Friday, July 18, 2008

In the Time Since the Last Post ...

In the time since the last post
- Final year Engineering has passed
- Each NITKian is back home with a Smriti book
- I am a B.Tech now
- Many NITKians belled the CAT and have joined IIMs - Swami, Naganand among the many.
- Many NITKians are ready for an MS/Ph.D in US - Soma to UIUC, Ashish to U of A, Vikram to UCSD, Poonam to PSU, Sounder to NCSU,...
- Amod left for Ph.D in Loughborough Univ., UK
- Many NITKians have got transformed from NITKians into IIScians clearing GATE - Me, Vijeth, Spai, Sampu...
- Other NITKians are a part of the best work force in industry
- Sharanu's waistline has been a time harmonic function - varying but never decreasing
- Takaal had an unfortunate ligament tear
- Sanjay has transformed into "Uncle San"
- Teja has remained Teja
- Sheru has finished his first year in Civil@NITK
- Scaled 14000 ft(Sar Pass) with 7 other fellow trekkers (await more details)
- Visited Goa, Belgaum, Jog, Kodachadri, Tadiyandamol, Kudremukh and many other places
- Visited the largest cave system in India (Belum) and the largest Banyan Tree in the world
- Attended more than 30 placement and Farewell treats
- Shuttled between Mangalore and Bangalore atleast 10 times by train
- Got a musical fountain built for Symphony@Engineer-2008, with all the bureaucracy in place
- Most of my friends own their blogs - Dha, VK, Ashish, Takaal, Sagar among the many
- Indian Economy is at its worst after 11.8% inflation
- Petrol prices have increased twice
- Bangalore and Hyderabad have got an International Airport
- Karnataka State politics has reached the lowest possible level
- My laptop has crashed twice.
- Vijeth has re-installed windows >26 times
- Measured Sagar's ECG >25 times
- I have lost a 120 GB Hard disk
- Watched Chanakya, House, Spiderman, Ducktales, 70+ movies on comp
- Finally got my Grade-II(R) HAM radio license after two long years of wait
- Learnt more words in a month(3500) than four years of Engineering
- Got a bicycle for commuting in Bangalore
- Learnt a few lessons, cherished a few moments
^C
The list can go on and on... But, this list serves a higher purpose than just Nostalgia, it serves as the "पताकास्थानं" of Sanskrit Dramas.

भवदीयः अजेयः।

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