Exam Time

Exams time is here again…..the time of the year that every student wishes would never arrive, but when did God listen to the pleas of the mortals L So as I sit here contemplating whats going to happen day after tomorrow when the exams start, students are preparing themselves for it in their own ways…..there are those who are buried into their books so that they could get that elusive 10 pointer , then are those who have seen the topics to be studied but have now only realized that they are also supposed to know what is their in those topics !!!! (btw I come in this category)…..then there are those who are opening the books for the first time and praying for some photographic memory…..then come those who have not even bought the books and now have left everything in the hands of the almighty and are now hoping for some miracle to happen.

So this was about how the students are preparing the coming exams , now let us also see what kind of expectations do they have from the results…… there are some who will be happy only with 10 pointer, even 9.9 will be too less for them, coming second is not an option for them. Then come those who will be happy with anything between 8 and 9 pointer, above 9 they cannot think of (I come in this category!!!....afterall I am not greedy J) , then there are those who only want pointer above 6 so that they will be eligible for the placements (the kind of people who take sanyas at the time of exams!!!).

Now I will describe the scene in my hostel nowadays…..nobody is seen in the lobby except for the occasional book/notes borrowing. The terrace is all empty , nobody there talking on phone (this makes me feel sorry the phone companies….exam time is a very slow time for them…poor phone companies…my heart goes out for them!!!) . There is a very strange silence throughout the hostel, no sounds of people laughing….loud music blaring from speakers is a thing of past. The only thing that increases during exam time is back bitching (she lost my notes!!! She doesn’t lend me her notes!!! Disturbs me for no reason!!! And lots more…I am not going to write more about this…u all want to read the next blog , right? So let me stay alive!!!) . The only time you get to see your batchmates is during meal time in the mess, where the only question people ask is “ how much have u got prepared??” and the almost constant answer “ nothing” .

Well not everything is bad about exams….on the good front I can think of only one aspect. This is the time when students get united (against college and teachers!!!) . If you can think of any other good aspects , do give me your ideas!!!!......now I must also go and once again immerse myself in the utterly boring world of dml, edc ,scd and what not….

P.S pray for me…..i desperately need all the good wishes that I can get!!!!

Transgenders

“Transgenders”, a very burning topic, something which usually people are not ready to talk about. When my group had initially chosen this topic, I was dead against but now I am really happy that we took this topic. I had imagined people shouting at us when we would ask their opinion about these people but the reality is far from it. They were actually very forthcoming and helpful. Allahabad might be an orthodox city but the people have really modern outlook and that is a really nice thing, shows how India is developing. It is only when people from small cities develop that India develops.

We got varied answers and opinions from people when we asked them about eunuchs. Many of them didn’t know what are eunuchs, so we had tell them that they are called hijra or kinnar in hindi. I don’t know if what everyone told us was the truth but if they were truthful then transgenders seem to have a very bright and promising future. But the thing that disturbed me the most was that when asked do they themselves discriminate between transgenders and other humans , we got a straight no but on the other when asked about their future, people were not optimistic , which is really sad. Optimism is the key to happiness. When people are not optimistic, they automatically tend to be less excited about life, may be because they believe that nothing important can ever happen in their mundane boring lives but everyone’s life is a unique story in itself which god himself has written…..try finding “ the thing” in your story and world will start appearing so interesting!!! Well, that was off the topic…Talking about eunuchs, the government is taking some steps but the most important change is to change the mindset of people which is very difficult but not impossible…..so with hopes in my heart to see a bright future for these people , I bid adieu …….

something diff

Hey I am back to gud old allahabad once again!!!
Well today I want to write about something very close to my heart and which affects me in a way I cannot explain…..
Actually what happened was that some of my frnds today went to slums for some kind of interview. i had a bit of a free time in which I started thinking about wat they must be doing….. one thought led to another and soon I was lost in them…..
And then I realized how lucky I am to have parents who give me so much . not only my needs but my luxuries are also met. And their r those havenots of the same society in which I live, who have to work day and night for two square meals….. is it god who is partial or just a weak framework of the society, where u have ppl like Mukesh Ambani and the unknown ragpicker living on the same road….one in a palace and other in a shanty. I used to think that life is unfair to me but now that I am thinking about these ppl , wat kind of views do they share about life??? In my eyes their lives are bereft of any joy and fun…..but this is wat they teach us….to face adversity. Inspite of spending their whole life in a utter state of poverty and hunger, they have the strength of smiling. And look at ppl like u and me, inspite of having everything we don’t smile and u know why??? Becoz we don’t have reason for smiling…. I keep smiling the whole day, instead of smiling with me , ppl come and ask , why r u smiling? Why r u so happy? ……come on ppl, life is very short, live happily…don’t wait for reasons to smile, just smile becoz u don’t have reason not to smile!!!! Be happy and spread happiness in the world…….
People like u and me , who have the capability to bring about change in the world should come together and do something for the underpriviledged, our development and success if happens simultaneously with their welfare and development would make our achievements more meaningful. A smile on person’s face should matter more to us than money , fame and success. As for doing something for these ppl , u don’t need to go very far….most of the ppl reading this r my frnds studying in some coll….which have some ppl working in construction sites, so just make a group of ppl of similar thinking and go and help them in educating their children. For ppl of my coll , there is a club called “Prayas” which is involved in activities of these kind…so lets find out more about it and participate in its activities. If u r really interested in this , do contact me and we will really try to do something which would make our lives more meaningful.
For ppl not interested in this, no one is forcing u to become a part of these activities, but as a sincere request , please don’t discourage others from becoming a part of this.
So instead of sitting dere and cursing India and procrastinating come fwd and do something. Maybe what we will do will be too small but as the saying goes…an ocean is made of only drops of water, so please wake up the human heart within you and stand up for urself, ur society and ur country.
Will be waiting for ur response!!!!

