The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.

Finally it’s done, four years have gone by, its left barely a smile, ending a huge chapter of my life wouldn’t be easy… but it has to happen. Everybody fears change, it’s not always a bad thing… at least I hope so…
Four years have been good, great I would say, I have kept my scores up, got placed … you couldn’t have asked for more out of a B.E degree… but letting go is always so tough, you need something to hold on to… I almost went up to my teacher and asked if I could come back in case I had doubts, which I don’t generally do, ‘cause trust me, that saying “those who can, do, those who can’t, teach” isn’t a joke…

I did say that engineering would have been great, but last few months have been miserable in college… the juniors having so many tiffs with my classmates, so much so that those guys are breaking a 60 odd year old tradition by not giving us a farewell party…One thing they don’t realize is that they will be working under us in the companies that they join ( *evil laugh* )… apart from that, the constant battles with the X, its become a daily affair now… kinda like the daily routine, brush, bathe, argue…
Things escalated to such an extent today that I swore I won’t see that face again, ever! What else could I have given as a birthday present?? Eternal peace! The best gift I could possibly give…

Well technically speaking college is not yet over, I still have my project presentation, and there are high possibilities that I might have to give today’s paper again ( yeah, I didn’t do very well )… but that’s a small possibility… the college is giving a farewell to the outgoing batch, lunch included, but the several lunches I’ve had (for free) from the college was just a small quantity of bisi bele bath and curd rice… but still stealing that one sweet from my classmates plates was always a good challenge ( Oh, and did I mention that we cant take seconds? )… you can always take a new plate and start over again but that behavior results in glares from teachers and often resulted in a decrease in your internal assessment marks… For those of you interested I was(am) doing my Electrical and Electronics Engineering from M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology…
The Party is on the 8th, but I wont be going, at least I don’t think I want to face you know who there, oh and those interested again, the X is(was) my classmate…and we dated for 2 years, well 1 year and 11 months for those keeping score…

But small issues aside college life was fun, no beer, drugs for me though… first semester was full of “wow check that out” , “ I heard she’s sleeping with him” , “I heard last night he got so drunk that he puked on himself”… second semester was more like “wow check that..who gives a shit” and that drawing subject( I hated that drafter)… third semester involved a lot of basket ball and bunking… fourth semester was Table Tennis / badminton time… fifth semester was the “getting hooked on to the relationship mode” _________________________________ memory lapse. Jokes aside, the journey was bumpy and rocky but what path isn’t … we had lots of fights, lots of tears shed…but somehow the good times, however few they might have been, always outshone the bad ones… there were some really bad times, but we pulled through it… but never once I heard the words “You’ve ruined my life” … I guess it was time to move on, countless apologies later, the dent is still there… I don’t know how I have done so, but…


Few memories of my college days will travel with me to my grave…those last minute assignments, bunking classes, canteen food, trips we took, those power station visits, the countless jokes that ran around, smsing in class, food court, winking games, uno, that last minute studying, complete nightouts, fests, the crowd… well the list is long, but you know what I realized… its not just a few memories I’ll carry with me, its those four years

23 comments:

z said...

ditto. typikal fresher story.

Blah said...

hey dont worry dude, when u start working u will be soooo busy that sometimes u will forget its a weekend and also the difference between day n night dimnishes

Ad astra per aspera said...

I hate to do this to you.. but you've been tagged sweetie. check my new post and find out who the Real culprits are.

Golden Words said...

I think not, read the comments on your blog!
and if you actually hated and i quote "doing this" unquote.. you wouldnt have quote "done this" unquote... you actually love doing this......
G.W

Golden Words said...

and Blah! how was last night? when did u get back home? i'm telling you, join a firm with female security guards... you will love it!

Ad astra per aspera said...

( *giggle ) Whatever makes you think that G.W.
*Blinks innocently and adjusts her halo.

erratica said...

u made me realise all that i will be missing in a year...i m nostalgic before time.

Golden Words said...

Aww, i'm sorry :-P ...its gonna be ok i guess, atleast that's what i keep telling myself.

Ad astra per aspera said...

I never got to spend two years in any instituition (college or school)at a stretch. Thanks to my banker dad's countless transfers I changed nine schools, five colleges and four universities. I managed to complete B.com, Law and a Mass comm degree along the way, but I don't even remember the names of my classmates or proff. properly. I was never a part of any 'Gang'..always the new girl. *sigh I envy you your memories G.W.

Anonymous said...

Hey shilps,
How you been... Check out mesa new blog...

And oh yes! Gw... engineering?? Do I smell a braniac...?

[On the verge of a Breakdown cause of results]
Heena

Golden Words said...

Oh, Hey shilpa i beat you there, i changed 10 schools.. Dad was in the army you see.
but i remember everyones(well mostly) name and still in touch with quite a few of them..and hey "the new girl" always got attention when i was in school..so quit complaining!

and heena...braniac???hmmm.. i dont think so, but my classmates do!

Saurabh said...

heyyy GW ..that was a nostalgic post.You made me to roll back in time.It really is, fun to be in college,I am lucky for I am still in college,all of my classmates are Uncle and Aunties who are working either as lecturer or HOD in some college,but nobody behaves like a mature adult we still tease n have fun just like we used to do in Engineering Part-I,we still do it in Engg Part-II .Don't be upset that u will miss the college ,the thing is...after college ..Real fun is just gonna start /*wink*/

Unknown said...

Sounds like you are having fun there GW. Good Luck

Golden Words said...

You said it soby "life has just begun" right?
So good to see that you share the same bond with your classmates after so many many years, hope it ends up the same for me too!

Aqua said...

Start of a whole new journey for y. to commemorate this occasion, here is a lil joke for y:

A boy goes to shop and buys a big book.
He takes the book to a medical student and asks him how much time will he
take to finish reading the book.
The Medical guy says it will take him a minimum of 6 months
Then he goes to a law student and asks the same question. He says a
minimum of 3 months
Then he goes to an engineer
How much time will you take to finish the book???
The engineer says
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EXAM KAB HAI

Anonymous said...

Hey sissy! Its the journey, not the destination thats fun. Quit senti-ruminating and lets do the Dil Chahta Hai. One more time. I really really want to. :)

"Life's a lesson, you learn it when youre through"-Linkin Park
"Studying is fun"-Nerdy
"Look out of the window. Smile."-Me

sathish said...

as married people quote, the honeymoon period is over and you come to reality filled with fights, love & affection.
ur college is over, u get into the world now where u need to fight for a job then fight with managers & fellow team members.. the affection is what ur manager will show with bonus & hikes & promotions.. the affection would be the once in a while nice words from manager and team mates...
if ur planning 2 study further then u'll encounter a mixture of honeymoon & reality which will be totally different from graduation days...

All the best for your future...

Golden Words said...

:-) thanks for the kind words of encouragement...

Golden Words said...

Got project seminar tomorrow!! and i am here!! it wont go that well i'm afraid!

Anonymous said...

So how was your seminar?? College life really rocks, inn'it? I'm hoping things will go smoothely for me. Did I spell 'smoothely' right? Maybe my friends are right. I do ask to many questions... DOn't I??

[Hyper cause of excessive sugar intake]
Heena

Golden Words said...

Hehe!! google to the rescue! Search heena india blog*!
I was born in mid August... that makes me a LEO! hope that answers your question.
And dont worry, i ate my parents entire anniversary cake, they just had a piece... and yes!! it was chocolate!!


*Yes i have nothing better to do!

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