Value of a Rupee!

After reading the title don't think that 'm gonna give a long drawn post about the value of a rupee. its just some basic facts which we all love to ignore.

Its not just 1/(whatever the value of a $$). Our Rupee coin is so much more than that. Its

1 Caramel Eclairs.
2 coffee bites.
4 Soft Spots (Whatever happened to them?!)
16 village peppermints!
60 seconds from the Yellow Box.
100 SMSes for some.
The topping to the 100,500 or 1000 in an envelope at a ceremony.
The savior from a ceremonial kick from the bus conductor.
An hour for the homeless.
A house for an Eritrean. :)
An ugly jingle to your stride.
An embarrassment to a '7-figurer'.
The trophy of a grocery store bargain.
A decider at an auction.
A Gem for a Romanian numismatist.
Horrible worthlessness at the Mall.
A well-deserved tip for The Cocky Waiter.
An extra Sweet Puri at the chaat place.
A MASSIVE 2 more MB of web usage for BSNL (ask any DATAONE user, had to put this one in)
What else?!
Fill in more :)

Thrissur

I visited this place just to visit my closest friends home. he has been pestering me to come to his place for the past one and half years but usually something comes up due to which i could not make it. This time i finally got the time and opportunity to go.

for those who don't know Thrissure is know as the "cultural Capital of Kerala". Mostly famous for its Poorams(temple festivals), it has many great places to hang out which includes kerala's oldest mall, a lake to spend ur evening driving away whatever tesnions you have and many more places.

Once in the place u cant miss the famous Swaraj Round Also known as Thrissur Round, around which the whole town is built. There are also the temple of which the most famous are the Vadakumnathan Temple and the Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple. These two temples are the main for the Trissure Pooram which is held annually.

There is also the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours Also known as Puthan Pally, this is the biggest and tallest church in Asia, situated in the heart of the city. The gothic arcitecture used in this church is amazing. The bible tower gives you a great view of the city, but the climb can be a bit long and steep :)

If u go there dont miss the Vadakkechira. This is one of the largest pond located north of the city. The atmosphere will make u feel that u are not in a town, even if u are still only a few meters away from a busy traffic junction. A great place to spend your evening, if with friends the better.

Then visit the City center, one of the first formed malls in kerala and is maintained very well. With a variety of shops to wet a shopping happy persons apetite. Talking of apetite, the mall also houses excellent eatries which can surly wet your apetite :)

The town when u think of is small but has many things which can surprise you. actually i now have an ilking for the place that have been to this place twice in the past 2 months. :)

Going Places

These past two months have been very hectic as most of the time i have been out most of the time. My friends say that 'll go places after i finish my studies( actually i dont have any idea what they mean by that) and i have really been "going to many places" during the past 2 months. :)

For the past 2 moths i have been on travel most of the times that 'm actually never at home. Sometimes i have gone for a formal function. Sometimes with friends, family or just for fun. Have been to a variety of places that i really understood how much i love traveling, a feeling i never had before. :D

For this reason 'm opening a new label in the blog named "Travel",of which this is the first post. The label will have a description of the places i have been visiting or have visited in the past and what i have learnt from my travels.

Small is big!!!

Most of us have known of fights starting from small issues. Now i have witnessed one which started just because of a small 5 letter word written on a road that is nobody's property.

Now u will be thinking how a 5 letter word can lead to a fight. Now 'll say that the word was "ROYAL" and you will be yet again confused. But when i say that the people involved in the fight were the seniors and juniors of my college i guess you get an idea.

I wont go on explaining the events that lead to the fight or even the fight that happened. but this event set me thinking on how things can be always drawn out of proportion, how small things can lead to bigger things, how one cant just change the way how people think, or how people just jump to conclusions. A small thing which could have been resolved my mutual talk went on into a whole scale "war". I know fights have started for smaller reasons that this, but you actually feel silly when it happens right in front of you.

