in the Internet and I was outside, travelling in a bus (I think results or something, I don't remember exactly now!) and I asked my friend, a 17 year old (YEAH SEVENTEEN!) to do the job. He said he was just about five minutes

Why India has no Olympic Medals!

The title itself is a big debatable topic. I present here just my view why! Some reasons are always obvious!
It's a big argument! Yes! I agree! But then, there is something really wrong with India and the system!
As a common man, any one watching

Taboo!

Hi all! :) Hope you all are enjoying the vacations!
First of all, I would like to apologize for the long gap between this post and the previous one. Well, Semesters have a value I guess! :)
It's during holiday times that you get to think about these things! We always come across different situations with different people. Sometimes, in fact, most of the time

SAI BABA

Sachin Tendulkar's birthday would have never ever been so sad before... The death of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at 07:40 AM on the 24th of April, 2011 will be remembered for ever and ever as the day when a great soul, a symbol of love... departed...
I am not a great devotee of him but certainly I love him a lot. I am not such a

CONFESSIONS OF A FRUSTRATED MIND!

Hi all!

My previous post  (http://akthegenius.blogspot.com/2011/04/placements-interviews-et-al.html) has some endless frustrations behind it! Let me share a few of those!

We might have all seen students who just come and go to college - students those who bunk the entire morning classes and come only in the afternoon, those who always come only during exam time without touching their books at all and write with bits and answer sheets and cell phones and wall-writings and bench-writings (yeah, they happen) and passing by all illegal means possible, those who don't give a damn about attendance... uh uh!

(Disclaimer: I am not talking about the 'gethu' or 'the good' people or 'my-friends' who DO bunk with responsibility and pass legitimately during semesters. I am talking about the horrible, stupid ones who come to engineering colleges!)

Yeah God! They become engineers too. I am an engineer too. And so are many of my friends (Alright, we get Engineering degrees, that does not qualify us as an engineer, but that's not the point. Engineers is just a point of reference here!) who went to professional courses of various streams in different colleges all over India! Now... THOSE people and WE people are Engineers. What's the difference between us and them?

1) We came to college with lots of 'fear' and 'perseverance' - they didn't!

2) We studied for HOURS during exams and passed with difficulty - they didn't!

3) We put college before everything else - they didn't!

4) We respected our professors just because they were professors (ya it's tough... excuse me!) - they didn't!

5) We maintained attendance... not to get into trouble - they were forgiven!

and the last of all...

6) We maintained a clean record - they didn't!

and for heaven's sake...

WE ARE NOT FOOLS!

Then again, they and we go to the same place - placements, job, and so on! How is this possible? At the end of the day, if we just think about it, THEY have enjoyed life in college more than US!

Alright. Even if it turns out that we were fooled, why couldn't you tell it the day we stepped into this cage called COLLEGE??? WE would have done the same things THEY did! (It does not mean we have no balls! It's just that some significant people had a lot of hopes on US; it was not the case with THEM!)

Damn! It's so frustrating!

If we think about it, it comes down to some things - we must do something different to prove THOSE that we are capable and not impotent and incompetent!

It's high time we got to show we can DO something and they CAN'T unless otherwise there is a pre-defined path shown to them! Don't fall in the rat race!

Come on engineering folks! :) (yeah, I feel [soft-corner] a little bit more for engineers because they study 4 years compared to 3 years for B.Com, BBA, etc.!)

And this is one of the reasons why perhaps Robert Frost once said

'I took the road less travelled-by

And that has made all the difference!'

Great genius HE!

ak

PLACEMENTS, INTERVIEWS et al.

A Very Warm Welcome to all Readers :) !

When 4th year comes, there comes this thing called 'placements'! Ah yeah, 'engineering' students and those who have some knowledge about colleges know what I am talking about!

Some people are so visionary - they browse for which college offers better placements even before entering that college for the FIRST year! Yeah, I repeat - FIRST year!

All that is said and done. Let's talk about this 'placement' thing now. I think I can talk about it since I am nearing my FOURTH year. Well... please don't laugh. It happens automatically. You sit and fart in an engineering college, you come to fourth year. It's not a big deal folks! You will hear many names - Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant (CTS), Infosys, Accenture (yeah, recently added)... the list is endless. One thing is for sure - they won't take you easily! They give you a great hype as if they are going to make u a millionaire or as if they are going to make u the President of India ( I am not sure if they would have faced tests like this either!). After overcoming all the 'tests', you will be paid a salary that is much less your worth mostly!

Some of the tests:

1) Interview - Hearing this name, many people will piss their pants. I don't get this at all! Seems they will ask questions like "Do you have any questions?" (this question usually is the finishing question) and you are supposed to ask something. (after all that flurry of questions!) You can't say 'Can I leave? Are u taking me or not?' I guess proposing a girl was easier.

2) Group Discussion - You fools! Can't I have my own group? Why would I discuss something with strangers? And for heaven's sake, who are you to monitor our discussions??? And another thing... You hire us and then see if we fit in the group or not. If you are not confident of your own selection skills, why do u mess with us? Alright, give me a few hot girls in the group and I will discuss... :)

3) Aptitude test - We are in FOURTH year. Does it count?

