I too Crush?

I just completed 17 episodes of HIMYM (How I Met Your Mother!) Season 1, and I tell you it was legen. . .wait for it. . .

I have been loving this series for two yet-so-weird reasons – “Graciously beautiful” Cobie’s smile and “Womanizer”  Barney’s attire (That rhymes! Aint it?). Even amidst the deadly T-S I couldnt avoid it. Result: Another horrific result expected. However the subjects which I love the most didnt face the repercussions of this insatiable love of mine. I “probably” wrote the best answers in Behavioral Sciences, and “probably”drew the correct figures in Engineering Graphics.

Flashback !

Sem 1 Day 1: Saw a girl, which I couldnt believe was going to be one of yet another bunch of great Engineers (including me :P) to be admitted in the R-Land (as they call it). They usually say that this world is devoid of the species which you are used to in your native land . My native land being Dehradun, so I was unable to comprehend this obviousness of watching a damsel in this dreary world. However they say, “If you really try to achieve something, the whole world conspires in your favour”. So did the  JEE Committee by sending me? Or rather “her” to the same place! I tell you I was completely lost, enraptured and mesmerized. That girl was just awesome! Awesomeness can‘t be solely personified to describe her. My eyes were continually following her. Darn! It seemed like i had detected an oasis in the middle of a dreary desert. The beauty showering from her face seemed to be ineffable.  “Abhishek Bangrania, BTech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering”. . . .”Abhishek Bangraniaaaaaa.....”, . . . . “Are you here?”. . .I was still appreciating her beauty unaware of the whole world, when suddenly my father nudged me from behind saying, “Go Son! Go! What have you been waiting here for so long?” Startled and dazzled, I moved to the counter where our registration was being done thinking whether my father noticed me admiring that beauty  or not.  On reaching the counter, I confronted a Bald Man(BM) sitting beside another Bald Man(BM2).

Me: “Sir! I am Abhishek Bangrania,  BTech Metallurgical &Materials Engineering.“

BM: “So what?”

Me(Stammering): “Sir! You called my name. . . .f for that re. . registration thing.”

BM(after looking into a sheet kept on the table):”Yes! I did and that too three times. Where were you?”

Me: “Sorry Sir! I am really very sorry.”

Then followed my first ever advices in the IIT life.

BM(sarcastically):  ”Do you know? Being late is a crime here in IIT!”

BM2 (supporting BM1):  “Boy! This is not the Registration going in your School. You ought to be punctual here. By the way what were you upto? We called your name three times, and still you didnt reply?”

Me:  ”Sir! I was admiring the beauty of that girl in White. Hope you also do the same. Will you?”, was what came to my mind initially. Howeverer i just said, “S. S. . . Sorry  Sir!”

BM: “Yes you should be! However as of now  we have skipped your name . Now we’ll call your name after everyone’s turn gets over, more precisely at the last.”

Me : “Thank you sir!”

Thus I came back from that embarassing  situation, and narrated everything to my father. He too started giving advices that i should be vigilant in such important times.

Dad(angrily):”I have always told you that you should be active in such important times.”

Me: “I know dad.”

Dad : “Then what were you doing outside this hall when you knew that your name was about to be called??”

Me(stammering): “Me....nothing. . ..what could i have been doing? Just admiring the beauty of  an all new awesome place.”

Dad: “You got time for this crap right now,  when they have already announced it so many times that all Metallurgical students should be present inside the Hall. Regarding admiring the beauty of this place, you have 4 long years for that.”

Me: “Sorry dad!. . .but nothing can be done now. Aint it? However I wouldn’t commit such silly mistakes from now on.”

 There I sat again on  that about-to-break chair with my eyes searching for that beauty again, but in vain. Darn! She was gone. So were my hopes. “Will I ever see her again?” “I couldnt even find out her name”. I felt so hopeless, but ‘Ah! Life’s like this.’