Now after the whole fight when people go out looking for the cause of the fight all they find is a 5 letter word.... now i seriously HATE that 5 letter word.. grrrrr

Another accolade

Right from the start of my college days i have held various positions and done various events for the college. I have held high posts of authority for my department, an independent organization, and many more. people have recognized for the work rate i put in and efficiency of my work. Maybe that why they honored me with the highest accolade that i have got in my college life till now.
****drum roll****
I have been elected College Council Chairperson(college captain). :)
***applause***

After rididng trough some tough competition i won by a landslide a election which i never thought 'll win. Maybe the students are too fond of me and thought 'll be an apt leader for them. Hope i can live up to the expectation that many people have on me.

Thanks to one and all who has contributed to this. Pray for me :)

Another Project!!

With another project looming large i was scouring the net for possible things that i could make. My team always try to make something ambitious so i too was trying to get an ambitious project topic. Thats when i found this picture. take a look. :)

Hawkeyed!!!!!

Rarely do we come across a topic that is quiet fascinating and that can be taken in such a way that will leave the audience spellbound. I was in search of such a topic to present as 7th semester seminar /paper. the holidays were spent searching various websites giving semianr topics with a small abstract but still i could not find the topic that most fascinated me. almost losing hope i made a note of few topics that were appealing.
Thinking that the seniors will help me i tried out one last resort. Tried chatting with as many seniors as i can get hold to. and that is where is struck gold. One of my seniors told me to take something in sports technology and stated telling me about Hawkeye(though i already knew about it, it had not crossed my mind a a topic worth taking). One wiki search and i knew that i had found what i wanted.

That day started the extensive research and collecting all sorts of info that is available on the net. College started and i had to submit the abstract. I submitted 3 topics. I submitted HAwkeye ,Imax(another topic that interested me, now begin researched by one of my closest friend :) ) and GPS. And the unthinkable happened. The TEacher rejected my main topic and asked me to take GPS (i had already taken this topic in another semester). DAMN !!!! Somehow i coaxed her to accept the topic( that was not tough at all).

I slacked a bit after this and had to make the ppt on the day before the presentation but somehow still managed to make it adding lot of pics and videos. i was feeling jittery as i had not prepared well enough but still was confident of not giving a bad show :) .

The seminar started. I went on with full gusto explaining each and every bit. Usually the trend in seminars is that the class starts minding its own business after a few slides.. but mid way into my presentation i was surprised that most of the class was still paying attention to my blabbering :)
That gave me extra confidence. The seminar ended leaving me satisfied. The teachers really liked my work and asked the others to take examples from my work . But the best part ws when each and evey member present there came and congratulated me for taking a wonderful class. and i guess it was so good that almost the whole college was talking about it the next day. :)

I'm feeling satisfied on a job well done. to know more about Hawkeye visit the following links
Wiki
Hawkeye Official Site

Saas-Bahu Soap Operas

No matter how many times they have featured on 'Things I Hate The Most' on Slam-Books and personality questionnaires, I have always been awed by the rich variety of 'saas-bahu' teleserials aired during prime-time.
Why?

Here is ,in no way an exhaustive list of their achievements( Due to obvious reasons I consider all the saas-bahu dramas to be a single identity) :


The net worth of the jewellery in one scene overtakes the GDP of Eritrea(ask google uncle about Eritrea).

The costumes worn by a single person on one show beats the lifetime wardrobe of an average, sane mortal.

The Bindis of a lucky select compete in size with Kosovo.

The only set-up , fiction,non-fiction or whatever, where an older person plays the daughter if not grand-daughter of the younger one.

The wiliness of the average bahu puts to shame even the most dangerous KGB spy.

The make-up used for one complete episode can is more than that used by any mortal.

The only family probably in the history of time to have 8 generations in one frame.

Edna Parker who?.Compete with our very own Baa.

The only shows on planet that can make a 5 minute real-life scene go on for an hour.How?
Here are a few ways :

• The camera zooms into and out of the bahu's face 5-6 times,accompanied by thunderous sounds,prefferably from different angles.
• Then,the above repeats for the other 8-9 subjects in the scene.
• This done,there are various combinations to capture reactions.
• Then we bring in components just one color.
• The list is so ingeniously long,hence I skip here(phew).