4) Technical questions - Ask our professors. If they know the answers, surely we will know! They taught us for 48 damn months! We know nothing! :)

5) HR interview - Hello dude! How are you? Seems this is not enough for that fatso! We need more I guess! We have to flirt him for atleast 20 minutes. If he is pleased, he'll select us! :)

6) Tell me you ingenious people... When will I enjoy with the money I got? At the age of 58??? (I hope you all get this point! If you are not getting it, read all my previous blog posts!)

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A few weeks ago, one multi-national company (I think TCS) came to our college and gave some boring lecture. One particular line is still ringing in my mind "You will be spending more time with our company than with your parents..." Well... Why the hell am I working then? They also added "We will be selecting the best people here. Prepare well... bla bla...". Alright people! Only then you can make us to continue doing that! I also heard that they keep exams in the first six months even after getting placed (not in TCS, but some other company, May be here also, not sure). Now for this alone, I think I won't go! Rather, I need some one to copy during exams. But copying in IT companies doesn't sound good at all!

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Some more stuff: There will only be 10 days casual leave. 10 days medical leave. I don't get it! Should I enjoy only 10 days in a year? There are 12 months I guess, in a year, if my common knowledge is right. Leave that. How on earth do you know I will be sick only for 10 days? Even if there's some relaxation, that's far from being humanitarian!

I hate the word 'boss'! Good morning Sir, Good evening Sir... Fuck manners!!! (Thanks Negi, Ashwin!)

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I am not saying 'Don't attend placements!' or 'Go jobless' or 'Act like a maniac!'. I am just saying 'Use your common sense!'

There are so many other things too. I don't want to mention those since they are not much fun either.

My dear friends who are reading this... Think just once. Do you deserve this placement or do you deserve more? Do what your heart says! We live just once. How long will you compromise? How long will you be satisfied with a second-grade thing? If you just 'feel' the right thing, do it!

 It's not about liking what you do. You got to do what you like. The first option is chosen by common people!

"Don't think. Feel!"

Sometimes in life, you have to 'exit' something to see another 'entrance'!

Will you compromise on your girlfriend / boyfriend? Think... er... feel! Yeah, that's the way to go!

I would like to finish this off with an inspiring quote from my friend...

'I don't deserve Infosys. I deserve something special!'
 - Sri Prasanth (Engineering Graduate)

உன்னால் முடியும் தம்பி!

Best Wishes!

Arunkarthik :)

The Cup That Counted!

Hi all... I could not help but write a post about this Cricket World Cup, for all it gave to India and to the world!

I would like to thank all the teams that played in this event. The tournament went on smoothly!

There is just one reason why I followed this mega event with great interest - SACHIN TENDULKAR! No one can deny any more that he is the greatest ambassador of any sport ever seen in the history of the world. Even a kid can recognize his wonderful smile. But not many people know the amount of charity work he has done to India! All in all, he has achieved the one glory that had eluded him... till the 2nd of April, 2011!

1. I got my first hopes when Sehwag scored 175 against Bangladesh. In 1983, Mr.Kapil Dev did it too!

2. We thrashed all the lower teams. That's the hallmark of a champion side. Ok, in group A, almost every big team did it. But then, Group A was a one-way traffic. Only Group B produced Cricket!

3. The amount of energy shown by India against West Indies was amazing. It seemed like we were preparing for the big fish - Australia! The way India strangled West Indies after their third wicket fell... that's something I will never forget! Indians were already peaking!

4. India - Australia was a gem of a match. The mercurial Ponting scored a century. If at all you looked at history, cliches like 'cometh the hour; cometh the man', 'big man for big occasions' would linger in your mind. But again, Indians proved... 'Lone man in the battlefield is no warrior'. I hated Ponting! Screw u man! Go home you flimsy sledger! Alright you r a champion batsman. My heart is India! Say hello to Steve Waugh - he is the man we all liked... and continue to do so!

5. India - Pakistan. History repeated itself. Sachin did not score 100 this time, because 'it is written'. So long ago, those things happened. But now, Pakistan was playing against INDIA, and not Sachin! I don't take away anything from Sachin's 85... he was doing another job this time - guiding the team in all ways to victory! Mr.Afridi, your team played really well. We were just better!

6. Finals... 100th Catch Miss, 99th 50-plus partnership, Gambhir's 97, his 4000 runs, Dhoni's 6000, Sachin's victory march, his home Ground, so many things to mention. Above all, India's hope on themselves was amazing after 31/2. Got to say, I was following scores alone online because that's what I always do when India is in trouble. I went to the Computer at 31/2 and came back only a little after Gambhir's wicket to see the final moments. Sri Lanka played quite well. Chasing 275 under lights in a World Cup final is by no means easy. And doing it so convincingly after losing a wicket with the score at 0... that is something that can be done only by the REAL champions. Also, DHONI'S commitment came to the fore when he batted at 3 down. It was a great team effort! It was a spirited show of Cricket. Well done Team India!

"This goes to you Sachin!"

453 One Day Internationals, 18111 ODI runs, 5 previous World Cup campaigns... Finally ONE WORLD CUP triumph! No one deserves you more than this!

"Sachin carried the burden of Indian Cricket for about 21 years, I think it's time we carry him" - Virat Kohli

"There are two types of batsmen: Sachin and the others" - Andy Flower

I am not qualified enough to say anything about you. But still, "Thank you for BEING!"

Proud to be Indian! Happy to live in your era Sachin!

