Fiit jee or what?

Fiit jee. Yes, i'm going to continually post about it because it's going to be something hell important for the next 2 years. 3 days a week, 7 hrs straight out of home, not pleasant, especially when i imagine my plight when school starts.
Physics, Chemistry and Maths- perhaps the 3 most underestimated blokes! till now, we've done nothing- here in the real world, if two books(pradeep's and s.p. jauhar) cost 1000 bucks, you can imagine the voluminous fatasses they are.
anyway, back to fiit-jee. We have in session, the initiation phase, where they're doing selected topics for the sole purpose of the Reshuffling Test. That's precisely why they're not doing the topic completely- "not for this phase, yeh phase 1 mein karenge". wats he mean- they're going to torture us again- the slickness of these teachers, i tell you. classes are meant to last a solid 2 hours. but no, insolent thingummies sneakily give question after question after 2 hours and the chowkidar has to come and tell 'em sir time khatam.
the chowkidar, by the way, is a smart man. He's quite literate, ushers everyone into classes, sirs out of classes. He knows timetables, seating plans. he's even wizened up to our dirty plans. all attempts to befriend him have only been partly successful. Chicks? hmmmmmmmmm...... Not quite in full stock. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!! By the way, our classes our at Laxman Public School in class 5 classrooms so the desks and chairs are really miniscule(never thought we could stoop so low).
our esteemed teachers(batch 1 of course)

Physics- Avadhesh pratap singh iit kanpur passout just 2003
damn good teacher, got us all listening. But in his class, everytime the P.A. system
goes beserk and strange gong sounds and grandpa clock or fire alarm sounds emanate from it. HOHO poor feller!

Chemistry- Saurabh. Small little booger. dunno his qualifications. One thing though he loves to stick out his middle finger while teaching. MUhahaha!!

Maths: Anoop Srivastav. He seems soft-spoken. good teacher, amiable

Lord of The RINGSSSS!!!

The all new- STAR spangled cast

The "u" mania has come to town!!

Right now, i'm feeling like the happy droopy- I'm soooooooooooooo Happppy.

Finalment, Cbse chose to declare our results at 6:00 in the evening. most disgusting- firstly, i thought it was going ot be 8 in da morning so i wuz nervous from 7 to 8 and then i had to cut short my badminton to come back for the result.
Worth the shit but. I got a 96.4% yay! This means unadulterated fun for some time(read 3-4 days of this week) i had hot choc fudge. i'm going to go for dinner. And nani's place too. Yippeee!!

The 'u' mania doesn't end here. You see, i had a very interesting convo tonight. First, choppu was harassed by all and one, her screen name, everybody's screen name- nice idea, rachita. Then, the masses were christened with 'u's in the end of their names. check the links bar.
Muhahaha!!!!!!!!!!

The Final Countdown!

Not really FINAL final. But the countdown to board results has begun. So don’t get sleepless nights over it.
Today, 23rd of may class 12 results came out. mixed bag, most say.
some people seem to have done very well, others don't know what happened.
there's this fellow in my colony his marks are intriguing- 96, 74, 54, 67, 86. The 96 is in english.

Keep your fingers crossed and hope your examiner didn’t get his/her ass whopped that day.

Our result shall be out in the next few days, 26th latest.

To all my fellow DPSRKP conmen and conwomen I have this to say- Please co-ordinate the dates when you go to fill up your form so that at least everybody can meet.

BEST OF LUCK TO Everyone!

A few good men!

Summer Vacations! The ideal time to idle away. That’s pretty much what most people are doing. I’m no exception- Movies, serials, talk shows, fear factor- TV’s been a rather stout companion. Chatting, internet, games-quintessential for holiday plans. Badi and football etc. etc.

But we’re supposedly quite grown up so ‘study’ looms large. FIIT-JEE classes 3 days a week, their homework, the extra ‘groundwork’ is inescapable. Suddenly, by some twist of fate, technology has lost its charm. I have turned to an aged system- man’s (uhh!) 2^nd best friend, after dogs as they say- BOOKS!! Here sit the ‘men’ who this post is about.

