The Camp, The Fest and The rAnDoM Stuff ...

Welcome all !!! Hope its been a good October for all of you ... The onset of winters is here, YIPPEEE !!! :) And sorry again for not being able to blog for so many days ... Tied up with some work for the couple of weeks (lol, work and me don't sound good together, do they ? :P) ... Naah but seriously, there's this military camp we're supposed to go this Sunday and then the 'mentos khaao, dimaag ki batti jalaao' thing also happened with me, reminding me to start the preparations of Cybus early this year ...

Talking about the military camp, its seriously true to its name ;) ... A week we'll be living like soldiers-under-training doing (or rather FORCED to do) what they do ... Waking up at 5, doing rounds in the cold, trekking, rock climbing, mud-crawling, hurdles, camping, shooting, paragliding, etc etc ... I've heard the food's good though :P ...

And yeah, my baby's back !!! Nooo ... Its Cybus I'm talking about :P ... After organizing 2 good editions, I'm really looking forward to take this one a step or two ahead ... Got a real good bunch of people with me to make it possible, will surely miss rAnDoM :( ... Seeking inputs from Debesss, KG, Naman and Mann for a better show :) ... Just finished preparing the hierarchy of management and the list of students in each committee ... Still not circled in on the name of this edition ... After "Cybus 08 and 09", "Cybus 10" doesn't sound good ... Neither does "Cybus 2010" ... I was seriously impressed with my thought of "Cybus X" ... Any suggestions/comments ? They're most welcome :) ...

Classes going on fine (for everyone else :P) ... Hardly attend any these days coz of all this running around, being Riteek Arora is really paying off now in terms of attendance ;) ... And yeah, I'm still hooked to those songs I mentioned in the previous post, they're really very good :) ...

Will catch you all in a while after my camp ... Wait for the reviews and the pics ;) ...

Take care ... Buhbyeee :) ...

Hockey, Late Evenings, Etc ...

October 10, Noida : AIIT displayed a dismal performance against ASB in the Men's Hockey Semi-Final in Sangathan losing by a margin this article doesnt have enough space to write. The AIIT players were McConfused, McOut-Ran and McOut-Played by their counter-parts. After what had been a good tournament so far, it now seems they'll be subjected to another defeat in the 3rd place play-off against ASCS later this evening.

Ohhh wait, stop the press - What is this we're hearing ? AIIT is leading ??? You guys sure ??? Scored another ???

Ok enough of this news-reporting nonsense :P ... Just won the bronze medal in Hockey Tournie @ Sangathan ... Pretty excited (as always when any accomplishment comes my way that is NOT counter-strike :D) and looking forward to the 24th to actually receive the medal ;) ... To be honest, I ain't any Dhyan Chand or Dhanraj Pillai ... And neither can I be THAT good ... And probably I wasn't even the best player of my team ... Its just that I wanted to contribute my bit for the department as I've always been doing in whatever way I can ... So after valuable suggestions from some people, I've decided not to bother about the rubbishes said by a few ... NO NO NO, I wont let that spoil my Moment-Of-Joy :P ...

Apart from the hockey matches nothing significant (they didnt leave time for anything else :D) ...

Given me a paining back, cramped legs along with the bronze ;) ... Enjoying the evenings in the campus these days ... Fun (and shocking !) to see the empty underground parking when I stay back till late :) ... Hoping to switch back the focus onto CS quickly after I recover ...

And yeah, watched Wake Up Sid ... Really impressed by Ranbir and Konkana's talents ... Both of them really fit into their roles well ... Waiting eagerly for this Friday to catch BLUE ...

Buhbyee for now ...

Take care ...

p.s. - have a hear of shafqat's version of tum mile and the songs 'tu jaane na' and 'tera hone laga hu' from Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahaani ... really awesome tracks ... wondering why does emraan hashmi get so many wonderful music compositions to his name !!!

Story Time

Heyylo Readers !!! I'm in the mood for a story today ... Its a story about a boy - "HE" and a girl - "SHE" (how I wish i interchanged the names to make it confusing ;) ) ... Aahhhh and for those who're still wondering what's wrong with Voldey ... Voldey and Stories ??? Chuck this post and come back later for 'normal' posts ;) ...

