Tales of a heart burnt with the flames of blue

Black Monday!!

2006-05-24T05:26:00.000-07:00

Recent moves in the stock markets have shown the risks involved with this art. Lots of people have lost lots of money in these three days.

A few words for peple who lost money.

Never invest in weak securities with the hope of making quick bucks. Always invest in strong scrips, even if they fall, their stong fundamentals will make them move up in future.

Stocks go up and they go down also. Stocks can go up, higher than we imagine.
Stocks can go down, deeper than we imagine.

When a friend gives you a tip, do you ask him enough questions? or just take his tips since you want to "do something"? Has your friend demonstrated over time that he can make good decisions? or does he just says fancy things and shift the pain on govt and news?
Does you friend makes you "think" or does he tries to make you "feel".??

This recent Bull run on the market have made analysts out of amateurs. People who had started investing few months back had started giving tips which were religiously followed by others. Dont follow anyone blindly. Open your eyes, widen your horizon, increase your knowledge and then put your hard earned money into the markets.

Money making is never easy in any profession. Same law applies to the stock markets too. They are NOT a place to make a quick buck and run away.

Fear and Greed are the two emotions which govern the futures of all the people who invest in stocks. Investors who can control their greed and tame their fear are the ones who taste success. Only people who are well read and who can think unemotionally can make some money.

congratulatory messages

2006-04-19T00:27:00.000-07:00

I got lots of congratulations and good wishes from my friends and family....
People sent all types of congratulatory messages. A A sent this to me...

IIM ki A B C ne
kiya tha ise pareshan
na khana na pani bhaya
raat ka chaan bhi kiya haraam....

ho zab apnoon ka saath tumhare
to phir kahan rahe door sitare
jeetkar apni manzil
kiya sapnoo ko hasil...

yehi hai ek choti se baat
vipul ke jeet ki yeh shuruaat...

Thanks AA for sending such wonderful message. Hope this new chapter of life is filled new and happy experiences

posting after long.....

2006-04-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

I am posting an entry on my blog after long... A lot has happened over past one year...
The most important news now that is that I have got final admit in IIM B,C,L,I and K. I would be joining IIMB from june 2005 and start the second phase of mah student life...

I graduated.....

2005-05-15T10:43:00.000-07:00

On the 11th day of this month of the year 2005, I finished all the academic activities at my college...I passed out...I became in engineer from IIT Kharagpur...i could not believe it...but slowly by now the feeling has started sinking inside... Five years is a long period...But this has been pretty successful for me!! Finally I graduated from my college.. It is an awesome ffeeling these days..everything seems to be so beautiful..every place seems to have some memory attached with it...Gawd!! i am feeling very nostalgic and sentimental these days...

I am leaving this town on 18th may..tuesday...to go to my home for a 2 month long vacation before i start my professional career..planning to eat lots and lots of mangoes and litchis...I love them more than my life...they are yummiest eatable produced by the mother earth for we humans...

see ya till then...
vipul

Why Geeks and Nerds are worth dating!!

2005-05-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

Some time back I got this email from one of my friends. I found it absolutely interesting as I am supposed to become one of members of the class of so called self assumed geeks..(SAG's)....I hope that apart from my fellow SAGs, some pretty readers also read it and make a point to follow it...

This article is orginaly seemed to be written by some lady. Have a look:

"In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his laptop? The following are reasons why I think my fellow females should pay more attention to the quiet geeks and nerds, and less attention to the flashy boys.

1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they’re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands? Wonder what HIS intentions are... plus, I’ve never had a geek guy not call me when he said he would. Score major points THERE.

2.) They’re useful. In this tech-savvy world, it’s great to have a b/f who can make your laptop, desktop, and just about anything else that plugs into a wall behave itself.

3.) They’re more romantic than they’re given credit for. Ok true, their idea of romance might be to make up a spiffy web-page with all the reasons why they love you, with links to pics of you and sonnets and such... but hey. It lasts longer than flowers, plus you can show your friends.

4.) Due to their neglected status, there are plenty to choose from. You like ‘em tall and slender? There are plenty of geeks/nerds who are. You like ‘em smaller with more meat on their bones? Got that too.

5.) They’ve got brains. Come on now, how can intelligence be a bad thing?

6.) Most are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it’ll make you happy. Due again to their neglected status, they’re more attentive than guys who “have more options”. Plus, with all that down time without a steady girlfriend, they’ll likely have mental lists of all the things they’d love to do once they GOT a girlfriend.

7.) Sex. Yep. Sex. I’m not really familiar with this myself, but I’ve friends who’ve been intimate with geek guys and it’s raves all around. They say a virgin wrote the Kama Sutra... all that time thinking about sex, imagining sex, dreaming about sex, (they are male after all) coupled with a desire to make you happy? Use your imagination.