Sem 2 Day 46: Yes! I did find out that girl. I like this girl. Her name, department and everything on this Earth. I like this girl. This girl always makes me to smile and feel so pleasant whenever she is around me (somewhere). I like this girl. A goofy grin on my face proves the same. I like this girl. A big crush? Is it? I like this girl. Whatever it may be hardly matters because if this is a crush, then I dont know if I could take the real thing if it happens. I like this girl. Crushes are meant to be like this only. I like this girl. Everyone has one or more?  I like this girl. Mine first in College (and probably the last). I like this girl. However , “Why do they call it a crush?”. I like this girl. This question always confuses me. I like this girl.

P.S.  Barney! Your style is just too good. Cobie! Your smile is just too good. #$^&#%$! I got a crush on you. Though, I like you all.

P.P.S. I hate those two bald men, who eventually turned out to be my Physics lecturers. Another brick in the wall. Err! Another nail in the coffin.

P.P.P.S. I like you! But why do they call it a Crush? Probably because that’s how you feel when the same way in return. Ah! Life’s like this. Aint it?

. . . . . .dary.

SHE says: "YOU cant beat ME for a DOLL!"

Hello people! Today I am going to write about my favorite topic…My Doll! Ha just kidding!
Even if a little girl played with her little lifeless doll, still she would be beaten up black and blue…just 'coz some people might "suspect" her of stealing Rs 280! Yeah you got it right…I was indeed approaching THAT same topic which presently you are thinking about. But as we head for it…lets take a diversion and just see what we actually wish to discuss. Police Brutality? (hey that's a level in the Max-Payne 1 game!). Arre what to discuss about the thing that has existed for all these years! As Dr. Kiran Bedi had said…the policemen beating up the little girl were not doing what they did as policemen (?) but as frustrated human beings. Frustrated 'coz those guys are controlled by higher position guys who in turn make these guys do whatever THEY want them to do. Perhaps she is right. We never really imagine the situation of the police personnel out there…having to be insulted by the public coz they don't do their duty, and being bullied by their "seniors", who don't LET them do their duty! Yeah it sounds much like Hindi-film melodrama….but can't help it. Like imagine….you are in a thankless job…where the pay is not so hi-fi like the tech guys, and the slightest mistake gets you the attention of all the public of India who just love thrashing you for every rhyme and reason….and on top of that…you are not even allowed to do the job for which you have been appointed! And enter the guys who break rules, and tell you people "we are so and so's son" and that's the end of it…you get transferred to some place! But also imagine,somebody is telling you that they support you….and that you kindly change….but like a stubborn bull, you just refuse to budge. And as a demo of your power, you beat up little children( coz little children don't know about their rights and they are easy targets). Two sides of the same coin? Or like Anit-matter and matter? Whatever it is….nobody has any rights to beat up a person who has "supposedly stolen" something! Least of all,a little 6-year-old girl. So what exactly do WE do? Wait and Watch? (as usual)? Or try and take a resolve to help the police beat up more….oops…I meant help the police to maintain law and order? (as unusual). In the end…perhaps the cliché about India does ring in our heads - "Yeh India hai yaar,yahan kuch nahin hone waala."

P.S: Truly said ANu! This one is superb, fantastic, fantabulous! Really such an amazing article on a yet so booming issue. I hope that the desired message is conveyed to one and all. Moreover I really appreciate your efforts for writing something for this silly blog of mine :P. Loved that seriously!

C2D? C21? CCD? or Cognac?

Is another FPS in its making? When one’s College Life moves onto a track full of hurdles, “beware” is the word which strikes the cerbrum (or medulla?) of one’s brain. In such situations, one needs to unzip this conundrum by finding out some soothing solutions, which could steer the sufferer to safety. However neither am I an expert nor a pychiatrist. How about being a sufferer? Am I ?

