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Reflecting to progress

2011-10-19T11:48:00.000+05:30

Ever since Steve Jobs died, we've seen a plethora of Steve Jobs related 'iStatuses'. He was a great man and what he'd accomplished is by no means short of legendary. But I think a lot of people have been posting all these due to it being the talk of the town :/ How stereotypical. Never mind, this post isn't about Late Mr. Jobs. On a personal note, I'd like to talk about a perspective. It might

Erratic

2011-09-30T01:11:00.003+05:30

I was pondering over my over-stretched inactivity on my blog. Its really been a very long time with absolutely no valid reason to back it up. Internet connectivity hasn't been a problem, neither was the lack of time .I could certainly not blame my creativity. It's weird to even say that I had nothing to write about in such a long time. In fact I feel had so much to write about. But I'm a

First week in Bengaluru

2011-09-15T17:56:00.001+05:30

This is an expensive city. Accommodation and transport can be fairly expensive here. However, I love the climate here. Afternoons can be very sunny, but the rest of the day experiences a cool and breezy weather. The BMTC bus service is really good and well-connected. One can get bus passes on a daily/monthly basis and fares are very reasonable. The buses are well-maintained and service is

Lists !

2009-06-11T10:13:00.004+05:30

This is a checklist that I made way back in 2007 for the month of May. I was quite a Technology enthusiast back then. But I could hardly learn up as much as I would've wanted during that period.Here's the same list again, grouped under the ones I could do, and those that are still untouchedCould do :Blender (a hell lot more to learn and achieve)GIMP (quite a lot learn and practise)Blogging (

Resolutions.

2009-06-11T09:13:00.004+05:30

Most of us make them. And majority of us fail to keep up. And then we make them again, trying twice as hard to abide by.I've observed that most resolutions are aimed at 'self improvement'. Some resolute to quit smoking, while some promise themselves that they'll shed weight and inches within 6 months. Whatever one's resolution be, failing at keeping up is something that's easy to do. Not all fail

At 3 AM, with a broken Rubik's Cube in my hand...

2008-10-02T18:31:00.006+05:30

...I fell asleep.I had a Rubik's Cube which I bought 3 years back. I guess it wasn't meant for serious solvers. So I didn't ever bother solving it then. It was neatly residing atop my bookshelf's upper rack - Until recently.I had a chat with an online friend yesterday and he said to me, he has a Rubik's cube solving contest coming up this weekend and so, he was practising. It got me interested.

Aah! 3rd Semester is

2008-10-02T18:14:00.008+05:30

Seemingly different and sure it is. A lot has changed in my 2nd year in college. The best change to have taken place is 'the shifting to the on-campus hostel'. The life here is simply great, as is the case with hostels in general .Then, you have the juniors, the lateral entries, the convergence of branches, the LAN and the CLAN( All hail the todlrz!) :PP.S: This post was just an attempt to

Look at those eyes.

2008-03-31T10:32:00.006+05:30

This... is a picture I clicked when a lazy cat was lazying outside the house. Her initial pose goes like this - She was lying upside down, with her paws high up in the air. She was lying in a dark corner of the boundary wall.The moment I went ahead to click the pose, she gave me the pose as shown in the picture.Her eyes. Stunning.

Nineteen

2008-03-31T09:37:00.004+05:30

I had my birthday recently. Yes, on the 7th of March. I turned Nineteen. Subsequently, I realised that I would be Twenty, the next year, signaling the end of my teenage. Not a bad thing. Or maybe it is ? Most would miss their teenage. I certainly would. But, why so ? I found a nice little link when I was searching for online opinion of people regarding this end of teenage era. Its a small article

My Life in Kolkata

2008-03-29T11:34:00.007+05:30

Seven Months have passed. The Eight is under way.Its been exactly the mentioned time span since I entered college and have been living in a hostel. I live in a Metro. I live in Kolkata. The life is just so different given that you are your own guardian now. While its been tough at times, time has also strengthened me mentally. Its also slimmed me somewhat. Now that, would be attributed to the

No. I'm not Dead.

2008-03-11T14:11:00.001+05:30

This is to notify all who are concerned, that my inactivity over the past few months doesn't necessarily mean that I'm dead.I'm just disconnected.I'll be back shortly, have few thoughts nurturing already... :)

First day at an Internet Center

2007-11-22T13:59:00.000+05:30

I've been thinking of posting this since a very long time. My first entry to my most visited section of the college - The Internet Kiosk.Having become a net-addict by the end of our competitive exams, I would very often be seen hooked on to Orkutting, Chatting, Forumming and Googling... Then came 22th July and I had to part off with my Internet connection. 10 days passed. *sigh* Really long they

Its getting khooooler...

2007-11-15T13:59:00.000+05:30

Yeah right, the winter has come. Add to that short bouts of drizzle and you get a cool cool Kolkata. Days are getting shorter, the nights, longer. Also, the duration of my sleep is increasing. I don't quite have proper winter clothing and I can't really go home before 25th Dec. Gah~ I'll have to make do with just one pull-over and a jacket.Winter also means that bathing frequency decreases. Aah..