Arunkarthik

Dedicated to my Doctor Friend! :)

This post is entirely dedicated to my friend Raghavi Nagarajan, who is very near to becoming a Doctor! Everything posted here is just for fun! Seriously kidding!
I just thought of what could possibly happen to the hapless patients if they do not 'perform' well in the introductory session (the 2 minute talk that happens in the beginning!)... No more intros. Over to the actual reality!

 Place: Dr. Raghavi MBBS's Clinic ;)
Characters: Raghavi, her patients
The rest is self-explanatory!
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Patient is an agmark Tamil Nadu person, spectacled, about 40 years of age...
Dr: Hello
Patient: Vanakam Madam!

Dr: "ஒத்தா ! எனக்கு அவ்வளவு வயசான மாதிரி இருக்கா??? (What a life would this be without mind voices?)" Damn!

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This time around, the patient is a 30 year old geek who has never been with a girl before. Perfect Tamil Nadu padips. Our great doctor wants to play it safe this time. Since she is a happy person, she just decides to give a smile and flashes one...

Pat: Doctor... உங்கள பாத்த உடனே எனக்கு fever காணாமல் போய்டுச்சு!

Dr: What the hell are you talking about???

Pat: இல்ல டாக்டர். அது வந்து...

Dr: எங்க இருந்து டா வந்து தொலையரீங்க???

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 Raags is pissed off at the rather annoying occurrence of events. She is literally praying for a 'good' patient that would suit her 'frequency'. Her prayers seem to be answered when she encounters a homely graceful lady who comes with her lady child.

However, the Doctor is not too sure how to break the ice. She pretends to adjust her stethoscope and let things play by itself.

Lady: Hello Doctor (smiling)

Dr: uh... Thank God! Hello Aunty!

Lady: What???

Dr: OMG! er... (வட போச்சே!) Yeah, tell me what's the matter madam! (Fuck manners!)

Lady: My daughter has a fever I think

Dr: (Raags gets excited about her first 'good' patient!) That's great!
Lady: EXCUSE ME! I'm saying my daughter is sick and you say it's great???
Dr: (Oops! Control Raghavi... Gives a sheepish i-don't-know-the-answer smile and manages) Did she have a headache?
Lady: Ya, slightly...
Dr: Cold?
Lady: I think so. She has been coughing for 2 days
Dr: (Checks the temperature and finds it to be 102`F) It's 102 madam. She needs an injection.
Lady: My daughter hates injections!!! She is so scared!
(Raags feels like slapping but controls her emotions since the lady looked quite polite for some reasons unknown to her)
Dr: Alright madam. I will have to give a heavy dosage then. Here, take these tablets for her (and she gives a heavy dosage - 3 tablets in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 3 at night)
Lady: Any side effects? You are giving so many tablets for a kid!
("What does she think of herself? Am I running a magic show here?")
Dr: No side effects. Just 4 days and the fever will subside... (with a very difficult artificial smile)
Lady: Oh that's so great of you! Can I stop the tablets if she gets well in 2 days?
Dr: No madam. You have to continue for 4 days till the dosage is over (visibly frustrated)...
Lady: And what can I do if the fever is still there after 4 days?
(Raags gets really furious at this! Am I an astrologer!??)
Dr: See madam. If she takes an injection now, it's fine. 2 days. Else it takes 4 days. Definitely your beautiful daughter ll be fine in 4 days! Don't worry! (She looks at the watch :) )
Lady: Alright. Thank you Doctor!
(Raghavi gives a smile this time, just to be polite!)
The lady wants to make the doctor feel at ease... She goes out saying "You look beautiful too!"
Raghavi blurts out: "**** OFF!!!"

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Dr: Nurse! Oru quarter solri!
Nurse is shocked. "What doctor?"
Dr: Tamil theriyaadha??? Saraku Saraku!

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Wonder how the new generation doctors would react to these situations!
Just for laughs folks! I hereby wish Raghavi a bright future in her medical career!
Long live the doctors of the world!

ak :)

I Got Committed! :)

"Hey! Yeah... I got committed"
"Ya I have a boy / girl friend!"

You people! I am going to write about you here... Not about us (I am talking on behalf of all singles, er... eligible singles!)
First of all, getting committed is not an achievement! Living is!

Second... if you get committed, we are happy for you (since u r my friend) but that's more than enough I guess. Please don't trumpet it to us again and again! "I went out with her. I had a date with him. Blah blah blah... !"

Alright u 'jobless' people ;) ! Be happy!

நீங்க commit ஆனா சந்தோஷமா இருங்கடா! எங்க உயிரை ஏன்  எடுக்கறீங்க ???

Third... All the best! "Happily ever after!"

Last... but not the least... " Every dog has its day!"

ஆள விடுங்க! :)

நோ offence please! Just kidding!

Arunkarthik

Abiyum Naanum!

அபிராஆமி அபிராஆமி...! This week being dedicated to women, I really want to give something to a woman who is so special to me...

This is dedicated to you!

You made me smile,

You made me laugh,

You can make me cry too,

I love you all the same;

You are such a good girl!

I saw your first cry,

I made your first laugh,

You are still the same,

You have not changed much for

You are such a good girl!

You are simply great sometimes I wonder,

   You can really take on the world one day!

What am I doing for you I ponder,

   You know I am really growing old by day!

I have fought a lot - forgive me for

   I know I would have hurt you!

I know you will do it too, as

  You are such a good girl!

You have held me all along, like a support for a creeper,

   And I could achieve many, without much of a weep;

Please continue to do so, as long as I live!