8.) They’re relatively low-maintenance. Most can be fueled on pizza, Twinkies and Mt Dew. No complicated dinners needed here, so if you’re not the best cook, eh. Can you order a pizza?

9.) Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent salt mines. You won’t have to worry much about your geek guy getting his “groove” on with club hotties because, frankly, he’ll be too busy rooting around under his computer wondering where that spare cable went. You won’t have to worry about him flirting with other women because, 9 out of 10 times, he’ll zip right by them in a perfect b-line towards the nearest electronics store. I’ve seen this happen.
Me: “Eww. Victoria Secret’s Models... They’re so skinny. How is that feminine? You can see her ribs!”
Geek Guy: “ooooooo...”
Me: “Hey!” *notices he is staring lustfully towards the computer store*
Geek Guy: “What?”
Me: “Never mind...”

10.) Although he may not want to go to every outing with you, you can arrange swaps, as in, you’ll go to his Gamer Con dressed as an elf princess if he’ll take you to the ballet. Plus, if he doesn’t want to go someplace with you, you won’t have to worry much about what he’s up to. You’ll probably come home to find him asleep on his keyboard in a sea of Mt. Dew cans with code blinking from the screen. It’s ok. He’s used to this. Just toss a blanket over him and turn out the light.

11.) His friends aren’t jerks. I can’t stress this enough. You’ll more likely get “Omg! A GIRL!! Can I see?!” than “Hey hot stuff back that ass up here and let me get some grub on...” They’re awkward geeks too and will, 9 times out of 10, treat you with the utmost respect and, more than likely, a note of awe. A cute girl picked one of their clan to date? It could happen to them! Hope! Drag some of your single girlfriends over, open up a pack of Mt. Dew, crack open the DnD set and get working. Nothing impresses geek guys more than a girl who can hack-n-slash (well ok maybe if she can code... a geek can dream).

12.) They’re rarely if ever possessive. They trust you, so you can be yourself around them. You like to walk around the house in a ratty t-shirt for comfort? He won’t care. He does too! They won’t get pissy if you don’t wear make-up or don’t want to bother primping your hair. If you gain a few pounds, they won’t try their best to make you feel like crap.

13.) They’re usually very well educated. Physics majors and the like. See #5. You won’t have to listen to him blathering on about his car (ok maybe a little), he’ll have loads of other interesting things to talk about. Politics, world events, how much the chicken burgers down at the local place rock, so long as you douse them in hot sauce...

14.) You’ll almost never have to hear, “Yaw dawg whazzap!!” plop out of their mouths. Unless it’s in jest. They spell properly, use correct punctuation, and are able to tell the difference between the toilet and the floor. They almost never get “wasted”, so you won’t have to worry about coming home to find him and his friends passed out on the floor amidst a pile of beer bottles. Mt. Dew cans, perhaps...

15.) And the final reason why geeks and nerds make great boyfriends: They actually give a damn about you. Not how you look (though that’s a plus), not how skinny you are, not how much make-up you primp yourself up with, but they like you for you. That kind of thing lasts longer than “DaMN baby you got a fine ass!!!” Believe me."

Iraq Still Burning

2005-05-02T05:47:00.000-07:00

Something Interesting

2005-04-24T14:08:00.000-07:00

My last end-semester exams are going on. Tommorow is the toughest one. I guess I would be hanged in the exam hall!!

neways leave all this boring crap.

If you want to see "Something Interesting" just check the first comment on this post..because there may not be any other...

Feeling Nostalgic..

2005-04-22T09:45:00.000-07:00

The last days at the college are finishing very fast. The end of my five year stay has begun. Today was the first exam. It was an easy paper.

Guyz who are passing out this year are getting nostalgic. Lots of sentimental stuff is doing rounds on emails/messenger forwards and notice boards..

This one I liked the most:

Those "Night outs" .................those "Mid night tea`s" those "B`day bumbs" ......."Old torn Jeanz" ...........those............."Long chatz"..........."Pinches n slapz"............."Crushes on palz"..................."Getting kicked out of class"............"Struggle for markz"............"Writing on deskzzz"..................."Fight with lecturerzz" ................."Tearz for love"..................."Feel for placementzz"..........n just everything...............thatz KGPian life......................i call it"HEAVEN

Master (Pieces) of Technology?

2005-04-20T11:34:00.000-07:00

I am one of the few rare species of IITians who studied for 5 years rather than 4 years. Till now,100 guys only have achieved this feat among the 30,000 strong alumni of IIT Kharagpur. Now don't start thinking that I flunk for one year or I was suspended for one year from the college :-). I am enrolled in much discussed dual degree program of IIT's. By studying for one more year I will be getting two degrees instead of one viz. Master of Technology and Bachelor of Technology (honors).

