Monday, October 24, 2011

What do you know!

Everybody gets to be a dork at times!


Courtesy - 9GAG

Meanwhile a random rant!



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Sunday, August 7, 2011

AARAMBH HAI PRACHAND!

For once I wished somebody knocked my hostel room door and said " Sir Loondry", the fact that weekends are awesome, but when you look at the pile of clothes that needed some cleaning, you really start to realize that, weekends can actually make you feel grumpy.

Coming to the point, the college is on high spirits after the end of the prep sem, well for a certain few like me, retest(s) loom, but for most of the gyanis, things to look forward are the SAC elections.

SAC, the CCA wing of IIIT B, is in search for dynamic personalities who can transform and inspire the rest of students to showcase what they are really made of. For one reason, if i started showcasing my talent, then i guess a certain dance industry existing in Bombay would have a problem with me.

In the best interests of the students, I would personally like to recommend a certain Jatin Chaudhary. Many would ask on why a vote should be directed on someone without knowing about an individual's caliber towards decision making and leadership qualities. Many remained puzzled on who would be the ideal candidate, and started browsing every face and ask, is he/she the one?

Few individuals came to a conclusion that it is important to search for the candidates, a special body was needed which can identify the chosen ones, so that the responsibility of SAC falls in good hands.

The need for a dynamic leader looked imminent, the fellowship of the individuals was named as Nawab Mukti Morcha whose only goal was to search for a leader. The fellowship spent a lot of time thinking in the loo on who would actually lead by example, and one fine thursday morning, all the committee members had come up with one name, none other than, our dada, Jatin Chaudhary.


On friday night, NMM proudly announced Jatin as the party leader, the unofficial statistics confirmed that Jatin has a stiff competition to face, but we were confident and we always cheered, "YES...HE CAN!".

NMM party workers welcome everyone to join them in their occasional slogan chants

"Nawab mukti morcha...aaahooo...aaahooo(300 style)"

Jatin's and NMM's party pillars
  1. Banish the groupism based on regional backgrounds
  2. Prateek and Vikas Chacha's music classes for all
  3. Birthday cakes are for eating, holi colors are for playing
  4. No obscure* display pics on fb/twitter/myspace/orkut
  5. Ban on aandu pandu status updates like "going to take a crap" or "going to sleep" on social networking media
* - (meaning no Sheila, sachin, rajni kanth, kung fu panda, rahul gandhi, balakrishna, Inspector Daya, ACP Pradyumn ,etc)



NMM followers now know who deserves a place in SAC, and now its time for you to decide if Jatin deserves a spot or not, I leave the decision to you!

In the end, I leave you with your ideal candidate Jatin, feel free to stop and interact with him, SAC member or not, he is always a leader and we love our dada.



P.S: Doing laundry on sunday is a very bad idea!

later
Karthik Kunjithapatham

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P.S: If you find the above article offensive, all I have to say is, I really don't care!

Disclaimer

All the credit should be directed towards the original author which is not me.
The above article is work of lolblog.co.uk author rat_attack.


Saturday, August 6, 2011

Gangs of IIIT Bangalore - Part 1

My first ever post from my new base and it has nothing to do about how my past 3 weeks went here at IIIT Bangalore.

Ever been in a situation where you stand with your mouth wide open and your insides scream "WTF"?

The above line quite sums it up on my stay so far here at IIIT Bangalore.

Enough on the bad stuff, coming to the good stuff, it is the people around you that make this place quite special. Agreed that it is still very early and judging is not going to help anyone, but so what, at least I am quite content with the company I have here, and I guess most of you wouldbe feeling quite same.

Talking about an open secret within the premises, there are two major gangs operating

The Northies

  • Always seen in smaller groups, but found at every corner of the campus
  • Known for their “bade dil wala” attitude
  • Always crib about missing momos or parathey wali galli in chandini chowk
  • Dal chawal and achaar is a must for every meal
  • Prefer samosa for breakfast over other breakfast options

The Southies

  • Always flock together
  • Known for their "always there to help!" attitude
  • Tend to gulp down a lot of filter kaapi
  • No sambar, no meals!
  • Prefer Masala Dosa for breakfast over other breakfast options

Still a long way to go and a lot many to meet, which is good because every person is different in their own ways.

P.S - No offense intended guys, just an observation. More to come soon, this time covering the central, western and eastern gangs, though a minority, but always with a shout!

later
Karthik Kunjithapatham



Sunday, July 10, 2011

All is well, I guess...

Good day folks, Bangalore looks quite a happening place despite its congested roads and reckless volvos scrapping me everytime I take the bike on the road.

Gearing up for a new tomorrow, I am not nervous but at the same time, I ain't excited either. Maybe this is because it has something to do with my mind occupied on things beyond my control. I guess my mind wants to change certain things in the past, not sure about I can do that now, but I hoped someone would do it for me, I guess this is not just my time.

How much can you count on someone?

The answer is quite simple, there will always be someone you can count on, and its YOU and no one else. This is the place where in if you do not think that it is not you but someone else, get your head straight, you cannot count on someone else to be there for you all the time.

