Convocation!!!A memorable Day

Yes writing a post after quite a long while..Work kept me at bay..

Convocation...A day which marks the success of a graduate.Yes on my induction the day i looked forward was the convocation..What a long and memorable journey it has been..i almost remember every moment of it..yeah induction was on 20th september 2003 and convocation 19th january 2008..a journey which prepares you to make a smooth transition from a student to a professional....
First year just went by getting into the groove of engg..made friends..wrote lots of internals and then exams..second year was fun..internals and extra classes had become a routine..we had got used to friends and having fun was what we did for the rest of engg..sleeping and talking in class was the best way to while away time..numerous games get invented amidst the 4 walls of a classroom and inspiration of course would be boring lectures and encouraging classmates..there would be that petty differences among gangs and those never ending competition among toppers and of course the ever enjoying last benchers..man what fun college is...bringing mobile to class and hiding it from teachers..having food during lectures..planning a mass bunk numerous times...

all this wouldn't have happened so memorable if not for the friends who r with u at all times..we would miss them badly..of course very badly..spending most of the day with those ppl for 4 years and suddenly u won't find them for months or years and some may be never..memories are what we can cherish but can never re live them...

convocation is when you feel happy for becoming a graduate but at the same time it hurts to say good bye to college and all those friends who have made the college life cherish able..

All the best to all you ppl..

Victory for team India.....

Ah!!!after all the crap that happened at Sydney there was a game of cricket at Perth..As the history goes its the venue where Australia have tried to tame their strong opponents by firing their fast bowlers but its the same strategy that backfired for them when the inspirational team India decided to defy the rude Aussies once again to stretch their record of 16 consecutive wins to 17..he he..this will haunt the aussies..A win India should be proud of..everyone played their part..excellent captaincy and bowling from Kumble..Brilliant batting by Dravid,Tendulkar and very very special Laxman..Excellent bowling from Pathan,Singh and Ishant..Altogether a great performance..

Legends of Indian Cricket..

I am an eternal fan of cricket and an admirer of Indian Cricket team..I have great reverence for some of the cricketers..I am emotionally attached to the team cos they play for my country..there have been many moments when i had to hide my tears of sadness due to an Indian team loss just not to feel embarrassed in front of others..Some matches that hurt me a lot were losses at Chennai(record 194 scored by Saeed Anwar)...Sharjah match against australia where india qulified for the final and won it thanks to brilliant effort by sachin..Loss to pakistan at chennai test match by 18 runs..loss in the 96 world cup against australia and sri lanka...Fine there are lots..But some of the players who have been through all such times and helped Indian Team proud of many victories are what i am going to take you through in this blog..

First and foremost my heart salutes and at the same time feels for the great man Anil Kumble..a gentleman of the game with perseverance as his middle name has helped India to win numerous times..his dedication and hard work are admirable..but sadly he hasn't got the credit he deserves..perhaps no Indian bowler is as great as he is..In the era of batsmen he has been over shadowed but never has he shown it..no matter what he keeps coming with his performances..A humble honest and a true fighter of the game..A great ambassador of Indian cricket..

Secondly i will talk about the genius Sachin Tendulkar..a man who made impossible possible..he almost holds 90% of the records when it comes to batting..he has at times carried the burden of Indian batting entirely on his shoulders..he is a dignified and respectable personality..his passion and dedication to Indian team is invaluable..Thanks to him Indian cricket reached a new level..but i would have loved him to be more proactive..

Next my Idol,personal favorite,the Wall Mr.Rahul Dravid..grit,determination,loyalty,perfection personified..A great gentleman and a consistent performer..he has many records to his credit but like Kumble he did struggle to get the credits he deserved but strove hard and eventually got it..His consistent performance was the key for India being victorious in most of the matches from 1996 to present..He has alone as his nick suggests has stood like a wall and saved so many matches for India..He just can do anything for the benefit of the team right from wicket keeping to fit in an extra player to open the innings..I always regret the idea of taking him out of the number 3 position in both ODI's and tests..his presence there would have been more beneficial for th team..Admirable sports person..

Then there is Sourav Ganguly..an able leader..one of the finest batsmen India has ever produced..his batting was just mystical to watch but he lost his touch after a while and struggled for about 2 years but his comeback is a tribute his "never say die" spirit..he went through a lot of humiliation but in the end he himself earned the respect he deserved..i have always admired his "an eye for and eye"attitude thanks to which many victories were possible for India under his able leadership..If he hadn't lost his touch in batting..i am sure he would have a been tough competition for Sachin for many records..

Then there is very very special Laxman..elegance and simplicity personified..One person who has always had the need to prove himself despite some mind boggling performances..his majestic wrist work is just a pleasure to watch..his lazy cover drives are a treat for the eyes..i feel for him cos he was the most over shadowed player in the Indian team..but he is a silent performer..

