The 3-day T-25 !!

   Yaa!! I know the title sounds funny(quite similar to the T-20 cricket match)....but that is actually my 1st internal for this sem. It will take 3 days...2 papers per day....25 marks each..and I have already realized one thing that this sem is going to be not only hectic but also requires much more time for studies especially ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & LANGUAGE PROCESSOR.

    Actually I (and many others) have the feeling that our mind gets most creative just before exams. As an example I get most of my creative blogging ideas the moment I open a book to study for the exams. It's a different story that I don't pen down (rather type)  these ideas on my blog.Well, exams at SVIST have been nothing short of a war. Yes its more of a last moment war but war is a war and must be fought.


   I think its not necessary to present here the sequence of events that take place just before an exam.Those who are studying in an engineering college are aware of the fact that how to tackle exams(Ha ha ha...).

 They are quite a regular affair here at SVIST - 2 mid term exams and an end semester. Along with studies, exam times are filled with teasing, leg-pulling, mocking and such other activities. Most of the hostel pranks and tricks are masterminded during these times.I really enjoy these moments. These are one of my personal favorite times in college.

  Anyway, tomorrow I have to face the first internal exam of this sem at SVIST.So let's hope for the best .... and I'll probably watch a movie after this post just to refresh myself :-)

That's all for today...njoy:-)

~ARIN

Monsoon rains in kolkata !!

 Just look outside the window right now while you are reading this. You can see people rushing along with their colourful umbrellas and the clouds darken the sky, a strong wind blow, accompanying it with thunder and lightning. And as you let the cool breeze in, you will definitely start singing the song “Pagla Hawar Badol Dine.....!”

 But these early rain showers and the cloudy skies in Kolkata has got a lot of us confused... is it time to sit with a plate of pakodas and hot coffee enjoying a book while the rain pitter patters outside? The weather has strong food associations in all of us. Having fun in a cool drizzle with a bunch of friends, a cup of hot coffee as we take shelter in a coffee shop to avoid getting wet are memories most of us have. 

 Really the Kolkata rains are a thrill, not just because they are a joy but also because they are feared! When we talk about the wonderful rains around the city, it also reminds us of those traumatic days when the whole

waterlogged street in front of our hostel

city came to a standstill, those days that no Kolkatans would dare to forget. Keeping aside memories of that, we have moved on and continue to enjoy these days just like we did before.

 Kolkata now has accepted the rains with the floods and waterlogging that goes with it. We continue to live with usual cheer despite the fact that we get drenched with random drizzles, sweat caused by the massive humidity while we  are trying to keep up with the local trains that run late! Yet we refuse to complain and just shrug it off saying “Eta to rozkar baper, notun ki?”. This blog post is dedicated to this very never say die spirit that lives in us.

 Let the traffic jam up for hours, or roads get submerged beneath tonnes of water, a true Kolkatans would never press the panic button and that is the Spirit of Kolkata!

 Every season brings us into a particular 'right mood' - a mood where we truly enjoy the weather and wait for it to come again next year! In the monsoons one such occasion can be -  walking on a cloudy day with your girlfriend, college friends or even pet dog and having a great time. It is the ideal way to spend such a day, but then it starts raining when you are least expecting it to and instead of running for cover, you enjoy the drops of rain falling on your body and even break out in a dance! It may sounds like a cheezy bollywood flick, but its still that much fun :D

 What is not cheezy or unrealistic is the urge to have hot pakodas with a cup of hot tea during the rains! You would be on your balcony, sitting and enjoying your evening cup of tea on a weekend and the heavens open up. Almost instantaneuosly as it starts to pour, the first thing you want more than anything is that plate of hot bhajiyas!and a spicy chutney to go with it makes the evening perfect!(..really missing all this!!..as i am currently staying at hostel.)
 
  You are probably already waiting for the next rains to come when you can have this hot, oily treat! Well, your wait will be short lived as Kolkata is getting a lot of rains now a days! And Don't forget to share your pakoda experience with me in comments.

Enjoy the monsoon......have loads of fun :-)

~Arin.

Back again to the world of Blogging!!

      Hey everyone! There has been a long gap between the last post and this one. But now I am back again, after a very long time. Over the past few months (I mean almost a year ha ha ha..)  a lot has transpired and some of which were life changing events.I am now a student of 4th year and going to face my very first campus interview very soon.so I need to prepare for that.Also the 7th sem by far has been the most hectic of all semesters in terms of college activities. All that stress and additional work load has taken a serious toll on my body and mind.

    I think the reason for the stress is due to the fact that for once I have bitten more than I can chew. My head has been polluted with career options, projects and constant bombardment of new information that the world is producing and streaming right infront to me. I have also started preparing for GATE exam(Probably my biggest mistake), on top of that I have no clue about Java and C# which are bread & butter subjects for computer Science Engineers. Well, you might say that the solution is pretty easy and you are partly right. Both of these can be solved if I spent some time in preparing for them. I hope what I say next will not lead you to judge me in anyway! But the real culprit is "Time" or rather the lack my skills to manage it well during the semester.

    Anyway, I would like to apologize for not updating this blog for so long  (my bad...ha ha). But from now on I will try to upload more and more post for viewing and also Will let you know about my experience and maybe even the scores of my exams as well ....provided they are worthy being published! :-)

Whoever is reading this post....Enjoy and have a nice day! :-)