What a shame...

Just got this article while browsinn through about IITs which was published by JAM Magazine and may be written by a useless person and thankfully in the IITs...I am extremely happy that this person made to the IITs-if making into one is considered a pride-now I thank I didnt made into one.

Just read the story and do come back-
http://www.jammag.com/campus/iit/iitdream.htm#perceive

Now that you may have read it...
I first read this and just this irritated me at first and then at second thought I couldn't stop laughing...here it is....


There are predominantly three categories of non-IITians.
WORSHIPPERS
Those under the misconception that "IIT is heaven and IITians are Gods." Perhaps the only sources of solace to the IITians(!?!), the constant eulogising by these people can nevertheless get on one's nerves sometimes.
PERSECUTORS
The "just missed IIT" types who, at every opportunity, try to prove why they or their college is one step above IIT in some respect or the other. Undoubtedly, a species to be ignored, if not avoided.
ATHEISTS
Those who can’t distinguish between IIT and ITI. Their ignorance provides comic relief to many IITians. The most comfortable group to be around with.

First of all as if being a non-IITian(now I even hate writing IIT in capitals-but I dont want to undermine what mark IITs have made)!!! Well put me in the second group....I missed IIT-JEE narrowly... But after entering NIT,Rkl I never had said-leave alone proving-that my insti is better than any IIT...Fools do that-atleast I havent found anyone in my insti doing that. Yes, we do admit that IITs are undoutedly better than any engineering college in India.

In the other pages there in the article I find ppl boasting coz they use short-cuts...LH(Ladies hall), CC(computer center) etc. Dear IITians there is also a world outside IITs and every college does that-got me right?I think you cant...or you dont want to...

Again,I find ppl boast coz they listen to Pink Floyd,consume drugs and they see Pondy...I dont think these are something to be proud of ...But these things happen in other colleges but they dont think this is something to boast of and so dont make it public... As far as listening to Rock music is concerned, ppl from our insti when had gone to IIT,Kgp they found that there were infact less rock-followers than in our college-it was obvious during the rock-night but we dont consider it to be something to boast of... Liking a particular kind of music depends on individual choice and has nothing to do with aptitude.

Lastly, this surprising fact that was mentioned that the quality of IITians is diminishing and this is visible coz the choice of music is shifting from Pink Floyd to hindi film songs-uhmmm,I dont have to comment on that.... And I think the guy who had written that,perhaps,he knows only about Pink Floyd-maybe too much impressed by Five Point Someone!!

Ha!If this is what represents the general attitude of the IITians then I am so lucky not to be one of these dumb-headed fellows...I find better ppl who are more sensible in our insti.And one thing to the editor of JAM,publishing anything about IITs will not see the magazine more-I think you must know that.

Doesn't seem like holidays!

I mean this...these holidays no more are like holidays anymore.Let me make a statement -After entering college,I have started despising holidays!Its true...yes,it is!

But after returning from Bhubansewar its no more the same holidays-in the way it had started... I am no more getting bored at home-I have to do something or other...in this way i keep myself busy all day long and so this way I keep boredom a mile away from me.Part of this achivement is attributed to my sister(who have come for a few days) and Nani(my mother's mother) with whom spending time is really wonderful.

But the major time is taken away by Java-I keep studying for long hours-thinking and experimenting-all I have to say that Java is really really interesting...I will keep myself busy this way for the rest of the holidays-I am enjoying this-its fun learning!

I am still planning to do something in Java-thanks to Paavani for advising something-I too have thought of something and lets see how instrumental I can be!!!

Feeling enriched!

Well this is going to be my first tech blog- and as I write this I feel a bit nervous.I had refrained myself from writing anything about technology(if it is!) but thought to write about it this time.

As I had written before that I was to go for doing my course in Java to Bhubaneswar....that turned out to be good.Though the stay in Bhubaneswar was not that good-or to say that wasn't any good either....it was a lot boring.But the Java classes was definitely good and helpful-the teacher was good,the teaching was good,the examples taken up were fantastic,the assignments given were challenging and above all the classes were not boring-like the we have in colleges!!!Thank goodness!!

I really feel enriched today and this was what I had always craved for during the last one year in college...Java was really interesting with its various powerful feature-which the former languages lacked-interfaces,applets,anonimity of classes,objects... In short this was what I wanted to learn since when I entered engineering-to learn something which can be used to make real-time applications.C and C++ gave us an exposure to modern programming but there was no GUI component in it which made it somewhat boring sort of and not suitable for applications...I don't say they were useless-they had their own plus-points-but lacked the features which Java has.