So, it's about a day when HE was sitting with his 'certain' set of friends discussing about the joys of being single and how HE managed to convince himself that this was the way he'll be for some time to come ... And suddenly HE is poked by his friend ... His friend tells him to turn around ... HE turns around and see's SHE amongst a pretty large group of people (needless to say, spotting SHE wasn't tough at all :) :) :) ) ...

SHE comes up to HE ... All HE is doing is looking at her ... SHE asks HE where the venue for a 'certain' event was ... Still, all HE is doing is looking at her ... Gaining some senses, HE manages to speak ... HE says - "Ummmmm ... Uhhhhhhh ... No Idea ...." even though HE had sent a million people to the venue right before all this ... The spectators around HE have a good laugh there and then ... One of them shouts out the correct venue ... HE is still trying to gain ALL of his senses to come to terms of what had just happened ...

Now, HE is haunted of that incident ... HE's first impression that went horribly wrong , or did it ? It's actually a situation that could be seen either way (HE hopes so !!!) ... HE thinks it good ... As far as the author (MEEEEEEE) goes, I think HE screwed up bigtime ... Any helpful comments ? ;) ...

Take Care guys ... Including HE, if you're reading this ;) ...

Ciaaaao !!! :D

The Master's !!!

Woaah !!! These exiles from blogging are increasing (much to the relief of some of you, who are spared months together from reading my junk ;) ). As you all know, if you all dislike something, I'm bound to DO IT !!! :P Lol ... :)

Now, seriously, missed writing ... Was shocked when I signed in today and saw the last post was dated back in June ... Blame it on my PG venture ... Dunno what I was thinking when I opted to sign up for this ... I mean, out of all the places - HERE ???

Not being mean to anyone, things kept changing ... For instance, a few of my old mates doing the same course (+) ... then being told the number of working hours in the sem (-) ... then meeting the new classmates (-) ... but after talking to them after they settled down a bit (+) ... then seeing the true faces of some (- - - - -) ... :P ...

But all in all, some really nice people to be with ... A few good clan-mates too (this one's specially for you zee :) ) ... I hope a clan close to (yes, close to) rAnDoM's stature can be formed ... And classes, namesake ... when I'm out, I'm out ... when I'm in, I'm threatened to be thrown out :P ... So, you can pretty much judge that :) ...

Got to rush for dinner now ... Will surely blog soon again ... Hoping no vacations from blogging come around now ... ;) ...

Catch you all later, take care ....

Bon-Nuit !!!

p.s. - yeah, I'm learning french now !!!! finally kicked german out of my student life now after studying it for 10 years :P ...

so now its Monsieur Riteek (instead of Herr Riteek) signing off !!! ;)

If Restaurants Functioned Like Microsoft ...

Lolllz ... No matter how much I support Unix, I always thought I'll never make fun of the company who's product's I've been using ever since I knew what a computer was ... But this one's too good not to be put up here ... enjoy ... :)

Patron: Waiter!

Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support Waiter. What seems to be the problem?

Patron: There's a fly in my soup!

Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time.

Patron: No, it's still there.

Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup; try eating it with a fork instead.

Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.

Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what kind of bowl are you using?

Patron: A SOUP bowl!

Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration problem; how was the bowl set up?

Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer; what has that to do with the fly in my soup?!

Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly in your soup?

Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!

Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day?

Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day??

Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.

Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?

Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.

Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check. I'm running late now.

[waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check]

Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.

Patron: This is potato soup.

Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet.

Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything.

[waiter leaves]

Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup!



The check:
Soup of the Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00
Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day. . . . . . . . $2.50
Access to support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00

A Walk Down The Graduation Lane

The 3 years of graduation have really flown by when I look back at them now ... Though they really seemed a hell long while they were going on :) ... If school life was *MY* zone, this certainly wasn't anywhere near it ... But I really hold these years high up in my list coz they forced me to think, to adapt and to change myself (for the better, I guess :P) ... Will surely carry forward all the bitter as well as sweet memories from these years ... And yeah, I'd like to offer my apologies to someone who once told me that because of me, that person doesnt want to remember her college life ... Thanks for that lesson too miss Note-Too, that was really the one moment that has made me who I am today ... 

Ohhh, this brings me to another important notice ... Due to the violent and aggressive nature of some of my classmates, this post will not take any names ... :) and yeah, I'm putting the disclaimer towards the top, coz I know some ppl will get mad enough, and not reach the bottom ever :P ...