Thanks to these legends Indian team is at an honorable position..

cricketers for the future..Irfan Pathan,Robin Uthappa..Sreesanth..Yuvraj..Dhoni..i would like to see Kaif shine as well..

Umpiring India vs Australia @SCG(2008)

Huh!!!Umpiring at its worst..ya what else do u expect when u have Steve Bucknor given the job..Damn it!!!Decisions can change the course of the game...Are they really mistakes or purely intentional..doesn't seem mistakes to me when it happens against one side for the majority of times..Crap!!!players can't show reactions against those morons..What have the umpires gottu lose..but for players,its their careers,pride of their country...Its high time ppl should raise their voices against the indignity being caused to the game..How much should players like Sachin and Dravid take..Gentlemen in the true sense these 2 are..apart from being role models for their cricketing talent,they can be admired for their behavior...Yes that apart..let me just talk through some rough decisions that happened through what i call one of the disgraced test matches in terms of umpiring..

1.Ponting edged a ball from ganguly down the legside and dhoni caught the ball off the ground unlike some australians who touch the ground with the ball (may be some superstition )but the umpire probably had his Ipod on not to hear the edge and must have been sleeping away to glory behind the sun glasses not to see the edge..

2.Then ponting was given LBW for a ball which he edged onto his pads..ponting cribbed as if someone had cheated him his meal..ya but it was very decent for the referee(yes it was innocence and dignity personified by ponting)..Only decision against australia..

3.Symond's stumping..hey come on i cannot blame the third umpire for this..may be he was watching porn on his tv and suddenly he had to make a decision..he might have pressed one of the buttons or he might have been shown some other replay by the aussie cameras..

4.Then Symond's got an edge off Ishant's bowling..hey come on i and the commentators and indian players saw and heard the edge..how can the umpire,may be he hasn't cleaned his ears for ages..and how can he see an edge..fine..why is he supposed to see the edge...oh he is the umpire... is he???Ridiculous!!!yeah Ishant trying to aspire his career by getting batsmen out and showing his disappointment at the wrong decision is infact ridiculous for the referee..of course he doesn't have the right to do so cos he doesn't hail from australia.

I have lost count on the number of decisions given in the favour of australians during their batting..

5. Dravid just padded a ball to gilchrist,aussies started appealing and buckor gave it out...was it LBW or caught behind???commentators didn't have a clue i don't think even dravid did..Important wicket and aussies wanted to get it somehow,no matter how cheap they might have to go..Gilchrist considered one of the honest guys of cricket appealed so convincingly that any umpire could have been fooled,then obviously foolish bucknor did get fooled..

6.Thank God!!!This wasn't given..Dhoni's gloves probably kissed the ball and it flew in the air..ponting dived across and took the catch and with the ball on ground as support stood up and started appealing..grow up ponting,this isn't gully cricket and none will be given out for bump catches..oh i am sorry bucknor is the umpire..Bad luck ponting..he was thoroughly disappointed..

7.Ganguly who was batting magnificently edged a ball to slip..clarke picked it up from the ground and appealed..(catching the ball by touching the ball to ground is a superstition) ..benson just looked at the innocent slip fielder ponting for assistance and he gave it as out..i have seen umpires taking assistance from the square leg umpire but ..fine cut the crap...

Atlast a brilliant Movie

As the year comes to an end there is atleast one movie from bollywood which stood out..
In a era where stupid senseless supposed to be comedies become big hits and bad re makes of hollywood movies make money and family drama win awards,there still was place for brilliance and talent to take center stage..yes i am talking about a genius Aamir Khan and his excellent movie "Tare Zameen Par"..

Come on people how can you watch some stupid baboon trying to imitate some brilliant actors and take sequences from numerous hit movies and make a senseless comedy..I am talking about an idiot named Sharukh and movie OSO...

And there is the KKKKKK movies from Karan Johar...Yes they become hits and win awards but how and why is the biggest mystery i haven't yet solved..This guy in movies and Ekta in her serials take the story lines altogether to a different level..Just crap is what i can call those movies and serilas as..

And there is one more set of KK movies from Rakesh Roshan..except for the brilliant acting of Hrithik there is nothing else to watch out for in them and yet he keeps coming...

And yes a big disappointment after movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Black is Mr Sanjay Leela Bansali..What a pain it was to watch Saawariya..man just watch Raincoat and you will know what a shame Saawariya is to the category of Art movies...

And there comes the brilliance of Aamir Khan..TZP has one of the most touching storylines and it is based on a day to day life..There is lot to learn from the movie to all classes of the society and people belonging to all age brackets..

i have always admired this guy and he hasn't disappointed me..Thanks to actors and people like him i still have a hope that bollywood movies can make sense and be brilliant..

Hats off Aamir for TZP..

The Year That Has Gone By

The year of 2007 like all other years of my life was a mixture of good things bad things and yes a memorable one..

