7777 ... happy birthday ???

regrets that my net was not working for some days so no blog... anyways,coming to the matter.. .

7777 ... for the sake of being repetitive, its seven thousand seven hundred seventy seven days.... since i'm alive ..
january 20, 2009 would be a day to remember as i had survived for 7,777 days since my birth .. to a lesser extent it may also be remembered the day when US had its first black president. obama is not only hailed as the president of US, but as the president of the World.

now .. more importantly, why 7777 ? i was disturbed by the fact that why do we celebrate birthdays. in our life, we have had only 1 birthday. rationalizing on this issue, it seems logical not only to celebrate years since you've grown up (as is the trend.. ) but also to celebrate your 1000th day or 100000 hour of 1 millionth second of existence .. why not ?? every moment is important .. why only the concept of years and birthdays ??

the buildup of my 'luckiest' day on earth wasnt that great .. i didnt win any lottery or had any gains in any transaction whatsoever. the 7777'th week was just a normal average week making me learn i am just another guy which gets his share of criticism, abuses and mockery..
average.. but important. helps to realize that even bad things do not let you lose your smile and intrigue by which you see the strange world.. and good things make your day ..

oh .. and the the best thing i've witnessed this week is hearing someone special geniunely smile (just a hemmmhemm type voice) on phone for 1/2 a second and a message from him/her saying "it was nice talking with you".
trivial things .... but all the while end up being IMPORTANT things.

chandni chowk 2 .. oh no ..

well, i cant remember if i've ever watched premiere shows of any movies, but today wasnt exactly the good day to watch one. though the day was great where the biggest accomplishment being that i may be offered some compensation if i go to present a paper by the college (upto 20,000). lots of news and happenings learnt today.... somethings which deserve mention are
american porn industry asking for bailout...
25% of our 1st year getting into probation due to a+b=c+d (wasnt that obvious 25% have to get D grades by this law)
rihani proving out to be a good guy (he spoke up for my paper presentation case in senate meeting)
imperial college's hidden fact that it needs no application money.. this was perfect end to a good day.
and of course, getting to watch a free premiere show of chandni chowk to china...
now then, why this was not a great experience??

cause the movie sucks .. big time .. imagine the excitement.. free show + premiere + nice crowd (mba guys were felicitated today, so was expected to meet old guys)...
anyways, it seemed a copy of B grade brainless comedy-action movie where umbrellas make u go up in the air (antigravity), hats are the most deadliest weapons and god exists in potatoes ... senseless rite ?? thats the movie for you....
where a girl remembers details when she was 1 month old but has no ideas what she did when she was 4, where poison only affects villains and hero does x-men stunts just because the director wants him to.
its the most stupid shit i've seen in recent times, more stupid than our female vampire or gunda or loha movies .... but should be the best seller B grade movie (starring mithun, too .. i forgot.. he speaks bihari and wears punjabi jooti .. n am like ... wtf ?? )

2 lectures and so much to write about

in rihani's 1st class, a guy was thrown out of the class because he was talking and writing something on his copy. rihani read aloud his writings for the class
" CAT goes online.. ......
now the mouse will chase the cat.. "
copyrights to rohit bhatt(or the guy he copied this from), who had to go out of the class to show the world his sincerest feelings about mba and cat.

rihani's pronounciation amazes me. while fingers became fengs and pebbles became pabs, alok was pronounced and aloknath and the best. ruhani murria was pronounced by rihani as rehani moria ... was he referring to himself is wat people asked. why moria?

nagendra saha told the class 3 times that he does not write anything on the board while teaching and the 4th time he was about to do so, jaskeerat aptly said, sir vo board vali baat bata do.. bechara bola nai .. now its become usual to hear 2 classes going on .. one from the teacher from the front and the other voice coming from either vats or jaskeerat (with random sneers of dhawan topping it up) from behind. telling each comment would make it drab, so its suffice we stop this topic here.

nagendra saha (was seeming like a bengali chap, though his accent is bihari..)discussed something unique, though. the concept of shifting of jobs rather than creation of more jobs. while 10 years ago, banks used to have more employees, now they need not have. while the peons, clerks and other staff remained in a good quantity for about 10 engineers and 1 manager to assist, creation of more engineering jobs and managerial positions has resulted in downgrading of the post of an engineer and similarly the support staff is not needed.
so there has been job creation and job deprivation side by side. job shifting is what is being seen. the socialist guys can chew this and continue their ongoing debate about social inequality. guess nagendra sir mus be bengali den..

the first day of 8th sem @ pec

after registering myself yest .. the first day in coll. .. aah ..
am gonna be taught by the most frightening teachers of the elec dept this time and alongwith the A+B=C+D rule, i dont expect myself to be having an easy sem this time.
we have Rihani, Nagendra saha and arun kumar all teaching us core subjects of electronics . am imagining the tough times about to come. alongwith major project, too .... the 4th subject is humanities-managerial finance(which give me some hope to get a nice grade this time).
anyways, teachers are a pain ... while i had a hard time today tryin to get lor from bagai for my final application (which he hasnt given),it seems harder talking with other's too.
jyoti kedia wanted some info bout technical activities of college, which i provided her. then comes arrogance, ignorance and god knows what. am helping her for no reason, but people are like, u didnt do this, write it in this manner and blah blah .. i did it and slipped it in her room.
next comes our neena ma'am. she's a real nice person sometimes but i just regret why i couldnt get an A grade after scoring highest marks in the final examination (95 out of 100, can you imagine still getting a B), in those ways neelu jain was awesome, giving me an A in DSP.

