Everything is coming to an end...

These four years at SKNCOE have been nothing less than marvellous for me.  Four years I have been living in the same hostel with some of the best friends I have ever had.
Starting from the days when there used to be just one common radio, one common room(which usually would end up being Sunny's room) to the days where there are least 2 laptops in every room... It has been quite a journey. The cakes, eggs and everything else that were thrown at us have made our birthdays worth remembering. Those late night movie shows at Mangala when we used to walk all the way back to Swargate was quite an experience. The road cricket matches which we played were nothing less than exhilarating.

I would like to thank Amit, Sunny, Pratik, Kiran, Piyush, Sagar,  Sumit, my room mates, Rohit and Maddy, my ex-room mates, Chetan, Mahesh, Vishu and every other person from our hostel for all those wonderful times we had together.

Moving on to the friends from my college...
those Awesome 21 + others

They are simply superb... Masters in some field or the other... be it 'chid chid' or choosing fanta as a possible alternative to water or crackin some of the lamest jokes ever, everyone has a specialisation. You people are LAI BHARI!!!
A special thanks to Manasee for being a Narvilkar!!! She made the exam a tag team match between us and the question paper. I am glad that you are my 2 AM friend for patiently listening to all the crap that I talk about.
Amol Gaikwad deserves a special mention because if it had not been for him, Ruchira may not have talked to us ever!
Why didnt we become friends earlier??? :(
Now to those friends who have been with me right from the second year...
The parties that we celebrated together where the minority vegan group always had some problem or the other was just awesome.
You guys have checked off a lot of restaurants in my "to visit" list.
Trips to Panshet, Khadakwasla, Baneshwar, Tamhini Ghat, Malegaon would have been boring without you guys...
I will miss those really long walk back to the parking lot from our college when we used to take atleast 3-4 stops in between to decide what we are planning to do next.

wish we people could have had more time together...

Obituaries:

My dear Nokia 5200, which was stolen right under my nose(literally!),  I am sorry, I couldnt care for you as much as I loved you. I hope that you are happy where ever you are.

Also, Nokia 6320i which was stolen while travellin to Kerala, wish you the same.

PS: I am hoping that things will remain the same... well, at least I can wish that u people remain as awesome as u are now and all of us remain FRIENDS FOR LIFE!!!

Leave her alone

Sania Mirza is in the news again, and this time it is not for her early exits or injuries.
She is getting married(again!)... :(
The problem that every one seems to have is that she is marrying Shoaib Malik.
Yes, even I am thinking that Sania deserves a better husband than Shoaib. But come on guys, it is her choice. She knows what is right for her and what is not. The thing which I find very shocking is that her Indianness is being questioned, people have lost their respect for her (Ummm... excuse me! may I know why?)! That is totally uncalled for. She represents India and it is always an honour to represent your country.
These Sainiks think as if this is the first time two sportspersons of different nationalities are getting married! The best example is of Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. The Germans didnt call her treacherous!!!
So sit back, enjoy the wedding and hope that Shoaib brings her some luck on the court!!!

Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger is one of the most respected football managers in the world today. He has been at the helm for arsenal for the past 10 years. He is a firm believer of "beautiful football" that we get to hear these days. He thinks that he can make his team play like Barcelona.

His frustration was clearly seen when he accused Aston Villa for playing the long ball game. He thinks that only his side plays in a manner which is pleasing to any football lover.

For him, the manner in which they play is more important than winning. Yes I know sportsman spirit etc. is all there but what matters in this competitive world is the number of trophies you win and sadly Arsenal are not winning any.

One may argue that this is the same manager who has won many laurels for them in the past but one must also see the team he had at his disposal back then. The likes of Henry, Bergkamp, Ljunberg etc. they were masters. The current team is very young and inexperienced and they have only Cesc to rely upon since Van Persie is out injured.

Arsene needs to spend this summer if they have to compete with the big boys...

Best football league in the world...

This season the English Premier League seems 2 b d most open league. At least the top 5-6 teams can still think of winning the title whereas in the other leagues by this time at most there will b 2 or 3 contenders. Also the relegation battle is also heating up. The difference between 10th and 20th position team is just 7 points. That is the beauty f English football where no team can be taken lightly... Hail FA!!!

Placed in Persistent Systems..

After one aptitude test, 2 technical interviews and 1 HR interview, I am finally placed in Persistent.
Dont know what qualities they saw in me... Bt i dnt mind!!!!
Cheers...

Net Connection in hostel

After a month long wait for the internet connection to be installed in our hostel, we were finally linked to d cyber world 2day...
It all began in the beginning of this sem when sum students f our hostel raised the topic of being OL everytym (so tat they cud srch 4 prj related info... lol)
Thus our quest began in securing the best possible plan
1st v approached tata broadband, paid d money, completed all d formalities but d worst had 2 happen
They refunded us the money back saying that there were no IPs left in d vadgaon area. So v had 2 let go this plan

Nw tym 4 Reliance
Reliance has an age old tradition of delayin each and every possible service. It took more than a month after payin d amount 4 them to come to the hostel and install it...
Aaj hi wo din hai jab pragati hostel ke itihaas me sunahare aksharon se ye kahani likhi jayegi...
3.9.'09

Cheers,
Arunraj
C u ol on gtalk...

Irony of the Malayali calendar

In Malayali calendar today is 4th of Chingam: a happy new year 1185! No wonder some can't enter the 21st century -- we're stuck in the 12th!

LOL!!!

SRK detained at d Newark Airport

SRK detained? OMG dont these guys know who Shah Rukh is? have they gone crazy? This was the most common reaction after the news broke about him being detained for 2 hours.

If we see from the point of view of that security official the person is just another South Asian guy who wants to enter USA. It is his job to interrogate each and every person they feel may be compromising America's security.

SRK rightly said that the issue is being completely blown out of proportions. Whether he meant it or not I dont know. But in the press conference he held at Mannat after returning from the US he was so precise in answering all those questions put forth by the media. The one answer I really loved was... "I dont want to seem pompous but Shah Rukh Khan does not need publicity stunts to stay in the limelight" after being asked whether he was doing this to promote his movie My Name Is Khan which has a similar theme.

For many of us in India, it is a status symbol if you are being allowed to pass through any security checks whereas in America they dont give a damn who you are.

We Indians also need to adopt such strict measures at all places to ensure the security of the citizens. One must remember that on adopting such stringent measures there have been no terrorist attacks on America after 9/11.

APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked by United Airlines officials which was totally uncalled for as he is a former president.

One thing that the Americans can do is become a bit less paranoid and as SRK said "upgrade their system" so that the names of innocent people dont pop up on their computers.

Roger does it atlast

Well 2009 is a year tat most ppl wud lyk 2 erase frm their moemories.....
But nt Roger Federer... This is d yr tat he completed his career grand slam... a feat tat very few tennis stars hv achieved in d Open era....
Congrats Roger... Hope u go way ahead of Petes 14...

Heartbroken.....

Why does Chelsea always have 2 b at d receiving end always?????
2 years in a row. Last year the penalty shootout in d final of CL and now this tym d semis against Barca in d same competition...
The first shot on target by Barca is a goal and that 2 in stoppage tym...
Really man it is very difficult 2 c victory being literally snatched out of ur hands....
Now onwards no more watching matches...