That One Thing About Me

Self Pity.

This will be the cause of my fall in life.

My weakness.

My death.

Its what I involuntarily indulge in. Anything sad that happens in my life invariably brings me down to such lows that tears cease to fall.

Things as petty as marks, for that matter.
As I've mentioned before, college started out on a lovely note. Lots of friends, places, people, et cetera et cetera.
But then came the devil. My very first examinations in college.
The sessionals.

By judging from my one liners and one worded sentences, you may have guessed I'm feeling rather hot headed at the moment. It indeed is true. So no matter what time I have to sleep tonight, I WILL FINISH THIS BLOG POST.

Let me back up a little.

Today was the last day of my 10-day break. I was on my way back to Manipal with two of my closest friends. The day seemed bad from the morning I woke up.
Firstly, I didn't want to leave home. The comfort of ready made meals any time of the day, the television, Connaught Place, malls... Life was indeed bliss.
But today morning 4 o'clock, I knew it had to be a bad day. The splitting headache, constant nausea throughout the flight, the dreaded feeling of facing the academics of engineering simply brought me down. I was feeling low in confidence so bad, that I felt like breaking down and crying. And on top of that the sessional marks were a total bummer. My friend whom I'd spent hours teaching maths got 5 marks more than me. I felt like a total loser.

So here I am, sitting in my room after a long tiresome day with nothing but a laptop on my lap, a seething pain on my foot and a hoard of worry up that organ which is a sorry excuse for a brain.

Indeed I have nothing else to wish for. This day couldn't get any worse.

Thank You dear Lord.

p.s - Guess that was a tad too much of self pity overdose right there.

So I'm Coming Home

Ah well.

Here we are again.

The past 30 days have been a complete whirlwind. Starting with excessive assignment submissions to preparation for Mid-Semester Exams, aka sessional.

So, college started out to be a great experience, even academically. But, boy, was I wrong.

Sessional scared me to death. Not the fact that my preparation was bad, it indeed was good. But looking at others studying late at nights, taking power naps just to stay up for the rest of the night… I felt completely out of place. Like, hey doesn’t anybody study like a normal person here?

Well, that was not all.

The assignment submission was an equal headache. I believe in self-study and doing things on my own. But an occasional doubt clearing session with friends/teachers is very important.  Unfortunately, the system here is copy paste. An apparent ‘nerd’ has to finish the assignment a day before the submission date so that the other ‘jocks’ can copy it and paste it onto their papers all night long. This makes the ‘nerd’ more desirable (go figure!)

Let’s come back to my problem now.

The teachers here are equally smart here. They set such tough questions in the assignments that a couple of nerds have to sit together and try to solve them. Thus, providing them with a valid excuse not to give them to others as theirs wouldn’t be complete by then.

So that was the storm that blew past rather quickly, and here I am, on a flight back home for a break of 10 days. Indeed, it’s one of the most glorious facts about MIT. It sends its first year students back home for coping with home-sickness (I’m not suffering from that much though).

It does feel rather grand going back. I’ll meet my mom and brother, go shopping in malls, catch a movie with my cousin probably and eat loads and loads of fish. Yup, Manipal does have its share of sea-food, but I unfortunately don’t have my share of fish-loving friends L

Nevertheless, its always fun being with them, eating with them and going to classes. Plus hostel mates are pretty awesome as well. Fooling around in the middle of the night, ball-room dancing, acting dumb and stupid… life becomes a breeze here at Manipal (barring the exam time of course!)

So, listening to The Script, watching How I Met Your Mother, watching loads of movies (and studying a little).. That’s how I plan to spend the next 10 days.

And oh, did I mention the hoards of amazing food my mom’s gonna make? Starting with cheesecakes to fish Manchurian and Lasagna...

 Life promises to be blissful for the next 10 days.

The Eventful First Month

The worst thing about college... Meeting arrogant people.

The best thing about it...

Everything else.

Yes, that has been my observation in the first month of college, and indeed, such has been the case here in Manipal.

Colourful, attractive, (not so attractive), smart, dumb, sluts, jocks, and nerds. Such is the demography of the students here. And this is what makes everyday in Manipal different and eventful, i.e meeting them. Especially if you're sitting in the food court and looking at the people around (cell phones aren't of much use here- low 3G connection and probably the only Wi-Fi free zone in the MIT Campus) there are always new faces in funny and eye-catching outfits. 

Time and again I see girls wearing hot-pants and spaghetti tops, (like hell, this ain't the beach), and at other times, I can see guys in t-shirts blaring out obscene lines. 

