On the passage of one great year at an Engineering College

It isn't unusual for me to start blaming the system and start a past , as a way of keeping that style of mine, let me begin with. The title itself will reveal about what I am gonna scribble up in this post.

1). Rules are supposed to be broken.
I don't know who the hell yelled this thing out. I'd never mind smashing his cheek if I find him. This statement will look better if its about "changing the rules". Broken rules gave broken memories too ,in the first year.

2). Submit all the assignments before deadline.
Do this and you're gonna get screwed by batchmates .

Don't do this ,you're still screwed by the faculties. Internals matter. !

Submission deadlines are always supposed to be extended.

3). Shortage of girls.
This a very big problem , for those who needs to feel the presence of X-Chromosome in the classroom. We do have this problem in our classroom , which I don't care about or which I had rectified by finding someone else outside.
Lets not discuss about that. That's better.

4). The lab assistants, drivers and the watchmen are one of the most respected people. I believe I don't need to give an explanation for the same.

5). The HOD is the person most feared name.
This needs and excemption. He is one of the most nicest and friendliest person I've ever come across.

6). There is an option called "supplementary" or the so-called supply.
Common guys ,drop a subject in first year and get screwed for upcoming semesters. I am looking forward whether I am gonna have one of them .

7). There is always a lecturer in the college who cant speak proper "english". After all ,this is India.

8). Friend in need is a guy who can provide you with the xeroxed notes of all subjects.

9). Music is the most important refreshing tool to crack the bloody exams.

10). All the time ,you will be in arguement with students of other branches claiming their branch is the best.

11). The most important tool..the nuclear weapon is the "bit" in which the words can be understood only
by the person who wrote them (most of them which were caught during the exam were proven to enhance the capabilities of a faculty in breaking cyphers).

12). The freshers are the most sought after..be it in the canteen,the "free" periods or for completing the records,assignments.

13). Ragging ;
The highest sort of injustice in a college ,some people think it's do necessary for imbibing a better attitude t o face up challenges ,I don't actually join with this.

14). Engineering Mechanics : The Father of the mother of all Engineering subjects. Amen !

15). The second years are the ones who feel like being the don of the college ,they feel like having the heriditary power being transferred to them . Screw the thought !
The third years are the ones with the "so-many-backlogs" feeling and the poor souls get down to studying after bossing around in the college for so long. But the fun still continues. I had to mess with one of them. (First , he came forward. )

16). The fourth years have thick connection with the college whatsoever ,unless the sem fall is about to arrive ,with less interest in  ragging etc. They know everything is gonna end up soon and all they want is good memories for the future and ofcourse : a good placement and a nice GPA.

17). The first three years are spent in cursing the system .

18). But towards the end of the fourth year,people tend to feel nostalgic about the pure unadulterated fun they have had for 4 years.Now the very system they disliked,the very canteen they cursed,the time that they spent
there, the birthday bums they suffered..all these seems like heaven to them.

19). The one big thing that I still can't understand : "GIRLS". What the hell are they doing ?

20). The tech and arts fests is the event in which the whole college wakes up and boasts regarless of branch and course.

21). Libraries are multi-purpose areas. I hope you get the point.

22). The satisfaction you get while bunking each class is unexplainable. (But ,attendance matters.)

23). Machines aren't too good to operate than they look.

24). Browsing for free and freedomwise is damn mandatory.

The " Why do you ask my marks , society ? " dilemma

First of all let me tell you something, whatever I am specifying here is/was/will be experienced by thousands of others of my same age.

Recently I had completed my schooling and is seeking admission for graduation .
Past two years , was really hectic and busy for me , for many others .That's the workload , Indian students have. Whatever it is ,I don't have any complaint , why should I ? It's the system right ?
I've done enough with it.

