Quizzes

Quizzes are an integral part of life at IIT Bombay.

Traditionally the term implies some funfilled event where a few supposedly brainy guys are being grilled with questions that seem to be picked up from the most unheard of texts that were published by even more unheard of people, while you can sit back and thank the Lord Almighty for sparing you the trouble.

IIT Bombay gives a whole new dimension to the word "Quiz", which here means a mini test. Its a collection of few questions on a very small part of the course syllabus that needs to be solved in hardly any time and handed over for evaluation. Generally a low key affair that everyone encounters now and then. Thought of by most students as an affair small enough not to study for and important enough to score well in if one wants to score a good grade at the end of the semester. At times a series of such not so important tests (quizzes) also provide a reason for celebration to some, celebration that involves eating out or a beer/vodka for the alcohol lovers, esseentially an excuse to get away from the mess they call "Mess" here at IIT. I'll talk about the mess sometime later :D

For those who haven't guessed the reason for this post yet, well I had a quiz today. Technically speaking, post traumatic stress disorder syndrome.

Weekend

The weekend just flew by, friday evening immediately after finishing lab I left for Pune with Chawla and Pursha. Reached Pursha's place at around 10:00PM, had dinner at some misc. restraurant followed by the worst cold coffee ever, at Apache.
Saturday was good with me and Pursha dropping Chawla at VIT and then indulging in some terrific lukkha :D. Two hours at Barista, two hours at E-Square and then another two hours watching 'The Forgotten'(good beginning and build up till the climax and then an absolutely disastrous finish) at E-Square. More than six hours after we left Chawla alone, he joined us for some food at McDonald's and more lukkha at CCD next to Pursha's house. After all this TP we got back home and had some more food watching movies and in bed. Saw The Leauge of extraordinary Gentlemen and Charlie's Angels, and I remember almost nothing of what happened in either.
Sunday we started leaving for Bombay at 2:00 PM and managed to leave only at 5:30 thanks to some commitments that Chawla and Pursha had one after the other; must say though, both of them kept me well entertained throughout for me not to notice the time. Somewhere during those extra incidental hours we spent in the city of Pune I learnt that India won the Kolkata Test against Pakistan :) and that Schumi lost at Sepang as well :( . Mixed Feelings.
And hence the weekend ended.
Back in my room at 9:30 with the entire hostel empty having gone to watch PAF (Performing Arts Festival) . But no more PAF talk. Have found out about the assignments to be submitted tomorrow and also have to study for the quiz on wednesday.

I feel like crying(for no reason that I can put in words) with lots of tears but the damned tears would just not flow :((

Word of caution

This is it, from now on I am not going to let anyone affect me to such an extent that it makes me do things that I know are wrong, spoil my mood and in the process spoil the mood of people around as well.

Bikers of the night...

After six hrs of lectures I was more than happy to join the gang when Torka asked me if I wanted to come for a ride at night. Chaman, Chawla, Torka and me; two bikes. We left with no idea as to where were we headed to.
Started at 10:00 PM.
10:30 Bandra Mocha, courtesy Chaman's 100 Kmph tryst with some guys on the Wester Express (needless to say we came out victorious with Chaman riding). No good crowd at Mocha.
Went to Bandstand to find no place at the Barista there. Chaman attempting wheelie with Chawla feeling happy about being behind Torka.
Reached Ghetto (Breach Candy) to discover only couples entry :P
10:50 Ice-cream at Bachelors on Marine Drive. Wheelie attemp successful, much to my horror.
11:00 VT Cafe' Mondegar. Nice place, few good faces but bad service and rude waiters.
12:00 Headed back but someone came up with the brilliant idea of going to Lonavala. Got the bikes fuelled and we were off. Fundoo and chilling ride with sudden rushes of adrenaline every time someone speeded past us and Chaman taking it as a challenge without fail on every occasion.
1:40 Lonavala. The nigth time valley was a beauty :) Thought of some special pepople for a moment, U-turn and back towards IIT.
3:30 Back in my room tired like hell and very dirty.
Thank God... No encounter with any cops.

Slept through the first two lectures in my room and the other two in the classroom. The prof. didn't even take attendance X-(

Now to do some work.... phew!!!

A long long day ends!!!!

No time to write any details but its been a very long day..... details tomorrow :D

Is someone listening

Got mumma's letter today. Reading just two lines "Happy b'day beta. And study well from now on". All her letters end that way "Study well", makes me feel real bad for not listening to her at times and at other times fills me with a sense of resentment. Why is that studying is so very important, doesn't she realise that there can be more to one's life than studying.... I want her to know that I miss her like hell and tell her about times when I need her near. The thought that it might trouble her prevents me from doing so.
I need someone whom I can trust and vent out all my rage and grudges. Lost those someones somewhere down the road not realising when it happened and now that I look back I see myself all on my own. I want to go back and cuddle up with them once again but I doubt if they would understand..... may be I'll just let things happen by themselves. Change they say happens all the time. May be these are the days when these people around me are changing and I am halfway through of letting go of them and admitting myself to the ones waiting for me ahead.

Jobless!!!

With Techfest the past ten months flew by keeping me involved throughout. I never had time to sit down and indulge in questions that never lead to any answers..... it saved me a lot of trouble, I never had to sit down in my room and wonder what to do, always had something or the other to do and if I were free I knew I better study.
Now that Techfest is history and I once again have a lot of free time I am distressed and scrambling to find something that would keep me occupied and away from the guilt of not utilising time properly. Must say doing nothing ought to be more fun than its turning out to be :(
Have bought a new comp but that is not helping me much, just providing more ways of spending time away from people and in not very fruitful ways. Seriously I feel utterly blank when I try thinking of somehting I'd like to do and wouldn't mind doing all the time.... just can't think of even one such thing, makes me feel pathetic at times. All I do is build castles in the air being absolutely clueless as to where to start in order to make those dreams come true or may be I'm just too laid back and lazy to embark upon any new venture.
Thinking of what made me work the days that have gone by leads me to believe that may be I need a reason that goes beyond myself to work. I was not the only one doing Techfest and my being lax in my work would have hurt the dreams and expectations of twentyone other guys and that was a risk I just couldn't have afforded. Something like how I ride a bike very safe with someone sitting behind me and much more freely and carelessly when riding alone. I like the freedom of riding alone/doing/not doing things as per my will but am a better rider/sensible person with someone behind me.

Here I am....

....joining the band wagon, blogging it seems is in!!! nevertheless have taken up this new thing as well just like all other stuff i do to avoid some other work. the confusion that occupies me all the time is what i think i wud put down most of the time which when read later might make some sense. lets see how often i post here :)