Even the best of the best friends can sometime stutter and leave you to fend for yourself alone, then that is the moment you wished you had been familiar to something like this.

Count on yourself, it helps!

Later!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Blog's on the move!


Hey folks, The blog will soon move to its new base in Bangalore. I would dearly miss my current base, which happens to be my awesome current room, but on the brighter side, the new base ain't that bad at all.

Here are some pics of my new base, thanks to Prab from http://www.techbite.in/











Well, looks good from outside, lets see what the inside is all about. Later





Saturday, July 2, 2011

Panda's Review: Micromax Q5 fb - 5/10


Micromax for sure is true to every word in it's tagline, but the catch is, I see it more on the negative side, indeed, Nothing like anything!

I am not posting the technical specifications of the device, sure you have many sites that do it, but I am going to jot down the positives and negatives of this device.


Positives
  • Dual sim functionality (if working fine) can be a boon to people like me who study/work in one state and actually belong to a different state

  • The QWERTY pad is really good, I never had trouble pressing any keys

  • Can handle high jumps from tables and pockets on hard surfaces like the floor
Negatives
  • The Trackball - Mother of all problems, biggest design blunder for a low end phone like Q5. If this phone did not have a trackball, it would have been a very big hit

  • The Trackball - Easily gets spoiled in less than a month, and when it happens, the whole phone becomes handicapped, like without trackball you have no other keys that help you navigate

  • The Trackball - Game breaker again, the trackball technology used in this phone is a cheap substitutes of the materials used in Blackberry phone's trackball, this somehow reminded me of the Mig plane scam that shook India

  • Invisible Headset - Yes, you read it right, the phone automatically goes into Headset mode without even connecting a real head set, the service center guys say its the audio jack that is problematic on these devices

  • Heavy - Yes the device is very heavy compared to other BAR phones with similar style and specs

  • Dull Display - You cannot stare the screen continuously for more than 4 minutes

  • Cheap Paint - Nobody likes a phone which loses its body paint with every month passing by

  • 3rd rate firmware - I appreciate Micromax for delivering so much for such a low price, but I would have taken a cut on number of features over quality of the firmware. The phone restarts on its own, like it is possessed or something, and if you feel like updating your firmware, then I guess you will not find any

On a whole, it was a mistake on my part to buy this phone, it delivers a lot of features for a low price but Micromax needs to understand that many consumers prefer quality over quantity.


Friday, June 24, 2011

The lonely me...



The settings around me looked quite familiar, the wall hanging my sister brought from Sikkim, the books spread across my study table, my balcony door that always remains closed when I am at home, the windows that never open, it was looking good because I have been this way for a long time.

I have spent hours in this small room of mine, the cruel exam prepping, the excitement for getting dressed when going on a date, the moments spent on my computer exploring the whole world, exploring adolescence, experiencing uber pwnages and the not so frequent killing sprees, the long ordeals of exciting sitcoms, the beautiful silent nights on a chat client with someone special and loads of personal peace(My version of Master Shifu's inner peace), may be the feeling everybody says, "Boy! This feels like home".

I have been alone in this room for days and not once I felt alone, it was like I would never ever feel lonely again, this was the time when I started thinking on what could go wrong, and then the lightning strikes when I least expect it.

I experienced not being alone when I am alone and today I am experiencing being the most lonely person despite being surrounded by everyone. I am not sure what this phenomenon is called and I really do not think that is running in my mind now. It's this feeling of emptiness inside you, it sure sounds harmless, but when you know you are alone because of someone, it really can mess your head a lot.

I have been going through this very strange thing I never really understood, and when I do not understand something, my next destination is Wikipedia. So according to Wiki, Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person experiences a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships. No wonder Wiki nailed it again.

For me this loneliness is more like a naked terror, and it is a result of a healthy communication line ceasing to exist with someone you really thought would be there forever. Agreed that I cannot expect someone to be there 24X7 and I also feel that would be a little douche like behavior on my part, and yet here I am unable to find a solution to this.

The only good part comes when your are alone in loneliness, every morning when I run along the park, the flowers started to smell better, every night the silent cool breeze felt more relaxing.

What can be worse to a person who is lonely and does not like alcohol, a perfect recipe for a litigating disaster.

I am not done yet, I will be back, I need to add the element of "Pain" and see what it does to the whole process. I am going now, but I'll be back.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Your life's a b***h? Then stop being an a**!

Ok, it is a simple fact, life can be a real jerk at times and most of the times, it does bully you in a way that you succumb to it. I do not agree with certain folks who talk about self control, negativity conundrum and the power of optimistic vibes.

Life is not fair to anyone, but it does not help when you proclaim the gravity of your own mess. Do you really think the person standing next to you gives a damn?

There are certain incidents which I found very annoying

Scenario 1 - Godly Music Over Loud Speakers Phenomenon

I am not starting a discussion over godfulness(Technically not a word but rhymed with the latter) and godlessness, to be frank, I really don't give a damn. Your so called devotional music played over loud speakers send no message of theism to anyone, it really does not help anyone and the so called local politicians who fund these programs, really need to think twice and STOP BEING AN A**!