By the Way, the System is not to be cursed. All Hail the System! A new sem usually brings a lot of hopes and expectations, both way.  Another lot of Prac Wok, Assignments, Tutorials is however quite irritating again. Moreover  speculation is rife that second sem usually brings a downfall in your existing performance. “Existing was disgusting though”, but what could be more worse than that. God knows!  “Chill” is the word i love the most. “One needs to chill in such situations”, my friend says, who his himself another FPS. What can one expect from such people? Obviously such advices! Its all about “Be Positive”. However i still do abide by this saying , because i love the word “chill”, or rather the letter  “C”. This January month will soon pass by giving me nothing except the pleasure of the world of such “C’s”.

It started after the First-Sem sabotage. Everyone was inflicted with lots of tribulations. All were in a state of turmoil (leaving out the big Nerds though. The dont belong to “C” group. Theirs is an elite group called “The F group”, which is not obnoxious anyhow. F= Fantastic + Fantabulous +. . . . :P). The results mysified my chronicles too. Then came the solution. (By the way whose was it?) We decided for C2D, i.e CoOperae to Dominate. The logic is however dissimilar to that of Chetan Bhagat’s. His depicted the revolt against the System. However, ours is not the revolt against the System (else surely another FPS will be in the Markets!). This is against the big F Nerds (‘F’ you know why :D!).  Lets see how it goes. Chill, as of now!

Life’s like that! Isnt it? Just Chill and enjoy the worldly pleasure of the C’s around you, except few obnoxious ones though. However never entangle yourselves with Cognac! It might be harmful. Hmm a serious advice.:D

P.S: ” CCD Dehradun”, I miss you! Roorkee one seems to be quite dull without “you”. How’s life over there?

P.P.S:  C-21, mine favorite at present. Lovely numbers from lovely voices is indeed lovely to hear. So dont wait and just start googling these ineffable numbers. You’ll love them and feel chilled! By the way its all about “C!”

P.P.P.S: Has CCTC to do something with my C’s. Certainly not! Dont dare to get into this misconception, else you will fall into a ditch where no one is going to steer you to saftey either from Chandani Chowk or China!

I love Coloratura also! Chill! Chao. . . . . 

Oye! Its New year! ('Resolutions' time? :p)

Hey friends! Its new year time again! So wishing you all a Very happy and prosperous new year. May this new year all your dreams turn into reality and all your efforts into great achievements.

Resolutions! (anyone?) Well I do! (strange?) During this time of the year I do make resolutions and then try my best to keep up most of them ( note : try only). However from this year onwards I’ll write these resolutions on this blog of mine. . .and would analyse after 365 days (if its not a leap year though!) on how much I was successful in living upto them. Ok so here goes a small list of my resolutions:

1. I will never loose hope and will always be highly optimistic. (Starting on a pretty serious note.)

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!)

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.)

4. I will love all those who matter to me more than ever before. (Yes I will!)

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.)

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.)

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!)

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.)

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?).

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:( )

11. I will keep on trying, trying and trying till I ultimately achieve what I actually want. (No doubts on this!)

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 J)

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.)

14. I will call you up everyday. (Guess who?)

15. Oh yes! Forgot about grades and CGPA!. . .(Ok will write about this next time or next year :P)

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 J).

P.S. "Ghajini" might not be a treat for this New year season. Rather go for “SlumDog Millionaire”(no takes on this either!). The best way is to go for an outing with your friends or family. However if still not interested, then switch on the Idiot box you’ll find something good to watch. . .by the way Oye! Its New Year!

"Downfall" or a "Rising" ? ("Something" is "Grinding" my "Aspirations")

It was yet another boring, monotonous and tiresome journey from Roorkee to Dehradun (after reaching where I could proudly announce to my friends by replacing my Orkut tag line as “Back Home” or Facebook status message as “Abhishek is back home”. I always feel proud in doing that. Dunno why?). The only thing to enjoy during the journey was a new stock of lovely songs I was listening to. Papa Roach, Led Zepellin and Kyle Minogue entertaining me all the way with their sweet voices (does Papa has a sweet voice anyways?). Indeed this time I wasn’t alone, I came with a brand new title (a title which I can neither be proud of nor be ashamed of). I have added yet another feather to my cap by entering into the Royale Club of “Seven Pointers”. Ya people I am indeed a “Seven Point Someone” (anyone remember Five Point Someone?). Huh! The first reaction of my dad on this was – “Great going son!” (I am still trying to search out for the hidden truth in this statement. Was this a sarcastical one or did he really appreciate me for being a member of that Club?). The day I’ll unveil this secret, I would be up with yet another blog post mentioning that. What else can I do except this?