First of all, I always used to wonder about why is our bachelor's degree is called B.Tech.(Hons). In a Delhi university, generally two courses run parallel eg. B.Com. and B.Com.(Hons). The honors course has more number of subjects and is rated higher than normal course. But in our case we have just one course which is called B.Tech.(Hons). Therefore as such there is no comparison and all of us who pass from these hallowed portals have an honors degree to show off. There must be some reason behind this and yours truly is not aware of it.

Another thing that comes to the mind that why is M.Tech. just Mtech...Rather than Mtech(Hons)

Coming back to the topic of the post. After studying for 4 years when I entered into the fifth year, I was kinda upset about being left out at college with very few friends etc. But this fifth year has been a real roller coaster ride for me. I have never done as much masti and aish as I have done in this year of my life.

Today while gossiping around, we were wondering about becoming Masters of Technology. I was thinking about whether I really am Master of Technology. Do I really deserve this degree. Does spending one more year at college makes me master of technology. Infact all of us agreed that rather than becoming master of technology, I have become Master-piece of Technology. I am still miles away from becoming master of technology, just somehow maneuvering my way at the college.

These days my thesis work is keeping me busy.So not updating the blog frequently.

Farewell Party

2005-04-15T14:51:00.000-07:00

Yesterday on 14th April, we had a wonderful farewell party given to us by the department. Most of the professors and many juniors along with the class of 2005 of deptt of E&ECE were present in the farewell party.

It was a kind of formal farewell party rather than the usual informals ones. But it was a wonderful feeling to be there. The enthu showed by the juniors in organizing such a good event is very much commendable. Suddenly I realized that, I have spent 5 long years of my life at this place. All the five years have gone in flash..May be the life goes by in flash itself..!!!

Looking back in the year 2000 when I started my college studies, I find myself much more improved and refined person both in terms of knowledge and personality. That time I was a guy from an average Indian city with mind full of excitement and full of fears of the coming future. Over the time, that excitement has not died down..rather it has increased. But those fears have gone for good. Now I feel very much confident about myself. I feel that I am ready to face this dirty bad world which lies outside the premises of our college.

There were many short speeches given by professors and some of the students. I felt very much nostalgic and sentimental about the time I spent here at college. These five years have made my life. I will remember them till the end of my life. Along with that there were some good performances by our inhouse performers.

Some guys stated some funny experiences during their tenure here. The one I found funny was,"when asked a question how to convert a high pass filter to low pass filter a person answered by using NOT gates". (Peepz with non electronics background may not understand the joke here..)

One of the professors very rightly remarked that, "When you are in college,your world is like classical mechanics. Everything is very much linear, fixed and predictable. But the outside world is much more like quantum mechanics, where you will find that everything is very much unpredictable and complex beyond your comprehension."

At this juncture of my life I feel confident enough that I woule be able get through all this and Kiss the World!!

The best thing about the farewell is that the professors start treating you nicely. For a change, we were told good things about us. We were told that they expect something good out of us. ( Atleast they expect something....;-) ).

A journey is always easier when you travel together. Interdependence is most important virtue. This the picture of dual degree class of 2005 at Deptt of E&ECE...
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Dual Degree Class of 2005 Deptt of E&ECE

To all of the wonderful guys above: You guys are the best possible friends I could have asked from God. Each one of you is a gem. I will cherish your memories all through my life. Without you guys life would have no meaning at all. YOU GUYS ROCK!!

This a pic with me, my project brother and my respected Mtech Project Guide.

It is with a feeling of profound gratitude and regards that I acknowledge the invaluable guidance and encouragement rendered to me by my teachers.They all have been wonderful.

I pray lord to bestow me with power to dream and ability to achieve...

Microsoft vs a Student

2005-04-13T14:20:00.000-07:00

David Zamos doesn't look as if he could single-handedly humiliate the world's largest software maker.
He is the person who has defeated the software giant microsoft over a reselling of a microsoft software at ebay.com.

Read his full story here: http://clevescene.com/issues/2005-03-30/news/feature_print.html

This is the small part of the story:

David Zamos doesn't look as if he could single-handedly humiliate the world's largest software maker.

The well-built 21-year-old sips a jumbo cup of Starbucks coffee in the University of Akron's student union. He's looking dapper in pin-striped slacks, a navy pea coat, and a necklace of wooden beads that hugs his wide neck.

Thanks to massive doses of caffeine, Zamos (whose name rhymes with "famous") anxiously taps his Camper lace-ups against the table. A laptop sits to his right, a fat black binder to his left.

The only thing setting him apart from the other late-night crammers is that his notebook isn't filled with study guides. It's overflowing with documents from the federal lawsuit Microsoft brought against him on December 21.

For the past four months, Zamos has been fighting four high-powered attorneys. They claimed he violated trademark and copyright laws by selling two unopened pieces of software on eBay for $203.50.

