A change!

Time for a change!!!

This blog has been dead for a long time now(not a single update in past 3 MONTHS) but I hope to bring it back to life with a new energy and positive force!!

So here's to the good old times and the new ones too!

I'd like to see posts regarding the NEW life we all have now- the changes that have come with college life are innumerous and quite fascinating too.
So here's a call to all my fellow dipsites--- COME HERE!!

Euthanasia-is it the moment?

i just happened to read a few articles on euthanasia..........the practise of killing terminally ill people on thier will,also known as assisted suicide. till today i was of the opinion that people who can no longer live a normal life and are just waiting for death should be allowed to choose the moment of their death instead of forcing them to prolong their agony.their pain and sufferring is something we cannot even imagine.and i believed that it should be legalized. but while browsing through some stats and experiences of people i am now forced to supprt the contrary. Do you know in Netherlands where it is legalized more than 10% deaths are due to euthanasia and this provision is being more misused than used.the population above 80 is getting scarce.A doctor whose cancer patient was recovering quite well suddenly discovers the next morning that that patient had been given the lethal injection that night. such reounts have made me ponder over the fact how will India take it if its allowed and how many of such deaths are after the consent of the patient?

Happy Friendships Day!!

I thought the blog needs a new look to tell the world that it still exists and people have'nt forgotten it.I hope all of you will like this new look I am still trying to improve on it.If you people don't like this one we can always have a new look.

It's been so long

It's been so long since any1 posted on this blog. So i was forced 2 post. Here is a poem (read it somewhr) 4 those who follow their dreams.

Follow Your Dreams...

Trouble arrives in measures,
and we stack it up real high,
until we're convinced,
we have no reason to try.
If u feel defeated,
ur absolutely wrong,
for if u follow your dreams,
u could never lose for long.
Ignore the minor set-backs,
that pile up & trouble u,
or u will build a mountain,
out of stones hurled at u.
The future holds gr8 promise,
your destiny unknown,
but God is always helping u,
and you're never alone.
Soar bravely towards u'r goal,
Let nothing darken the way,
You can change ur tomorrow,
if u seek ur dreams today.

Hey every1 keep postng mates. I am currently in DCE for polymer & chem.

ADVICE NEEDED

Attention everyone:-
I desperately need some advice and that is as soon as possible....that is ....till tomorrow. Now do comment and tell me this. I have got admission through English Honours at Hindu College (DU) and got a 1626 rank in IP. Most people are telling me that I wont get either Bharti Vidyapeeth (at Paschim Vihar ) or IGIT (at Kashmiri gate). So the only one I will get is Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology(at Rohini). And I am likely to get IT rather than computers here too. I am completely confused. Which one should I go in for...MAIT or Hindu?? Both offer diametrically opposite courses.MAIT is much farther from my house as compared to DU North Campus(there is a metro to DU). And if I suddenly decide to re-appear for DCE....will I get more time to prepare for it alongside BTech or with English hons?

Just thinking..about Mumbai

My trip to Mumbai around a fortnight ago was simply great-- one that I'll remember forever. I realized why Mumbai is called " Sapno ka sheher". I had my interview at NMIMS on Monday morning. So I left Delhi by a night flight that reached there around 1. And..I was quite amazed to see the streets!! It seemed as though it was say around 9 pm in Delhi! Slight traffic- not much, people moving around..And best of all.. public transport everywhere!!AND one doesn't even have to fight with the autowalla or taxiwalla for the fare or to convince him to go to the destination.

The interview itself was a great experience. I had butterflies in my stomach when I first entered the building but then I met Varenya and had a great time talking with him- which helped ease my tension. But after he was called for his interview I looked around and was able to talk with some guys from Mumbai. (though I'm not great at starting conversations)And man! such gentlemen!!(wish I'd taken their contact nos!!) Talking with people from a different culture made me realize the new world I was stepping into.

After that..around 12.30 I had the rest of the day to me..to spend with my dad till 6.30. So off we went on a joy ride across Mumbai city!! First I saw Big B's house(right opp. the girls' hostel! great na?) and then we caught a local train to Churchgate(the other end of Mumbai).Getting on the train was one hell of an experience!I've traveled in horribly crowded DTC's but this WAS something else..I had to wrestle my way into the train compartment while one hand was held by dad( just incase I don't get left behind on the platform itself)and with the other I was trying to control my bag which seemed to get stuck between people.It took me 5 mins to push my way from the crowded entrance to the comparatively less crowded inner compartment where I could catch my breath and realize what a state I'd made of myself- My hair were pointing out from all directions and I was sweating like a pig--Ooh yes..That's one thing I forgot to say-- the weather was soo humid that I had rivers of sweat flowing down from my face and even my 2 handkerchiefs were insufficient. .
Anyways..the ride was fun! After that I went to Marine Drive,Gateway of India, the Taj, Colaba, Linkin road,Juhu chowpatty etc..

