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Long Time, No See!

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Been a long time since I last updated the blog.  Maybe I could have posted a lot more if it wasn’t for my sluggishness. Anyways, today is technically the last day of the third semester. To make a long story short, I’d say this was one long sem which started way back during early July. I’d neither go into the logistics and the courses I took, nor I’d go into my average (monotonous) life. Anyone dizzy already?

Anyway, what I’d like to establish here is the fact that I still feel quite content that I had my moments.The ones when I was euphoric overwhelming with enthusiasm and the ones when everything seemed so wasteful. The Rajgir Trip, The ACM preparatory and participatory rounds were to name a few. Though Rajgir was beautiful and ACM was pathetic I’m hopeful I will wreak havoc the next time I participate in ACM-ICPC rounds. For the win, Fuc*Yeah.        /*Yeah, I’m an overconfident brat who will always reflect optimism*/

But the part for which I’m essentially writing this post is yet to come. This was the recently concluded (not actually) NSS Camp      {28 Nov – 4 Dec}  to test and interact with children of the lesser privileged strata of the society. This happened to be the last day of my stint at the camp as I leave tomorrow . But I must say I had an amazing time with them. Enter the fourth or fifth day of the camp we had such a bond formed with them.They’d come to receive us as soon as our college bus reached their village. I’d agree they are the most overlooked ones in the crowd but that doesn’t take away the spark in their eyes and the enthusiasm in their guts. I guess this is what is ever needed to accomplish the greatest of dreams. All they need a little push. I won’t go in detail of our teaching methods, because deep down I always like to think myself as an storyteller rather than a mere fact collector/presenter.

To sum up, I’d say I made friends with the children. They were sad when they realised I wouldn’t be there for them from tomorrow. GoodByes is the hardest things to do. Always. I regret leaving early and I don’t really know where they’ll finally end up in their lives, but I’m hopeful someday I will strike Chotu at some airport, wearing all whites, hair nicely combed, “Ain’t you delighted to meet your flight pilot, Sir”.   Amen!

 

Quote Material

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People collect stamps, coins, autographs, antiques and what not. You may call me a quote collector, however, I never did a conscious effort to collect quotes before I realized I had a plethora of witty quotes saved all over . Following are quotes which I find truly witty, funny as well as motivational.

Disclaimer : Apologies for the missing sources

 

“Life is supposed to be big, not long!” —Anand

“It is our choices…that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” — Albus Dumbledore

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad Ali

“Out of the darkness, I came the farthest
Among the hardest survival”

“Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies”– Shawshank Redemption

“You are not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.”

“Oskar Schindler: Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don’t.
Amon Goeth: You think that’s power?
Oskar Schindler: That’s what the Emperor said. A man steals something, he’s brought in before the Emperor, he throws himself down on the ground. He begs for his life, he knows he’s going to die. And the Emperor… pardons him. This worthless man, he lets him go.
Amon Goeth: I think you are drunk.
Oskar Schindler: That’s power, Amon. That is power.” —Schindler’s List

“Bruce: You still haven’t given up on me?
Alfred: Never!” — Batman Trilogy

“Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something.
Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it.
When people can’t do something themselves,
they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it.
You want something, go get it.
Period.”
– –The Pursuit of Happiness

“Ignore Everybody”

“History doesn’t repeat itself – at best it sometimes rhymes” —Mark Twain

“It’s not the size of the dog in fight, it’s the size of the fight in dog”

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.”

“The fool didn’t know it was impossible, so he did it.”

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said, ‘Faster horses'” – Henry Ford.

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” – Muhammad Ali

“A hero can be as simple as a man putting his coat around a little boy’s shoulders and reassuring him the world hadn’t ended yet.” — Batman Trilogy

“Ignore Everybody”

 

…More Quotes Coming Soon…

If Spring comes, can Winter be far behind!

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Past few months have been eventful. Actually the whole freshman year has been as good as it gets. The Amazing month of January was followed by a plethora of activities. Reva, ICIEM followed by a very successful Technika 2013 which is our annual techno-management fest. What was more pleasing was the fact that I did manage to win a few competitions in these events! Yay! That was soon followed by the “Hostel-Holi” which, if explained in one word was insane. It all ended up with one whole lobby getting fined for …? Don’t know for what? Maybe for playing Holi the way it is meant to be played  😀

Coming to one of the ultra insane events of my college life, it occured when I was playing football barefoot and got the middle portion of my foot ripped of by a broken glass bottle. I lost half a unit blood (pure estimations) and three to four days of standing on my feet. If you are wondering why the hell that broken bottle was lying in the field then probably you ain’t aware of engineering colleges in India atleast 😛 . Though i must say that was not the main field on which we were playing.  //In the end it was my mistake for being so careless.

Anyways here we are on the 30th of April which is officially the last day of the freshman year. This year has been remarkable. Probably the best academic year of my life. I remember how skeptical I was early on but then everything just eased out. They say ‘In the end; it doesn’t even matter’.! Cheers!

The amazing month of January

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Happy New Year and a Happy Republic Day, May god bless us! I know it’s a bit too late but anyways!

The first and the freakishly cold month of 2013 is over and it would be a pity if I don’t recount what all happened to me this month. Nothing outrageous on the contrary but one may always appreciate that life keeps on surprising you with a WOW Moment when you think everything is so regular and monotonous 🙂 …This month, I should rather say this year started too dramatically for me. I had a train to board for Patna on the 31st January 00:30 . When I did reach the railway station i.e. on the new year’s eve I realised I had actually been one day late to catch my train. As my ticket said the boarding time was 31st-00:30 was actually 30th midnight’s 00:30.(P.S. Apply a little brain if you don’t get what I actually mean).So I had been late, late by 24 hours.  I cursed myself to be such a jack-***. But that was a good prank I unknowingly played upon myself on the new year’s eve. Perfect start for the new year or otherwise I would have been in my bed in that freaking cold. Cheers to 2013!

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A Pic from the leagues; BITP vs IITP

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