Those were but just a few.
And how did I become such an 'expert' at this,well , "Mums" the Word!!

Radio Renaissance hits Kochi

Finally Kochi city can say that its got its own radio channels. and that too not one but 3(that too in addition to the already existing ones). Club FM, Radio Mango and S FM finally opened their stations in kochi after opening their station in other towns in kerala. But it was a welcome relief to all.

Radio is coming back into the living rooms. Satellite radio a subscriber-based radio service that is broadcast directly from satellites and FM stations have redesigned radio as the entertainment mantra of the times. It has created a new mode for people across the world to listen to radio.
The radio renaissance happening in the major metros of the country is hitting the city too. After already experienced one such radio boom( while i was in Mumbai) i am also expecting high from this boom too and of course the Mumbaikkars and the Bangalorians in the city would like to have Radio Mirchi and Radio City to start broadcasting in Kerala too.

It is a new experience for music lovers, wherein they can choose to tune in to any genre of music according to their mood and taste.The never-ending soap operas concentrating on `saas bahu' relationships and illegitimate children, the umpteen advertisements on television and the deterioration in the quality of programs have created an audience that is desperately searching for entertainment.
Now the once forgotten radio is everywhere. its not only rocking households and individuals, restaurants and beauty parlours are tuning their radio for entertaining their customers. Several outlets where youth hang out, like upmarket coffee shops in the city plays radio music to entertain its customers.

The habit of storing CD's in a vehicle(car) has gone for a toss. The question asked is " who needs CD's when you have the radio? "

Looks like radio is all set for more rocking and exciting times ahead.

Half gone

Fianlly a month of holidays is gone though another month remains. Tough not much activity took place it was still a very eventful month.
It all started with Manchester United winning the English Premier LEague and the Champions league( a trilling nail bitter). It was one of my most memorable night to see Man Utd lift the champions trophy.
But even as the feeling of the triumph had not subsided the when a shock came out of the blue. one of my favourite teachers and the HOD of my department had resigned. Sivabalan Sir was an inspiration to all the students in the department. The news was shocking cos the thing was not even expected to happen at that time.
During the end of the month i made a short trip to Madras and Tirupati. It was a much needed change so that i could finally break away from my computer :)
Now i still got one more month. And with EURO2008 coming up i'll be kept entertained. :)

Farewell To the Seniors

Last week was the graduation ceremony of the batch just senior to mine. I had some very good friends among that batch and would miss them a lot. Here i dedicate this poem to all of them

Farewell my friends

I will not say good-bye

Yet I would say farewell

For we shall meet again

That I can foretell.

The future is unpredictable

Tomorrow is uncertain

Keep our laughs and memoirs

But I wish you have no burden.

Keep on learning and spread the light

Remain as students and become as mentors

Face the unknown with confident yearning

Pursue our life endeavors.

Farewell, my friends, adieu

I utter it with pain

Farewell, my friends, adieu

In sunshine or in rain.

Farewell, my friends, adieu

This day would come, we knew

Our dreams we shall pursue

For now, my friends, adieu.

I wish you all the very best for your future endeavors and hoping that you will always come up tops in whatever you take up. Will miss you all. Farewell(with tears in my eyes).....................

Programmer Excuses

These are the most frequently used 20 replies by programmers when their programs do not work:

20. "That's weird..."
19. "It's never done that before."
18. "It worked yesterday."
17. "How is that possible?"
16. "It must be a hardware problem."
15. "What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?"
14. "There is something funky in your data."
13. "I haven't touched that module in weeks!"
12. "You must have the wrong version."
11. "It's just some unlucky coincidence."
10. "I can't test everything!"
9. "THIS can't be the source of THAT."
8. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
7. "Somebody must have changed my code."
6. "Did you check for a virus on your system?"
5. "Even though it doesn't work, how does it feel?
4. "You can't use that version on your system."
3. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
2. "Where were you when the program blew up?"

And the award for the Number One reply goes to :

1. "It works on my machine."


