Delhi-6

Saw it today. In the beginning it revived some old memories but as the story passed further all that was left was the story of the monkey man.

Do u remember the monkey man???

That one creature that caused panic in the whole of Delhi...

But to make a movie on that subject (even though it was so that the story-line used it to portray a deeper meaning of communal tensions and people's foolishness) but still to make it a central character?? Why??

This wasn't expected from Mr Mehra after RDB... 

Give the movie a definite miss or see it for Miss Kapoor but do not expect anything ...

sheer waste of a couple of hours 

Specialization goes under the Hammer

Confused???

Me too....

Its another first at IIMK.

Well this year our student council has come up with an innovative idea to auction off the courses in the second year, i.e. we need to bid for the courses so that we can at the end of the year have our specialization. And with what to bid? Our CGPA of course.

Replacing the old system of allotting the courses on a first come first serve basis as per CGPA the new system has been introduced to allow those who do not have the first say to try and get hold of subjects they want. But at what cost? If marketing is the most preferred courses this year then those who wish to specialize wish to get three subjects that semester, but due to the high bids and lack of sufficient credits they may lose to those who wish to take up HR or IT and have marketing as a minor because the cutoffs for their own subjects are dismal.

After various beta testing and even a final run (which was scrapped due to both lack of participation as well as server crashes) i do not know if it will be successful this time around. But this form of auctioning a student's future (even though it is a B-school and one is taught to beat the market) such a system is more likely to fail than succeed. Let's see what happens coz if it fails this time there will be reversion to the old system and then any further changes, even for good, will be harder to make...  

Another Exams end. Yipee....

Ahh, the feeling of having it done with, the ending of another series of exams, I am back after my hiatus. However have written a lot about my exams, more than 3 posts. How long can I go on criticizing these stupid ventures, which involve just gassing around with absolutely no learnings.

So lets change the topic. Well it is the V-Day tomorrow, and another year will go by with me just waiting and waiting and waiting...

When will the situation improve? when will I find the one?

But then do I really care that much. Really is it too big a thing?

well after reading some of my previous posts one may wonder why this change of a heart, but this is no change. I have always had this feeling but then its been a constant struggle just like as it is between yin and yang. Sometimes it is one way and others I feel its futility. And no this is not because just like the fox I feel the grapes to be sour. 

Warning Signs

This is a signboard near a railway crossing attached just next to the gate. Firstly the language is hilarious, not just in english but also the hindi version (the third version is beyond my scope of understanding).

Also secondly the board is placed right next to the crossing, so we read it only after we had jumped around 15-20 vehicles standing there. If u want a queue must be maintained u need to provide a prior indication for the same.

 

Bekal Fort - Tu Hi Re......

Ahh... after three odd weeks in the campus we get two and a half days of freedom. And this definitely called for an outing. Countless plans were made with a variety of options considered- Bangalore (well i have to spend 2 months there so not now..), Munnar - the awesome tea estates, Allepy- the wonderful backwaters, Wayanad - ahh this is rather too close (we can visit it some other day), Mahe - cheaper liquor and good beach. But the final decision came out to Bekal fort -190 km journey (it is the same fort which featured in Bombay's Tu Hi Re.

Okay so it was decided then came the problem of how to travel- bikes, hired sumo or even a self driven car. well of that too  both a sumo and bikes were finalized given the uncertainty of the car's performance. The day was decided as Saturday- to go in the afternoon, stay overnight and be back the next day. But again here some people backed out and made alternate arrangements and there was a problem with getting a bike (it took 22 days for a friend's bike to reach here from delhi and above that the transporter made us wait more than 2 hrs in his office for the delivery.)

finally were able to leave on sunday morning. from the ETD of 6:30 we were already over an hour late. had my best breakfast for a long time- hot idlis and vadas (with gr8 emphasis on hot and tasty). we finally reached our destination at around one. with the sun high upon us and lack of food our sightseeing of the fort lasted only half an hour after which we left for the beach. Ahh.. the cold water, the smooth sands and no odour that plagues many of our other beaches- the rotten smell of fish or other dead creatures. 

After more than an hour in the sea it was already three and there was no sign of good food. We had to make our way back and find some good bar and restaurant. we reached calicut only after 9 but the ride back, driving over a 100 km stretch on a Karizma was awesome. we initially went to the kappad beach resort for dinner but there had a fight with the guards and the manger. Things would have gotten hot but we decided not to take it further and call the police after it all - Don't these people have any business sense on how to treat guests....

Our journey thus ended at Coffee Beanz one of the favourite hangout places.  

Another series reaches its present stage

In another year and a quarter i will have my degree. 6 terms of torture and little learning. But of the few thing I have/will be done/doing, is watching a few or rather a lot of the TV series on campus.

Mind u I never saw a single one during my engineering days- may be coz i was a day-ski but now spending my time in the hostel it is the best time pass or rather wastage of every second of my precious time I could/should have spent studying or putting more efforts towards my classes and assignments. but what the hell it would never have been so interesting.

So doing a check what all have i watched yet-

• Prison break 
• Heroes
• HIMYM
• Smallville
• Big Bang Theory
• Knight rider

And the next one in line is Lost....

So what should be my next target???? Suggest some good ones...

Happy Birthday

Had my 22nd birthday last week. For the first time in the last 22 years I was alone without my family on the day. For the first time in the last 22 years I did not blow a candle on the day. For the first time in the last 22 years I did not cut the birthday cake.

The day too went like any ordinary day. Nah!! I had more work than the other days. Slept at 3 in night, got up at 7:30 and then again was able to hit the bed at 3 again in the night. That somehow does it the longest time I spent awake on my birthday. 

But still I do not regret the day howsoever it passed away. But it would have been better if some of the people would have remembered it and sent a greeting or two. :-(