If you are interested you can read rest of the story at the website give above...

What is your temprament?

2005-04-13T11:54:00.000-07:00

Here is a very interesting link that I lifted straight from Rajat’s Wharton Diary. This test is a Temperament Indicator. You'll have to create a login (just takes 3-4 min). On the basis of your answers to certain questions, your temperament will be classified in one of the four categories -

1.Artisans value freedom and spontaneity. They want to be without constraint, at liberty to act on their impulses, play, and create.
2.Guardians value belonging to a group or community. They maintain stability through responsible, conservative, traditional behavior.
3.Idealists value personal growth, authenticity, and integrity. They yearn to develop themselves fully as individuals and to facilitate growth in others.
4.Rationals value competence and intelligence. They strive to learn, know, predict, and control the resources in their environment.

Check out a classification of temperaments of some world-renowned personalities to get a better understanding.

I have been branded as an Artisan

This is the report I got about myself:

Artisans are the temperament with a natural ability to excel in any of the arts, not only the fine arts such as painting and sculpting, or the performing arts such as music, theater, and dance, but also the athletic, military, political, mechanical, and industrial arts, as well as the "art of the deal" in business.

Artisans are most at home in the real world of solid objects that can be made and manipulated, and of real-life events that can be experienced in the here and now. Artisans have exceptionally keen senses, and love working with their hands. They seem right at home with tools, instruments, and vehicles of all kinds, and their actions are usually aimed at getting them where they want to go, and as quickly as possible. Thus Artisans will strike off boldly down roads that others might consider risky or impossible, doing whatever it takes, rules or no rules, to accomplish their goals. This devil-may-care attitude also gives the Artisans a winning way with people, and they are often irresistibly charming with family, friends, and co-workers.

Artisans want to be where the action is; they seek out adventure and show a constant hunger for pleasure and stimulation. They believe that variety is the spice of life, and that doing things that aren't fun or exciting is a waste of time. Artisans are impulsive, adaptable, competitive, and believe the next throw of the dice will be the lucky one. They can also be generous to a fault, always ready to share with their friends from the bounty of life. Above all, Artisans need to be free to do what they wish, when they wish. They resist being tied or bound or confined or obligated; they would rather not wait, or save, or store, or live for tomorrow. In the Artisan view, today must be enjoyed, for tomorrow never comes.

Artisans make up between 15 to 20 percent of the population, which is good, because they create much of the beauty, grace, fun, and excitement the rest of us enjoy in life.

The Four types of Artisans are:

Promoters (ESTP) | Composers (ISFP) | Crafters (ISTP) | Performers (ESFP)

I know all this is very generic.but its always good to give it a try in free time.;-)

States of India Where I have been to

2005-04-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

These are various states of India where I have been to in my small life of 22 years..You will say that its highly concentrated in northern India...I would thats the part of country I belong to...:-))

Which states in India have you been to?

Maps of India

2005-04-13T11:31:00.000-07:00

I got the link of a fundoo website containing detailed maps of Indian cities especially the big metros.

www.mapmyindia.com

I feel that this website is good for people like me who are about to move into a new city. That way they have a view of some major areas of town and their relative locations and distances from the city center or company office.

I too located the location of my proposed office...Ne one wanna have a look??? click here....
See the map of the road on which my office is placed

This site has cool option of magnifying the maps and which can go upto small small street for metros. For smaller towns it mainly major roads or landmarks....

I wish I could have placed the images but they are copyrighted..so I dont know whether i can place them here or not..so its better be safe...

This is where I plan to stay at Bangalore...

Allah ke bande hasde

2005-04-10T00:38:00.000-07:00

One of my close friend 'S' wrote this email after reading my last post. It is one of the best emails I have ever received. It is not kind of usual speech of some great person or something. Its just the his feelings which are expressed very beautifull in words.

" through a pair of eyes that eyed the CAT, but was (in a way) compelled to postpone it by a year, this five month turmoil seemed nothing but hunger.

the embers were lit much longer ago, but the flames blazed the brains over the last five months, between the written in november and the final declarations yesterday.
success somewhere, makes it evident that there would be failures elsewhere. in the superflow of news, there are stories of ppl getting what they deserved.. and there are stories of miracle, both in favor and against.
my curious mind, searching its future in these stories, doesnt know which one would fit best in my skin a year from now. my beloveds, congratulations to you for standing the test of time. to those who opened their doors here, and to those too for whom the doors are waiting elsewhere.
learning is never in vain... whether we learn by effort, or learn by experience. we learn every second. we learn sometimes, not knowing where to put the knowledge in... but time will tell. and then, looking back over our shoulders, each one of us will have at least one reason to smile.

wishing you eternal smiles....
all the best, for wherever your destinies are taking you !! "

Dear 'S', I have this following message for you.