Disclaimer

All the characters and incidents mentioned in this piece of text are purely fictitious and resemblance to any living person is to be considered coincidental ... (As far as it goes for those who can link anything to someone, I'm sure you'll enjoy this post :P)

So, to begin with, it all started by bunking a healthy bit of the orientation and the entire havan ceremony that was hosted to welcome us freshers ... After all, me considered a fresher at amity ... Does sound a bit funny to believe :) ... Even back then ... :P

The classes in sem-1 were really somethings to look forward to ... That was probably the best set of faculties and subjects I ever had ... Scored a shocking(to me as well) 9.28 which probably cleared the air about who all are actually smart, and who all just float up and dream of being there ... All the ones whom I wanted to do well, actually did ... On the other front, I was just being me - taking some time to know people and to open up ...

Sem-2 brought about a revolution ... Found my place in the whole scene and found a few good friends ... Slowly a 'group' too ... Some fun times followed, but a lil later, some voices became loud and things became really ugly ... It was best to just quietly move away from the reasons and to leave the 'face the problem' part for the correct time ...

Enter sem-3 and welcome isolation ... This was probably the most important phase of life till date .. Nothing to lose, Everything to gain ... A bit boring though, but thats what took me towards CS for the first time ... Missed classes like hell, but the impressions I had made me sit the exams ... Got a shocking(again :P) 7.96 ... Lolllz ... I definitely studied harder than those marks ... :P ...

Sem-4 and I was stung with a new discovery - There is a course with the name B.Sc(IT) that exists in our department :P ... lolllz ... Met loads of people, found great friends ... And ofcourse it was the time that rAnDoM happened :) ... Apart from the rAnDoMs, found a real nice friend in Kaam-Kaaj Ko Maarat (translates to "kill work" :P) too ;) ... Really regretted not having known these people so well before ... And then came Cybus '08 !!! Pure Good Fun !!!

Sem-5 was filled with CS, Bakwaas Talks, and some more Bakwaas Talks, along with some more CS :P ... It was also the time I got back on talking terms with some Lok-Sitaara which was a really surprising event coz I still dont know how it all started ... :) Maybe that msg after the Delhi Blasts did it ...

The final semester was the one closest to my heart ... Cybus '09 gave me some beautiful memories and 2 wonderful friends in Mr. Junior and Ms. Junior Claiming To Be Senior :P loll ... :) It also introduced me to 2 whole new worlds of people around the both of them ... It was seriously lovely to know them all ... :) ... Thanks a lot ... Just finishing up with the exams and the project submissions, we are guests to the Concluding Ceremony hosted in our honour (phew, zyada heavy words use ho gaye kya ? :P) ... An awesome day with some nice multiple photography sessions :P ... (chk out http://sudo.110mb.com for some pics) ... See Kaam-Kaaj Ko-Maarat, I'm advertising your website, send me some commission money :P

The final shot, the final take and the final cut ... This is how the 3 years ended ...

Now for *THE* question ... Will I miss anyone ? Yes ... many, not all though ... But one thing is for sure ... I'll definitely not miss Lok-Sitaara at all ... Lolllz ... and Kaam-Kaaj is staying here for MCA ... Thats probably the best thing I could've asked for ... Would have gone crazy if I had to be with a completely whole new set of people for another 3 years ... :) ...

Feeling really sleepy now ...

More incidents and coded person names if u demand :P ... lolllz

Take Care ...

A Post Out Of Sheer Boredom

The six words at the top say it all ... I (as almost always :P) am getting really bored coz my exams are going on but I'm in no tiny mood to study ... Whenever I open the bundle of notes, all I see are the 3 small topics on the front page, I read them and then somehow I get distracted to proceed to the next page ... So, end result - ask me the applications of multimedia and I can write you a 300 word essay, but ask me anything else and ________________ (no, seriously ... these blanks haven't been put there by mistake, they belong there :) )

Ohhh crappppp, I had thought I wouldn't talk much about exams out here ... But now don't expect me to go all the way up 3-4 lines and select it and press the DEL key ... You know how lazy I am :P ...

