The afterlife of India Vs Austraila
Finally, after IPL , there was a cricket match taking place in Delhi. The IPL season turned sour as the match which i went to see got cancelled due to rains. For this one, I and some of my friends somehow arranged the tickets. It was said that the tickets were sold out within hours of opening of the ticket window. So even getting the tickets was a big achievement ( that to at the last moment).
The match was to start at 2:30 pm and we were at the stadium at 11am. We thought that we would be the first people to reach the stadium, but to our surprise, there was a more than 100 meter long queue at the gate .
The enthusiasm in the crowd was AWESOME. Even awesome is an understatement. The match started at 2:30 pm sharp. I always heard in TV, the cheering done by the crowds for the players. This was my first experience at it. Cheering for Sachin (Saaachiiiiiiin………. Saaachiiiiiiin….. 
) was something which i will never forget . Sachin was to complete his 17,000 runs in this match. But he never did. Never mind, India still won the game. The experience of seeing a match, live at a stadium, against Australia and that too in Delhi can’t be put in words. I am specially mentioning Delhi because of the innovative cheers for Indian players and abuses for the Australian players can be done only by dilli waley 
.
It was cold that night. I guess , this was the main reason for me catching cold and then a high fever the next day ( ohh yeah.. guys don’t wear sweaters , that too when you have girls around 
). I had a project submission coming up the next week. My exams were starting in two days and having fever was the best excuse one could get for not performing in exams .I had even missed two Mock CATs for this match. But then i guess, watching a match at Kotla , that too India Vs Australia is worth it .
Today i received my Indian Navy SSB call letter. I had applied in Indian Navy under the University Entry Scheme. I am still not sure if i would join if i clear the SSB, but then i really want to see what is SSB all about. I am hearing about this SSB since i was a kid. The SSB dates are clashing with my Engineering semester exams, so i have to reschedule the SSB. I am hoping that they do, else i have to miss this chance. Going there would be fun as i would have some of my best friends with me there and i am really looking forward to this trip .
I had promised myself that i will not write about the exams that i am having , or about the preparation schedule we have , or the entrance exams i am lined up with . So , this is it
Last Few Months…
I had been ignoring my blog for the last few months . Actually it has been 3 months , 17 days 15 hours , 50 minutes and 25 seconds …aahhh 30 seconds since i last posted here.Today after my 1st terminal exams , i was having a feeling that some thing is missing from my life ( naah.. not the 99 percentiles in mock CATs ,you dont need them to be happy in life ) . I thought over it for some time ( you have plenty of alone time if you get up at 4 am) and finally i realized that my BLOG was missing. I was missing the energy with which i wrote , i was missing the joy of telling the incidents of my life to others and i guess i was JUST missing it .
So here i am , back to the thing (one of the things ) which i love the most , Writing
After my internship was over , my college started , that too with a bang .It was finally the FINAL YEAR of engineering(see my facebook album for more information ) . The year we all had been waiting from the day we stepped into our college . Finally the day had arrived .
One the very first day we had a MASS bunk . And literally for the first time we had more than 25 people going for a movie together . Which movie would have been better than Lov aajkal for this MASS bunk (am i stressing too much on this word MASS ?? ). It was before Deepika Padukone’s first dialogue in the movie that we got news that our 6th semester results are out . Damn , we only know how we watched the movie in utter fear of our results !
Next few days were spent realizing and admiring the wonderful timetable we had . Only 4 subjects and 2 labs !!. You can very well imagine the feeling we had , considering the 6 subjects(including the TOUGH electronics useless subjects) and 4 labs till last semester. The movie spree continued and we used to watch movies on Ankit Ahuja’s laptop every day (Monsoon Wedding , DCH,DDLJ,Neil n Nikki to name a few ) . It was no less than a mini theater where our dear friend took movie requests from people , download them and then screen them the very next day.It was a hell of time we were having.