To be frank i have used some of the excuses myself many times :) and i know many people will agree with me on that fact :D

Yet another sem ends!!

A short but eventful semester finally ends bringing to me some relief and a much needed break. the semester was filled with events and it was so hectic that even if the semester was only for 3 months, i can say that it had lasted for more than that.
But I can proudly look back at the sem and say that i have done something because this is the semester that i secured placement. and also made some much needed progress in the academic region also :)
I made my second project this semester. The project was a media player which can play most of the file types available. and luckily it worked well. i got the second highest mark for project in my batch missing the top mark by the difference of 1 mark. :) But i was happy ccos the topper was one of my close friends.
The semseter also featured a technical fest which i'll remember most for the misunderstandings that happened during the planning and the implementation stage. But 'm not gonna dwell on it much but it did teach me some important things.
The last but not the least.. the exams. They were pretty good this time around. i usually have a paper in which i have a doubt. But this time when i look back i dont see any paper in which i can have a doubt on barring the lab exam( which i screwed up all by myself :) )
The semester ended by the graduation ceremony of the seniors. After they left my batch was the senior most in the college. i just cant believe that . :)
All in all a good semester. and as always hoping for an even better time next semester.

Study!!!!

Exam time is looming large and there is hell a lot to study... But Why? Why? Why? Why do I have to study? Why can’t I make a decision?Why do i waste so much of my time? Why does this vacation suddenly seem too short and unfulfilling? A vacation? Is that what I said? Hmmm, this heat must be making me lose my mind. And why? Because I have the utterly easy, simply accomplished task of getting myself a good percentage for all to show. Whom have I got to blame? None other than my ambitious self, mind you. Any wonder I’m getting lost in self contemplation and mindless self loathing. This lethargy is creeping over me like a warm quilt on a hot summer night- that’s right, totally unwanted. Studies is looming up like tidal tsunami wave and I’m powerless to stop it cause i get ruled by my emotions and feelings and right now this heart is screaming ‘lets party’ while this mind is screaming ‘you have to sit down and study’. Clash of the titans? No wonder I’m feeling so upset. Wouldn’t you be feeling it too? And then I think about anything other than the immediate problem- the truckload of study- I think about something like, lets say, intelligence? Do I have any? That’s laughable. Well let’s see intelligence is common sense+ general knowledge right? Something that we depend on in crises that we land in because of lack of it in the first place. Very ironic. Everyone considers themselves to be intelligent on some level- consciously or subconsciously but the fact is very few are truly and consistently intelligent. Everyone has intelligence but few have mastered the art of using it. Even Archimedes had his bouts of pure nuttiness like Eureka. And actually I prefer eccentricity over intelligence it adds such a delightful flavor to life. Intelligence is used to master life; I think eccentricity is used to play around with it. The perfect combination of both would make each day a wonder but I fear I get the latter more than the former.
Now that I’ve managed to type away most of my frustration and hoping that this would at least help me clear my mind, i hope my intelligence can overrule my eccentricity and help me complete this heavy syllabus.

As i matured!!!!!!!!

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in. :)

I've learned that one good turn doesn't necessarily get you another,
other than getting u into hot water.

I've learned that no matter how much I care,
some people are just just dont share the same feeling.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
and only suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others...
they are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do,
unless we are celebrities or have very rich parents.

I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

I've learned that there is a fine line between genius and insanity.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon
and all the less important ones just never go away.
And the real pains in the ass are permanent. :)

I've learned that Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery,
Today is a gift, Cherish it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sledging in Cricket

Sledging is the practice in cricket of insulting opponents to break their concentration and cause them to make mistakes. The recent India's tour of Australia was marred by sledging controversies among others. But sledging has been a part of the game for a long time that its a huge task to completely weed it out of the game. Here are some of the legendary sledges(some good ones some are censored...hope it does not offend the readers)

Rod Marsh & Ian Botham: When Botham took guard in an Ashes match, Marsh welcomed him to the wicket with the immortal words: "So how's your wife & my kids?"

Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne: As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him. "Looks like you spent it eating," Cullinan retorted.

