On December 3, after fighting a 3 hour long gruesome battle with the Department of Chemical Engineering's most elusive Course - CH203 (Material and Energy Balance), Semester 3 concluded. Sigh!
There's hardly anything I can indite about the battle as everything I wrote appeared Greek to me, then God knows what would it seem to others.
Anyhow, Semester 3 ended but eventually proved three things for me:
1. Chemical isnt the coolest branch on Earth,
2. Your CGPA is destined to revert back any time to the same figure from whence it started ,
3. Getting a C or D grade is a part and parcel of one's life. So one should get used to it as soon as possible, because the earlier one gets, the better it is!
Anyways, Year 2010 is around the corner, and thence is the fresh list of resolutions in the making. The bygone year bagan with a similar endeavour. The time is ripe now to analyse all of those good "365 days-old" resolutions and to psychoanalyze on how much I was successful in living upto them. So here it goes:
1. I will never loose hope and will always be highly optimistic. (Starting on a pretty serious note.)
The Year 2009 was devoid of any such day when yours truly lost hope or whatsoever. Thomso-09 was approaching, and it seemed yet again a Fest when yours truly would be without any Girls around him, but there yours truly didnt loose hope, and eventually a day before the Event from nowhere amidst the darkness came a girl (an old friend) with whom the time spent was wonderful. In many other cases, after performing dismally in few tests, I didnt loose hope and came back strongly in the next ones (However I still cannot understand why the hell did I perform dismally earlier, and consequently had to come back strongly later? Heights!)
2. I shall try my level best to enhance my knowledge in my domain (point to be noted : my domain), which will range from Hack-tips (next Ankit Fadia?) to Web-D and programming skills (XML in my hit-list!). (However no clue on what is going to be the fate of my conventional departmental and core courses . God save me from them!)
I did try my level best to enhance my knowledge in my domain, which ranged from learning XHTML, DHTML, Python, MySQL, PHP Programming languages to having good knowledge of Joomla, LINUX, XML. I even tried some hand on Hacking stuff, but in vain. I managed and did coding for few websites (Criitique, SAE, HawkTheMetallion) and preparing an 'Alumni Portal' is the next big thing to be done.
3. I will try not to spend too much bucks on insti canteen from the following semester. NO more maggis and late night paranthas. Only Bournvita (still thinking: hot or cold?) (This will not only be a relief for my parents but also good for my all-time bad health, as my mom says. I’ll try living upto that, but cant swear on that mama.)
Darn! I spent twice as much money I did last year. I ate Egg Fried Maggis and paranthas more than ever before, sometimes at least thrice a day. Many other items followed therafter. It still seems no relief for my parents on this one, but anyhow my health is improving. (Courtesy: Egg Fried Maggis?)
4. I will love all those who matter to me more than ever before. (Yes I will!)
Yes I did and Yes I will. Still when it comes to expressing your love towards your loved ones, I fail! I know I love them, but I cannot tell them how much I love them. I know this sounds weird, but this is the truth. I feel like shouting and saying "Why do I fail onto this?"
5. I will apologize and forget all my so-called enemies. (“Enemies” is a harsh word though. “Bad friends” seems good. Unfortunately met few such people this year, and unfortunately got into few hot-steamed arguments, but fortunately I do apologize and forgive all of them, and fortunately will refrain myself from such happenings in the future too.)
I kept myself away from all the brawls and fights. I accepted everyone the way he/she was, consequently loved everyone's company. As goes the saying – “The best vitamin for making friends: B1”.
6. I shall try to be more tactful and factful. (By the way as far as being tactful is concerned, I have shown such traits by fighting debates on net on some booming issues, and have turned out to be victorious. Thanks to my sheer intelligence! Ahem ahem! However as far as being factful is concerned, Engineers don’t need to worry on that. They do have lots of facts and never ending theories and laws. I hope this to exponentially increase in the days to come.)
Neither was I tactful, nor factful this year. I fell short of all the facts and tacts during my Fluid Dynamics Viva-Voce in 2-1, and Electronics Viva in 1-2. I performed miserably in both of them. I didnt participate in any Debates this year, neither did I read any serious Science stuff nor did I pay any heed to the outdated thories and laws. Hence, had to suffer badly.
7. I will try to minimize my laziness and will try being punctual. (Ah! This year I will try not being late to my lecture and practical classes. In the last sem, there was not even a single day when I was on time or in time. Always coming after the Prof had delievered the gist of that day’s lecture. Consequently had to sit like an idiot with everything going OHT(Over head transmission) for me. Laziness? Who really cares!)