First of all, I would say that you are very right that I am very luck that I have one or the other reasons to smile when I look at my past. God has given me enough reasons to smile and I have no complaints whatsoever.(Inspired by an article in today's TOI)

Secondly, for a person with such good language skills, clearing CAT is going to be a cakewalk. Just prepare sincerely , put your best effort, I am sure that you will easily sail across the river flowing at the gates of hallowed portals of IIM's.

Thirdly, any competition or so to say anything in life has two sets of people. One set, which is small, consists of those people who are successful. The other set, which is big, consists of those people which are un-successful in their endeavours.
A study says that almost 95% of businesses end in faliure. This does not mean that people have stopped trying their luck in the business. Rather, the sucess stories of the other 5% of people is bringing more people every year into new business.

Mankind since the time immemorial has been trying to become a member of the first set. They keep those people as their ideals and aspire to become one of them. Therefore, one should be discouraged by the faliure of a person who belongs to the second set.

So try your best and leave everything else on almighty. Wish u all the best.

Vipul

Toota Toota ek Parinda Aise toota..fir-jud na paya

2005-04-09T05:50:00.000-07:00

Toota Toota Ek Parinda Aise Toota ----- Ke Phir Jud Naa Paaya
Loota Loota Kisne Usko Aise Loota ----- Ke Phir Ud Naa Paaya

Girta Hua Woh Asma Se ---- Aakar Gira Zameen Par
Khwabon Mein Phir Bhi Badal Hi The ---- Woh Kehta Raha Magar

Ke Allah Ke Bande Hasde Allah Ke Bande
Allah Ke Bande Hasde Jo Bhi Ho Kal Phir Aayega

Yesterday night IIMC results came out. Initially the site went down because a large number of people were trying to access their webpage. I too tried for couple of times but could not get through. I was working in the lab at that time. Couple of my friends called me up to tell me that IIMC results are out and I should see them. But only after wait of one and a half hour i was able to see the results.

With my writing style, you would have guessed by now that I didnt get through. When I saw my results, I was shocked. Infact many peepz arnd me to whom I told the results were shocked too. They too believed that the miracle can happen after a dismal performance in cat. Initially, I didnt have much hopes, but after the good interview I too had build up some hopes of getting selected.

Offcourse hopes are hopes. Some become the reality and some do not!!

After some time I decided I will not feel sad. Offcourse, I wanted to get selected. But since I didnt have a good CAT score, I had little chance. So I thought there is no point is being sad about it and the waste time.

Life moves on !! I too will move ON!!

Tukde Tuke Ho Gaya Tha Har Sapna Jab Woh Toota
Bhikre Tukdon Mein Allah Ki Marzi Ka Manzar Paayega
Allah Ke Bande Hasde Allah Ke Bande
Allah Ke Bande Hasde Jo Bhi Ho Kal Phir Aayega

Mebbe God wants this to happen.
Mebbe there is something else in store for me which might turn better than a seat at IIMC. Moreover this will make me free from the dilemma of joining my job or study for two more years.

Infact when I told the results in the morning to my mother. She said that she had shown my janam-patri to my uncle who is a fotune-teller. He had told her that I will go for a job at this moment. He said, "This is time for him to earn money. So he will go for job." So till now his predictions are correct!! But another good thing which he said is that I still have more education in my life. So may be next year or next to next year or next to next to next year....:-)))

One of the most important quality of human race is that we have never lost the hope. With the support of this hope, our civilization has come this forward. I too have not lost the hope of doing good in my life. I will strive hard to do good wherever my destiny takes me. Hopefully with God's grace, I too will have my share of success.

Another good thing about all this series of events is that, I am a better person now. I mean CAT preparations, especially the interview preparations force you to widen your knowledge base and general awareness. Now I know much better about this world as compared to what I used to know six months back. Never before, I had given so much attention to news-papers / current affairs magzines/ business magzines and Union Budget. This year I followed all of them closely. I feel that this has definitely added to Vipul Garg as a person.

So, now I will be going to Bangalore in summers to take up my job!! But before that I will have to finish my project first and pass out from this place. I am facing a couple of problems in my project which I have to solve before I submit my thesis. I have requested one of my close and fundoo friend to help me out with that. Hopefully by the end of tommorow I will be able to solve them.

Oooops I forgot to add, many guys from my college(pass-outs and passing out this year) have been selected by various IIMs. Some of them might be reading them too. My heartiest congratulations to you guys..All the best to all those who have got selected..!!

vipul

New Template

2005-04-03T03:01:00.001-07:00

Hurrey!!! Today I got a new template for this blog. This one is pretty cool with small flash animation on the top. Moreover its the color which suits the title!!

It took a whole lot of time in putting in template in viewable condition. I had to put the site meter/shoutbox and links again. It was creating a big problem at that time but finally I was able to make it work.