So, what I gotta say here is about a society that is interested in our marks more than us.
It's about peoples weird attitude of distinguishing children by marks or digits that determine their value and dignity in this contemporary Indian society . Some digits in a piece of paper do not form the estimate of a student's capability. In India , the neighbours and relatives are more curious about our exam results than us. I was subjected to this for the past 3 months : boards , entrance examinations etc. When many particular entrance examination results were about to be published ,I was in such a condition to plug of my landphone cables and switch of mobile phones, because all the relatives and family friends kept calling.

If somehow ,they came to know if I have less marks :
1. Some leave the matter and say it's ok.
(it's OK)
2. Some start questioning "what happened ? How ? Why ? ......blah clash....
(I hate it. )
3. Some say/guess how it happened : you were spending too much  time for fun , on the internet , cricket.etc.
( Did they write the exam ? I am the one who did . )
4. There is another category .They even criticise for not scoring and starts comparing us to others.
(I hate it ,I hate them most )

Recently , my board exam results were published and it was totally unbelievable and unexpected for me and many others. Thousands of students in my region got unexpected marks. My entire family was shocked. I have just given for verification and I got a 5 digit case number generated .
A very close relative of me came and started criticising the issue. It was the worst time of my life and I was in a point of dilemma on what to do . This guy made a horrifying talk , compared me to some others  and left . I was in a horrible out of sense mood then. If ,I was perfectly alright standing there , for sure he would have heard back enough.  Things became normal in some days . I applied for verification.

I won't forget many others who supported me when I fell : firstly my parents , some relatives, some particular teachers ,friends (they deserve the great salute )
But , that relative and his evil deed then ,: I can't forget that ever in my life . I don't have any anger against him , I just don't have any feelings for him. Now ,I am relaxed because that bang is almost over , but I  haven't seen him since then , not because I hate him or so ,I just don't care for him .
People , we need good marks . Marks on certificate may or may not depict his theoretical knowledge. There's a hospital in my town , the physician their took almost ten years to acquire his MBBS degree , but frankly speaking , the patients leave him with utter satisfaction than any other doctors of that age. ( I was not telling to take ten years for the degree , but his success as a doctor ) .
People ,there are ups and downs in children's academics . It's their matter , leave it to them and their parents .They will decide themselves.

Don't brag in asking what happened , the boy next door scored that much , why don't you ? it's psychopathic , very cruel. I've experienced that . I know how it feels to be. I don't have a time ahead during which the people ask about entrance exams etc. I am reflexes with a free mind , I am not flummoxed to make a point on what happened kinda things .

Most of the things that you learn in the Indian 10+2 system is useless and your rating in that is never questionable . It's not any kind of past sin that will hunt you for the rest of your life.
all the contents in this blog , may it be posts or pictures , it's obviously the author's informal view.
Your blogger ,
Jish...

Snakes ,my nightmare !

(The story on how fortunate I was not to get a snake bite)

Before going ahead ,let me ask you how many of you have fear towards certain animals ?
I don't know why , from childhood onwards I am frightened of snakes ,never in my life a snake has attacked me or did anything to me. In my childhood days , I always feared snakes .Both my mother's and father's home are in somewhat in a little rural area. My grandfathers had lot of fields and agricultural activities. From childhood onwards Iam hearing stories and expiriences on how they managed to get away from snakes . Later I came to know that one of my grand grand mother had died due to a snake bite. Those were the days when my nightmares were fully filled with snakes .

Coming to the matter , last month I was walking with one of my friend at palarivattom, we were having some casual talks and in between he suddenly said " look out !..there is a snake underneath your feet. ".

I didn't believe and kept walking.who would believe that there is a snake at the middle town ?
In the second ,I walked over something, something fleshy.
Ahhhhhhhh...what was it ? I didn't care to look on a thought that who would dare to look for a snake in the middle of city ?
     I walked 2-3 steps further , but certain things came up top my mine, I placed my legs on something fleshy.