You made me realize when I was wrong

   Hit me on the head with a nice song

Lo, No one can replace you - you are the best I got!

I saw the world before you did - I hope

   I made it a little happier for you!

I could do better if I get another chance

   I am not so sure still

If I could be the best... but certainly

   You are the best I got and

I do not ask for more, surely

   You are such a nice girl!

You walked like you were already ready for the millennium

   You played like you had done it all before

You smiled like you discovered it

   Your tears made mine meet yours

You studied like the nerds

   You yelled like my teachers

Your anger made me shiver

   Your voice... I can't describe!

It was all so perfect He knew

   You will be such a nice girl!

So long so many years I learned many

   They are priceless I can't thank you enough

You will live with me for a few more years before

   Your man will take you - so fortunate he is!

When you go with him remember me

   A soul that really loved you!

Some day you will read this I hope...
They say men are mortal... Internet isn't I guess...
This will always be here... Long after I leave!
Keep smiling dear!

Thanks for BEING YOU!

"So happy for ever

 To be your brother!"

Arunkarthik

The Gender Paradox!

I was in a bus when I could not help but over-hear this loud talk.
Girl: "Do you know this fool named Kumar?"
Boy: (Kumar was probably one of their common friends in school or something) Yeah, I remember him. Not in contact though.
Girl: That's great. He ... ----------------
(the conversation goes on)

I was wondering just one thing. How is it that boys always say 'ok' to whatever girls have to say? Can they stand something like this...
Boy: "Hey you! Do you know this cheap girl named ******?"
Sounds fowl right? The girl (whoever it is) may almost always support the girl in context here.
Girl: "Hey come on. You can't call her like that!" (and the conversation will go on, but the girl usually wins and that ****** is not cheap after all - PERIOD! END OF DISCUSSION!)

Someone once said on television (I think actor Parthiban) - "Female-ஆய் பிறப்பதே மேல் " 

May be true indeed!

Just for laughs! As always!

ak :)

One session @ the SRM Lab!

Hi all!

On 21st February I had one of my most funniest, thrilling, boring, fascinating lab sessions ever. And I am sure most of the people like me (mostly OD people) will have similar feelings inside any lab. Read on to find out more... :)

We had cycle tests in the morning which meant that we would have our lab sessions for just two classes. One class is for 50 minutes, so total 100 (ya, I am good in Maths when it comes to time calculation!). Thank God, we had cycle test, otherwise I would have had to put up this action for eternity!

It was the highly annoying Artificial Intelligence lab, something that I hated not because of the subject but for the faculty. I have poor record in her (the lady faculty's) subjects in her previous subjects (she came for the 4th and 5th semesters also, this is our 6th!) and moreover, her subjects were always the toughest - that does not help my cause either. So, she likes having fun with me by asking me questions that I have never heard of! Usually, all students have their respective 'seats' and my number is 31. I repeat - THIRTY ONE!

All batches usually have only 30 and I am the 31st (included in 1st batch by fate). So I was unfortunately seated (ya only in this lab, I did not attend the previous ones. Today I sat in number 14, but she had regained common sense, so I was sent to system number 34!) right next to her (The Faculty)... There's no chance to escape and I am all screwed now. I have to type some program and do some acting. I knew FOR SURE she was watching me! I saw the time (she came late. Instead of 10.40, she came around 11.00)... the watch showed 11.05 AM! ****! I have to write off 1 more hour... 12.15 is the finishing time!

I thought to myself ... 'God! I have so much time left... I must not fuck up my 'reputation'... Come on ak... Do something...' I opened the already saved C program file from the Z drive.

"How nice it is to complete a program and display the output!" Wow! But I did not have the nerve to show the output and get the verified signature from her. She would definitely ask me questions unless otherwise I would be saved from some divine intervention of the third kind. I looked at my watch... 11.06! How quickly a file opens! Damn!

Teacher started to sit on her comfortable rotating chair and opened a biiiig book which would easily substitute a pillow. She buried her face inside it. I looked at my watch... 11.08 AM

"Can't notice a professor for more than 2 minutes of course!"

I pressed the space bar! The cursor moved one line space but that was all. How long? How long can I keep on going like this. Yeah, I forgot to say. There were 3 computers to my right. But nothing was used. Why me??? I was not sure if I was uncharacteristically over-tensed or something, but I found it interesting whatever I was imagining and doing! I looked at my friend... 11.15 AM

I looked at my friend Arif (one of the fortunate guys to be seated on the other side of my table, with the monitor facing him and he was facing me and the teacher! Needless to say, the teacher can look at my monitor like an old tamil man looking at the middle pages of a tamil magazine... and evaluate my brains!). He "something something" to Aravindhan and both looked at me and smiled in mocking fashion. True, any one would laugh at me at that time. I was sitting like an idiot who never looked like 'belonging' to the lab! I looked at everyone. There was no face that was unhappy. I looked at the sky and bent down again... 11.20 AM. God... they say time waits for no man. But this time around, I was waiting for time!

"Patience brings great rewards!" True!

After a minute, the 'scary person' left the lab (I knew it was for a short walk, still, some success!)... Unconsciously, I shouted, 'Yeyyy!'. Thank God, not many heard it. I felt like I just came out of prison! I looked at the watch which now seemed to work. 11.25 AM! I wanted to grab this chance...