Tommorow I have a meeting with my project guide. So will have to work on sunday evening and have to prepare a powerpoint presentation on my project.
Hope he doesnt screw me for doing little work in my project.

A new keyboard

2005-03-31T10:50:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I purchased a new keyboard for my computer. The old one's keys had become hard after prolonged usage of three years...and from last couple of months I was planning to buy a new key-board. It took a slight pain in the fingers to overcome the inertia and finally I bought a new keyboard.

Before purchasing the keyboard I browsed the web on different types of keyboards avaialble...A new range of ergonomic keyboards have come in the market.

Firstly there are two types of keyboards
1. Wireless Keyboards
2. Wired Keyboards.
obviously the first ones are much more costly to fit into my budget.

Then I read about very unique keyboard layouts /keyboards offered by various companies with claims of lesser strain in wrists and fingers.

The first vendor that came to my mind was microsoft. They have this kind of keyboard:

This layout is called microsoft natural keyboard. This is supposed to reduce the strain in the wrist by having such tilted structure

Another wonderful ergnomic keyboard i encountered on web is:

Another one which I could not understand that how does it work is....

Mind you..all such keyboards are awfully costly to fit into my pocket..( me just a student..) and moreover another problem with them is that suppose you get a one like them and practice with them...But once you get used to of such layouts, you will not be able to work on normal keyboars which are generally available in labs/cyber cafes etc...

After browsing through lots of such keyboards and offcourse the standard ones and gathering feedback from my friends, I closed upon the company Logitech. They have got a wonderful range of key-boards. The one got is called Logitech Easy keyboard deluxe. This one looks like:

Its wonderfully smooth and sexy. ;-) ... keys are wonderfully soft and just ideal for a person like me who types a lot. Another good thing about this is that its spill resistant.

enjoying the bliss of the new keyboard!!!!

After a Looong Interval

2005-03-28T11:52:00.000-08:00

Hi Blog!!

I am posting here after loooong interval......

When i went through the last post, it said something abt purchasing the CAT Application form...Lots of things happened after that event......
1. Aug: I got a job
2. Nov: Took CAT....
3. Dec: Scored 10.00 SGPA
4. Dec: got 99.23%tile
5. Dec: Got a GD/PI call from IIMC
6. March: Appeared in GD/PI at IIM Calcutta
7. April : Hopefully I get selected .........Anyone reading this, please wish for me that I get a final call from IIM Calcutta.

Holi at campus

This holi I had one of the most colorful and masti-filled holi of my life......We all were fully colored in shades of blue/purple/gold....
have a look at the following pic..... The awesome combination of four colorful guys can give u the feel of the fun we had... :-))

This was the best holi I had in my life..though I missed my home and sweet n tasty gunjhiyas(sweets)

These days my project is kinda keeping me busy.....just trying to finish that as soon as possible so that i can finish my studies here and get back to my sweet home....

Got the CAT-2004 bulletin

2004-07-20T01:46:00.000-07:00

Today I got the CAT-2004 bulletin. My friend purchased it for me from the SBI in the campus. Some strange feeling is coming out of me while I am going through it. This reminds of the time, when I first saw the JEE-2000 prospectus. (JEE is for IIT entrance.). Filled with lots of dreams and desires, I was very much thrilled and excited about it then. I feeling in the similar way now. Though CAT Bulletin is no way a road to get into IIM's but still, the dream of getting into IIM's has come to life in my eyes.
May God fulfill this dream of mine too like he did last time in 2000. Amen!!

Campus placements too are about to start from the second week of August. As the title string of my blog goes:
Whither Goest Thou? I keep asking myself !! The hazy view of my destination is there in my mind.
At times I find myself confused about what to study and what not to study. I have to do well in placements and get a job for myself .Otherwise it will become a big mental pressure to prepare for CAT in the later stage.
Time test series is about to start from the next weekend.. Hope I do well ......

India loses to sri lanka in Asia Cup

2004-07-18T14:22:00.000-07:00

India lost the first crucial match in the asia cup 2004 today.... we lost by 13 runs.......Sri lanka batting first posed an achievable total of 282/4 ....but indian batting line up cracked up today as if a Zoysa named terrorist crashed an airplane into the fragile tower of indian batting...floor after floor came crashing down on the ground..shattering the hopes of millions of indians watching them...at one time india was crawling at 71/4. Then miraculously, dravid and yuvraj pulled up the score..but ultimately their hard work fell short of a victory...........zoysa got MOM...

Indian batsmen Yuvraj Singh (left) and Rahul Dravid sitting on the pitch

balaji bowling

Rahul dravid walking away after getting out ...He did pretty well by scoring 82 runs...He is in good form currently..got MOM and a century in last game too...But there is a saying in hindi which goes like this :
akela chana kya bhaad phode
...which means a single person should not be expected to do a job which is supposed to be done by many....

