Random Thoughts !

QnA

2010-01-16T01:50:00.000-08:00

My question to Prometric :why does it take you guyz so much time to prepare the results? what is the damn point in having an online exam? even after the rescheduling on 30/31 why take 3 weeks to declare results ?and if it indeed takes so much time for processing results.. why not declare on the site what is it that takes so much time.. or are all your servers 20 yrs old and can process only 100

Three Generations

2009-08-21T23:21:00.000-07:00

It was kinda fun when I got to reunite a Rs 10 family. And then the papa and beta had to be given away because I wanted to eat bhel-puri ! The dada has been with me, kinda like a lucky charm for more than a couple of years now.

Truly, IITian :)

2009-05-23T06:58:00.000-07:00

Wow! A true description of da typical IITian room !(PLEASE, click on the pic itself to see it in its entirety)Pic courtesy : Ashesh Jain @ orkut

Mr. 100

2009-03-24T11:02:00.000-07:00

FMS results are out. I am no. 29 on the waiting list and 71 ppl are in.That makes me Mr 100.ha ha ha !

Steps

2009-03-10T02:22:00.000-07:00

Weekdays :Step 1: workStep 2 : eatStep 3 : sleepStep 4 : repeat from step 1Weekends :Step 1 : eatStep 2 : sleepStep 3: repeat from step 1Aren't these the two sets of steps that many of us unknowingly follow? Plain, boring and so cliched.

It's a man's world... I don't think so

2009-03-08T05:59:00.000-07:00

It's International Women's Day today and hence an apt time for me to utter something. We have all heard the saying "it's a man's world". Well, I don't think so and here are some random reasons :The constitution of India gives equal rights to all citizens - male or female, i.e. no special privileges to men.. end of story.We have seats reserved for women in trains/buses etc. WTF? Why this

Temperory Error by the Indian Railways

2009-02-07T08:43:00.000-08:00

Reflections, Frustrations, Ramblings...

2009-01-13T10:10:00.000-08:00

Another year has passed. Another year closer to death are we all. Oops... enuf of this cliche.. kuchh kaam ki baat.Waise dekha jae to... it's indeed another year less from our lives. Another year that we have wasted (mostly). What high expectations I had from this year; nothing came true (well, a few did). The year began with a sudden change of technology in office - 4 of us found ourselves

By default

2008-12-04T08:38:00.000-08:00

By default, every girl has a boyfriend,andby default, no boy has a girlfriend.(of course, some exceptions are there)Although it may seem logically inconsistent, it is a simple observation which is practically evident (look around in your office/college and ponder for a moment) , isn't it ?

The 'gamla' welcome

2008-11-29T08:46:00.000-08:00

See that ? that's what lies right in front of the lift at one of buildings of the company I work for. I mean WTF ? If we are not supposed to use the lifts, at least use something more appropriate to say the same. And if we can use the lifts as usual, why is this pot there ?

Pune

2008-11-06T01:44:00.000-08:00

Nice city...good overall climate... really good climate...roads... bad roads... dirty roads... pot-holed roads... random roads... unplanned roads...traffic... more traffic... and more traffic...rain... more rain... any time rain... again more rain...flats... flats... and more flats.... very few rowhouses...brokers... deposits... disgusting brokers... senseless brokers...girls... few... plenty...

Long time, no see

2008-11-06T01:22:00.000-08:00

It's been months since I wrote something here, apart from the last post (which actually is something I rant about every now and then). And it's all because of the fact that I do not have a computer to do any of this stuff.It's a shocker for me. Like having a girlfriend, always by your side, there for you in every situation except for the horrible fact that she is in COMA ! The same can be said

Headed for disaster

2008-09-25T10:09:00.000-07:00

Gone are the days when the brand called IIT had some value. Just the sheer number of new IITs that this ever stupid government of the country is hell bent on creating, is testimony enough as to what lies in the future.Instead of raising the status of the good colleges like some NITs and others, why create new entities ? Somebody drill some sense into these illiterate politicians who in the name

Reminiscence

2008-08-19T04:01:00.000-07:00

One fine day I thought of my schoolmates,How can I ever forget those eternal dates?Those were the days when life was nice,Unlike today’s life, devoid of any spice.Everyone now is busy on his own,No one even cares to talk on the phone,Where are the days we all enjoyed together?All that remains are faint reflections of one another.Those thoughts are somewhere there in our minds,We just need to

Numerology, revisited !

2008-07-28T10:29:00.000-07:00

If you are one of the regular readers of the shit I write here (most probably you are not) you have an idea of what's coming. It's basically a date, some Maths and some bits of English :)So, here it is.My DOB -> 16-01-19851 + 6 -> 71 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 8 + 5 -> 22 -> 2 + 2 -> 4CAT 2008 Pay-in slip no. -> 845907 -> 7CAT 2008 Application form no. -> 360463 -> 4as per the Maths above (do it

The Dark Knight, no. 1

2008-07-21T08:59:00.000-07:00

Within just two days of its release, The Dark Knight has become the no. 1 movie of all time on IMDb.I cannot tell how happy I am. Not because I wanted this movie to be no. 1, but because I didn't want The Godfather to be no. 1. I have seen TG only once, and frankly speaking, I didn't like it much. The ending was a waste. I know, you'll say "WTF, this guy sucks !" just like millions of others who

Life

2008-07-20T11:19:00.001-07:00

10 seconds of laziness =

2008-07-15T23:31:00.000-07:00

a crushed pair of spectacles.And here's how.Those spects in the pic are the ones I used to wear at night while driving coz the lenses on them had an anti-glare coating. After I come back from office, I leave them in the helmet. I did just that last night. Today, I wore my other chashma and then realised that these were still lying in the helmet. Lazy as always, I didn't spend even 10 seconds to

Someone took a bite !