The trip was quite successful because I got through for the course..But now I've decided to stay in Delhi only..After all.."dilli jaisi koi nahin!!".(Got CS at JP)
p.s. everyone..Kindly leave a comment regarding your results

Sanskrit - the venerated language of the Pundits...and Punditas

Mrs Amla Thukral used to move about with an irritated expression on her face whilst our class continued talking. Those were the days when we used to study Sanskrit –our second language. And then suddenly, as all teachers do, she used to pick one kid who would be disturbing the class the most and start scolding the chap. The class used to fall quite all over again and Mrs Thukral would commence with her usual lecture on the importance of the Sanskrit language. And no she never spoke out superfluous praise of the language. It was the language of the educated, that of the highly respected pundits and that of the civilized Aryans –the purest race. Some of us used to get bored to the utmost during her periods. No, she isn’t a bad teacher. We all respected her a great deal, despite her constant reprimands. However we weren’t intelligent enough to understand and hence enjoy the language. After struggling through the chapters of the book consisting of various shlokas from the Ramayana, the Geeta and other great books by great people, I used to reach the examination halls, leaving large parts of the course. However the designer of the exam was quite accommodating to our problems and we were given a large number of choices in most questions. And so I never scored below 90 and above 94 in any of her school examinations. Yes once I did. I scored 75 because that day unfortunately I finished the whole course by sitting till about 3 in the morning. That was one of the saddest days of my life. Mrs. Amla Thukral gave me a disappointed look –she evidently thought that I was a Brahmin descendent…. she perhaps never realized that my surname was Punjabi.

So that day Mridu Chadha felt good for nothing. I decided never to finish the whole course again, except of course, for the boards. And also decided to always get decent marks in this ‘language of the elite’.

Mrs. Thukral told my mother that she expected me to get above 95. I was aghast at that suggestion. How could she?? How could ma’am expect so much from me?? And oh, now what should I do?? I worked hard …still not expecting anything from myself. …afraid to face Amla ma’am again…. and finished the course. I got 95 (thank god!) in the boards! Now I consider myself amongst the learned and perhaps Amla ma’am knew more. Perhaps I too descended from the ‘Brahmins’. There must definitely be some Brahmin amongst my ancestors.

And so I have, since then, smiled with a sigh of satisfaction with those very pleasurable thoughts.

Now its been two years since her tenth board results and I have passed my 12th. I recently attended my cousin's wedding where a ‘Brahmin’ Pundit carried out all the basic rituals. The rumors abuzz were that the Pundit was quite handsome (its called the theory of relativity).

I went to see the sought after man. …And he turned out to be just. …Just so average….oh well, he was just a pundit and what more did I expect from him. This one was certainly different. He did not have a crow-like voice. He spoke in ‘shuddh hindi’ and explained the meaning of the Sanskrit Mantras which he was speaking out. While he spoke, he was quite aware of the undue attention he was getting from some female members of the wedding family and one could almost see a smile flicker across his ‘handsome’ face. Yet he was a Pundit after all and people got tired of his monotonous sing-song. People cracked jokes, both at the wedding couple and their Pundit. However no one spoke out praising words like- ‘yeh punditji to ek-dum Kouwwe ki tarah gaate hain. Oye kouwwe ,oye kouwwe!!(This pundit speaks out just like a crow. Hey crow hey crow). These were the comments of Mridu’s little sister who was about 3-4 years old then. No this pundit was given a higher status. He had even done a Sanskrit Honors from DU (so the rumor went). And so he was respected.

Recently I received my 12th class board results. They were certainly very bad. I always wanted to get admission into St Stephens College. However my marks did not permit me to even think of it . I looked at the cut-offs…. They lied in the 90’s for every subject ….yes every subject. “Except one”, said my mother. “You can get it in Sanskrit Honors. The last year cut-off was 45%. How about it?? “

Oh yes ….How about it?? I would be studying Sanskrit- Ma'am Thukrals subject.

How about it?? I would master that highly respected language ….I would become a ‘pundita’. And ‘RESPECT’, 'REVERENCE'….would 'I' get that??

hi............

Hiiiiiiiiiiii.................... I think i am a bit too late in joining the group,
Anyway its bettr l8 than NEVEr. I am going to Symbiosis Law College,
to study what else but law.( i dunno how did they check my paper..?!?!)
what bout you guys......?