Practicals were a piece of joke . No printers working , no sheets , no prac files to be made. Were we in heaven ?? I guess , Yes.Even xeroxed practical were being allowed . While we were having fun , ECE guys were complaining that this year also they have no respite from the $%^& ECE subjects . Being the placements representative of my class , i was attending some regular meetings of Training and Placement department. You cant imagine the utter sorry feeling i used to have when after an hour long meeting with the Training and Placements head , i had to tell my fellow classmates , who were waiting just for the meeting to get over , that there would be no placements till the coming January or February .I guess this is part and parcel of life. Kabhi khushi kabhi gaam.. Right ??
I had some 2-3 odd opportunities to go to NDTV’s shows (Gadget Guru and The Big Fight) . We were so happy to see ourselves on TV that we even told the teachers about it.(Tried to get some extra attendance and marks out of it ).
Mock CATs had started in full swing . MOCKing every Saturday and Sunday now a usual affair. And even getting a meager 70 odd percentile in five mocks back to back was also not new . One thing i have learnt from this CAT preparation is that there are things which are much more important than this CAT and one should not leave his LIFE for this two and a half hour exam. But then , i guess , it’s time for me to pull up my socks and study for this exam . There is now way out. !
CAT application form turned out to be a sleepless night for many . Most of the people bunked college(including me) to go the bank and collect the CAT registration voucher and be the first one to book the so very converted SLOTS . In this haste many got the application incorrect J . It’s only yesterday that the IIMs have allowed them to edit their application forms . Finally some respite to them .
Hmmm.. now coming to the best part . I had been researching on which laptop to buy for the last 4 weeks . Finally i got my Laptop . DELL Studio 15 . It’s simply awesome . I am just loving it .
So , here i am , over with my recap of last few months .
Promise to write regularly from now on.
Summer Internship- Day 1
I had been waiting so long for my 6th semester exams to get over, and finally they got over on 26th May. Now it was time for my summer internship. I was going to intern at the IT department of a government organization (Name of the organization withheld !!). I was briefed by some of my seniors that this organization is very lenient with its summer inters and don’t pressurize too much. I was really hoping that their words are true
The final acceptance letter which I got from the organization said that the reporting time was 9.00 am sharp. I woke up at 7 am, took a good bath and had my breakfast. It was already 8 am and I was late, considering the Gurgaon -Delhi traffic, that too in the office hours. So I quickly packed my bag (took the important documents) prayed for 5 minutes and left for the office.
The IT department here has two blocks, the old block and the new block. So as Murphy’s Law states I reached the wrong block. The interns have to report to the new block and I reached the old block.
There are obvious disadvantages of having so many flyovers in Delhi. Take a wrong turn and you end up driving 5 more kms (considering the heavy traffic… it’s a pain!!). It was already 9.15 and I was late on the first day itself. Took the next available U-Turn and reached the new block at 9.30.
I was to report the Mr.X the General Manager, IT Department (Again … Name withheld ). I went to him and introduced myself. He told me to wait for Mr. Y as he would allot me the group and the project. I asked the chaiwahah there and he told me that Mr Y usually comes at 10, and so I have to wait for him.
Ahhhh… that was such a relief. I didn’t miss anything and was not late anymore (God Bless the babu culture!!) . Mr Y was dot on time. He was in the office a full 1 minute before the Radio Mirchi’s RJ announced that its 10 am. After he settled down I went up to him and introduced my self. He told me that I have to first sign a format acceptance letter before I could join. He then asked me to take the letter from Mr Z, sign it and give it back to him. The same chaiwalah told me that Mr Z comes at around 10.30 or 10.45.
I then went to the guests room, took up the days TOI and started reading it. The chaiwalah again came in and told me that Mr Z would not come today and I need to take the letter from Mr. P. (Luckily Mr P comes on time i.e. at 9am). As soon as I was about to get up I realized that there are some more interns present there. I was happy that I was not the only one waiting .We all went up to Mr P , signed the official letter and then gave it to Mr Z .
Mr Z the asked us what we could for the organization!. We all came up with all the weirdest ideas of our lives . He told us to divide ourselves in 2 groups and then decide what we project we would do. We all 6 inters then decided that the 1st group would make a website for them (using PHP) and my group would make a website for internal use (using .net) .