coming back to rihani. our registrar of college says (and knows nothing am sure) of possibility of funding me to presenting paper at hongkong conference in which my paper is selected. i listened to his advice and went to gupta sir to get my application (suggested by him) signed, when he suggested its research so gurnam singh would be the man. i go to the director and he tells the correct information.
"well... There is no policy regarding this matter in our college made till now, but u've given this, so we'll make a committee and develop some policy soon. but i dont think you'll be getting anything before march." last date for conference registration is jan 20. so in all probability i cannot go there which implies i wont be presenting the paper or getting any benefit for getting it accepted on an international platform.
anyways, since our first year, we've been on this pill. there is no policy for this. anything... while the hindi newspapers boast of 1 lac funding by our for just participating in competitions (with a bleak possibility of winning), sure shot things like these dont get funding cause there is no policy (as you can see). anyways, am not perturbed by these cause i dont intend to go for the conference only, but i feel sad at the state of affairs cause random people get benefit of doing nonsense things while wonderful things lie in the corner craving for their time of praise.

can i ever complete this challenge ?

we usually hear "gimme a challenge n i'd finish it." its stupid, cause thats the way people think "standing up for oneself" is. i guess i was like this .. will work as hard as possible to finish off a challenge .... but what if the challenge is stupid?
I'd prefer not to waste my precious time on it.. but isnt it tempting to take up the challenge and end up in a bigger mess. ?

its been 2nd time when someone (and that someone is really close n family 2 me), elderly, wise (though i doubt that) was seen laughing at me,trying to mock me, and challenging me (now this is the good part).
what was the challenge ?? "i bet you get a girl on your own"...can you imagine .. such a stupid, whimsical want of someone i highly look upto.. and it was laughter that folllowed. wild laughter. even experienced people are now challenging me to get a partner .. can anything go worser than this ??

the problem in the world is that once you realise that you are happy and satisfied with the way you are, people just give you something to reconsider your happiness and try resurrecting things (which you originally didnt want). these challenges may instigate a fire inside me to prove it wrong, but hope the brain and logic wins over flimsy, nugatory and worthless challenges which dont deserve my attention.

last sunday before start of the last semester...

i had a habit (now turned into a practice) to write before my semester started. the usual question was.. am i ready ?? i have started saving paper, so thought lets type here only ..

this holidays have been the most average in terms of everything. I just think recession has hit me these holidays. this holidays have seen a recession in my activities and adventures .. i have practically done nothing. sleeping at odd hours ( anytime after 3AM, sometimes i tried sleeping around 11 PM, but woke up at 3AM and didnt sleep after that), waking up anytime after 2PM (though i clocked 4 'o clock many times). watching movies, sucking up bandwidth of internet connection during free hours and writing this stupid blog can be just some of the constructive things i have done. rest i have just been lazy...

now, it seems highly pleasant to avoid college. at the helm of 7th sem, it feels this has been an unending life at college, though quite eventful. always been in thick of things, i have just used my time according to my mind. confusions, frustrations and opportunities have dominated my attitude. I have found times when i was caught in sticky situations and never i have done anything that i would feel sorry for. i am just satisfied with each and every thing i have experienced from college and now i just feel more clearer in my thought process (though a little less flexible)

am i ready .. ? this time, i dont need be ready. my last semester, where i have nothing to work for, do nothing constructive in college. usually, i have had a big to do list ready for the sem. this time,i have to work hard to get marks and do something BIG.... I guess thats it. just be what i was and will be .. bring it on ..

2009-terrorism

well, i intend not to make this article anti-US, but just cannot help. just like the export of recession, they have successfully created a more dangerous opposition for not only themselves, but for the entire world.

well, to go back in time, afghanistan's demise was caused by the russian invasion.(the 1st at fault). in the years to come, the prosperity enjoyed by afghans never came back and such resentment was bound to grow into harmful activities. Our honorable neighbours (with financial support of US) provide the training camps, ammunition and skills to the rebels so that they fight against the russians. fuelled by US initially the taliban, which in the name of restoration law become a military rule and no peace, no effort to restore a social life is made. friends turn into foes when taliban tries its hands at destroying its creator and things just go worser. and worser.

now,alongwith the arms and ammunition (provided for the afghan war), pakistan gets enough funds to carry on it's agenda for kashmir. the training camps and other infrastructure easily available, pakistan up's it's offensive on india.
and what happens after is that we all know.

i dont say that its india who is the sufferer. india has had it's share of bad practices and policies done in the name of vote bank politics. communalising hindu-muslim factions, the babri masjid riots, sikh riots, gujarat riots etc are a few to name (which were internal matter of the country and dealt wrongly). but whats the future now ??

mumbai attacks has opened up our eyes for rethinking and restrategizing just like recession has been an eye opener,too.
i read a very important idea which is worth mentioning here. India, has successfully solved problems of terrorism earlier (the sikh riots) by no military action- like our honorable US did for iraq and afghanistan- which is a TOTAL BLUNDER which indians cannot afford to repeat (learning from west's mistakes rite?? ).
BUT
in the case of sikh riots, india eradicated terrorism from its roots by making the place prosperous, inviting trade and making people self-dependant. at the end of the day, a prosperous person can never commit extremist steps.

if there is terrorism means pakistan's and afghanistan's government failed to make the society prosperous. so, to eradicate terrorism from its roots, we must find ways to rethink and make the impoverished, frustrated community of these countries more prosperous rather than keeping them at war (which is defering the situation right ??? )

to read about history of taliban::: www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1815/18150760.htm