Robin Smith & Merv Hughes: During 1989 Lords Test Hughes said to Smith after he played & missed:"You can't f**king bat". Smith to Hughes after he smacked him to the boundary: "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can't f**king bat & you can't f**king bowl."

Merv Hughes & Javed Miandad: During 1991 Adelaide Test, Javed called Merv a fat bus conductor. A few balls later Merv dismissed Javed: "Tickets please", Merv called out as he ran past the departing batsman.

Merv Hughes & Viv Richards: During a test match in the West Indies, Hughes didn't say a word to Viv, but continued to stare at him after deliveries. "This is my island, my culture. Don't you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl." Merv didn't reply, but after he dismissed him he announced to the batsman: "In my culture we just say f**k *ff."

You can't forget Ian Healy's legendary comment which was picked up by the Channel 9 microphones when Arjuna Ranatunga called for a runner on a particularly hot night during a one dayer in Sydney... "You don't get a runner for being an overweight, unfit, fat c**t!!!"

James Ormond had just come out to bat on an ashes tour and was greeted by Mark Waugh....... MW : "F*ck me, look who it is. Mate, what are you doing out here, there's no way you're good enough to play for England" JO : "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my family"

Malcolm Marshall was bowling to David Boon who had played and missed a couple of times. Marshall : "Now David, Are you going to get out now or am I going to have to bowl around the wicket and kill you?"

Fred Trueman who when faced with two poor decisions from the umpire, (leg before decision and caught behind to an obvious knick) clean bowled his opponent with his next delivery and turned to the umpire and uttered, “That’s got to be bloody close, hasn’t it?”

This involves Steve Waugh and Parthiv Patel.....Steve Waugh...Last Test...comes up to bat...PArthiv-"so this is your last test...show us some of that famous sledging of yours." Steve-"Respect Me...For when i made my test debut You were still in your nappies"

This is the one and only javed miandad vs dilip doshi...javed bhai at the crease, doshi bowling...the players' hotel was quite near the stadium...
javed: "arre doshi apna room number to bataa"
nothing from doshi
next ball, javed asks again...still nothing when the over ends..."arre ab to over khatam ho gaya, ab to bataa de"
doshi finally relents.."216" (or watever)
Miandad - "agle over mein ball wahin maaroonga"

Ravi shastri v/s the aussie 12th man (don't remember who, and don't want to slander anyone ) shastri hits it to this guy and looks for a single...this guy gets the ball in and says "if you leave the crease i'll break your head"
shastri: "if you could bat as well as you can talk you wouldn't be the 12th man"

Ricky Ponting & Shaun Pollock: After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Pollock told Ponting: "It's red, round & weighs about 5 ounces." Unfortunately for Pollock, the next ball was hammered out of the ground.
Ponting to Pollock: "you know what it looks like, now go find it."

Freddie Flintoff to Tino Best: After playing numerous defensive shots against Ashley Giles Flintof muttered to Best "Mind the windows Tino". Next ball Tino charged down the track and got stumped.

Merv was bowling to Hansie Cronje during a tour game in South Africa. It was an especially flat wicket and Cronje was hitting Hughes for fours and sixes all over the place.
After the umpteenth boundary, Hughes headed down the pitch, stood near Cronje, let out a fart and said: "Try hitting that for six." It was five minutes before the guffawing stopped and play could resume.

Porky Sri Lankan batsman Arjuna Ranatunga the victim here.
Shane Warne, trying to tempt the batsman out of his crease mused what it took to get the plump character to get out of his crease and drive. Wicketkeeper Ian Healy piped up,
"Put a Mars Bar on a good length. That should do it."

Hope u had a good laugh after reading though them... pls do post if u have more.