By the way, made a delicious bread-chocolate pudding today (for recipes and other cooking tips mail me at riteek.arora.the.chef@gmail.com :P ) ... about 4-5 servings are still stored in the freezer, so u can 'come on over and eat some fun' tomorrow (coz it wont survive after that) ... No, I'm not being paid by crazy noodles for that line ... :) (I hate crazy noodles, the food is sooooooo bland, leave alone putting it, I bet they dont even know what spices are)

Chalo then, its time to end this 'boredom' post (if I write more in THIS post, then it'll defeat my purpose of showing everyone how bored I am :P )

Quite a lot of you might be having exams these days, so all the best for them ...

Catch you all later ...

I'm Back ... :)

Heyyyy ... been a long time guys ... 2 months and a day over to be precise :) ...

Exams going on with huge gaps between them, beneficial to catch up with the IPL ... Awesome first two weeks of cricket ... hoping chennai move up the ladder in the second phase of the tournie ...

I'm back, but since i didnt have any informative content this time, i'm posting some whacky greetings (twisted style) :P ...

have fun ....

I always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. And now that you've come into my life...

- I've changed my mind.

 

I must admit, you brought religion into my life...

- I never believed in Hell until I met you.

 

As the days go by, I think how lucky I am....

That you're not here to ruin it for me .

 

Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go....

Will you take the knife from my back? You'll probably need it again.

 

Happy Birthday! You look great for your age....

Almost lifelike!

 

When we were together, you said you'd die for me...

- Now we've broken up, I think it's time to keep your promise.

 

Congratulations on your new bundle of joy....

- Did you ever find out who the father was?

 

You are such a good friend. If we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket...

- I'd miss you terribly and think of you often .

 

Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday...

So we're having you put to sleep.

 

Looking back over the years that we have been together, I can't help but wonder.....

What the hell was I thinking

 

I'm so miserable without you...

It's almost like you're still here.

 

Thank you for being part of my life....

I never knew what evil was until I met you!

 

Congratulations on your wedding day!...

Too bad no one likes your wife.

 

How can I say this....

Your cooking kills me

 

Hooray.....

- You're divorced.

 

I just want you to knowthat I'm sorry for what happened...

- Especially since you survived.

 
 

Someday I hope to marry...

Someone other than you.

Congrats on getting married...

It's not everyday you decide to ruin your life.

Got Nthn To Do ... :P

1. Last beverage→ Tea

2. Last phone call→Popstar :P

3. Last text message→Pankaj Kumawat

4. Last song you listened to→ Soniyo (Krishna) - Raaz

5. Last time you cried→ Don't remember ... would roughly be 5-6 months ago ...

HAVE YOU EVER:

6. Dated someone twice → Naa

7. Been cheated on? → Lolllz !!! ;)

8. Kissed someone & regretted it?--> None for both ... :)

9. Lost someone special?→ Yup

10. Been depressed?→ Very rarely ... its pretty scarce now ...

11. Been drunk? → Naaa , a full control ... ;)

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:

12. Purple
13. Grey
14. Yellow

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU:

15. Made new friends? → Yup , quite a few ...

16. Fallen out of love? → OUT ? no ... :P

17. Laughed until you cried? → Not as yet ...

18. Met someone who changed you→ Not this year ..

19. Found out who your true friends were→ BIG TIME !!! :P

20. Found out someone was talking about you? → On rare occasions but yeah , it has happened

21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list→ naa

23. How many kids do you want to have --> 5 ... want them to make the best CS clan ever .... lolllz .... just kidding - 2 ...

24. Do you have any pets → Naa , not presently ...

25. Do you want to change your name→ No way !!!

26. What did you do for your last birthday→ Nthn special ...

27. What time did you wake up today → 11.30 am 

28. What were you doing at midnight last night→ Compiling the rules for technical events for my fest :P

29. Name something you CANNOT wait for. --> Nthn as such ...

30. Last time you saw your father→ A couple of hours ago ...

31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life → None

32. What are you listening to right now → While righting down till here , the song has changed to When You Say Nthn At All ...

33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → Nopes ...

