Friday, October 20, 2006

tathva..grey matters

i'm feeling really low about not being able to blog for such a long time..and i seud to be reminded of this fact by a friend of mine.. who would ask me why i stopped blogging everytime he saw me.. n there r no points for guessing this person..hopefully when the person reads this.. he'll probably sent a msg in shout box! okay comin to serious stuff.. tathva...
for the uninitiated ..tathva is a AI TECH FEST organised by nitc...
its high level contests n also there are informals.. so folks.. gear up n try to win something.. the stakes are high.. n yeah like the old adage.. participating is more important than winning!
so ppl intested ..there are loadsa different competitions pertaining to different branches.. check out the site.. http://www.tathva.nitc.ac.in.. its really 1derful.. u can also join the forum there ..
n yes ppl form other colgs.. u can even come for just watching the stuff goin on here.. there will always be some stuff goin on...in the evenings will be the much awaited musical nites... n it is on the 27th, 28th n 29th of october..
chalo
cya during tathva..2006
signing off
anna

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Alma Mater…ADIS (Part I )

I’m writing this piece of my biography sitting at a desk in an AC room in Intercontinental Abu Dhabi(a ***** hotel..no stars on keyboard…hehe)
I assure you there would be no additional points for guessing the circumstances that brought me here…
Nways coming back to ADIS …my school years in ADIS are filled with bitter-sweet memories….many close friends, wonderful teachers…Most of the days would begin with a prayer to Almighty…in the morning assembly…’God We thank Thee’ or the Hindi prayer ‘Daya Kar Na..’ ….I said most of the days since some days ….fortunately …we won’t have the morning assembly. I’ll tell u the fortunately part in another post…a post about the morning assembly…
If our class teacher cared about such facts of life..like the morning prayer…some of them did..;) …then they would ask us to recite it…else the day would start with a math or physics period.
Having a math period on the 1st hour of the day was fun…in most cases..i say most cases…as it also depends on your math teacher or whether u have a pending homework which u had unfortunately planned to finish copying ASAP. from the class nerd during the 15 minute break…. ;) …BREAK was a very small part of the time during our school hours….unlike other schools which have 30 min to 1 hour break…we just have a MERE 15 minute break!!
K…I have divided these 14 years of schooling into 1st: KG to 4th (don’t remember much..but I guess it was rather uneventful… ;) ) 5th till 7th(bitter memories…..miserable school life…k here were some teeny-weeny sweet memories too… ) then one entire post for 8th std. (recuperation time from 3 miserable yrs…I’m not kidding…) and the last part is 9th to 12th (almost fabulous… ;) )
K I have to stop here…will be there with the other parts very soon…
Till then
Cya
signing off
anna

Monday, June 12, 2006

Back To School

No..this is not what u might be thinking… ;)
It is not one of those back to school ads which keep popping up on the TV and the newspapers when the vacations (seemingly short!) get over and it is time to go back….those ads used to be painful reminders of the grim fact that it is indeed time to get back to that(oh so dreadful!) school and the monotonous schedule… dashing towards the brown boring bus before the (really frustrated ) driver decides that it is time to stop honking and go ahead with picking up other not-so-sleepy students…..
Oh …I’m getting carried off… the alma mater memories are for another post…nah not now..
Okay coming back….this is the time when I went back to school….as an ex-student..I remember the times when we used to look up to seeing the ex-students…some were real babes n dudes when they were not wearing the oh-so-plain uniform…after 1 ½ years was overwhelming to say the least..
It was great to see all my teachers…so happy..Adis(dats the name of my school…in case you didn’t know..) had undergone some structural changes during my sojourn at nit calicut…there was a new stadium stand around the playground…a new block was constructed in place of the basketball court which was shifted to a secluded area behind the audi... and some more not-so-worth-mentioning changes… ;)
I met some of my close friends…some sweet juniors…my oh-so-adorable princi n the always-puffed-up headmistress(in appearance …u know…k …I’m not being mean..merely stating a fact).
I also accidentally met Mr. Turtle Neck…our administrator who takes it upon himself to discipline the students and if possible humiliate them …his fav pastime.. I always thought that post was a waste considering the fact that he was the one in dat post… ;) and the fact that there were already many posts…princi , hm,headmaster, supervisors for KG, juniors and seniors…
I went to each and every block in the school…to meet every tchr who had taught me during my 14 yrs of schooling. It was a nice feeling deep down inside when I came back home… my mind churning with fond and the uh-not-so-nice memories…
Okay dat was one day during the really long 3 month vacation from nitc….it was sweltering outside…but it was definitely a great idea to go from block to block n meet my wonderful teachers..
K
Tc
Signing off
Anna