I did abide by this resolution of mine completely. I wasnt late in any of the classes, practicals or tutorials. The only exception to this was a Fluid Prac Class (consequently got a Grade D), and Transport Phenomenon Lecture Class (was marked absent after coming late by just 2 minutes).
8. I will not laugh unnecessarily and will stop acting like an idiot knowingly. ( Had to tolerate few consequences of the above habits of mine this year. . . and they were big blunders. An example is here :read. Somehow just saved myself from these few embarrassing situations.)
I did laugh a lot - a lot! However didnt find myself in any of the embarassing situations or critical ones as last year. I loved laughing and enjoyed the company of people who laughed! LOL!
9. I wont call a nerd a 'ghissu', not tease anyone and not even pull anyones’s leg. (Never ever I dared to do such things in my school days. Was always calm and quiet (not like the usual nerd though), but hesitated being a part of such activities. However things changed here drastically and I love being a part of such idiotic stuff. Cant make sure whether I’ll live upto this resolution of mine or not?).
I was a part of all such activities this year also, and supported the groups doing such stuff. However after getting a branch change to Chemical, the Chemical people had a misconception of me being a 'ghissu' which was soon removed after my dismal performance in the TS-1. As Limp Bizkit puts it - "Everything happens for a reason!" So did it!
10. I will find out why the Google people unexpectedly removed their logos and Adsense feature from my blog. (I even got their letter in which they congratulated me for subscribing to this feature of theirs . . .and even promised me to send few dollar cash. . but then now its all over I guess:( )
I hardly cared about the Adsense case later. It looked wonderful last year after the letter I received, but later it just seemed an eye-candy which was of no big issue. (Grapes are sour, eh?)
11. I will keep on trying, trying and trying till I ultimately achieve what I actually want. (No doubts on this!)
I feel like laughing at this one now. I still can't figure out what I actually meant with this one. Was I looking at the Spider at that time, which reminded me of that good old story of the King Bruce of
12. I will be a radiator to all those who wish to be with me. ('Radiators' in terms of Preety Sheenoy, a great writer, is a person with whom when you finish interacting you feel happy, positive and recharged. People feel happy to see them. They look forward to interacting with them. Radiators are fun to be with, upbeat and full of life. Ahem ahem )
I did interact with a lot of new people this year. Meeting a completely new class of 60 students, and then enjoying every little moment with them was something awesome. However the question of me being a radiator to them cannot be answered at the moment. This is yet another stupid resolution I made!
13. I will keep myself away from all the bad habits of this world, including fagging and boozing. (Yes! I will never indulge myself into this crap! Hmmm! This time serious.)
I did keep myself away from all the fags and booze stuff. All this seems crap to me, so no point in indulging into all this until and unless someone kills me and then forcibly make me do this. (Heights of insanity!?)
14. I will call you up everyday. (Guess who?)
I still wonder WHO? Ah, you? Did I, or did I not? I think I did, eh?
15. Oh yes! Forgot about grades and CGPA!. . .(Ok will write about this next time or next year :P)
As goes my second hypothesis "2. Your CGPA is destined to revert back anytime during your 4 year long time span", one can get an idea of what it means. CGPA has been all time fluctuating wave function for me. And as far as grades are concerned, I don't know why the hell am I so much obsessed with B’s and B+’s so much? I always end up getting an A or A+ in low credit courses, and getting a B or even worse in high credit courses. Try calling this Luck now!?
16. Try my best to keep up most of the above mentioned resolutions! (I am a bit apprehensive of this fact but i guess, I would).
Yes I did keep most of them, and effectively!
P.S: The Year 2009 seemed wonderful to me. Everything I did, everything I got, everything I managed to do, includes blessings of my Ma, Pa, and loved ones. Above all this, God was always there.
P.P.S: Its time to bid adieu to 2009, and welcome 2010 with full zeal. I still wonder why the hell is the administration of IIT-R calling us back on 30th December? Why cant they start the new Semester's proceedings few days later? Darn! One cannot even welcome 2010 being at Home!
P.P.P.S: I continued listening to my all time favorite band - My Chemical Romance, and continued to support my evergreen Liverpool Football Club even after their dismal exit from the Champions League.
P4S: As far as the title of the post is concerned, I have put it as 3*3=09! which is undoubtedly the correct Mathematics. However if thought otherwise, the 3 refers to the mighty number which had a great impact on me throughout the year, be it Semester 3 or CH-203, or December 3, or 3 hypothesis. 09 indeed refers to the Year 2009, which will always be remembered for many things. I have started loving 3-some also. LOL!
Cheers! Ciao ...
