Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Al-Gibber.....A Mathematical Gibber...

0, 46, 25, 743, 8938, 902747, 95739, 91, 12546, 48, 646164, 634............. My Limits have been tested & the tests haven't been Continuous... Time and again I've been Differentiated from the rest & never ever had the opportunity to Integrate myself with this subject...... You might be wondering.... Maths phobia???? Naaaaaaah!! I guess its peer-phobia....(new word...just invented...) Well I think I should concentrate on the numbers & let them do the talking this time... Hope they become friendly & give me good company... Let me have numerical friends this time rather than humans.... Atleast they won't hurt... Confused???? Don't try getting the meaning.... It wouldn't be of much use....

Monday, January 30, 2006

Honesty to Cheating - An Exam Perspective

Honesty is the best policy... We all have learnt it from childhood... When we were young we always made it a point not to cheat in the exams.... We were so possessive about our answers... Trying to stop others from cheating by almost lying down on the paper... And when everything failed.... "Maaaaaaam, this boy is cheating from my copy......" Well the days of innocence are gone... We thrive on a symbiotic relationship now... You show me & I'll show you....( well the answers.....incase you were thinking something different...) We now believe in sharing of workload...."You do this part & I'll cover the rest..." When you were young you have inevitably always said.... "Ooo... you don't know this????....I know more than you..." Well the scenario has changed... "Oh... I don't know these!!!!....Please show these answers in the exam..." The picture has definitely changed.... But there's beauty in both the pictures.... Innocence has paved way for "examination camarederie"... So what??? We enjoyed our "copy" privacy then & we enjoy our "copy rights" now.... We are happy the way are.... and as long as we are happy nothing else matters....

Friday, January 27, 2006

The Race Has Just Begun...

It surely is fast & is already way ahead..... I'm desperately trying to keep up with it..... But no matter how much I try it just keeps getting faster.... It makes me feel that I haven't even tried running..... But I'm determined this time I'll give it a tough fight & I'm determined to win..... I'm definitely prepared to go ahead of Life.... I'll have to win The Race this time.....

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

The "Cold" Bengali.....

The winter season is almost over & I now have few views to share.... A "Bong" appreciation no doubt but still worth observing....


One phrase every Bengali worth his sweater has grown up with is 'thanda lege jabey'. It is the ultimate warning of impending doom. Thanda lege jabey. Thou shalt 'catch the cold'.

'Catching the cold' comes easy to Bengalis. It's a skill that's acquired almost immediately after birth. Watch a Bengali baby and you would know. Wrapped in layers of warm clothing even if the sun is melting the pot-hole ridden roads, the baby learns quickly that his chances of survival in this household depend on how tightly he can wrap himself in cotton, linen and wool(sorry for leaving other types of cloth). Bengalis have almost romanticised warm clothing, so much so that Bengali art has found eloquent expression in a form of quilt-stitchwork called "kantha"(a crude medium to kill the chill but effective....)...

I'm sure wool-shearers even in faraway Australia say a silent prayer to Bengalis before the shearing season (if there's any such season). I'm also sure the very thought of Bengalis sends a chill down the spine of many a sheep.

In winter, the quintessential Bengali's outfit puts the polar bear to shame.

Packaged in at least seven layers of clothing and the head snugly packed inside the queerest headgear, the monkey cap(bengalis I guess haven't been able to detach themselves from their pre-historic anscestors!!!), he takes the chill head on(literally...no wonder the monkey cap is so essential). Easy lies the head that wears the monkey cap. With a pom-pom at the top, it's not just a fashion statement; it's a complete fashion essay!!

For a race that is perpetually running scared of cold weather, Bengalis have a surprising affinity for hill stations too. "Kothay jachen??"...."Ei ektu darjeeling theke ghure ashbo bhabchi...."..(well the standard reply from most bengalis)...


Its often paradoxical...A race petrified, terrified, stupified, horrified of the cold has this unending love for hill-stations...Well they seriously are a cool community....


N.B.: This post has been written with due respect to the Bengali community keeping in mind that even I'm a part of it.... Any hint of disrespect should be severely ignored....

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Curse you all..... :)

There are some people who are busy doing nothing important in life.... Yet they don't have time to view my blog... Curse them all.....Yes I'm talking about you....only YOU...Yes YOU... Feeling guilty???? Quickly post a comment & even if you are not feeling so be good and comment.... God bless your busy souls....

It...it....it...

It's strange..... It's odd..... It's mysterious..... It definitely pisses me off & I feel like screaming.... Why... Why.... Why..... Well let "IT" find its own way.... Don't even bother.... I guess I don't really have it.... I think I never had it....

Friday, January 13, 2006

Life has become pretty mundane..... Same routine everyday.... Eat, sleep, try to study..... Nothin exiciting seems to be happening.... Where has all the chaos in my life disappeared?????

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR