11th hour? Naaah... 11th hour and 59th minute!
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Me and Rolly participated in 3 events in Optima: the paper presentation, product design and case study competitions.
Sometime when I was a kid, my dad used to extoll to me the virtues of the adage 'kal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so abhi'. Maybe thats why all our ppts were made between midnight and 4am on the night before the event!
We did some work sharing though, Rolly was almost always the one typing... and I always the one dictating from the bed while working out how much time it'll take me to clear the cobwebs on my ceiling on RK hall day.
Standard techniques employed to keep myself awake while making ppt:
1) Use bottle as 'The sword of Tipu Sultan' and make all kinds of arcs in the air with it. Of course, simultaneously, keep an eye on the ppt.
2) Use tennis racquet as a cricket bat and play exquisite cover drives and straight drives. Of course, simultaneously, keep an eye on the ppt.
3) Time and again say "Hi Rolly" and pull his cheeks [:D]
Basant, Rolly Swati and me did win a bit in Optima... cheers Schols Ave!
SN Hall Day
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Conforming to tradition, there was a power cut in SN just when everyone had got there. Visited a few rooms... wondered if they all dont get sick or something in those ulti clean rooms. Had to take the initiative in dirtying at least one room. [:)]
Got my hand painted! Met guys no 1, 2 and 3. Also had a cycle race with Baffling with dogs chasing me!
Had a fultoos pj session at Aunties till 1.30am. To our credit, we covered all the standard pjs including the 'how will u put an elephant in a fridge in 3 steps' types, before moving on the impromptu ones. [;)]
Btw, Baffling or Sandy should... errr... no no...
Lemme say that again...
By the way, Suvrat or Sandeep should write a post soon about their experiences at Aunties. Right Sandeep? [:D]
RP Hall Day
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Played in the grand championship raw-is-war series of the millennium! For background, please check comment number 2 on this post.
It so happens that in a fit of audacity, I challenged her to kaata the 2.2 and have a TT doubles match instead. It would have been cool... but its just that she's an Inter IIT in TT!
Anyways, the deal had been made... the die had been cast... the arrow had left the bow.
U gotta brave the waves if u've jumped in the bath tub [:D]
So... the teams were decided... Swati and Rolly vs. me and someone.
For a long time, the two teams kept shadow boxing with each other. Exchanging mean glares, foul words and all other kinds of generally malafide and mortally threatning things. Finally, on RP hall day, we got the chance to see what stuff we were made of.
*Slow music and suspense*
I'm partnerless.
Chintan, who was supposed to be my partner, is busy fighting aliens and saving the world.
The situation is tense.
I look around in desperation.
Bishnoi, a brave first year, puts his hand up to be counted.
Having frantically put together a team at the 11th hour and 59th minute(where have we heard that before? hmm...), we start for the match.
The other team has been in existence for at least two weeks now.
Bear in mind.
Who knows what all they have done in this time?
Foreign coaches? Performance enhancing drugs? New techniques? Sledging methods?
Oh! Its a tough world.
Still... braving all odds, we enter the arena.
Play a bit for some practice.
The match starts.
We're fast losing the first match.
We're hopeless.
No chance.
Its a David vs Goliath battle.
We lose.
Badly.
We're down 1-0 in a three match series.
Need to win the next two.
Me and B put our heads together in meditation.
O save us the great Heavenly Father.
We think of Rang De Basanti.
We think of South Africa.
We begin the next match.
Hallelujah!
We're back!
Its a landslide... we win 21-9!
Now, the con is on.
The tides have turned.
David has his catapult firmly in place and Goliath is reeling.
Third match starts.
What a match.
We go up 13-11.
But then, terror strikes.
Its a moment when the planets form a configuration that puts my team in doldrums.
We're incapacitated for some time.
The opponents take advantage.
We're down 18-14.
Service changes at 19-16.
Do or die.
Karenge ya marenge.
Cant let someone come on my blog and challenge me and get away with it.
I'm serving.
Rolly facing.
16-19.
17-19.
18-19.
19 all.
Point-19.
21-19!!
Its over!
India's won!
Err... I mean... the winning team is always India, right [:D]
Jubiliant scenes all around in the RP common room.
Hiterto unknown ppl hug each other and jump around in wild celebrations.
