We Came , We Saw , We Conquered

tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter
I had to fall
To lose it all
But in the end
It doesn’t even matter
I've put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go

The lyrics courtesy LINKIN PARK "In The End" (my all time favourite )....the song best reflects the mood of most of ppl [ i e who wanted the trip in the first place ] in my class when the All India then Kodai trip was called off.....Most of us wanted to go & pushed it as far as we could

Tempers were soarin with people backin off & cts conductin re-tests[ in other words ppl who were not smart enough to copy & clear 60 on 100 ]......then we reached a logical conclusion.... a short trip with people who wanted to be part of it.....MGM was the chosen place to party

April 22 2006/ 7 am ....my mobile rings "main hoon na". my best pal remindin me to get up & be @ MGM by ten

April 22 2006 / 8 am....."thoon" gokul sends "we will be there by 8:25 "


April 22 2006/ 8:02 am ....hunt for my razer & shavin kit begins, eventually i find it

April 22 2006 /8:25 am....i was bankin on rohit,was very sure he wont be on time...so took it easy & was all set by 8:40

April 22 2006 / 9:00 am....boarded mofussil bus @ CMBT ....i was spared from supriya who was non-stop non-sense in bus....

April 22 2006/10:30 am...touch down @ MGM only to find everyone has come

April 22 2006/11:00 am...let the fun begin

Supriya was wearin a shockin cap cum glasses....Suja who has never seen the Ranger challenged me to come with her in the ranger....i presumed she will back off once she sees the big mean machine..however i was proved wrong later...Rohit mean while said " cha MGM is local da...all kid's rides"....me & gokul were like "dont speak too soon da.....overa scene poodra" & we were proved right instantly....went for a ride where the gym body rohit started vomittin...just to prove it was no fluke he vomitted again in another ride...till this day he maintains that vomitting ws bcos of indigestion not bcos of the rides [ hmmmm....do u buy that??? ]

Then came the roller coaster....i wanted to get the bird's view & so did supriya....the race was on to get there first & i out run her very very easily [ child's play]....this is the third time i am going in coaster & this was easily the most enjoyable of all....did not blink a eyelid....it was more fun less fear

Then came the mother of all rides



u see that......."THE RANGER ".....

Suja had to keep her promise...initially she was scared...guess the comforting factor was i was goin to be seated next to her,so ifs he gets scared she can definitely scare the living daylights out of me....i always take the first seat [ no view like the bird's eye view]....However since it is her first ride,we took the second seat....even ramya decided she will take the plunge......rohit recollected that the only word she uttered was "amma" one million times.....initially suja was normal...then came the most abnormal reaction of all.....she started laughin like a maniac....could figure out whther she was scared or happy bcos i myself was holdin on to my dear life.....then came the most defining moment....me & my thalivi supriya in the air,upside down, bid a big hi to each other [ we were the most fearless of the lot ]...then the moment of truth..the ranger spun full 360 degrees twice & slowly suja was @ ease....

we just got out of ranger barely havin time to recover....then the crazy thought struck...why not once again???.....so after 2 mins me,suja,supriya,manohari,srini,jayachakka,gayathri were again on ranger...this time we took the first seat & had sema fun.....

then it was lunch followed by water world,boatin etc....suddenly out of the blue k meenakshi wanted to go for ranger ride... she was selective on most of the rides....i dont know why but she said "i am goin now"....so me, gokul and jaya decided to stay close to the ranger to provide some sort of emotional support [ summa for the heck of it ]......she was tensed,nervous & the fear factor was high..so she closed her eyes & i was hopin she wont break down....however when the ranger was descendin she actually opened her eyes & started enjoying...believe it or not she came down & said i am goin again & she did...i was on the side thinkin how her ranger experience was synonymn with life....u r scared & nervous to take up the challenge & when u do u realise that impossible is nothing[hey i dont endorse adidas]...


April 22 2006/07:30 pm...... we exchanged good byes & was waitin for the bus

April 22 2006/10:00 pm..... back to CMBT...gokul suggested that hotel saravana bhavan has opened newly in koyambedu..so we decided to go there...after we ordered i found that my favourite 14 idly was only Rs 15 as against the general Rs 28.....then i had a look again @ the menu to find that it was " Hotel Saravana " [lol....big bulb ]

April 23 2006/12:30 am....finally hit the bed.....had loads of fun...the moment of partyin has not sunk in yet...probably it needs a new post....

"Machi....PLACED da"

The 3 magical words each one of us wanted to hear.....the placement season was on & nothing else mattered......everyone wanted a job offer & a secured future......being in a premier institution like "Anna University" everyone expected placement to be a cakewalk & the world to be at our feet.....

My seniors painted a picture as though it is very very easy .......most of us were confident & laidback.....only when the placement season kicked in did i realise that i was completely wrong.........Outsiders would argue that all big companies came [MS,Google,Yahoo,Intel,Cisco............] and soon to be big companies like CCPU[yeah me going to work for them na & pay package is as competitive as any other MNC ] & recruited in large numbers ,but if u were part of the process u will know the complexities ,the mental torture each one of us went through..........

There is a reason why i write this post today........my class mate radhakrishnan is placed....if u had seen him today u will know what ecstacy is.......

