General update - 2nd july

Today was a very satisfying day..

After a lot of effort, i finally managed to fix my sleep cycle today - I awoke at 8. At around 11, i called my friend and went to a eyegear store - after a full thirty minutes of intense scrutiny and careful judgement, i managed to select a frame for new glasses - my first in four years. After that, i dragged my friend along to a famous ice cream parlour. Then, we joined another friend in getting something done at our school. But, it turned out, there was an alumni meet scheduled for today. So that meant all our former classmates were out in full force - would you believe that one guy i knew is now earning 15k a month as a software marketing something for Apple computers!!? A girl i used to be teased about - i never liked her, for the record - is now temporarily, for the summer, working as an event manager which fetches a cool 1k a day! Anyway, we talked to a few people [i waved at the girl i'd asked out and been turned down by], and left soon, lest we be identified and entrusted with work for the annual alumni fest. We landed in my friend’s house, and there, we played some stupid ps2 game for hours…When i finally returned home, it was nine.

After that, a friend’s friend i’d never before spoken to wanted some help with installing turbo c on her comp. I added her on gtalk and tried to help her, but couldn’t. Anyway, it was around 12 am and we still hadn’t fixed the prob. This was our convo [not verbatim]

me - i hope this isn’t keeping u awake..Wen do ya sleep usually?

She - 2, 2:30….dont wry

Me - oh? u’re my kinda girl……

she - i’m on d phone all nite wid my bf

Me - k.

Ok, when i mentioned this part of my conversation to a friend, she gasped and asked me how i could say ‘u’re my kinda girl’ to a person i just started chatting with. Then, i realised that it WAS kinda inappropriate for a first conversation. But all i meant was that i too stay up at night till and sometimes beyond the wee hours. That’s all. Also, i learnt that her boyfriend has her gmail password, which means he could easily read her chat with me - i just hope he doesn’t take it the wrong way!! Yikes!

Btw, this whole post was written on my mob, and so, the i’s aren’t capitalised. Well, get off your high horse and ignore it, k? [i'm not about to scan and capitalise every i in this post! [although the control freak part of me is tempted to do it]]

Also, i’ve decided to stop keeping my friends anonymous in future posts. I don’t even know why i’ve been doing it till now. It sounds drab and it doesn’t matter if they’re anonymous or not.

 

Ummmm…

As I’d majorly feared, my parents have put their foot [feet?] down about the student loan plan - My dad calculated how much the loan would amount to by the time I get out of college - some 5,90,000. Well, assuming that I take five years to repay it, I would be, in totality, repaying nearly Rs. 8 lacs. And that’s just a big no-no.

Well, my COMEDK seat selection is scheduled for tomorrow, but I won’t be going….That basically means that I’ll be stuck in a pathetic college for the next four years.

I really don’t know what the hell to do - I am so pissed at everyone right now. There’s this idea floating around in my head, that instead of joining a college closer to home only for the proximity, I might as well join a college quite far away and join a hostel - At least I can get away from home! OBVIOUSLY, that idea will be snubbed too, but I’m gonna bring it up soon anyway. They have a right to know how terrible it is for me at home.

 

General Update: 28th June

Things are NOT going as planned!

As I’ve told you the other day, I now have to choose between a subpar college for a low annual fee or a substantially better college for a higher fee. I thought I’d made a decision that I’d insist on a student loan and go with the latter, and I had. But, everyone at home are saying things that seem wise too - My sister insists that I join the subpar college, because, she says, the college I study in won’t matter as I ultimately will land a good job. My dad reminds me of the hefty loan amount that I will have to pay once I step out of college. And I really don’t know what to do - I don’t want to be stuck in a shanty college with no amenities and activities and with aberrant and deluded students. I’m still resolute on going through with the higher fee plan, but I have this nagging thought that I might be making a big mistake. GAAAAWD. I just want a sneak peak of the future to know that things will be great because of this decision. Or not.

Ok, scratch all that, I’m going through with it. I’m doing it to ensure that I’ll be in a better, non-shiteous college. It’s my decision and I’ll deal with its as-yet unknown consequences.