The things I have been relishing at my home include the food (God save us from the Mess Food which we have been tolerating for last one semester!), and the ride on my wonderful Blue Coloured stylish, attractive, scintillating, lustrous and Metallic "Honda Activa". Compare a ride on a motor-driven Honda Vehicle on the awesome streets of Dehradun to a ride on a Pre-Historic times Vehicle, called a Bicycle in the 365 acres of IIT Roorkee campus and the Civil Lines nearby! For one you will have to burn your thousands of calories and for the other you just need few litres of petrol! Anyways both have their pros and cons! So no need of getting into that debate. The thing which needs this debatable approach is the concept of relative grading in Colleges.

One feature of IIT that I dislike is the concept of grading. CGPA ("Cumulative Grade Point Average") is what it is. The first time I heard about it was through Chetan Bhagat’s novel “Five Point Someone” (actually he wrote it for people like us. . .lol). That time I wasn’t aware of the way it is calculated. It has got lots of Mathematics involved in it. Anyways I learned this Mathematics in my first sem and deduced that it is one of the worst way to judge a pupil’s abilities. A pupil getting a 74 on 100 is equally brilliant to another one getting a 74.5 (0.5 mark cant differentiate their intellect. Can it?). However if judging according to the grading terminology, a 74.5 one gets a Grade A+, and the 74 one gets a Grade A. Now lets talk a bit Mathematics involved in it. So if the course is a 5 Credit Course, the one lagging the other by half a mark will lag by 0.21 (if the total credits are 24 for the sem). So if one become an 8 pointer the other is destined for becoming a 7 point something persona. And ya this categorization does become a lot of headache when you just miss out by a small amount in fulfilling the eligibility requirements for any organization or whatsoever. Hence you are literally robbed by this CGPA concept. However they say everything in this IIT system depends upon your CGPA. Now I say or rather abbreviate CGPA in my own terms, as :
“Courteously Grinding Pupil’s Aspirations.”

"Bang Bang" Out of his Mind!

“Out of my mind”, a James Blunt number was what my auditory nerves were receiving signals of. The lyrics of this song are mind-blowing (the perfect word to appreciate this song), it actually gives you a feeling of soothness when you are really out of your senses. Hey what all am i posting? I need to get a little bit serious now. Ok! so people welcome back to this silly blog of mine. I know its too late, but dont blame me. Blame this IIT System!. .lol. Countless tutorials and never-ending practical work with loads of quizzes, tests and ya not to forget short attendance fear. All these enemies leave scope for nothing except engaging yourself with them.

Anyways here am I back with a so-called title “Bang Bang” (dont laugh :P but thats what my so-called new nickname is. Thanks to few of my so called friends . .so called?? Ha!). It has no connection with the awesome Big Bang Theory or a silly Hindi number from a movie which i dont want to remember . .as it was a super duper flop. Perhaps, it is a recursive statement of my surname which is first severely broken into two parts and then repeated twice. So silly of you people! The last few months at IIT R were the most hectic days of my life. The only thing to cherish was few sections which i got into (not a big deal though!), and new people i met. All these people are lovely and never forget to repeat the old-adage prodigy “Meta rox” any day.

“Get out of the class”, was the statement which scared me like anything . Oh! It was our Physics lecture going on. Everything was like OHT (OverHeadTransmission) for me. However still i was sitting there in the second row and trying to concentrate like the ghissus of my batch. . .lol. But the Prof’s accent and his never –ending silly statments were making me to smile continuously, but these smiles took a gigantic look when he sounded yet more silly to me. Consequently i bursted into chuckles of laughter like an idiot and hence came his annoying statement, which scared me like anything. God knows nd ya my batchmates too, how i saved myself . .huh!