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

FANAA FOR U!

Yeah I just saw the movie yesterday…its okay…or is it really??
The first part is fine…I loved the songs….but when the terrorism part starts I’m somehow reminded of dil se…only one difference…there the heroine was the terrorist…
and both of them die in the end..
Okay I know there was no visually impaired girl like in the case of fanaa…but still dat movie has some similarities with dil se...
Actually , I was all geared up to see the movie…but my great friend killed my enthu. By blatantly telling me what happens in the end…n stuff like who aamir really is …she is seriously a kill joy…!
But yours truly is a good girl…she will not tell you what’s going to happen in the end….nah she won’t spoil the fun…
Anyways go and see the movie..it has a lot of serious dialogues….some ppl say it is kind of chaatt(okay I guess it is NIT trichy lingo… it comes from the hindi word chattofying)

Fanaa has a storyline which from time immemorial (not kidding!) has been tried and tested in many hindi movies….some where true box office hits while others sunk into oblivion without a trace.

Fanaa has a really fabulous star cast…Kajol’s grand comeback after a long time…and then the first pairing of Aamir and Kajol…they are a great pair…fabulous.
k...nothing else ...go ahead watch the movie
it might be worth it....;)
tc
anna

Monday, May 29, 2006

reservations...

hmmm...reservations...a really controversial topic....it looks like all of you have reached a consensus that the move by the government was just an act to get political mileage...
let's have a look at this delicate topic from both sides....not just thinking that we belong to the general category...
firstly, by having reservations the quality of premier institutions like IIMs and IITs are being diluted. Lets say that the measures taken by the government is a blunt to India's knowledge edge.
The OBC's include a whooping 50%(almost) of the Indian population. but do the really needy ones get this privilege...do the poor people living in the arid lands of Rajasthan without water and proper meals get an advantage?? NO...it is really sobering to note that a certain creamy layer (the ones who became doctors and engineers through their reservation and now using this to send their sons or daughters to premier institutions) are enjoying these privileges...the fact lies that they DONOT lack good education...they have all the facilities ...like the general category...just that they have the name OBC and hence they are using it to their advantage.
Secondly, i want to know ...many people make the lame excuse that they don't support this reservation becoz it is not reaching out to the needy...so if there is a rule that THE CREAMY LAYER IS NOT ENTITLED TO THESE RESERVATIONS, WOULD YOU AGREE TO RESERVATIONS????
;) ..i'm wondering....
thirdly, i think it is a better idea to have reservations in the lower levels of education..lets say good schools. really good schools…. the idea of compulsory education...does not entitle OBC students to have admission to good schools....the idea of this act is to give the OBCs a fair chance to coaching materials for competitive examinations, a good foundation...it is another thing that the home and parents should be able to help the student..but having an admission in a good school..is already like half the battle won.
Then the idea of increasing the number of seats is downright ridiculous..to say the least...it is not a matter of having more classrooms ...it is a matter of quality faculty...IIM's are having a shortage of faculty...without looking into this matter and making such a gaffe is hopeless.
the idea of reservations was to amalgamate the suffering, pain and humiliation felt by the OBCs for many years....they have a right to quality education...but at college level??
lets start with school and I think admission to colleges will automatically come with it...
Earlier in the fifties when India just got independence, nobody was rallying on the streets or undertaking hunger strike because it was understood that reservation was necessary for a better India…
BUT NOW??EXCESS IS ON THE VERGE OF DESTROYING THE NECESSARY.