We told this to Mr Z and he was ok with it. Then he asked me if I knew some one in the organization . I told that one of my relatives is working here. As soon as I told Mr Z my relative’s name, he took out his mobile and asked me-
Mr Z – “yehi number hai”?? (Showing the number in his mobile)
Me – “Yes sir… yehi hai “!! (After checking the number in my mobile)
Mr Z calling someone..
Mr Z – ” haan bhai.. ye kis ko bhej dea hai tune…. “(With a smile)… “tune mithaye to khilaye nahi kal .. aab internship karwa raha hai relative ki! .. ” aaj he khila warna abhi rook dunga iss ki internship… ” !!
lolz… this was amazing … Mr Z and my relative were one the best friends in the office (according to Mr Z ) . He then told all the interns to go and come the next day and asked me to sit down . It was a bit embarrassing for me… But I was happy too..
After every one went.. he asked me if I was interested in making a database for Finance department. I HAD to say yes. Giving me a CD , he told me that it contained the last 5 year records of the finance department and I have to make the database for this using either SQL or Oracle .After giving me some more details he asked me to report next week with a prototype !(a prototype in a week… man are you kidding ??)I greeted him and just pushed off from there.
It was so hot and i was damn hungry. Luckily the office campus had a Bikaner sweets shop. As soon as I entered the eating area, I ran toward the seat which was just under the AC .Finished my day with a special thali and a glass of Lassi.
Finally my Day one was over.. Now the real work starts…. have to make a prototype till next Tuesday and submit to him with full documentation! . Have to work hard now… 
Would update the blog soon…
Bye
Protected: Pichle Saat Dino Maine Ye Sab Hai Paya !
Happy Birthday to me ! :)
To start with i would like to thank all my friends who wished me , gave me buddy bumps and to all those who didnt ask for a treat
As a child i always waited for 16th Jan to arrive . I would start counting days from the very next day after the new years. But off late i have lost the charm of the birthday . I didn’t wait for16th Jan this time . And when the calendar actually showed the date it was a just another day for me , except the phone calls , sms’s and the Gtalk pings for the wishes.
The Birthday started with huge number of phone calls from friends (Jasmeet was the first one the call…. ) sms’s and my “thanks a lot” reply . Some people also called up at 3am and 4am . I really have no grudges against any of you but i really prefer people calling me before 2am.To my surprise of my oldest friends settled in Boston also called me up. Some nostalgia moments
It was college time now. As soon as i entered the college i could hear the usual “maaaarroooooo” sounds from behind . I looked behind and some IT people were running towards me . In a split second i began my sprint but just to evade to the canteen where there were double the number of people waiting for me ! I was bashed up by some and ‘left‘ by some (beta tum loogo ka bday bhi aane wala hai… tab dekhna ) .
Then it was a usual happy birthday greetings from all the class mates . Some even went to the extent of stopping a class in between , standing up and singing the “Happy Birthday to you” song . Thanks a lot guys .
I treated some of my friends , some still left (every one wants a party in this recession time.. yaaro samjha karo .. paise nahi hai !) . Would treat half of them in CP tomorrow . Got book bank today for this semester. Had to carry some 100kg load back home . What a birthday gift .
I am now 20 years ‘young‘ and have been advice by mom and dad to behave like one . I am required to be more responsible and leave the ‘childish‘ practices that i indulge in . I would try to do that , but rest assure i would be the same ‘me‘ who you all know !
Thanks Shruti for opening a Birthday thread on Pagalguy.com and ‘getting‘ people to wish me . Thanks Nishant for wishing me at 3am when we both were half slept, thanks Durgesh for letting me come before him in the book bank line and saving my 2 hours and efforts , thanks Jassi for giving me missed calls 5 times so that i call you back and you save on your mobile bills, thanks Tarun for treating me with a cup of coffee , thanks Prashant for giving me those pics which i wanted since ages and finally thanks Deeksha (my only cousin sister) for calling me from Dubai and wishing me.
Finally , thanks to all those who wished me , or wanted to but couldn’t .
Love you all
Aayush
Rewind 2008 in Pics ….
