Indian People.
They seem to be able to enjoy anywhere… Give them a dance floor and some non-sensical punjabi songs, and they’ll dance away. Even if the space is cramped. Even if there are more people than the dance floor can hold. And even if they can’t see anything in the dense artificial fog…
Right now, I am in such a ‘dance’ party. Imagine my plight..!
This is it.
(I’m not a teen anymore!)
Yay Yay Yipee Yay! Hip Hip Hooray!
As you might know, I’m a big fan of growing up. Starting this moment, I’ve added another feather on my cap. The 20th feather, I must say!
Oh yes! I’ve been waiting for this to happen for a long time. Being 19 was sometimes a lot of fun, sometimes not so much… The year that went by was very eventful – to the very least, considering the things that happened.
I would have loved to write an account here and now, but considering the ominous circumstances (read: impending exams!), I’d have to save this for later!
Bye for now, and hope to see you again!
This is it.
(I’m not a teen anymore!)
Yay Yay Yipee Yay! Hip Hip Hooray!
As you might know, I’m a big fan of growing up. Starting this moment, I’ve added another feather on my cap. The 20th feather, I must say!
Oh yes! I’ve been waiting for this to happen for a long time. Being 19 was sometimes a lot of fun, sometimes not so much… The year that went by was very eventful – to the very least, considering the things that happened.
I would have loved to write an account here and now, but considering the ominous circumstances (read: impending exams!), I’d have to save this for later!
Bye for now, and hope to see you again!
Coincidence?
Just back from the local gurudwara. Seemed as if half the West Delhi was there! So many people!!
Anyway.. What caught my attention was the daily vaak over there. For today, it was rasna gun gopal nidh gaaiyn – the same one that came out during my naming ceremony. (Yeah, that is why my name starts with an R).
Is it a coincidence? I want to believe that it is not.
2010 belongs to me!!
Happy New Year once again!
2010
Just noticed. If we still write the year as a 2-digit number, then today’s date can be written as 010110. Binary 22 
Does it mean that I’ll spend the year thwarting Catch-22 situations? I’m thoughtful!
My New Year Resolutions
- I will figure out why I *really* need 9 email addresses.
- I will stop sending e-mail, ICQ, Instant Messages and be on the phone at the same time with the same person.
- I will spend less than one hour a day on the Internet. This, of course, will be hard to estimate since I’m not a clock watcher.
- When I hear a funny joke I will not reply, “LOL… LOL!”
- I will think of a password other than “password.”
- I will stop checking my e-mail at 3:00 in the morning…. naah 4:30 is much more practical.
- I resolve… I resolve to… I resolve to, uh… I resolve to, uh, get my, er… I resolve to, uh, get my, er, off-line work done, too!
Happy 2010 to everyone! Have a great year ahead!
I ain’t being me!
Six days!
I’ve been out of action (read: not posting here) for six days, and it already seems a lifetime! I’m so very addicted to blogging. (Oh hell… I’m so very addicted to the internet!)
Back to mundane!
These six days, I’ve been slogging. With these wretched exams less than two weeks away, I just had to sit up and take notice!
But the sad part is, I haven’t been up to so good. I’m a chronic procrastinator, and this is going to land me in hell…
The sadder part is, that my concentration spans span just a few seconds nowadays. I seem to have lost the ability to even read a newspaper, let alone to prepare for exams!
The saddest part is, that I’ve lost my ability to think.
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On the other hand, the good part is that I played host to Aarav yesterday. He’s a great stress buster, at least for me! I enjoyed a lot, for it was a welcome change in my overly monotonous life.
The better part is, that I watched 3 Idiots on Monday, and liked it a lot!! Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijaat Joshi, Shantanu Moitra, Swanand Kirkire – all are geniuses! Its a well made, feel good movie. Highly recommended!
What is the best part then? The very fact that I’m in love!
PS: My posting frequency at the Diary will be intermittent at best from now on, at least till January 19th, 2010 – the day my exams end. Kindly bear with me!
via weheartit
24th December
Scene inside a barber’s shop.
B1: Oye sheku, kal uska phone aaya tha.
B2: Kab?
B1: Raat ko aaya tha, 11.30 baje.
B2: Kya keh raha tha?
B1: Kehta ki usne teri ghadi bech di. 100 rupaiye mein.
(B2 turns around violently and looks at B1. Unfortunately, he was tending to me at that time…)
B2: Woe b*** ka l*** meri ghadi aise kaise bech sakta hai????
Me: Fuck man!! You’ve cut me!!!