well....getting bored out here after a lot of time.....effervescence is over and everybody is back home now, except me but even i am leaving tomorrow so doesn't matter as such.....going to be home after such a long time!!!!! feels awesome....ghar ka khana..!!!! and yes forgot to tell u bout my b'day :) it was really gr8. first b'day in coll after all.....had lots of fun wid seniors and batchmates....actually one of d most beautiful evening of my life!!!!....
then talking bout effe....it was fun...took part in crossfire (debate) and got third prize!!!!....juke box was too gud....we danced for hours..and then my leg was like actually paining like hell...par chalta hai!!!! chalo then..will keep posting!!!!

finally some time!!!! was so busy wid the midsems......well if u haven't studied for the past month then only u can understand my condition!!!!!!! but now that they r over , the real fun starts. Our college fest effervescence mm9 is gonna start from 1st october . Its a mega event spread over 5 days comprising all sorts of competions . It will have something for everybody....technical for geeks, cultural, literary , management for the budding entrepreneurs. The highlight of the informal events is the iiita roadies which will be much much better than the one u have seen on mtv...yo man , i know its hard to beleive but then u will beleive once u experience it!!!! and then there's rock night, juke box and finally the celebrity night which will have kk, sunidhi chauhan, sukhwinder singh!!!! So i hope u have finally got an idea about the amount of fun its going to be!!!!
so iiita is the place to be during 1st to 5th october....and finally one more reason to be here on 5th atleast.....its my b'day!!!!!!

hello...to all those who have been reading the blog (if there r any!!!).....well its been a long time since my last post. I have been extremely busy these last two months....admissions and all that stuff...come to think of it man....i have taken admission in three colleges...now now don't see me like that...left two of them....ait pune and manit bhopal...now i am in iiit a.....and this avid reader has not read a book also...bechari main.....!!!he he...well i am njoying coll lyf now...mast hai...the best part is that there is no in time....so i can roam throughout the campus even in the night...this is so awesome.....but i don't roam about now....future mein dekhungi...the schedule is quiet hectic.....coll lyf used to seem fun when we were outside but the reality is so much different....exams on head now so i think the time has come to really start studying :(( . But now i have decided that i will be really regular in my blog after the midsems ..may i keep this pledge....he he!!!!!

well i am back....he he as if some one was waiting!!!! all the things that i had written bout in my previous blog are still miles away from being completed.....my tile painting is still left unfinished u see and my daily walk...he he....don't even ask bout it. But then now that the results have come i am busy searching for the best college branch combo (don't tell me its sounding like mc donald's combo offer!!!) . But there is sumthing else worrying me these days...u know T20 WC , india has the capability but there performances in those warm up matches is not gud...lets hope this improves , i mean india has to retain the champion tag.....cricket is like a religion in our country and those bechare cricketers will have to bear the brunt of losing....but then they will also be worshipped if they win, this is like a double edged sword but i am very much annoyed by these practices i mean those cricketers are also human at the end of the day...they should neither be worshipped nor be criticised like hell, that is so mean.
coming back to myself, i have been advised by someone that i should write.....well well i think i should, so i will try to be a bit regular on my blog ( mind it, i will only try!!!) . Oh i forgot to write bout sumthing ...there is this site www.studentoffortune.com, its a nice thing but i think they cheat bcos i answered so many questions there but i earned only $10...this is not fair...but if u r reading it do try it once. Again i am lost wat do i write bout...thinking bout posting some of my articles, speeches here...maybe next time....they are nice things, i think i should share them.
this is all for today...may the blog continue..he he...

i am free now a days...not knowing what to do...but busy catching up on my reading. Its been a year since i read something not related to physics, chemistry and maths ( now don't think i am missing it ;) !!!) well i've read something like four books in four days, not bad i guess!!!. Thinking of starting off with C++ once again, well i am not complaining...i like it. I am thinking of dabbling into some painting ( i need something to do to pass my time !!!). But my vision of seeing myself going for a jog every morning at 5 is slowly turning out to be a mirage :D . I am going to do something about it...let's see maybe in the evening ( now don't u smile like that :X)
And yes one thing that is keeping me busy is ipl....dude its like a bollywood thriller man, those last over matches , this is awesome....as they say i am loving it !!! well i think delhi daredevils gonna take the title this year but today the way RCB took the wind out of them, they will have to raise their game up a bit. Any complacency and they miss it. I am supporting KXP but they have not been cosistent....the arrival of bret lee has improved their game but they have not yet qualified for the semis. And Yuvraj has been sort of going thru a role reversal, i mean that man can shoot of six after six ( remember last year's T20 WC) and now this year he has taken two hatricks....if both his bowling and batting are in good touch , then he can alone win a match. I just pray this happens soon !!!!
Getting too late....gotta go...will post another one soon!!! ( for me , if no one's reading :D)