My 19th Birthday (January)
Jammu Trip (February)
Vaishno Devi Trip(February)
Haridwar Trip(March)
Holi (March)
Fests in College(April)
4th Semester Over
IPL Match(June)
Mussoorie Trip(June)
Trip to Baroda(July)
Summer Training(July)
Daaru Party ( 15th August)
Bangla Sahib (September)
Diwali (October)
Attendance Short (November)
Cousin’s Marriage (December)
5th Semester Over(December)
What a dream last night !
!@#$$#%$@#% If any one of you is thinking what is wrong with me , then i must tell u that i am sleep deprived . Have just clocked a median sleep of 3 hr (Engineers are though to have great Quant skills ! ) a day for the last 2 weeks.
But the main reason i was (am) not able to sleep is the crazy dream i had last night , rather the last night had my sleep with peace (LINUX End Term) .
So now coming to the ‘dream’ straight forward. Its a some what ‘date/love’ story . Characters involved are – The girl whose name i don’t remember , just that it starts with ‘A’ but had an amazing voice , my cousins , mom and dad and yours truly.
The prelude to this dream is that i was really happy that my Half studied syllabus was the only examined part in the Linux exam , and was relaxed as two days holidays were “gifted” for the next exam
8pm – Hit the sack after sacrificing some of my social networking . (Facebook and orkut ! )
The scene is that i am in a movie hall seeing some crappy movie . Right now i am not able to see which movie is this. Just that i am accompanied by a girl who happened to cuddle me.
Some time later i realize that mom and dad are also in the same movie hall are have fixed their eyes on me rather than the movie. But this didn’t stop me from telling the girl not to hold my hand to do some strange things . I don’t know why ?? I was not dreaded of the fact that dad is seeing me doing these things ..!
The movie has just started and i realize that some of my cousins are sitting next to me and giving an embarrassing type of smile . I then introduced them to her , don’t remember what i said , don’t know what she said . But she was happy to meet them.
Started seeing the movie again , i juggling between the screen and dad’s seat to see if he has his eyes on me . ! I was never to my surprise thought what they were thinking about this . Still dont know why !
Finally the movie was over i the scene changes to my study room . Just a open book.. flipping pages .. thinking some thing.. dad came is and asked me ” kaun thi wo ” . And to pretend that i didnt know what he is talking about i said ” kaun ?? !! “..Some smiles passed between us and he leaves .In this 10 degree dilli ki sardi i was drenched in sweat.
I am hearing some strange sounds. just to open my eyes and press the button ” snooze ” .. Bloody its 9 am . 13 hours passed , i have to get back to studies . Next exam is the Database management ,and i just have some odd 15 marks in internals , i need to pass this subject lest degree nahi milege …. Some random thoughts buffling my mind.
In all it was a first of its kind dream for me , but when i shared this dream with some of my friends their reaction was like .. ” mere ko ye dream kitne time pehele aa chuka tha.. but uss main pakada nahi gaya ! P ” . ! Some of my friends were astonished that how come i remember the incidents so clearly . Even i am amazed , may be its just the dream thats making me remember it ! .. Some things are worth remembering ..!! Isnt it ?!
Even i dont know why this strange dream came to me at this time … some divine intervention i believe..!
Suna hai ishq me neend ud jaati hai.. Koi humse bhi ishq kare, Khambhaqat neend bahut aati hai…..
India’s 9/11
In 2001 when United States was attacked , the world was not same any more . US chanegd its entire foreign policy , shook things up , made a new anti terrorist cell and we all can see the results. There has been not even a single blast in US after that .
It makes no difference what label these terrorists have – Fidayeens, Deccan or Indian Mujahideens. The fact is that a terrorist outfit, calling itself Deccan Mujahideens, has claimed responsibility for the attack, has called the Indian Army and the ATS weak, and has mocked them.But its high time we ,Indians learn some thing from that. Attack on the Taj and Oberoi Hotel is like 9/11 to India. Terrorists have found a new tool and new platform for their activities . Targeting places like Connaught Place in Delhi , they have moved to places of larger importance like the Gate Way of India , Taj Mehal Hotel and the Oberoi . It took NSG 62 hours to ‘get back’ the Taj and the Nariman House(Jewish cultural center ). Terrorists clearly indicated that they wanted US and British citizens when mean they wanted to give a global message . We have lost some of our bravest soldiers the AST Chief and six NSG commandos and many IPS officers . The Death toll is more than 200 at present which is increasing every minute . Mumbai or Bombay what every you like to call it , has been targeted ever since due to its wealth and it being a financial capital of the country.