01001001
01001100 01001111 01010110 01000101
01011001 01001111 01010101
The most beautiful words ever. In Binary. Who will decode this? 
Roaming into dark streets on a cold and chilly night, without even a companion to be with, quietly listening to the howling wind and silently munching potato chips; thinking. Thinking about the past, the future and everything in between. Thinking about life’s worst mistakes and best moments – even vice versa. Thinking about lost love and earned friends. Oblivious, even to buzzing flies and barking dogs.. Looking ahead to nothing in particular, looking back to no one specific. When random thoughts abound in an equally cacophonous mind, which is a stark contrast to the peace and quiet outside. When its just me, and just me around.
These are the most blissful moments of my life…
I’ve always been like this. Lonesome. Though I’ve had my share of good friends, I’ve never felt a special connect with them. So much so, that I might know each and everything about them, but they can’t say the same thing about me. I act on my whims, never quite understanding the repercussions. I’m unpredictable even to myself, let alone to others! If I decide to be nice to someone, I can be the nicest person in the world. But if I decide to be mean, I can be the meanest! If I decide to be accommodating, then you can say just about anything to me and I won’t mind. But if I decide to be angry, you’ll seldom find someone with a shorter temper. I want things my way, and I can be stubborn about that! You get the drift.
This is why, different people perceive me differently. While someone will bet on anything to prove that I’ve got the humblest personality he/she has ever seen, there will always be someone who will swear that I’m a coward who cannot stand up to himself.
All my life, I’ve been doing things haphazardly. Making links, then breaking them – for no reason whatsoever. But when people like Pritha, Mohnish and Sana became a part of me, I had to realize that things cannot continue this way, and that I’ll have to act more responsibly from now on. Frankly speaking, I’ve never had a better set of friends than this trio of people. Our bonds run really deep. And as a respect to all of them, I’ll have to change.
My stubbornness will have to go. My serious attitude to life will have to go. And most of all, my craving for loneliness will have to go. After all, I have friends. I can’t afford to be alone! They’ll kill me if I do that!! 
Put in Sana’s words, “I need to enjoy the lighter moments of life.”
This is the least I can do for you, dear friends! Three cheers to our friendship!
This is the 100th post on the Diary! I reached this mark in 104 days, which means I’ve posted here once everyday on an average! Hip Hip Hooray! Also, I wanted a non-mundane post for my 100th. But I can assure you that with my next post, it’ll be back to normal. No more emotional attyachaar. Promise!
http://joelonsoftware.com/articles/CollegeAdvice.html
The best piece of College Advice you will ever get. (via Pritha)
17th December
Today is Mohnish’s Birthday. Happy Birthday B.C!!
And today I acquired Vikas Swarup’s Q&A, now being titled Slumdog Millionaire.
And today I have to immerse myself into Database Normalization 
(An assignment is due tomorrow…)
And tomorrow is going to be my last college day of 2009.
Time flies. But I’m hoping (perhaps for the first time in a long time), that it shouldn’t.
http://silentlyexpress.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/how-do-i-leave/
exceptionally written, wonderfully expressed, benignly poetic. a must read . . .
12th of December
I’ve just realized how difficult it is to do an assignment from scratch!
But yes, there’s one thing… Aisa karne se bheje mein boht kuch ghus jata hai!
Sana’s Birthday
As I have previously mentioned, Eighth of December falls on Sana’s Birthday (pun intended )
She is a very dear friend of ours (Read: all my classmates), so we planned a ‘big’ surprise for her ‘big’ day. Some of us (Read: me, Deepti, Mohnish, Richa, Nidhi, et al) contributed some money and bought a ‘big’ teddy bear for her. (Oh yeah… she’s a ‘big’ fan of them!).
However, there was a small problem. Deepti was supposed to buy the teddy and bring it to college, and Sana, Deepti and Mohnish come to college together. So if Sana spotted Deepti carrying the ‘big’ package, the surprise would ruin, isn’t it?
To counter this, Deepti went to the college alone (Mohnish couldn’t come.. He caught flu), and I went with Sana to give her company. Consequently, I was the first person from her college buddies to wish her personally. But that’s immaterial.
Once Deepti was in college, she promptly deposited that package into Vipin’s car. (The celebration was to start sometime later). Vipin tried to ruin the surprise, but he was properly handled.
Meanwhile, Sana was getting all suspicious because something was not just right. I, who doesn’t usually travels by metro in the morning, had given her company during her commute, while her other ‘good’ friends – Deepti and Mohnish had failed to turn up. Plus, she was getting intrigued by Vipin’s comments. (Although I must add that she kinda knew beforehand that some surprise was going to be planned for her. We’ve been doing this for others all through the year.)