"Sir, can you please sign OUTPUT VERIFIED?" He hesitated for a moment but then, fortune favours the brave. He signed and I heaved a huge sigh of relief! Yo man! Done for the day!

Five more minutes passed as I looked romantically at my watch. 11.30 AM. She came back for a stern round to monitor... other students. They are also like everyone of course... I mean, they didn't give much of a damn to the lab sessions!

She came back to her seat when the time was 11.40 AM. I don't really understand what happiness they gain by supervising what the students are doing. If we are not doing something, it does not mean that we are not 100% disinterested, it simply means that there was something else more interesting to do!

Now I did something even more interesting... I thought 'If there were a mirror in my front, I could monitor what the teacher was doing... How nice would that be!?' My friend Aravindhan wore spectacles. I did not forget to notice that! I looked 'into' it and saw a not-so-glorious spectacle. Well, I just got it confirmed that the teacher was back to her reading business. I looked gleefully at my watch... 11.45 AM

Now came the worst few minutes of the lab session. She started for her second walk. And after going the traditional 'round', she stopped near me! Why me? Did I attract you in any way? After all, I was seated like the 'silly old man'! Probably she wanted to have some fun looking at a Computer retard meddling with C programs! 'Everyone has sense of humour after all!' I looked in a way that she would not notice, at my watch. It showed... 11.48 AM. Well, she took a short round!

She had told a little earlier "Stoodentts! Try a 3 by 3 matrix something..." So I drew a 3X3 square (that was all my creativity could come up with...) on the third last page of my notebook (classmate notebooks, so the last 2 pages were printed!) and wrote (0,0), (0,1) and so on till (2,2). I saw her by the corner of my eye. She was having a bored expression on her face. 'Yes Arun! Come on... Keep going! Nothing is impossible!' Now I did the master stroke - I pretended to think by scratching my head in a disgusting fashion so that she could hear the noise. Phew! My mission was successful. She ... walked away! Took another round and went back to her seat. These thrilling moments were enough to write off ten golden minutes as I was going closer to the finish line. I looked at my watch triumphantly. It showed 11.58 AM. I looked back and forth. The time was 12 noon!

I could not help smiling. I looked at a few more friends all around the lab. A few smiles! :) I was sweating on my forehead in the air-conditioned lab! Now I did the master stroke that I could not believe it was me doing it all! I opened a new file! I started typing as slowly as possible...

#include<stdio.h>

#include<conio.h>

And that was all. I did not know what to type next. I opened the previous window and then opened the output window. In short, I was getting more ideas when I would actually have run out of ideas on any other day. Today, I was in full flow! Ak, the genius! I looked at my TITAN friend again - 12.08 PM

"When AM became PM, I knew I was on course!"

The last few minutes were like a stroll in the park... I opened the file again and again. Turned few pages of my observation note vociferously (Deep down, I was laughing my ass off!) with no reason. I scribbled something again on the third last page. I simply wrote my register number, the file name, the password and something else which I don't remember now (I don't want to look at it and type here - I copy only during exams!) and then scratched my head again. My watch that had been working patiently came up automatically and announced 12.12 PM. I looked up. The sir said 'Switch off your computers...'. That was all I paid attention. My ears did not work anymore. I switched off and left!

Too much entertainment for a worthless lab session. That's me for you - LIVING EVERY MOMENT!

Until next time... Have fun! :)

Keep smiling!

Arunkarthik

Share Auto rides in Chennai!

"தமிழன் என்று சொல்லடா

தலை நிமிர்ந்து நில்லடா!"

This famous saying goes well for all of us who have travelled in share autos in this lovely city of Chennai!
Whether it is the Tata Magic vehicle or the golden-oldie yellow share autos (see images below), one thing is for sure - entertainment guaranteed! (Yeah, the tag line fits here more than it does for SONY television!)
Introduced only some years ago, the share autos have quite a bit of influence in the lives of Chennai people nowadays. From short distance emergency rides to long distance routes not covered by buses, share autos serve it all. We can stop them wherever we want and this only adds to our advantage. I am going to share here my own observations about this topical mode of transport covering the lighter sides of it!

 The first thing that strikes you about this 'hyper-modern' transport is that there is NO seating limit! It all depends on the moods and talents of the driver - he can accommodate any number of persons he wants!
 Being a frequent user of this means myself, I have experienced sitting in all the places. But I am a last bench guy in college - so I prefer to be seated at the last here also. One advantage in sitting at the last is that, u can have a look at all the other travellers. Sometimes, when I travel in Tata Magic, I prefer the front seat near the driver when I want to relax. (Usually I will be the only person seated there, so... privacy!)
There is one more funny quotient associated with the Tata Magic van - in some vans, you can find plastic stools at the rear end behind the main seating area. If you find such a van, GO AND TAKE THE LAST STOOL! It's fully worth it. You can see and smile at all the drivers and funny things that happen behind you. I have tried this many times myself and had had a nice laugh at all the other drivers who almost always look pissed off!
'Looking at them makes me feel I am much happier than 60% of Chennai's on-the-road population!'
Sometimes, people acknowledge my smile and they become happy too!

Of course, a coin has two sides. There will be some bad days when you have to be contended sitting in the middle of the auto...

'This is not funny anymore when you are 'out' in the middle!'

If you are in the middle, you are screwed! There is no comeback for you. You will be really upset finding yourself among all the old-aged pensive looking Indians! I always try to look happy but man, they all have a 'professor' look on their faces (No, I am not usually lucky to sit among pleasant looking youth boys and girls inspite of travelling many times) and they scare the shit out of me! I always think during these times... 'How on earth did I land up here???'