If to say in a descriptive way..my brain processed it after sometime (that was for the scientific fellows.) So, what's the next ? "God almighty ,what the..was that? snake ? "
I turned back....and had a look...I was happy in one side that my assumption was absolutely correct. But on the other side, the human in me who has just completed 17 years and who wants to go more has just went over a highly poisonous animal...his nightmare animal..!
" Ehrrrrrrrr.......a goddamn snake..........my tongue came out ! What the...next...to do......
Death ,Judgment, Heaven/Hell .I came through all of these . !
It was shivering..(my hands too were then) ,I don't exactly remember what happened in the next seconds ........... another man came by walking said "ooh ..a cobra dying..." , wow ..it was alive when I stepped over it . "yes Jishnu ,you just escaped from a snake bite. what's next ? " I asked myself .
Run? Eyy...no no ! Then what ? It was shivering still , I cleared the place. After walking some distance and making sure that I was in a safe zone (anywhere without a snake was safe then) , I enquired about the snake later , actually somebody else had already beaten it up before I had stepped over it. I came to know that , it went into a shop nearby and the shopkeepers had beaten it up. So what I felt was not sympathy towards the dying snake , but I really got angry with the shopkeepers. I had just passed through one of the worst part of my life yet. What if it had given me a bite ? I must have died due to their incomplete personal safety making programme .Of course ,they had to mind only their own business ,but they could've made sure that it is dead . The half-dead snake would have injected it's venom in my body . 

So my dear readers ,what I want to say in this post is not about my temper nor about taking precautions  against snakes and other animals but about a little request to the public ,that includes you ,me and everyone .
These all may be common issues here ,but many people do not understand the seriousness of what they have done. People just beat up animals to kill it ,but people always forget one thing ,the animals will put up their maximum effort like any other living things for their survival ,the people will put up all their temper on the animal and will leave after their satisfaction. This attitude must not be promoted . If today it's me ,tommorow it's someone else .In my case , if they had made sure that the snake is dead ,I wouldn't have passed through such a dangerous situation . I am not talking about the irresponsibility of the people ,but of the little big negligence that may cost lives .It's a very dangerous issue ,that has to be noted with care .This is not only regarding snakes ,but also regarding other animals .However, it is also essential that you know what to do and what to expect in the event that you, someone you are with,is bitten by a snake – especially a venomous snake.

think and act !

For the barrier by TRAI

This time , I am here tapping my keyboard with something that affects me and all ;(important means ,it varies from people to people) anyway it affects me ,my friends and all .This is about some kind of small public issue .It's about the new rules and regulations of TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) .

TRAI has now struck to a cap of 100 sms per day as a limit since the last september 27th .Since then ,no one is allowed to sent more than 100 messages a day . They also clarrified they are in no way going to take away with this new restriction .These directly affect the rights of any cellular subscriber in india .
SMS is a very important mode of communication tool in a devoloping nation like India ,where more than half of the population is middle classed ,where now the people has to spent more money on recharge of mobile connections . This will have a direct impact on the economy , especially the pockets of middle income people.

This also affects the safety concerns of many people ,if to consider especially women and teenagers. Women are not at all safe in many places of our nation ,even in big cities . Sms'ses are very useful in many cases where making a voice call is impossible ,especially during night . What if the daily limit is over then ?
TRAI is somewhat intruding into private lives of people .Many google SMS channels are also muted now. They were keeping subscribers uptodate about latest improvements in technology ,sports etc.
This rule is really v.bad and affects highly for students ,especially teenagers ,for whom sms is the most cheapest way of communication. Many will start complaining that the teenagers are full time chatting in phones..This will really go bad .(no one needs any further explanation about it.) All operators in India ,including BSNL encouraged student plans here and now what about it ? None of them are speaking anything about the changes. what about it ?

TRAI may be right on it's new stand possibly to prevent another 2G scam in India , but TRAI we can't really understand in real sense what you people are doing now . If it is on safety concerns ,why can't TRAI impose some restrictions in making voice calls ,like noone can talk more than a particular period of time per day through mobile phones ? The answer will be simply "no" ! Because it may affect the telecom company's profit .huh ?
TRAI's new regulations have reduced advertisements ,I accept it .But TRAI could have made relaxations in case of personal sms's .

All of us are really done with this heck ,but still hoping for good,

Jishnu.