This post BAADLY needs a topic change - Hey, as promised, lemme update you about the status of the fictitious Orkut girl - Well, my friend’s been doing an awesome job of handling her - He’s got more people to add “her” as a friend. We decided to make the move and added the friend for whom this profile was created. At first, he was like, Who’s this? but he seems to have been convinced that it’s a genuine girl and has started scrapping “her”. The plan’s on a roll. Next thing to do is to get him to believe “her”.

I’m still stuck on Northanger Abbey btw. Of course, that isn’t to say I’m not enjoying it - I think the dialogue is really witty, but I just can’t PIN myself to some place with my mobile for sometime and READ. And that is just so pathetic to me - I used to finish two, sometimes three, books a week before the holidays began.

Hey, I applied to two more jobs on Craigslist. The asshole to whom I’d so politely written a mail seeking a job right after my eighteenth birthday didn’t bother to reply.

Gotta go now. Time for bed..

 

Just Watched American Beauty….

Now I know where Desperate Housewives got its inspiration from! American Beauty and Desperate Hosuewives are pretty much based on the same ideology - You never completely know what secrets your family members are keeping from you, let alone your neighbours. I really liked this movie. It deals with so many common things - mid-life crisis, professional failure, repressed homosexuality, insecurity, drug use and plain ole’ <fake> sluttiness.

Notable mention: Allison Janney [aka Juno's mom] as the silently suffering suburban wife.

Btw, I was trolling youtube last night and I rediscovered this HILARIOUS video that I’d seen months ago - U don’t know me, by Basement Jaxx - OMG, in case you don’t know, this vid features a tiara-wearing Queen evading the police, running around town, getting kicked out of nightclubs, getting into fights with [possible] hookers, throwing stuff at shopkeepers and grabbing a stripper’s waist! That just makes it AWESOME! I just wanna see the expression on HM The Queen’s face when she sees this. Check it out below

 

General Update: 24th June

Hey, guess what? I’m the hottest guy ALIVE!

Yeah - at least according to this website - http://www.myheritage.com/celebrity-face-recognition. When you upload your pic to it, it’ll analyze it and let you know which celebs you resemble and to what extent. And my matches are Ashton Kutcher, Andie McDowell, Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen, Ronan Keating, Josh Holloway and Johnny Depp! Yeah, riiiiiight! And Paris Hilton is a virgin!

The only reason I checked that website was because it is soo utterly boring these days. Nobody has anything much to do, and Gtalk pretty much sucks because of the lack of conversation topics. No scandals, no deception, nothing! Gotta keep myself entertained somehow, don’t I? Anyway, check it out if you care, and leave me a comment if you do. I wanna know your matches.

Btw, yesterday was my seat selection. Some insane shit happened, and finally, I ended up selecting Computer Science in some East West Institute of Technology. Meh. While I was waiting to take a seat, it became clear to me that I’d have to join a university through COMEDK [aka higher fees]. After I came back home, I told my parents about the plan and insisted on a student loan for myself. They weren’t very enthusiastic about it, but I’ll have to convince them before 30th, my COMEDK counselling day. Hey, there’s nothing a little tantrum-throwing and screaming can’t change!

Btw, a friend and I created a fake Orkut girl today - It’s just perfect! After much deliberation, we picked an ID, a username, a profile name and profile details. We then added very few of our own contacts as friends, and many other random people. This elaborate rouge, in case you’re wondering, is to pull a prank on a friend of ours. And to have fun along the way. With little female help, we’ve resorted to the Orkut stereotype of a girl - One who has too many exclamation points and smileys in everything she writes, one who adores a male star known for his young female fan base and one who mentions the aforementioned male idol throughout her profile. We’ve sent out a bunch of friend requests, so I’ll keep you posted on “her” success.

Hey, I found a way to blog from my mobile - no, I didn’t get internet access for my phone. Instead, I installed a freeware called Dedit, a text editor for Symbian S60 phones. From now on, if I’m stuck somewhere, I’m gonna type out posts on my mobile, and then, when I get to my comp, I’m just gonna copy-paste it here. Nice, huh?