Now like a layman I wonder why they wear such clothes and then it strikes me that they have what I call : ASD - Attention Seeking Disorder.

Believe me, this isn't just the case in my college but everywhere else. Although it was on a much lower scale in school, but it's everywhere. 

So, these unfortunate people with ASD turn out to be the most arrogant in campus (that was quite expected). 

But, my sociology doesn't end here. 

What if i tell you something about a teacher here? One in particular, who has absolutely nothing to do with me or my class. She's a sadistic witch with nothing but pure evil overflowing her pot which is a sorry excuse for a brain. She made a very grave mistake by giving me less marks for the practical related to Zener Diodes. I had studied from 3 different books (Malvino, Milman, and Uday Kumar), watched endless videos on YouTube to understand the concept and working. But alas!

That poor woman was too bored to ask me relevant questions, so instead, she asked me 2 which even the head of the department of Electronics wouldn't have been able to answer... (Wait. I think I went a bit too far with that.).

Thankfully, as far as the people I've met are concerned, such sadism is still restricted to that woman . The teachers in my class are just too good for words. Absolute brilliance is what the aura surrounding them radiates. Barring a few exceptional lectures, the classes are very interesting and teachers are truly very knowledgeable.

So classes go on with great enthusiasm (except for the early lectures or the ones after lunch, as everyone's sleepy) and we look forward to Saturdays when we have Workshop classes. Its a nice break from all the study and bookish language (barring the fact that we need to write about 10 pages of homework before each class). But after all the rigourous and laborious work, we all get tired and hog on Pav-Bhaji and coffee to regain consciousness.

An occasional chat at KC over a bottle of Sipra with my two closest friends, late night friendly gossip with my sweet roomie and our neighbours, crunchy toast, soft idlis and sumptious dosas and hot coffee in the breakfast, delicious chicken every alternate day complemented by the wonderful scenery around... This is what I call utter bliss.

Praying that the coming four years have something similar in store for me, this is Trisha signing out for now.
Ciao~

Mighty Mighty MIT

Hello there!
So it's been a very special week in my life. One full of surprises and enjoyment. Full of happiness and hope. And of course, full of rain.

Its been one week in my college at Manipal Institute Of Technology, Mahe.

So, this is one of the premier private institutions of this country with state of the art infrastructure and facilities. The hostels are great (only an ounce less than a 3star hotel). The rest 2 stars are a part of Asia's biggest indoor sports complex known as the Marena and the modern central library and laboratories.
Not to mention the incredibly big food court that offers chicken every alternate day, but also a different set of small restaurants that serve you international food at an affordable price.
The common misconception about this place is that it houses a sect of students that are into drugs and other substance abuse. Well, face the harsh reality, dear readers. This happens in every institute in India. It's just that the IITs and NITs are much too arrogant to reveal any kind of details about their hostel life other than that of remarkable breakthroughs in the field of science and tech.
Well talking about breakthroughs, did you know about the formula one racing cars designed by our students that actually race in the Grand Prix? Or how about the nano satellite designed by the students here that is due to launch this coming year in a project guided by ISRO?
Well, I don't term this remarkable. I term it legendary.

So, I'm going to do Computer Science Engineering here.
Not because it's one of the most respected and reputable branches. But because I honestly enjoy it.

So, I'm gearing up for an eventful and colourful wave of 4 years here.
I seek thy blessings.

CBSE Class XII Chemistry Project

Hey there!

Here I have shared my chemistry project that I made in class XII.
If you're preparing for class XII boards, I'd suggest that you revise theory repeatedly and stick to NCERT. Rest all is not really needed.


Click here to get my project


Good luck! :)

 

The Beginning Of A New Journey

Hello there!

Well it really has been quite a while since I put another blog post, but, well, here I am! :)

The past one month has been a pure whirlwind... Every day I did something new and different. Now that I finally found freedom, my body was active and I wanted to try as many things as possible. But alas! All I ended up doing ultimately was...

Shopping.

Yup, this is one big disadvantage when one's gearing up for college. Shopping for party-wear is still fun! You get to try out your favourite clothes and try new stuff. But college is not party my friends.
Well, at least for me, it isn't.

So trying out boring kurtis took up most of my time.

Sure, I did visit my family and relatives in my hometown in Assam. It was a really nice experience as I went all alone. No one to boss around, I was my own master of awesomeness.

So I had tons of fun with my cousins. Caught a few movies together, went to a few lakeside resorts, went for long drives and played ludo and cards. 10 fun-filled days breezed along and I was left gasping for more! And I eventually found myself on a plane back to home sweet home, New Delhi.
< Thankfully my mom dad had already done the most boring part of college shopping, i.e, utensils and pegs and ropes and blah blah>

Now that I came back, shopping cycles took over again, this time with another load of stuff to be bought for my uncle, aunt and my little cousin in America, as my grandparents were visiting them later in July.