Tears of joy can be seen on many faces.
Oh... what a moment.
Surely one of the best moments in international sports.
Too bad u didnt see a live telecast of it.
*Sigh*
I'm partnerless.
Chintan, who was supposed to be my partner, is busy fighting aliens and saving the world.
The situation is tense.
I look around in desperation.
Bishnoi, a brave first year, puts his hand up to be counted.
Having frantically put together a team at the 11th hour and 59th minute(where have we heard that before? hmm...), we start for the match.
The other team has been in existence for at least two weeks now.
Bear in mind.
Who knows what all they have done in this time?
Foreign coaches? Performance enhancing drugs? New techniques? Sledging methods?
Oh! Its a tough world.
Still... braving all odds, we enter the arena.
Play a bit for some practice.
The match starts.
We're fast losing the first match.
We're hopeless.
No chance.
Its a David vs Goliath battle.
We lose.
Badly.
We're down 1-0 in a three match series.
Need to win the next two.
Me and B put our heads together in meditation.
O save us the great Heavenly Father.
We think of Rang De Basanti.
We think of South Africa.
We begin the next match.
Hallelujah!
We're back!
Its a landslide... we win 21-9!
Now, the con is on.
The tides have turned.
David has his catapult firmly in place and Goliath is reeling.
Third match starts.
What a match.
We go up 13-11.
But then, terror strikes.
Its a moment when the planets form a configuration that puts my team in doldrums.
We're incapacitated for some time.
The opponents take advantage.
We're down 18-14.
Service changes at 19-16.
Do or die.
Karenge ya marenge.
Cant let someone come on my blog and challenge me and get away with it.
I'm serving.
Rolly facing.
16-19.
17-19.
18-19.
19 all.
Point-19.
21-19!!
Its over!
India's won!
Err... I mean... the winning team is always India, right [:D]
Jubiliant scenes all around in the RP common room.
Hiterto unknown ppl hug each other and jump around in wild celebrations.
Tears of joy can be seen on many faces.
Oh... what a moment.
Surely one of the best moments in international sports.
Too bad u didnt see a live telecast of it.
*Sigh*
Today: Holi
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Now I dont fancy playing holi. Not at all. No ways.
Last year was enough of an experience for me. Hence, decided not to play this year. But no... ppl wont live and let live.
Saransh and Pandey arrived at my room around 11am. Woke me up from a peaceful sleep.
Peace enuf, they allowed me to change my tee to something dispensible.
Stepped out of my room to get discolored.
But no.
Got disrobed instead!
First thing they did was to tear my tee into pieces.
Grrrrrr.
Khair... got lost in red, green, silver and heaven knows what else.
Thought I might as well go to mess and try out some bhaang.
Matka phod was in progress.
As I came into view of those ppl, a couple of them came running.
Peace enuf, I thought.
Time for a holi hai or something.
Lekin kahaan...
Tore my pyjama into pieces!
Ah well... yeh bhi theek hai.
Thought I'd go and check the nazaare around the insti.
Went back and borrowed a bermuda.
Had to cross that ground again to go out of hall.
Got the bermuda torn up as well!!
Like someone said...
If life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life,
Lets all get wasted and have the time of our lives.
Right?
[:D]
Stepped out of my room to get discolored.
But no.
Got disrobed instead!
First thing they did was to tear my tee into pieces.
Grrrrrr.
Khair... got lost in red, green, silver and heaven knows what else.
Thought I might as well go to mess and try out some bhaang.
Matka phod was in progress.
As I came into view of those ppl, a couple of them came running.
Peace enuf, I thought.
Time for a holi hai or something.
Lekin kahaan...
Tore my pyjama into pieces!
Ah well... yeh bhi theek hai.
Thought I'd go and check the nazaare around the insti.
Went back and borrowed a bermuda.
Had to cross that ground again to go out of hall.
Got the bermuda torn up as well!!
Like someone said...
If life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life,
Lets all get wasted and have the time of our lives.
Right?
[:D]
21 comments:
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ur 'week that was' seems much more intersting n 'victorious' than mine[:(]
but yeah, congrats dude for winnin the battle of the millenium !