Its Childrens' Day ?

2007-11-14T14:17:00.001+05:30

Whoa! I didn't even realise it was Children's day until I heard about it on FM today. Seriously speaking, even till class 12th, I knew of it a long time before the date. Yeah, that used to be our day. We used to have performances put up by our teachers and all of us friends used to make it a point to exploit the day to the max. Till class 10th, we used to have a Teachers v/s students cricket

Of Bandhs and Engg. Graphics...

2007-11-13T10:54:00.001+05:30

West Bengal(WB) can very well be called the Land of Frequent Bandhs. I don't think any Indian state is so frequently brought to a standstill like our Bengal. WB was supposed to have a 48 hour bandh starting from 6 am, 12th Nov. However, it was just a 24 hour Bandh. We ECE guys had to submit our engg. graphics sheets on Monday(12th).I had 5 pending graphics sheets so I came to the hostel early on

Nascent 2007

2007-11-08T11:11:00.000+05:30

That..... was our freshers. It was organised on 3rd Nov and we really had a a blast. We had 3 separate band performances within the college and they performed a couple of songs by Pantera, Nirvana, IM and a few more. Guitarists and the drummers literally rocked the Auditorium.... Yeah, we also had some really ...really sexy dances being performed by some seniors and some hip-hop fusion dance

The window on the left

2007-09-05T11:10:00.000+05:30

Another, ahem, poem. :P Anyway, this blog's gonna be deleted soon. I'm fed up with blogging. Period.Gazing outside into the open,And doing it every so often,In a bleak attempt to hide,What I can never dare to confide.Shying away from your eyes,Trying to see through your lies,Doing what I hate to do-Trying to go away from you.When the lectures get boring,Is when I feel like snoring,But don't you

Do you strafe-jump in Open Arena ?

2007-07-01T07:10:00.000+05:30

I've been playing a FOSS Quake 3 Arena(Q3A) clone , Open Arena , which I asked a great friend to download for me(its a measly 76 mB binary) . When I fired it, I was amazed to see that it had the exact look and feel of Q3A! You know what, there's a pre-installed mod called Quake 3 Arena Mod in it which might be responsible for the similar menu and HUD. A lot of levels look the same and the guns

Love at first sight ? Meh~

2007-06-30T07:50:00.000+05:30

Yeah. It doesn't happen. And if it happens to you, then you've been watching a bit too much of Bollywood masala. Why I say this is that we guys(or gals maybe. I don't really care) have been suffering a lot from the love bug these days. We desperately search for a girl-friend. Yeah, not all of em, but most of em. While there's nothing wrong in having a girl-friend, but we end up loving each girl

Strangers I know...Maybe Love...

2007-06-25T08:21:00.000+05:30

Have you ever met a stranger who suddenly feels so familiar ? You've never seen her, still her face floats before your eyes ? Yeah, you guessed it right. I met someone yesterday. You must know that Orkut's a great bitch(Assuming Orkut's a she). She breaks millions of hearts, even kills few, helps people collaborate and primarily, helps you get in touch with ol friends. But once in a while, she

The Eyes That Seek...

2007-06-08T07:10:00.000+05:30

I got down to pencil sketching again, after a long interval of more than 2 years. I was all bored when I noticed the cover of the book 'Ignited Minds' By Prez A.P.J. Abdul Kalam . The eyes in the cover had an innocence and a hint of naughtiness. The eyes searched for freedom and progress. The eyes were of a child who was happy but was yet to face the world.I skeched those eyes. It might not be

WBJEE 2007

2007-06-06T11:25:00.000+05:30

Well ,well, well.The results are out and here I am with a dismal rank :( I secured 1432 in the WBJEE 2007 . I don't really know what caused such a poor rank. Whatever it may be, I regret my effort. I'll have counselling on 5th of July 2007 and probably will get some college. All the details regarding the counseling have been put up on www.csc-et.org .The closing ranks of last year suggest that I

Its notpron !

2007-06-06T11:17:00.000+05:30

I came across this really interesting online puzzle . Its called notpron.This puzzle ain't a point-and-click puzzle and you'll have to use you brain, sometimes literally. Go ahead, play it. But make sure that you don't cheat or look for spoilers. That'd make you regret having done so .Also, make sure that you have time to waste and an internet connection to spare. Its just HTML. So don't

Thats My Phone! ---> A Blender WIP~

2007-06-05T11:32:00.000+05:30

Was just pondering about doing a mechanical model. So, thought of modelling my phone. I was initially confused as to what technique I should apply while modelling.( I didn't use any reference photos. Modelled it while the phone was kept in front of me)First, I thought that I'd model it as a single continuous mesh using poly-by-poly. That didn't work out well as there were a lot of edge loops and

Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit

2007-05-31T10:26:00.000+05:30

Listen to it. Almost all guitarist around the world know how to play this grunge song by Nirvana. I came across this song as a practice song and really liked its guitars.... Uses all the Power chords and is a great practice.