Dr Brian Weiss- Revered psychologist writing books on after-life and spirituality, apparently true stories. But, being the classical skeptic and having read “many lives many masters” I’d say- Pure fiction. Yet, he handles a pen with great dexterity; his narration makes a believer out of you. Very inspiring and motivating. Thank you Rachiiita for the wonderful reference.

NOTE: It’s a great catalyst to kick off your studies- worked for me.

P.G.Wodehouse: One book and I’m a big fan of his. You see- crazy, maniacal, amazingly creative fiction always finds a good reader in me. And P.G. hands it out in awesome doses. “Laughing Gas”, set in the contemporary world but exceeding all limits of imagination is a must read. The unpredictability is what I love the most.

While we’re on the subject of fiction, the ‘masters’ shall be named. Isaac Asimov and JRR Tolkien have written grand works, the former a breed of science fiction (The Foundation Series, is the best example. All his novels make for interesting reading.) while the latter has adroitly created a whimsical world, complete with its creatures, landscapes, good, evil, its own fundamental rules and contemporary stories. There’s even a background book- The Hobbit. His narration is entirely consistent and still enraptures 50 years after it was penned, simply too good. This transcends our mind, our thoughts, throwing our ideas about everything to the dogs. I’d rate Tolkien and Lord of the Rings many many notches higher than JK Rowling and Harry Potter, it seems kiddish. Read it, to believe it!

“”The concerned blogger hath already spake of the fiend- Dan Brown- who don’t let you put a book down.””

Michael Crichton- His genre can be told as fiction. However, a lot of his books are based on true stories. All his works veer right on the edge of realism, making you unsure what to believe, set you thinking. After that he plays with your emotions wantonly, swinging left and right. The story moves from elation to despair to lust to solitude. He makes you feel every moment of it. A touch predictable- like in Bollywood movies- the hero never loses, but what good is it if that does happen. Crichton is definitely one of the ELITE. Maybe a stickler for technical detail.

Readables: Airframe: Exciting, controversial story with a simple, yet elusive solution. Make it the first one you read.

Prey: His no. 1 I think. A swashbuckling, ripper. You can read it again and again. Nanotechnology is the chosen one.

Disclosure: Again twisting, turning, sex, lies, fledgling careers, a look into corporate politics- got a better recipe for success?

And trust me it is NOT boring. I’ve just finished it and it is 2 am, say from 11ish, and that’s after a 4hour FIITJEE class and a 6 hour sabbatical from home. Call me whacko but I’m writing this entry just after finishing the book.

Life is spooky! Twice, a fukin wasp has come and sit on my arm and leg and I has taken all my energy to restrain from squawking like a chicken and bail out like a moron. You don’t piss it off, it don’t bite you.

Meanwhile, enjoy your summer vacations and I’m going to keep reading so maybe there’ll be more such shit here. Let’s see what Ayn Rand and John Grisham are all about.

I just hope that some day I too am able to write such titillating, eyeball- rolling things like these guys.

Irksome beast claims another victim

The mystery surrounding a terrible monster deepened as it made victim another innocent boy, known to his friends as U.D. According to reports this monster can irk the shit out of people till they tear their hair out. She keeps annoying them torturously for petty things. They come in any shape, size or age. Very few of them can actually be tamed. However, one thing common to all these monsters is a pair or two of glands right below their eyes which start spewing water whenever things are not going that way and some influential authority is nearby.

Scientists have named this Oldah sistahs

Dakc’s Disco Dhamaka!!!

We all danced to the “Rhythm Divine”. “The Reason”: Sweet Dakc turns Sweet 16 in the “Summer of 2005”. Anybody “In the Shadows” was told “Teri to Teri Taan”; “Don’t be Shy” my honey. There was a lot of “dhuaan”, everybody was “Out of Control” and of course “humne kiya dhamal”.