As M J Akbar said” Reservations are now the interest collected by pick pocketing the future of India and paid by politicians for loans taken from their vote banks.
The students are out on the streets because politicians are stealing the future of the young in order to preserve the power of the old politicians. Politics is once again turning a crack into a chasm.
I think it is really a disaster to have reservation into place…..
Tc
Signing off…
Give me ur views…
anna

Friday, May 26, 2006

Chemistry of Room mates.......

Disclaimers: This is an absolute piece of fiction…it does not mean to intentionally or unintentionally hurt anyone …. :D
This is just based on silent retrospection….(nothing else to do these days…;))…and a small pep talk with the inmates of the famous LH of NITC
This is really a time pass on Friday morning where my dear bros are busy studying for their exams…..n I’m the jobless one around….

So here goes…:
Room mates ….not decided by us in the first year….our destiny is decided by the warden of LH….n that will b the first n last time some1 in LH has roommates…since we are offered single rooms from 2nd year onwards..
Roommates are the ppl with whom you spent the remaining day after coming back from a hectic day in clg.. if u choose to….i say if you choose to because it is up to you to be in ur room or ur friends room…if u think u hav born losers as room mates….;)
Room mates can be particularly helpful to act as a morning alarm while u r still dozing off on the bed at 7:40 while your class is at 8:00( yours truly had a personal experience of this many times….;))
It is better to hear the sweet, mellifluous voice of ur room mate(no I’m not exaggerating!) rather than the cacophonous alarm of that clock which I want to crush everyday while getting up.
Then there will be small misunderstandings regarding chote chote baatien like cleaning the room…( I know of a friend who ended up changing rooms coz her room mate wouldn’t do her share of room chores!)
When I met with my old long lost friends(boo hoo!) I realised that some of them who had become room mates in hostel turned out to be fighting to no end(the saying ‘familiarity breeds contempt’ makes complete sense now).
But the great times you have with your room mates are really unforgettable moments in your hostel life….depends on how you and your room mates get along. Room mates are SUPPOSED to be your best friends….!
Room mates can be a positive or negative influence on you.
They can be a beacon of light in a dark world for many….!

Now I’m getting all nostalgic remembering the 1derful moments with my room mates..the small joys…the chotte temper tantrums….it is really something I’m gonna miss when I go to 2nd year…
Dedicating the ong from friends ‘I’ll be there for you’ to my sweet room mates…(names not disclosed to protect privacy….u know being my room mmates will be a lot of publicity for them more than they can manage….k stopping this self praise here before you get charged up to throw that mouse at the monitor…n then I’m sparing u the worry n tension that goes with searching for a new monitor)

K
Tc
Signing off
anna

Thursday, May 25, 2006

burning topics....

Hey here are some burning topics for the day:
1. The idea of imposing a dress code and making it mandatory for girls and boys to sit separately in Bangalore University….has revoked really strong comments and disapprovals by students and parents alike. …What is YOUR opinion on this…..?
2. Reservations for the OBCs in the IIMs and IITs?
In my opinion, it will ruin the quality of education in the premier institutions in the country….and it is just for the present governing body to get a political mileage over their counterparts…I mean having the votes of the OBCs(nearly 50%) is definitely a big win for the congress…..

3. What makes NITT the best NIT in the country…hey is there any nittian around there who can provide me a detailed answer to this query…..i mean is it cultural wise..placement wise…academic wise…facility wise….please support your arguments with facts…J

Please guys…give me ur views on this matter…comments on the topics are also invited…
Till then…put ur thinking caps on…..n get to the core of these questions
Till then
Chaley chalo
Cya
Signing off
anna

Friday, May 19, 2006

DAN BROWN......ROCKS????