In the month of january i finished my 7th sem exams and had been to Tirupathi,then was the time i got a call from my friend saying that we had to begin our internship on jan 10th,i joined on jan 11th to Epsilon,a new phase of life and the deciding phase..I was excited,then the month was full of training that was stressful being from 9 in the morning to 8 in the evening.We were taught a lot of new things which included Perl,HTML,Javascript,CSS,Databases and lot more technologies,every teacher was an inspiration.

In the month of february my final semester of college started,had to learn to balance both training at office and college..didn't find it tough but missed the fun and frolic we used to have in the evenings while in college..Then our project guide had decided the project requirements and we were supposed to finish it in an unrealistic time of 15 days..Then started those meetings to discuss about the ownership of different modules,huh i don't like mishap but couldn't help..Then we prepared almost 11 versions of SRS(system requirements specification)..that is when most of the people lost interest in the project and got into their actual work.This was the month i got close to some of my colleagues..Notable among them being Shetty,Neelima and Sabiha..
Shetty a courageous guy with a tremendous attitude towards life and a guy with a big heart..
Neelima one of my sisters,we share the same sur name..an intelligent girl with lots of dreams and ability to achieve them.
Sabiha,cute sister with a kiddish nature..

In the month of march, we got close to our team lead Santhosh,one of the best human beings i have come across in my life,a perfect team lead,a person with a commendable intellect and a nice guide..To create visibilty for ourselves he made us do some projects,thanks to which we learnt a lot
in embperl,HTML,Javascript etc.Then we had a big treat from Sri and Abhi.

The month of April is one of my favorites being my birthday month,the month started with me taking off from office for the first time to study for internals..The highlight of the month was the function of Kaashi Samaaraadhane and my birthday which was the biggest function in our home since my birth..It was a grand success..My birthday celebration by my friends this time was too brilliant and memorable,pleasant shock was when Suhas and Sri came home at 12 with the cake..next day my friends had planned a "Treasure Hunt" involving the places i love the most,school,kes,ram mandir ground,kle,sankey tank..but thnks to my investigative mind i could catch the surprise before hand..I got one of the best gifts from my sister Sahana,she had written about me and decorated it herself...Love that a lot..Had celebration at office as well..Sad part was i lost some of the gifts i had got from my friends in the function hall..Then the deadline for our project at college was 10th May so we started working on it on last sunday of april..we were in office on both saturday and sunday completely..

The month of may began with working in office on our first May day as an employee,that was due to our project deadline..We completed our project and it came out well..then took off from office and studied for our final exams..

The month of june is when our exams got over and the month when the friends with whom i had spent my 4 years of engineering were parting from me with a hope that we will be in touch..But we can never re live those moments nor can we spend so much quality time with them...Then went to a trip with some of my closest friends,places included Belur,Halebidu,Kalasa,Hornaadu,Kudremukh,Kollur,Sringeri,Kumta,Murdeshwar,Gokarna,Jog Falls..Loved all those places..But this trip was kind of a turning point in my life..lots of misunderstanding happened with some unmeasurable friends..One person who has been with me in all the good and bad times in my life and who understands me better than myself..One more person who actually filled a void in my life and who loved me a lot..Donno if ever our relationships can get back to shape..Miss them a lot but no regrets..Part and parcel of life..

In the month of July came a batch of guys from Nitk to join our company..a new set of people..got close to some of them pretty quickly..Thanks to them my skills in TT is respectable..then i had one of the most happiest days in my life when i went out with a friend full day from morning to evening bunking office..

The month of August was one of the crucial months in my life,i was very low on confidence cos i hadn't had much work to prove my worth to myself and on top of it hadn't fared too well in evaluation tests..was so low on confidence that i had almost taken a decision to quit my job,that is when santhosh spoke to me,motivated me and made me change my decision.Thanks a million to him and some of my friends i am happily working and learning a lot in this job.

Nothing noticeable happened in september.

The month of october is when i got noticeable work..found it tough in the beginning but got into the groove pretty quickly and in no time i was oozing with confidence and happiness for getting work.

November was pretty much normal at work..went out on a lot of one day trips..to Maddur coffee day..cubbon park etc..enjoyed most of the weekends..

December..had planned to take off for 5 days and relax by going out with friends but unfortunately didn't work out,but went out with parents after a long time..felt good.. eagerly waiting for the new year to come..Hopefully will have a lot of fun which i missed last 3 years thanks to our engg exams..

Indian Tradition..

Hmmm..the title is too broad but i would like to touch upon very few things which i have observed in our daily life....

*No matter how much people spend on the interior decoration of their houses still a photo of God finds place in the drawing rooms and bed rooms.

*We call our elders as uncle or aunty but never will we address them by their names or surnames even if we don't know them.

*We still treat every non_living commodity as God and pray them.

*Still the first choice of holidaying for most of the people will be a holy place.