A million, nonagullion thanks to Dakshina, and as many super-duper good wishes on her birthday. After a long, long time our hip ‘n’ happening batch (we’re the best!) got together to shake a leg, quite simply- dance. Dance, we did and how!!! Best thing was- there were fans overhead and plenty of drinks.

As soon as I entered, a big, sturdy, dance floor stood in front of me, begging me to dance, little lights, flashy lights, shiny lights going beserk on the floor, on the wall, daring me to move with them. How could anyone resist?

We’ve reached the 2^nd millennium and believe you me; there are songs and more songs which get your feet moving, your body and brain moving in sync.

Bhangra beats, rap, oldies, “remixes” we heard it all; everybody passed off their jumping and wild steps as dance. It’s a surprise we didn’t get any threatening neighbours.

Something which deserves more than just the mention I can give to it was the CAKE.

Chocolate cake, creamy chocolate icing always makes for yummmmm stuff, but this one

“Took the cake” so to say. I have never tasted better or found a cake more apt for squishing and squashing on someone’s face.

Of course, my friends, my pals, my chums (I trust you know who I’m talking about by now) figured in my thoughts. I find it amazing how tiny little “cuties” like us can turn into sizzling babes and rocking punks. Outfits, jeans, t-shirts, tops, skirts, shirts- apna apna ishhtyle and yet each one of us blend together like “ghee-shakkar” and ROCK THA PARTY!!

And a smashing, ripping, swashbuckling party it was. I WUZ THERE!!

What the?? 

Caught in The Middle!!

To say or not to say!! To hear or not to hear! To do or not to do! These 3 things govern people of the world today. The answers to these are diverse, unique and often surprising. They lead us all the way. When you're stuck in the middle, you're trying to protect somebody, trying not to disappoint somebody. You have to take decisions all the time and the kind of person you are determines your choice and your choice shows the person you are.
There runs in my family 2 completely different kinds of characteristics. One, sheer paranoia, the other an air of utter non-botheration(if that's a word). Let me explain more clearly. My sister, now all of 18 years is learning driving. She's a rookie in every sense of the word. Tonight, we were coming back from Taj Mansingh after a rather sad dinner and she was driving(she has a learner's license). Anyway, all the way, I was treated or tortured with frantic shouts of "dheeeere karoooo", "BHAGWAAAAN" and "sssssss" and the occasional "umm, now the gear, stay on the road".
Unfortunately, I have inherited the extreme forms of both characters which makes me unpredictable, sometimes rude, sometimes non-caring etc. etc. I can be mad in a split second and I can suddenly become normal, almost bored, even faster. So, I didn't quite know whether to laugh or to pull my teeth out. I was left at times hoping I reach home alive, at times just sitting back.

P.S. Plz someday see me having tablets. I love freaking people out that way. You see, I pick up a tablet, put it in my mouth and "gulp!!" its gone. A lot of people find that shocking, which makes for good reactions.

The new Pioneer!!

Everybody seems to be reading Dan Brown these days and not without a reason. He’s darned good. That’s because he seems embroiled in controversy and handling it with aplomb. Remember the April Fool’s day front page report in TOI about Kashmir and Kentucky, something about dividing their latitude by longitude and getting 370(Article-370 special status J&K) Shock mania has just begun!!

All of Dan Brown’s 4 books are spread over a period of a few days and they all race ahead at break-neck speed, with twists and turns, intriguing action, designed to make you shake your head in awe. He leads the reader into anticipating an event, trying to predict his next move. But when the “shock” comes it’s so well, shocking, you can only read on spellbound, each ounce of you craving for more. All this, inspite of the fact that all his books have similar themes- controversy, the sexy lady, the heroic saviour- sounds cliched but he blends them good, really good.