What have we learnt out of this?? What did we learn from the Parliament attack , the Delhi attacks , the Akshardham Temple attacks ?? Nothing . The security measure are still the same . The police force is still the same . The anti terror laws are still the same , baring few which have been scraped off . Its not the failure of the intelligence agencies or the ATS , its the failure of the entire system. Its a terrorizing political failure .The truth is that we do not have a clear anti-terrorist policy or strategy. What we do have is a knee-jerk reaction to events as they happen. And all is forgotten till the next incident.
India is not prepared because its politicians are not. They would rather remain involved in their petty electoral politics and rivalries while the country is ripped apart by AK 47, grenades and RDX. Raj Thackeray should remember that commandos from outside Maharashtra helped to clear Mumbai of terrorists. The leaders of the two largest national parties should recognize that the blame game regarding terrorism must stop.This is the time we be united , leave all caste or religion (region being the new thing !) divide and face this ‘terror’ as a united nation a United India . Taj will still stand up in few days , have a lavish New years eve party but this sentiment would(rather should) never wash off. This calls for a new system a new India . This is a war on terror against a faceless and fanatic enemy. This war is not for the faint hearted, and can only be won by ruthless action.The battle of Mumbai may perhaps be over and won. But the war is not over, and victory is nowhere in sight.
There are moments in the history of a country when unity is more than a patriotic duty. India stands precisely at that crossroads. The gateway to India lies through the debris of Mumbai and the corpses that lie there. A not to be remembered ThanksGiving 2008 , but for the right reason !
With Love , From College
I am a very regular student at college . Attending most of the classes and practicals , i was expecting a attendance of around 50% with ease . No one in my batch every realized that the final attendance would be put up on the notice board one day and all those who would be short on attendance would be detained from the End Semester Examinations .
One day there was a sudden buzz in the college that the attendance list has been put up . Seeing my name there with a meager 48% was astonishing . And more astonishing (rather relieving )was that there were only 4 people above the 75% minimum attendance mark . This was not the usual site but we all took it lightly.
Next week it was heard that notification letters from college has started reaching homes . Every one was scared . Some guys had bribed their security guards to keep the letter to them selves and not allow the courier man to enter the house ! ( yes .. this time college was sending letters via couriers ). Most of my friends were scared on the parents reaction when they happen to see the letters , more than the risk of not being allowed to sit in the exam ! . All the ‘Bunkers’ , ‘Ashiqs’ , ‘TT players’ , ‘Football dudes’ , ‘ Late morning risers” (like me !) would now be hung at their homes .
Finally i also received the dreadful Letter of ‘appreciation ‘ . The letter is self evident . I am short on attendance , way below the 50% mark . Its not only me who has this hair line attendance , I have 35 guys below me (ohh yes.. i have counted them all). I was having a sound afternoon sleep when the delivery boy rung the bell. Dad opened the door and was handed the same bloody letter .
When i got up i was ‘informed ‘ (yeah just informed !!) about it and was ‘told ‘ to be more careful next time . Dad had already warned me that i would be short on attendance some months back , when i started missing college without any valid reason . In reply i used to say ” college main kuch hota to hai nahi.. iss se better ghar pe he apni neend poori kar lun ” .
But now this has payed its dues and it quiet possible that I wouldn’t be allowed to sit for the End term examinations ! . The news from internal sources is that no one is detained this time and all are safe . But till the time i see the detainee list my self , i wouldn’t get a sound sleep , or unless ‘she‘ comes in my dreams !! . The only consolation i have is that i have 35 odd people below me , and these many students can NEVER be detained . !
Lets hope all is well at the end . I really promise to attend more lectures next semester the promise i make every time and catch up all my “dreamy needs” in the class itself rather than at home !
Suna hai end main sab thek ho jata hai.. aur agar sab thek na ho to samajhna ke kahanoi abhi khatam nahi hue … Picture abhi baki hai mere dost !!
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