The next thing I plan to do in these holidays is to make some application using Java...but I am still giving a finishing touch to my prepartion for that.Anybody having any idea about making something in Java,please let me know.I will be very grateful for that.

The next aspiration is to learn HTML(in detail-I know only the basics) and Oracle/Database so then I can use JDBC and make better things out of that-oh,god its so much fun learning good and new things.

I hope the next 3 years goes well and I feel more enriched as each semester unfoldds itself!

Master of the Game:A review

I just completed reading this book by Sidney Sheldon and I thought about writing something about it.Let me start by telling that this is compulsively readable.Though the book is some 500 pages but then,at no point do you feel that the story is unnecessarily drawn.

The story is about 4 generartions...the characters are fictional but the bakground is real...and each generation is decribed in detail and has been done fulll justice.

I would not like to tell you anything much about the story but that this story is about acquisition of power and retention of the same thing.It vividly pictures the ruthlessness of the men in bussiness and a woman making her way through to expand and save the dynasty.The story is about the dirty game of power and the murders and deceptions by the protagonist Kate Blackwell and her grand-daughter Eve.In short its about the McGregor's building "it" and the Blackwell's preserving "it".

In short,a must must read.For more info about the book click here.

Holidays visited!

Blogging,for me,has taken a back seat for me now-a-days and could not think anything to blog about.This had caused some trouble to me because I always had so much to blog but no time and energy to do so...But suddenly when I have met all the requirements,I am falling short of things to blog about.Whatever may be the case but I will still try to blog best.

Let me put some points rather than making it descriptive(easier for you,easier for me!)

• Vacations are spent by sleeping all day and waking up all night-reading novels.Well I pretty satisfied this time-I am finishing off novels at a much faster rate(on an average one is taking 2 days!).I am pretty faster as compared to what I was in December when it was taking some 5 days per novel.Currenlty reading Master of the game by Sidney Sheldon.I have read many novels of this author but I think this will be the masterpiece....Hope it turns out to be.
• I always think very much-about myself,about the situation and about things I am involved with.I am known to be one who critically analyses everything and have been told by many as not satisfied by anything.Well,this thing is slowly diminishing and I am taking things more casually.
• Blog bug has hit one of my friend as well and he has starting blogging. Click here to view his blog.He writes about things more subtle and complicated(out of my understanding!)but many may like.
• I am going to Bhubaneswar to do my course(rather I should say curse!) and that will be starting from 14th May.
• Chatting is all what I do all evening...ha ha!

Well this was it from my side...I am trying to return to normal state and start thinking-coz some told me that I have changed! and I didnt like listening it!

Huh...how boring!

Everything seems to be boring to me in this vacations...The final match of the world-cup,seeing television,orkutting(opening orkut through proxy sites was so much fun in college),chatting and everything....

It is just five days since I have come home and it feels as if I have been in one place for a decade or so...Hostel days are so enjoyable...atleast we have something to do,to pass our time...

I will be going to Bhubaneswar soon(dont know when that "soon" be coming).Anyways,I can only hope that it must be better there...How I wish I could have gone to Delhi to pass holidays.It would be more fun to goto some place for spending holidays like Manali...how miserable I feel being unable to do so!

Anyways still passing days...trying to sleep as much I can...but still that cannot be done beyond a limit...

The story so far...

Its been a year now since I had joined NIT,Rourkela and till now the experience had been fanatatic(yes, some bad times too...but those are negligible). 2nd sem exams are over and we are no longer the "first years".

Now that first year is over and we are to enter the second year,let me describe this very short year...

I still remember the first day we were to goto college...ready by 7:15...dressed in formals...in funda...going in a line to college...the seniors all ready with their sweet words to welcome us as we pass through Hall-1...getting to the academic building and quietly sitting in the class till the teacher came and told about the system...

Then the ragging sessions where some freshers were open and frank while some were introvert and would cry as soon as a senior keeps his hand on his shoulders...The first sem just passed by...the ragging subsequenlty died and seniors became friends...

Then we were welcomed by the start of the 2nd sem...with the spirits high,2nd sem saw the best one could ever see...Kshitij,Confluence,NITRUtsav,Hall Day,Inter NIT,DJ night,Welfare parties,Branch Welfare and many more things...Basically the 2nd sem literally flew away before we could even notice...

A strange feeling swept among all of us on the last day,that is,one day before the last exam.There expressions commonly used were...1st yr ka last dinner,1st yr ki last padai,1st yr ka last gana....yes,when I think now,it was funny but at that time it was like the emotions flowing...Leaving first year and getting into second year doesn't change much but that we are no more the young blood of the insti...