If you want to learn bad words in Chennai tamil, a share auto ride is definitely a top option!

(For boys only) : Share auto rides are quite popular now for entertainment purposes! It's mostly full-house!
(For girls only) : You will get a seat anyway, and stopping share autos are quite easy for you!

When the roads are full of ups and downs and you are seated in a not-so-friendly seat, better watch your *** :) !

All in all, you are not a Chennaiite if you are not enjoying your bumpy share auto rides!

Have fun! Happy travelling!
Arunkarthik :)

Riviera 2011 - Highlights

Here are some of the highlights of my memorable tour to VIT Vellore!

1. We managed to see a wonderful adventurous juicy scene in the middle of the main arena under the scorching sun at 3:45 PM on day 3 ;) (Prem and I were the only ones who saw!)
2. The guy in the Bihari dhaba could not convince us to order 7 plates of Hyderabadi biryani (we were 7 people)
3. I had to say 'please!' to the server to stop the order of Kadai paneer and order a Paneer Masala. He was a complete jerk. This was the first time I had to plead a WAITER!
4. The guys (Aravind, Abhay and Anandh) who left on day 2 evening missed the 'scene'! அப்படி என்ன அவசரமோ இவர்களுக்கு! சென்னை வந்து என்னடா சாதிச்சீங்க?
5. From day 2 only, new participants came from other places to provide entertainment for us! ;)
6. The over-hyped smoothies outlet (blue board) inside the campus could not do anything better than a lemonade. All the items had the same price - 50 bucks - and tasted similar - in different colors!
7. There was more crowd at the Reception desk on day 1 till around 1 PM than any other area @ VIT! ;) due to the artificial greenery!
8. VIT students also had to pay entry fees for the Pro shows!
9. SSN tennis team can play more! ;)
10. VIT campus is better than SRM campus according to me! (looks)
11. I will go next year if I get the chance!

Valentine's Day Special!

Hi all!
On the eve of Valentine's day (காதலர் தினம்), one of my classmates, my friend Apoorva Nathan, came up with this ingenious game which we will be playing in our class over two days (working days) till Feb 14! The game sounds really nice and I will post about it here. Try it out if possible!

Our class has a strength of 60. (Around 15 did not agree to participate). Number doesn't matter for this game as long as there is 'strength' or 'human resource'! All names will be written and a lot is prepared. Each person takes a bit with a name written on it (It has a name written on it - I will call the name as 'friend', just for reference). There's a judge for this game - she arranged her friend from another section for this job. Every person tells the judge what name he got. After this is done, we are ready to play!
No one knows who got his name. Obviously it is understood that no one has to tell the other guy or girl whose name he or she got. If you do not play 'in the spirit of the game' the game is just wasted or in other words, loses much of its fun!
Coming back, each person has to give a 'dare' to the friend. Of course, he does not communicate directly - it is sent through some other person. After a few exchanges, the friend gets his share of dare and he has to do it at the prescribed time. He can give any number of dares, more the number, more the fun! If the friend does not do the dare, he or she has to gift something to the person on Feb 14 who gave him the dare!
On Feb 14, the DAY, the names of all will be revealed - who gave the dare to whom! That's the judgment day and that is all about the game! THIS GAME IS FOR FUN ONLY!

Sample:
Let's suppose A picks name E (characters A,B,C,D,E)
A sends a sms to B "My friend told me to sms this to E... the dare... asap!"
B sends it to E (Of course, B may know A sends it to E, that's part and parcel of the game - who cares? Dare is important!)

Highlights:
1) It's all about entertainment! This game has a solid base!
2) Dares must not deal with professors; they must not be indecent or unethical (Yeah, there's a limit to all :) )
3) Play in the spirit of the game! Do not reveal everything to everyone!
4) Take it sportingly and perform the dares. Don't be a hyper-nerd and say a boring 'NO' to the dare saying a lame reason!
5) "When you get a chance, be a player rather than a spectator!"

I am not so sure if this will be successful or not. We are going to play it tomorrow only. Keeping fingers crossed! I don't know whether Apoorva 'discovered' this game. According to her, she found it (a similar game) somewhere else and she had modified it to suit our class. Whatever it is, she has done a great job and hats-off to her, she has brought together the whole class for a deed! This is the first time I am seeing such a spirit of 'unity' in CSE 'A', which mostly hangs out in groups!
 A great game to try, especially for school-goers and college students!
Have fun... as always... and continue to do so!
First time I am trying a சுட-சுட report! :) Hope u liked it!
Happy Valentine's Day in advance!