34. What's getting on your nerves right now? → I have a feeling after another 15-20 questions , this form may get onto my nerves :P

36. Whats your real name → Hariprasad Chaurasiya ... lolllz ..

37. Relationship Status → Chhingle ... :P

38. Zodiac sign→ Aries

39. Male or female→ Male

40. Elementary→ Amity International, Noida

41. Middle School → Amity International, Noida (again :P)

42. High school → Amity International, Noida (yet again :P :P)

43. Hair color → Black

44. Long or short → Short

45. Height → 5' 4.5"

46. Do you have a crush on someone? → Plenty of 'em :P ;)

47. What do you like most about yourself? → Lolllz , i can't answer this :)

48. Piercings → Keep Away !!! :D

49. Tattoos → Won't mind ...

50. Righty or lefty → Can write with both , but yeah , i generally do my assignments with right ... so Righty for this one :P ... lollz 

FIRSTS :

51. First surgery → back in 1998 for a broken thigh bone ...

52. First piercing → haven't had any ...

53. First tattoo→ same as the aboveee ...

54. First best friend → dont remember ... had soooo many back then even when i didnt really know what a best friend actually was :P

55. First sport you joined → Table Tennis (and yeah , Karate was compulsory punishment :D)

56. First pet → none till date

57. First vacation → my memory's really poor , this questionnaire is haunting me !!!!

58. First concert → Euphoria - 2000 ...

59. First crush→ ohhhhhk ... :P the one who was , probably knows it ... and for the others, i bet most of u know too ... 

60. First alcoholic drink→ Vodka ... it was when i was in 11th grade ...

RIGHT NOW:

61. Eating → Lays Magic Masala :P

62. Drinking → H20

63. I'm about to → Start CS as soon as this stupid thing finishes :P

64. Listening to → now its changed to O Saya ...

65. Waiting for → someone's call ;)

YOUR FUTURE :

66. Want kids? - ofcourse ....

67. Want to get married? - YESSSS !!!

68. Careers in mind? - itni aage ka nahi sochta !!! :P

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THEM?

69. Lips or eyes → eyes

70. Hugs or kisses → depends

71. Shorter or taller → in what sense ?

72. Older or Younger → depends ... :P

73. Romantic or spontaneous → a perfect combination of both ...

74. Nice stomach or nice arms --> hehehehehe lolllz silly ques ...

75. Tattoos or piercings→ Tattoos

76. Sensitive or loud → sensitive 

77. Hook-up or relationship → relationship

78. Trouble maker or hesitant→ hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER :

79. Kissed a stranger → Naa.

80. Drank hard liquor straight → Yup.

81. Lost glasses/contacts → Not as yet ....

82. Sex on first date → Nup ...

83. Broken someone's heart → I hope NOT ... :P

84. Had your own heart broken →

85. Been arrested? → Served 7 months in prison too ... ;) .... lollllz .... ofcourse not ...

86. Turned someone down → nope ...

87. Cried when someone died→ Yes.

88. Liked a friend that is a girl? → Yes.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

89. Yourself → Fully ...

90. Miracles → Sure ...

91. Love at first sight → Naah ...

92. Heaven → We'll see ... :) i do actually ...

93. Santa Claus → Did till i was 5 ...

94. Kissing on the first date? → Not really ...

95. Angels → Half yes and half no ...

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

96. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → Yeah

97. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? → Naa

98. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever?→ Ofcourse it's possible ...

99. What's the one thing you cannot live without?→ Difficult to single out just one ... but i'd say CS ...

100. Posting this as 100 Truths? → Surely ....

Happy New Year !!!!

Heyyy everyone, loads of wishes for you and your near ones ... Have a great year ahead... J

I’m a li’l stuck up (as always :P ) ... I’ve somehow got this knack of not being able to judge people according to their statements or behaviour ... And more often than not – it digs up this huge pit for me which i’m not able to avoid in time ... It makes me fall ... But the major problem is, whenever I am getting up, there’s a new bling within sight ... That bling makes me forget the fall I had ... Makes me forget the person who made me fall ... And so, while getting up, I don’t realise that it’s just my illusion and the same things are bound to happen ... I become so f**king ignorant and fall prey to the same damn trap all over again ...

Let’s hope this time it doesn’t happen ... J

 

Coming up soon with the “rAnDoM Case Generater” and other cool applications ...

 

Take Care ...

 

p.s. – Here’s a New Year’s Greeting I received from a friend of mine :

To all my friends who sent me love, prosperity and best wishes for 2008 , it didn’t work ... So please send in hard cash for 2009 ... ;-)