Anyway, even after she’d got a wind of things, she tried to act pleasantly surprised when her gift was finally presented to her… The teddy, which she has now named Ranjan (though I’m not quite sure of that!)
A cake was bought from Kamla Nagar, along with candles, knife and a Hannah Montana birthday cap. Sana was made to wear the cap, and after she’d blown the candles and cut the cake, the cream was properly deposited on every part of her face. 
This was followed by a photo-session and a treat (sponsored by the birthday gal) in the now legendary Momo’s Point of North Campus. We ate & drank, and experienced tripti in full measure! Since Momo’s Point also happens to be Sana’s favorite food joint, she was extremely happy (even when she had to foot the entire bill!! ).
The day was filled with fun and frolic to the fullest…
And the best thing was, Sana was happy. I wish her happiness for the whole of her life ahead.
Jai Hind!!!
Omigod.. I’ve realized!!
No no no… We aren’t just best friends. We are something more than that!
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On an another note, I was Sana’s birthday yesterday (as you know!). We did a lot of masti to celebrate the occasion. Remind me to tell you all about it! It was damn fun!!
Happy birthday to you..
Happy birthday to you..
Happy birthday dear Sana!
Happy birthday to you..
May God bless you..
May God bless you..
May God bless you Sana!
Happy birthday to you..
May your boyfriend(s) kiss you..
May your boyfriend(s) kiss you..
May your boyfriend(s) kiss you Sana!
Happy birthday to you..
12.05.09
This is the 91st post of this diary. Nine more and I’ll hit a century!
If you go through some of my recent posts, you’ll notice that I’ve stopped writing the mundane happenings of my day-to-day life – much to the dismay of the tagline!
I won’t disappoint you further!
First things first. This week, I went to college for five days! Most of the weeks, I go there on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and then just one of the days during the rest of the work-week. This week, I went there from Monday to Friday – much to the relief of my friends! They miss me, you know! Kehte hain kahaan gaya wo saala stanup comedian? Aata nai to saala entertainment bhi nahi hota!!
When I said to the relief of my friends, I meant to the relief of all my friends except Deepti, for she’s usually the butt of all my jokes.
(Deepti, if you are reading, please don’t mind!)
And even though I managed to come to college on a Friday, the day was not without its effects. The day’s timetable looks like this – Maths, Physics, Maths, Maths, Physics, Maths. Can you imagine??? At the end of the day, my mind had gone haywire, and any third person would have thought that I’m badly drunk! My head was literally spinning!!
On a positive note though, I’ve started studying!
The other day, it was my Physics test – and after sitting through it, I actually thought that it went well! Now that’s something! On the 10th I have my Algebra test, in which I’m hoping to do well. And then I have my Solids Assignment to do, which I’m planning to do on my own, for a change!
On a more personal note… Well, you’ve read my previous post! (If you haven’t, please do.)
The Fifth of The December of The Two Thousand Nine
Time passes. Rapidly. It seems like yesterday when I wished Akshita a very happy birthday, and here it comes again – on The Sixth of The December of The Two Thousand Nine! Bees saal ki ho gayi ladki! Happy birthday dear, in advance!
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Me? Well, I’m happy (and sad) in a weird sort of way. To quote somebody, “pata nai jitna khush main aajkal rehta hoon utna kabhi ho paunga ya nahi”. Don’t know if I’ll be this happy ever again!
I know it is very un-Rajat to say something like this, but then… Am I being Rajat these days?
I’ve said this before, but then… Am I missing something here? This is as if . . . As if what? As if nothing!
Why am I happy? I thought that I was happy because I got what I wanted. A little late, yes; but as the adage goes – better late than never. But is it applicable here? Is being late really better than not being at all?
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Oh no! What have I done? Kabhi kabhi main bhi pagal ho jata hoon. Useless thoughts! Senti waali aatma. Jhaad Phoonk. Private Jokes.
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I don’t seem to be practicing what I usually preach, and don’t seem to be following some honest advice even. “Rajat, don’t take your life all too seriously.” I must have been told this a dozen times but alas! koi sune tab na! Just ask me how much I want to do it, and feel my frustration when I can’t.
Life is so very unfair.
Aiwen Hi! #2
Teacher: Let R be a ring of all real-valued functions of a single variable under pointwise addition and multiplication. Show that the subset S of R, of functions whose graphs pass through the origin, forms a subring of R.
Me: What the Fuck???????