Arunkarthik :)
 

Riviera 2011 - Part 2

Hi all!
For Part 1, refer my previous post! :)
Day 2 of Riviera happened to be the final day of our chess event. Those morons kept the 3rd round at 8:45 AM which was more or less our tooth-brushing time (Ya I coin some words!). I mean, who the hell gets ready at this hour? I was staying with the most active teammates one can ever get. I had to keep 3 alarms to wake up... myself! I think that tells the whole story. With unprecedented difficulty, we made it to the round on time. We defeated AMET University this round 4-0. The fourth round happened at around 10:30 AM. Our opponents were PSNA, Dindigul, a formidable opponent for any college at this stage. We played great chess (especially Shanmuganathan) to blank them 4-0. SSN College had lost to PSNA the previous day. So we had a 2.5 points lead going into the final round, which was scheduled at 2 PM on the 2nd day itself - there we are... nearing our completion!
We had time to witness a great stage show organised by Airtel. They had tongue-twisters, singing and dancing shows amongst others. It was great to see audience participation in everything. Except Tamil Nadu girls, all the other human beings took part in the singing and dancing (மன்னிக்கவும் தமிழ்ப் பெண்களே, நான் நடந்ததைத் தான் சொல்கிறேன்). We had an ordinary lunch at some mobile canteen outlet and went to the auditorium to watch tamil events.
Tamil events though did not disappoint us! When we were there, 2 events were staged. 1) A famous dialogue was played. The teams had to guess the movie in which it came. No points for that though - they had to sing at least a few lines of FOUR songs in that movie. Interesting enough! Some teams performed poorly for movies like Boss (a) Baskaran, Naadodigal et al. 2) Photos of singer(s) / music director / female singer(s) (any 2 or 3) were displayed and a song in that combination has to be guessed. This was even more fun than the previous one.
Our watches showed the time. Damn! 2:05 PM! 'What the hell' we thought. We are going to play SSN anyway and the results were decided by us! We left at 2:10 and finished off everything at 2:30
SRM first, SSN second!
Shanmuganathan, Aravind and Anandhraj left on the very same evening leaving 2 of us in the SRM team and 4 in SSN. SSN guys were our only companions and I felt the crowd was smaller now. It did not matter much however. There was plenty of happenings around to keep us going!
We watched the one sided Women's Badminton final where SRM defeated VIT easily 2-0. The match was funny even though SRM girls did not perform to their best (they said so)!
We fought with the organisers to get the prize and leave on the same day. After all the hassles, they agreed to give the next day at 11AM. Fair enough! One more day at VIT!!!
The very thought of staying one more night at VIT gave me a lot of energy! We went for an exotic dinner that night (SRM and SSN) and played the evergreen card game of 'literature'. Prem and I were the only ones who knew the game. We taught the game to the others and managed to play just 2 full games for 3 hours. Both the games were drawn 4-4!
We slept well... for a long long time! On day 3, there was no time prescribed for us to be awake. We could get up whenever we wanted (before 11 of course!). After we woke up, we just vacated our rooms, got our ID cards, got the Caution deposit back and packed to leave. We got out trophy, medals and cash award of 10,000 (yeah, a great prize money for a college event). The trophy was broken in VIT itself - we did not break it, a passer-by (participant from some other college, unintentionally) kicked the hell out of it! :)
On days 2 and 3, we tried out new stuff. We played silly games organised in the other corner of VIT. Mostly gambling games. Pay 10 rupees and get 20 if we do the dare. Anandhraj became an expert in arranging a chess board in 30 seconds! Abhay and I failed (with one black pawn remaining)! Anandh also tried holding a wet brick with 2 fingers (thumb and middle) for 90 seconds, but dropped it after 35 seconds! Games like these reaped a huge sum of money for the organisers I think!
We got the AC bus number 502 to Chennai at 5 PM - smooth travel to the rough city of Chennai! :)

SSN, SRM (and SSN tennis team ;) ) boarded the bus for a wonderful game of literature (we played 2) till we reached the outskirts of Chennai - a perfect finish to Riviera trip... a memorable one at that!
VIT rocks!

Arunkarthik :)

Riviera 2011 - Part 1

Riviera 2011 (http://www.vitriviera.com/home.php)- the annual Cultural event of VIT took place this year from Jan 30 to Feb 2 this year 2011. I had wonderful experiences in this sprawling campus. Read on for more!
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT Vellore) ... for some people, the name says it all! I had always wondered why there was such a hype about this campus. Finally I got a chance to go to this so-called VIT. I say so-called because I knew nothing about this campus till... I reached the entrance!
Wow! - that's the word. The entrance is not ordinary at all, it looks wonderful. Having seen the SRM University entrance for almost 3 years now, VIT entrance certainly surprised me a lot.
'This is how a college entrance should look like', I thought...
With my team, I went in. Within minutes, I understood that not all public can enter. Everyone was presented with an ID card. Being a College festival, this basic security measure was necessary too! Got to say the registration process followed by the accomodation booking was rather clumsily organised by them. But for the beautiful girls at the help desks, this would have been a horrible experience for us. Anyway, they provided us enough entertainment to while away the time :) !
'All the walk was like a campus tour on day 1'
We were accommodated at L block, the last block of the campus. After our building, there's just fence and open countryside. This meant that we would have to walk for 25 minutes to reach there. But man, this is VIT - we were always entertained (so many events to see) till we got to the bridge. So the long walk did not matter much. :)
They gave us a big hall for lodging (DOM they called it there) and we did not stay with fellow SRMites. The friendly cricket team had already left by the time we reached there (They lost in the Semi-finals and eventually finished third) and the table tennis team had reached the previous evening. So they were accommodated in the H block which was much nearer to the main campus.
'Damn! We should have reached the previous evening!'
I have to mention this - the restrooms were top class! I have never seen such cleanliness in any college or university I have ever visited!
Coming to food, the customary mobile canteens for Riviera11 did not please me at all. Some were branded ones like Java Green (yeah, the same SRM thing), Pizza Corner, etc. Except for the Pizza Corner, others did not live up to expectations. I did not try Pizza Corner so I am not commenting on it. All the others gave food that tasted considerably worse than the already existing Canteens in VIT! We found this only in the last day that we stayed (Feb 1). Pity!
Day 1 we found out that we indeed had 2 rounds for our chess event. As usual, the arbiter did not know a thing about rules. We had to explain more or less everything. The 1st round finally began at around 2PM, not without the usual comedies that we do (we fought for the seeding) in these events. After finishing the 2  rounds (we scored 7/8 easily), we wanted to attend the Proshows. Since the tickets were outrageously priced, and also the fact that it was not so easy to get there from where we were at that time, we could not attend the proshows. From the photo gallery in the event site, it looks like the proshows went well.
We had a great dinner and came back for a tight sleep - we were so tired waiting and standing for the registrations. We woke up so late on day 2. More about it in Part 2!
By the end of day 1, we quite liked the campus... It is so nice and green. It is well planned, the hostels blocks are situated in proper positions, canteens placed appropriately to cater our needs. The main campus looks great - perfectly placed to study. I don't know how the academics happen, I am just saying about the atmosphere @ VIT!
'All in all, I was happy I could attend Riviera '11!'