Man of the match..Zoysa.. wish he should be at our side
He bowled marvellously

Sachin failing again today!!! :-(
It was the second consecutive match in which sachin failed to deliver what he can..as I mentioned in my last post ..he is the GOD of indian cricket...but sometimes GOD's do fail..especially if they are human....It pains to see sachin failing again and again....

after watching the match, gave two sectional tests ..one of RC and another on English Usage..but me too couldnt well either..( like our team.. ;-) ) ....

CAT is so close!!

2004-07-17T13:32:00.000-07:00

yesterday came the announcements that this year's CAT exam is supposed to be held on 21st of novemeber ....i knew such news will come sooner or later...but since that news has come ..some sort of sense of urgency has come...Otherwise for a procastinator like me, studying for CAT has always been a big load..
hope I prepare and do well in the CAT on 21st....its soooo close..just abt 120 days ..

Sachin...what has happened to you??

2004-07-17T13:27:00.000-07:00

I am one of the greatest fan of sachin tendulkar...the god of indian cricket...but some how these days he is not able to keep up to those high standards of batting for which he is known... this time again he was not able to contribute much the team innings... The sheet-anchor's job was done rahul dravid skilly-fully...but some how i dont know with his growing stature I have started developing some sort of hate/jealousy for him..I expect sachin to steal the show..not him...but alas!! mah sachin is not the one what is he used to be....

I wish he scores a couple of centuries and denitely a one-day double ton will be great!!

Totally new

2004-07-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

these days i m writing mah blogs pretty infrequently... ..
Some time back I saw this wonderful poem somewhere on internet.. have a look?

Totally New

Totally new to this
I thought I would miss
But then came the target
It was a claen hit

Totally new to that
I thought I was bad
But then came the light
It was a start act

Totally new to act
I knew I would fart
But flew past the first note
And I sang till the last

Totally new to the vast seaS
ure was I to first pee
But then came the king wave
And I stoked a killing spree

Totally new to the act of love
I declared I was a sitting duck
But then came by the prettiest girl
And we redefined the meaning of fuc*

Totally New to the core emotions
Somewhere inside was a starnger me
But then came my first childA
relection set a father free

Moments Unparalelled,
My life unbounded
Unfolded before me
Generation of LOVE.

Everything I did
I did for the FIRST time
Every single thing
Strange except one...

Totally new to this world line
I thought I must have cried
But them claimed my wonderful life
Haven't a smiling man died !!!

sometimes gmail sucks

2004-06-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

Dont know what has happened..but this gmail sucks sometimes...
There is some bug some where which puts me to the login screen again and again after i have given mah passwed...
and today I am not able to access the login box itself...

I got a gmail

2004-06-30T22:16:00.001-07:00

hey I too got a gmail invitation from a friend of mine ...
Jya ..

its cool and obviously big....
But the problem with gmail is that it requires IE5.5+ ..and most of the cyber cafes in India have IE5. So cant use it as a main email address because I wont be able to access mah emails once I am at home.. Wish they could have made it work for all versions of IE...

I am back

2004-06-30T22:11:00.000-07:00

I am back to my college after 15 days holidays .. Gosh!! It was a busy time mixed with both good and bad happenings...

I am taking some days to settle in kgp again...not able to do anything worthwhile since last saturday...

lets see how it goes...

Going home today

2004-06-07T13:10:00.000-07:00

Today i would be leaving for a 30 hours journey to my home town meerut. But before that I have to deliver a 2 hour lecture on power amplifier design to 3rd year students in their summer training course...

I miss all those sweet mangoes, lassi's and shakes which are the best part of indian summers!! The feeling that I would me meeting my family after long has made me very happy and excited.

see ya...will come back on 24th...

Such is life

2004-06-05T06:16:00.000-07:00

There is definitely some charm in moving through life without knowing where you would be an year from now!

I am just about to enter into my final year , faced with a gamut of choices about what to do and what not to do in my future which will lead to the elusive princess of success. I too have the typical choices which any fresh tronix engineer has. Whether to go for higher studies in US, or go for an MBA from some prestigious Indian Bschool or settle with a job...

Along with that, the thought of leaving the close friends and my beloved hostel and college makes me nostalgic..

Life is full of uncertainities. This is what makes life interesting. Had there been no uncertainities and everything have gone by a book , then all the fun would have lost. But, sometimes these uncertainities instill some dilemma in an individual.. Choice!! The problem of choice!! Is really a very big problem....Someone very rightly said,"Not having a choice is a colossus problem, but having faced with too many choices is an equally big problem... "

I had no idea about whats there in store for me when I came to kharagpur, the crazy, sleepy, small town of west bengal.But, here I am for last four years of my graduation...As I said, such is life...

