Graduate

I had my graduation walk and convocation last week. Officially, I am now Masters in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology. In reality, I still have my masters project left. Although I want to get over with it and get the heck out of this hell called Rochester, I intend to prolong my project till the job situation improves. Lets see how it goes...

Speaking of hell, RIT has been one hell of a ride. It has been a journey which has seen some good days, some bad days and some worse days. Nevertheless, it has been one amazing experience. From the day when I left Mumbai and landed in the US, till the day I heard my name called and going to the stage in front of thousands, it has been a fruitful journey. The sense of satisfaction and pride I felt at that moment is something I cannot describe in words. But this has not been a piece of cake.

I was sitting on the couch in the lobby of the CS department after giving the last final exam of my MS curriculum. Reflecting back, I still remember the day when I was sitting at the exact same place in the first quarter and thinking if I can even pass the C++ exam. And here I am now. I think all of this happened too fast. Blame the notorious quarter system at RIT for that. None of this would have been possible without the great friends at the CS department-Bhaiyya, Nana, Gabba Gabba, Manan, 1su, Issu beta....sorry to all others whom I have not mentioned in here. I still remember those nights when people used to get up in the middle of the night and start coding. And those all nighters before an exam or a submission. Or those "Ae code bhej na" wala phone calls and "ok,but change karke submit kar" replies. Or those 11:58 pm submissions for 11:59 deadlines. Or those meals together. And late night drives to nowhere with music blasting and people dancing in the back seat(Ban than chali bolo..... :D). And those visits to Tim ki tapri aka Tim Hortons after the submissions. Those booze and hookah sessions at home or those visits to Macgregors. And those visits to Seneca/Turning Stone (NANA FORCED ME INTO DRIVING HIM THERE!).And much much more. More than all these, I remember the people who have made a difference to my life in many ways than they could have imagined. Thanks for the memories guys.

Congratulations to the Class of 2009. We finally did it. :)

India Rising-The New Empire

100 Truths

100 Truths About Me..!!!
Read this on some random blog, Sounded pretty interesting.And more than that I do not have anything better to do in life :P
So Here Goes...........

LAST TIMES…
1. Last beverage: Water
2. Last phone call: Mom
3. Last text message: Manisha
4. Last song you listened to: If today was you last day-Nickelback
5. Last time you cried: When I lost my dad

HAVE YOU EVER...
6. Dated someone twice: No
7. Been cheated on? : No
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? Errr... Nooo......
9. Lost someone special? Yes. Read 5.
10. Been depressed? Yea, I have my emotional attacks
11. Been drunk and threw up? Just twice till now

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
12. White
13. Blue
14. Black
15. Red

FIRSTS :
16. Made new friends: Yes,many. Right from school days and still continuing
17. Fallen out of love: Yes
18. Laughed until you cried: Yes, when my roomie couldn't stop laughing and I started laughing seeing him laugh
19. Met someone who changed you: Yes. Have met some people who have changed my outlook towards life
20. Found out who your true friends were: Yes. I know who they are, and in times of need, they prove me right
21. Found out someone was talking about you: Surprisingly yes

HAVE YOU:
22. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: Yes
23. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: Nearly all of them
24. How many kids do you want to have: One... maybe two :)
25. Do you have any pets: Nah, I hate fidos n fifis
26. Do you want to change your name: No.I like it
27. What did you do for your last birthday: Got my ass kicked, had a great time with friends and completed my DBSI project
28. What time did you wake up today: 12:30 pm (pretty early after a crazy night out with the gang)
29. What were you doing at midnight last night: Drinking and controlling drunk people
30. Name something you CANNOT wait for: graduation(not really)
31. Last time you saw your father: 16th august 2007
32. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: Learn to say NO to some things
33. Most visited web page:Facebook/Orkut/Gmail/mymail.rit.edu

WHAT'S YOUR :
34. Name: Amogh
35. Nicknames: Bunny or Bani :), tintin, moghlee
36. Zodiac sign: Aquarius
37. Male or female or transgender: Male :
38. Elementary: St.Thomas High School (Miss it, the best time of my life)
39. Colleges: Patkar College, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology
40. Hair color: Black
41. Long or short: Short
42. Height: Bit above 6
43. Do you have a crush on someone? not reallyyyyyyyy a crush... no i dnt think so...
44. Ever been in love? Yes,once was
45. Piercings? Not really, had pierced years when I was a baby (I think)
46. Tattoos? Nah. Won't exactly go with my 'muscular' physique
47. Righty or lefty: Righty
48. First surgery: Fortunately none
49. First piercing: At the age of 2 I guess.... maybe even before that
50. First best friend: Vikrant
51. First sport you loved: and still love - Cricket
52. First pet : NO PETS ALLOWED
53. First vacation: Dont remember really, I thik it was Bangalore or Goa,one of the 2
54. First concert: Jagjeet Singh. Legend
55. First crush : A girl in my school named Ruhi
56. Eating: Nothing right now
57. Drinking: Water
58. I'm about to: Finish writing 100 truths and update my blog, and then get back to reading a paper(maybe)
59. Listening to: Never gonna be alone-Nickelback
60. Waiting for: a job

YOUR FUTURE
61. Want kids? Yes, ofcourse. Didn't I answer this before?
62. Want to get married? Yeh sure..... the question is When? n to Whom?
63. Careers in mind? I am doing my masters in CS,so I guess I have decided it long back right?

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
64. Lips or eyes: Eyes
65. Hugs or kisses: Can't I have both?
66. Shorter or taller: Shorter (hard to find girls taller than 6 ft)
67. Older or Younger: Hard to say
68. Romantic or spontaneous: Both..!!!
69. Nice stomach or nice arms: Nice Arms
70. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive
71. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship
72. Trouble maker or hesitant: Neither

HAVE YOU EVER :
73. Kissed a stranger: Yes
74. Lost glasses/contacts: Yea, lost my contacts in my wash basin
76. Broken some one's heart: I think
77. Had your own heart broken: Yes, for sure
78. Been arrested: Nope, but I have been in a police van once
79. Turned someone down: No
80. Cried when someone died: Yes
81. Liked a friend that is a girl? Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
81. Yourself: Yes... Completely ... quite blindly
82. Miracles: Miracles happen if you make them happen
83. God: Yes. There is someone out there. Also,cricket is my religion,sachin is my GOD :)
84. Love at first sight: No, you need to know someone to love them
85. Heaven: I believe in hell
86. Santa Claus: No. That big fat guy is just to fool the kids
87. Kiss on the first date? Nah
88. Angels: Sweet people=angels
89. Devils: Yes-I am the big one :)

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
90. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yes, but won't tell who ;)
91. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? Never
92. Wanted to kill someone ever? Yes (a list is already coming in my mind)
93. Among your friends, whom would you like to kiss? Some of them
94. Committed a blunder and regretted later? Yes, many a times
95. Wanted to steal you friend's boyfriend / girlfriend? : NEVER

ASSOCIATE WITH SOMETHING YOU WEAR :
96. White: Cricketing gear
97. Black: T-shirt
98. Red: Arsenal jersey
99. Pink: NO PINK :

100. Posting this as 100 Truths? Yes. :)

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must... but do not quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things seem worst that you must NOT QUIT.

—Anonymous

http://www.thedontquitpoem.com/

Adhantari

Makes me cry everytime I listen to it....
(If the video doesn't work here,double click to listen to it on youtube....some embedding issues)