(next time i play with u i need a racket with rubber on both sides [:P])
and u finally ended up in colors...good for u [:D][:D]
happy holi again!
yo...i knew we'll win...i count myself in the team,...even if i never had the guts to actually come to a match....this definitely would have been my second best "RP Hall Day" :D
err...you didn't mention the exact details of the pyjama-tearing and bermuda-tearing episode.
i would have liked to write all that i witnessed from the safety of my balcony, but it should come from the horse's mouth.
and yes, do ask aashu for a description of your (naked) tummy. he had rahul and me in splits just a few minutes ago.
on second thoughts, are you always so happy when you have your clothes torn to shreds ?? if yes, there's a career that is tailor-made for you. i think you know what i am thinking of. [:P]
and yes, you missed the midnight bath. there was a particular vicious group that went to A-first to drag you out - to break the door if it was needed. but alas - we had to make do with himadri. his antics, however, made us forget all regrets.
but going by what you were doing at that time, i can only say that you get some, you miss some.
Each segment deserved one full post... :))
U were serving to a fat bugger (ooppss.. don't look at me :P)... obv u had to win!
@ Dewdrops:
Sure... u can have all the rubber u want in the next match... but no use... that match'll only be a 'dead rubber' [:D]
In any case... we're thru with jumble and tt... lets see when we can arrange the sumo wrestling thing [:P]
@ Bishnoi:
We rocketh indeed! Delete kyun kar diya?
@ Sandy :
[:D]
So does this mean this one goes down along with THE RP Hall day?
*emotional*
Oh... I've got my true reward now!
*wiping tears*
@ Naween:
Thankew for sparing the unsuspecting readers the gory graphic details of the incident in question. I'm sure they didnt bargain for thus much when they landed here.
And you can have all the fun you want about my tummy... I'm proud of it howsoever it is. Search the world with an eveready torch and u wont find another one like it.
And I'm sure u would have been in the 'particularl vicious' group that came to A-first... its only surprising that u didnt write two dozen blogs about it with plenty of dozens of disclaimers and postscripts.
And... next time u want to bitch abt my 'lack of tt abilities' and other suggestions on psyching me to a third party... please... indulge urself... but it sure is shocking to see someone who hasnt held a tt bat since the start of mankind pass commentary this way.
Thankew [:)]
I love Rolly anyways [:D]
wow!!! finally rang barse on you! I would have hated to see anyone go de-colored on holi. Happy holi btw, and cheers on winning.
yiipppppppppppppppppeeeeeeeee!!!
i wasn't the one making fun of your tummy. it was ashu.
and after all that 'bitching', i'm convinced of one thing - bhalai ka zamana nahi raha !! the third party tells me that i should have more faith in 'my friend' [by which the party meant you]. someone might have thought that the topic in question was to find out ways to make you achieve more such wins!! looks like you're going to win anything you undertake with this particular party.
and i have held a TT bat, many times if i think of it - but never to play !! but that doesn't disqualify me from passing judgment. i haven't scored many runs in my cricketing career, but i sure can pass judgment on sachin tendulkar, can't i??
but i won't, i assure you. after this sour experience, i'll confine my comments to the nice-blog-you-write-very-well types on both blogs. the world isn't ready yet for free advice/inside information and for leg-pulling.
**sigh**
nice blog, btw.
@ Singlewheatfemale:
Happy Holi to u too [:)]
@ Whoami:
Kyun free fund mein senti maar raha hai?
Remind me so f***in much of this one... http://aquitaine.blogspot.com/2004/12/on-orders-from-high-command.html
@sunny
senti kaun maar raha hai ??[x(]
and waise bhi, i have an offer for passing on more information from the 'third party' but sadly, i have nothing more to pass on.
the post you are talking about was in a different vein altogether. i haven't been in that mood that frequently this sem. but yes, i had thoroughly enjoyed the interaction in question. i wouldn't deny that.
@ Whoami:
Whatever offer it is... I dont care. But u'd do well to take heed of this unsolicited advice:
Think 'twice' Naween Kumar... think twice.
Wow, it seems u had a holi blast
:))
@ Sugee:
You bet!
agar basant sunny ke saath holi khelne aata to sunny kya kehta????
RANG DE BASANTI!!!!!!!!
sorry...
@ Umang:
Jai ho gurudev!
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