I still remember the day when cts results was announced.....504 were selected....my name was 383 [god knows what would have happened if CTS decided otherwise].........deepak was somewhere in the last 20....i was sittin next to him......he was goin through HELL[ yup H E L L] until his name was announced...

It was an emotional rollercoaster ride for me ......Imagine what my friend radha who had attended so many companies would have gone through.....he is definitely the most hardworkin chap in my class....very sincere,hardworkin ,dedicated......but somehow he did couldn't hear those magical words for the first 6 months...

what i could not fathom was that he was technically very sound.....linux was his forte[knows it at great depths]......when i tried to prepare for YAHOO he taught me linux scripts.......but somehow no company thought he was good enough..... Of all persons in my class he deserved to be placed.....

At one point of time i thought god was being very unfair to him [ i did not realise GOD was testin his tenacity]....people who were mediorce ,people who copied ,people who by luck were gettin offers.......unfortunately radha who was workin very very hard did not get a break.....

Today he is placed with ALCATEL.....a very good company & GOD has finally listened to his prayers.......imagine gettin up everytime u fall & tryin sincerely till u get the next opportunity....sure he would have been down with low self-confidence,low self-esteem...but he had the determination to work on & on and today he is a happy man........how many of us would have tried again & again after so many failures ?? mind u he was technically very strong & still couldn't....it is alright when u lose when u r weak .....but havin everythin in armour & still not comin on top ?

One of my favourite quotes is "U dont FAIL until u STOP trying " & radha is a livin example of it.....hats off to him.......

his placement reminds me of the movie ROCKY...Stallone repeatedly takes blows but never gives up....SUCCESS is all about withering the storm,overcoming adversities & finally "THE NEVER SAY DIE" attitude......Probably we can all learn a lesson from him....

Review of Second Review

With god's grace we managed to pull it off this time too....not many questions,decent performance & overall a good panel who was not hell bent on screwin us..........

Times are sure changing......i was in college by 8 for 9 clock review [ quite early by any standards & in my book it was toooooooooooooo early ]....the review supposed to start @ 9 am ,finally kick started @ 10 & i got my turn @ 2 :30 pm....couple of my class mates waited from 9 am & got to know @ 4 pm that their review was postponed [ how unlucky can u get ]

Review or no review one thing doesn't change...The amount of fun that we have in college hostel......In fourth year we have had the best of best times....totally vetti,nothing to worry.....always music,deccan chroncile for gossips and friends around, life has never been so good....Most of time we are in hostel & attendin classes occasionally so that we remind ourselves that we are soon-to be technocrats ...

When cricket matches are on, only when a consenus is reached among all of us we attend classes ,else mass bunk even if one does n't[most of the time i am the black sheep].......Apparently we perfected this ritual durin CTS training....

Life has never been so good....always laughing.....there is happiness all around.......we always pull each other legs...all jokes are taken in good spirits...Entertainment Guarenteed....Laugh Riot.....pity all this would come to an end in a month..

Oops i have my final review in a month.....soon to be technocrat moi......

48 hrs is a looooooong time

48 hours is a long time in indian cricket & the selectors discovered just that after BP XI match......what always baffles me is that why do indian selectors always announce their squad during the course of a match....

For players sure to be in the indian team ,it is a meaningless affair....and for players on the fringe of selection it is mental agony....imagine a scenario where the results of exam are announced when u r takin up ur next exam.....ur mind is preoccupied with the results....hence u screw up the present exam too....

Personally i have happy with the squad....Gambhir had to be dropped,just as a wake up call...he was throwing his wickets...the fact that his place was in doubt reflected in his batting...he was circumspect outside the OFF & that's how an opener should neogiate the new ball......

VRV Singh is picked more on potential rather than form.....clobberred for 63 runs in 9 overs,he came back strongly bowling a peach of a delivery to Bell....Indian Team needs a bowler who can consistently clock 140 kmph & he deserves a decent run..

However the biggest irony is that Gambhir & Munaf who won us the match dont figure in the team....Inspite of this ridiculous concept of announcin a team durin a course of a match, this time the selectors have got it....However will they learn their lesson ????

4-1 & My First Post

My first post & I would like to begin by writing about cricket.what a thumpin victory...4-1 against a strong batting line up,alien territory,good swing bowling is a remarkable achievement...

I have been seeing & following cricket from time immemorial...I know the game [i am much better than ramiz raja & waqar younis , if I were on a deathbed & god gives me a chance to live only if I listen to their so called expert analysis,I would die ] ....well more analysis of the series in forthcoming posts...

It was an awesome sight when Dhoni sent those thunderbolts of Sami into the fence...Sami does bowl at 140 + kmph & dhoni did not show any respect....Yuvraj is in the form of his life......when Yuvi got his century my mom said "yuvi's mom should be so happy..she must be very proud of his son"...if my memory serves me right she says the same thing whenever any indian cricketer scores a century or takes a fiver..

India should have won 5-0 & i still feel we won the first ODI ..think about this scenario , had Pakistan been behind the D/L method they would have still played on which meant the light was good enough...i would take a scoreline of 4-1 on any given day ........If India iron out the few deficiencies in their team in the next 6 months we are very strong contenders for the ultimate crown in the Windies....

Welcome

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