I am really worried about the fate of indian cricket moreover the journalism concerning it.IMAGINE................ contemplating Sachin's retirement right now!?!Guess they"re trying trapping a whale with the fishing rod!!!
I am really missing school a lot!! anyway do tell me if any of you guys plan to come to pune in the nxt 5 years, coz i m trapped there wioth the lengthiest constitution of the world till then. GOD SAVE ME or.............. SAVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!!!!!!!!

Ek Do Teen

I have been waiting for these days ever since...Freedom!! Oh oh temporary of-course.

Now that I have plenty of time to while away I have very wisely spent it in watching two bad movies with great company and a great movie in ....well what do u expect ...yes, bad company.

<> The first one was Bunty and Bubbly which everyone watched and it was dreadful in my opinion ....ah I wish we had taken your advice Anubhav. Now everyone knows why it was so...maybe there were exceptions (Hey no offence meant to the die hard Big B fans o'er here). And the second movie was Mr and Mrs Smith. Now I am sorry to rip off your hopes and expectations but well, a critic has to do what a critic has to do...So hey it was a pathetic movie. Yeah there were no sizzling scenes between the hot pair (if you were anxious to watch those) and Angelina Jolie acted terribly. She had the same expression on her face throughout and uff I was getting irritated after some time. The savior of the flick was Brad Pitt…. oh his muscles ….wow he was just looking so HOT! Now you may think that the storyline is interesting. Yes it definitely is. The first half of the movie was engrossing. However the interval seemed to have changed just about everything. I felt as if I was watching some Bollywood action film rather than a much awaited Hollywood flick. It almost reminded me of Sunny Deol’s bravado in Gadar. <>

Jolie and Pitt holding guns in both hands …fighting off the whole of the commando force…Killing all of them…Fleeing away with minor injuries…How heroic that was!! <>

Now thankfully the guys (we were 3 girls and 3 guys) weren’t enjoying it or else I would have felt I have come with a bunch of nut cases. Oh yes the company was great and we passed loads of comments- Sabaa and Awais that is (for that seemed a better form of entertainment). Awais was as usual trying to impress Sabaa and me together. And that day he had another prey who was subjected to his buffoonery. That was Anubha of-course. …But the poor fella was disappointed when he learnt she was already ‘booked’ (poor poor Awais). I had to suffer in turn. So I enjoyed the rest of the day at Subway munching away at Shaubhik’s Sandwich, Archit’s salad (the subway salads taste awfully) and my sandwich. And yeah one good thing I discovered was that guys hate to be thrashed by a girl …especially with a hair brush …oh but the girl always enjoys it immensely! And its lovely when you hit hard and the guy almost squeals …and he can’t hit you ….he’d better behave like a ‘man’!!<>

And the third movie was Parineeta. I watched it today with Mom, Malika, Mom’s friend and me…. and that’s boring company for sure. However the movie was good. It did not have a great storyline but was done up pretty well. The songs were great, the performances were greater and Saif looked handsome, even in his old fashioned look. The new introduction Vidya Balan is excellent. The only negative aspect being her nose ….it almost looks like Jojo Momo Popo’s nose (that is Mrs Jyotsana Taneja- math teacher) and is a trifle too long. It was a serious movie mainly telling us the story of a girl falling in love with a guy who can’t really stand up against his father. It had a few twists and unexpected turns. It was a little too dramatic in the end though. Oh yes go and watch it if you are the kinds who appreciates sober dramas. It’s a complete no no for those with dhash dhoosh dhiish tastes. Sensitive stuff for sensitive people – full stop

Cllege Rankings

Okay guys all said and done and people coming up with their own rankings everyday I decided that lets have a vote on engg colleges in india and decide for ourselves.
I have choosen 6 colleges in our country .Let's have a vote and see what rankings we get.Remember anyone who comments has to give a score to each college out of 10.
I am not putting the IIT's into the list ,we all know why.

The order I am giving is according to my own score.

1. BITS-Pilani- 8.5/10
2. NIT Trichirapalli-7.5/10
3. NSIT (delhi)- 7.5/10
4. NIT Surathkal-7/10
5. NIT Warangal -7/10
6. DCE -6/10

Remember when you give your opinion you can add as many colleges as you want and do not forget to give your score with each of your choice.

Miss those good old times.. 

Was Jinnah Secular?

So what is the whole controversy all about? .Mr. Advani went for a peaceful visit to the 'pak' land of Pakistan to make our relationships more peaceful and blah....
It seems now that the guy going through the most un-peaceful phase of his life.