If you have missed Riviera this year, you have missed a lot!
VIT rocks!
ak

Semester Results @ SRM

'Writing the Semester exams is one thing
Seeing the results is something else!'
The holidays in-between these 2 happenings are always fun! The 'judgment' day is always more interesting if u look at it from an outsider's point of view!
Being a pure topper from school, that too from Velammal, coming to SRM and adapting to the College style of writing exams was a herculean task. Got to say I have picked it up well now. I learnt to copy, I learnt to show the answers, I learnt to get the answer sheets... Man! I even learnt to escape after getting caught!
All this struggle... during all the exams except the End Semesters... to INCREASE internals!
At last we write the Semesters.
On the result days in the good old days, we see the subject first, then the marks. Here though, in India's number 1 university, everything is in reverse - we see the grade column first. 'All PASS'. Thank God! Did I really do it? We check it again. All PASS. We check the register number sheepishly. Yeah, mine. We check it again like idiots. Fine! It's mine! I have all the rights to jump out of joy now!
The 'I did it' feeling is simply awesome! There's no substitute for this!
And when we want to check for our friends, the site takes too long to respond! This time I had to check the results in Facebook result checker application which was also, BUSY! SRM rocks. I wonder why people are so anxious to know their results as soon as it is released! This is not a movie guys, to see it on the first release! Nothing is going to happen if we sleep the night and check it tomorrow. But again, advising is so easy! I slept at 1 AM that night and still managed to win the game on the next morning!
"Who said Chess is not a mind game?"
The 7.86 score was all that was needed to make me give the 'force' to win the last 2 games of Chennai Open 2011! :)

Hope u all had all 'PASS'!
Until next time... Keep smiling! :)

Vacations!

"Cometh the exams, cometh the vacations"

Vacations are always good. Different people have different ways to enjoy. But all the same, everyone has fun. I am no exception either. But sometimes,during some point of time these days, the following doubts come to my mind. I, being basically a crazy person, can't help it. It's tough to predict how my brain works sometimes!

* I always count the number of days as soon as the holidays start - being a chess player has its pros and cons!
* After counting, I begin to think - how many days can I have fun?
* Vacations are supposed to be used for something constructive or to relax and get tired?
* Does it matter? :)
* Should I prepare for higher studies?
(Am I going to do higher studies? lol)
* What the hell are my friends doing? Can I call them up and ask how they are doing? What if I make an ass out of myself by asking them silly questions?
* Holidays are sometimes boring. That means College days can sometimes be fun. Oh no, am I becoming a nerd???
* Why am I thinking like this?
* Fuck it! I am sleeping! :) [this is always the end my mind gives!]
"What a life would this be without mind voices?" - Chetan Bhagat

Happy holidays!

Have fun! :)

2010 - a QUICK REWIND [<<<]

2010 was a great year to me. I hope u guys had a great year too!

"Every second, we grow older... Every year??? " :) [no don't think about this :) !]

2010 started traditionally with Delhi open, this time, Chennai open sneaked in too! I did not play great chess in these two opens but still enjoyed! Will remember the GOA trip with SRM... wow! That was fun! Hope we get more college tours in 2011 :) Poland trip made me a much stronger person (I saw politics against me :) )! And we won the inter universities - both South West and All India. It was a perfect ending to 2010!

Many people had a great positive influence on life this year... Can't name them here, the list is really long! But thanks to all my friends! :) U make every year special!

 These are the things that I learnt in easy and hard ways this year...

1) In any organisation, OFFICIALS suck!

2) There's nothing much u can do if they (officials) are against you!

3) Even flights can wait for u, if u have hope (if u want to know how, leave a comment)... Thanks Ashwin for making Lufthansa wait for me... lol :)

4) Boys need to make 'sense' to all times times unlike girls!

5) Life sometimes resembles tamil movies (rain scenes when we are suffering or too happy!)

6) Copying in exams (in college) is not an achievement. It's a habit!

7) Indian media has become so bad; test matches have become the most important thing to watch on TV!

8) All people online in facebook chat don't really want to chat! :)

9) Blogging is fun!

10) If you really want to get something and have 100% hope for it, you can really get it... it just has to happen!

Have a fantastic decade ahead guys! Wishing u a happy 2011 :)

Cheers!

ak