‘The Da Vinci Code”- The international bestseller- The story of the French museum caretaker, leader of the oldest possible brotherhood, who in his death left a code in his wake for all to see but only for Robert Langdon and his(Frenchman’s) niece, I think to decipher. All the time, the odds are stacked against them. Fighting against time, cops and their own friends, getting unexpected help- the book is an amazing churning of events. And everyone knows the famous stab it makes at the church in the form of the HOLY GRAIL and the fact that Jesus married and had a kid.

If you still haven’t read it, go to Tekson’s and buy the darned book- it’s worth it.

His best book in my opinion.

‘The Digital Fortress’- next best

The ultimate code-breaker machine TRANSLATR of yet another “top secret” organization of the US fails to decipher a code. There’s a lot of ado about a ring of a ‘chinky’ guy, who’s apparently holding this org. ransom. The poor people don’t want their and the country’s secrets out. Again another unsuspected villain, unexpected saviour, mind- boggling codes, techniques- very good read. It’s even got a touch of romance and lust. 1 thing I don’t understand- what he writes about are supposed to be well-kept secrets- not anymore, I guess.

‘Angels and Demons’ -Church-time again. Cutting edge technologies, rebirth of ILLUMINATI, the deadly assassins, discovery of anti-matter, he shocks yet again by coming up with a suggestion of the formation of the universe- this brings in a supernatural element. The book becomes philosophical because of that. Otherwise in codes, it ranks 1^st. I especially liked the ambigrams- air, fire, earth, water and of course THE ILLUMINATI DIAMOND. For the ignorant, ambigrams can be read the right side up or the wrong side up(check out ambigram.com). Again, completely unpredictable and horrifying, in the end.

‘Deception Point”- Can’t really say much about it because I’m in the middle of it. As always there’s dire conspiracy within the higher hierarchy of the US, NASA and to top it off it’s election time. Can you think of any more fuel for controversy? Well Dan Brown can. He brews conspiracies and has a knack for confusing as well. This book has a lot of words which sound familiar but actually I had no idea what they meant. I had to sit with a dictionary. And he uses names like Sphyrna Mokarran” to baffle me. That’s just one scientific name, the book is filled with them. And, I’ve only read till pg 191 till now. Sexy, suave, brilliant Rachel Sexton is the protagonist who'll become a hero in the end. that's as far as i'm willing to stick my neck out.

Now, I don’t remember all the details of all the books, so forgive any misquote or wrong fact. However, no misinterpretation will be tolerated.

dats me!!!!!! 

SOCIAL SERVICE AHOY!!

Unlike common beliefs that I'm an arrogant son of a bitch, there's a soft side to my personality as well. And you can cut out the sniggers.
Our esteemed school is organising social service for us 11thies and a handful of 12thies. I have to say they're an experienced lot in this and we had plenty to learn from the way they planned the trip. Everybody got together in school, got organized and left when the monday test got over.

We went to Home for the Aged as it was called which is in Chhatarpur, far far away from school. So we had a pretty long journey in the bus which we passed by playing Dumb Charades with movies
like "chandal aur uski chandalni" ahhhhhhh.....
Shashibala "ma'am" (the goswami look-alike) told us that we should be nice to the "inmates". That was the first of a few shocks. Next, we found that thi home, is entirely different from where we stay as in it was small, not particularly pleasing to look at. the rooms were miniscule but decent, bathrooms looked horrible.
We had a great time chatting with the "inmates". A nurse, an english teacher, a ranji trophy player we had the likes of them there. We also found there "dadi"- a really sweet old lady who seemed to have met a hell of a lot of filmstars.
We heard senti stories, gave 'em bedsheets, juice, biscuits, sang songs(at which i am useless), heard songs(not the best really), clicked a few snaps.
"Pankhon se kuch nahin hota,
Hoslay se udaan bharte hain"

"khudi ko kar buland itna
ki har takdeer se pehle khuda bandey se puchche
bata teri raza kya ha

Just some anecdotes from our conversations.