So, here I am after screwin up my Number Theory end-semester paper That too after knowin almost all of d theory …

Finally my fourth semester and with it my sophomore year at IITK is over. Much water flew down d Ganges during this while … It wud b beyond my capacity to enlist each and every event …

But a couple of important ones in a completely random order:

1. I’m gonna get my first F (fakka) of my degree this sem in d course bout which I mntnd in my last post … Probability & Statistics … its sumwht sad considerin tht I never xpected myself 2 be gettin an F … but nevertheless I’ve taken it in my stride. As a result, my whole planning of nxt semester requires a review … lets c
2. One more suicide this yr at IITK … its sad but in no manner was it shockin … as I do c many suicides-tht-may-happen-netime roaming around … and certainly thr r too many cases of suicides-tht-might-have-been … Go on increasing the seats … continue takin students without enuf knowledge and upkeep the screwed up entrance procedures combined with the wonderful environment tht is over here. Btw, wht hasnt been told much in the media is tht the boy was a category student, as is the word goin amongst the ppl who actually knew d guy … he got depressed in his 1st sem after the “institute-organized informal interactn”, and tht the suicide happened due to hanging himself with the door of his room open … I hope tht gives some of u wannabe IITians … a sneak peak in2 life at IITs
3. I did work a lot on my physical fitness in between for a while during the sem … I think tht was actually d most sincere effort towards a goal tht I made durin this entire sem … I m a guy who has never been too much in2 sports … but this sem I did reach a fitness level whr I can run for 5 kms at a stretch, cycle 34 kms within 3 hrs … and such things … how was I to know tht even such a sincere and determined effort wont get me success … this damn hierarchical way of things over here :X
4. Saw a lot of good movies and some bad ones too. Firstly d good ones (again in no order) … Dharm, Khuda Ke liye, Taare Zameen Par, Angoor, Lamhe, Mr & Mrs Iyer, Dor, Proof, Guide, Kitaab (Gulzaar), Golmaal (1979), Maqbool, Pinjar, Sardar (2005), Akele hum Akele tum, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and I guess many more aisi … among the bad ones … thnx 2 our Bollywood distributors and financers, thr wr many too … watch thm at ur own risk … Sheesha, Tashan, One Two Three, U Me aur Hum, Race, Krazzy 4 and others I dont even remember … but yes many of tht category too But all in all, I will thnk IITK forever for d numerous gud movies tht I saw over here and hence refinin my concept of life.
5. The insti also witnessed d annual Gymkhana elections this sem and I curious to hav a closer look … became a part of Election Council – the student body responsible for free and fair conduct of elections … but I was actually shocked and yet not shocked to see the amount of politics being played here … d truth is elections here r fought on regional sentiments, narrow-minded hall loyalties, involves bribery and intimidation of voters, voter impersonation … and havin one’s men inside the election council, play of cards by prominent students, no regards at all to the Lyngdoh Commission and Hon’ble Supreme Court’s guidelines … no regards to the insti rules themselves … and many more of such things
6. Got my passport made finally, a plan I had in my mind since 2nd sem … only 2 get n error in it … and due 2 no fault of mine … I think idiots or creatures worse thn tht sit in d concerned and many such offices :X:X
7. Then thr was Techkriti’08 … simply awesum … d best fest tht I witnessed at IITK … tho it certainly did not escape its share of corruptn, drainin away of money … but thr wr plus points too … got to listen many Nobel laureates … I think tht was precisely one of d very important reason y I wanted to b inside in IIT … but d students had 2 b lured with nothing less thn i-Pods … so as 2 attend such lecs :X
8. In betn, I went to Delhi for a short while after a long gap … saw Delhi Metro and was hooked onto it … symbol for perfectn … I did not mind travellin in a Metro even if tht needed 4 me to take a longer route … salute Padamshri E. Shreedharan … such r d (wo)men India and d world in general needs in plenty … actually only they r (wo)men … rest r just Homo Sapiens
9. then 2day, my WordPress dashboard tells me tht one of my post has been searched by ppl quite often as compared to the performance of my blog till now … thts good and as u can urself c, thts a reason gud enuf for me 2 increase d frequency of my posts
   

Tht is all tht I remember bout d sem as 4 now … I guess I will not b posting nething soon … goin 2 home … and I m not sure if I’ll get as gud net connectivity over thr … another reason y I like IITK

now comin 2 2day … did screw up my NT paprer as said above … got 27/60 pretty bad as per my self-assessment … I fare far above … thn I did carry out 2day after a long time … many of my activities as per d plans made … after d damn xam, shaved myself after around 1.5 mnths … got my bicycle repaired after not attendin 2 it for 2 mnths … thn after around 1 yr or so, got a haircut … and thn as per plans, am also bloggin right now … now I guess I shud pack up,

Home calling … with arms held wide open … but this rooom has 2 b vacated

Signing off,

Lovy