It was a tough decision to come, study and live at Kharagpur. I did it because I felt that will help me in my career. Apart from that another fact which helped me in making a decision that I knew very little about it. Being a complete north indian, born and bred up in a nice city of north india, Bengal seemed to be a distant land where football and red prevails..along with that offcourse famous bengali sweets.. After coming here and spending four years of my life, I guess I dont regret my decision of coming here...though sometimes the distance from the home sucks.....I feel jealous of my fellow students who live at a one or two hr distance from the college..visiting their homes once in a week.. whereas me visiting my home twice a year....
But still I feel that IIT kgp is the best thing that has happened in my life....Kgp way of life has embedded itself in me...Its an unending hunger of acheiving perfection by toiling hard and putting efforts to the maximum possible extent along withe enjoying each and everything that comes along...

Now my studies are about to end and I am supposed to choose a future for myself...dont know which way to go...but one thing i know, I want to do something in my life so that I dont end up being just another IITian went to USA to earn money..I want to put my education to some use for my country ...though this may sound bookish ..many of my friends also think like that, but this is what i want to do..

As the saying goes you can take an IITian out of kgp....but u cannot take kgp out of an IITian..

Wi Fi Beware !! Wi Max Coming !!!

2004-06-04T15:29:00.000-07:00

Pilot tests on Wi-Max technology have started in India. Wi-Max technology is based on IEEE 801.16 standards

This technology is far better than Wi-fi! .. The range of Wi-Fi is just a few meters where the range of Wi-Max is about 30 miles that too with a very high data rate of 70Mbps..

Recently wi-fi is gain grounds in India with about 150 Wi-fi hotspots all over the country. But the introduction of Wi-Max might lead to an early death of budding wi-fi technology.

Would you keep the promise?

2004-06-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

Would you keep the promise?

You have this friend since elementary and after college; then both of you lost contact with each other. But she is someone really special to you, and you are someone very special to her too.
Five years later you receive a phone call from her. "Hi, I'll visit you" she says. "Hi, Leah, when?" you ask her. "Just wait for me" she replies. It seems weird but you prepare for her coming anyway.

One rainy night you hear a knock on the door. And you're surprised to see that it's your friend Leah. Losing touch for five years is so long and you start talking about everything. The both of you even go to your room upstairs. Suddenly there is a power outage, but the two of you continue talking by candle-light.
Then the phone rings. "I'll just get the phone downstairs," you say. "No, don't get it, we're in the middle of our talk," she says. "It might be important," you say. "Okay if you say so, but *promise me you'll be back*," she says. You promise her a million times that you'll be back.

Then you run downstairs to answer the phone. "Hello," you say. "Hello," says the person on the line. "Yeah?" you say, wondering who it is. "I'm calling on behalf of Leah's family. They had an accident and her parents are in the hospital right now," he says. "How are they?" you ask. He continues, "They are injured but stable. But I'm sorry to say that Leah died. We found your name and phone number in Leah's purse..." his voice trails off as you look up at the long stairs.

WOULD YOU GO BACK AS YOU HAVE PROMISED ????

voila

2004-06-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

serendipity was a nice and light romantic movie....

its 5 a.m.

2004-05-31T16:35:00.000-07:00

Its 5 a.am and I am still unable to sleep...yesterday too i slept arnd 4.am in the morning and was snoring all through the day.

In the evening studied a bit about pointers from the book "understanding pointers in C" by yashwant kanitkar..Its a very nice book....everyone vying for a software should go through this. I used to think that I have good understanding of pointers but after reading the questions given in this book I realized that I am at the lowest level in that regards...

I hope that once I finish this I will be good at pointers...Gosh!! its too confusing...

Went to cheddies( A food shop that opens at 3 am) at 2:30 a.m today...It wasnt open till then..so went to a nearby ATM machine to spend some time in cool AC. We tried using the ATM locator but we could guess that the database was not updated.In the end ,the machine went cuckoo and we left the ATM to go to cheddies..

Life is somewhat frustating these days.I wish it becomes better in the later part of the year.

I have downloaded a movie titled, 'serendipity' in my comp.I have heard that its a nice romantic movie. Now I have lost the urge to sleep, so i think I will start watching it.

bye

gmail

2004-05-31T05:58:00.000-07:00

today i registered at gmail swap dot com... i am in urgent need of a gmail accnt...
lets see if someone spares a one for me..

recently i visited the site orkut.com...it is a cool networking site with a good interface... If anyone of you wants, I can send you an invite :-) .. pm me at e_vipul on yahoo messenger ..

I got it

2004-05-31T05:44:00.000-07:00

hurrey....today i got myself signed into blog spot dot com...

i will be updating this page shortly....almost everyday..

in the mean while u can have a look at my webpage....
www.vlsi.iitkgp.ernet.in/~vipul

cheers!!
vipul