So the question that needs to be asked was Advani justified in making such a statement?
According to me he was but he made one mistake to go to public and express his views about the 'great' founder of Pakistan.
I personally hate Jinnah for the kind of person he was. As we are told by the books we read he was the one responsible for the partition of our country, but there was one more guy was in some terms responsible.The name is Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. According to the author of Freedom at midnight Nehru would do anything that Gandhi would ask him to.In this case however Jinnah was very keen for the partition.He never wanted to negotiate.
He was no doubt secular as history tells us, but he changed his ways in 1940's when he became involved with the Muslim league.

According to me the guy was secular but was also one of the main reasons for the partition.
As far as Advani is concerned the guy just let people know his feelings.This is the height of hypocrism.When actresses from Pakistan come here show there their skin onscreen then no one is worried.As soon as a politician says something people get angry god knows why.Ours is a country full of fools I guess..

Why can't people stop wasting their time on things like these and do something more constructive? There is our education system that needs improvement no one thinks about that.

Give it a thought people.....

SMOKING........

There has been a lot of hype in the papers and on the television channels about the ban on smoking on screen. There have been long discussions,debates,hours of talks,and much more to burn our heads with thoughts ,but at the end of the day there law still exists and will be implemented from this august.According to me the ban in some terms is justified and in some terms is not.As we all know there is no limit to imagination and what we see on the screen is 'supposed to be fiction' so the people making movies are justified on their part.The sad thing is when I hear people like mahesh bhatt justifying their part the guy just wants to sell his movies like anything for eg nazar,zeher,murder,tumsa nahi dekha.......the list goes on...the guy just uses skin show to make his movies work these movies have no substance i.e nothing at all that is watchable. That guy says that we don't use smoking sequences for glamourisation. That person for one surely does it to make money.People like shyam benegal are still justified as at least they have something to offer .Then comes the part of the great censor board itself. The guys are totally out of their minds.I don't think they have ever seen channels like ETC and the trailors of the upcoming movies shown on them.That is where strict implementation of laws is required.You see people do start smoking if they see their stars doing the same.So according to me the only solution out is whenever such sequences are there in the movie the same person smoking on screen should in the starting say that smoking is injurious to your health people don't smoke.... and I think the problem will be solved.

I miss you!!

I really miss you sooo much!! Earlier when i saw you everyday I failed to realise your importance in my life. But now, that I haven't seen you for almost 4 months I really miss you!!

In case you guys are wondering who I am talking about..well then..Its our dear school D.P.S.,R.K.P.
i really can't believe I haven't been there since January! Today, in the morning when I got an opportunity to catch a glimpse of it..I immediately went along. I was supposed to drop my brother for his football practice. In normal circumstances I wouldn't have sacrificed my sleep for anything but hey! this was an opportunity to DRIVE myself to school..that too without my dad! though surely, mom accompanied me. But it was the first time I drove WITH a license.( I've driven without a license before, all around delhi) (Got my license on 9th May)The whole thing didn't take more than 20 mins. (school is exactly 7 mins.) but it was a wonderful experience!!

I'd thought I'll write about what all I miss about school-- but now, after mentioning the driving thing I'm not too excited to write about it..So maybe next time!
Bye!
P.S. Best of luck for the CBSE result on Monday! I plan to go to school to check it though i know one can see it online but still I think its like an exciting ritual..going to school and searching for your name among hundreds of others..and talking to everyone around after soo long. Hope to catch some of you too!!

Life???

Don't mean to sound too philosophical but hey..read on for a change..

Life is a game, So play it,

Life is a lealent, So make it,

Life is a challenge, So prove it,

Life is a war, So win it,

Life is a gift, So share it,

Life is a work, so do it,

Life is a friend, So love it,

Life is like an ice cream; enjoy it before it melts,

The toughest subject in Life is - FUTURE.

And the best teacher is - EXPERIENCE.

Life is like a mirror; it reflects what you do,

So please keep smiling, and it will surely smile back at you.

Forget yesterday, Neglect Tomorrow,

Enjoy Today, Be happy everyday.

Life is a process of self-discovery,

People blame circumstances, for what they are,

To be successful, look for, the circumstances you want.

If you cannot find them, make them.

Life is what we make of it.

It’s not a rehearsal; it’s the main event.

Plan as if you were going to live forever,

Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.

In Life there are neither rewards nor punishment.

There are only consequences.

Life ends when you stop Dreaming, Hope ends when you stop Believing.

Love ends when you stop Caring, So Dream, Believe & Care.

Then LIFE is Beautiful...

HEY

Oh my god look who's here!!!!

Now there are gonna be never ending conversations on this blog but I think they will be nice to read.
Ya I am talking about the talkitive and Slim!!
Shubra
Great to see you contributing and Anchal the new look is just great.