First TS came and went. Got just average marks in it. I had hardly recovered from the first one when the second TS appeared like a dracula infront of me! Huh! Relaxed i was after the two until today, when i just saw the time table for the end terms hanging on the notice boards. Ah! God save us!

So people just analyse my situation and the trauma i am facing. That’s why i am not getting enough time for writing articles and poems. . . .but hey i will try my level best to keep on updating my silly blog regularly (touch wood . . .lol). Perhaps i am on the verge of yet another revolt with the system (sorry i mean the exams), so i have to get busy with that for a fortnight or so.

P.S. People dont go with the title of the article, its just word invented by me in honour of the people who invented my so-stupid nickname(i'll see u all :P) and the lovely number of James Blunt (u r great man:)).

Led Zepellin singing, it's raining too! and i am here with another post..

It is raining cats and dogs. The Monsoon seems to have no end yet! With Led Zepellin singing "Stairway to Heaven" in my background (All Hail Led Zepellin for such an awesome number!) and MS WORD new version just installed in my PC, i find it a perfect time to blabber something. So here goes a piece dedicated to Led Zepellin and Bill Gates (for producing such a nice software without which everything seems to be impossible in today's world, as Chetan Bhagat said…you were true sir!). Ah! Wait but here’s a post concerning me only, not them! Now you’ll notice a huge transition. Here I go…

Unexpected Rains, Shaky Politics and Scary Dreams is what surrounds me these days. (ya! I know its harmful for me because my college is about to start within a week...and such things are pretty dangerous before the Session.) But nothing can be done, can it be? The first of these three counterparts of mine is something I don’t have control over. God only knows the reason for this! Yet some Astrologers and Meteorologists could also be consulted for the same, but it won’t give you 100% surity. The Monsoons this year have made a mockery of the predictions given by the Meteorology Department. I really express my sympathy for them! This moreover has demonstrated that it will take much time for them to predict Tsunamis and Cyclones beforehand. There’s still a long way to go. Keep trying friends! Someday, somehow you will definitely succeed.

Similarly there’s no happy going for the UPA Government also. The “Nuclear Deal” signed by PM Manmohan Singh proved to be a “No Clear Deal” (as my friend says it to be). No doubt in that! Many political parties and people have been criticizing it and many in favour of it. Both groups giving solid reasons both way! ‘Left’ left UPA (sounds cool!), UPA came in minority and it was time for the Mid-Term Elections. UPA needed to prove its Majority, and somehow it succeeded (that’s also a big secret! How?).These ups and downs in Politics will never have an end. And this is what Indian Politics is all about! No one can stabilize it. Can anyone?

If you combine the above two fellowmen of mine, you can’t get the third anyhow. “Scary Dreams” is what it all says. It does not have any connection with the so called “Scary Movies”. The reason being I am not someone you’ll find impatient to watch any newly released flick like an insane. I am always calm and patient in such cases. Few of my friends should learn this thing from me at least. I can’t tolerate three hours sitting, and then at last you conclude that the movie was yet another idiotic drama. People who bear such dramas are the real fighters for me! Ya! I’ve heard of many good flicks, but through reviews and my friends. But all this is a not a matter of concern for me. My scary dreams have been scaring me of late. All night long I get scared by them. Ghosts, Witches, Ghouls, Gibbons, One-eyed dogs…and many more fearful creatures are what my dreams are full of ! I agree that I was a voracious reader of “Goosebumps” in my School Days, but that’s all history and I could hardly remember any story or even any incident of it! The worse is that I always hesitate in talking about haunted places and horrified stories. Actually I fear them! Then also fear is after me. Why? But ah! I am facing it boldly. Hey wait! What was this noise for? Oh! It was the clock striking three. Huh! Relief for me! No, I was not scared.

Perhaps now the scenario is that Led Zepellin has stopped singing. So is the rain outside. Who am I then to continue blabbering and typing? It’s time to save this post and shut down the system.