And what the hell is wrong with Britain, huh? Which moron RELEASED Amy Winehouse from the hospital? In case you don’t know, Amy Winehouse was admitted to a hospital last week because she fainted. After some tests were done, the doctors suspected tuberculosis, but then said she has some disease that I cannot spell [emphysema?]. People were abuzz that Amy would finally get the medical help she needs to wean her off drugs and keep her ALIVE. But nope! Apparently, she was released yesterday! WTF?? I am soo pissed right now! I too thought this would be her chance to get back on track. But it’s awesome that they’ve let her out! Damn it! Is ‘Back To Black’ to be her last album? AAAAAAAARGH! Can’t somebody just tie her up and HELP her?

Siiiigh. Whatever’s bound to happen will. No point fighting it, I guess.

P.S: I might check out the BIAL [That's Bangalore International Airport to you] tomorrow.

 

I’m eighteen y’all!

Heya!

I’m finally eighteen!

As much as I like being able to buy porn legally, I am kinda freaked. I mean, I have a major thing about ageing. I’m gonna lose my bearings, aren’t I? I’m gonna talk nonsense, not realise no one is interested in what you have to say, embarrass myself [more than usual] and start having senior moments. AAAAARGH

OK, now that that has been put into words, I can actually celebrate.  In the new spirit of being an adult, I started looking for a job! Yep, that’s right. I looked for a job that involves typing, copy-pasting, using Skype, IMs etc on Craigslist. So far, I’ve [hesitantly] applied to a job as a remote assistant. Let’s see what gives. No reply so far….

Well, as usual, I woke up at noon on my birthday too. I had a couple of voicemails - Two of my friends had got together and sung ‘Happy birthday’ for me. At least they’d tried to. In between fits of giggling.

OK, I have to continue a tradition now - Every year on my birthday, I make a list of things that I plan to achieve/finish before my next birthday. Of course, most of the time, it’s an achievement if I manage to finish a single item on the list, but there’s no harm in planning and hoping, is there? So, here goes….

[I'm gonna add checkboxes here and update this post as and when I finish one of these. OOOR, I'll probably ignore this post. Latter's more likely :P]

1. Get fat!! I seriously must! At least gain a certain amount of weight so that I don’t look malnourished. Don’t laugh, but most girls would envy my waist! Pathetic! No wonder I got turned down by two girls last year. OK, that’s not the only reason…..

2. Write better. You know, when I was in high school [I make it sound like it was thirty years ago], I used to win prizes for essay-writing. But that does not really mean I’m good at writing. My tone is always so formal, always so restrained….Ugh….I know this is a poor excuse for a blog, but I’m really gonna start writing better. For starters, I’ll try not to hide a certain part of my life from this blog. I could even try writing editorials. I really have to try not to be every blogger’s worst nightmare.

3. Lose it! You know, lose IT [it being the "V" word that is commonly discussed about by teenagers] although it would be way before the national average.

4. Make the most of your college - Join any language clubs it may have, sign up for any and every writing/programming contests and take up additional projects. It doesn’t matter which college you join, no more hesitating. Consider your awkward years as behind you! Quoting Anna of the OC, “Confidence”!

5. Learn how to ride a two-wheeeler. OK, I tried once when I was 14, I think, and I’d rammed straight into a parked two-wheeler. Needless to say, I haven’t tried since. My cover-up is that two-wheelers consume petrol and contribute to global warming and that I’d rather walk or take the bus. LOL

6. Make new friends. DO NOT JUDGE when around new people. Granted, red shoes may look heinous, but that’s not enough reason not to talk to him/her. For all you know, he/she may be having a bad fashion day.

7. Control your temper. Although I’ve been doing a pretty good job lately, I still have a long way to go before I can call myself tamed. I usually take out my anger on some hapless person who’s not the cause of the anger.

Well, that’s that. I’m gonna hold myself to this list this year.

Oh, I saw Love Actually on my birthday night [birthnight?]. That makes the total number of times I’ve seen the movie 27. And every single time I see it <SPOILER> I burst out laughing when Aurelia’s fat sister aka Miss Dunkin’ Donuts 2003 says Aurelia is about to be sold as a slave to an Englishman. LMAO!

