Lectures

We always talk about lectures being boring, monotonous and dull. But we could always find alternative ways so that our life becomes less miserable bearing with those. Here are some things that people do during lectures……….

1. Listening to MP3,Ipod, FM Radio—
   To avoid RK’s high frequency noise, It’s always better to listen to some soothing music. Maybe a slow Brian Adams song will do or john Meyer if you want more slower and more peaceful songs. Warning: Listen to Ankit Shah’s soundtrack at your own risk.
2. Mobile Games
   The snake game has been such a popular thing, played almost everywhere. Then why not lectures? Hard core gamers may also play Multiplayer games such as Fifa via Bluetooth
3. Sleeping/Relaxing/taking rest
   In your tiring schedule you need some time to take rest. Why not sit a lecture and just relax then. Or have a quick nap on the last bench. And you also get attendance as a bonus in this case.
4. Bluetooth Song Transfer
   You must keep up with the latest soundtracks. Listen to good music all the time. So find a mate and just start exchanging the good songs.
5. Drawing/ Sketching
   This one is for the creative ones(read Patro, Dobby, Vivek etc.) to express themselves and to entertain people around them. Others can take lessens from them and start developing their creative side.
6. Reading Novels
   So far Dobhal and Taha have been caught in this act but it still is a safe thing to do. Again if you really can concentrate when so much disturbance of prof is there around you is another issue against it.
7. Singing Songs
   You may think of yourself as the best bathroom singer. But you need to prove it to the backbenchers forum. Clear your throat and just showcase your talent.
8. Eating Tiffin
   According to a recent survey 20% of the tiffins are consumed in the lectures itself and the figure is continuously on a rise. Above line indicates nothing but the fact that I have been working something with surveys in PCT projects and linked it here
9. Playing Cards
   Chandan has been involved in this for so many lectures and never been caught. So very much a safe thing to do.
10. Chalk Fights
    This is the greatest Intra class sport ever.A game with so much fun almost enjoyed by everybody.
11. Watching out of the Window
    One of my earlier blog illustrates this idea better.
12. GRE flashcards, Gate questions, MBA questions
    Better think about future education plans coz Engg is gonna take us nowhere. So utilize the lecture so you may hear some interesting lectures two years later in US. LOL.
13. Completing Assignments/journals
    Why waste time at home writing crap. Utilize lecture time instead.
14. Clicking funny Photos
    The 3 megapixel cam in your cam is not just a showpiece. It can be put to good use.
15. Games
    Games such as X and Zero, bollywood-hollywood, Bingo, cows and bulls, dot-dot can be played.
16. Football/Cricket talk
    Discussing teams/clubs, their strategies, fixtures. Possible outcomes, predictions, expert views, analysis. Fight over clubs, rivalry and much more. Welcome to sports chat.
17. Discussion
    Discussion about any topic, like of a debate. Talking about latest happenings, gossips, rumors etc.
18. Pretending to pay attention
    This exercise might work in your favour possibly at the end of the term when the prof will begin to think you are sincere and may give good termwork. This idea never worked with me though.
19. Fighting for the attendance
    The sole purpose or Raisson d’ Etre of attending lectures is attendance sheet. Fight to sign it and keep the sheet with yourself. So that by approximation techniques, you can estimate the chance of proxy being checked and then decide whether to sign dummies or not.

Thank You

I wanna Thank you ……….

For sharing every little joy and sorrow
For being through during every High and Low
For listening to all that I wished to say
For telling me all you had to say….

Coz of you I saw a different world
Or shall I say saw the world differently.
Giving me hope when there was none
Showed me the way where everything seemed blunt.

Everyone’s there to share the Winning moments
But you were the one who cared when I had lost.
You gave me confidence when I needed it the most
The willpower and Strength to come back strong.

For answering my problems in the middle of the night
For calling up with no reason but to say ‘hi’.
For the sweet tune of Flute you played for me
For watching football matches together just for me.

