I am back

Well not completely, as I will go into hibernation again since my exams are not over yet.

In past few days, I managed to do some things worth mentioning here.

I got myself a haircut, clean shave, face & head massage (Cost Rs.85).

I successfully recalled all the theory answers of SS/DCN/OS/Unix that I had fed in my brain a day before the exam.

I have got GPRS of my cell phone enabled, thanks to MTNL’s scheme of zero rentals for GPRS.

Two more kid fishes were born but they were dead in spite of being separated out from other large fishes, which would have at them anyway.

My exam center > Menon College is pathetic. Bad benches, wrongly placed ceiling fans, proximity to railway tracks, and sharing the bench with 11^th standard kids makes writing exams a physical torture, as questions papers anyway put me through mental torture.

India drew the test series against England but managed to win the first ODI against them.

Even arsenal beat Juventus comprehensively with a score of 2-0, thanks to strikes from Fabregas and Henry.

My mom got a new Discman with small speakers (to be put in kitchen) to entertain herself with some Hindi classics while cooking food.

The two indoor plants that dad had brought are alive and looking healthy.

Our exam papers consist of two types of question sets, one based on revised course (for us) and the other based on old course. And each of these sets have two sections, one for OS concepts and other for Unix concepts, now the reason for saying all this is that, I wrote the wrong set(old course) of questions for the Unix section. Now I am hoping against hope that god and university consider my efforts and donate me some marks for it.

I feel bad because I couldn’t help my friend deal with his depression. It all began with a bad paper of SS/DCN that left a very bad aftertaste in his mind. I thought he would recover but his absence from the next exam paper was proof that my judgment was wrong. A potential good programming talent will have to waste lot of valuable learning the things which he already knows.

While another guy from my group is still cribbing that his first two papers have gone really bad, we are not sure whether he is saying the truth or not.

It’s funny. Life, which at one moment looked very drab or boring, suddenly involves you in events which sometimes stir you, or leave you shaken.

A palm tree may sway wildly in storms. But after the storms run out of power, you see the palm tree still rooted in its place, waiting for the next storm.

I declare the same, bring it on, I am ready for anything,

Eveready.

P.S. If next post doesn't come soon, it will surely be here on 4th April.

Next scheduled update on 25th March

I am Sorry, next scheduled update on 25th March, i.e. as soon as I am back home, after writing O.S./Linux paper.

The next post/update is due on 22nd March 2006

The next post/update is due on 22nd March 2006
Yes, I am sorry, but that is right.
So no post till then(you know I have got exams,etc,etc) .

And by the way, Yahoo Widgets is stunning.

Till then check out my other blogs>
Blog Number 1
and
Blog Number 2

Thats all for now, bye.

My weblog has crossed the 1000 visitor mark!!!!!

Thank You, all of you, for wasting your valuable time reading my weblog.

---it’s around 12AM, my family is asleep while my pet fishes are still actively paddling around, inspiring me to go on.

---its nearing 1 AM and I am unable to keep myself awake, time to go to sleep now, got to wake up and finish off Data Communication and Networking(DCN) studies.

---its nearing 10 AM I woke up about an hour ago or so, and completed my morning ritual of bath, breakfast, etc

---I will begin DCN studies, once I get through with checking mails, etc.

---Its almost 4 PM, after having lunch, studying DCN, tried to watch TV, but couldn’t find anything worth watching.

---Got to know that my exam center will be Menon College, Bhandup

---Listened to Santana’s latest album and the song Hotel California. It is a relaxing experience to hear a strumming guitar.

---I haven’t shaved since many days and I am starting to resemble Himesh Reshmiya (the werewolf style singer). Even my hair has grown and is no more my usual short style.

---The number of occupants have increased in our housing complex have increased and the builder hasn’t yet increased the number of water lines, so we are facing a minor shortage of water. The builder has promised to solve the problem in a few days. Let’s hope so.

---Its more of a miracle than anything else, as the MSEB guys have made the load-shedding in out locality almost non-existent. And things are so good around here that we have had a day when there was absolutely no power cut, not even for a minute. Though it is rumored that MSEB (now called MSEDC), will get back to its bad old ways, as they are waiting till the completion of the important SSC exams. I don’t like it, but anyway, it's like, have fun as long as it lasts.

---The food I had today, other than the usual was, Potato Wafers, Pastry, Mirinda, and Cheese, Fried Potato/Brinjal; I have a high metabolism rate so don’t have to worry about gaining weight, and all I need to do is, do some cycling to loose any extra flab gain along my waist.

---Its around 10PM, my family is watching Sangam (yaar, the old movie), not a bad movie, at least better than the junk we are forced to watch nowadays.

---Rode my bicycle after a long time, a refreshing change, dying to go for it again.

Time to go, have to take care of unfinished businesses. See you tomorrow guys!!!!!!

I wil try but can't assure you.

Yes. I really I can't assure that I will post regularly, at least for a few days, as I have got my final exams coming up. They begin from 22nd of this month and stretch till 10th April. These exams are do-or-die situation for me. They decide whether I graduate successfully or not.
From the day of my last post, things around me have been like a see-saw.

There were days when I managed to put up some disciplined effort towards my studies, and there were days when concentrating on my studies was impossible.

In all these days(till15th mrach to be accurate) ,

>We got out final exam hall ticket (this is a kind of Id-card).

>Instead of having my usual Zebra Tort Pastry, I ate the creamy Black Forest pastry (YUMMY!!).

>Holi festival went by, as it had for the last 5 years, not very eventful.