Busy February

After getting placed my blog has been lying inactive. The reasons was a busy schedule and also my lack of finding interest and time to post anything in the blog. :)
February started with the return of seniors after all their project work. The college got a bit livelier after their comeback. Our department started to work on a Technical fest but later on we clubbed with the CS department to work on a combined fest. The event was scheduled on 26th and 27th of the month. Planning went underway and all things started to fall in place.
In between came the college arts and sports.I was made deputy captain of my house(but ppl still think that i'm the captain cos the original captain was never on the spot..hee hee) In spite of all my toils my house finished rock bottom in the houses table :)). The only consolation i got was that my house got 2nd in sports (i got a first in chess) :). No problemo.. i hope to win the house cup next time around :)
The fest day slowly dawned on us. The first day didn't attract as many ppl as we expected.Still our RJ hunt was a success. The second day saw more participation and in totality the fest was a grand success for all those who participated ,but i still refuse to accept it as there were some other activities taking place in the background. For me it was a satisfactory event(maybe cos i have been associated with better events:) ).
In between i arranged 2 workshops , one for MATLAB and other for Wi-Fi, for IEEE.
This year beign a leap year, it felt funny to write feb 29th, cos while writing that i felt that i would not have to write this date again for 4 years.
February has all been about multi tasking, being flexible, convincing ppl and also resolving issues. And now exam time rolling in and 'm on tenterhooks cos i have not sat in much classes this semester(shhhhh!!!!) Hoping for some easy papers and good marks!!!!!

To those who made the fest...... WELL DONE PPL!!!!!!

Infosys it is!!!!

My last blog was about placement companies and how they recruit people. I would now like to beak the good news to all that i have been placed in INFOSYS. hurrayyyyyyyy!!!!!

The day started just as another ordinary day,but with a difference that i was facing my first try to getting placed in a good company. That was also the first time Infosys was coming to our college. The big day arrived, me with all the required files and blessings of my parents started from home. After reaching college i saw some students trying to get through the last minute studies. Then me and my friends went and registered. After that we had a one hour program in the auditorium about Infosys. We were given certain ground rules about the test and some forms we had to fill. We all were also shown a video clip about the company.

The program ended. We were taken to our respective halls. The test started at 12. one glance at the paper and i knew it was going to be a tough ride. Anyways i started and since there were no negatives i just bluffed a few relying just on my gut feeling :-). At 1 the test got over and we were told that the results would be announced at 3.
At 3, after 2 hours of nervous waiting, the results were announced. and to my utter surprise i was in the 21 shortlisted for the interviews from the initial 120 students. I just could not believe it. and to think i almost contemplated going home during the 2 hour break.
My interview was at 5. It was pretty good. i was mostly asked about my extra curricular activities( as i had written a lot on it in my resume ), and ppl who have read my previous post would know that i'm fully involved in ECA activities.
The final result was announced at 7.30, after another 2 hours of nervous waiting. And i was one of the 16 who made the grade of the company. i can still fell the announcement ringing in my ears.

" 1036... err sorry...10463***...Aswin Pai Sudhish"

hearing this i wanted to go and hug the person who made this announcement. But i just meekly raised my hand.I was on top of the world.The person who had come from infosys told us that he was dissapointed by the result.. so wht.. he had just made my day. but he also gave us lot of advice which 'll sure try to pay heed to.
That was the end of the day when everything just clicked. My parents were really happy.

In the end i want to thank all ppl who supported me till now. My parents, my teachers, my friends and all. i want to specialy thank 3 ppl ('m not naming any here) for their support to me on the big day. All said and done

" I FEEL LIKE THE KING OF THE WORLD "

i feel from my heart for those who didnt make the grade.. but hey guys this is not the end of the world.. u got more companies coming up.. work hard and give ur best shot.I end this post with one line(this line may seem more familiar to all in hindi :-) )
"If u desire anything with a true heart the whole world will conspire to give it to you".