Now, only 3 days are left before I leave for college down south. I wonder, how life would be, without my mom, my dad and of course, my little bro.
To whom shall I complain about headaches? Or with whom shall I pick petty fights? My ice-cream treats, momos and rolls outings, mall visits with mom... Gosh! How shall I survive 4 years without all this?
If this ain't enough, no more t.v time for myself! Everyone in my hostel would probably watch stupid shows like Roadies and Splitsvilla and what not. No more of my Vh1 Rock Rules or World Stage. No more movie premiers on HBO or Star Movies...

But... Now that I think of it, I will have tons of other much more interesting stuff to do!
I will explore my favourite place of any institution, the Library! I've heard they have a rather grand and a hi-tech one.
I will probably be busy doing research for my papers or studying for sessional.
I'll look for other new people like me who aren't a part of the wannabe flock and make friends.
At other times, in case I get extremely bored, I might catch a bus and go visit Mangalore with them!

So my point is, college doesn't seem a bad prospect afterall. Sure, it has its own share of ups and downs, but ultimately, its what we make of it that matters.

With this note, I'm signing off.

See you guys in college. Ciao! 

Oops, a little late

This post was impending for a very long time and I actually couldn't find time to write it. That isn't a very good thing, because I've literally been free since 29th May and still, was busy.
Now, what can a class XIIth pass student after passing all her exams possibly be busy with?

Well, loads of stuff, now that I come to think of it.

The two laptops at my home are perpetually on. On one, with my mom browsing the net (she's literally married to it, ) or playing Solitaire and on the other, my pesky kid bro playing some game. Therefore I couldn't work on either. 

So the first few days, I curled up with "Mark Of Athena" by Rick Riordan. It was a good book, but I was very surprised when it ended so suddenly. The plot ends leaving you gasping for more.
On finishing it within 2 days (yup, I read pretty quick; Dad was astounded when I finished that "Ramayana").

Well, with loads of puctuations and brackets, thats the only substantial thing I did.
Read a book.

Afterwards, I was looking here and there, some videos uploaded by my favourite YouTuber "Nigahiga". And I was laughing my heart out on this video.

And then I looked up a few upcoming artists, found none.
So I'm on my path of rediscovering Metallica.

Oh, and not to mention, I saw the following two movies in the theatre and a couple more at home.

"The Hangover Part III"

"Fast And Furious 6"

Both were good, and the genre being poles apart, made it better.
Now I'm gearing up for "Man Of Steel" and "Wolverine". But I'm left with no friends to watch them with me. Thats's the sad part.

Anyhow, I'll be going to college soon, and guess what?

My parents want me to keep posting on this blog where I pour out my life (well, actually not entirely) over here.

This blog is the only place I can preserve my English writing skills which, according to experts (teachers and mom, actually) is pretty intense and good.


So, I'm signing off this blog post, and reverting my attention to Bruno Mars on t.v. He's singing the song I was howling out loud in the shower today.

Ciao.


 

Reawakening

Just seven more torturous days and there'll be frequent posts here.

See you soon.

This funny thing called 'Ambition'

Hi there!
Has been a long time since I posted something here. Sadly, a close friend of mine lost all his posts and had been quite dejected. But he'll be up and running his blog soon enough.
You know what this is called?
Optimism.

Something which is hard to find these days.
My wonderful parents for example.
They are one of the greatest people in my life and I am thankful for all that they did to make me what I am now. And they are still working hard on making me what they want.
Did you get that funny aspect?
Making me, what THEY want.
Did they ever stop and think what I wanted?
What was MY dream?
My wish?
No.

They were too busy in 'planning my future' without my consent.
Truthfully speaking, I am not very motivated with their pep-talks. They sound more like threats.
More like..." If you don't do well in life, you will end up in hell. This world is going to swallow you like a python and you will toss and turn inside its tight stomach. "
Scary eh?
Yeah. I know.

So this blog post goes out to all those who are dwelling on their parents' 'optimistic' dreams and are too shy to say what they wanna be.
Because if you say it, you might as well be spanked and asked to think 'practically'.
I don't think Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Roger Federer, Fernando Torres thought 'practically'.
They just believed in themselves.
That's what we all need to do.
Believe in ourselves and do what we want.

Optimism lies in the hands of those who have the potential to turn tables and arise successful.
Like my close friend who just lost his blog.
:-)