For traveling with me far off places
Coming for movies and coffee shops
I cherish all the pranks you played
Thank you for the Moments we shared.

Thank you, Thanks again….…for being my best friend

Taking Risks

We almost always tend to play safe and avoid taking risks in many situations. Thinking about what might happen if it doesn’t work out,if it fails. “Fear of failure” hampers you from performing certain tasks. This fear used to affect me a lot. I would be afraid even before making a speech before 10 people.

But I guess things have changed. At this point I have realized that fear and success are very much part of life. Accept them as they come, and try to learn from it.

In the first year, I tried my hand at robotics. Me, Badri and Anand made a wired bot car. Worked on similar lines with other friends and made one more bot somewhat similar. While competing for college festivals, realized that our’s wasn’t the fastest one and we dint have enough knowledge of that field. The aerodynamics, mechanical aspects, torque and all. Figured out that I had just failed. But doesn’t matter, atleast I tried. I had figured out what I am not good at.

Working for web-building was again just a chance. A risk if it had failed, but fortunately succeded there. Many people just don’t convey their feelings for a boy or a gal, just because they feel that friendship will be broken if he/she says no. But I believe that it’s worth taking a risk. What’s the point in not admitting the truth. Why not to portray ourself as someone who we really are. Who knows this risk might change your life.

Winning isn’t everything. It’s about giving your best. It’s about pushing your limits, meeting your targets, achieving your goals. In a cricket match when you are chasing a very high score, you have to take the risk and go for the big shots. Well we may argue that you may get out taking such risks and fail; but realize that it’s the only way you can succeed.

I heard of an Event called Google Whacking while at IIT techfest in FE. I thought whacking had something to do with Hacking and told myself, it’s not my cuppa tea. I would just be a laughstock FE who knows nothing alongwith BE’s geared up with stuff. But my friend insisted on us going. The event wasn’t at all about hacking. It was a simple events of playing with words and Google and we actually went through to the next round also. We had fun. And from then on, we have Google Whacking every semester in cllg. Had I not taken the risk, I would have missed out on the fun.

I liked this song words from westlife song ‘Flying without Wings’

You Gotto fight for every dream
‘Coz you never know
Which one you let go
Would have made you complete.

Window View

Looking down from my classroom window, saw Rajhans students walking out of their school in a single line towards their bus. Their discipline and simplicity was admirable. Sometimes we can learn a lot from these kids.


Looking at my life, thought that simplicity was pretty much there, but the discipline lacked. Life had been a lot unorganised, lot unplanned, my room's a mess, nothing's at the right place. I waste time hunting for my notebook, my pen-drive,my pen etc. I admired those kids.


I little further from the school is a large piece of unused land. Full of greenery due to rains. With grass and short bushes. Hard to find such a big open ground in Mumbai. A little further was PVR cinema where Badri, Dobhal, Kushal and Noopur were watching Rock On.I wished i was with them(though i ended up watching it next day). Then saw the heavy traffic at the JVPD junction .....dis place is never traffic free.



Back to the Bhavans campus again, i saw a small boy of 5-6 years with a coach in the tennis court. I was eager to watch how the coach would start. He was first explaining him the techniques of holding a Tennis racket correctly and appropriate method of movement.Next they started on to service. The coach made 3-4 services of different kinds and the boy was observing him.


It was his turn now. First serve, the boy could'nt connect the racket with the ball. Again the same thing next time. But for the third time, he connected it, only as far as to reach the net. This continued for long.The racket used to either miss the ball or the ball would touch the net.The coach corrected his arm action again and now after a few more trials, the ball reached the other side of the net. The kid must have felt happier. Now the ball was travelling other side of the net quite well, coach told him about cross serve and that the ball should fall in the opposite quadrant. The boy tried that too, sometimes going right,sometimes erred, but nevertheless he was learning.

The session ended soon..And So did the "CC" lecture.....Infact lectures have been so interesting these days. It's just a matter of how you look at it.