Well lets set some rules:-
Who ever is a member of this blog must post a comment giving his/her contact no. and address and when they get into some college post thier place of residence with address.

Destiny

Its been a long time since I posted something. Actually a lot has happened in the last few weeks. I think I'll start in chronological order.
On 26th I met up with my friends- Ahona, Akanksha, Mridu and Shubhra after a very long time..and we all had a great time together.It was more of a farewell for Shubhra who left for Australia on 29th. We met at Ansals, had lunch at Chopsticks and then went off to Dilli Haat. Old memories and incidents were recalled and I think everyone was nostalgic in the end by the idea of separation after so many years we'd spent together in one school.
On 27th came the shocking news: Kritu Kaushal passed away. Still can't believe it.. Was with me in class 7 and 8 .. and i always knew him as a jovial and fun loving guy..but then..thats what life is all about..the unexpected.
28th-- D-day!! IIT results declared: From my class Abhinav, Aditya, Akash, Anubha, Yatin, Beru, Kumar, Piyush,Pyush, Raaghav, Shantanu, Kashyap And Vishrut got through ( total 13-- if there are more please correct me) congrats to all of them and for those who didn't make it..Best of Luck for DCE
29th-- Talked to Shubhra before she finally left for Australia..I'm really missing her but surely the net will keep us in contact. For everyone.. her new email id is : shubhra_the_gr8@hotmail.com
30th-- Got to know about Athira -- shaken up by the death of another student of my batch. Though I didn't know her personally but I still knew her by face at least.
1st May-- A wonderful surprise-- met some of my old friends who were with me at Carmel Convent. Wonderful to see them after 6 years and amused by the fact that they remembered by name-- I met Aridhi, Ankita And Priyanka.
I even went to watch 'Kaal'. Nice movie - though it could have been better- just past time.


And hey..does anyone know exactly how many seats are there in BITS Pilani??
Thats it for now.. quite a long entry I must say
Gotta go
Bye

Saat Sau Chhiyaasi (786)

Here's a poem composed by an anonymous Dipsite hosteller
(Got it through SMS and coundn't resist putting it here even though I won't call it an accurate account)
(it sounds best when you pronounce 786 as 'Saat sau chhiyaasi'..just like in Veer Zaara)

Main student no. 786
DPS ki salaakhon se jab bhi baahar dekhta hoon
Din, hafton, mahinon ko EXAMS mein badalte dekhta hoon
Iski canteen se kisi saste dhabe ki khushbu aati hai
Ye building mujhe Central Jail ki yaad dilati hai
Ye teacher jo ki shakal se hi kasai lagte hai
Ye 3rd degree torture jise ye padhai kehte hain
Woh kehte hai ki ye school hai
Phir kyun ye mujhe jahnum se bhi badtar lage
Main student no.786..........

And hey! BEST OF LUCK for the big one on sunday.. IIT-JEE!!

This one is just too gud

# Rajnikant, the police officer, is sitting on his motorcycle under a coconut tree, when he sees a couple of villains escaping in a car. He holds the clutch, puts his bike in gear, takes his gun and fires upwards. A coconut falls on the starter, Rajni releases the clutch and zoom he goes chasing the villains.

Mithun’s Movie Miracles

# Mithun is confronted by 2 gangsters. He has a gun but unfortunately only one bullet. So what to do? He holds a knife in his hand and shoots the bullet towards the knife. The knife cuts the bullet in 2 pieces and kills both the gangsters. Then, Mithun in his trademark style says "Yeaaah, Apun ka naam Hira, Apun ne sabko Chiraa".
Isey kehte hai,ek Knife se Do shikaar.

# Mithun is chased by a gangster. Apne Mithun ke paas gun hai par goli nahi. Guess, what he does? He waits for the gangster to shoot at him. As soon as the gangster shoots, Mithun opens the bullet compartment of his gun and catches the shell in the empty barrel. Then, he closes the bullet compartment and fires his gun. Bang... And the gangster is dead.
Meri billi mujhi ko meow

# Our Mithun is a military officer. He enters a jail cell wearing a cap. Then in the cell he sees here and there and suddenly puts his finger in a wall. His finger works as a drill machine and makes a hole in the wall. Wow!!! He then takes a pen out of his pocket puts it in the hole. Then he takes off his Cap and hangs it on the Pen.
Style mein rehne kaa

# Mithun is in jail (now as a prisoner) and desperately wants to get out of that hell. So what to do? He simply crawls over the 50-60 ft high jail wall without any rope or support and jumps over. Truly amazing!
And we thought Spiderman existed only in the U.S