Dudu Come Back

After Martin Taylor's horror tackle yesterday which broke Eduardo D'Silva's leg, one wonders if Taylor can sleep at night. But then again, one is purely thinking from the point of view of an Arsenal Fan. A review of the tackle makes it painfully obvious that he had no intention of breaking Dudu's leg, he just went for the ball. Anyway, hard luck to both men.

The mental strain of such a horrific injury is much more than the physical strain and I hope that Dudu comes out of this spot as a stronger person. Arsene Wenger has thankfully withdrawn his statements as it would have only led to bad blood among the teams. Come on lads, we need to win the league for Eduardo!!! Godspeed.

A month of many things

Went on the IEEE trip to Mussorie, Rishikesh and Haridwar.

Saw the snow capped Himalayan peaks, albeit from a distance.

Had a snowball fight, without seeing snow fall.

Jammed to the beats of a daphli.

Experienced the inexplicable beauty of the Ganga in the best way possible, by camping on her shores.

Ragged a bunch of Second Years.

Enjoyed a three hour river rafting extravaganza.

Experienced 2 degree cold for the first time in my life.

Made a bunch of new friends.

Bought a brand new bass guitar.

Won the band competition at KEM college the very next day.

Watched Iron Maiden perform live from the third row, and made eye contact with Bruce Dickinson along with Jinju.

Won Crime Scene Investigation in my college.

Sprained my ankle in football practice yesterday, so I cant move now.

Spent the month in the best possible way.

Icing on the cake, I got my passport!!!

Exams Ending

My long, drawn out exams, which began on the 7th of December, are finally coming to an end today. In little over 2 hours, I will be writing my last paper.

It is like a long race, and I have turned the last corner and am on the straight. The checkered flag is waving and all I have to do is cross the finish line. Bring it on losers.

Control Systems seems to be easy but I hope I dont slip up because this is the one of the only subjects where I can score.

The exam ends at 5.30 and I will be leaving for the Rishikesh, Haridwar trip tonight at 9.30. No net for a week, but then again, no exams till May. :-D

With all this hysteria over Bhajji's suspension and worrying news about the 1 lakh car being launched, I would like to stay away from the news for a while and enjoy what little natural beauty remains. Ratan Tata is making a really big mistake and any opposition to the Nano car is welcome.

Until next week then, Tata.

Maths 5 in 11 hours

Have a paper to give in less than 11 hours. So typically I have come online for some good tp.

Maths 5 is one of the shittiest subjects I have studied. The problem is that all the previous maths papers, the syllabus had some implication on electrical engineering. But Maths 5 is filled with discrete structures and statistics, stuff which I really hate to do and of no use to us I believe.

And this would have been my last paper but for the MU idiots.

Control Systems on the 14th. the exam gets over at 5.30 and I have to catch the Golden Temple Express the same night from Bombay Central at 9.30.

The trip is still on \m/ \m/ and its about the only thing keeping me going.

Good night then and wish me luck.

Out of my teens

Happy Birthday to me.

Finally I have come out of my teens. As I advised everyone who turned 20 this year, its time I started taking more responsibility for my actions and set a better example to others. (Ya Right!!!)

Happy Birthday also to Michael Schumacher whose brilliant driving will always be the standard every other driver will try to live up to.

Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkein whose magnificent works The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have inspired and will continue to inspire millions of writers for a long time still.

I am proud to share my birthday with these gentlemen though I hardly had any say in that matter.

Thank you mom and dad for the beautiful book-shelf that you gifted me. A gift beyond all else.

Thank you Pari for the delightful mug - may my daily cuppa be served in it for a long time.

Thank you Vineet, Salil and co. for the wonderful surprise cake in the canteen.

And finally a big thanks to everyone who called or messaged or scrapped me a happy birthday, I really appreciate it.