Scenario 2 - New State Syndrome

[(Uprooting statues)+(Cooking on roads)+(Mass procession)+(Public nuisance)] != NEW STATE


Nothing more on this, think twice and STOP BEING AN A**!

Scenario 3 - Beam Cable Junction Box Paradigm

You don't have to switch off the beam cable junction box placed on your apartment roof top every time your speed is reduced. Hey if you want good speed, then stop downloading cheap porn and start doing something useful. Just because your speed is down, you do not have jurisdiction on other customer's connection lines.

Nothing more on this, think twice and STOP BEING AN A**!

There are quite a few more, but my ice tea is losing its flavor by the minute and hence I shall stop now. Don't tell me I am being an a**, I just like my ice tea, you know, cold.

Will update later!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Southpark's most influential character is not ERIC CARTMAN


For those who have been spending quite some time in the fictional town of Southpark, it is time you people decided on who is the most influential. Well, the majority of the population would vouch for the narcissistic Eric, not just because of his effed up head, who can talk and piss you off at the same time, but on a personal front, Randy Marsh is my winner, Not because he is a cool geologist, but for the very reason where he takes even the simple aspects of life to the heights of melodrama that you can even dream of.

There are a few episodes that will fortify my shout for Randy Marsh,


  • Guitar-Queero - Oh GOD, I just love this song, Carry on my wayward son, anyways, observe the scene where Randy sneaks out of his bedroom to play Guitar Hero on his son's console, the way he raises his hands up in the air and then the swings across the bridge of the guitar controller, AWESOME

  • No Internet - Randy Marsh's best individual performance throughout the episode

  • Night of the living homeless - Randy's strong performance convinced us the fact that homeless problem can be worse than the fictional zombie problem

  • Pandemic 1 and Pandemic 2 - It is an episode where you can see the best of all characters, but Randy Marsh deserves a special mention for his cam antics and the consistent eccentric behavior as a whole
I still think many would find it hard to see Randy better than Eric, but you see, this is my blog and I don't give a damn about what you think. Randy is my winner. No offense intended.

On a whole, Southpark is EPIC WIN!

What the hell just happened here!

"What the hell did you do to my Hyderabad ?", This question should be taken seriously by our politicians, civil servants, law enforcements and the common man like you and me.

The only thing that can save this Hyderabad - selfless approach by the common man, who has always been looked down upon, become more politically active and most important fulfill your duties as a citizen.

So far I have met almost 25 people who supported the Telangana Cause, and not surprised to see that a separate Telangana for them was just a change in the vehicle number plate, and a new state in India, and new color for city buses. Delusional ass jockeys I say!

For those who really know what Telangana sentiment is all about, here are the things that I want to say to you that can make your approach towards a new state good, if not better

1. Stop organizing the Bandhs on weekend and start organizing them on Mondays - You are not making a statement by causing problems to the common man, you are not making any progress with your rebellion by stopping the buses, closing down all restaurants and stores and more importantly the bars. Having a Bandh on Monday would be a lot more useful to the common man because

  • Perfect break for a good hangover, so if Monday becomes a dry day also, it helps them recover quick for Tuesday.
  • Makes long weekend look even more awesome
  • Corporate crowd would be adoring you guyz for the bandhs and they might even join you on your occasional Jai Telangana slogan competition.

And FYI, your so called telengana supporters were with me watching the Lord Of The Rings extended trilogy while you were busy, I don’t know, breaking or burning something. Won't you bring them to justice for bunking your protest march?

2. Stop burning anything that has more than 4 wheels - Who do you think you are to burn our city buses and effin vehicle, tere baap ka maal hai saaley? I’d say burn what you can earn, if you have the balls and funds to buy a cycle, burn a goddamn cycle not a bus or a car that you can afford only in your dreams.

3. Stop people standing behind you from smiling and showing the symbol “V” when you are being interviewed on camera about your cause, If you want to be seen on television, read a goddamn Manorama year book and go for KBC, at least people would applause your effort! Because if you don’t I’m going to rip your tongue out, wipe it down your 3 lettered leader’s asscrack and smack you across the face with it like Dhalsim of street fighter.

4. Organize your vandalism – It is confirmed that you will resort to vandalism, but what I say is just organize it, instead of uprooting good statues, shift your area of interest towards statues that need a replacement or something that is in a bad shape, coz you know, win-win situation, this way you will not hear a common man ripping you on your face everytime he/she looks at you. Organize and try your vandalism where municipality never stepped in, that way you are helping making this Telangana region better.

P.S: If you are so interested in breaking the gates, you are most welcome to break our society gate, our sad-ass president refuses to fix a new one, that way I would owe you guyz one! I'll make you guyz an offer you can't refuse.

Follow these steps, and you will be well on your way to becoming a successful individual, and more importantly, a human being and yea it will add a new dimension to your rebellion.

Sincerely

Karthik Kunjithapatham