Btw, Mozilla has been very kind in giving me the best birthday gift possible - Firefox 3!! It released on the 17th of June. As promised, it is so much faster and sleeker. There’s been some talk of a security loophole though, but overall, it’s fabulous.

I just love this comment from someone on the cnn.com article about the security flaw

Objects in the rear view mirror may be closer than they appear, Mr. Gates.

LOL…I wonder how the browser usage share swings after this release from Firefox….

And here’s one of my favourite songs for a long while - Grace Kelly by Mika.

P.S: I don’t care what you have to say about Mika.

 

General Update - 17th June

Yesterday and today have been two of the most tiring days of my almost eighteen years of existence.

CET seat selection began yesterday. As planned, a friend and I met up at the CET Cell. There, we expected to find several college buses to let us explore and compare colleges. But, it turned out, there were two or three. And they intended to leave in the evening. So, after some deliberation, in Nilgiri’s, 17th cross, we decided to take a day pass [You can roam around all day and take any bus in the city for a one-time payment of 30 Rs] and head to colleges ourselves. My friend had been wise enough to bring a city map.

First, we made our way to Sir M Visveswaraya Institute of Technology [MVIT]. We had to take switch buses three times, and even after all that, we had to walk a distance of a kilometre from the national highway to the college campus. Mind you, the national highway that I’m talking about is the one that leads to Bangalore’s newly inaugurated jewel, aka, a pain in the public ass, Bangalore International Airport. We could see plenty of buses dedicated to provide transportation to the airport, and also, there were frequent taxis. The national highway also seems to be undergoing a major uplift - New streetlights were being installed and roadwork was under progress. We even spotted a Range Rover [The SUV of the OC's Cohen family]!

Anyway, MVIT is ranked the top 17th college in Karnataka [according to the Times of India, at least], but to be honest, it doesn’t look like much. The campus is 55 acres large, and has large open spaces with ZERO landscaping [except for a silly fountain] - all you see is twigs. The buildings are of stone, and are quite unimpressive. The only saving grace for the college is that the placements for its students is great, and I say so because my sister, who is an MVIT student, landed three offers sometime back. It’s totally out of the city, so it’s pretty quiet and pleasant too.

Anyway, by the time we’d made our way to the college and checked it out, it was quite late. So, after a stroll in BEL Road, [Man, the stores there are awesome!] I got back home, tired as hell. After a long bath [I smelled like the noisy villagers I'd travelled with, in grimy buses! Ugh], I went online [DUH], and was invited by another friend on gtalk to visit her tomorrow. I agreed. And then, I called it a day quite early [early = 12 AM]. Needless to say, I slept like a dead log.

Today, I headed over to my friend’s place in the morning. There, we ate noodles, and, like six year-old kids, grabbed each other’s phones, read aloud each other’s messages in a mocking voice and ran around trying to get phones back….LOL, typical teenage shit, I suppose

After that, my friend and I went to BMSIT, a college that I have ZERO chance of getting into through CET. Unfortunately, it has a beautiful, modern building, a large campus with lush lawns, and the classrooms and laboratories seemed to be great.

After that, we visited two more colleges - Reva Institute of Technology, and Atria Institute of Technology. The former has a fancy building which looks more like an expensive resort than a university, and the CET cutoff for it is way ABOVE my rank. The latter is located within the city, and therefore, as directly implied by that, is limited in its campus. The main building seems to be cramped. We checked out the library, and roamed around for a while, but it wasn’t very impressive. Even this college is nearly impossible for me to get into [without paying a higher fee, I mean].

Well, I’ve learned quite a few things from the past two days - The college I choose really does NOT matter, because, in any case, colleges in Bangalore are renowned to have shiteous professors. That basically means I can only rely on myself for getting through. The only thing that matters, however, is the job placement tie-ups the college has with companies. Also, never HOP off a moving bus. Like an idiot, I did, and I almost fell today.

I can’t keep my eyes open much longer. g2g

P.S: Tomorrow is kinda my birthday….