GUILTY

Well .... finally I am enriching this blog created by one of my closest and oldest of friends. Its been five months since I have moved to beautiful and calm Boise, the capital of Idaho. Its totally a different experience coming from a crowded and fast student life in San Diego, California. Boise has a peaceful touch to it. I feel guilty and I owe Venkatesh an apology for not doing justice by not contributing to the blog even though I am a listed contributor. I am on a job schedule where every 3 months I have to revert to day or night shift and I am more or less very much into the schedule now. Its really been a long time since I had met Venkatesh and it was a great moment when I visited him in Michigan after a span of 4 years in last summer. I am very happy for him as he will be starting a new phase in his life from 4th of may as he will be getting married. My BEST WISHES to both for a great life ahead. I still remember the school days when we used to be mischievious or rather I was and the days we were together. I still enjoy the memories of KHS and wonder if ever the friend circle would come together again. Although orkut helps in staying in touch through one liners, through this blog we can revive those old memories. Apart from Venkatesh, Abhijeet is other guy whom I am in touch with. It would be great to share through this blog and remeber those days with other members of the class too.

Satyajit

SEASON OF MARRIAGES !!!!

Well I had to put up this blog. So many friends are getting married, I have lost the count. Actually I sat down and in past 2 hours came up with a list.

Season of marriages began on 17th Nov. 2006 when Chitnis got engaged and will end on 4th May 2007 when he gets married. In between that, my 13 friends are getting married.

This doesnot include all the surprise announcements which I am sure some more of my friends will make.

13, funny, for most of people a unlucky number, for me very lucky number, afterall born on 13th.

I could actually post the list of people getting married, but it won't make sense as they are not my school friends.... well

let the season of marriages begin ...hopefully, even my name may get added in it ...he he he

Cheers
Goremaniac

he he he ... this is very very very funny... I can't believe someone actually reads this blog... no offense but I am really surprised.

Well someone has left this comment

"Wish you had written something more about the Pilani campus, VFASTHostel, BITS Library Museum and the folks out there"

Well Ok,

We arrived in BITS Pilani campus on 16th midnight. And thankfully, VFAST is open 24 hrs. After showing our hall tickets, we where allocated rooms. Cost is rs 350 for 24hrs inclusive of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Where nice and comfortable rooms... and clean.

The Pilani campus is huge. On 17 th we had to report by 9.30 to the faculty division 3 of main BITS building. It is around 10-15 mins walk from VFAST. On the way, one passes by Hostels, staff quaters and lawns and grounds... Besides the main building is the BITS science museum. It's very nice museum with number of miniature models of different heavy industries. The museum reminded me a bit of the museum in Bangalore (on Kasturbha gandhi road), don't remember the name though. The museum has it's own miniature coal mine. It's good place to visit.

My viva was at 4 pm. So from 11 pm to 4, I roamed around and saw the museum, Birla mandir (wonderful temple.. must see, but have some weird timings...) Shiv ganga (saw it from distance) and the main building. One has to walk a lot, and because it is Rajsathan and we where carrying our 5kg laptops with us... it was tiring.

After the viva, went to the Library. Thats a superb building and wonderful library. Do note that if your carrying ur laptop with u in bag, then tell that to door keeper and donot deposit ur bag with door keeper. (Actually the door keeper himself told me this...).

But for me library is a place where one sits down and reads... Well generally people arriving have very less time to read books. So my advise is, see the building from outside, go inside and check the Paintings... and then leave immediately, don't waste time.

Well I hope that helps... it would also be helpful if the anonymous reveals himself/herself...

And i now expect chitnis to type something in the blog !!!

Cheers
Goremaniac....

Updating after long long time....

Well first of all, I successfully managed to defend my project/thesis for my MS in Software Systems in BITS Pilani.

Let for Jaipur on 15th by plane from mumbai. Then on 16th had a 6 hour bus drive from Jaipur to nowhere, A place called Pilani. It is a small town with no hotels or anything. It's not a town, but a village with the university campus probably taking up most of the space. Luckily the university has a nice guest hotel. On 17th successfully defended my project called "Associative Morphing". The examiner was so impressed that he gave me marks right in front of me and showed me the grade, "EXCELLENT" :). Then again one long 6 hour ride back to jaipur. On 18th went with Jaipur tourism one trip bus and saw almost all Jaipur. And back to Pune on 19th.