Does Dan Brown seriously rock...? k i know he doesn't actually rock...i mean he is nt a rocker u know..he justs walks...writes books....ndoes other things that v ppl do...
so what makes him different...is it his Da Vinci Code...yeah i read the book....don't actually understand the hype concerning the book....it has an ingenious plot...the theory is controversial...but does that mean the book should be famous....of course it is human tendency to read books which are highly controversial...or are banned..
i still remember how eager and enthusiatic we(implies the first year gals of nitc) were to watch TV in the tv room...since our DEAR seniors STRICTLY forbade to do so!(yaya it was only till the end of first sem)
so when we were finally allowed to watch tv in that previously....enchanting(no no i'm not exagerating)tv room......we suddenly realised that the room was really boring and plain TO SAY THE LEAST!!
watching tv there when we could go out n hang around with friends n watch movies in theatre was really out of the question....
i'm not against dan brown...i really loved his prevois books...angels and demons...deception point...n all dat(ya the only book left now is digital fortress)...but da vinci code didn't actually keep me on the edge of my seat...as in the case of angels n demons....
of course there was always the back ground rebukes and PJ's my bros kept tellin ....tryin to dissuade me from reading the book syain that it was banned by the Pope!
when i finished reading the book....i realised that it wasn't defenitely DAN's BEST book....
maybe the hype is on the rise due to the release of the film starring tom hanks(really a funny actor...liked him in forest gump!) ...
recently i read in the newspaper that there are protest against the realease of the film in bombay.....
lets wait and see....the show has begun....keep the balls rolling!!!

Sunday, May 14, 2006

ambigram


hey i finally got an ambigram for myself...wanted one sooo badly after reading about it in Angels and Demons By dan brown...that book ROCKS!
okay jus guess what is written in the ambigram
PS: this ambigram is courtesy Balagi...
check out his bloghttp://balaambigrams.blogspot.com....
thanx a lot balagi.
signing out for now
tc
chaley chalo

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

LIFE AT NITC

my name is anna thomas..studying in nitc ...CSE currently in 2nd year. ...yup 2 more years b4 leaving this place. here life is really cool. this place is always ..buzzling with activities be it cultural activities like Ragam..technical festivals like Tatwa...or even the (yawn) sessional or end sems. then we have the never ending musical nites.....n the same ol' borin movies screened at our gr8 Aryabhatta hall.
yup v did get to see rang de basanti...one of the screened movies.
then the timings of these great festivals..sangam..the 1st year 'unforgettable' event was just b4 the 2st sessional of our 1st semseter...then the basic rule here is "sessionals come n go..but these events are once ina lifetime events".....
people who can manage their time effectively between extra curricular activites n studies are the winners at the end of the day. there are numerous clubs out here...being junoir exes of these clubs is another thing. doing something worthwhile while we are still at nitc is up to us..instead of simply squatting our time at the 'LH' we could always do something like developing projects..taking part in industrial traning..not just for the sake of credits.
then another thing almos all nittians hate about this place is the 80 % attendance! that just implies we could miss just five classes for subjects with 5 credits and 10 classes with subjects with 4 credits.....the consequences of bunking more classes is really scary...you will end up NOT WRITING YOUR END SEMESTER EXAMS DUE TO ATTENDANCE SHORTAGE!!!
then ofcourse there is the medical certificate option..but you have to get it from the 'NITC Doctor'...certifying that you were genuinely ill..(still face the disbelieving looks on the faculty advisros face!) AND.... you can submit only 3 medical certificates in the course of 4 years! so if you are really a person with a stroke of ill luck and always have the tendency of falling ill just before your exams..goodbye...my friend ..NITC is NOT the right place for you.
then chaley chalo....if you still think you have something you can offer NITC ..or you can crack the AIEEE and get to NITC...way to go..my friend..cya soon ..n don worry about the ragging part..i can assure you this place ..rocks...just chill..whther you are in 1st year or fourth year...ragging is out of question...(yup there is a bit here n there...yaya just 4 namesake)...
tc

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

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Email id 2 : anna_87@rediffmail.com

Email id 3 : annathomas_36@hotmail.com

You may contact me in any of these.

my life

hi ppl out there... my name is anna thomas.
I am an nitc student 1st year btech...CSE..very soon goin 2 b a 2nd year..hopefully!!
well then nothin else.. cu around sometime..
chaley chalo.
tc
have fun.
anna