Trucks are Coming

Its the middle of the 3rd year engineering. Placement time starts rolling in. Students are thinking left and right about which company they will get placed in. In fact most of the talks end up in placement issues. With nobody willing to tell that they are hopeful of securing a good company( which most of them know they will). Placement training starts and studies takes a back seat(as if it ever took a front seat other than during exam time), people start doing problems from RS Aggarwal, Shakuntala Devi with the hope that some of the questions may somehow find their way into the question papers in the test.
With companies like Infy,Wipro and many other coming students can rest assured that they will get placed if they have the right aptitude and also they meet the companies criteria. All it needs is a bit of practice, some common sense and some gut feeling. Either that or just practice a lot from the many books available.
Title of the post may put u in a bit off. But these compaines are really called Truck companies becos they just come in empty and leave with lot of students in tow which they may or may not kick out later according to their needs. Its a misconception with lot of ppl that once placed then life is smooth. well its not wrong but not right too. one cos one has to work extra hard to maintain his academic performance. Two cos they may kick you out after one or two months of traing if the performance is not satisfactory. But friends don't lose heart if u don't get in one company cos their are lots of others who will appreciate ur talent and take you in. and not getting into a company is not the end of the world. There are a lot more avenues these days, some untried, others just coming up.
also read the following link
http://swetaprabhu.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-all-about-getting-placed.html

I wish all my friends who are trying to get placed all the best for their endeavors . Hope all of u are sucessful in your conquests and come out with the flags held high.

The Year That Was......

With the sun finally setting on 2007 here i review that year that was 2007. Many important things happend to me in 2007. Some were good and some not so. Anyways here is my month wise review. The year started like every other year, with new hopes and aspirations and new goals. Here is just mention the highlights of each month.

January
-> was drafted into IEEE Toc H Student Branch.
-> Windows Vista was released(turned out to be a big disappointment.)
-> A one day college trip to Munnar.

February
->nothing much special happened in feb. busy with internal exams and labs

March
-> started this blog and also many other blogs.
-> Cricket World Cup 2007 starts in West Indies.
-> India knocked out of world cup in group stages.
-> Busy with End of Sem rush.

April
-> Studying for University exams.
-> maintaining blogs
-> Australia wins the World Cup defeating Sri Lanka in the finals( it also was a comedy of errors.)
-> EPL Title race heats up with Manchester United leading Chelsea.

May
-> Exam starts and ends.
-> Manchester United claims EPL title by 2 points.
-> Chelsea pips Man Utd to the F.A Cup Final by a goal from Drogba in injury time.

June
-> Enjoying holidays
-> Had a reunion of classmates from 5th standard made possible due to Orkut

July
-> Taj Mahal is selected as one of the 7 modern wonders of the world
-> 5Th Semester Starts
-> The final book in the Harry Potter series- Harry potter & the Deathly Hallows is released.
-> Getting more involved with IEEE Work
-> A 3 day college trip to Madras,Pondi and kodai.

August
-> Chak De,India!!!, one of the movies of 2007 for me.
-> Made temporary house captain for Onam Celebrations.
-> Agni house got second in Onam Celebrations( Seniors came first, so in houses Agni was first :) )
-> Manchester United won the Community Shield by beating Chelsea on penalties.
-> Premier League 2007-2008 starts

September
-> Really busy with IEEE work.
-> 20/20 Cricket world cup Starts in South Africa
-> India win the inaugural 20/20 World Cup by defeating arch rivals Pakistan by 5 runs in a tense final.
->WIE branch inaugurated in college.

October
-> Attended IGNIZ '07 in SCMS college
-> Had a very subdued birthday in between model exams
-> Computer Crashed
-> 5th Semester ends

Novermber
-> University Exams

December
-> 6th Semester starts following a break after exams
-> Made IEEE Chairperson of the college.
-> Attended All-Kerala IEEE Students meet in UCE, Thoduphuza
-> School Reunion
-> Tare Zameen Par- one of the best movies of 2007


Best of the year, 2007

Personal : Made IEEE chairperson
Sports : Manchester United lifting the Premier league Trophy & India winning the 20/20 World cup
Disaster of the year : Benazir Bhutto murdered.
Best Film : Tare Zameen Par ,Chak De, India!!!& Jab We Met.
Best Song : Do you know( Ping Pong song)-Insomniac ,Enrique
In Dino- Metro
Woh Ajnabee- Train

That was my year of 2007 which was good in more ways that one. Hope that 2008 is a better year. So again with new hopes, aspirations and goals let me wish goodbye to 2007.

Adieu 2007, Bienvenue 2008