Now couple of things I would mention is, Roads in Jaipur and Rajasthan. They are awesome. Smooth, flat and dead straight roads. It was amazing. And there are really no turns on the road. Amzing....

And secondly.... rickshaw drivers in Jaipur .... !@#$@!#. For going 12 kms they charged 200 bucks.... Offcourse, thanks my BARGAINING and very very special KAV KAV skills, I managed to pay Rs 90 once (it was midnight so it was ok...) Rs 60 (morning) and 65 (evening). They recognise tourist very very easily. Thats really sad, because Jaipur is well known tourist destination.

On a very very bright note.... Venkatest Chitnis Got Engaged To Tejaswini Purohit on 17th November. Sadly I was in Jaipur defending my thesis and couldnot attend it.

Sadest party is (which is also going to be case when I get married... if some one marries me that is... ) none of his friend was present because all of them are in USA ( like him) and I am only person left behind. Infact I counted once...Of the 35 really really good friends I have, only 4 are in pune. All others are in USA/UK or Australia....!!!

Well CONGRATS CHITNIS and I hope that U update this blog once a while and give people updates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers
-Goremaniac

Past whole week I was busy trying to recover my account password. I only rememebered my account id but forgot the password and email id. So ended up entering my 10 different email id's to find out which one was the correct. Finally, found the correct one and reset my password.

Well on satyajit's front, he got a job in Micron, - Boise Idaho which he will join on coming monday, 2nd october. He finished defending his thesis. All the best to him.

Well I am in process of finishing my thesis report. So been busy typing. Currently in what should I say, writers mode. So decided to update this blog, because I know my two lazy friends will not do it.

Speaking of them, they called me on sat all the way from USA. Let me tell people something about venkatesh. He always cry's. No not because he is Sentimental or something, he just likes to cry and crib about everything. Since fifth standard he is like that. So when called me was crying, "Gore why r u not getting married", "Gore why don't u spend money calling us", "Gore why ru still in India", "Gore ur rich man, help me out", "Gore I can't find a good looking girl".... man, even if Aishwarya Rai comes and ask him for marriage, he will cry, "aww man she is not good looking" or "man she's gone a bit fat". Since school days, "he always use to be topper in our class, and me... well lets say below mediocre yet if i get some marks more in any answer, he will cry...... As far as calling is concerned, if had to explain him, "In india, i earn orange and red. 50 of these orange and red put together make a single green that he earns in USA" .....well he will never learn.

In this whole conf. call process, satyajit was having a great laugh hearing venkatesh and mine's totally absurd banter on above topic.

Well finishing of, i got to submit my thesis on 30 sept and goto pilani and defend on 17th nov. On doing it, i will successfully obtain MS in software systems degree.

Cheers !!!

Finally Venkatesh explained to me the whole idea of creating this blog. He's gonna share the blog with all the members of Karnatak High School 1996 passout batch. All of them will be able to write what they are doing, what they did and..... blah blah blah. The whole point being after 10 yrs, if u want to look back and see what u did, this will act like a diary, only it will be for all those 60 students 1996 batch.

Innovative idea but real question to stands out is how many people will take to this idea. And one major doubt that I have is that will people end up just putting what they did for the week log ?. It will be like filling those timesheets which most of us do at work.

I personnelly think this should not be like a diary instead all those 60+ students must contribute and write some articles or anything instead of writing... "I woke up everyday this week, brushed my teeth once for change, wore clothes at home on Friday....."

Cheers

So even I am joining this blog. Three friends blogging on same blog. I wonder why it is called "Venkatesh's Blog" though. Anyway, name's a trivial thing. Personally I don't like blogging. It is boring and unnecessary stress on one's creative / literary side of the brain. Totally unnecessary when one considers amount of thoughts brains process in one day.

On the other hand, it's going to be good outlet for me to vent my frustrations on these two morons but my best friends since 5th standard. So cheers to everybody, my post will contain incessant ramblings of a happy go lucky fellow who doesn't care about what others think. !!!

While my two friends are both settled in USA, I am in Pune, India.

CHEERS