2008-06-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

Look closely at the third piece in the top row. Someone took a bite and then packed it in :(((

2008-06-08T04:34:00.000-07:00

Kya zamana aa gaya hai... aloo tamatar bhi cell pe ad deke beche jaa rahe.

Nerdy

2008-06-05T22:50:00.000-07:00

The Nerd HandbookN.A.D.D.These two articles make an interesting read. While goin thru them I was like, "WTF, how do they even know how I think and behave ?"

A taunt that haunts

2008-06-04T11:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Mom said, " Beta tera weight to tere papa ka shaadi ke time jitna tha, usse bhi jyada ho gaya hai. Control kar."

Status Messages

2008-06-01T23:25:00.000-07:00

Now that's what I call friendship, sharing the same status message.

Double Delight

2008-05-05T20:44:00.000-07:00

IPL gave me a reason to be happy , and now u know why :)

Carmencita

2008-05-02T23:49:00.000-07:00

"Performing on what looks like a small wooden stage, wearing a dress with a hoop skirt and white high-heeled pumps, Carmencita does a dance with kicks and twirls, a smile always on her face."Carmencita is the first video registered with the IMDb.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000001/Have a look :

:(

2008-04-25T23:54:00.000-07:00

No girl called :(

Sue these duffers !

2008-04-21T23:36:00.000-07:00

Movies are something that ppl like to go n watch at the cinema halls. But before jumping the gun many of us (like me) go through reviews and ratings. So last month I opened up Rediff's review of the movie Race. And guess what... the entire climax including who dies in the end etc is written right on top of the page. The stupid writer says "I have just spilt the proverbial beans because it'll be a

No. 1

2008-04-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

HSBC - World's No. 1 CompanyLOL !

Day of Days

2008-04-03T22:29:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday (March 27th) was a day of events which started from the night of the 26th. Holi had just passed and my friend Sammy was back in Pune from Lucknow. Mom had given him some stuff (gujia and all) to pass on to me. He had returned on Tuesday and since the items involved were foodstuff I was supposed to collect them asap lest they go bad.Now, the thing is that Sammy lives in Kothrud which

Lost in The IT Crowd

2008-03-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

inAren't we all ?At least I am, in a company of 7000+ employees. After all, wtf does 'Tarun Varshney' mean to anybody out there rather than being a name with a never heard before surname !P.S. : LOST on IMDb : www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/ The IT Crowd on IMDb : www.imdb.com/title/tt0487831/

Lucky Number Se7en, again !

2008-03-15T20:49:00.000-07:00

My DOB -> 16 Jan -> 1 + 6 = 7Our society has had some tie-up with Reliance and they are providing a free landline as an intercom (which can be called from phones outside of the society as well). And guess what do the numbers say. The no. is 30586417 3 + 0 + 5 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 7 = 34 → 3 + 4 = 7And then my flatmate Ankur got an Airtel BB connxn. Yet again, the sevens were upon me.The no. is

Lakhpati !

2008-03-01T13:00:00.000-08:00

A bug in Orkut !

2008-02-18T19:59:00.000-08:00

How can that member count be ZERO ?

After a room safai @ IITD

2007-12-13T09:12:00.000-08:00

IIT D TnP Can Do Better !

2007-12-11T06:51:00.000-08:00

Please click on the pic to enlarge.

4 Years in a shirt label

2007-12-03T00:40:00.000-08:00

Sify ke 12 baj gaye !

2007-10-23T02:34:00.000-07:00

Just have a look at the individual speeds.. and the cumulative one at the lower right corner ! and thats on a 256 kbps (32 KBps) connection !

An Unbearable Loss

2007-10-20T01:00:00.000-07:00

The list : 1408 28 Weeks LaterAmerican History X Amores Perros - Love’s a Bitch Andaz Apna ApnaBeing Cyrus Bhagam Bhag Black Friday Bridge to Terabithia Casino Royale (the 1967 one) Cast Away Chak De India Cheeni Kum Das Experiment Das, Boot DholEverything Is Illuminated Fargo Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Festen Fight Club Find me Guilty Gandhi My father Gangster

Kudos to Vodafone!

2007-09-25T11:25:00.000-07:00

I don't know too many details about the Vodafone-Hutch deal but all that matters is that Vodafone is "the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover". So, naturally expectations are high when u are using a product backed by such a huge brand. Alas ! it's all sham!Frustrated with Airtel's third-class connectivity I decided to move to Hutch (it was still Hutch a week

Hum Sab Bilkul Chirkut (HSBC)

2007-09-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

-------- post deleted --------I am a loyal employee... I dont make fun of my company..WTF ?p.s. - if u really wanna read what was here.. ping me..

Chor Chor Chor !

2007-08-26T13:00:00.000-07:00

Those moddafukaz at Blogsource decided to shut down their site leaving behind all the blogs hosted on it. I mean WTF? Wot about the precious tales and fables that people like me give birth to in their heads from time to time and scribble them down for the sole reason that they remain safe. Believe me, these chors are running away with all the literary delights that the community memebers have