>Sports: Indian cricket team is performing well, and while arsenal are through to the quarter final after beating real Madrid (feels good), bayern munchen had no such luck (sad!).
My F1 favorite Kimi Raikkonen(forgive the spelling mistake if any) came third after starting from the back of the grid(hurray).

>Tried the cool Yahoo Widgets software.

>Have been tying to open a password locked MS Word file using a software but without any success.

>Visited Thane East (I spent my childhood here) with a feeling of nostalgia.

>Had a slight drizzle for a few days ago, making the climate cool/overcast/breezy (awesome!!!)

>My sleeping & exercising patterns have become terribly inconsistent; will need to take care of them.

>My cousin sister and her family visited us last Sunday, they and my folks had planned to meet my cousin’s fiancé at our place(Why??). And since this match fixing was of the arranged marriage variety, it again ticked off the confusion in my head about arranged and love marriage. I know the merits/demerits of both, and if both the systems are brought together, it would be an efficient system. But the problem is, this mixed system will not be easily accepted by my family/relatives, since for them it is not the traditional way.
Now for a 20 year old on the verge of his graduation, marriage must be the last thing to think about. I agree, but situations create such thoughts and make me think about life 5-6 years down the line. Anyway this issue about marriages, will halt, for now at least. Since anyway it can be taken care of later, like I cleared out the confusion between friendship and love.

That is all I can manage to think.

Will try and post regularly from tomorrow, so that I am not left with backlog, like today.

A quote invented by me!!!!! A computer programming quote!!!

A code is mightier than a sword.

Because a small piece of code can bring down any server, something which cannot be done using a sword.

Last few days in a nutshell (he he he he!!!!)

Number of hours of studying has gone up.

Asp.NET Project is moving in a constructive direction.

OOAD Project Documentation is on verge of completion.

While walking on thane railway platform, a guy from a departing train took off my cap

Near our college rates of xerox have increased to 30 paise per copy, so now I get xerox from Thane (east) where it is still 25 paise per copy

Arsenal won the away leg against Real Madrid, waiting for them to win at home, before I post a report.

Learnin VC++, it is time consuming.

Got new games, Football Manager 2005, warcraft (1, 2, 3), Juiced (cd broke, after installing,though), to play in vacations, as I barely get free time.

I drank Pepsi Cafechino it sucks,,yucku!

Diet Pepsi at Rs.12 is better.

I ate Atta Maggi Noodles today, it rocks,,its better than the usual Maggi Noodles.

Saw this awesome fevicol advertisement, its so damn creative.

I haven’t seen a Hollywood movie since many days.

England Cricket Team tour India for some cricketing action, look out for updates here.

I and my friends have booked tickets for tour of Sindhudurg/Ratnagiri, we are going to have loads of fun. Soorej seems pissed off since he hasn't been invited, well, it was an unanimous decesion.

Examination Time-table is out. It starts on 22nd March and will conclude on 10th April, then we will have practical exam and project submission for a few days, then holidays, hooray!

LG B2050 - My First Mobile Phone

*65K Color LCD screen which offers strikingly clear images.
*128 x 128 Screen Pixels.
* Supports GSM 900/1800/1900 frequency.
*40 polyphonic sound gives you excellent sound quality for melidious ringtones,message alerts and gaming sounds
*B2050 not only expresses the stylish identity of users but also makes it easy to be carried in your pocket
* This MMS enabled phone allows transmission of various kinds of multimedia contents like images, audio etc.
*The world of the internet is at your fingertips. Simply surf the internet with one-touch button commands.
*GPRS provides fast internet access for mobile phones allowing you to spend less time waiting to download games and ringtones and more time talking to your friends and colleagues (network operator dependent)
*Dimensions - 104 x 40 x 14
*Weight - 78 g
*Stand by time - Upto 300 hrs
*Connectivity - PC-sync
*Accessories - Strap and Portable Handsfree
*Manuals - Manual_INDIA
*Software - PC sync software

To read a technical review of this handset click here

India clinch the series 4-1.

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni powered India to another comfortable eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international at karachi on Sunday to clinch the series 4-1.

Here are my men of the match:
Rahul Dravid - 50 runs off 82 balls.
Yuvraj Singh - not out 107runs off 93 balls.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni - not out 77 runs off 56 balls.
Younis Khan - not out 74 runs off 79 balls.
Mohammad Yousuf - 67 runs off 85 balls.

Sree Santh - 10 overs 58 runs 4 wickets.
Rudra Pratap Singh - 10 overs 40 runs 1 wicket.
Ramesh Rajaram Powar - 10 overs 58 runs 1 wicket.
Muhammad Sami - 8.5 overs 65 runs 1 wicket.
Rao Iftikhar Anjum - 10 overs 44 runs 1 wicket.

India beat Pakistan ....................................

India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the fourth limited-overs international today to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Here are my men of the match:
Rahul Dravid - 59 runs off 72 balls.
Yuvraj Singh - 37runs off 57 balls.
Suresh Raina - not out 35 runs off 34 balls.
Inzamam-ul-Haq - 49 runs off 63 balls.
Mohammad Yousuf - 25 runs off 40 balls.

Rudra Pratap Singh - 10 overs 40 runs 4 wickets.
Irfan Pathan - 7.5 overs 26 runs 3 wickets.
Muhammad Sami - 9 overs 42 runs 3 wickets.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 3 catches.
Kamran Akmal - 2 catches.
Suresh Raina - 2 catches.